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1. Edinburgh has been a military _____, the capital of an independent country, and a centre of intellectual activity.
1. forth
2. stronghold
3. construction
2. Today it is the seat of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive, and it remains a _____ centre for finance, law, tourism, education, and cultural affairs.
1. major
2. extensive
3. vast
3. Although Edinburgh absorbed surrounding villages, its political heart still _____ in its small historic core, comprising the Old Town and the New Town.
1. lay
2. lies
3. rests
4. The Old Town, built up in the Middle Ages when the fear of attack was constant, huddles high on the Castle Rock _____ the surrounding plain.
1. overlooking
2. overseeing
3. overhanging
5. The New Town, in contrast, _____ in a magnificent succession of streets, crescents, and terraces.
1. bursts out
2. spreads out
3. turns out
6. The medieval Old Town and the Neoclassical New Town were designated a UNESCO World _____ site in 1995.
1. Heritage
2. Inheritance
3. Legacy
7. For the first 100 years of its existence, West Princes Street Gardens was the private amenity of Princes Street _____.
1. debtors
2. representatives
3. proprietors
8. In 1876 this tract was opened to the public, which had always had _____ to the eastern gardens.
1. access
2. excess
3. exempt
9. At the east end of Princes Street, Calton Hill rises _____ the central government office of St. Andrew’s House (1939) and the adjacent Royal High School (1825–29).
1. along
2. above
3. upstream
10. Construction of the memorial to the Scots who died in the Napoleonic Wars was _____ when funds fell short in 1830.
1. abashed
2. abandoned
3. abducted

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