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1) The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and Marin Peninsula for over 50 years, though its construction took 20 years to complete due to engineering challenges like rough waters and earthquakes. 2) "Egyptomania", an exhibition at the Louvre, examines the powerful influence of ancient Egyptian culture on Western art and design over many periods of history, influenced by figures like Napoleon and Marie Antoinette. 3) The text discusses vocabulary words that best fit blanks in passages about the Golden Gate Bridge, Egyptomania exhibition, and other topics. It provides exercises on grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and error identification.

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1) The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and Marin Peninsula for over 50 years, though its construction took 20 years to complete due to engineering challenges like rough waters and earthquakes. 2) "Egyptomania", an exhibition at the Louvre, examines the powerful influence of ancient Egyptian culture on Western art and design over many periods of history, influenced by figures like Napoleon and Marie Antoinette. 3) The text discusses vocabulary words that best fit blanks in passages about the Golden Gate Bridge, Egyptomania exhibition, and other topics. It provides exercises on grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and error identification.

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8.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space.

The Golden Gate Bridge


The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and the Marin Peninsula for
more 1....... 50 years. However, building it was no easy task. The idea of linking the
two places was not a new one but it wasn’t 2....... 1917 that the first workable
design was produced. It would 3...... twenty years to complete the bridge, and from
the outset there were 4........ difficulties: rough waters, the often foggy conditions
and the danger of earthquakes all combined to make constructing this bridge a
5
......... trickier business than building New York’s George Washington Bridge,
6
........... was then the largest in the world, was finished 7......... May 27th, 1937.
Californians flocked to their new showpiece and walked from one end to the 8.........
. The next day it was opened to cars. 9........... the past 58 years it 10......... been part
of daily life for millions of commuters. Of course, its paintwork must 11...........kept
12
........... good condition. A 28-man team is responsible for this. If you thought
Michaelangelo needed a good head 13........... heights to paint the Sistine Chapel
ceiling, just 14.......... a thought fro these men. The bridge stands 15.......... 4,200 feet.
The trick, agree the painters, is never to look 16......... . Rather them than us!

1 than 9 during
2 until 10 has
3 take 11 be
4 many 12 in
5 far 13 for
6 which 14 spare
7 on 15 at
8 other 16 down

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D
best fits each space. There’s an example at the beginning (0)

8 Egyptomania
“Egyptomania” is a new art exhibition which has 0 ... at the Louvre Museum in
Paris. It shows just how 1 ... images of Egypt have emerged through the 2 ... and
examines why this 3 ... culture has 4 ... to have such a powerful influence on the
weatern imagination. It has 5 ... all of the arts, from opera and cinema to
architecture and furniture design. It 6 ... five years to prepare the exhibition, which
7 ... more than 300 items, many of them on 8 ... from international museums as far
9 ... as Australia. It has generally been thought that European 10 ... in Egypt started
with Napoleon Bonaparte’s military campaign which lasted from 1798 to 1801, but
the exhibition shows that this is not the 11 ... . There are examples of Egyptian
influence 12 ... back to the early 17th century. Queen Marie Antoinette, well known
for her 13 ... of strange and exotic things, 14 ...an important role in starting the
15 ... for Egyptian art in France. Her bedroom deiling in Versailles is painted with
Egyptian images, and there are chairs and tables decorated with small statues of
young Pharaohs.

0A opened B made C launched D come


1A much B lot of C many D every
2A periods B ages C times D history
3A aged B antiquated C ancient D antique
4A persisted B remained C lasted D continued
5A moved B directed C impressed D influenced
6A took B needed C used D was
7A covers B includes C involves D consists
8A credit B advance C loan D gift
9A from B away C along D abroad
10A interest B attention C attraction D curiosity
11A situation B event C state D case
12A moving B turning C going D coming
13A affection B love C care D like
14A did B had C played D took
15A custom B style C convention D fashion

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a
tick (√) by it. If it has a word which should not be there, write the word at the
end of the line.

