202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side2-02-AudioTrack02

　　Narrator: Part Four. Listening Exercise 4.1. Listen to the following sentences, pausing your machine aftereach sentence to write down the  essential details of what you have heard:
a. London is the capital city of Great Britain.
b. The Romans established what they called Londinium in 43 AD.
c. The city is by far the largest in Europe covering an area of approximately 620 square miles.
d. London is the political and financial heart of the nation.
e. The Houses of Parliament¹ building stands on the banks of the River Thames.
f. Members of Parliament representing their electors debate changes to law within the House of Commons.
g. The City of London, also called the Square Mile, has been the financial centre since the Middle Ages,h. The Bank of England was built in 1694 to  fund² the war with France.
i. Most of the important money markets had their origin in sixteenth-century coffee shops.
j. Much of the architecture of London was built in the nineteenth century during the reign³ of Queen Victoria.

1 Parliament   

n.议会，国会

参考例句：

• She won a seat in Parliament at the election.她在选举中赢得了议会中的席位。
• The drug was banned by an act of parliament.议会的法案明令禁止该药品。

2 fund   

n.基金，资金，存款，财源，贮藏；vt.提供资金，积累

参考例句：

• They decided to set up a fund for this purpose.他们决定为此专立一项基金。
• This fund may not be drawn on without permission.这笔钱非经批准不得动用。

3 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。