MybestfriendandImadeourfirsttriptoIrelandlessthanayearago．Iwasn'tveryexcitedaboutitattheverybeginning．ButmyunclewantedmetovisitIrelandandofferedtopayformytrip．ThenIdid．Allofthewords"magical，charmingandmemorable"don'tevendescribewhatIrelandis．OurfavouriteswereKilkenny，CobhandKillarney．Wedidaself-drivertour．

WestayedinacastleinDublinfortwodays，wheremyancestors（祖先） camefrom．ThetownwethoughtwemightbeboredinwasKilkenny，butwelovedeveryminutewewerethere．Thereweresomanyplacestoexploreandthepictureswetookwerebeautiful．

ItwassoexcitingtoseethelittlevillageofCobhandknowitwasthelaststopfortheTitanic（afamousship） atthattime．Welovedthevisitorcentrethereandthelittleshops．Wenevergotanybadfoodthere．Itwassomouth-wateringateverystop!AndwhenwestayedinWestmeath，wesawtheTrimCastlethroughthewindowsandfoundsomescenesfromBraveHeartwhichwasfilmedthere．Weweresoexcited．Again，morebeautifulpicturesweretakeninthattinytown．

Welovethecountry，thepeople，thefoodandthemagic．Wewouldgobackverysoon．Iwassothankfulformyunclewhohadgivenmethechancetobethere．

Ihavenowordstoadequately describeourtrip．Go，explorethesmallvillages，eatandenjoy!Istilllookatmypicturesandcan'tbelieveIwasactuallythere．

46．Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat___．

A．thewritershowedgreatinterestinvisitingIrelandatfirst．

B．itwasthefirsttimeforthewritertovisitIreland．

C．thewriterwenttoIrelandwithhisuncle．

D．thecarwasdrivenbythewriter'suncle．

47．WhichofthefollowingcouldbestshowthatthewriterwasreallyinterestedinKilkenny？___

A．Thereweresomanystrangerstheretomeet．

B．Thereweresomanybeautifulpicturestheretotake．

C．WethoughtwemightbeboredinKilkenny．

D．Welovedeveryminutewewerethere．

48．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph？___

A．TheTitanicwasfilmedinCobh．

B．ThefoodinCobhwasdelicious．

C．ThewriterknewnothingaboutBraveHeart．

D．ThewritervisitedtheTrimCastlealone．

49．Wha