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     Paris is the capital city of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most

famous cities in the world.

     Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion centre. What women are wearing in

Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also a famous world centre of education. For

example, it is where the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization.

     The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this beautiful river. The oldest

and perhaps the most well-known is the Point Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne,

a famous university, stands on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur

lies on the top of the hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.

     There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum, the Louvre, as well as the

Notre Dame. However, the most famous building in this city is Eiffel Tower.

     Paris as well as the Cathedral of Notre Dame is named after a group of people called the Parisaii. They

built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island,

called the He de la Cite, is where Notre Dame lies. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.

1. Why is Paris regarded as a fashion centre in the world?

A. Because the clothes there are the most expensive in the world.

B. Because there is the largest collection of the clothes in Paris.

C. Because Paris has the most beautiful clothes in the world.

D. Because Paris plays a leading role in the fashion world.

2. The Point Neuf was built in _____.

A. the 1500s

B. the 1600s

C. the 1700s

D. the 1800s

3. From the passage we know Paris is named after _____.

A. a group of people

B. a famous river

C. a famous museum

D. a famous writer

4. We can conclude that Notre Dame is _____.

A. on the left bank of the Seine River

B. on the right bank of the Seine River

C. on neither bank of the Seine River

D. in Louvre

5. Paris is famous for the following EXCEPT _____.

A. fashion

B. some bridges

C. the Sorbonne

D. the Eiffel Tower

Euthanasia has been a topic of controversy in Europe since at least 1936. On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia: (1) administering a lethal drug to a (2) ill patient who has asked to be relieved (3) suffering. Twenty times a day, life prolonging treatment is withheld or withdrawn (4) there is no hope that it can (5) an ultimate cure. "Active" euthanasia remains a crime on the Dutch statute books, punishable (6) 12 years in prison. But a series of court cases over the past 15 years has made it clear that a competent physician who (7) it out will not be prosecuted.

Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing", is a crime everywhere in Western Europe. (8) more and more doctors and nurses in Britain, Germany, Holland and elsewhere readily (9) to practicing it, most often in the "passive" form of withholding or withdrawing (10) The long simmering euthanasia issue has lately (11) into a sometimes fierce public debate, (12) both sides claiming the mantle of ultimate righteousness. Those (13) to the practice see themselves (14) sacred principles of respect for life, (15) those in favor raise the banner of humane treatment. After years (16) the defensive, the advocates now seem to be (17) ground. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of British (18) favor euthanasia in some circumstances. An astonishing 76 percent of (19) to a poll taken late last year in France said they would like the law changed to (20) mercy killings. Obviously, pressure groups favoring euthanasia and "assisted suicide" have grown steadily in Europe over the years.

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A.cure

B.treatment

C.operation

D.remedy