8 An unplanned pleasure

It seemed it was going to be having a sunny day so I 1 having


decided to take a walk round the city. It was my first 2 √
visit,
and I thought that by exploring it on foot I would 3 √
learn
more about its main attractions. I loved to visiting 4 to
the
ancient sites and, with the help of a guidebook, I got 5 √
a
good idea of the history and culture. I arrived at the 6 √
main cathedral just as it a rainstorm started. I rushed 7 it
inside, only intending to wait for until the weather 8 for
had been cleared up, but once I was inside 9 √
i couldn’t believe that what I saw. It was the 10 that
most beautiful of place I had ever seen. There 11 of
must have been a hundred stained glass windows. 12 √
I found it be very peaceful, and sat for a long time 13 be
just relaxing and was enjoying the trnquillity 14 was
in the end i was too pleased that the rain 15 √
had forced on me into visiting the cathedral. 16 had
Without planning it, I’d had a most such memorable 17 such
day

VIII.
Find the word which should not be in the sentence

1. If you shall pay attention, maybe you’ll learn something.


2. If Tom is busy, will ask Sarah to help.
3. If only she had been caught that train.
4. It’s time we had announced the winner.
5. He’d better to pay off his debts before he buys a car.
6. I’d rather to write a project than sit an exam.
7. If only that I hadn’t lost my traveller’s cheques.
8. Suppose he had caught you stealing, what would you do?
9. Had if he known it was her birthday, he would have bought her a present.
10.Take my business card in case you will want to contact me.

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in
the space. Write your word in the answer boxes provided.
8 The Magic of Granada

You would be forgiven for mistaking the 1............. city of Granada for a film set.
The city’s 2 ........... hills surround a tangled network of narrow, 3............. streets.
The 4 ............. Alhambra is set 5................... against the Sierre Nevada, and
6 ..............villages cluster at its feet. The “Year of Granada” is a celebration of the
city’s 7 .............. into the modern capital of 8 ..............Andalucia. Although many
new buildings have been built, care has been taken to preserve the city’s 9 ..............
distinction and the 10 .................... of its style, so that new buildings fit in
11 ................... with the old to create an enchanting whole.

1 MAGIC magical
2 FAME famous
3 ROMANCE romantic
4 IMPRESS impressive
5 DRAMA dramatic
6 PICTURE picturesque
7 TRANSFORM transformation
8 SCENE scenic
9 ARCHITECT architectural
10 INDIVIDUAL individuality
11 SYMPATHY sympathetically

VIII
1. Match 1-9 with a-e to make complete verb phrases.
1. bring something a) and dance about something
2. draw attention b) dirty linen in public
3. know something is c) to a halt
4. make a d) responsibilities
5. make a song e) to yourself
6. mind your f) for granted
7. shirk your g) amiss
8. take something h) scene
9. wash your i) own business

1c; 2e; 3g; 4h; 5a; 6i; 7d; 8f; 9b


2. Match the verb phrases in ex.1 with the situations A-I
A Because the soldier didn’t stay awake when he was on duty, the enemy gained
entry and took the castle.
B The minister felt uncomfortable when he attended the meeting. He felt sure that
they had already decided to sack him.
C Sarah didn’t like her boyfriend asking questions about her.
D Paul can always be found at parties telling everyone about the latest problems in
his love life.
E After spending more than 16 million pounds on the project, the government felt
that it was no longer worthwhile.
F He was so sure he had passed the exam, so imagine the shock when he found out
he had failed.
G In such situations it is best to keep a low profile and then you won’t be asked to
do anything.
H My daughter never accepts no as an answer. She’ll start screaming immediately.
I It was a simple mistake but his wife has now been talking about it for thirty
minutes.

1. bring something to a halt - Заставить человека или вещь резко остановиться.

2. draw attention to yourself

3. know something is amiss

4. make a scene

5. make a song and dance about something

6. mind your own business

7. shirk your responsibilities

8. take something for granted

9. wash your dirty linen in public

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