填空题 A．architecture B．dweller C．resident D．further
E．inland F．islands G．initial H．undeveloped
I．nearby J．resided with K．unwanted L．architectural
M．paying N．primitive O．voluntary
Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Today the Trust which is not a government department but a charity depending on the 21 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 watched by the National Trust.
Over 350 miles of 22 land, Jakes and forests in one area of natural beauty 23 ; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and 24 ; lengths of inland waterways; even seventeen whole villages—all are open to the public at all times subject only to the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife. But the Trust"s protection develops 25 than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and some two hundred historic buildings which it opens to 26 visitors. Castles and churches, houses of 27 or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks have been given to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their 28 contents of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over generations, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a 29 of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and 30 and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.