Ex. 2. Choose the best alternative and translate the sentences into Russian. A) Beijing to Hong Kong1. Tourists are travelling from ___. a) Beijing to Hong Kong b) Hong Kong to Beijing c) Beijing to Singapore 2. Century-old traditions go ___ with modern developments. a) foot in foot b) head in head c) hand in hand 3. The unique old Chinese culture continues to ___ every-day life. a) improve b) dominate c) save 4. ___ point of the journey is the Chinese capital Beijing. a) standing b) starting c) striking 5. The biggest tourists’ attraction of the country is ___ of China. a) the Great Wall b) the Great Door c) the Great Floor 6. It was built to defend the country from attacks of ___. a) enemies b) foreigners c) animals 7. The first brick was laid ___ years ago. a) two thousand b) three thousand c) two hundred 8. The wall stretches ___ km. a) five hundred b) five thousand c) fifty-five thousand 9. The construction took place under very difficult ___. a) circumstances b) sentences c) spaces 10. In the heart of Beijing lies the Square of ___. a) Heavenly Peace b) Sky Peace c) Heavenly Place 11. ___ mausoleum is situated on this square. a) Stalin b) Mao c) Lenin 12. From the square of ___ the tourists enter the Forbidden City. a) the Forbidden Town b) the Forbidden City c) the Foreign City 13. It is the Chinese ___ where Chinese Emperors have ruled for 5 centuries. a) imperial palace b) king palace c) internal palace 14. The Forbidden City is a beautiful example of the Chinese ___. a) music b) art c) architecture 15. The most popular means of transport in Beijing is ___. a) motor car b) bicycle c) scooter 16. The most modern and largest railway station in China is ___ in Beijing. a) West Station b) South Station c) East Station 17. The tourists bought their train tickets ___. a) on Monday b) in advance c) on the day of departure 18. Railway authorities didn’t allow the tourists to use their ___ for taking photos. a) telephones b) cameras c) glasses 19. The journey goes ___ to the city of Zhengzhou [ Чжэнчжоу ], the capital of Henan province. a) southbound b) northbound c) westbound 20. In socialist China the train doesn’t have a first, second or third class; passengers book a ___ seat here. a) hard or soft b) high or low c) white or black 21. The hard section is the cheapest and the most ___ section on the train. a) luxurious b) popular c) crowded 22. The tourists have booked soft seats because their journey is ___. a) last b) long c) light 23. It takes ___ hours to travel from Beijing to Zhengzhou. a) twenty b) twelve c) twenty-two 24. On the platform passengers can buy ___. a) fish b) pancakes c) food 25. Zhengzhou is one of the most important ___ in the Chinese railway network. a) connections b) junctions c) stations 26. When the train is leaving the station the hostess ___ people seeing off the train and people standing on the platform ___ passengers leaving their city. a) salute(s) b) good-buy(s) c) hello(s) 27. Every compartment has its own ___. a) cook b) porter c) hostess 28. In a soft seat compartment only a ___ number of passengers can be seated. a) limited b) lighted c) listed 29. Many Chinese take their own food and beverages with them but the staff also ___ simple meals. a) gives b) serves c) steals 30. The railway ___ maintain order on the train. But in a soft seat coach they don’t have much work to do because there are not many passengers. a) police b) army c) policy
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