3 Read the text and for each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C. What's the world's (1) ___bridge? This title goes to the Millau Viaduct in France, a bridge for cars that's
343 metres (2)—. The bridge is very (3)—and it even looks like it's sitting in the sky. Which bridge is the
(4) — bridge in the world? One very (5) — bridge is the Pons Fabricius in Rome, made in 63 BC. It's not
a very 6-bridge, at about 60 metres, and it's not very (7)—, at about 6 metres, but it travels across the
Tiber River in the centre of Rome and it's still very much in use today. There are bridges in the world that are
(8) than the Pons Fabricius, such as bridges in Greece from 1600 BC, but they're not in use any more.
They are also much (9) — than the Pons Fabricius. And the (10) bridge in the world? Some say this
is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Other people say Tower Bridge in London is (11) — than the
Golden Gate. Most agree that both bridges are (12)—in their own way.
1 A taller
B most tall
C tallest
2 A tallest
B tall
C taller
3 A highest
B higher
C high
4 A oldest
B most old
Cold
5 A older
B more old
Cold
6 A longest
B long
C longer
7 A wide
B wider
C widest
8 A more old
Bolder
Coldest
9 A more small B small
C smaller
10 A famous
B most famous C more famous
11 A most famous B famous
C more famous
12 A beautiful
B more beautiful C most beautiful
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From Monday to Friday I think about weekends OR how I will spend Saturday and Sunday. I don’t have many friends, that’s why I have to come up with the entertaining ideas for me on my own. I’m not a couch potato and hate spending my time only beside the TV-set. I’m likely to go somewhere on foot just to have a walk if I have no other plans. Active life captivates me most of all.

On Saturday morning I never wake up too late. I’d rather wake me up at dawn than lie slugging in a bed till midday. After drinking a cup of coffee, I spend 15 minutes on reading the news about politics. As always they promise to give people high salary and pension but their words speak louder than actions and not the reverse. I don’t get upset, drink another cup of coffee and prepare for a journey to the movies.

Sometimes I change this plan and go to the exhibition if there’s one in my town. I love visiting operas, theaters and plays too, but last Saturday all tickets were reserved in advance. When I came up to a box-office, a ticket seller told me that it was late – no tickets left.

As a rule, my day off is always full of events. I never get bored and even if there’s no place where I might go to, I make an effort to do my best and spend this day productively. I read books or learn something, do sports and make plans for the next weekends.

Сильвестр Щедрин   (1791-1830) Мастер русского пейзажного романтизма и лирического осмысления природы. Полностью отдавшись романтике пейзажа и природной среде восприятия, Щедрин как бы восполняет своими картинами, упавший интерес художников того времени к пейзажу. Щедрин познал рассвет своего творчества и признания. Закончив Академию художеств в Санкт Петербурге, в 1818 г. приехал в Италию и прожил более 10 лет, в Риме, Неаполе, Амальфи и в Соренто где провел свои последние месяцы жизни. На более сорока его картинах Щедрин изобразил виды окрестности Соренто, при встрече на улицах города Сорентийцы его ласково приветствовали Дон Сильвестро. Очень много работал с натуры, заслужил невероятную по тем временам популярность у итальянцев желавших купить его картины, иногда приходилось писать много копий своих наиболее удачных работ, которые быстро раскупались. Его знаменитые работы Новый Рим "Замок святого ангела", Набережная Мерджеллина в Неаполе, Большая гавань на острове Капри и др. Прожив недолгую но насыщенную творчеством жизнь, Щедрин так и не смог вернуться в Россию. Великолепные итальянские пейзажи отразили всю уникальную красоту природы этого края, представлявшаяся многим русским художникам райским местом - землей обетованной.
Sylvester Shchedrin artist (1791-1830) Master of Russian landscape romantic and lyrical reflection of nature. Completely surrendering to the romanticism of the landscape and natural environment perception, Shchedrin like fills his paintings, fallen interest of artists of that time to the landscape. Shchedrin knew the dawn of his creativity and recognition. Having graduated from the Academy of arts in St. Petersburg in 1818, came to Italy and lived for more than 10 years, in Rome, Naples, Amalfi and Sorrento where he spent his last months of life. For more than forty his paintings Shchedrin depicted views of the surroundings Sorrento, at the meeting on the streets of the city Сорентийцы him kindly welcomed don Silvestro. Worked a lot with nature, has earned incredible on those days the popularity of the Italians wanted to buy his paintings, sometimes we had to write a lot of copies of his most successful works, which quickly sold out. His famous works as the " New Rome "Castel Sant'angelo", Quay of Mergellina in Naples, the Grand harbour on the island of Capri etc. having Lived a short but rich creativity of life, Shchedrin and could not return to Russia. Excellent Italian landscapes reflected all the unique beauty of the nature of this region, представлявшаяся many Russian artists Paradise - promised land.