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Means of transportation in the city

Visitors to America are immediately struck by the number of automobiles on the highways and in the city streets. Cars fill the roads and crowd the streets of the city. For a city like New York, city transport is a big problem. Though there are a lot of private automobiles, many people still use public transport. New York’s public transport includes the subway, an extensive bus and street car service and taxi cabs.

In rush hours it is better to take the subway. You walk a few blocks to the nearest subway and get downstairs. You buy some tokens at the change booth and get through the turnstile. Then you have to find the right platform. In New York subway system there are parallel tracks for local and express trains. The local train stops at every station, the express only at every fifth or sixth station. It is very convenient to take an express if you go very far to the other end of the city. New York subway system is a rather complicated one.

New York has an extensive bus service operating on a transit basis. When a passenger enters a bus or street car and deposits his fare in the fare box, he may request a transfer. The driver or operator will give him a slip of paper on which there will be printed the time and direction of the trip. With this transfer, the passenger may get on another bus or street car at a transfer point on his route and continue his ride without additional cost.

A taxi cab service is another means of transportation in the city. There are no taxi stands and you can stop a taxi by whistling, shouting or raising your hand. Taxi cabs keep running along the streets all the time.

1. What is the main idea of the text?

   1. New York’s tourist

   2. Taxi cabs in New York

   3. City transport of New York

   4. Subway in New York

2. Аnswer the question: “Who will give the tourists a piece of paper with printed time and direction of the trip?”

   1. taxi cab service

   2. artist

   3. porter

   4. driver or operator

3. What can tourists take in rush hour?

   1. a taxi cab service

   2. the subway

   3. bus or street car

   4. train

4. Which sentence contradicts the text?

1. Cars fill the roads and crowd the streets of the city.

2. In New York subway system there are parallel tracks for local and express trains.

3. There are a lot of taxi stands where you can stop a taxi by whistling, shouting or raising your hand.

4. Taxi cabs keep running along the streets all the time.

1. What expression is true about transport in New York?

   1. City transport isn’t a big problem in New York

   2. There are parallel tracks for local and express trains in subway system

   3. The passenger can’t get on another bus or street car at a transfer point.

   4. There isn’t extensive bus service operating on a transit basis

2. What is “subway?”

   1. a rapid transit system that serves boroughs of New York City,

   2. a group organized secretly to work against an existing regime.

   3. extensive bus service operating on a transit basis

   4. an extensive bus and street car service and taxi cabs.

3. What does New York’s public transport include?

   1. the subway, an extensive bus and street car service and taxi cabs.

   2. the subway, an extensive bus and car service and taxi drivers.

   3. the subway, bus and street vehicle and taxi cabs.

   4. the subway, an extensive bus and taxi cabs.

4. New York subway system is a rather

   1. complex

   2. easy

   3. formal

   4. simple

5. What expression is true about New York’s public transport?

   1. There aren’t many roads and crowd

   2. Local train stops at every station

   3. There aren’t a lot of private automobiles

   4. There are parallel roads for tourists and express trains

6. What stands for a taxi cab?

   1. a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter.

   2. an extensive bus and street car service and taxi cabs.

   3. a rapid transit system that serves boroughs of New York City,

   4. extensive bus service operating on a transit basis

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Food

Food is an important substance for human organism. It mainly consists of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Besides these three nutritive materials, food can also be divided into two groups – meals of plant origin and meals of animal origin.

The first group (plant meals) is everything that grows out of our earth. First of all these are vegetables. Vegetables have a tiny amount of calories and are very rich in fiber. Certainly fruit is there where vegetable is. Comparing with veggies, fruit is more dangerous for one's figure, because any fruit is primarily a carbohydrate product. In this respect an intake of fruits doesn’t have to exceed 500-700 grams per day. Any seeds are also included in our list – legumes and cereals.

The second group (animal meals) is all elements of our nutrition, which are obtained directly from animals. For the most part it’s milk and eggs. Consequently all dairy products turn to be animal food automatically, that is – cheese, curds, ryazhenka, kefir, organic yoghurts and so on. Honey also takes place in this list as well as meat (beef, veal, pork) and meal products (sausages, cutlets).

