I . 语法填空 According to the UK Parliament, Big Ben, which is considered as __ 1 __ landmark building in London, will keep silent for four years as major conservation works are carried out on the tower that houses the bell. Visitors to London may feel __ 2 __ a pity that they won ' t hear the chimes ( 钟声 ) in the next few years. The chimes from the bell, one of London ' s most famous __ 3 __ (attract), have kept time in the British capital for 157 years. At noon on August 21, 2017, Big Ben sounded for the last time until 2021. The repairs __ 4 __ (assess) at around £ 29 million. Big Ben __ 5 __ (fall) silent is a significant milestone in this __ 6 __ (extreme) important conservation project. This important program of works will safeguard the clock __ 7 __ a long­term basis, as well as protecting and preserving its home. Big Ben is the name of the bell inside the tower (St. Stephen ' s Tower, renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012), and not the building or the clock simply __ 8 __ (know) as the Great Clock itself. The chimes were last silent in 2007 during conservation and before that from 1983 to 1985 during a period of refurbishment ( 翻新 ). Londoners, however, needn ' t worry __ 9 __ Big Ben will continue to strike for important __ 10 __ (nation) events such as New Year ' s Eve and Remembrance Sunday. II . 短文改错 The other day I as well as my parents were eating in a restaurant when we noticed a foreigner coming in. He seats himself at a table by the window. Soon a waitress came and wanted to take her order. However, the foreigner couldn ' t got his needs across. Seeing this, I went up immediate to offer some helps. We communicated with simple English for a while but I later knew why the waitress couldn ' t understand him. The foreigner actually wanted roast Beijing duck, but he had a wrong Chinese pronunciation. Hearing my explanation, the waitress couldn ' t help to laughing. The foreigner himself also laughed.