On our route from Belfast to the Giant’s Causeway, we passed through several towns, of little importance now, though of some historical note such as Carrickfergus, Larne, and Glenarm. This last is a beautifully situated town, with a pleasant little bay, which usually affords a safe shelter for shipping on a coast somewhat renowned for wrecks and disasters. Here is a fine castle, which is the seat of the ancient family of the MacDonnels, Earls of Antrim. Scarcely any thing in the world can be grander or more beautiful than the coast road all the way from Glenarm to the Giant’s Causeway. It is too fine to be described; it should be painted, not written about.
We reached the Causeway late in the evening so hungry and tired that we were very glad to get our supper and went to bed without putting our heads out of doors. In the morning we engaged a guide and set out on our sightseeing tour.
The Causeway is formed by a vast collection of rocky columns mostly as regular in shape as though cut by masonry five-sided, six-sided, seven or eight-sided, piled and packed together, varying much in height, but little in size. Some form a floor almost as even as a city pavement some form gradual steps leading down to the sea and some tower upward, like spires and turrets.
There is a very singular collection of these columns on the side of the highest cliff, a hundred and twenty feet in height, called «the Giant’s Organ», from their resemblance to the pipes of that instrument.
According to legend, the mighty Giant, Finn McCool, was musical in his taste, and used to give himself «a little innocent diversion» here, after his hard labours in building the Causeway. Even now, when the sea roars, and the deep thunder rolls along the rocky coast, they say «the giant is playing on his big stone organ under the cliff».
12. The county of Antrim is described as…
1) picturesque but poor.
2) rich and successful.
3) the land of vast plains.
4) the land of long rivers.
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13. The large hill near Belfast is remarkable for…
1) a striking resemblance to the first Emperor of the French.
2) its likeness to a grand-nephew of the Emperor.
3) the visit of one of the Bonapartes.
4) the profile of the first Napoleon carved into it.
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14. «Druidical circle» is…
1) a large amphitheatre for theatrical performances.
2) a church with a rude altar of stones.
3) a place of current sacrificial offerings to the gods.
4) a place of ancient religious ceremonies.
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15. How was Lough Neagh formed?
1) It was artificially created by the peasants.
2) It appeared because of a careless woman.
3) It was formed by the water rising from an underground sea.
4) Nobody knows for sure.
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16. On his way from Belfast to the Giant’s Causeway, the narrator was particularly impressed by…
1) the historical town of Glenarm.
2) a pleasant little bay offering a safe shelter for shipping.
3) the coast road from Glenarm to the Giant’s Causeway.
4) the castle of the ancient family of the MacDonnels.
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17. The Giant’s Causeway is a collection of rocky columns…
1) of similar size.
2) of similar height.
3) irregular in shape.
4) cut by masons.
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18. According to legend, the giant Finn McCool…
1) was a talented musician.
2) worked hard to build the Causeway.
3) used to play the organ only when the sea roared
4) never played his organ.
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The Bald Eagle
19. In 1782, soon after the United States won its independence, the bald eagle ……………… as the national bird of the new country. American leaders wanted the eagle to be a symbol of their country because it is one of the strongest birds. CHOOSE
20. Today the bald eagle almost ……………… from the country. DISAPPEAR
21. In 1972 there ……………… only 3,000 bald eagles in the entire United States. BE
22. The reason for the bird’ s ……………… population is pollution, especially pollution of the rivers by pesticides. DECREASE
23. Pesticides poison the fish. Eagle eat these fish and then the eggs eagles lay have very thin shells and ………………. NOT HATCH
24. Today, the American government and the American people ……………… to protect the bald eagle. TRY
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