by Sebastian Bitticks
England's greatest historical landmark has a violent history.
英格蘭最宏偉的歷史性地標有著血淚斑斑的過去。
Her
Majesty's Royal Palace and
Fortress is the official name, but most people call the
massive castle
complex that sits along the Thames River the Tower of London. _(1)_, the Tower is not a single
structure but a collection of over 15
separate towers
connected by high castle walls. Here, the British Empire is said to have started in the late 11th century, _(2)_ William the
Conqueror began building the central castle called the White Tower to
protect his royal forces
from the
conquered English and foreign forces alike.
Around this _(3)_ castle, many English kings added new walls and
defenses. As the British Empire grew, _(4)_ did the Tower of London. The Tower had royal
residences, great halls, an
armory, and even a
treasury that
housed the
mint that made English pounds. But it was the Tower's other _(5)_ as a jail to royal prisoners that it's mainly remembered for today.
While common criminals were
publicly executed in England, royal
executions _(6)_ within the castle walls. This has given the Tower of London the
reputation as the most
haunted place in England. The ghost of Anne Boleyn, wife of King Henry VIII, and the "Princes of the Tower," murdered here by their uncle King Richard III, are said to still _(7)_ the place of their deaths. This haunted history has led to the White Tower's
nickname—The Bloody Tower.
1. (A) Instead (B) Thus(C) For example(D) In fact
2. (A) when (B) where(C) which(D) what
3. (A) current (B) original(C) similar(D) commercial
4. (A) as (B) so(C) and (D) yet
5. (A) instruction(B) occupation(C) description(D) function
6. (A) came true (B) made sense(C) took place(D) gave way
7. (A) wander (B) invade(C) escape(D) survive
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