1.fog is major cause of accidents on highways in some areas. Every year many thousands of people lose their lives because fog can dangerously reduce visibility. The drivers cannot see very far ahead, so they
2.Scotland is famous for its golf courses, and many Scottish people think of golf as a truly Scottish sport. The game did not start in Scotland, however. It was first played in Holland in the fourteenth century and only later did it become
3. When Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492, he dreamed of reaching Asia. He did not know there were other continents between Europe and Asia or that the land he found was America. He never realized his mistake, and when he died he still believed that the land he had found was
4. In the past, many people in western Ireland and the Scottish Highlands spoke Gaelic as their first language. Now only a few people speak Gaelic as their first language. These people are mostly from the older generation. The younger people
5. When Europeans came to North Amercia in 1620, the forests were full of bears. There were more than half a million of these wild animals. Then the Europeans began to cut down the forests and hunt the bears. By 1900, there were very few bears left. In recent years, however, the bear population has begun to multiply again. There are now at least 200,000 bears, thanks to better