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Have you heard of Big Ben? Big Ben is a very big and 1.f__________ clock in London, the capital of England. It is much 2.b__________ than many other clocks in the world. The clock weighs 23 tons (吨). Its minute hand is 4.27 metres 3.l__________ and its hour hand is 2.75 metres long. The clock tower is about 98 metres h_________.

Big Ben got its name 4.f__________ Sir Benjamin Hall. He was responsible (负责的) for the making of the clock. In 1858, people were 5.b__________ the new House of Parliament (议会大厦) of England, and at the same time they were also building a big clock. However, 6.n__________ could think of a good name for the big clock. Sir Benjamin Hall made a joke and said, “Why don’t we 7.c__________ it Big Ben?” At his words, all the people laughed. But from then on, the new clock was8. r__________ called Big Ben.

Today, Big Ben is very famous and people from all over the world want to 9.s__________ it. The clock is not only big but also accurate (精确的). It makes a loud 10.s__________ every hour. On New Year’s Eve, millions of people listen to it on TV!

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