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    Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter (无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a 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). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. ‘Ding dong, ding dong.’ It goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

    37. Big Ben is ____________.

    A. a bus          B. a clock      C. the name of Ben     D. a house

    38. The clock strikes (敲) every ________ minutes of an hour.

    A. ten             B. fifteen            C. thirty     D. forty-five

    39. 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

    40. The underlined (划线部分) word ‘hands’ means ________ in Chinese.

    A. 手              B. 标志             C. 指针      D. 发条

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