Big Ben's story starts in 1834. In that year the old Parliament building burned down. Its clock tower (塔) crashed (倒下) to the ground. There had to be a new building－and a new clock.

　　Plans were made. They called for a “king of clocks, the biggest and best in the world. ” So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time.

　　Some people said, “No one can make such a clock. ”They were wrong. The big clock was made in two years. But it couldn't be put in the tower. The tower wasn't even built!

　　Five more years went by before the clock tower was finished. Then the four bells for the chimes (钟声) were brought into the tower. And at last the giant (巨大) hour bell (铃) was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859.

　　This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of Parliament was called to pick one. “The clock is the king of clocks. ” one man said, “Let's call the bell the queen of Bells. ”

　　“Then why not Victoria?” said another. (Victoria was the British queen at that time. )

　　The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man that the others liked. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?”

　　Everybody laughed, and the meeting broke up. But Big Ben it was from then on. Not just the bell, but the whole clock.

1．The old clock tower crashed to the ground because of ________ in 1834.

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2．The new clock should be ________ .

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3．It took ________ years to make the big clock.

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4．On ________ Big Ben rang out for the first time.

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5．The name of Big Ben comes from ________ .

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This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the USA. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is fifteen. He is from Canada. Jack is tall but Jim is short. They are in the same class, but they are in different grades. Jim is in Class Two. Jack is in Class Two, too. They go to school(上学) at seven in the morning and go home(回家) at six in the afternoon.

1.Jim and Jack are ____.

A. sisters                                                                    B. friend

C. teacher and student                                           D. from different countries国家

2.Jim is ____.

A. short                         B. tall                                 C. strong            D. big

3.Jim and Jack are in ____.

A. the same grade              B. different grades             C. the same color                D. the same family

4.Jack is in ____.

A. Class 4             B. Class 3                          C. Class 2            D. Class 1

5.They go to school at ____ in the morning.

A. 6:00                          B. 7:00                     C. 7:30                         D. 8:00

Simon is a student in a middle school. He’s very strong. He goes to No.6 Middle School on a bus. He’s good at English. But he’s often late for his English classes. His father is a doctor. He’s big and tall. He works in a big hospital. His mother is a nurse. She’s slim and pretty. They are in the same hospital. They both work hard. He loves his father and mother very much. His father and mother both go to work by bike. We can see bikes here and there. And China is a “country(国家) of bikes”.

根据上文，判断下列句子正误.(正确的写T,错误的写F)（5分）

1.Simon is a student of No.6 Middle School. 

2.Simon’s father and mother are in  different(不同的) hospitals.

3.His father is an English teacher so he’s good at English.

4.His mother is a nurse.

5.His mother and father go to work by bus.

This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the USA. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is twelve. He is from Canada. Jack is tall but Jim is short. They are in the same class, Jim is in Class Two. Jack is in Class Two, too. They go to school(上学) at seven in the morning and go home(回家) at six in the afternoon.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Jim and Jack are ____.

A. sisters                              B. friends

C. teacher and student                  D. from the same country(国家)

2.Jim is ____.

A. short            B. tall             C. strong               D. big

3.Jim and Jack are in ____.

A. the same class                       B. different grades

C. the same color                       D. the same family

4.Jack is in ____.

A. Class 4          B. Class 3          C. Class 2          D. Class 1

5.They go to school at ____ in the morning.

A. 6:00         B. 7:00             C. 7:30             D. 8:00

This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the U.S.A. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is fifteen. He is from Australia. Jack is tall but Jim is short. They are in the same class, but they are in different grades. Jim is in Class Two. Jack is in Class Two, too. They go to school(上学) at seven in the morning and go home(回家) at six in the afternoon.

1.Jim and Jack are ____.

A. sisters                              B. friend

C. teacher and student                  D. from different countries(国家)

2.Jim and Jack are in ____.

A. the same grade                       B. different grades    

C. the same color                       D. the same family(家庭)

3. Jack is in ____.

A. Class 4          B. Class 3          C. Class 2          D. Class 1

4.They go to school at ____ in the morning.

A. 6:00         B. 7:00             C. 7:30             D. 8:00

5.Jim is ____.

A. short            B. tall             C. strong               D. big