Упр.3 Unit 9 Закрепление материала в Рабочей тетради ГДЗ English Кузовлев 7 класс
In your culture. Grammar. Vocabulary.
The cathedral of Christ the Saviour has a long and tragic history. What is special about its history?
For questions 1–14, choose the correct answer (a, b, or c).
The cathedral of Christ the Saviour (0) was built in the 19th century. The money for it (1) _ by ordinary people. The cathedral was the monument to the victory of the Russians over (2) Napoleon’s army in the Patriotic War of 1812. The cathedral (3) _ in 1839 by (4) Russian architect Konstantin Thon. It (5) _ by (6) _ famous painters. Construction work (7) _ in 1883. In the 1930s the cathedral (8) _. They wanted to build (9) _ Palace of Soviets on the place of the magnificent cathedral, but during the Great Patriotic War those plans (10) _. After the war a swimming pool (11) _ there. But the cathedral was still in the hearts of many Russians. On the 7th of January, 1995, the new Cathedral of Christ the Savior (12) _ and in two years it (13) _. Today the magnificent cathedral (14) _ by thousands of people.
The correct forms are:
- was collected — the money was collected by ordinary people.
- Napoleon’s — the victory was over Napoleon’s army.
- was designed — the cathedral was designed in 1839.
- the — by the Russian architect Konstantin Thon.
- was decorated — it was decorated by famous painters.
- many — by many famous painters.
- was completed — construction work was completed in 1883.
- was destroyed — in the 1930s the cathedral was destroyed.
- the — they wanted to build the Palace of Soviets.
- were dropped — those plans were dropped during the war.
- was built — after the war a swimming pool was built there.
- was opened — the new Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was opened.
- was finished — in two years it was finished.
- is visited — today the cathedral is visited by thousands of people.
Answer: 1 was collected; 2 Napoleon’s; 3 was designed; 4 the; 5 was decorated; 6 many; 7 was completed; 8 was destroyed; 9 the; 10 were dropped; 11 was built; 12 was opened; 13 was finished; 14 is visited.
