Scotland: a land of contrasts
Scotland provides superb opportunities to enjoy wild
and grand scenery which is even more impressive than the postcards suggest. It
also offers towns and cities with a rich cultural life, a good mix of
accommodation and places to eat and drink. Friendly and welcoming, it is an
interesting and colorful all-season destination, where landscapes and the
environment, sport and leisure pursuits, heritage and history, culture and
cuisine are all part of a rewarding experience. The best reason for choosing to
go on holiday to Scotland is this: is one of the last places inside the crowded
and frenetic European Union where it is possible to be alone isolated
countryside. This is not to say that Scotland, like everywhere else, does not
have its tourist traps, its crowded roads or its popular beauty spots. But it
is relatively easy to escape from them. It would be a mistake to think that
Scotland is merely an extension of England.
Indeed, no attitude is capable of causing greater offence
to the Scots. They successfully resisted English attempts at domination for
seven hundred years, and many differences between the two countries persist. Scotland's
history, embodied in its castles, battlefields, and ancient links with France,
Flanders and Scandinavia, is special.
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1. Scotland is:
a) full of lively towns and cities.
b) similar to many other countries in Europe.
c) not so impressive as postcards suggest.
d) just friendly and welcoming all seasons.
e) simply a tourist trap and a crowded road.
2. In Scotland, tourists:
a) are always alone in the country.
b) don’t have any problem to walk all around.
c) can see some castles and battlefields.
d) can be sure that it is just an extension of
England.
e) are not able to escape from the tourist traps.
4. A synonym for the word mistake is:
a) error
b) place
c) correction
d) perfection
e) tendency
4. Indeed is the same as:
a) in fact
b) nowadays
c) fortunately
d) unlikely
e) probably
5. The word embodied means:
a) dead
b) closed
c) painted
d) personified
e) finished
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