Use of English 2

Task 2

• You are going to read about the guards at the Tower of London. Some words are

missing from the text.

• Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (11-20) after the text.

• Use only one word in each gap.

• There is an example (0) at the beginning.



 THE HISTORY OF THE YEOMAN WARDERS



The guards at the Tower of London (0) ______ called Yeoman Warders. In principle they are

responsible (11) ______ looking after any prisoners at the Tower and safeguarding the British

crown jewels, but in practice they act as tour guides and are (12) ______ tourist attraction in

their own right. Nobody knows more about the history of the Tower (13) ______ them and no

visit is complete without joining one of their tours. Having guarded this royal palace and

fortress for centuries they will fascinate you with amazing stories, passed on (14) ______

generation to generation.

The Yeoman Warders (15) ______ originally Henry VIII’s bodyguard. In 1509, he decided to

leave twelve of his old and sick Yeoman behind in the Tower (16) ______ protect it. He took

the rest of the bodyguard away with him. The twelve he left are the “ancestors” of the twelve

Yeoman Warders (17) ______ guard the Tower still today.

Their nickname is Beefeater, which people often think comes (18) _____ the French word –

'buffetier'. Buffetiers were guards in the palace of French kings. They protected the king’s

food. (19) ______ , it is more probable that the name Beefeater dates from the time

(20) ______ the Yeoman Warders were given chunks of beef as part of their salary.

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