完形填空，通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Londonhassomefantasticsightsforeverytourist.Butjust   1   backdoesthiswonderfulcity’shistorygo?

ItwastheRomanswhodecidedtobuildthecityweknowtodayasLondon.Theyinvaded(入侵)BritaininAD43andsoonafterwardsbuiltthecityofLondinium.Theysawthatacitywithabridge   2   theThamesRivercouldbeusefulbothfortravelingtoEuropeandtravelinginEngland.Itisthoughtthattheoriginalcitywassmall—aboutthe   3   ofHydePark!

TheGuildhallisthetownhallofthecitywhereyoucanseeboththe   4  

buildingsandthenewones.ItwasbuiltbyDickWhittington   5   wenttoLondontomakemoneyasayoungmanaboutsixhundredyearsago.Butafterafewyearshewasstillvery   6   anddecidedtoleavethecity.ThenheheardthebellsofLondonringing.Hestoppedand   7  .Theyseemedtobesaying“TryagainMayor(市长)ofLondon.”Soheturnedbackdecidingto   8   again.LaterhebecameveryrichandwasLordMayorfourtimesbetween1397and1419.

Nearlyalltheoldcitywas   9   inthefirein1666.Afterthatthecitystartedtoloseitspeople.Sonowtheoldcityhasvery   10  shopsandhomeswhileakilometerawaythestreetsoftheWestEndofLondonarefullofpeople.

(  )1.A.howfar          B.howsoon        C.howlong     D.howmuch

(  )2.A.under           B.over             C.on            D.in

(  )3.A.shape             B.height              C.style           D.size

(  )4.A.tall                 B.old                  C.low             D.small

(  )5.A.which           B.when              C.who             D.where

(  )6.A.young             B.rich                C.strict            D.poor

(  )7.A.cried            B.laughed          C.listened        D.watched

(  )8.A.try                 B.write              C.travel           D.speak

(  )9.A.built             B.burnt           C.grown       D.discovered

(  )10.A.many           B.all                   C.most         D.few