Read the story about the Loch Ness Monster and choose the best sentence (a-i) to complete the gaps (1-9).

The story of the Loch Ness Monster, (1)_______________ , began in the year 565. Saint Columba had heard stories about a seahorse that lived in the loch and attacked people. One day, (2)_____________ he came across a swimmer who was being attacked by a monster. He saved the swimmer and then set off in his boat (3)_____________    and ordered the beast to stop attacking people. (4)_________________     a man reported seeing a strange creature in the loch. He was walking along a path and stopped to rest. (5)_________________ a large 'snake- like' animal appeared in the water. The man watched as it swam towards the shore (6)________________. Night after night he visited the same spot in the hope of seeing Nessie again, (7)______________. He made up his mind to tell some friends, (8)______________ later that year. Nobody knows if there really is a monster, (9)______________  has made this part of Scotland very famous.

a) to the middle of the loch

b) and one of them photographed the monster

c As he looked out over the loch

d) but the legend of Nessie

e) but was always disappointed

f) or Nessie as she is often called

g) Then in 1933

h) where it suddenly disappeared

i) while he was rowing

Find words in the story that have a similar meaning to the words below.

1 dangerous animal

2 place

3 started

4 the edge of a lake

5 told

6 unusual