You are going to read a text on the life of a famous person. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, or С) best fits each gap.
Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch and the figurehead of a vast empire. She (1) huge changes in British society and gave her name to an age.
Victoria was born in London on 24 May 1819, the only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. She succeeded her uncle, William IV, in 1837, (2) the age of 18, and her reign spanned the rest of the century. In 1840, she (3) her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. For (4) next 20 years they lived in close harmony and had a family of nine children, many of whom eventually married into the European monarchy.
(5) her accession, Victoria adopted the Whig prime minister Lord Melbourne as her political mentor. In 1840, his influence was replaced by (6) of Prince Albert. The German prince never really won the favour of the British public, and only after 17 years (7) official recognition, with the title of ‘prince consort’. Victoria nonetheless relied heavily on Albert and it was during his lifetime (8) she was most active as a ruler. Britain was evolving into a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch had (9) powers and was expected to remain above party politics, although Victoria did sometimes express her views very forcefully in (10) .
Victoria never (11) recovered from Albert’s death in 1861 and she remained in mourning for the rest of her life. Her (12) withdrawal from public life made her unpopular. But during the (13) 1870s and 1880s she gradually returned to public view and, with increasingly pro-imperial sentiment, she was restored to (14) with the British public.
Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 and her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 were celebrated with great enthusiasm. (15) a revolution in British government, huge industrial expansion and the growth of a worldwide empire, Victoria died on 22 January 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
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1
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A. oversaw
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B. did
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C. underwent
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2
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A. in
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B. at
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C. with
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3
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A. married
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B. got married
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C. was married
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4
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A. a
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B. the
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C. –
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5
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A. By
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B. To
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C. On
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6
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A. that
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B. the
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C. one
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7
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A. had he given
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B. was he giving
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C. was he given
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8
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A. where
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B. that
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C. as
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9
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A. a few
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B. the few
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C. few
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10
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A. private
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B. people
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C. her own
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11
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A. utterly
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B. fully
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C. deeply
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12
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A. subsequent
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B. consequently
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C. successive
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13
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A. later
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B. late
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C. lately
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14
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A. love
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B. appreciation
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C. favour
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15
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A. Having witnessed
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B. Witnessing
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C. Witnessed
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