Question

閱讀短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框內(nèi)所給的詞 的適當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)詞限用一次。

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A sea of green gardens surrounds Windsor  Castle in the English countryside. It looks out on the River Thames and sits next to a hunting ground. It 1. __built just outside of London to protect

the capital from enemies on the west side.

Windsor Castle is the 2.      and    largest occupied (在使用的)castle in the world. It was built just after 1066. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history. If the castle walls could talk, they’d

have many 3.       to    tell.

Kings were 4.        and died here. It’s been used as the homes of kings and queens for

5.       . However, it was also used as a prison 6.       the English Civil War( 1642 - 1651). King Charles I was ev^n a prisoner here. During World War II , the royal family secretly slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban area (城區(qū)）.All of the windows were blacked out.

Today, Windsor Castle is the private 7.       of    Queen Elizabeth II. When she is not meeting guests at Buckingham Palace, she goes to Windsor Castle. But that’s not all. Windsor  Castle is

8.        to the public. It is now one of

England’s most popular attractions. Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks, 

9.        the paintings of Rembrandt (倫勃朗），as well as the well-kept gardens. What is   a better way to leam about England 10.        to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery?

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