Brain teaser﹕London

【明報專訊】Down

1. An elegant royal lady lives here. She is the _ _ _ _ _ of the UK who hardly wields any power.

2. Spanning the River Thames (泰晤士河), London _ _ _ _ _ _ is famous perhaps because of a nursery rhyme (兒歌) that includes the words "falling down".

3. The Palace of Westminster (西敏宮) is where the two Houses hold their meetings. Now they're debating how to leave the European _ _ _ _ _.

Across

4. Harrods is a 170-year-old _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ store that sells expensive items.

5. A wheel you could never hold, but where you can admire the cityscape: The London _ _ _.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

hardly (adv) 幾乎不

wield (v) 行使

span (v) 跨越

cityscape (n) 城市風景

[Smarties' Power English 第244期]

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