Comprehension

I. Matching:
1. geographical a) attractions
2. north b) farming
3. diverse c) tribes
4. tourist d) borders
5. financial e) coast
6. extremely f) castles
7. Germanic g) position
8. share h)centre
9. medieval i) society
10. sheep j) popular

II. Choose the correct preposition:
with (1); of (3); to (3); by (2); after (1); for (1); from (2); in (1);
into (1); on (1)
1. consist
2. thanks
3. washed
4. refer
5. named
6. surrounded
7. known
8. date back

9. range
10. interested
11. fond
12. divided
13. proud
14. go ___ a tour
15. associated
16. differ

III. Filling in the gaps.
a)entrance
b) due
c ) tube
d) escape
e) event
f)experience
g) filled
h)keep
i) attractions
j) single
k)crowded
l) tourist-filled
m) donations
At the moment I'm in London. It's my first 1)of living in the capital city
of the UK – and in a busy, 2) metropolis it's easy to feel like a small
fish in a very big pond. I take the 3)to work; the London Underground is a
great transport network. However, first thing in the morning it's often very
4)on the tube. The tube can be quite expensive, at £4 for a 5)
ticket. Luckily, if you have an Oyster card you pay almost half that! As a capital
city, London has loads of great 6). Some of them require an
7)fee, but there are lots of things which you can do for free. The
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palaceis a well-known 8), which
takes place daily at 11.30 am between April and July. Most museums in London
are free for everyone to enjoy, but 9)are welcome. Last week, I visited the
British Museum. I particularly liked the room 10)with old watches and
clocks. One thing I love about London is the free newspaper sand magazines. The
articles aren't too long, and it's a great way to11)up with the news! As
much as I'm enjoying living in London temporarily, it'll be nice to
12)the big smoke (a slang term for London, 13)to theam ount of
pollution) and return home!