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Exercise 3. Fill in the words or word combinations from the text.

1. London is the (1) __________ of (2) _____ England and the United Kingdom.

2. An important (3) __________ for two (4) ___________, London’s history goes back to its founding by the Romans.

3. The city continued to grow and develop to what we see today, always (5) ___________ the past with the present.

4. The city’s core, the (6) ___________ City of London, still (7) __________its limited (8) ____________ (9) ______________.

5. Central London is the (10) ______________ of more than half of the UK’s top 100 listed companies.

6. The city is a major (11) _____________ (12) ______________ for both (13) ______________ and (14) ____________ visitors.

7. The City has its own (15) ______________ and boundaries, giving it a status as the only completely (15) ______________ local authority in London.

8. This park contains London Zoo, the world’s oldest scientific zoo, and (16) _____________ near the (17) _____________ (18) _________ of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.

9. London is (19) ______ to many museums, galleries, and other institutions which are major tourist attractions.

10. The Natural History Museum, Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum (20) ____________ in South Kensington’s “museum quarter”.

Exercise 4. Choose a word or a word combination which completes each sentence best.

1. London is the ________ of Great Britain.

A. area B. capital C.district D.town

2. The City is the ________ part of London.

A. biggest B. hottest C. most important D. oldest

3. The East End includes the ________ of London.

A. air B. airport C. port D. rail

4. The most important gallery in London is the ________.

A. British Museum C. Post Office Tower

B. National Gallery D. St Paul`s Cathedral

5. Some workers can only afford homes outside ____________ areas.

A. ancient B. metropolitan C. global D. autonomous

6. The university has a large number of _______ students.

A. important B. expensive C. overseas D. residential

7. Several companies have their ___________ in the area.

A. headquarters B. boroughs C. residential areas D. districts

8. Reporters ___________ around the palace gates for news.

A. went back to B. clustered C. combined D. contained

9. The President’s speech covered a range of foreign and _________ issues.

A. domestic B. present C. limited D. medieval

10. The Romans built a defensive wall ___________ the city.

A. alongside C. around C. closest to D. at the western edge

Exercise 5. Find in the text English equivalents for the following.

Столиця; Євросоюз; брати початок; сполучати минуле з теперішнім; стародавнє лондонське Сіті; приписувати ім’я; Сполучене Королівство; вплив на політичне життя; освіта; інформаційні засоби; робити внесок; штаб-квартира; місцеві та закордонні туристи; Великий Лондон; мати самоврядування та кордони; автономний місцевий орган влади; головний торгівельний район; фешенебельні та дорогі житлові райони; музей природознавства; музей історії науки; галерея воскових фігур мадам Тюссо; Британський музей; місто, яке є найбільшим за площею і найважливішим центром у країні (2).