Read the text and fill in each gap (8.1.–8.4.) with one word only. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided.

 

TITANIC BELFAST

Belfast is a leading tourist destination and ‘must-see’ on any trip to Northern Ireland. When
you visit the city, you mustn’t miss the Titanic Belfast museum. This six-floor building traces
Belfast’s maritime history and tells the 8.1. _________________________ of the Titanic from
her conception in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to her maiden
voyage and subsequent place in history.

The building was intended to 8.2. _________________________ an iceberg. Most of
the building’s façade is clad in 3,000 individual silver anodised aluminium shards. It stands
38 metres high, the same height as the Titanic’s hull.

The disaster gave 8.3. _________________________ to numerous legends and myths,
perpetuated through films, plays, books and poems. With Celine Dion’s song My Heart Will
Go On in the background, visitors can explore aspects of popular culture connected with
the Titanic. There is even a reproduction of the original staircase on the ship, made famous
by James Cameron’s 1997 movie Titanic. The top floor of the museum houses the Titanic
Suite, a banqueting facility 8.4. _________________________ of seating 750 people.

In front of the building visitors can admire a sculpture of a diving female figure, mounted on
a brass base and made of bronze. The sculpture has unfailingly been a highlight of Titanic
Belfast since its opening in 2012.

Adapted from: www.en.wikipedia.org; www.discovernorthernireland.com