HS2 2019 Unit6 p116 act8

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Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

1 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Today Jakarta has much to offer, ranging from museums, art and antique markets, first class shopping to accommodations and a wide variety of cultural activities. Jakarta's most famous landmark is the National Monument. Among other places one can mention the National Museum that holds an extensive collection of ethnographic artifacts and relics, the Maritime Museum that exhibits Indonesia’s seafaring traditions, including models of sea going vessels.

2 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Sumatra is a paradise for nature lovers, its national parks are the largest in the world, home to a variety of monkeys, tigers and elephants. Facing the open sea, the western coastline of Sumatra and the waters surrounding Nias Island have big waves that make them one of the best surfer's beaches in Indonesia. There are beautiful coral reefs that are ideal for diving. For those who prefer night dives, the waters of Rian Archipelago offer a rewarding experience with marine scavengers of the dark waters.

3 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Various establishments offer professional pampering service with floral baths, body scrubs, aromatic oils, massages and meditation; rituals and treatments that use spices and aromatic herbs to promote physical and mental wellness. Various spa hotels are extremely popular. Indonesians believe that when treating the body you cure the mind.

4 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Jakarta has a distinctly cosmopolitan flavor. Tantalize your taste buds with a gastronomic spree around the city’s many eateries. Like French gourmet dining, exotic Asian cuisine, American fast food, stylish cafes, restaurants all compete to fınd a way into your heart through your stomach. The taste of Indonesia’s many cultures can be found in almost any corner of the city: hot and spicy food from West Sumatra, Sweet tastes of Dental Java, the tangy fish dishes of North Sulawesi.

5 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]In the face of constant exposure to modernization and foreign influences, the native people still faithfully cling to their culture and rituals. The pre-Hindu Bali Aga tribe still maintains their own traditions of architecture, pagan religion, dance and music, such as unique rituals of dances and gladiator-like battles between youths. On the island of Siberut native tribes have retained their Neolithic hunter-gathering culture.

A A Taste of Everything

B Shop till You Drop

C City's Tourist Attractions

D Ancient Traditions Live on

E Activities for the Adventurous and Hardy

F On the Crossroads of Religions

G For the Body, Mind and Soul

H From the High Peaks to the Deep Seas

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]In England, Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally 'Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 2s not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.

2 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day. It has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25h and 26th become a Bank Holiday

3 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Easter Monday is generally regarded as an unofficial consecration of Spring. In many towns there are funfairs with roundabouts, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.

4 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Monday in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celebration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.

5 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] In Ireland, St. Patrick ' Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of the birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the flag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is flown on that day.

6 [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).

Which passage tells about the holiday_____?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of each year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks