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Scientists have made a [mapping / map] of the eye colour of people in Britain. They found out that the most [common / commonly] colour is blue. The scientists say that thousands [of / for] years ago, all British people's eyes were brown. The researchers found [what / that] 48 per cent of British people have blue eyes, 30 per cent of people have green eyes and 22 per cent have brown. The [area / aura] around Edinburgh in Scotland was the [places / place] where most people had blue eyes. Over [half / halve] (57 per cent) of those in and around Edinburgh have blue eyes. The southwest [by / of] England has the fewest blue-eyed people. Just 35 per cent of people [living / live] there are blue eyed. The scientists say they do not know why some [region / regions] of Britain have a lot of blue-eyed people.

Alistair Moffat, the [lead / iron] researcher of the study, said the number of people with blue eyes is [increased / increasing] because people find them more [attractive / attractively] . This means people with blue eyes are more successful [at / for] finding a partner and having children with blue eyes. He compares blue eyes [to / at] the tail of a peacock, saying a more colourful tail will get a peacock more mates. Dr Moffat says people are [attraction / attracted] to the sparkle in blue eyes. He said light [reacts / rejects] with blue eyes to give a glitter effect. Darker eyes absorb light so they generally have [less / few] sparkle. Another scientist, Hans Eiberg, [offers / requests] an explanation why blue eyes are popular. He said: "There is something attractive about blue eyes, maybe because they used to be [so / such] rare."