Reading Comprehension – Test 133

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives.<br><br> Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker - others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin. But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise. "Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and on to the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice - where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian. <br><br> It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

What kind of nature is reflected of the author from the first line of the second para of the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives.<br><br> Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker - others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin. But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise. "Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and on to the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice - where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian. <br><br> It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

Why was the author considered as solitary walker in Galway by the guide Billy Murray?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives.<br><br> Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker - others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin. But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise. "Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and on to the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice - where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian. <br><br> It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

Why was just Lighthouse Cafe recommended to the author to have lunch at?