Question

VisitorsRead about Buckingham Palace, one of the most popular attractions for tourists in London. For questions 1-17 fill in the gaps with one suitable word. Buckingham Palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is (1) ____ in Central London. The palace takes (2) ____ name from the house(3) _____ was built in 1703. Sixty years later it was bought by King George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte and became known (4) _____ the queen’s house. John Nash, the royal architect, (5) _____ it into a palace in the 1820s. Victoria was the (6) ____ queen to live there (from 1837). In the palace there(7) _____the Queen’s Gallery which exhibits (8) ___ from the royal art collection, (9) ___drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The first floor balcony is the scene of formal appearances by the Royal Family on important (10)______ . Below it in the forecourt, the colourful ceremony of Changing the Guard takes (11) ____ regularly (generally every morning from April to early August). (12)_____Her Majesty the Queen is in residence, you can see the Union Jack above the palace. Traditionally closed to the (13) ____, the State Rooms of the palace were (14)______to tourists during the summer months in the mid-1990s. The State Rooms of the palace are used for (15) ____ heads of state and for holding ceremonies where Her Majesty and other (16)____ of the Royal Family give official titles, honours and (17)____ .

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Buckingham Palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is (1) located in Central London. The palace takes (2) its name from the house (3) that was built in 1703. Sixty years later it was bought by King George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte and became known (4) as the queen’s house. John Nash, the royal architect, (5) transformed it into a palace in the 1820s. Victoria was the (6) first queen to live there (from 1837). In the palace there (7) is the Queen’s Gallery which exhibits (8) art from the royal art collection, (9) including drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The first floor balcony is the scene of formal appearances by the Royal Family on important (10) occasions. Below it in the forecourt, the colorful ceremony of Changing the Guard takes (11) place regularly (generally every morning from April to early August). (12) When Her Majesty the Queen is in residence, you can see the Union Jack above the palace. Traditionally closed to the (13) public, the State Rooms of the palace were (14) opened to tourists during the summer months in the mid-1990s. The State Rooms of the palace are used for (15) hosting heads of state and for holding ceremonies where Her Majesty and other (16) members of the Royal Family give official titles, honors and (17) awards.