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Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”
During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.
Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.
He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.
Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（協(xié)調(diào)）the group’s building efforts on the ground.
Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.

1.
At the beginning of his organization, ________.
1. A.
  Fujiyama was supported by many friends
2. B.
  things didn’t go on smoothly
3. C.
  Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras
4. D.
  many famous people joined in
2.
We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.
1. A.
  diligent
2. B.
  mean
3. C.
  sympathetic
4. D.
  cheerful
3.
The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by __________.
1. A.
  brothers’
2. B.
  brother and sister’s
3. C.
  friends’
4. D.
  couple’s
4.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Help the people in need
2. B.
  Students lend a hand in America
3. C.
  Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”
4. D.
  Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance

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Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September.
Not only have more and more women entered the labor market over the years, but the depression has been harder on men. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women.
Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing and building lost more jobs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women.
Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent of what men earn. And women hold fifty-one percent of good-paying management and professional jobs.
Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred large companies in California. The results have remained largely unchanged in live years of studies from the University of California, Davis.
Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their family. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.
But they also felt pressure, worry and guilt. Partly that was because of cultural expectations that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.
The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail last year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of lying to investors.
The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors.
The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies.

1.
Why is the unemployment rate for men higher.
1. A.
  Because there are more men workers in industries.
2. B.
  Because many industries mainly employing men now don’t need so many workers.
3. C.
  More and more women take the place of men.
4. D.
  Because health care and temporary employment services don’t employ men.
2.
It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
1. A.
  women haven’t got complete equality as men
2. B.
  only by becoming the main earners in their family can women gain a high position
3. C.
  all women now value independence and the power of control
4. D.
  taking care of children is now shared by men and women
3.
Which of the following is TRUE?
1. A.
  Men hate that women earn more money.
2. B.
  It is commonly believed that women should take care of children.
3. C.
  The job market has recovered from the effect of the financial crisis.
4. D.
  Now women working full time earn more than men.
4.
Why does the government accuse two managers?
1. A.
  They contributed to the financial crash.
2. B.
  They led a corrupt life.
3. C.
  They lied to investors.
4. D.
  A jury found them misleading investors.

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You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!
Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.
The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.
Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.
The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.
While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.
The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.

1.
What’s the best title of this passage?
1. A.
  Get up early, teenagers!
2. B.
  Finally, a school understands teenagers.
3. C.
  Why do teenagers stay up late?
4. D.
  Difference between teens and adults.
2.
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?
1. A.
  grades
2. B.
  subject s
3. C.
  absence
4. D.
  classes
3.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.
2. B.
  Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am.
3. C.
  Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.
4. D.
  Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.
4.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
1. A.
  The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.
2. B.
  It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9 am.
3. C.
  The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.
4. D.
  Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.

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The film “Avatar” has received great popularity around the world. It turned out to be a great success. The film got ＄1 billion in ticket sales in a very short time. The story in the film happens on an alien planet called Pandora where many strange species live. Among the planet’s inhabitants(居民,棲息動物)，the one that has the most similarities with humans is the Na’vi, and it is the struggle between the Ma’vi and human invaders(入侵者) that forms the story of the film.
As to the factors(因素) leading to the film’s success, many think that the entertaining feast(盛宴) for the eyes and the wonderful story shouldn’t be forgotten, but the new language invented especially for the film which provides audiences with a new experience also plays an important part.
In order to increase the truthfulness of an alien race（外星人）, the film’s director James Cameron asked an expert in languages from the University of Southern California to invent a language for the Na’vi. Professor Paul Frommer combined the languages spoken among Indians, Africans and mid-Asians and worked with James Caneron for four years to create the Na’vi language based on the original 30 words that the director had already come up with.
According to Professor Frommer, the most important characteristic of the Na’vi language is that it could be pronounced. “This is an alien language but obviously it has to be spoken by human actors and actresses,” Professor Frommer told the BBC, “it has to sound natural and it should make human beings comfortable when using it.”
The language has a vocabulary of around 1000 words but Progessor Formmer hopes to enlarge the vocabulary in possible follow-ups to the film and in video games. The professor hopes that one day his creation will be as successful as the Klingon alien language from the “Star Trek”films. “There’s a translation of Hamlet into Klingon and it has received great popularity among the audiences,” says Professor Frommer，“if anything like this happens to the Na’vi language, I’d be very happy.”

