Ex. 2. Choose the best alternative and translate the sentences into Russian
1. The group of tourists will be traveling through ___ of Russia with “White Nights” steam express. a) the middle b) the west c) the north 2. The trip will take ___. a) two months b) two weeks c) two years 3. Both a departure and arrival point is ___. a) St.Petersburg b) Murmansk c) Moscow 4. The tourists are making a tour through St.Petersburg while their ___ is being prepared for the trip. a) diesel locomotive b) steam locomotive c) electric locomotive 5. St.Petersburg is called ___. a) the Venice of the North b) the Venus of the North c) the Vehicle of the North 6. There are ___ canals in the city. a) sixty-five b) fifty-six c) sixty-six 7. The tourists are exploring the city ___. a) on foot b) by bus c) by boat 8. The sun doesn’t set ___ of June – these nights are called White Nights. a) in the end b) in the middle c) in the center 9. The founder of St.Petersburg was ___. a) King Peter the Great b) Tsar Peter the Great c) Prince Peter the Great 10. The Tsar’s summer residence was ___. a) Peterhof b) Pavelhof c) Hofpeter 11. There are many ___ in Peterhof. a) bridges b) lakes c) fountains 12. Peter’s favorite building in Peterhof was ___. a) Notre-Dame de Paris b) Red Square c) Mon Plaisir 13. The first Russian railway was opened in the town of ___. a) Pavlovsk b) Pushkin c) Gogol 14. According to the film, in the Soviet Union trains were used primarily for industry and ___ transport. a) military b) freight c) passenger 15. According to the authors of the film, information about Soviet railways was ___. a) available b) secret c) free 16. With the development of diesel traction steam locs were stored as a ___. a) museum b) strategic reserve c) memory 17. Many historic steam locomotives are maintained by railway ___. a) specialists b) managers c) enthusiasts 18. The first destination on the journey is ___. a) Petropavlovsk b) Petrozavodsk c) Petrofactory 19. This is a capital of ___. a) Finland b) Komi c) Karelia 20. This territory consists of vast forests and 60 thousand ___. a) lakes b) snakes c) snacks 21. The largest lakes in Europe are Lake Ladoga and Lake ___. a) Baikal b) Michigan c) Onega 22. For the first time the train ___ locomotives in Petrozavodsk. a) changed b) switched c) switched off 23. Petrozavodsk is a ___ Russian city. a) large b) small c) medium-sized 24. In Petrozavodsk, there is a ___ statue in the middle of the city square. a) Lenin b) Peter the Great c) Stalin 25. In the amusement park the tourists saw ___. a) camels b) horses c) donkies 26. There is a regular ___ connection between Petrozavodsk and Kizi Island. a) boat b) ferry c) helicopter 27. Kizi Island is famous for its ___ architecture. a) stone b) wooden c) golden 28. Of particular cultural importance on Kizi Island are ___. a) Muslim mosques b) Russian churches c) Buddhist temples
(B) Traveling through China
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