202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side2-03-AudioTrack03

　　Narrator: Exercise 4.2. A. Write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences:
i. During the reign¹ of Elisabeth I, the population of London doubled from 100,000 to 200,000.
ii. The population of London today is anything from 7 to 12 million, depending on how the count is taken.
iii. The number of visitors to London each year is 20 million and growing.
iv. Unfortunately, many medieval, Tudor, and Jacobean buildings were destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire.
v. During the Second World War, hundreds of fine 17th, 18th and 19th century buildings were bombed.
vi. All but two of the monarchs² since 1066 have been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
vii. The clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament, containing the 131/2 ton bell called Big Ben, is 320 feet tall.
viii. The Prime Minister's residence at No. 10 Downing St. is a fifteen minute walk from Westminster Bridge.
ix. The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace can be viewed at 11am and 4pm weekdays and Saturdays.
x. Nelson's Column, a 185-foot pillar, on top of which is a statue of the famous Admiral, was built in 1805.

1 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

2 monarchs   

君主，帝王( monarch的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Monarchs ruled England for centuries. 世袭君主统治英格兰有许多世纪。
• Serving six monarchs of his native Great Britain, he has served all men's freedom and dignity. 他在大不列颠本国为六位君王服务，也为全人类的自由和尊严服务。 来自演讲部分