Вопрос № 223812 - Английский язык

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами
The palace of the Bishops of Winchester for over 500 years, Winchester House was set in 70 1_______ of riverside parkland. The original structure 2_______ for William Giffard in 1109 and the last occupant was Bishop Lancelot Andrews (1555 – 1626). For a time in the seventeenth century, Winchester House acted as a prison but was sold off for tenement 3_______ and gradually deteriorated. The 14th century building that now stands on the site was 4_______ by fire in 1814.

Прочитайте текст
Mrs. Sara Winchester of San Jose, California, was a very strange woman who built one of the world’s most unusual houses. When she died in 1922, aged 85, she was living alone in a house that had more than 150 rooms and covered an area of land greater than 2,5 hectares.
Mrs. Winchester’s problem was that she believed that if she stopped adding rooms to her house, she would die. Therefore, she employed workmen to keep on building and was happy only when she heard the sound of building. The house, when she bought it in 1884, was quite small, but 38 years later it was huge.
When she bought it, the house had two floors. By the time she died, it had eight. It had three lifts, 48 fireplaces and nine kitchens – none of which was ever used. In total, there were 2,000 doors and 10,000 windows. There were also miles of secret passages and tunnels that no one, not even Mrs. Winchester, knew how to get in to or out of.
Ответьте на вопрос
What was Mrs. Winchester’s problem?

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами
There is no place in London, or, for the matter, in all of Britain with a worse reputation for savagery than the 1_______ of London. In its 900 years of history, it has been awash in the blood of kings and queens, criminals and innocents, alike. 2_______ shortly after the Norman Conquest the fortress consisted, in those days, of the central White Tower and surrounding 3_______, which incorporated part of the city wall originally built by the Romans.
The Tower, as we see today, didn’t take 4_______ shape until the reign of Edward I, who added more walls and towers to the original construction.

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами
Constructed between 1886-1894, Tower Bridge is one of London’s most recognized sights. It is the first of London’s Thames 1_______ and the only one which can allow the passage of shipping underneath. The bridge was 2_______ to be a two-level span: the lower level, a draw bridge which elevates to permit tall river traffic, and the upper level, twin walkways for pedestrians. The observation 3_______ in the north tower permits superb views of the City of London and the surrounding Docklands. The Tower Bridge Museum in the south tower contains the original steam-driven 4_______ that was used to raise the bridge.

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами
London Bridge. This fabled 1_______ across the Thames River, noted in story and rhyme, has a colourful and continuous history that dates back to Roman times. The first London Bridge was 2_______ by Romans sometime after 43 AD and some of its wooden remains have been uncovered on the north side of the river. During its life the 3_______ structure was renewed several times. At one time, one of these 4_______ was washed away by a flood, and another was torn down by invading Vikings in 1014.

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами
The national Memorial to Prince Albert was built from a 1_______ by George Gilbert Scott who had been personally selected by Queen Victoria. The monument, thought by some to be too bright and inappropriate, stands 175 feet 2_______ and houses a 14 foot high statue of the prince by John Foley. In one of the most complex restoration 3_______ in the World, English Heritage has now restored the Memorial. The High Gothic 4_______ may not be to everyone’s taste, but it is certainly a reminder of the greatness of the man and the times in which he lived.