Ответ: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
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Read the text and fill in gaps A–F with the parts of sentences numbered 1–7. One part is extra.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
This luxurious cathedral was completed in 1997 – just in time to celebrate Moscow’s 850th birthday. The cathedral’s sheer size and splendour guarantee its role A__________. Muscovites and the guests of Moscow can admire the beauty of this church in the city centre today. The shining gold domes are spectacular to look at from outside and even more impressive inside.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located on the bank of the river on the site of an earlier and similar church of the same name, B__________ Russia’s victory over Napoleon. The Cathedral replicates its predecessor in many ways. Frescoes around the main gallery depict scenes from the War of 1812, C__________.
The original church was destroyed in 1931, during Stalin’s hard times of the religion’s decay. His plan to replace the church with a 315-metre-high Palace of Soviets never got off the ground – literally. Instead, for 50 years the site had served another important purpose. It had been used D__________.
The original cathedral was built on a hill, which has been levelled since then. The contemporary cathedral has been constructed on a wide base, E__________ Church of Transfiguration. This ground-level chapel contains the unique old icon Christ Not Painted by Hand by Yevgraf Sorokin, F__________ the original cathedral.
Где здесь ошибаются
Путать части 3 и 4: после “saved from” требуется продолжение с событием, а не обстоятельство времени.
Не учитывать грамматическую связь между “role” и вариантом 2.
Выбирать вариант 7 для пропуска C, хотя он относится к строительству первоначального собора.