1.First reading—Read the text and fill in the blanks.

The text is mainly about how the Egyptian government found solutions to the problem of keeping balance between building the Aswan Dam and protecting the__temples__and__other__cultural__relics.

2.Second reading—Choose the best answer according to the text.

(1)Which is NOT the reason why the government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile?

A.Because the old one must give way to the new.

B.Because there were always floods in the Nile area.

C.Because the farmers were in need of water.

D.Because the electricity was short in Egypt.

(2)Why did the government turn to the UN for help?

A.Because the government met big challenges.

B.Because some citizens protested building the dam.

C.Because the scientists had studied the problem.

D.Because there were many farmers in the area of Nile.