Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It was built on more than 110 islands. A city without____is very strange, isn’t it? But Venice is such a city. _____ is everywhere around the city. So people usually use ______ to travel around the city. There are 117 waterways and as many as 400 bridges. They can ______ you anywhere you want to go in Venice. People in Venice move from place to place by ______.They can enjoy the wonderful views of the sea and the city ______ they are taking a boat trip. Water______ the city special and unique (独特的), but at the same time it is also a big ______. There was a lot of ______ under the ground. In the past time, people used too much underground water. This made the city get _____ little by little. Now the city has gone ______by 23 centimetres. Another problem is the rising seawater. The______ is going up year by year. This has made arctic ice melt (融化). When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city will be______water. Scientists are______different ways to stop the city from getting much lower. Maybe the______will disappear (消失) after many years. It’s a pity!
1.A.islands B.water C.cars D.people
2.A.mountains B.islands C.boats D.seawater
3.A.waterways B.cars C.buses D.trains
4.A.bring B.take C.help D.let
5.A.car B.plane C.train D.boat
6.A.before B.after C.while D.until
7.A.makes B.lends C.gets D.takes
8.A.question B.matter C.answer D.problem
9.A.sand B.fish C.water D.ice
10.A.higher B.lower C.shorter D.tall
11.A.up B.away C.small D.down
12.A.temperature B.city C.rising seawater D.underground water
13.A.around B.above C.under D.onto
14.A.asking B.trying C.calling D.discussing
15.A.water B.city C.bridge D.problem
—It is going to rain. You ________go out.
—OK.
A.should B.had better C.had better don’t D.had better not
— People can print a 3-D camera now.
—How amazing! It looks like a ____one.
A.true B.real C.clear D.main
—_____is it from your home to your school?
— It’s about ten minutes’ ride.
A.How often B.How far C.How long D.How much
This summer, Mr. Wang went to _____ and enjoyed some plays at Sydney Opera House.
A.Japan B.America C.Australia D.Canada
— Oh, I left my English textbook at home again! —How_______ you are!
A.careful B.careless C.helpful D.endless