Do you know English sights?

Choose the correct word for each gap, a, b, c or d.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and welcome toHadrian’s Wall

Now before we begin our 1_____, I’d like to tell you something about its history. In 55BC, the Romans 2_____ Britain and occupied most of the country for around three hundred years. But they never 3_____ to conquer the whole island, and most of Scotland remained outside the Roman Empire. What’s more, the Romans fought many wars against the people in Scotland, so life near the border was not very safe. In AD122, they built the wall 4_____ they could protect themselves and keep the Scots out of England. The wall is an important historical monument 5_____ it stretches all the way across the north of England from the east to the west coast: a total of 117 kilometers. 6_____ its great age, there is still a lot left to see. Today, we are also going to 7_____ the well-preserved remains of a Roman fort at Housesteads.

The Highlands are a magnificent, rugger 8_____ that cover the northern two-thirds of Scotland. The areas two 9_____ mountain ranges, the Northwest Highlands and the Grampian Mountains, are divided by a deep valley called Glen More, or the Great Glen, and the Highlands are dotted with sparkling lochs, or lakes.

I hope you will 10_____ the visit.

1 a travel                   b voyage                    c tour                   d journey

2 a infected                b invaded                   c intruded            d inherited

3 a managed              b succeeded               c won                   d achieved

4 a as                         b while                       c so that               d since

5 a when                     b because                  c so                     d while

6 a Although               b In spite                    c Despite             d but

7 a look up                  b see                          c watch               d look into

8 a district                   b land                         c region               d place

9 a major                     b more                       c many                 d main

10 a amuse                  b enjoy                       c delight               d amaze