From the modern London Eye to the historic Tower of London, below are London's most visited tourist attractions. Many of London's top attractions are free, making them affordable places to learn about some culture. Whether you prefer history or modern art, you'll find it at one of these must-visit spots.

British Museum

The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world. The most interesting and exciting parts include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures (雕塑) and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection. Some exhibitions require tickets.

National Gallery

The greatest and most beautiful building of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. In this impressive art gallery you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs. Some exhibitions require tickets.

Tate Modern

Sitting on the banks of the Thames is the Tate Modern, Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary (当代的) art. Its unique shape is due to it being a power station before. The gallery's restaurants offer wonderful views across the city. Some exhibitions require tickets.

Coca-Cola London Eye

The Coca-Cola London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It has some of London's best views from its 32 capsules, each weighing 10 tonnes and holding up to 25 people. Climb aboard for a breathtaking experience, with an unforgettable view of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks — all in just 30 minutes!

Madame Tussauds

At Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. From Shakespeare to Lady Gaga you'll meet influential figures from show business, sport, politics and even royalty. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, get close to One Direction or receive a once-in-a-lifetime audience with Her Majesty the Queen.

David Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.

In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.

His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line, seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal; Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

It’s easy to observe an athlete like Tiger Woods and feel like he’s from another planet. He has won 14 major tournament(锦标赛) titles and about $122 million in prize money and ads. He also has a happy family. It seems that he is too perfect to be one of us. But Woods has more in common with you than you might think.

Woods’ parents — particularly his father — set high expectations for him when he was a child. Before Earl Woods’ death in 2006, he told Golf magazine, “My purpose in raising Tiger was not to raise a golfer. I wanted to raise a good person.”

By age two, Woods was already swinging(挥舞) a golf club. But once he entered school, Woods’ father was careful to send the message that school work came first. Woods wasn’t allowed to practice until his homework was done.

When Woods finally reached the professional tour, his father continued to expect a lot of him. “Tiger will do more than any other man in history to change the course of human. The world is just getting a taste of his power,” he said in 1996. Clearly, Earl Woods had great expectations of his son.

In this way, Tiger Woods is actually like a lot of us. Many of us feel a similar pressure to make our parents proud. When this happens, it’s easy to let that pressure overwhelm(压倒) us.

In a perfect world, we would all grow up to be Tiger Woods-like successes in our own fields. But that isn’t possible. There are many things that we can’t control in this life, despite our best efforts.

There is, however, one thing that we can do: we can try to be a “good person”, as Earl Woods asked his son to do.

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

Teens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time.This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school.    16    

When a teen falls asleep in class,two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect for the teacher.He/She may also receive a consequence from the school,depending on the classroom discipline policy.    17    

To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class,try these three tips:

*Set a time for "lights out" on school nights.This is never be any later than 10 p.m. and preferably 9 p.m.    18       Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.

*Help your teen develop a night-time routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day.     19    Turning off the computer and disconnecting from friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.

*    20    This will reinforce（增强）what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.

At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his ______, and it was half past one. “I’m not getting   ____ at this time,” he   _____ to himself, and rolled over. Then, a _______ knock followed. “Aren’t you going to _____ it?” said his wife.

So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man_______ at the door. It didn’t take long to _______ the man was drunk. “Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?” “No, ______. It’s half past one. I was ______,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back ________ to bed and told his wife what had happened. She said, “That wasn’t very ________ of you. Remember that night we had a _______ in the pouring rain on the way to ______ the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car ______ again? What would have happened if he’d told _____ to go away? ” “But the guy was _________,” said Peter. “It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help ________ it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a _____ ?”

And he heard a _______, “Yeah, please.”

So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “_______ are you?”

The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”

41. I find _____ stressful to study in high school。

42. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very___________（excite） （新概念2）

43. She will suffer from great ____________(sick) when she gets on a bus.

44. He didn’t turn off the TV _______ he got bored.

45. We complained ______the police about the loud noise from the bar.

46. The man who ___________________ (stand) there is the headmaster of our school.

47. Flight CZ3254 from Guangzhou to Beijing __________________ (take off) at 8:20 am.

49. He calls ___________ every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. （新概念2）

50. Mr. Scott has sent _______ great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.（新概念2）

61. The thief went away as soon as the alarm_________(响).（go）

62. The worker ________ (付酬)by the week.(get done)

63. The doctor advised me to _________ to lose weight.(diet)

64. Students ______________(应该) be on time. ( suppose)

65. Could you go and ____________(确认) that everyone is ready? (sure)

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours

Li Hua