Heart of Stone, Snowdonia
Route
Snowdonia boasts the UK's MOST DRAMIATIC MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE south of Scotland, and though not all that high at just over 1,000 metres , the peaks seem bigger because they rise directly from the sea. This ride does the same. It starts in the small coastal city of Bangor and ends at the youth hostel at Llyn Ogwen, one of the spiritual homes of British mountaineering, a lake set in the mountains range of Carneddau and Glyderau. All those mountains might suggest a hilly ride in store, but it's a very gradual climb along the route of the old railway lines and trolleybuses that served the Penrhyn Quarry at Bethesda. When Welsh slate “roofed the world” this was once the world's largest man-made hole. The quarry also reminds visitors of the Welsh labour movement at the turn of the 20th century. Beyond the quarries lies the broad, steep sided valley of Nant Ffrancon, where the artist John Piper made his home, so he could paint and draw the landscape. The return to Bangor largely follows the ride up, but there's no harm in that as it's a truly spectacular route.
Where to stay
YHA Idwal Cottage (08453 719744) is the oldest youth hostel in Wales； beds from £22, private rooms from £24 pp camping from £13.
Where to snack
Fitzpatrick's (9 Ogwen Street, Bethesda) is a friendly, and bright green, cafe just off the route. Open. Open Thursday〜Friday 8 a.m. 〜3 p.m, Saturday 〜Sunday 8 a. m.〜5 p. m
Ogwen Snack Bar （Nant Ffrancon, 01248 600683） is a mountaineers' tea bar right by the mountain rescue base. Open daily 9 a. m.〜approximately 5 p. m. ; closed Monday 〜Thurs-day late December 〜end of Jan.
1.Snowdonia is famous for its .
A.beautiful mountain landscape
B.tall and dangerous peaks
C.long history
D.mysterious lake
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.There are many modern buildings along the route to Snowdonia.
B.You can always have coffee and tea as you like while traveling to Snowdonia.
C.You can't enjoy the oldest hostels while traveling to Snowdonia.
D.Some peaks in the mountain landscape are over 1,000 meters.
It took about three weeks for me to become mute. In 2007, I visited a client as a financial adviser and _____ a virus. I had a sore throat. My doctor _____ me it would soon return to normal.
________ , it got worse, I could no longer make phone calls and started carrying a little whiteboard to write everything down； I tried to work with people I already knew, who were likely to be more ________ with me； but explaining financial details to _______ investors with marker pen was a big challenge.
At home? my wife and teenage sons _______ as best they could. Soon I was using a computer that read out phrases typed into it
My situation ______ when I was offered a tuition-assisted place at Iowa State University. I _______ myself by accepting a job in the student services office. Forced to _______ with people face to face, I started to have fun with computer voices.
In 2010, I read a news story about a waitress who'd had her voice _____ with the help of a doctor in Cleveland. It had to be worth a ______. Dr Milstein ______ me to do some vocal exercises to stretch the muscles in my neck and to my astonishment I started to make __________.It was the first time I'd heard my voice in three and a half years.
Then I did more exercises, my voice becoming more ______ ； Milstein asked me to go over to the window and ______ the friends across the street. I was afraid at first, ___I damaged my voice, but he kept _____ me. Friends at university heard my voice for the first time and even when I was alone, I talked to myself.
I don't regret those years of _______. I spent more time with my boys and had time to ______ where I'd gone wrong as a husband and parent. That time _____ my rough edges. I prefer who I am now.
1.A.picked up B.touched on C.went about D.brought in
2.A.shocked B.bothered C.convinced D.condemned
3.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Eventually D.Instead
4.A.casual B.patient C.cautious D.satisfied
5.A.shallow B.potential C.explicit D.stubborn
6.A.withdrew B.resisted C.declined D.adjusted
7.A.worsened B.softened C.brightened D.ripened
8.A.challenged B.applauded C.abandoned D.sacrificed
9.A.correspond B.compete C.compare D.communicate
10.A.regained B.controlled C.registered D.modified
11.A.praise B.try C.bonus D.reward
12.A.instructed B.appointed C.allowed D.enabled
13.A.comments B.chokes C.sounds D.rhythms
14.A.aggressive B.offensive C.confident D.unique
15.A.head for B.yell at C.glance down D.shrink from
16.A.even if B.as though C.now that D.in case
17.A.dragging B.pulling C.pushing D.kicking
18.A.silence B.enquiry C.twist D.reform
19.A.reveal B.reflect C.classify D.confirm
20.A.sharpened B.maintained C.accumulated D.smoothed
—What's wrong? It seems that you are losing control of the situation.
—_____ Don't stick your nose into my business.
A.Let me alone! B.I have no idea.
C.Are you kidding? D.Take your time!
—What's your opinion of the new medical insurance policy?
—_____,if I were you, I would not accept it.
A.Generally speaking B.That is to say
C.To be honest D.To my surprise
—May you live longer, grandpa!
—Thank you! It's the favorite wish I _____.
A.should have waited for B.must have waited for
C.may have waited for D.could have waited for
The argument doesn't hold much _____ that family backgrounds offer graduates an ad vantage in the career competition nowadays.
A.belief B.ground C.concept D.truth
