A View from a London Double-Decker

I’m sitting on the open top deck of a London bus. To the people (30) ____________ this tourist bus, London is the Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral. It’s the Tower of London, Piccadilly Circus and Buckingham Palace... At Buckingham Palace it’s time for the Changing of the Guard; the royal flag is flying above the central balcony, which means that the Queen is in the residence.

The bus swings around Westminster Square and everybody (31) ____________ photographs of the Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British government. We catch Big Ben striking the hour. Along Whitehall we have a look at no. 10, Downing Street, the home of the British Prime Minister. A group of schoolchildren (32) ____________ at Piccadilly Circus for the Rock Circus. Others are planning to go to Marylebone Road to visit Madame Tussaud’s famous waxworks of very important people in the (33) ____________, from pop stars to prime ministers.

Finally, we get to the Tower of London. The bright colours of Tower Bridge attract everybody’s attention. Like (34) ____________ other bridges over the Thames it has been painted recently.

30. A. in                B. on                        C. at                        D. with

31. A. takes                B. bring                C. make                D. use

32. A. take on                B. get on                C. get off                D. takeoff

33. A. continent        B. Earth                C. planet                D. world

34. A. many                B. an                        C. a lots of                D. much

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