On sunny days,students and other young people are often to be seen having a sandwich lunch on the portico of the Gallery overlooking Trafalgar Square.Admission to the Gallery is free,as is the case with other British national galleries and museums,(31)______ .Bequests of pictures have been made to the galleries,at times on a generous scale,by private individuals.
Just behind the National Gallery stands the National Portrait Gallery,(32)______since the reign of Richards Ⅱ (1377-1399),and of historical celebrities such as Chaucer,Shakespeare,and Cromwell.(33)______.
The National Gallery of British Art,better known as the Tate Gallery,was given to the nation by a ih sugar merchant,Sir Heny Tate, (34)______.It overloks the Thames,not far from the Houses of Parliament.English artists are naturally well represented here,and(35)______，including some sculptures,by foreign artists.This,of all the London galleries,is the young people's gallery.It has been stated that (36)______.
The Wallace Collection at Herford House was formed by Lord Herford and his half brothers,Sir Richard Wallace,(37)______,which was given to the nation in 1897 by Richard's widow.There is here a very fine display of weapons and armour,of pottery,miniatures and sculptures.The first floor of the building contains an admirable assortment of Boucher's pictures,besides excellent examples of the work of Fragonard,(38)______.
On a summer day,a visit to Kenwood House in Kenwood,on the northern side of Hampstead Heath,is well worth while,for here is a small collection of paintings,some by famous painters,that can be viewed in a relatively short time.Afterwards,(39)______.
One may sun oneself on the turf of the spacious lawns,or strolt by the lily-pond and then enter the little wood that half surrounds it.Kenwood House is maintained not by the government but(40)______。
(From London Art Gallery)
A.the Tate also has a range of modern works
B.who inherited the collection
C.one can go out into the charming grounds
D.which are maintained by money voted by Parliament
E.to mention only two artists
F.its fountains and its hordes of pigeons
G.three-quarters of its visitors are under twenty-five
H.by the Greater London Council
I.Many of the pictures are by well-known artists
J.with the purchase of 38 pictures
K.in which the visitors can see portraits of British monarchs
L.who had a taste for the fine arts
31.D
32.K
33.I
34.L
35.A
36.G
37.B
38.E
39.C
40.H
