In April, 2013, I visited Yangzhou.
Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn’t noticed until I had already left. But to be honest, I don’t think that map is very useful because it isn’t very clear an tailed. In my opinion, it’s better to improve it. Compared with He Garden, the map on the back of the ticket for He Garden is much clearer, more detailed and more useful. However, in the room that has the picture of the family members, there is only Chinese, no English, so my advice is to add English in interesting places. I got lost in the Slender West Lake. I spent about 30 minutes just trying to get out of one area. I think they need more signs posted along the trails. I like the Slender West Lake best, as she is so pretty! The ladies that were sweeping were very sweet. They always smiled at me and said hello, so it was nice.
Taking a taxi is the most efficient(有效率的) and quickest way to get around Yangzhou. I didn’t have a problem getting to the places which I’d like to go to while using a taxi. The driver was very friendly. The fare isn’t too high, either. But I didn’t enjoy taking the bus. The bus ride to the Mastixia Bay (茱萸湾公园) took long although I only had to pay one yuan. It was also hard finding where Bus 32 was. I tried asking some people in English but they couldn’t understand me, so I had to ask in simple Chinese that I only know buy that still didn’t work. I spent about one hour walking around the city to look for Bus 32. The tricycle(三轮车) was nice, but it was a little too expensive for a small distance. Maybe I was ripped off by the guy who rode for me, but it was an enjoyable ride. I felt like I was part of the garden city more.
Over all I am satisfied with Yangzhou and will recommend it to others.
【小题1】How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?

1.Every day, she waters the flowers ________（首先）.

2.Look at these beautiful birds, how _________(可爱) they are!

3.Today is T__________ and tomorrow is Friday.

4.My sister is too b ________ today, so she has no time to watch TV.

5.I want to          （分享）the big apple with my sister.

6.She is so e            （激动，兴奋）when she knows the good news.

7.September 10^th is  T          (teacher) Day.

8.Eating too much meat is not h__________.

9.He studies hard, so he is a t        student in our class.

10.We will have a f_________show this week. Would you like to watch it?

阅读配对。左栏是对5个人阅读兴趣的描述，右栏是对7个新闻板块的介绍，请为每个人选择最适合阅读的新闻板块。

A. Entertainment News

In this section all kinds of news about movies, songs and pop stars are available (可找到的).

B.  Advertisement Section

Here are advertisements of different products, such as food, latest books, and sporls machines, etc.

C. Reading Section

In this part, we will introduce some hot traveling places to you. Some safety tips during journeys are also offered.

D. International News

Here is news about the events that happened all over the world.

E. Sports News

Important sports events are broadcast (传播)here. And we often interview some good players.

F.  Health Section

Winter is coming and it is easy to get ill. If you want to know how to keep away from diseases, you should pay attention to this section.

Match the information according to what you read.

1. Mike cares about sports events and how the sports players are now.

2.Mr. Brown is interested in reading. He wants to know what kinds of new books have come out and where to buy them.

3. Zhang Peng is really a film fan. Recently he would like to know what new movies are like and some information about Jackie Chan.

4.Lana's father is working abroad (国外）in Libya. A war (战争）broke out there, so she is rather worried about the situation in Libya.

5.Lucy is in poor health. She is so anxious to know how to keep fit.