1.
What do we know about“Avatar” from this passage?
1. A.
  The story in it is a moving love story.
2. B.
  It brings the producer ＄1 billion in total.
3. C.
  The story in it happens on an alien planet.
4. D.
  It talks about humans and aliens’ friendship.
2.
The director of “Avatar” James Cameron had a language invented for the Na’vi to
1. A.
  make the film a whole mystery
2. B.
  make the Na’vi more believable
3. C.
  make the Na’vi different from humans
4. D.
  make the film have specific characteristics
3.
Who first created the basic words of the Na’vi language?
1. A.
  Paul Frommer.
2. B.
  An Indian.
3. C.
  James Cameron
4. D.
  Hamlet.
4.
The important feature of the Na’vi language is that
1. A.
  it can be spoken by humans
2. B.
  it has just 30 original words
3. C.
  it has a vocabulary of 1000 words.
4. D.
  it is like the Klingon alien language
5.
We can infer from the passage that
1. A.
  James Cameron will produce follow-ups to “Avatar”
2. B.
  the Na’vi language is another kind of the Klingon language
3. C.
  the director believes the Na’vi language will be popular
4. D.
  Paul Frommer hopes to add new words to the Na’vi language

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Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and become stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and becomes a very successful ballet dancer.

1.
The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______
1. A.
  of men
2. B.
  of children
3. C.
  of women
4. D.
  of students
2.
Why is Billy laughed at by other children?
1. A.
  He always loses in boxing matches.
2. B.
  He isn’t strong.
3. C.
  He looks like a girl.
4. D.
  He loves ballet.
3.
What do we know about Billy?
1. A.
  His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing.
2. B.
  He does well in ballet dancing and boxing.
3. C.
  He does what his father wants him to do.
4. D.
  He has never taken up any men’s sports.
4.
From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.
1. A.
  children should accept their parents’ opinions
2. B.
  we should try to fight against traditional opinions
3. C.
  men and women play different sports
4. D.
  parents should let their children do what they are interested in

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Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor (work) through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (頂峰). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon (上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.
Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.
You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch(伸展). Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.

1.
Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.
1. A.
  how people can make their life fit their cycle
2. B.
  whether everyone has a daily cycle or not
3. C.
  why people have their energy cycle at different times
4. D.
  what will happen in the family if the couple fail to realize which cycle each member has
2.
For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?
1. A.
  Either of them gets up late in the morning.
2. B.
  Husbands and wives have different cycles of energy.
3. C.
  Either of them wants to change the cycle of the other’s.
4. D.
  They do not know which cycle they themselves have.
3.
According to the passage, ____________.
1. A.
  one works better at one’s peak energy point
2. B.
  if you know your cycle you can change it to fit your life.
3. C.
  whenever you feel hot, your energy cycle reaches the highest
4. D.
  your energy cycle must be in the morning if you can get up early
4.
Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?
1. A.
  Getting up late.
2. B.
  Jumping out of bed as quickly as possible.
3. C.
  Looking for clean clothes.
4. D.
  Sitting for a while before getting out of bed.

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When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions (宗教) order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (惡行). Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take sway the moral goodness of the giver

1.
What is mainly discussed in the passage?
1. A.
  Moral deeds of people
2. B.
  Religious activities of the church
3. C.
  Moral goodness of the giver
4. D.
  Arguments on giving to beggars
2.
What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?
1. A.
  People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village
2. B.
  Some people will not do what was morally right in the past
3. C.
  We don’t meet with those who need help any more
4. D.
  Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars
3.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
1. A.
  Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars
2. B.
  Some beggars want money to help their children go to school
3. C.
  Some beggars use the money to buy drugs
4. D.
  Some beggars have no excuse for begging
4.
In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because
1. A.
  the cases can be so different
2. B.
  there are so many beggars
3. C.
  there is so much money wasted
4. D.
  there are so many different arguments

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Let's face it.No one drinks diet soda for the taste.People drink diet soda in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it.Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didn't drink diet soda."What we saw was that the more diet sodas a person drank, the more weight they were likely to gain," said Sharon Fowler.
The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large, ongoing research project, where the participants were followed for nearly l0 years.
While the findings are surprising, they also offer some explanations.
Nutrition expert, Melanie Rogers, who works with overweight patients in New York, has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet soda, they don't lose weight at all."We weren't seeing weight loss necessarily, and that was confusing to us," said Rogers.
So why would diet soda cause weight gain? No one knows for sure yet, but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet soda, and so over-compensate for the missing calories.
A related study found some sweeteners （甜味劑） raised blood sugar levels in some mice."Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky," said Helen P.Hazuda, professor at the University of Texas's school of medicine."They may be free of calories, but not of consequences."

