Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.
Since 1895 the National Trust (国家文物信托基金会) has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Nortbem Ireland. Today the Trust —— (26)_____ is not a government department but a charity depending on (27)_____ support of the public and its own members —— is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain. Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and (28)_____ by the National Trust. Over 350 miles of (29)_____ coastline; 90,000 acres of land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (30)_____; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (31)_____ waterways; even seventeen whole villages —— all are open to the public at all times subject only (32)_____ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife. But the Trusts protection (33)_____ further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and (34)_____ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (35)_____ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks (36)_____ to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their (37)_____ contents of fine furniture, pictures and other treasures accumulated over (38)_____, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (39)_____ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and (40)_____ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.
26. A) it B) which C) this D) whether it
27. A) deliberate B) compulsory C) spontaneous D) voluntary
28. A) maintained B) watched C) renewed D) repaired
29. A) unused B) underdeveloped C) unwanted D) unspoilt
30. A) besides B) nearby C) alone D) beyond
31. A) interior B) inland C) inside D) inner
32. A) by B) at C) to D) on
33. A) develops B) extends C) enlarges D) prolongs
34. A) some B) nearby C) on average D) more
35. A) architectural B) archetype C) architecture D) archaeology
36. A) are giving B) have given C) been given D) have been given
37. A) primitive B) initial C) elementary D) original
38. A) times B) generations C) years D) age groups
39. A) resident B) dweller C) tenant D) housekeeper
40. A) lived in B) kept over C) resided with D) taken up