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Reading test

Tower Bridge

This bridge built in 1894, is still in daily use even though the traffic in and out of the London wharves' 1) ____during the course of the 20th century.

Even today Tower Bridge 2)___________ the impressive traffic of the Port of London. Due to a special mechanism, the main traffic-way consisting of two parts fixed to two hinges at the ends can be lifted up. In this way,3)_________ of extremely large vessels is possible, and allows them to reach the Pool of London.

Nowadays the pedestrian path is closed. This footpath crossing 4)_____________ was by the upper bridge which connected the top of each tower, situated at a height of 142 feet above the waters of the famous Thames. Tower Bridge commands 5)________________ both the city and the river. After Tower Bridge, the wharves of London extend until Tilbury. The gigantic port of this city, which has one of the heaviest movements of ocean-going traffic in the entire world, 6)_______________ the Thames from Teddington. It is virtually impossible to get a complete idea of its colossal extention. In fact it is one wharf after another, apparently continuing endlessly. There is one way to form a closer idea of the grandiosity of this port: to view it from Tower Bridge on a clear day.

Task 1. Fill in the missing parts of the text using the given variants:

1. occupies practically the whole of
2. wide and magnificent views of
3. which used to be allowed
4. has increased to an extraordinary extent
5. the entrance and departure
6. regulates a large part of

Task 2. Choose the correct variant :

1. The word “daily” means:

a) Every day activity; b) a rare activity; c) you never do it;

2. “impressive traffic” means:

1. Heavy;  b) little; c) light;

3. The word  “gigantic” has a close meaning to a word:

1. tiny;  b) huge;  c) little;

4. The word  “entire” is close in meaning to:

1. Specific;  b) all;   c) whole;

5. Which word is odd :

1. Colossal; b) grandiosity; c) gigantic;

6. Which word is odd:

1. fixed;  b) connected; c) lifted;