Passage 2
Do you like traveling?When you visit London,one of the first things you will see is Big Ben,the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the BBC.If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been set up.
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who made the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.It is not only large,but is very exact as well.People have the clock checked twice a day.
On the BBC,you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.Once,however,it failed to give the correct time.A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down.
6.Big Ben is ____.
A.a famous builder in London B.a famous painter in England
C.a famous singer in the world D.a famous clock in the world
7.The Houses of Parliament were_____.
A.burn down in 1834 and rebuilt the next year.
B.never burnt down at all.
C.rebuilt before the clock was set up.
D.burnt down in 1834 after the clock was made.
8.Benjamin Hall is _____.
A.a big hall B.a would-famous clock
C.an engineer of the new House D.the person who made the clock
9.Big Ben is famous all over the world because______.
A.it is big B.it is old C.it tells exact time D.both A and C
10.Which of the following is not true?
A.We can hear the clock striking on BBC.
B.The microphones of BBC are connected to the clock tower.
C.Big Ben failed to give the correct time twice.
D.Big Ben was checked twice a day.