Lingering Garden ( Liu Yuan ) ,one of China's four famous gardens, lies outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It1an area of 23 ,300 square meters ( about 5. 8 acres). With typical Qing style,it is famous 2 the beauty of its grand halls, various sizes, shapes, and colors of the buildings.

a history of more than 400 years, the Lingering Garden has changed hands several times. Each owner did his 4 to perfect it. The garden was first built in 1593 during the Ming Dynasty ( 1368-1644 ) by an old official

  5Xu Tai. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).it was bought by Liu Shu. Almost destroyed in the 1930s, the garden 6 by the government and then opened to the public.

  Like 7 famous gardens in Suzhou, the Lingering Garden tries to create excellent natural

beauty within limiting space. In 8__ ,houses, ancient buildings and private gardens are included. Buildings, trees, and flowers mix harmoniously(和谐地)with their environment. The garden can generally be divided into four 9 :the central,eastern,western and northern parts according to the style of the buildings.

  These four parts are connected by a 700-meter ( about 0. 4 miles)   long corridor (长廊)

on the wall of 10pictures and characters carved on the stone can be found. If you visit there,you should be careful,or you will be lost in it.

(   ) 1. A. covers    B. runs

      C. guards    D. remains

(   ) 2. A. to    B. for

      C. as    D. like

(   ) 3. A. On    B. Like

        C.To    D. With

(   ) 4. A. best    B. better

      C,worse D,worst

(   ) 5. A. that called    B. was called

      C. named    D. who named

(   ) 6. A. was built    B. rebuild

      C. was rebuilt    D. rebuilt

(   ) 7. A. the other    B. other

      C. the others    D. others

(   ) 8. A. it    B. them

      C. itself    D. themselves

(   ) 9. A. fields    B. parts

      C,areas D. places

(   ) 10. A. when    B. where

      C. what    D. which

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