The Fellows, all men, were required to take Holy Orders and remain unmarried. Pope's foundation was for a President, twelve Fellows and twelve scholars, all supported by the income from his 11) _ endowment of lands, and for up to twenty undergraduates. His wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, was a particularly influential 10) _ in Trinity's early years. Although his religious 8) _ were never fully realised - Elizabeth I had succeeded her sister and England 9) _ to the Protestant faith - nonetheless the memory of his name, like his college, has endured the fluctuating fortunes of over 400 years. Pope was a discreet and trusted privy counsellor of Mary Tudor, and it was from Mary and Philip that he 7) _ Letters Patent and royal approval for his new foundation. As Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations he handled the estates of the monasteries 5) _ at the Reformation, and amassed a considerable personal 6) _. He came from a family of small 3) _ in Oxfordshire, trained as a lawyer, and rose rapidly to prominence 4) _ Henry VIII. A devout catholic with no surviving children, Thomas Pope saw the Foundation of an Oxford college as a means of 2) _that he and his family would always be remembered in the prayers and masses of its members. Trinity College was 1) _ by Sir Thomas Pope in 1555. ġ a) located b) sited c) stationed d) settledĢ a) middle b) between c) centre d) closeģ a) uncovered b) discovered c) created d) inventedĤ a) opening b) premiere c) beginning d) firstĥ a) remains b) remnant c) spare d) residueĦ a) ancestors b) descendants c) heir d) successorħ a) dwellers b) tenants c) inhabitants d) publicĨ a) different b) variety c) types d) diversityĩ a) crucial b) important c) major d) vitalġ0 a) cars b) planes c) motor-boats d) shipsġ1 a) natural b) pure c) native d) creationġ2 a) offshore b) inshore c) shore d) coast It has no port or 11) _ natural harbour and supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed 12) _ offshore. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing 10) _ ships. Bartering is an 9) _ important part of the economy. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide 8) _ variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. The 7) _ inhabitants of this tiny island exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. English is the official language, but many islanders communicate in Pitcairnese (a pidgin language comprising of elements of 18th century English and a Tahitian dialect). The population of about 50 are the 6) _ descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives. Pitcairn was the 4) _ first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today 5) _ remains the last vestige of the British empire in the South Pacific. The larger island of Pitcairn was 3) _ discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the mutineers from the English ship 'Bounty' and their Tahitian companions. The Pitcairn Islands are 1)_ located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway 2) _ between Peru and New Zealand. Read the four texts below, and chose the word which best fits each gap from the list below each exercise.
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