There's no better destination than London if you want to plug into the 1,000year history of British kings and queens. The UK's capital has a series of palaces, museums and galleries open to the public.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is the world's largest and oldest continuously inhabited castle. It also happens to be one of the Queen's main residences—she spends most of her private weekends here.
Admission:Adults $27 (￡20.50). Under 17s $15.75 (￡12).
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the Queen and Prince Philip, open to the public when the royals are on summer vacation. You won't be able to nose around the whole palace. But visitors can admire sumptuous Regency interiors and priceless art in the State Rooms.
A Royal Day Out ticket (adults about $52, under 17s $29) gives access to all three plus a stroll in the gardens. An audio guide is included in the price.
Westminster Abbey
Walk the same floor as Kate did on the day of her wedding to Prince William. Then clock the Abbey's royal heritage:16 more weddings, 17 tombs of Kings and Queens and the coronations(加冕礼) of almost every monarch for 1,000 years. You'd better download the nifty(俏皮的) audio tour narrated by actor Jeremy Irons onto your smart phone before you go. The Abbey is still a functioning place of worship, so don't forget to check visiting times.
Admission:Adults $28 (￡22). 16 and Under $11.50 (￡9). Tickets are cheaper online.
Kensington Palace
The White Garden at Kensington Palace, created in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, is now the official London home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridges. So it's kind of them to let visitors have a walk through the luxury of the King's State Apartments, the Queens' State Apartments and gardens.
Admission:Adults $20 (￡15.50). Under 16s Free. Tickets are cheaper online.
1.What do the four attractions have in common？
A. Admissions are free for children. B. All of them have a link with the British royals.
C. Tickets are cheaper if booked online. D. They are open to the public all the time.
2.How much should the Greens with their 15yearold son pay if they book tickets to Westminster Abbey online？
A. Less than ￡53 B. ￡53. C. ￡31. D. Less than ￡31.
Night after night, she came to tuck (盖被子) me in, even long after my childhood years._____ her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my ____.
I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt rough______my young skin. Finally, one night, I______at her: “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough!” She didn't say anything in_____. But never again did my mother ____my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying _____long afterward, my words haunted(萦绕) me. While pride overcame my_____, I didn't tell her I was sorry.
Time after time, my thoughts returned to that night. I ____ my mother's warm hands and her kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. _____always it appeared, hauntingly, in my mind.
Now, I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her midseventies, and those hands I once thought to be so ______are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching into a cabinet for the medicine to______a young girl's stomach. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...
My own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on______occasions, I find myself drawn to her home to spend the night with her. One night on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand______stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I______the night when my rude young voice_____: “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in mine, I blurted out how_____ I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten—and_____—long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new _____for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the______I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
1.A. Taking B. Allowing C. Guiding D. Following
2.A. lips B. forehead C. eyes D. cheeks
3.A. through B. over C. against D. around
4.A. pointed B. smiled C. yelled D. laughed
5.A. reply B. place C. surprise D. danger
6.A. keep out B. cut out C. close out D. put out
7.A. awake B. aware C. authentic D. asleep
8.A. complaint B. complication C. consciousness D. conscience
9.A. wished B. missed C. predicted D. anticipated
10.A. So B. And C. But D. Because
11.A. powerful B. plain C. gentle D. rough
12.A. calm B. recover C. improve D. treat
13.A. accidental B. special C. exceptional D. additional
14.A. unwillingly B. apparently C. desperately D. hesitantly
15.A. revealed B. resembled C. recalled D. recognized
16.A. cried B. complained C. whispered D. trembled
17.A. ashamed B. sorrowful C. depressed D. thoughtful
18.A. remembered B. blamed C. mistaken D. forgiven
19.A. dream B. thought C. appreciation D. realization
20.A. guilt B. memory C. package D. crime
After his company suffered from millions of dollars in losses, Joe and left the company.
A. killed the fatted calf B. saw the handwriting on the wall
C. was in the black D. was over cloud nine
—Will it cost a lot to study abroad？
— , but you can apply for a scholarship.
A. I would imagine so B. I beg your pardon C. Don't be afraid D. Have a good time
Advanced as technology has become now, we still have no for the common cold.
A. alternative B. substitute C. solution D. cure
, without waiting for any reply.
A. Away did he go B. Away went he C. Away he went D. Did he go away
