<em>1. </em><em>Reading</em><em />
<em> </em><em>Helen and her parents visited Tsarskoye Selo, a famous place in St Petersburg's environs (</em><em>пригороды</em><em>). </em>Fill each of the gaps in Helen's notes about the sights of Tsarskoye Selo with appropriate words from the box. There is an example (0) at the beginning. (gap filling)
Tsarskoye Selo is famous for the Great Catherine (Екатерининский) (0) <em><u>Palace</u></em>. The Palace is (1) unique. Its rooms are richly {богато) (2) decorated. The Palaces of Tsarskoye Selo are museums. They (3) contain interesting exhibitions. The Amber Study (Янтарный кабинет) is really a (4)masterpiece. TheAlexanderPalace was the favourite (5) residence of the last Russian emperor (император) and his family. Some decorations are (6) magnificent, you won't see such decorations anywhere else (где-нибудь еще). The palaces ofSt Petersburg's environs were destroyed during the Great Patriotic War (Великая Отечественная война). After the war most of the palaces and parks were (7) restored. Today we can come and enjoy their beauty. I like the parks, they are decorated with wonderful (8) sculptures.
<em>1. </em><em>Grammar and Vocabulary</em><em />
<em>Here is a story about George from "George's Marvelous Medicine" by Roald Dahl.</em>
Choose the correct word underlined. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
George was (О) bored/boring to tears. He (1) <u>didn't have/had</u> a brother or a sister. His father was (2) <u>a/the</u> farmer, and they lived on the farm (3) <u>that/who</u> was miles away from anywhere, so there were never any children (4) <u>to play with/to play with them.</u> (5)<u>Looking after/Look after</u> his grandma wasn't the most (6) <u>exciting/excited</u> way to spend a Saturday morning. But he had to. George made a cup of tea and carried it (7)<u>careful/carefully</u> to his grandma.
<em>3. Children all over the world are fond of riding bicycles. Here are some facts from the history of bicycles.</em>
Choose the correct word underlined. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
The first bicycles (О) <u>appeared</u><u>/to appear</u> in Europe were in the early 1800's. One kind (1) <u>was called/called</u> the dandy horse. It had no pedals. The rider made it go by (2)<u>kicking/to kick</u> the ground. Pedals (3) <u>added/were added</u> in 1840. The name bicycle (4)<u>wasn't used/didn't use</u> until the 1860's. The kind of bicycle (5) <u>which/who</u> we now use dates from 1885. Millions of people rely (6) <u>on/at</u> bikes for transportation and recreation. They follow doctors' instructions (7) <u>who/which</u> ask them (8) <u>to get/get</u> more exercise
The Museum Madame Tussaud’s.
One of the most famous and popular museums in the world is Museum Madame Tussaud’s of London.
<span>You’ll find museum of Madame Tussaud’s in the centre of London in Marylebone Road, just one minute’s walk from Baket Street underground station. </span>
Marie Tussaud (1761–1850) was born Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, who was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. The first exhibition of Curtius' waxworks was shown in 1770, and attracted a large audience.
<span>Tussaud created her first wax figure, of Voltaire, in 1777. </span>
One of the main attractions of the museum is the Chamber of Horrors. This part of the exhibition included victims of the French Revolution and newly created figures of murderers and other criminals.
<span>Madame Tussaud's wax museum has now grown to become a major tourist attraction in London, incorporating (until recently) the London Planetarium in its west wing. It has expanded with branches in Amsterdam, Berlin, Las Vegas, New York City, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Washington DC, with an additional location scheduled to open in Hollywood in 2009. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and famous murderers.</span>
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