The most wholesome food is the food from the first group. The thing is, nourishment like that suits all people – the sick, the healthy, the little and the old. Nonetheless, the second group won’t do harm to healthy people too, especially if it’s not consumed in a processed form.

1. Food consists of

1. proteins, oil and carbohydrates

2. proteins, fats and vitamins

3. proteins, sugar and carbohydrates

4. proteins, fats and carbohydrates

2. Why is fruit dangerous for people?

1. Because it contains carbohydrate

2. Because it has tiny amount of calories

3. Because it contains fruits

4. Obtained directly from animals

3. Which sentence contradicts the text?

1. vegetables have a tiny amount of calories

2. fruit is more dangerous for one's figure

3. all dairy products turn to be animal food

4. animal meals have a tiny amount of calories

4. Which paragraph answer the question: What do animals give us?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

5. What is “ryazhenka”

1. boiled fermented milk

2. animal meals

3. plant meals

4. processed

6. What stands for “plant meals”?

1. meals of animal origin

2. grows out of our earth

3. obtained directly from animals

4. animal milk

7. What expression is true about animal meals?

1. do harm to healthy people

2. have a tiny amount of calories

3. dangerous for one's figure

4. it consists of milk and eggs

8. What is “the wholesome food”?

1. plant meals

2. animal meals

3. carbohydrates

4. proteins

9. What does the first group consist of?

1. sausages, cutlets

2. beef, veal, pork

3. legumes and cereals

4. cheese, curds, organic yoghurts

10. Honey takes place in

1. first group

2. second group

3. processed food

4. first and second groups

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Walt Disney and his heroes

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, his father being Irish Canadian, his mother of German-American origin. He revealed a talent for drawing and an interest in photography early on and after service with the American Red Cross in the First World War. In 1923 he left with his brother Roy for Hollywood and for some years struggled against poverty while producing a series of cartoon films. In 1927 he had some success with the series called "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit", but it was not until September 1928, when "Steamboat Willie" appeared, the first "Mickey Mouse" with sound, that he achieved lasting success. Mickey Mouse became a household word together with such companions as Minnie, Pluto, and — perhaps the favourite of them all — Donald Duck. "The Three Little Pigs" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", with their still familiar songs by Frank Churchill, immediately spring to mind. After the Second World War Disney turned his attention to real-life nature studies and non-cartoon films with living actors. After a rather unsuccessful feature cartoon "The Sleeping Beauty", he made a triumphant come-back with the very successful "Mary Poppins".

In 1955 he branched out into a different enterprise —"Disney-land", a huge amusement park in southern California. Disneyland is situated 27 miles south of Los Angeles, at Anaheim. Of all the show-places none is as famous as Disneyland. This superb kingdom of fantasy linked to technology was created by Walt Disney.

The park is divided into six themes and there is so much to see and do in each that no one would attempt to see all of them in one visit. For extended visits, there are hotels nearby.

Walt Disney died in California at the age of 65. His works have given so much pleasure for many years to many people, young and old, in many countries.

1. What did Walt Disney do while producing a series of cartoon films? A.revealed a talent for drawing

B. had some success

C. struggled against poverty

D.he made a triumphant come-back

2. Who wrote the songs to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?

   1. Walt Disney

   2. Walt Disney’s brother

   3. Mary Poppins

   4. Frank Churchill

3. Which paragraph answers the question: “How many themes are there in Disney -land”?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

4. What stands for “amusement park”?

   1. An amusement park is a park with a piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown.

   2. An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for reading purposes.

   3. An amusement park is a place where a bus stops for passengers to get on or off.

   4. An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.

5. Who created the “kingdom of fantasy”?

   1. Frank Churchill

   2. Walt Disney

   3. Walt Disney’s brother

   4. Mary Poppins

6. What did Walt Disney do during the First World War?

   1. He unfolded a talent for drawing

   2. He struggled against poverty

   3. achieved lasting success

   4. turned his attention to real-life nature

7. What