The Houses of Parliament’s clock tower is one of London’s most famous landmarks. It holds the 13 ______ for being the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell, but the name was first given to the Great Bell. Nobody really 14 ______ the origin of the name, though there are many theories about it.
The clock tower has become a 15 ______ symbol of the United Kingdom. The 16 ______ of the tower often goes with a red double-decker bus in the foreground. The clock tower 17 ______ fantastic at night when the four clock faces are illuminated. Conservation works on the tower started in 2017 and Big Ben will stay silent until 2021. It will continue to chime though for 18 ______ events such as New Year’s Eve and Remembrance Sunday.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 13−18 словами, напечатанными в правой колонке под цифрами 1−8. Каждое из этих слов может быть использовано только один раз. В ответе укажите цифры, под которыми значатся выбранные Вами слова. Два слова в этом списке 1−8 лишние.
The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell, but the name was first given to the Great Bell. Nobody really 14 ______ the origin of the name, though there are many theories about it.
1) important
2) gives
3) educational
4) knows
5) looks
6) national
7) picture
8) record
Из подходящих синтаксически вариантов 2, 4 и 5 подходит по смыслу лишь вариант 2.
Ответ: 2.

