There are many places for people to visit in London．One famous place for 1_______ in London is Madame Tussaud’s museum．Here people can 2_______ figures（塑像）of famous people made of wax（蠟）．

Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761．Her uncle，who was a doctor，made wax figures of people．He 3_______ a museum of these figures in Paris．Marie Tussaud helped him in his 4_______．

In 1789，during the 5_______ Revolution（革命），Marie was sent to prison．Here she had to copy the heads of 6_______ people when they were dead，including King Louis XVI’s and Queen Marie Antoinette’s．

In 1795，Marie 7_______ Francois Tussaud and in 1802 they came to London with her wax figures．Here she opened a museum and her figures can still be 8_______ today．

Nowadays．Madame Tussaud’s is opened in several 9_______ ，such as New York，Hong Kong．Amsterdam．People can visit Madame Tussaud’s not only in Europe but also in 10_______ and America．

1．A．Ladies                   B．students               C．artists                    D．tourists

2．A．draw                     B．make                   C．see                        D．buy

3．A．visited                   B．opened                 C．saw                       D．decorated

4．A．work                     B．drawing               C．painting                  D．picture

5．A．English                  B．Russian                C．Chinese                  D．French

6．A．good                     B．beautiful               C．famous                  D．tall

7．A．married                 B．encouraged          C．found                    D．saved

8．A．made                     B．seen                    C．discovered             D．stolen

9．A．towns                    B．villages                C．cities                     D．countries

10．A．China                  B．France                 C．Australia                D．Asia

Of course, London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.

Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. They are full of beautiful old buildings, churches, museums, parks and gardens. Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge. You can take a "walking tour" of each city, or there are the Special open-topped tour buses.

Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London. It is famous for art, music and shopping. There are a lot of good eating places, and they are not expensive.

Liverpool stands on the River Mersey on the northwest coast of England. It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s. Beatles's fans can go to see The Beatles Story exhibition, or take a Beatle Tour.

Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century. The writer Jane Austen lived at 4 Sydney Place between 1801 and 1804.The city is famous for its Royal Crescent and other beautiful buildings. One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.

1．Which is the second largest city in the country?

A．London.        B．Bath.        C．Liverpool.      D．Birmingham.

2．According to the passage,_____________________

A．Jane Austen .lived in Bath for more than four years

B．Birmingham is famous for beautiful buildings.

C．Jane Austen was a French writer

D．the city of London attracts the most tourists in England

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can visit the Isis when you go to Cambridge.

B．Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the universities.

C．The Museum of Costumes is the most interesting museum in the country.

D．You can still watch the Beatles' performance when you go to Liverpool.

4．After reading we get to know that

A．Bath was once famous in the history of the country.

B．Birmingham is famous for the pop group, the Beatles

C．People can travel around the country on special open-topped buses

D．The city of Bath lies in the northwest of the country

5．The passage mainly introduces

A．some places of great interest for people to visit in England

B．some famous universities and museums in England

C．some famous cities worth visiting in England

D．the ways of traveling around the country