202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side1-04-Ex1.2C

    C       Narrator:               Spell correctly the names  of the  following persons  associated with Scotland: 

           i.       John Knox                        -  (religious leader who helped shape the democratic Scottish government) 

           ii.      Robert Louis Stevenson            -  (one of  the best-loved authors of  classics'Treasure Island' and   'Kidnapped') 

           iii.     James  Maxwell                    -  (scientist who discovered the laws of  electrodynamics) 

           iv.       Andrew   Carnegie              -  (philanthropist who gave his name to New York's Carnegie Hall) 

           v.        David  Livingstone              -  (missionary and explorer who worked to end the slave trade in Africa) 

           vi.       Flora¹ MacDonald                 -  (assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to regain² the British crown for Catholicism) 

           vii.      Mary Stuart                      -  (Catholic Queen   of Scots; executed by Elizabeth I of England) 

           viii.     Dorothy  Maclean                 -  (New Age   environmentalist and spiritual founder³ of  the Findhorn   cult) 

           ix.       Robert  Bruce                    -  (inspired by a   tenacious⁴ spider,   he drove the English from Scotland) 

           x.       Sir James  Barrie                -  (author best known for having written the classic children's story 'Peter Pan')

1 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。