Northern Ireland: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test
(1) _________ Scotland it is only 2.5 hours by (2) _________, or less than an hour by plane, to Northern Ireland. The area of Northern Ireland is (3) _________, you can get anywhere in less than 2.5 hours.
The two main cities are Belfast, the (4) _________, and Londonderry. You will (5) _________think of the Northern Irish as an unfortunate people, divided by race, religion and history. But you'll be pleasantly (6) _________at how warm and friendly they are. Belfast has many fine buildings and all the (7) _________of a big city. Londonderry, or Derry as it's also called, is a fine, old city, full of history. Bellycastle is (8) _________of the lovely bustling market towns.
But perhaps the greatest appeal of Northern Ireland is its scenery. Its lakes, hills and rural (9) _________offer peace and quiet despite its troubles. There are lots of ways of taking (10) _________of all this fine scenery.
Don't worry, there are excellent opportunities for (11) _________"energetic pursuits. The coastline is magnificent. On the north-east coast there is “The Giant's Causeway”. The legend has it that it's the remains of a road built by a giant to cross the sea to Scotland, and nearby there is the organ that he played. Just along the (12) _________there is Dunluce Castle, a romantic ruin that merges with the cliffs. You may have noticed other castles on our journey — every corner of Britain has them, with, of course, their ghosts. But there's also a building that is not a castle – it's the Bushmill's Distillery, where Irish whisky is made.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | At | On | Till | From |
2 | train | ferry | foot | bike |
3 | huge | enormous | bit | small |
4 | capital . | suburb | country | town |
5 | sure | certain | probably | may |
6 | amazing | astonishment | surprised | pleased |
7 | amenities | buildings | sights | shops |
8 | emblematic | standardised | typical | conventional |
9 | geography | topography | territory | landscapes |
10 | help | improvement | plus | advantage |
11 | fewer | little | less | lesser |
12 | bank | coast | side | sands |
1.D; 2.B; 3.D; 4.A; 5.C; 6.C; 7.A; 8.C; 9.D; 10.D; 11.C; 12.B