Question

Выбрать правильный ответ Big Ben is probably the UK's most famous clock and one of London's (7)__________known landmarks, sitting on the bank of (8)__________Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popular both with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to refer to the entire clock tower, (9)______ use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact strictly speaking the name Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However you define it, Big Ben is massive. The tower is 316 foot high. (10)__________of the four faces of the clock is 23 foot square and the figures are each 4 foot tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it (11)________ about during the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben". Another possibility is that the name referred to Benjamin Caunt, a heavyweight boxing champion of the time (12)____________ nickname was "Big Ben".7 A good B better c most well D best8 A a B an C the D —9 A others B the others C other D others'10 A Every B Each C All D Both11 A has come B came C had come D was coming12 A who B which C whose D whom

Answer 1

Ответ:

7)d

8)c

9)a

10)a

11)b

12)c

Answer 2

Here are the correct answers to fill in the blanks in the passage:

7. C) most well
8. C) the
9. C) other
10. B) Each
11. B) came
12. C) whose

So, the completed passage would read:

"Big Ben is probably the UK's most famous clock and one of London's most well-known landmarks, sitting on the bank of the Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popular both with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to refer to the entire clock tower, others use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact, strictly speaking, the name Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However, you define it, Big Ben is massive. The tower is 316 feet high. Each of the four faces of the clock is 23 feet square, and the figures are each 4 feet tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it came about during the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben." Another possibility is that the name referred to Benjamin Caunt, a heavyweight boxing champion of the time whose nickname was "Big Ben."