You are walking along a lane and never know what you will find. It might be a sh

You are walking along a lane and never know what youwill find. It might be a shop selling oil paintings, or a place where you canbuy Dutch cheese. One thing is for sure, you will end up by a canal.

Welcome to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

The year 2013 will be a good time to explore Amsterdamas the city has a lot to celebrate: the famous canal ring will turn 400 yearsold. Amsterdam will also celebrate the 160th birthday of Dutch painter of theVan Gogh museum, home to the biggest collection of the artist’s colorful works.

The famous canal ring is a trademark of the city. Withmore than 100 kilometers of canals, it is no wonder that Amsterdam is calledthe ‘Venice of the north’. But unlike the Italian town, where boats wereoriginally used for transport, the canals in Amsterdam were mainly used fordefense in the 17th century. Today ferries on canals offer a different way toexplore the city.

But to truly experience Amsterdam, you can’t miss thecity’s historic museums and monuments, among which Van Gogh museum is the mostfamous one. It holds 200 paintings, 700 letters and 500 drawings by the artist.Another famous museum is Anne Frank’s house. Anne Frank became famous aroundthe world because of a diary she left explaining her and her family’sexperience as a Jewish girl during World War II, hiding out in a house hopingthat she would not be captured by German Nazis.

Amsterdam is small enough to walk or cycle almostanywhere, but it is rarely dull. Best of all it combines its glittering pastwith a rebellious edginess.

1.Which of the following is TRUE of the canals inAmsterdam?

A．They had tobe rebuilt after years of use.

B．Theyprotected the city in ancient times.

C．They werebuilt to provide transport for the city.

D．They are themain theme of Van Gogh’s paintings.

2.In the passage, Amsterdam is described as a city_____.

A．that can beexplored by foot

B．that iscompletely built on water

C．that has twohistoric museums in all

D．that isfamous for its modernization

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A．People getlost easily in Amsterdam.

B．Van Goghspent his life time in Amsterdam.

C．Many Jews inAmsterdam were caught by Nazis.

D．Taking aferry ride is the most popular activity in Amsterdam.

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1.B

2.A

3.C

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