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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
SCOTLAND:
People come to this small northern country for many reasons, lured, perhaps, by the promise of spectacular ………., friendly natives, and a vibrant arts scene.
Scene
Scenery
View
Panaroma
Some are searching for their family ……….
Roots
Race
Basis
Source
digging ………. old memories
Down
Up
On
Off
their ……… wander to faraway lands, to somehow familiar yet different destinations. Why not go to Scotland?
Head
Brains
Spirits
Mind
Scotland ………. of an area of 30, 418 square miles - so it's a fairly compact and "doable" country - with a population of about five million people - not too small, not too big.
Consists
Includes
Embraces
Comprises
It is one of three countries that form the political ………. called Great Britain, the other two being, of course, England and Wales, which, along with their fourth partner, Northern Ireland, becomes the United Kingdom.
Entirety
Entitle
Entry
Entity
Geographically speaking, the country can be divided into three broad areas, the Southern Uplands, the Central Lowlands, and the Highlands. Although the rugged Highlands ………. about two-thirds of the land area
Take out
Take in
Take up
Take off
the …….... majority of the population lives in the Central Belt between Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital.
Expansive
Vast
Expanding
Spacious
AN UGLY HABIT:
Smoking is one of the most common and deadliest habits in the world. You have probably seen thousands of cigarettes smoked in your lifetime, ………. perhaps not by your family.
(a)
Even though fewer people smoke today than in the past, one …….... every four adults still smokes, and there are parts of the world where smoking is increasing.
(a)
This is the time to get the facts straight: smoking does no one …… (a) good
it does a great ……… of harm to your health
(a)
They know it is harmful, and many even know someone who has died from a smoking-related illness, like lung cancer or heart disease. But ………. the same time, these smokers continue lighting up when they go out for a drink, take a break from work, or hear alarming news.
(a)
Some smokers even light up when they learn about the dangers of smoking, because they become worried. …….... the reason people start smoking, the habit…
(a)
…the reason people start smoking, the habit soon loses …….... attraction
(a)
………. from the obvious health risks, smoking is an ugly, unpleasant habit.
(a)
