The Loch Ness Monster - Unit 9 - Mystery and Imagination
B2 First · Open Cloze · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education Limited
For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
At 23 miles long and 700 feet at its deepest, Loch Ness is Scotland's biggest lake. (0) ___ , there's another reason (1) ___ its fame: the Loch Ness Monster. Rumours about a large sea monster date as (2) ___ back as the seventh century. It wasn't until 1933, (3) ___ The Inverness Courier reported on a sighting, that the media started to show real interest. London papers headed up to the Highlands to be the first to get (4) ___ image of the elusive creature. (5) ___ then, there have been various searches using sophisticated equipment. Unfortunately, this has all been (6) ___ vain. There is even doubt over the authenticity of a famous photo that was taken in 1934. (7) ___ this, fans of the legend haven't given (8) ___ on catching a glimpse of the monster. Tourists from all over the world continue to visit the beautiful region in the hope of seeing Nessy.
The Loch Ness Monster
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