Every year hundreds and thousands of people come to the UK. And London, the capital city, is usually their first stop. What can they see? What can they experience!

Getting around in London is not difficult. There is the underground train, the oldest in the world, or the traditional double-decker bus. A boat trip along the River Thames takes you to the Tower of London.

　　Going around the city center on foot is easy. The maps in the streets will show you what is around you in five-minute walk. You can get a great view of the city from 111 meters up on a huge wheel, the London Eye. Look across the river and you will see the Houses of Parliament and the famous clock tower, Big Ben.

　　There are over 20 museums in the capital, but the two most popular are in South Ken sing ton and cost nothing to get into. In the Natural History Museum, the key word is Big. Next to it is the Science Museum. It has those great British inventions, the history of flight and exploration (探索) of space.

9.For many tourists, London is their ______ stop when they are traveling in the UK.

　A. first B. second C. third D. lost

10.Going around the City center on foot is easy because______.

　A. Big Ben is across the river B. the maps in the streets will help you

　C. it take only five minutes D. you can gets great view of the city

11.The Natural History Museum is next to ______.

　A. Big Ben B. the Tower of London

　C. London Eye D. the Science Museum

D

　　A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.

　　Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn't find him. The mother felt very sad and didn't know how to face her husband.

When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at