Question

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge c  1  in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four f  2  . So, no matter w  3  you stand, you can r  4 

the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is about the s  5  of a double-decker(双层)　bus. The hands are about four meters l  6  . It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. I  7   you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（议会大厦）. In that place, you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower. In the Houses of Parliament, you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower. In the Houses of Parliament, you will probably hear it as w  8  as you see it. The giant clock m  9  such a loud noise, “Ding dong, ding dong” that the whole city can hear it. It sounds every quarter of an hour.

The clock was n  10  after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

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Answer 1

1. clock      2.faces    3.where     4.read       5.size    6.long    

7. If      8.well      9.makes     10.named