Use of English · Test 1

Royal Residences

Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle (0) and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (1) ____ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag flies (2) ____ her Majesty is in residence. These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the (3) ____ as much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and (4) ____ of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the paintings are (5) ____ in the rooms for which they were originally (6) ____.The official residences are in (7) ____ use and the style and manner in which they are (8) ____ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (9) ____ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.

The Royal Collection, which is (10) ____ by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission fee and other (11) ____ from visitors is directed. The remainder of this money funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (12) ____ by fire in November 1992.

Inspiration

I have had what, I think, is the (0) most extraordinary day of my life. While the events are (13) ____ clear in my mind, I wish to write them down. Let me introduce (14) ____.

My name is Lawrence Terrel. I am thirty-five years old, and in perfect health. I have never been ill in my life, not (15) ____ for a day. I am an artist. I am (16) ____ very successful, but I earn enough money to (17) ____ care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, (18) ____ three years ago. So I have no family.I ate breakfast this morning at eight. After I (19) ____ read the morning paper, I smoked my pipe and let my mind wander. I hoped I would think of (20) ____ to draw. The room was very hot, even (21) ____ the door and window were open. I had decided to go to the public swimming (22) ____ when an idea for a drawing (23) ____ to me.

I began to (24) ____. I was so interested in my work that I forgot to eat lunch. I did not stop until the clock struck five. I looked at what I had done. For a hurried picture, I felt it was the best thing I had ever drawn.

People in the world of (0) entertainment have to be very (25) ____ in the way that they dress. It's an (26) ____ fact that image is more than just a case of (27) ____ for a celebrity. How they present themselves is all part of their (28) ____ personality. It would be (29) ____ though to think that somebody can be a successful celebrity just because of the clothes they wear. They don't (30) ____ have to wear (31) ____ clothing but they do need to be talented and (32) ____ and they also need to have an (33) ____ of their fans who make them successful. They also need to be (34) ____ so that they can cope with all the public attention.