1.
People drink diet soda to _____.
1. A.
  enjoy its taste
2. B.
  achieve weight loss
3. C.
  stay in fashion
4. D.
  gain more energy
2.
The new study suggests that drinking diet soda _____.
1. A.
  causes people to become heavier
2. B.
  helps people to be healthier
3. C.
  makes people much thinner
4. D.
  offers people more calories
3.
We can learn from the passage that _____.
1. A.
  regular soda makes people lose more weight
2. B.
  diet soda does help reduce calories
3. C.
  diet soda drinkers tend to eat more food
4. D.
  most blood diseases come from diet soda
4.
The underlined word "They" in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.
1. A.
  sweeteners
2. B.
  diet soda drinkers and sweetener takers
3. C.
  sodas
4. D.
  diet sodas and artificial sweeteners

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I was the youngest of five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn't around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving mom with the job of raising nine kids. She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.
Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also as a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.
Surprising as it might seem, basketball wasn't in my plans. One day, my mom cut a rim(邊緣) off an old water barrel(水桶) and then held it up for me to throw an old rubber ball through. By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me, it paid off. I always put the effort in, every day.
I am grateful for the life I've enjoyed as a basketball star. Basketball is not life. It can be exciting. But the most important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.

1.
It can be inferred that the author's________.
1. A.
  brothers were more famous than him
2. B.
  mother had a great influence on his career
3. C.
  father loved his children and wife very much
4. D.
  family was rich and happy when he was a child
2.
Why did the author's father kill himself?
1. A.
  Because the family was poor.
2. B.
  Because he often quarreled with his wife.
3. C.
  Because he was seriously ill.
4. D.
  The passage didn't tell us the reason.
3.
From the second paragraph, we can infer that________.
1. A.
  the author was respected as a brave boy
2. B.
  the author's family didn't like his career
3. C.
  the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters
4. D.
  the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed
4.
What does the author get from basketball?
1. A.
  How to do good things for others.
2. B.
  Life is as hard as playing basketball.
3. C.
  Cooperation with others is important.
4. D.
  Two heads are wiser than one.

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Venice is the “Queen” of the Adriatic Sea (亞得里亞海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?
Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren’t any roads and streets in the city. So there aren’t any cars and buses. There are many canals(運河)in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.
But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040Venice will be under water, The Adriatic Sea will cover the city. The Venetians (威尼斯人)love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. Thus Venice will not sink.

1.
From this short article we know Venice is .
1. A.
  a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea.
2. B.
  the most important woman in Italy.
3. C.
  a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea.
4. D.
  the most important city in Italy.
2.
People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because .
1. A.
  there are 177 canals in the city.
2. B.
  it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea.
3. C.
  there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals.
4. D.
  it is not only beautiful but also quite different from other cities.
3.
The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends .
1. A.
  by bus.
2. B.
  by bike.
3. C.
  in cars.
4. D.
  in boats.
4.
Year by year the Adriatic Sea and Venice .
1. A.
  is rising…is sinking.
2. B.
  is going down…is going up
3. C.
  has risen… has sunk
4. D.
  will go up…will go down
5.
Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it, the Venetians .
1. A.
  have to leave Venice in 2040.
2. B.
  will try to do something to save their city.
3. C.
  want to stay there until the water covers the city
4. D.
  do not love the city any longer

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At the beginning of his organization, ________.

We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.

The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by __________.

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

Why is the unemployment rate for men higher.

It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Why does the government accuse two managers?

What’s the best title of this passage?

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?

What can we learn from the passage?

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

What do we know about“Avatar” from this passage?

The director of “Avatar” James Cameron had a language invented for the Na’vi to

Who first created the basic words of the Na’vi language?

The important feature of the Na’vi language is that

We can infer from the passage that

The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______

Why is Billy laughed at by other children?

What do we know about Billy?

From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.

Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.

For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?

According to the passage, ____________.

Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?

What is mainly discussed in the passage?

What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because

People drink diet soda to _____.

The new study suggests that drinking diet soda _____.

We can learn from the passage that _____.

The underlined word "They" in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

It can be inferred that the author's________.

Why did the author's father kill himself?

From the second paragraph, we can infer that________.

What does the author get from basketball?

From this short article we know Venice is .

People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because .

The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends .

Year by year the Adriatic Sea and Venice .

Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it, the Venetians .