Грамматика и лексика: задания 32 — 38

There are few people who know Hong Kong’s culinary scene better than Silvana Leung. The operations manager and lead guide for Hong Kong Foodie, Leung gives 32_____of the bustling city that allow visitors to get a taste of its unique cuisine. “Our mission is to help these visitors to go to local restaurants and be able to order food for themselves after taking the tour,” she says. “This gives an idea of what Hong Kong’s 33_________culture is like.”

The Chinese province of Guangdong neighbors Hong Kong, itself a Special Administrative Region on China’s southern coast. Guangdong was 34________known as Canton, and Hong Kong enjoys Cantonese culture.

“Traditional Cantonese cuisine is a lot of stir-fried dishes and steamed dishes,” Leung says. “A lot of what defines these regional cuisines has to do with the weather and how people live in this area,” Leung says. “In northern China, they eat a lot of noodles and dumplings, whereas here in the southern part of China, we eat a lot of rice. Also, in 35_______places like northern China and even inland China, it is known for spicy food.”

Dim sum is one Cantonese specialty that has spread around the world. It is usually linked with the older tradition from drinking tea, which has its 36_______in travellers on the ancient Silk Road needing a place to rest. Thus, teahouses were established along the roadside. An imperial physician in the third century wrote that combining tea with food would lead to excessive weight 37______. People later discovered that tea can aid in digestion, so teahouse owners began adding various snacks. Dim sum dishes are usually served with tea, and together form a full tea 38 ________ .

Tracey and her sister had always wanted their own horse. And although neither of them had much spare money, they were about to 32 ___ their dream. The tricky part was not getting a horse but actually finding somewhere to keep one. But eventually Mrs. Richards agreed to let the girls 33 ___ a small field at the far end of the firm. This was going to 34 ___ them £ 500 a year but it would work out at just over 20 pounds per month each which was OK. The horse himself was coming from the Horse Rescue Charity. They would need to make a small donation every year to cover the cost of an animal welfare inspector who would visit twice a year. The 35 ___ expenses after this would be for food and vet bills. But the two girls were 36 ___ that they could manage and were committed to going ahead. And it was a big commitment. They were getting an eighteen month old skewbald colt named Domino. Horses often live over twenty years and the sisters were taking him on 37 ___ life. Actually they had plans to get another horse as a friend for Domino. But first of all Domino would need to settle down. He had been badly treated by his previous owners and was still a bit nervous and difficult to 38 ___ .

An orchestra is a group of musicians who play together on various instruments. Sometimes it 32_______alone, at other times it plays along with a group of singers. Orchestras give concerts and play for ballets or operas. They also provide background music for movies and TV shows.

When we speak of orchestras we usually mean symphony orchestras. They have many instruments and play mostly classical music which is performed in 33___________.

Some symphony orchestras have only 34__________musicians. The most famous are in the larger cities of the world. Among them are the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Boston and London Symphony.

Orchestral music is 35__________in the form of a score, which shows the notes that are played by each instrument. Every musician only sees the notes that he or she plays. The conductor stands in front of the orchestra and directs the musicians.

An orchestra can have up to 20 kinds of different instruments. Large symphony orchestras can have a hundred musicians. Smaller ones like 36_________orchestras have between 5 and 40 players. They originally were small enough to play in hall.

A modem orchestra consists of four sections or families of instruments. The string section is the most important part of a symphony orchestra. It has more than a half of the musicians and consists of violins, violas, cellos and string basses. The violinists play high sounds and are divided into two groups. The first violins and the second violins usually play different 37_________. The 38________first violinist is the concertmaster of the orchestra. He helps the other musicians to tune their instruments and serves as the assistant. Cellos and string basses play low sounds.

When I was ten, I spent the best months of my life in Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. What 32 ______ most vivid in my mind are the times I shared with my Grandfather Jorden.

The first thing I 33 ______ about Grandfather was his big hands and broad shoulders. The second thing was how he could work. All summer I watched him. He mowed grass, gathered the hay in huge bundles, and carried them on his back to the bam. He caught and salted fish, grew and stored potatoes. He stopped only long enough to eat and to sleep a few winks. 34 ______ people could work so hard.

And yet he 35 ______ to find time for just the two of us. One day he gave me a knife. He took his own knife and cut a thin branch from a 36 ______ tree. He showed me how to make a flute. Even today, 60 years later, whenever I hear the pure notes of a flute, I think of how he made music from nothing but a branch of a tree.

As an American, I always thought people simply bought whatever they needed. I don’t know 37 ______ Grandfather knew this, but it seems he wanted to teach me something. And the flute will always 38 ______ me of my Grandfather and his life lessons.

I have always been interested in various cultures especially those completely alien to us. Thus, imagine my delight when my father 32 ______ me that he was taking us on a holiday to Bangkok and from there to visit a remote tribe that lives about 200 kilometers north of the capital city. As my father explained, the tribe lives an isolated life and the members are cut 33 ______ from the rest of the world in terms of their unique and even weird cultural practices.

