Reading Comprehension
London
London is one of the world's three largest cities (the other two are New York and Tokyo). It is one of the
world's most important ports and it is the capital of Great Britain. The Romans founded a settlement on
the River Thames 2000 years ago. They called it Londinium. There are more than 10 thousand streets in
London. About 7 million people live there. The very centre of London is Trafalgar Square. There is
Nelson's Column with the statue of Admiral Nelson on the top (185 feet high). In the north of Trafalgar
Square there is the National Gallery. Not far from Trafalgar Square there is a little street with very
ordinary houses. This is Downing Street, and for the last 200 years at house Number 10 the Prime
Minister of England has lived. One of the most beautiful of all English buildings is Westminster Abbey,
founded in the 11th century. There are many tombstones, monuments and statues here. For nearly 1000
years all the kings and queens of England -41 - have been crowned here and many of them are buried
here too. Here is the Poet's Corner where many of Britain's greatest poets and writers are buried. In
London there is so much to see that even Londoners can always find new sights. They like to say: "When
a man is tired of London, he is tired of life."

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