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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the BBC. If the Houses of Parliament hadn't burned (23)......in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its (24)......from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size. but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked (25)......a day. On the BBC, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones (26).......to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter (27)......had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down.
Câu hỏi:(23)....................
- A. up
- B. on
- C. down
- D. off
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: C
Dịch: Nếu Tòa nhà Quốc hội không bị thiêu rụi vào năm 1834, thì chiếc đồng hồ vĩ đại sẽ không bao giờ được dựng lên.
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