完形填空(阅读以下材料 回答第51——65题)For nearly 17 years David

完形填空(阅读以下材料，回答第51——65题)

For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London’s yeoman warders, _________(51)known to tourists as beefeaters.David,64,lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the_______(52)of the Byward Tower,one of the gatehouses."_________(53)our bedroom we have a marvelous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames",says David.

The Tower of London is famous__________(54)its ravens,the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries.David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was _________(55)the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no_________(56)in accepting it. "The birds have now become my life and I’m always_________(57)of the fact that I am _________(58)a tradition.The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower,England will fall to enemies,and it’s my job to__________(59)sure this doesn’t happen!"

David________(60)about four hours a day to the care of the ravens.He has grown to love them and the_________(61)that he lives right next to them is ideal."1 can_________(62)a close eye on them all the time,and not just when I’m working."_________(63),David’s wife Mo was not __________ (64)on the idea of life in the Tower,but she too will he sad to leave when he retires next year."When we look out of our windows,we see history_________(65)around us,and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories."

_________(51)

A.more

B.better

C.sooner

D.very