Question

TRINITY COLLEGE

Trinity College was (a) ________ by Sir Thomas Pope in 1555. A devout catholic with no surviving children,

Thomas Pope saw the Foundation of an Oxford college as a means of (b) ________ that he and his family would

always be remembered in the prayers and masses of its members. He came from a family of small (c) ________

in Oxfordshire, trained as a lawyer, and rose rapidly to prominence (d) ________ Henry VIII. As Treasurer of the

Court of Augmentations he handled the estates of the monasteries (e) ________ at the Reformation, and amassed

a considerable personal (f) ________. Pope was a discreet and trusted privy counsellor of Mary Tudor, and it was

from Mary and Philip that he (g) ________ Letters Patent and royal approval for his new foundation. Pope died

in 1559. Although his religious (h) ________ were never fully realised - Elizabeth I had succeeded her sister and

England (i) ________ to the Protestant faith - nonetheless the memory of his name, like his college, has endured

the fluctuating fortunes of over 400 years. His wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, was a particularly influential

(j) ________ in Trinity's early years. Pope's foundation was for a President, twelve Fellows and twelve scholars, all

supported by the income from his (k) ________ endowment of lands, and for up to twenty undergraduates. The

Fellows, all men, were required to take Holy Orders and remain unmarried. The College Statutes set out rules

for a simple monastic life of religious observance and study. The Garden was an informal grove of trees, mainly

elms, amongst which the members of the College could (l) ________ and meditate.

(a) (1) founded (2) set (3) begin (4) starting

(b) (1) securing (2) ensuring (3) clinching (4) verifying

(c) (1) owners (2) landowners (3) freeholders (4) mistresses

(d) (1) with (2) on (3) under (4) because

(e) (1) dissolved (2) disintegrated (3) crumbled (4) withered

(f) (1) fortune (2) wealth (3) rich (4) money
(g) (1) inherited (2) conferred (3) received (4) excepted

(h) (1) ideals (2) examples (3) belief (4) value

(i) (1) rejoined (2) repeated (3) returned (4) reinstated

(j) (1) outline (2) symbol (3) shape (4) figure

(k) (1) generous (2) generosity (3) bounty (4) teeming

(l) (1) prowl (2) walk (3) promenade (4) yomp​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) founded

(b) ensuring

(c) landowners

(d) under

(e) dissolved

(f) fortune

(g) received

(h) ideals

(i) returned

(j) figure

(k) generous

(l) walk

Answer 2

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Trinity College was (a) founded by Sir Thomas Pope in 1555. A devout catholic with no surviving children, Thomas Pope saw the Foundation of an Oxford college as a means of (b) ensuring that he and his family would always be remembered in the prayers and masses of its members. He came from a family of small (c) landowners in Oxfordshire, trained as a lawyer, and rose rapidly to prominence (d) under Henry VIII. As Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations he handled the estates of the monasteries (e) dissolved at the Reformation, and amassed a considerable personal (f) fortune. Pope was discreet and trusted privy counsellor of Mary Tudor, and it was from Mary and Philip that he (g) received Letters Patent and royal approval for his new foundation. Pope died in 1559. Although his religious (h) ideal were never fully realised - Elizabeth I had succeeded her sister and England (i) returned to the Protestant faith - nonetheless the memory of his name, like his college, has endured the fluctuating fortunes of over 400 years. His wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, was a particularly influential (j) figure in Trinity's early years. Pope's foundation was for a President, twelve Fellows and twelve scholars, all supported by the income from his (k) generous endowment of lands, and for up to twenty undergraduates. The Fellows, all men, were required to take Holy Orders and remain unmarried. The College Statutes set out rules for a simple monastic life of religious observance and study. The Garden was an informal grove of trees, mainly elms, amongst which the members of the College could (l) walk and meditate.

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