The world’s(1)……most……famous clock is Big Ben standing (2)……next…….to the Houses of parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3)…name………..of the bell which chimes every hour.

The bell(4)……was……..named after Sir Benjamin Hall,the man (5)……who……..was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.The clock (6)…has………..four faces and keeps accurate time.It can (7)……be……….adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8)……on…….a stray attached to the clock’s pendulum.

B. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (10×0,2=2 pts)

The world's (1) most famous clock is Big Ben standing (2) next to the Houses of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3) name of the bell which chimes every hour.

The Bell (4) was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock (6) has four faces and keeps accurate time. It can (7) be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8) on a stray attached to the clock pendulum. 

One interesting thing about the clock (9) is that the light shines above the belfry at night, it (10) means that the House of Common is still in session.

Giải thích:

• (1) most famous: Vì Big Ben là đồng hồ nổi tiếng nhất thế giới.
• (2) next to: Big Ben nằm cạnh tòa nhà Quốc hội.
• (3) name: Big Ben là tên của chiếc chuông.
• (4) was named: Chiếc chuông được đặt tên theo.
• (5) who was given: Người đàn ông được giao nhiệm vụ.
• (6) has four faces: Đồng hồ có 4 mặt.
• (7) be adjusted: Có thể điều chỉnh.
• (8) on a: Trên một cái gì đó (ở đây là dây treo của con lắc).
• (9) is that: Một điều thú vị là.
• (10) means: Có nghĩa là.