Решение: Letniy Sad: Sentence Matching
Read the text and fill in gaps A–F with the parts of sentences marked with numbers 1–7. One part is extra.
Letniy Sad
Letniy Sad (The Summer Garden) is a park ensemble, a monument of landscape art of the 18th century. Letniy Sad is the oldest park in St. Petersburg. The park was founded by Peter I in 1704. The Tsar dreamed of his own Versailles and drew its original plan himself. He planned to create a regular, architectural park with accurate layout and straight paths. Prominent architects and gardeners took part in its creation. The park was supposed to become a place of relaxation, A __________.
Letniy Sad is surrounded by water. Natural boundary of the park from the north and east are the Neva and Fontanka Rivers, B __________.
Peter I brought sculptures from Italy for the park and was very proud of them. In the 18th century there were more than two hundred sculptures, C __________, or moved to suburban royal residences and the Hermitage. Now Letniy Sad is decorated with 90 sculptures – copies made of artificial marble.
In May, 2012 Letniy Sad was opened after reconstruction. The reconstruction work had been going on for about three years, D __________ Letniy Sad as it was in the 18th century. Among the new items in Letniy Sad, there is the Archaeological Museum, E __________ during the restoration of the park. Visitors can take a tour of the park F __________ on Sundays.
Решение по шагам
6 шаговВ пропуске A после слов "a place of relaxation" подходит причастный оборот, описывающий особенности парка: combining the features of urban and suburban estates.
В пропуске B нужно продолжить перечисление водных границ парка: and from the south and west – the Moika River and the Lebyazhiy Canal.
В пропуске C после слова "sculptures" требуется продолжение с противопоставлением их дальнейшей судьбы: but later many of them were either destroyed in the flood.
В пропуске D после запятой нужен союз and и сказуемое, согласованное с подлежащим the reconstruction work: and restorers have done everything possible to keep.
В пропуске E после названия музея подходит придаточное определительное: which contains interesting objects found by archaeologists.
В пропуске F после слов "take a tour of the park" нужен однородный инфинитив: and enjoy the exhibitions and performances of a brass band.
Где здесь ошибаются
Путать части 1 и 2: часть 2 относится к описанию назначения и особенностей парка, а часть 1 — к реконструкции.
Не учитывать грамматическую связь между словом sculptures и продолжением с but later.
Записывать ответ с пробелами или в неправильном порядке.