During our trip I have noticed that the Thai people are very friendly and their greetings are very 34 ______ to the Indians’. For example, when they meet you they bring their palms together in a prayer-like position and bend their bodies a little as a way of welcoming and acknowledging you. It would definitely 35 ______ you feel as an honored guest. At first, I was rather 36 ______ by these greeting traditions which seemed so unusual and respectful to me. Surprisingly, soon I got used to doing that myself and 37 ______ this procedure during my entire trip to Thailand. We spent only two fantastic days in Bangkok before heading 38 ______ the remote village which was going to be the most exciting time of our lives, dad promised. We were excited and could not wait seeing everything with our own eyes!

Robert Henry Kefford III was known to his friends as Bob. He was sorry to be leaving Cambridge. He had spent three glorious years at St. John’s, and 32 ______ he hadn’t read as many books as he had done for his undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago, he had tried hard to come in head of the river. It wasn’t unusual for an American to win a rowing competition in the early 1970s, but he 33 ______ to win a victorious Cambridge eight for three years in a row. 34 ______ Britons have done it.

Max White tapped on Paul’s office door at 15.00. He walked in without 30 ______ for a response. Paul looked up from the papers on his desk and said, “Sit down, Max. Please 31 ______ me everything you know.”

It was Tuesday, the eighth of July; the day before, the rumors had been rampant throughout the company that more of the top executives were going to be sacked on the explicit orders of Brent Horn. 32 ______, nobody knew who would be terminated. So most of the people were 33 ______ about losing their jobs. An atmosphere of fear reigned in the company for the first time in over thirty years, and there was gloom on every floor of the building.

Max had all the information, as he had just told Paul on the phone; now he leaned closer and confided, “I understand George Sanford was given his walking orders late on Friday afternoon. And this week we’ll see the 34 ______ of Jim Cooper and John Turner, two good men.” It was terrible news. They had been with the company about as long as Paul had. They were among Brent Horn’s big supporters when he was trying to get the company back from the DeWitts. They were much 35 ______ by everyone. Paul couldn’t 36 ______ of their dismissal. He was truly shocked, and it showed. The company had changed the moment Brent Horn had taken control, and it genially concerned him.

It wasn’t unusual for Amos to go to Deravenels on Saturday, even though the offices were closed over the weekend. He 32 ______ to go to tidy up his paperwork and do other small jobs he couldn’t attend to during the week.

But on this Saturday morning he had a specific purpose when he arrived at the grand old building on the Strand. The uniformed doorman 33 ______ Amos close his umbrella and take off his raincoat. Then he touched his cap and said, “Good morning, Mr. Finnister”.

Amos had come to the office to 34 ______ a few telephone calls. His first call was to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, where he quickly discovered the records office was not open on weekends. He then dialed Ravenscar and was put through to Edward Deravenel.

“Good morning, Amos,” Edward said. “I’m assuming you have some news for me.” Amos then relayed all the information he had gathered the night before.

“Well done, Amos!” Edward exclaimed. “Thank you for going into all this 35 ______ . I knew I could depend 36 ______ you. My wife will be happy as I am to know everything; it’s been such a mystery all these years. To 37 ______ the truth, I think that Grace Rose should also know what happened to her mother. It will finally put her mind at rest.”

“I agree, sir. I will telephone you on Monday”. Amos walked home, 38 ______ no attention to the heavy rain. He felt happy.

Having no idea where to start when you want to book a train trip in China? This article gives you a clear hand-on instruction to ease your 32 __. There are two ways to book train tickets in China: through the China Railway Bureau website; and through third party travel companies. If you are comfortable reading Mandarin Chinese and have a Chinese bank 33 _ , you can book through the China Railway Bureau Website. If not, do not worry! Whether you are a Chinese citizen (including residents of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) or an international traveller, you can always choose third party travel companies as a(an) 34 ________way to complete your order and still enjoy your train trip in China.

Go to the website www.12306.cn and click on the button that reads “”. This is the official China Railway Bureau website and guarantees the 35_________of your orders 100%. Unfortunately, however, the website does NOT provide English service and does NOT accept international payment methods. The button that links to ticketselling webpage will be on the left 36__________.

Pick a train that fits your plan and pay attention to seat class selection. There are different types of trains. G-trains are high-speed trains. On this type of train, there are no 37__________so it is all seating, and they only travel to various places. D-trains are also high-speed trains but somewhat slower. They provide sleeper cars and seating cars. C-trains are also highspeed trains but offer intercity service, so the number of times the train stops are few and there are no sleeper cars. Z-trains are express trains, but not high speed; they provide all 38__________. The same applies to T, К or no letter trains, which are regular, ‘slow’ trains.