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In usual G r e e k (28) though, they did it in such a w a y that the outside w o r l d w a s

convinced that it w o u l d never b e d o n e in time - forgetting that the Greeks usually get things d o n e but in
their o w n time. T h e y did literally finish on t i m e and even w e e k s before the O l y m p i c s some observers w e r e
(29) chaos.
T h e G r e e k w a y is a m o r e leisurely (30) to life and to getting things done. The weather,
n o doubt, plays a big part as it is usually glorious, (31) it does get almost unbearably hot in
m i d summer.
A t h e n s has put in place as a result of the O l y m p i c s m a n y (32) infrastructure changes w h i c h
m a k e it a better city for a visitor, e.g. the n e w airport w h i c h is m o d e r n and very pleasant to travel through.

23 A beginners В founders C explorers D discoverers

24 A missed В gave C offered D lost

25 A move В victory c initiative D idea

26 A hard в steady c determined D excited

27 A motto в call c time D challenge

28 A type в style c kind D sort

29 A waiting в hoping c predicting D considering

30 A way в approach c opinion D treatment

31 A although в even c nevertheless D moreover

32 A absolute в grand c major D main

TASK 6

R e a d the texts below. F o r e a c h of the e m p t y spaces ( 3 3 — 4 2 ) choose the correct a n s w e r (А, В , C or D ) .

W r i t e y o u r a n s w e r s on the separate a n s w e r sheet.

T h e apple pie did not originate in A m e r i c a . English colonists brought a taste for the fruit from the Old
World and (33) planting orchards (34) early as 1628. D r i e d , raw, and
cooked, the apple found its w a y into n u m e r o u s colonial (35) . Apple pie b e c a m e k n o w n as
A m e r i c a n , not because it (36) in A m e r i c a , but because of the a b u n d a n c e of apples in the
orchards of W a s h i n g t o n and N e w York. N o other dessert is (37) identifiable with A m e r i c a
t h a n apple pie.
33 A have begun В had begun C begin D began
34 A as В so C such D since
35 A dish В dishes c dishes' D dish's
36 A had invented в has b e e n c w a s invented D is being
invented invented
37 A most в much c the m o s t D more

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