BÀI TẬP TRẮC NGHIỆM TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 UNIT 15 CITIES Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it: London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the home of its queen, Elizabeth II It’s also the largest city in Europe About million people call London home LONDON LANDMARKS Millions of people visit London every year from all (1) _ the world If you travel there, you’ll find many (2) _ things to see and During August and September, you can visit Buckingham (3) _ That’s where the queen lives most of the year It has about 600 (4) _, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains guests In the morning, a colorful ceremony (5) _ “changing of the guard” takes place in the palace courtyard One group of palace guards (6) _ off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them You can (7) _ the Tower of London, a historic fortress that was once a royal palace It was also used as a (8) _ for hundreds of years Two of the wives of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard—were put (9) _ death here The Crown Jewels are a popular attraction at the Tower This (10) _ of jeweled crowns, swords, scepters, and other royal objects is only used on (11) _ occasions, such as the crowning of a new ruler Be (12) _ to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous (13) _ The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here Many rulers and famous citizens are (14) _ here There are also monuments to political figures and poets The (15) _ of Parliament are along the Thames River, near Westminster Abbey This is where the government meets Look (16) _ to see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous (17) _ that rings every hour You can get on a boat (18) _ for a ride on the Thames Other places you might want to see are Scotland Yard, Madame Tussaud’s, (19) _ the British Museum You can find out about London’s famous criminals in the (20) _ Museum at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police At Madame Tussaud’s, you’ll see eerily (21) _, life-size wax figures of pop idols and historic figures A great thing to see at the British Museum is the collection of mummies, tomb (22) _, and gold jewelry from ancient Egypt The museum’s Egyptian collection is (23) _ of the largest in the world For a good (24) _ of London, take a ride in the London Eye This enormous wheel takes you 443 feet (135 meters) above the London skyline Unlike a traditional Ferris wheel, the (25) _ carries its passengers in enclosed compartments 1/ A) through B) over C) across D) in 2/ A) poor B) famous C) boring D) fascinating 3/ A) Castle B) House C) Palace D) Building 4/ A) rooms B) doors C) windows D) gates 5/ A) said B) called C) considered D) known 6/ A) puts B) marches C) takes D) sends 7/ A) go B) come C) travel D) tour 8/ A) place B) room C) prison D) house 9/ A) to B) into C) on D) onto 10/ A) selection B) class C) kind D) collection 11/ A) special B) especial C) essential D) important 12/ A) enough B) sure C) good D) clever 13/ A) villas B) houses C) churches D) castles 14/ A) buried B) dead C) killed D) born 15/ A) Palaces B) Houses C) Buildings D) Churches 16/ A) up B) down C) after D) for 17/ A) flag B) bell C) tower D) clock 18/ A) near B) nearby C) nearly D) next to 19/ A) as well B) and C) too D) also 20/ A) Crime B) Army C) Citizen D) National 21/ A) real B) reality C) realist D) realistic 22/ A) paintings B) photos C) copies D) pictures 23/ A) some B) one C) several D) out 24/ A) view B) sight C) scene D) opinion 25/ A) London Eye B) Scotland Yard C) Big Ben D) London Eye