Windsor Castle is surrounded by a lot of green gardens in the English countryside. It looks out onto the River Thames and sits next     1     a hunting ground. It was built just outside of London     2    (protect) the capital from the enemies on the west side.

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest castle     3    (build) in the world. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history.     4     the castle walls could talk, they’d have many stories to tell.

Kings were born and     5    (die) here. It’s been used as the home of kings and queens for centuries. However, it was also used as a prison during the English Civil War Ⅱ. The royal family     6    (secret) slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban areas.

Then, Windsor Castle was the private home of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. When she didn’t meet guests at Buckingham Palace, she went to Windsor Castle.     7     that’s not all. Windsor Castle is open to the public. It is now one of England’s most popular tourist     8    (attract). Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks,     9    (include) the paintings of Rembrandt as well as the well-kept gardens. Is there a better way to learn about England     10     to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery?

Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top     1    (attract).

So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I     2    (allow) to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be     3    (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back     4     my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,     5     I was the first Western TV reporter     6    (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include     7    (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

On my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by     8    (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few     9    (day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed,     10     other is with mum—she never suspects.