Задание №56208 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

Coal and Salt

In many ways, coal is synonymous with Scotland. Even the capital city of Edinburgh                          (NAME), a Scots term meaning ‘Old Smoky’, thanks to the abundance of coal burned in and around the city. However, far from heating homes, the beginnings of such widespread use of coal                          (START) on Scottish coasts, with salt panning. Scotland boasts over six thousand miles of coastline, and an abundance of coal, which                          (MAKE) salt panning an ideal choice in these areas. It began sometime in the twelfth century, and some historians attribute the                          (ONE) salt panning to groups of monks that lived on Scotland’s coasts. The first place to gain a royal warrant to produce salt was Prestonpans, in East Lothian. There                          (BE) also an ample supply of coal in the area, so the conditions were perfect. Joppa                          (DESCRIBE) by William Chambers in 1815 as, ‘a smoky, malodorous place’, consisting of a group of sooty buildings situated on the seashore halfway between Portobello and Musselburgh.