ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE - 9. ČÁST -ÚLOHY 50–64
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**The Village with the Longest Name in Europe**

Have you ever heard of the village with the longest name in Europe? It (**50**) _________ in 
Wales, UK, and its name is *Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch*. It is 
even listed in the Guinness Book of Records. It is not an old Welsh name: it (**51**) _________ in 
the 1860s by a local man who was trying to make the village famous.

In 2001, the population was 3,040 and since then the population (**52**) _________ to 3,307. 
The village is on an island and is connected to mainland Wales by bridge. Unfortunately, a fire 
damaged the original bridge (**53**) _________ May 23, 1970. The current bridge is now part of 
the road A55 and (**54**) _________ appearance is quite pleasing.

The village welcomes about 200,000 visitors (**55**) _________ year. The most popular attraction 
is the railway station (**56**) _________ a big board with the name of the village can be found. 
Other places of interest (**57**) _________ the zoo, St Tysilio’s Church and Plas Cadnat Gardens.

This village is a small community and there are only a (**58**) _________ places to stay. But 
the surrounding area has a wide variety of accommodation, so visitors (**59**) _________ worry 
about where they will stay. What visitors won’t miss in the village are places to eat and drink. 
There is a pub called *Tafarn Ty Gwyn* right outside the railway station. It is open every day and 
it offers drinks and sandwiches. If you (**60**) _________ like having something sweet, visit *Caffi* 
*Nellie*, a café close to the pub.

(**61**) _________ being a tiny village, it used to be a home to a couple of famous people: actor 
Taron Egerton and actress Naomi Watts. Naomi lived in the village with her grandparents 
(**62**) _________ three years when she was a child. She’s recently surprised TV viewers with 
her perfect pronunciation of the village’s name. The same happened with 33-year-old actor 
Taron Egerton who (**63**) _________ to primary school there. ‘Saying the name of the village is 
sometimes the only thing my fans want me (**64**) _________ when we meet,’ says Taron. Would 
you be able to pronounce it?
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(*www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk, upraveno*)


# 61 
- [A] Because 
- [B] Despite 
- [C] However
