For nearly 17 yearsDavid Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London's yeomanwarders, _________(51)known to tourists as beefeaters.David,64,lives in athree-

bedroomed flat rightat the_______(52)of the Byward Tower,one of thegatehouses."_________(53)our bedroom we have a marvelous view of Tower Bridgeand the

Thames",saysDavid.

The Tower of London is famous__________(54)itsravens,the large black birds which have lived there for over threecenturies.David was immediately fascinated by the birds

and when he was_________(55)the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no_________(56)inaccepting it. "The birds have now become my life and I'm

always_________(57)ofthe fact that I am _________(58)a tradition.The legend says that if the ravensleave the Tower,England will fall to enemies,and it's my job

to__________(59)surethis doesn't happen!"

David________(60)aboutfour hours a day to the care of the ravens.He has grown to love them andthe_________(61)that he lives right next to them is ideal."1

can_________(62)aclose eye on them all the time,and not just when I'mworking."_________(63),David's wife Mo was not __________ (64)on the ideaof life in the

Tower,but she toowill he sad to leave when he retires next year."When we look out of ourwindows,we see history_________(65)around us,and we are taking it in and

storing it up forour future memories."_________(55)

A.award

B.applied

C.presented

D.offered