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.