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1. London (1) _________ (consist) of two ancient cities which (2) _______ (be) now joined together. They ______ (be) the City of London, or ‘the City‘ and the City of Westminster. Together they all _______ (make) up a region known as Greater London.
2. London ______ (be) the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. It ________ (occupy) over 620 square miles.
3. London _______ (have) a population of 8 million people.
4. There ________ (be) over 100 theatres in London and 105 cinemas.
5. The new Wembley Stadium _______ (be) the largest football stadium in the world.
6. It _______ (take) 61 seconds to open Tower Bridge, which ________ (open) about 1,000 times a year.
7. Big Ben ______ (have) the 13-ton bell inside the clock.
8. London’s 395 public libraries _________ (stock) 17 million books.
9. The Brits _______ (lose) about 80,000 umbrellas every year on the London Underground.
10. There _____ (be) over 30,000 John Smiths in Britain.
11. The River Thames, which ________ (flow) through London, has over 200 bridges and 20 tunnels. It ________ (be) a combination of four rivers.
12. You _______ (can) hear more than 300 languages in the streets of London.
13. The English _____ (be) tea addicts: an Englishman __________ (drink) more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans).