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For over 900 years, the Tower of London has served as a loyal __1__ 　　palace and fortress. Today, it’s famous for its bloody history and 　　for being the place where the Crown Jewels are kept.But it has served 　　for other purposes, too. It has been the royal arsenal, royal mint, __2__ 　　royal observatory or even the royal zoo. The site of the Tower was __3__ 　　originally part of the Roman city of Londinium. 　　But, in 1066, a foreigner from north west France became King William __4__ 　　of Britain, he ordered that a wooden castle built on the banks of __5__ 　　the river Thames. The purpose of this fortress was to help secure 　　London, the most important city in his view realm. Ten years later, 　　William had the fortress rebuild in stone, and created a great __6__ 　　fortified palace with walls three metre thick. Today, this building __7__ 　　is known as the White Tower, and it stands in the centre of a much 　　larger stone fortress, which was built during later centuries. The 　　Tower now covers the area of seven hectares, and it stands near the __8__ 　　busy financial district of the capital. But, once inside the high stone 　　walls, it’s easy to forget the modern world outside and to take a 　　trip back through history. To help visitors explore, there are special 　　ceremonial guards, called Yeoman Warders. They are also known as 　　Beefeaters, and they are the best resource of information about the __9__ 　　Tower’s history. Nearly 40 Yeoman live and work in the Tower. 　　They are former soldiers who earned the privilege of serving as __10__ 　　Yeoman after long service. 　　 　　答案及解析: 　　1.loyal--royal 　　loyal和royal两个词形似容易混淆，前者是“忠实的”，后者是“皇家的，王室的”。 　　2.for--/ 　　serve the purpose 的意思是“适用，有……的用途”，不需要介词for。如： 　　I don’t really think that this piece of furniture serves any useful purpose. 　　3.or--and 　　the royal zoo 和前面的the royal arsenal, royal mint, royal observatory都是并列项，所以在最后一项之前应该用and。 　　4.But^--when;^a--when 　　原句其实有两个分句， a foreigner from north west F