综合类:完形填空A Life with Birds
For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of Londons yeoman warders， __1__ known to tourists as beefeaters. David， 64， lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the __2__ of the Byward Tower， one of the gatehouses. "__3__ our bedroom we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames， " says David.
The Tower of London is famous __4__ its ravens， the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was __5__ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no __6__ in accepting it. "The birds have now become my life and Im always __7__ of the fact that I am __8__ a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower， England will fall to enemies， and its my job to __9__ sure this doesnt happen！"
David_10_about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _11__ that he lives right next to them is ideal. "I can _12__ a close eye on them all the time， and not just when Im working." __13__， Davids wife Mo was not __14__ on the idea of life in the Tower， but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. "When we look out of our windows， we see history __15__ around us， and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories."
词汇：
marvellous /mɑ:vil s/a.奇妙的，不可思议的 fascinate / f smeIt / v. 着迷，吸引
raven /reiv n/ n. 乌鸦，黑色的鸟 legend / led3；lnd / n. 传奇，传说
注释：
1. ...from our bedroom we have a marvellous view of ... :从我们的卧室看去，有一个奇妙的角度。
2. ... keen on the idea of life in the Tower..: 热衷于塔里的生活
练习：
1. A. more B. better C. sooner D. very
2. A. height B. summit C. peak D. top
3. A. Since B. Out C. From D. Through
4. A. for B. because C. of D. by
5. A. award B. applied C. presented D. offered
6. A. regret B. delay C. hesitation D. choice
7. A. aware B. knowing C. pleased D. delighted
8. A. holding B. maintaining C. surviving D. lasting
9. A. take B. make C. have D. keep
10. A. devotes B. spends C. passes D. provides
11. A. reason B. chance C. opportunity D. fact
12. A. hold B. have C. keep D. put
13. A. Firstly B. First of all C. At first D. First
14. A. interested B. keen C. fond D. happy
15. A. every B. all C. much D. so