II LEVEL(1 point for each correct task)
1. Read the text below. For questions (1-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).
It has become a tradition to start (1) ___ of some country from its capital. London is an ancient city with rich cultural achievements. Such sights as the Tower, the Houses of (2) ___, Westminster, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus are well known in the world. (3) ___ the capital of the country there are many other places and regions which are worth speaking about and seeing. One of them is the most beautiful part of Great Britain Wales, which is famous for its mountains and valleys. Its an ideal place for (4) ___ your vacations. Wales has often been called the Land of Songs. One of the Welsh traditions (5) ___ festivals. The Welsh sing their songs, wear their traditional clothes in their capital Cardiff as (6) ___ as in other parts of the country. They say if you visit Great Britain you must visit the City (7) _a__ Bath, the splendid monument to the elegance and good taste of the 18th century. The city took its name from the Roman bath, (8) ___ can be seen in the heart of the city. To visit the country (9) ___ visiting Stratford-on Avon is unimaginable. The things that attract peoples attention are the places connected with the name of William Shakespeare: the house where he was born, the Grammar School where he studied, the little cottage near Stratford where his wife, Anne Hathaway, lived as a girl. But to my mind, the biggest attraction is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. One of the (10) ___ beautiful and interesting parts of Great Britain is Scotland; especially the region called Highlands. The tourists go to Scotland to see its picturesque lakes (called lochs). Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the beautiful and old city. The first thing you see in it is the Rock, a very large hill in the middle of the city.
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sight
sightseeing
travel
see
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Parliament
President
Feudal
Rada
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Far
Inside
Where
Besides
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spending
wasting
sending
during
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be
being
is
are
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good
well
better
best
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of
from
above
under
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when
who
where
which
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with
without
by way
among
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many
much
more
most