A. WITH B. AS C. OF D. LIKE READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND...

27. A. with B. as C. of D. like

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each

of the questions.

London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in Britain. It has got the

population of about 7 million people. It is a very old city which was founded by the Romans.

London is famous for many things. The original area is the City. There are thousands of

offices and banks but only a few people live here. The Tower of London was built in the 11 ^th century.

It was a prison but now it is a museum. You can see the Crown Jewels here. Tower Bridge is near the

Tower of London. It was opened in 1894. Westminster Abbey is a beautiful church where the

Coronation Ceremony takes place. Westminster Abbey is in the west of London, near the Houses of

Parliament, where you can see and hear the well-known clock Big Ben.

Hyde Park is the most popular park in London. At Speaker’s Corner, anybody can speak about

anything except the Queen. The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace. London stands on River Thames.

There are 27 bridges over the Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river. A quick and easy way

to get to different places in the city is to use an underground train. Londoners call this means of

transport the “tube”. There are many famous red buses in London called double-deckers and London

taxis are called black cabs.