Stirling castle

One of Scotland's grandest castles due to its 1 …. position and impressive

architecture, Stirling Castle commands the countryside for many miles around. It towers over some of the most 2………… battlefields of Scotland's

past, 3 Stirling Bridge, the site of

William Wallace's victory over the English in 1297, and Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce 4………..the same foe in the summer of 1314.

Stirling 5 the setting for many

colourful 6 throughout Scottish

history.

The Stuart kings — 7 James

IV, V and VI — have left behind an outstanding arch­itectural legacy. Ongoing work to 8 the

interior of the Royal palace is continuing.

A 9 on the archaeological

works is of great interest.

Argyll's Lodging is Scotland's most splendid and complete example of a 17th-century townhouse. Situated on the upper approaches to Stirling Castle, its fine architecture marks it out as a property intended for a great nobleman 10 the royal court.

1.	a) imposing	b) stately
	c) high	d) pompous
2.	a) relevant	b) critical
	c) important	d) considerable
3.	a) containing	b) including
	c) holding'	d) involving
4.	a) frustrated	b)subdued
	c) overcome	d) defeated
5.	a) has supplied	b) has provided
	c) has produced	d) has given

6.	a) events	b) results
	c) incidents	d) episodes
7.	a) distinctly	b) specially
	c) exceptionally	d) particularly
8.	a) build	b) construct
	c) refurbish	d) assemble
9.	a) display	b) property
	c) possession	d) effects
10.	a) helping	b) serving
	c) answering	d) promoting

9. Read the text below and find the word which best fits each space.

The Writers' Museum, Edinburgh

Located 1 the heart of Edinburgh's

Old Town, The Writers' Museum 2

unique to Scotland. Dedicated 3 the lives

and works of Scotland's great literary figures, in

4 Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert

Louis Stevenson, the museum contains rare collections

5 memorabilia and manuscripts relating

to 6 three. Displays in the museum

7 include material relating 8

George Meikle Kemp, architect of the famous Edinburgh landmark, the Scott Monument. The Wri­ters' Museum 9 the historic Lady Stair's

House, built in 1622 10 a prominent

merchant burgess of Edinburgh, Sir William Gray of

Pittendrum. The house changed hands 11

times and in 1895 it 12 purchased by

the 5th Earl of Rosebery, 13 subsequen­tly presented 14 to the City of Edinburgh

for use 15 a museum.

10. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct put a tick by the number on your answer sheet. If a line has a word that should not be there, write it on your answer sheet.

Edinburgh Castle

1 The castle's story it is that of Scotland. The stronghold of

2 Eidyn' was the first recorded before AD 600 and by the Middle

3 Ages it had become a mighty fortification and the royal

4 residence of Scotland's kings and queens. Since the

5 Bronze Age it has been witnessed much of the nation's rich past

6 including the birth of Mary Queen of Scots' only child —

7 James VI, who was united the crowns of Scotland and England

8 — to Cromwell's Roundheads and the Jacobite Risings.

9 A rich mix of architectural styles both reflects the castle's

10. complex history and its role as both stronghold and seat of

11. kings. The medieval roots of the castle are all exposed in

2. David's Tower, parts of which are now open to be open to the public.

3. In August the esplanade of the Castle hosts the Edinburgh

4. Military Tattoo. Nearly 1,000 performers from nearly

5. …the four comers of the earth take part in this event every year round.

11. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge stands 1 as impress

a prehistoric monument of unique 2 important

a World Heritage Site, surrounded by re­mains of 3 and domestic ceremony

structures — some 4 than the old

monument 5 Many of these it

features — earthworks, 6 bury

mounds and other circular 'henge' mo­numents

— are 7 by road access

or public 8 Stonehenge's foot

orientation on the rising and setting sun has

always been of its 9 features. remark

Whether it was 10 because the simple

builders came from a sunworshipping culture or because the circle and its banks were part of a huge astronomical calendar, remains a mystery.

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