二. 完形填空 (每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

London has some fantastic sights for every tourist. But just    16    back does this wonderful city’s history go?

It was the Romans who decided to build the city we know today as London. They invaded (入侵) Britain in AD 43, and soon afterwards built the city of Londinium. They saw that a city with a bridge    17    the Thames River could be useful, both for traveling to Europe and traveling in England. It is thought that the original city was small — about the    18    of Hyde Park!

The Guildhall is the town hall of the city, where you can see both the    19

buildings and the new ones. It was built by Dick Whittington    20    went to London to make money as a young man about six hundred years ago. But after a few years, he was still very    21    and decided to leave the city. Then he heard the bells of London ringing. He stopped and    22   . They seemed to be saying, “Try again, Mayor (市长) of London.” So he turned back, deciding to    23    again. Later he became very rich and was Lord Mayor four times between 1397 and 1419.

Nearly all the old city was    24    in the fire in 1666. After that, the city started to lose its people. So now the old city has very    25    shops and homes, while a kilometer away, the streets of the West End of London are full of people.

(   )16. A. how far  B. how soon  C. how long  D. how much

(   )17. A. under     B. over         C. on         D. in

(   )18. A. shape  B. height      C. style    D. size

(   )19. A. tall  B. old    C. low   D. small

(   )20. A. which    B. when      C. who   D. where

(   )21. A. young  B. rich       C. strict    D. poor

(   )22. A. cried         B. laughed   C. listened  D. watched

(   )23. A. try  B. write   C. travel   D. speak

(   )24. A. built     B. burnt         C. grown        D. discovered

(   )25. A. many  B. all    C. most         D. few