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Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).
THE SECRETS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON'S ROYAL RAVENMASTER
There are some weird jobs associated with the British royal household. For example, there's a keeper of the monarch's stamps and a royal clock winder. And then there's the ravenmaster: Christopher Skaife, 7.1. _____ with caring for the seven corvids that reside at the Tower of London. Every mention of the Tower's ravens makes reference to how King Charles II issued a royal decree to protect the ravens for evermore, after having been warned that if the birds ever 7.2. _____ away, the Tower itself would crumble to dust and great harm would befall the kingdom. Great story, but total codswallop, says Skaife, who has pored through the archives and found out that the first mention of ravens at the Tower appeared not in the 17th century, when Charles reigned through the years of plague and fire, but during the Victorian age, when the gothic revival was in full swing.
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Up close, the ravens resemble enormous crows dipped in oil. What do they do all day? They perch on benches, play with magpies and rummage through the rubbish bins. Skaife says the ravens, like most Brits, have a weakness for potato crisps, which they scavenge and then wash in puddles if the flavouring – say, cheddar and onion – is not to their 7.3. _____. "Ravens are surprisingly similar to us. They mate for life, more or less, and are capable of great cruelty and great kindness," he explains.
The ravens in the Tower can fly, but not very well and not too far. They flap up to the rooftops and battlements. Previous caregivers substantially trimmed ravens' feathers 7.4. _____ them from flying altogether, but Skaife vowed to trim as little as possible. He calls it "feather management", just a snip, more in the long, warm days of summer and less in the cold, dark winter.
Skaife himself is an unending source of raven lore – not just myths and stories, but habits and personalities. "I never get bored of watching how ravens go about their lives," he says. "You just never know what they're going to do, so you've always got to be on your 7.5. _____ when you're looking after them."
Adapted from: www.npr.org
7.1. A, 7.2. C, 7.3. B, 7.4. A, 7.5. B
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