London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It's one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than million people. London is situated on the river Thames. The city is very old and beautiful. It was founded more than two thousand years ago. Traditionally London is divided into several parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster. The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre. The heart of the City is the Stock Exchange. Westminster is the most important part of the capital. It's the administrative centre. The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British Government, are there. It's a very beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben. Big Ben is really the bell which strikes every quarter of an hour. Opposite the Houses of Parliament is Westminster Abbey. It's a very beautiful church built over 900 years ago. The tombs of many great statesmen, scientists and writers are there.To the west of Westminster is West End. Here we find most of the big shops, hotels, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. Picadilly Circus is the heart of London's West End. In the West End there are wide streets with beautiful houses and many parks, gardens and squares. To the east of Westminster is the East End, an industrial district of the capital. There are no parks or gardens in the East End and you can't see many fine houses there. Most of the plants and factories are situated there. London has many places of interest. One of them is Buckingham Palace. It's the residence of the Queen. The English are proud of Trafalgar Square, which was named so in memory of the victory at the battle. There in 1805 the English fleet defeated the fleet of France and Spain. The last place of interest I should like to mention, is the British Museum, the biggest museum in London. The museum is famous for its library -one of the richest in the world.<span>All London's long-past history is told by its streets. There are many streets in London which are known all over the" world. Among them Oxford Street, Downing Street and a lot of others can be mentioned. And tourists are usually attracted not only by the places of interest but by the streets too. In conclusion I should say if you are lucky enough to find yourself in London some day you will have a lot to see and enjoy there.</span>
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They never tell a lie.
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Король и художник.
Жил- был король, который думал, что он может рисовать очень хорошо. Его картины были очень плохими, но люди, которым он показывал их боялись сказать ему правду. Они все говорили, что его картины были замечательными, и они им очень нравились.
Однажды король показал свои картины великому художнику, который жил в его стране и сказал, "Я хотел бы знать, что ты думаешь о моих картинах. Тебе они нравятся? "
Художник посмотрел на картины короля и сказал: "Мой король, я считаю, что ваши картины плохие, и вы никогда не будете хорошим художником."
Король очень разозлился и отправил художника в тюрьму. Прошло два года, и король снова захотел увидеть художника.
- Я был зол на тебя, - сказал он, - потому что тебе не понравились мои картины. Теперь ты снова свободный человек, а я твой друг. "
Ужин был замечательным. И он им очень понравился.
После обеда король показал свои картины художнику снова и спросил: "Ну, как тебе теперь нравятся мои картины? "Художник повернулся к солдату, который стоял за ним и сказал: "Отведите меня снова в тюрьму."
1. The king was proud of his pictures. - True
2. The painter told the king the truth. - True
3. Some years later the king became a good painter. - False
B. Answer the following questions.
1. Why were people afraid to tell the King the truth about his pictures?
<span>His pictures were very bad but the people to whom he showed them were afraid to tell him the truth. </span>
2. What happened to the great painter who told him the the truth?
The King sent the painter to prison.
3. Did the painter change his mind when he met the king two years later?
No, he didn't. T<span>he painter didn't change his mind when he met the king two years later.</span>