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1. Read this article about the Great Wall of China. Reconstruct the text by filling in the gaps (1-4) from the list (A-F) below. Remember that there are two extra letters that you do not need.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made construction that can be seen from space. It is 6,000 kilometres long. It runs along China’s northern border and has an unusual shape. It looks as if its architects did not have any specific plans. It looks like a snake or a long road. Nobody knows why its shape is like this but legend states that it was built to imitate the movements of a dragon - a popular religious symbol in China. The section of the Wall 1_______                             ________ is at Badaling Pass near Peking. Here, the building material is grey granite blocks, 6 metres high. On both sides of its roof, there are low walls which protect you from falling off the Wall. In the middle, there is a road which is wide enough for five horses running side by side. Other sections of the Great Wall are built of various materials, often of poor quality, for example of wood or sand depending on whether the wall crossed deserts, plains or the country. The people who 2_______                         _________ the Great Wall were often those who could not pay their taxes, prisoners of war and criminals. There were about one million slaves working on the wall. They lived in poor conditions, in places called work camps. They worked without clothes 3________                      _______ and they wore only animal skins in the winter. They often died of disease and hunger. Those who died were often buried in its foundations, making the Wall the ‘world’s longest cemetery’. There are still many of the original 25,000 towers left. They are about 4________                   ______ and the distance between two neighbouring towers is over 200 metres. The army usually lived in these towers. In the period of the Wall’s glory almost a million men stayed there. Today the Great Wall is one of China’s tourist attractions. Where else in the world can you see something built by man over twenty-two centuries ago?

A) during the summer

B) were forced to build

C) one of China’s tourist attractions

D) visited by most tourists

E) over twenty centuries ago

F) 12 metres high

Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made construction that can be seen from space. It is 6,000 kilometres long. It runs along China’s northern border and has an unusual shape. It looks as if its architects did not have any specific plans. It looks like a snake or a long road. Nobody knows why its shape is like this but legend states that it was built to imitate the movements of a dragon - a popular religious symbol in China. The section of the Wall 1_______________ is at Badaling Pass near Peking. Here, the building material is grey granite blocks, 6 metres high. On both sides of its roof, there are low walls which protect you from falling off the Wall. In the middle, there is a road which is wide enough for five horses running side by side. Other sections of the Great Wall are built of various materials, often of poor quality, for example of wood or sand depending on whether the wall crossed deserts, plains or the country. The people who 2________________ the Great Wall were often those who could not pay their taxes, prisoners of war and criminals. There were about one million slaves working on the wall. They lived in poor conditions, in places called work camps. They worked without clothes 3_______________ and they wore only animal skins in the winter. They often died of disease and hunger. Those who died were often buried in its foundations, making the Wall the ‘world’s longest cemetery’. There are still many of the original 25,000 towers left. They are about 4______________ and the distance between two neighbouring towers is over 200 metres. The army usually lived in these towers. In the period of the Wall’s glory almost a million men stayed there. Today the Great Wall is one of China’s tourist attractions. Where else in the world can you see something built by man over twenty-two centuries ago?

1. Astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from space.   [T, F]

2. The Great Wall of China was designed to look like a snake.   [T, F]

3. The Great Wall of China was built of one type of material.   [T, F]

4. Prisoners and criminals were not allowed to build the Wall.   [T, F]

Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made construction that can be seen from space. It is 6,000 kilometres long. It runs along China’s northern border and has an unusual shape. It looks as if its architects did not have any specific plans. It looks like a snake or a long road. Nobody knows why its shape is like this but legend states that it was built to imitate the movements of a dragon - a popular religious symbol in China. The section of the Wall 1_______________ is at Badaling Pass near Peking. Here, the building material is grey granite blocks, 6 metres high. On both sides of its roof, there are low walls which protect you from falling off the Wall. In the middle, there is a road which is wide enough for five horses running side by side. Other sections of the Great Wall are built of various materials, often of poor quality, for example of wood or sand depending on whether the wall crossed deserts, plains or the country. The people who 2________________ the Great Wall were often those who could not pay their taxes, prisoners of war and criminals. There were about one million slaves working on the wall. They lived in poor conditions, in places called work camps. They worked without clothes 3_______________ and they wore only animal skins in the winter. They often died of disease and hunger. Those who died were often buried in its foundations, making the Wall the ‘world’s longest cemetery’. There are still many of the original 25,000 towers left. They are about 4______________ and the distance between two neighbouring towers is over 200 metres. The army usually lived in these towers. In the period of the Wall’s glory almost a million men stayed there. Today the Great Wall is one of China’s tourist attractions. Where else in the world can you see something built by man over twenty-two centuries ago?

5. The builders of the Great Wall of China wore poor clothes.   [T, F]

6. The builders of the Great Wall of China had enough food to live.   [T, F]

7. The Wall’s towers are over two hundred metres from each other.   [T, F]

8. In the towers of the Great Wall there lived about one million slaves.   [T, F]

Read the text and then choose correct answer:

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On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

1. Company is called                      [a) Impossible Burger, b) Impossible Foods]

2. Company spent                       [a) 200000000 dollars, b) 100000000 dollars]

3. The ‘Impossible Burger’ is made from                              [a) natural meat ingredients, b) natural plant ingredients]

4. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of                                          [a) 'burgers' that ae made from natural p, b) 'meat' that are made from plants]