Question

Task 1. Reading: Read the text about Big Ben and answer the questions.

1. What is the purpose of the article?
a. to highlight certain unknown details of this attraction
b. to advertise the attraction
c. to point out the reasons of the attraction's popularity
2. What information is given about the Palace of Westminster?
a. the reason it had to be rebuilt
b. the name of the architect who first built it
c. the year construction was completed
3. What does 'trials and tribulations' mean in the third paragraph?
a. excitement and pleasure
b. difficulties and problems
c. hard work and success
4. What does this' refer to in the last sentence of the third paragraph?
a. damage to the clock
b. disagreement on the design of the clock
c. failing to open on time
5. What does the author imply about the Great Bell?
a. It has been replaced several times.
b. Its weight was a problem in the beginning.
c. It hasn't been repaired for decades ration: 20 minutes
6. Who was one of the architects who helped rebuild the clock tower?
a. Sir Augustus Pugin
b. Sir Charles Barry
c. Sir Edmund Beckett

Answer 1

Ответ: 1a

2a

3b



4a

5b

6b

Объяснение: