If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located.
You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys.
The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with its mysterious monster Nessie. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather!
But what can be more curious and attractive for tourist than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts of Scotland made the chequered pattern of tartan – the national dress of the country. The earliest Scots formed themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship. There are about 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto.
Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientist and philosophers, such as Robert Burns, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming.
1.The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in ______________.
A. Lowlands | B. Uplands | C. Highlands | D. England |
2.Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except ___________.
A. the hills | B. the lakes | C. the valleys | D. the beaches |
3.All of the following are true about Loch Ness except ___________.
A. it is the most famous lake in Scotland
B. it is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland
C. its mysterious monster Nessie makes the lake famous
D. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourists
4.In early times, each family groups was different from each other in __________.
A. its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto
B. the chequered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship
C. its green and narrow valley where they lived
D. its area and population and beautiful landscape
5.The word “kinship” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to____________.
A. the family group and its symbol
B. the own colour and pattern of tartan
C. the relationship between clan members
D. the national dress of the country
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.(2.0 points)
Environmental(1) _____is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (2)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (3)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (4)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other (5)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world.
1. A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting
2. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
3. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
4. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
5. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant