Reading Comprehension

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Part 3

Reading Comprehension

Task 3.1. Choose the only correct answer according to the text:

Выберите единственный верный ответ в соответствии с текстом:

1. At first the Kremlin was a ___________ fort.

a) silver; b) stone; c) iron: d) wooden.

2. The Russian Tsars and Emperors were crowned in ____________________.

a) the Assumption Cathedral; c) St. Basil's Cathedral;

b) The Annunciation Cathedral ; d) Troitskiy Cathedral.

3.___________ - the oldest historical and architectural centre - is the heart of Moscow.

a) St. Basil's Cathedral; c) The Kremlin;

b) the Great Bell Tower; d) The Archangel Cathedral

4.The Tsar invited ____________architects to construct the cathedrals.

a) German; b) French; c) Italian; d) Spanish.

5. Moscow is ___________ of the Bolshoy, Maly and Art theatres.

a) proud; b) famous; c) attracted; d) impressed.

Task 3.2. Choose the title to the text:

Подберите название к тексту:

1. Moscow places of interest

2. Museums of Moscow.

3. Tsar's time in Moscow.

There are many places of interest in Moscow. The city is famous for its historical monuments, museums, art galleries and theatres. The Historical Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the Tretyakov State Picture Gallery are world famous. Moscow is proud of the Bolshoy, Maly and Art theatres. The Kremlin - the oldest historical and architectural centre - is the heart of Moscow. At first it was a wooden fort. Under Dmitry Donskoy the Kremlin was built of white stone. During the reign of Ivan III the walls of white stone were replaced by redbrick walls and towers. The Tsar invited Italian architects to construct the cathedrals. The Russian Tsars and Emperors were crowned in the Assumption Cathedral. The Archangel Cathedral was the burial place of the Russian Princes and Tsars. The Annunciation Cathedral is famous for the icons painted by Andrew Rublev and his apprentices.
Ivan the Great Bell Tower is one of the most remarkable structures of the 16-th century. It rises in the centre of the Kremlin.

On the stone pedestal at the foot of the Bell Tower stands the Tsar-Bell - the largest bell in the world. Not far from it one can see the Tsar-Cannon.
One of the well-known Kremlin museums is the Armoury Chamber. The famous golden cap of Monomach, the first Russian imperial crown of Catherine II, and many other precious historical items are exhibited there.

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