Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London, London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces, so no matter(无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker(双层的) bus.
The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the House of Parliament(国会大厦). You will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower(塔) in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as(也) you see it. The big clock makes such a loud sound, "Ding dong, ding dong," it goes every quarter of an hour. A big man gave the clock the name. He was Sir Benjamin Hail. He did much building work in London many years ago,
Big Ben is_______.

A．a double-decker bus	B．a huge clock
C．the name of Ben	D．a building

The clock strikes(敲击) every_______ of an hour.

A．ten minutes	B．fifteen minutes
C．thirty minutes	D．forty -five minutes

Which two words mean the same as "large"?

A．big and double	B．huge and loud
C．big and huge	D．giant and small

You can read the time of Big Ben_______.

A．at the top of the clock tower

B．in the House of Parliament

C．on the hands of the huge clock

D．on the four faces of the clock

The title（标题） of the passage may be_______.

A．Big Ben	B．A clock
C．Sir Benjamin Hall.	D．The Capital of the UK

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