1 . Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name, of a huge (庞大的) clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker (双层的) bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes every quarter of an hour.
The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hali. This man did much building work in London many years ago.
1. Big Ben is ______.A.a double-decker bus | B.a huge clock |
C.the name of Ben | D.another name of London |
A.ten minutes | B.fifteen minutes |
C.thirty minutes | D.forty minutes |
A.at the top of the clock tower | B.in the Houses of Parliament |
C.on the four faces of the clock | D.under the clock tower |
Once I went to a German city for vacation. The trip left a
Wherever I went, I asked people for directions. It surprised me that almost every young German could speak English
I thought Germans were not
Mike: Yes, I'd love to.
Tony: What about the Palace Museum? There is a great show there.
Mike: That's really a wonderful place to visit.
Tony: We can see fine works of art there.
Mike: That sounds great.
Tony: The best way is to take the underground. It takes only 20 minutes.
Mike: All right.
Tony: Shall we meet at my home at 8 am tomorrow?
Mike: OK, see you tomorrow.
Tony: See you.
A. Would you like to go on a trip with me?
B. How can we go there?
C. When and where shall we meet?
D. Then what can we do there?
E. But where shall we go?