Сложные задания из данной работы:
1. On the 25th of December the Montgomery Department store will
1) work until 5 pm.
2) work from 9 to 9.
3) not work at all.
2. Kathy left this voice message
1) before 2 pm.
2) between 2 pm and 4 pm.
3) after 4 pm.
3. When Wendy’s father says “Mmmm…” he wants to say that
1) what Wendy has bought looks tasty.
2) Wendy has spent too much money.
3) it’s not healthy to carry heavy bags.
4. Mother found Peter in
1) the bathroom.
2) the kitchen.
3) his bedroom.
5. 1. How many railway stations are there in Moscow today?
2. When was the first railway station opened in Moscow?
3. What was the first railway station in Moscow?
4. What is the biggest railway station in Moscow?
5. What does the Russian word meaning ‘railway station’ really mean?
6. What are the features of a modern railway station?
7. How are old railways in Moscow used for the capital’s needs today?
A. Few Muscovites know that all of the original 19th-20th century railway stations
in Moscow were built in a circle and were even connected by Moscow Circle Railway. It was built in 1903-1908 and until 1934 was used both for passenger and cargo trains. From 1934 till 2016 it was only used for cargo. However, in 2016 it was opened to passengers again in the new format of Moscow Central Circle – a line connected with the capital’s metro system.
B. Moscow railway stations combine traditional architecture with modern engineering solutions. Designed by famous Russian architects, none of them look alike. Yaroslavsky station, designed by architect Schechtel, looks like a palace from a Russian fairy tale. It is here that the longest railroad line in the world begins – it runs all the way to Vladivostok. Across the street from it is Kazansky railway station – the largest in Europe.
C. For the first time in 100 years, a new railway station opened in Moscow in 2021. Called ‘Vostochny’ or ‘Eastern’ due to its location in the East of Moscow, the new railway station is most convenient for transit passengers going to Moscow airports. It is connected with Moscow Central Circle, making it easier for passengers to transfer to the AeroExpress trains. In addition, Vostochny has reduced the traffic in the original nine railway stations in Moscow.
D. In Vostochny one can see a new approach to the concept of a railway station of the 21st century. It is friendly to people with disabilities and parents with young children; all the 200 seats in the waiting room have USB-charging ports; there are special antibacterial devices on the escalators; and there is even something called ‘aroma-marketing’ that is used here – the railway station has a specific pleasant smell!
E. The first Russian railway opened in 1838 and it connected St. Petersburg with Tsarskoe Selo and Pavlovsk. To make the railway more popular with passengers, it was decided to turn the railway station at Pavlovsk into an entertainment center where concerts and balls could take place, similar to the fashionable Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in London. It was even given the same name – Vauxhhall, or ‘Voksal’ in Russian. The word became popular and was soon used for all railway stations in Russia.
F. In British railway history the period from 1844 to 1847 is known as ‘Railway Mania’. In other countries, too, those were the years of the Railway Age. In Russia, in 1843 construction began of the line from St. Petersburg to Moscow. As the story goes, Tsar Nicholas I drew a straight line on the map between the two cities to show where the railway should run. The line ended in a station which for over ten years was the only railway station in Moscow and was called Nikolaevsky.
