Saturday 18 April 2015

CLOZE TEST: HARRIS - ATLANTIC HIDEAWAY

Here you have a cloze test, complete the gaps with the correct words from the chart.
The key is below the test.
Have a nice day! :)


HARRIS - Atlantic hideaway

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Harris is one of the most northern islands of the British Isles, a hundred miles 1____  the Scottish coast. It 2 ____ a reputation for being cold, grey 3 _____ hostile. For eight months of  4 ____ year, from October to  5 ____ , it is surrounded by heavy 6 ____  and becomes almost impossible to find without radar. It is covered by sheep, which 7 ____  the sparse vegetation of the island, known in the local 8 ____  as "cotton wool". During the summer months, 9 ____  ferry service connects the island to the 10 ____  world. 
However, Harris is a surprisingly successful 11 ____  . Although it  12 ____  little to the average tourist, many people find its 13 ____  spaces and lack of intellectual  14 ____  very refreshing. Originally 15 _____  by a narrow strip of land 16 ____  the neighbouring island 17 ____  Lewis, the island produces a  18 ____  cloth, known as tweed. Harris Tweed has a market all 19 ____  Europe and America, where its durability is  20 ____  appreciated.


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