Студопедия

Главная страница Случайная страница

КАТЕГОРИИ:

АвтомобилиАстрономияБиологияГеографияДом и садДругие языкиДругоеИнформатикаИсторияКультураЛитератураЛогикаМатематикаМедицинаМеталлургияМеханикаОбразованиеОхрана трудаПедагогикаПолитикаПравоПсихологияРелигияРиторикаСоциологияСпортСтроительствоТехнологияТуризмФизикаФилософияФинансыХимияЧерчениеЭкологияЭкономикаЭлектроника






Exercise 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column b in exercise 1.






1. As I was leaving for work this morning, the market traders had just started setting up their _____

2. At the end of our road, there is a large factory, where meat is ____________ into salami and other products.

3. Many dieticians say it is better to eat vegetables _____________because cooking removes many of the nutrients.

4. That ____ office block, which has just been completed, really spoils the look of our town.

5. You should _______ the potatoes quite thinly before cooking them, so use a sharp knife.

READING 2

THE MUSEUM ROBBERY

It was, Italian authorities said later, as if the thieves had a catalog and knew just what they were after. Armed bandits bound and gagged six unarmed guards, entered a storeroom containing artifacts from the Roman town of Herculaneum, and stole about 280 objects - gold rings, bracelets, earrings, and precious stones. All had been discovered during excavations of the seaside town, buried by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 that destroyed its larger and better-known neighbour, Pompeii. Authorities said that the stolen items also included a small bronze statue of Bacchus inlaid with copper and silver, a bronze vase, and a box of coins. The total value of objects taken during the robbery was estimated at 1.6 million dollars. Art historians and others criticized lax security that permitted two gunmen to climb a wall, enter the site, and break through a flimsy partition to get into the room where the artifacts were kept. Some of the critics also complained that the guards were unarmed. Officials said it would be hard for anyone to sell the stolen objects because all had been catalogued and photographed, and most had been exhibited and published.

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:

COLUMN A COLUMNB

a) carrying a weapon, especially a gun

b) robber carrying a weapon; one of a gang

c) tie up tightly with rope or string

d) tie a piece of cloth round the mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

e) something made by man, usually of archaeological interest

f) diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc.

g) cover with soil, rocks, etc.

h) explosion of a volcano

i) one of a collection or list of things

j) having pieces of metal, wood, etc., set into the surface of another kind

of metal, wood, etc., so that the resulting surface is smooth and level,

and a design or pattern is formed

k) piece of metal used as money

I) not careful, strict or obeying rules; inattentive

m) made of light, thin material, therefore weak and easily damaged

n) thin wall, or screen, dividing two rooms, or one room into separate parts

 


Поделиться с друзьями:

mylektsii.su - Мои Лекции - 2015-2024 год. (0.006 сек.)Все материалы представленные на сайте исключительно с целью ознакомления читателями и не преследуют коммерческих целей или нарушение авторских прав Пожаловаться на материал