Welcome to London, the capital of England. You can ________ many places of interest here. London is a city ________ the River Thames. The River Thames is a very beautiful river. Many boats and ships come and go on it.

Many people from ________ countries go on boat trips here. One of the best boat trips is from Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge. Boats ________ Tower Bridge every half an hour. Tower Bridge is a famous bridge in the world. It gets its ________ because it is near the Tower of London. You can walk ________ Tower Bridge at any time.

Hyde Park is in the center of the ________. It’s a great city park in the world. It ________ very beautiful. You can enjoy swimming, boating, riding and skating here. London has a lot of museums and some of them are ________. That means you don’t have to pay anything if you go for a visit. It’s a good place for you to visit. I’m sure you’ll ________ a good time here. If you come to London, you’ll love this city.

How many big cities have you travelled around the world? Do you want to live in those beautiful places? New York, London, Paris and ________ big cities are exciting places to live in. There are lots of ________ things to see and to do. You can go to ________ kinds of museums and see plays and films. You can also buy things ________ all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living in big cities is very ________ and there are many people. People come to big cities because they want to ________ a good job or to study at a good ________. But too ________ people coming into the cities makes it harder to keep the cities clean and ________.

Do you enjoy ________ in big cities?

Do you know London? It’s a beautiful ________. It lies in the south of England. The city has ________ parts: the South and the North. There ________ many famous buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The weather in London is ________. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot. ________ does London have such good weather? That’s because the city is near the sea. But London is a foggy city and it often has ________ days. The people there often go out with an umbrella.

I am in London now. Today, I meet thick (浓的) fog. I can’t see anything ________. Cars and buses move along with their lights on. In the evening, the weather ________ ever worse. The fog is so thick that all the buses and cars stop. I have to ________ to my office on time because I have an important meeting. However, I can’t find a bus, a car or a taxi. In the end, I have to get there ________.