28、A lot of books for learning English discuss problems of the modern world：pollution，too much traffic．Venice（威尼斯）has some of these problems．But the city has its own problems．For example，there are no cars in Venice，and very few people can drive．The traffic problem is caused by the boats．They go too fast and make the water damage the buildings．

Every year，between April and September，the water covers a lot of places the city．It goes into all the shops which are on the ground floor．And，of course，into people’s houses．In November 1979，the water rose more than a metre above the normal（正常的）level．This happened every day for a whole week．On some days，it happened twice．

People in Venice usually wear rubber boom（胶鞋）．In some places，there are high platforms（平台）to walk along．Sometimes offices have to close because the water can damage computers and machines．And，of course，it is terrible for old people．

Other problems in Venice are caused by too many tourists in summer．They move in large groups，and boats usually get very crowded．Prices in the hotels and restaurants arc often high．

However，people still think Venice is a good place to live in because it is a human city．

1．Why can very few people in Venice drive?

2．What happens from April to September every year?

3．How high was water in November 1979?

4．Why are boats very crowded in summer?

26、If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little braver，try the following．You can do it．

Tell people you’re shy：（A）There’s no need to hide it．When they get to know you are a shy kid，they’ll（B） ______you better．This also helps you feel more relaxed when you talk to someone．

（C） ______to smile more．When you smile，people think you are friendly and easy to talk to．Remember that other people have feelings too and（D）people will stay way from an angry-looking face．

Learn to be a good talker．If you find（E）it hard to start a conversation，say something nice about the people round you．Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you．Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Put your attention away from yourself．Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game．Don’t waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not．

Take one small step at a time．Each time after you say“hi”or smile at someone for the first time，say to yourself“I did it”!Or reward yourself with something bigger，like buying yourself an ice cream．

Keep trying and one day（F）你将不再害羞when you talk to other people．

1．将划线部分（A）译成汉语：______________________________

2．在（B）和（C）的空白处填入一个适当的单词：______；______

3．将划线部分（D）改写为：

People don’t want to talk to a person who______ ______

4．划线部分（E）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将划线部分（F）译成英语：________________________

22、用所给词的适当形式填空。

Yesterday my father and I （1）_________to watch a football game with our pet dog．My dog was white and black． It took us half an hour to drive a car to the football field．We had fun（2）_______the game．

After the game, we went to look for our car．There （3）_______lots of cars here and there． We came to a red car, but he didn’t．We were（4）_________when my father couldn’t open the door．He looked at the car carefully and found it wasn’t （5）______ The dog was sitting near the right car．He sat there and looked at us． What a cute dog!

    We had a good time!

20、

New Library Rules

1． When can we read books in the library?

A． On weekends                                          B． At 2:00 on Monday．

C． For eight hours                                       D． At five on Tuesday．

2． What can’t we do in the library?

A． Borrow books．

B． Renew books

C． keep the library book for a week．

D． Take books out before we ask the people in the library．

3． If we lose the library books, we have to ____

A． buy them                                                B． pay for them

C． renew them                                                   D． ask the people there．

4． Which of the following don’t you do in the library?

A． Give the books back on time．                  B．Renew the books on time．

C． Talk loudly                                 D． Be quiet．

5． What time do we have to leave the library?

A． At 2:00 pm．                                          B． Before 4:30pm

C． After 4:30pm                                          D． In the afternoon