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CEFR READING PART PRACTICE - MATCH THE ANSWERS
Read the questions 1-6 and match them with suitable answers from A-F. Use one
letter once only, you have one extra answer which is not used.
TASK 9
If you are in Saint Petersburg, where can you
1. see the oldest building of the city?
2. find the place the mayor work in?
3. make a stroll along the main street?
4. go to see the famous historical sites which are located in the suburbs?
5. find the intersection of all main streets?
6. listen to classical music, e.g. symphony or concert?
A
Saint Petersburg proper is divided into 21 administrative districts, including 5 suburbs. Most of
the city’s industry is located on the outskirts of the city. The dockyards are to the west, along the
Gulf of Finland. The commercial areas are in the city centre,
close to Nevsky Prospekt, the chief
line and stylish shopping boulevard famous for its magnificent buildings and large department
stores.
B
Situated on the south bank of the Neva and circumscribed to the east and south by the Fontanka
River is the Admiralty district,
the hub of the city, where the main avenues of central Saint
Petersburg come together. The district houses the Admiralty fortress and dockyard, which was a
shipyard before it became part of a naval college in 1925.
C
Outside
the city proper, Saint Petersburg’s metropolitan area is home to some of Russia’s most
renowned historical sites. Among them is the royal village ofTsarskoye Selo (now Pushkin),
where the Catherine Palace, a magnificent structure, is located. Pavlovsk is home to the Great
Palace of Emperor Paul I.
On the Gulf of Finland, 40 km west of Saint Petersburg, is the former
imperial residence of Petrodvorets, named for the city’s founder.
D
Farther
up the river, on Zayachy Island, is the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was built in 1703, before
construction of the city itself began. The fortress held political prisoners until the beginning of the
20th century. The Peter and Paul Cathedral,
located inside the fortress, is the burial place of the
tsars and the tallest historical building in the city.
E
The headquarters of Saint Petersburg’s municipal government are located in the Mariinsky Palace,
which was built in 1844 on Saint Isaac’s Square in the Admiralty district for Emperor Nicholas I’s
daughter Maria. Also on Saint Isaac’s Square is the Cathedral of Saint Isaac.
important industry. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Uni on as the 49th
state.
F
Far to the east of the Admiralty district is the Smolny Institute, founded
by Catherine the Great in
the 1700s to serve as a boarding school for upper-class girls. The Smolny now houses the offices
of the city’s mayor.