Big Ben

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Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge① 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 decker② 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. There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower③ 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 Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

Choose the best answer.

1. Where is Big Ben？

A. In Paris.??? ??????? B. In Beijing.?????? C. In London.???? ? D. In Seattle.

2. Big Ben is ____.

A. a double decker bus ???????????????? B. a huge clock

C. the nick name of Benjamin ???????? D. a building

3. The clock strikes every ____ of an hour.

A. ten minutes? ??????????????????????????? B. fifteen minutes

C. thirty minutes? ????????????????????????? D. forty-five minutes

4. You can read the time of Big Ben ____.

A. at the top of the clock tower ????? B. in the Houses of parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock?????????? D. on the four faces of the clock

5. Which of the following is Not true？

A. Big Ben has four faces.

B. The clock was named after a man.

C. Big Ben is the name of a man.

D. The huge clock makes a loud noise.