In Pontevedra， a city in Spain， people don't shout． Since cars are banned （明令禁止） in the city， there are no noises from cars． People don't have to try hard to make themselves heard． What you hear in the street， instead， is the singing of birds．
Miguel Lores， the mayor （市长） opens the windows of bib office， and the sound of human voices（1） （rise） from the street below． Lores says， "More than 14，000 cars used to pass along this street every day． There（2） （be） more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here．"
Lores became mayor in 1999． He spent months（3） （walk） around the city．"The historical city is dead，" he said one day． "It is full of cars． It（4） （pollute） heavily．There are a lot of traffic accidents． The elderly and children aren't able to use the streets because of cars．People who had a chance to leave have done so．"
At first， Lores thought of improving traffic conditions． However， he couldn't come up with a good plan． After lots of discussions， the government finally decided（5） （ take ） action to ban cars．
The change（6） （bring ）Pontevedra many advantages since then．Traffic accidents seldom happen．CO2 emissions（排放物）are down 70 percent．Many people are moving to the city，making it lively again．Most local people in the city like the change．Ramiro Armesto，a mother of two young children，said，"in the past， the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams．Now，the city is cleaner， quieter and safer．"Raquel Garcia，another parent，said she had stayed in many cities around the world． However， she had never lived in a city as "easy to live in" as Pontevedra．"Even while it（7） （rain）， I walk everywhere． The feeling is wonderful，" she added． "Pontevedra is paradise（天堂）"
Fires do happen． If there is a fire， you might not have much time to decide what to do． Being prepared and knowing what to do early can save your life． （1） Your family should practice this getting﹣out plan． （2） If you have such a meeting place outside， you can quickly make sure that everyone is out of the house．
You should also remember that smoke is usually far more dangerous than the fire． A person can die after just a few minutes in a smoke filled room．（3）
Finally， before you open any doors， always feel the door lock first． If the door lock is hot， fire must be on the other side of the door．（4） You will have to find another way out． These are simple suggestions．（5） ．
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A．Your family should also have a meeting place outside． B．The most important thing is to have a getting﹣out plan． C．Since smoke rises， stay low to the floor． D．Go upstairs to the top of the building． E．If you can remember them， you will be much safer in a fire． F．Do not open it! G．Can you use water to put out the fire？ |
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