Venice is considered to be one of the most （1）　　（beauty） cities in the world．It has been known as the "City of Canals"（运河），"City of Bridges"， and" City of Water"． The city is made up of about 100（2）　    （island）， 150 canals， and 400 bridges． There （3）　　（be） no roads in the city，so there are no cars． The only forms of transportation （交通）are on water and （4）　　foot．There are roads， a train station，（5）　　an airport at the edge （边缘） of the city． One of the famous symbols of Venice is a "gondola （平底船）"．Gondolas are still used today， though （6）　　（main）by tourists． All Venice gondolas are painted black﹣it was a law that was passed in the （7）　 　（sixteen） century． Most Venetians travel by water buses called "vaporetti"． Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges（8）　　（call） the Rialto Bridge， built in 1591．

    Venezuela， a county in South（9）　　（American）， means "little Venice"． This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water， reminding（10）　　（they）of Venice．