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C. heart D. positivity 59. A. And B. So C. When D. But 60. A. control IV. 閱讀 理 解 (30%) B. show C. change D. mix A From visiting museums to watching Changing the Guard, there are some amazing experiences for you to get while in London. Here we pick some of the best free activities in London. Changing the Guard For a display of British ceremony, watch Changing the Guard outside Buckingham Palace. This is where one member of Queen’ s Guards exchanges duty with the old guard. Both guards are dressed in traditional red uniform and bearskin hats, and the handover is acpanied by a Guards band. Guard Mounting takes place at 11:30 am. It is held daily from May to July, and on alternate (間隔 的 ) dates throughout the rest of the year. Sir John Soane’ s Museum Sir John Soane was an architect. During his lifetime he collected some valuable antiquities from all four corners of the globe. They are now on display in Sir John Soane’ s Museum which gives a real insight into the life of this outstanding Victorian gentleman. Geffrye Museum A very unique experience, the Geffrye Museum, located in 18th century almshouses, gives a fascinating insight into the lives of the British middle classes from the 1600s to the present day. Explore a series of room sets, plete with furnishing and textiles (紡織品 ) from each period. Hogarth’ s House Hogarth was very famous and criticized 18th century society in his engravings (雕刻 ), such as A Harlot’ s Progress, A RAKE’ S Progress and MarriagealaMode. As the name suggests, Hogarth’ s House is where he lived before he died in 1764, and it’s here that you’ ll find the largest collection of his paintings on public display. Bank of England Museum The splendid Bank of England Museum traces the history of the bank from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to its role today as the country’ s central bank. There are many items you have never expected to see. 61. What can we learn about the ceremony of Changing the Guard? A. Visitors need to pay when watching the ceremony. B. Visitors can listen to some music at the ceremony. C. The ceremony is held at 11:30 am every day throughout the year. D. Changing the Guard involves two groups of guards every time. 62. What can visitors learn about the British people at Geffrye Museum? A. The home life. B. The social life. C. The political life. D. The cultural life. 63. What can we learn from the text? A. Sir John Soane was a painter who lived in the Victorian era. B. Hogarth’ s paintings were criticized by other painters of his time. C. The Bank of England Museum no longer functions as a bank now. D. Sir John Soane’ s Museum is a good place to see old and valuable objects. 64. What would be the best title for this text? A. Active Life in London B. Free London Attractions C. Famous Museums in London D. Enjoy Your Stay in London B For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are painted as hundreds of balloons lift off from Albuquerque’ s Balloon Fiesta Park. For ballooning fans worldwide, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a pilgrimage (朝圣 之 旅 ). There39。 there was still money on a table. In a house, there were pots and pans in a fireplace and a bowl of eggs on a table. The ash kept all these things the same for two hundred years. At first, the scientists wondered why they found few human bones. But then, they understood what had happened. The bodies and bones were gone, but in their place, there were holes in the rocks. Today, Pompeii is an openair museum. People e from all over the world to see it. Scientists continue to study the Roman city. From it, they have learned a lot about the way people lived in those days. 68. After the volcano exploded most of the people who lived in Pompeii _. A. died under the ashes B. built a new town C. stayed in the city D. left the city 69. What do we know about Pliny? A. He rediscovered Pompeii’ s location. B. He recorded something about Pompeii. C. He studied Pompeii’ s history. D. He built a museum for Pompeii. 70. According to the text, people before the 19th century _. A. didn’ t know where Pompeii was B. heard the stories of Pliny C. made up many stories about Pompeii D. didn’ t find the location of the volcano 71. When scientists uncovered Pompeii, they found _. A. some writings about the city B. a stone with the name of a boy C. everything in it unchanged D. lots of human bones D During the early years of American settlement, a new form of English was beginning to develop in the islands of the West Indies and the southern part of the mainland, spoken by the black population. The beginning of the seventeenth centur