When you fly, fly with Bel Air

　　People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will get what they want.

　　They want to go quickly, and safely, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world----and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go. Bel Air flies all the newest, and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airlines (航空公司) .

　　Do you want to go to Paris, Washington, Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week. But Bel Air flies not only to the big cities in the rich countries----we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.

　　People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know that the food they will receive, and the films they will watch, will be of the very best.

　　Bel Air is second to none (首屈一指).

　　When you fly, fly with Bel Air

1．People who fly with Bel Air ________.

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A．know they will travel a lot

B．get what they want quickly and safely

C．know that everything will be just all right

D．always travel right across the world

2．Bel Air's planes ________.

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A．are fast, but not safe

B．fly quickly, but not very fast

C．are only safe because they are new

D．fly fast and safely

3．The airline flies planes to cities like Paris ________.

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A．day and night, from Sunday to Saturday

B．two or three times a week

C．at any time of the day, but not at night

D．right through the day, two or three times a week

4．“In the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America” means

________.

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5．Travellers by Bel Air know that they will ________.

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　　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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