London

Read the text below. For questions (1-12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

“When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”,

wrote Samuel Johnson – a sentiment which is no (1)___________true today than it was in the 18^th century. It is one of the great capitals of the world, the largest city in Europe, and the central focus of politics, the arts, entertainment, the media, the judiciary and (2)__________ else in Britain itself.

For the visitor, London offers an endless pageant of history and tradition combined (3)___________ the excitement of the avant-garde, a dizzying variety of entertainment, innumerable sporting events, a (4)________ number of parks and green spaces, culinary offerings that encompass almost every cuisine under (5)________ sun, and, of course, a vast selection of shops.

The well-known highlights attract scores of tour buses, but London also has many (6)_______ corners which repay exploration, characterful backstreets which evoke (7)_______ London of Charles Dickens, wonderful riverside or canal walks, unusual museums, and tranquil Georgian squares.

(8)_______ any big city, London has its problems – crime, pollution, litter and the weather (9)______ not be the best in the world, but it still (10)______ to extend a warm welcome to its 30 million or so annual visitors. London is a place which everyone has (11)_________ at least once of their lifetime – it is one of the most dynamic, (12)__________ and exciting cities in the world.