On our first day’s driving on the Scottish island of Mull, my husband and I (0)to a stretch of water that we had to cross on a small ferry boat. The ferryman asked if we would (1)waiting ten minutes while he (2) a family of cows across the water to their summer pasture. This (3)with the cows stuck in my mind as a (4)of Mull, a place far removed from the hurried confusion of the city life. For travellers in (5)of a quiet, peaceful place there can be few better (6)We (7) the island to be a charming mix of mountains, castles and sandy beaches. One of the best days of our trip was when we (8) a nature tour of island, and had the (9) fortune to see a (10) of rare creatures, including red deer and golden eagles.
But no visit to Mull is (11)….without a trip to a small island of Iona, just off the south-western tip of Mull, Iona has great historical (12)because it is the place where early Scottish kings were buried. Our first attempt to get to Iona had to be (13)owing to the heavy rain which is another characteristic of the island. It was another three days before we could get to Iona, but in the (14) it was well worth the (15), and was the highlight of our trip.
1 A bother B care C mind D object
2 A gathered B loaded C removed D transported
3 A accident B event C incident D act
4 A badge B sign C mark D symbol
5 A aim B search C hope D exploration
6 A stations B ends C destinations D goals
7 A found B learned C experienced D realised
8 A assisted B included C participated D joined
9 A good B happy C lucky D enjoyable
10 A sum B number C total D figure
11 A full B entire C complete D whole
12 A concern B substance C significance D fame
13 A dropped B rejected C left D abandoned
14 A conclusion B finish C end D close
15 A wait B pause C interval D halt