Royal Residences (Use of English FIRST)

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Royal Residences

Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle (0)_____ 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.


1. A. venues B. residences C. situations D. occupation

2. A. whatever B. however C. whoever D. whenever

3. A. humans B. public C. peoples D. strangers

4. A. paintings B. statues C. works D. jobs

5. A. created B. explored C. produced D. displayed

6. A. instructed B. intended C. performed D. guarded

7. A. local B. national C. regular D. minor

8. A. designed B. shown C. given D. taken

9. A. feature B. location C. destination D. appearance

10. A. owned B. belonged C. borrowed D. sold

11. A. salary B. budget C. income D. wages

12. A. destroyed B. ruined C. damaged D. collapsed

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