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London's River Thames has twenty-seven bridges. But Tower Bridge, the first bridge over the
Thames as you travel to London from the sea, is the most famous of them all.
What makes Tower Bridge so exciting? Why do visitors come from all over the world to see it?
The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle. It does this to let
the big ships through to the pool (水域) of London. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with
its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.
On its north side stands the Tower of London itself.
Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is
only about one hundred years old. It was built in 1890s. By 1850, everyone agreed that a bridge
across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued (争 论) about the
bridge for another thirty years. This took so long because had two big problems.
1. Tower Bridge is____
A. about one thousand years old
B. the oldest and the most famous bridge in London
C. the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London
D. the one that took workers about 30 years to build
2. People in London agreed that___.
A. twenty-seven bridges should be built over Thames River
B. designers should argue about the bridge for about thirty years
C. a bridge should be built by people from all over the world
D. a new bridge should be built near the Tower of London
3. The Tower of London is___.
A. across the Thames
B. on the north of Tower of Bridge
C. in the middle of Tower Bridge
D. much younger than Tower Bridge
4. From the reading we can learn that___.
A. you have to go from the sea Tower Bridge
B. the Tower of London doesn't look so old
C. Tower Bridge had two big problems
D. you can see Tower Bridge open its arms at any time