Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

One of the British royal traditions is that the king or queen can 【小题1】 ownership of any unmarked mute swan in open water in Britain. For many years, this tradition was 【小题2】 with Queen Elizabeth II. Every summer, the swans on the River Thames would be counted for Her Majesty. Now, with Britain having King Charles III on the throne, this centuries-old tradition known as the Swan Upping will continue to be 【小题3】 over five days during the third week of every July.

Several years ago, when I was living in London, I went along to 【小题4】 the tradition for myself. It was a completely enjoyable experience. School kids and elderly watchers gathered ahead of the day’s launch in Marlow (马洛，一个英国城镇) to meet the Royal Swan Marker — Queen Elizabeth II’s 【小题5】 in her absence — David Barber, and other Swan Uppers, or catchers.

The Uppers themselves are a mix of old boys and younger men-all dressed in uniforms. They paddle their way upriver in a fleet of wooden boats, shiny with gold detailing. Flags flutter behind them in the 【小题6】.

The small fleet is 【小题7】 by an armada (舰队) of watchers. A boatload of journalists is there for the 【小题8】. Hug e passenger boats cruise alongside, trying to get a view of each catch.

Not long after, the traditional call goes out: “All up!” it’s the first catch of the day. The Uppers carefully 【小题9】 their boats around the birds, moving closer, before catching and tying them. The young swans are taken ashore and 【小题10】, measured and recorded with rings attached to their legs. And the adult swans are checked against the records. Then the young birds are released with their family, unharmed.

The measures were effective. Up to now, the antelope population 【小题1】 and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope 【小题2】 from the endangered species list. The government, however, does not 【小题3】 to stop the protection programmes, since the 【小题4】 to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.

Alice likes cats 【小题1】 than any other animal. Although she is still young, she has experience of 【小题2】 after cats.

When she was a child, she 【小题3】 with her grandparents. At that time, her grandparents already had an old cat, about 11 years old, 【小题4】 she was only 4 years old. It was a good friend for her in her childhood. It was very 【小题5】 to her and never hurt her. One day, however, it left home and never came back again. It must be 【小题6】. She was so sad that she was 【小题7】 for it for a long time.

Now Alice has four 【小题8】. She takes good care of them and makes them live comfortable. But she is afraid to take her cats out of the house. She says it is too 【小题9】 for animals to go outside 【小题10】 she thinks that they must be hurt.