Tasdiqlayman” Guliston davlat universiteti Filologiya fakulteti “Fakultetlararo chet tillar” kafedrasi mudiri E. Hamdamov ­­­­­ Course 1 Variant 1

Reading
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.
TASHKENT

Tashkent is a beautiful city. It is the capital of Uzbekistan. It 1 an area of 220 square kilometres and its 2 is about 3 million people.

Tashkent is a city of gardens and flowers, a city of numerous 3 parks and 4 lakes.

The climate in Tashkent is continental with a 5 , long summer and a short winter. Tashkent is an industrial city. There are lots of 6 and factories in it. The capital of Uzbekistan is often called a town of peace and friendship. The whole country remembers the 7 of April, 1966, that struck Tashkent. The people of different nationalities 8 in the reconstruction of the city. That is why the capital of Uzbekistan today is a sort of 9 __ of the architecture of the peoples, from different republics. Tashkent metro is the 10 of the city. All the stations look like underground palaces.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A is A nation A shady A following A snow A offices A earthquake A takes place A earthquake A underground

B takes place B population B deep B watered B dry B organizations B snow B takes up B museum B honour

C takes up C people C shallow C numerous C gold C mills C rain C took part C pride C pride

D take up D men D narrow D artificial D wet D old D thunderstorm D took up D castle D castle