4. Choose the most suitable word.

1. Mary stopped swimming and just...........on the surface.

1) sank 2) floated 3) dived

2. Jack turned the last corner and............for the finishing line.

1) approached 2) waited 3) headed

3. David was trying to...........another cyclist when he crashed.

1) overpass 2) overcome 3) overtake

4. You have to............the person with the ball until you catch them.

1) chase 2)rush 3)jump

5. The fans climbed over the fence to.............paying.

1) avoid 2) prevent 3) refuse

6. I fell over while skiing and my sister had to............a doctor.

1) bring 2)take 3) call

7. Don't.............the road until all the runners have gone by.

1)pass 2) cross 3) pass by

Текст Urgup, a famous cave region in Turkey

The Urgup Cones are located in valleys to the west of the village of Urgup, which lies 225km southeast of Ankara, Turkey's capital, and 87km southwest of Kayseri. Caves in the soft, volcanic rock of the cones and cliffs have been inhabited by peasants and monks for at least 2,000 years. Finely decorated with richly coloured frescoes, more than 300 caves in the region have been transformed during medieval times into simple sanctuaries and churches.

In the 6th century AD, Cappadocia lay under the rule of the Christian Byzantine Empire (AD 330-1453), centred at Constantinople. At that time, many monks were inspired by the teachings of St Basil the Great (329 - 379), who had been Bishop of Caesarea (the modern Kayseri, which lies some 87km to the northeast of Urgup). St Basil established the monastic tradition in Cappadocia when he promoted the idea that monks should live neither in isolation nor in large numbers, but rather in small groups.

At Urgup, and in other valleys such as Goreme, monks built small churches in the cones and rocks. Usually simple rectangular structures, these churches rarely exceeded 8m in length. The monks decorated the walls and ceilings with simple designs yet ones symbolic of early Christianity, such as crosses, fish, pomegranates and the palm tree of Paradise. In AD 726 portraits of Jesus and the saints were considered as devotion to idols and forbidden. But in about AD 850 realistic scenes and figurative paintings returned to favour, and stories from the Bible were retold on long, segmented paintings.

Around Urgup there are more than 150 rock-hewn churches. The most magnificent date from the 10th and 11th centuries when wealthy noblemen competed with each other to establish the best churches or monasteries. They often invited the Empire's most skilled artists to decorate the interiors with elaborate, strikingly coloured frescoes.

Politics and war soon brought an end to the popularity of Cappadocian churches. In the 11th century, Moslems defeated the Byzantine Empire and took control of the region, and although local artists tried to maintain the tradition, they lacked the skill of earlier painters. Following the Turkish invasions of the 13th century, all attempts to build and decorate churches stopped.

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Answer the questions to text 1.

1. Which of the following symbolic decorations was mentioned in the text?

1) roses

2) doves

3) palms

4) granite

2. According to the text, Urgup is

1) a number of valleys surrounded by more than 150 rock-hewn churches

2) a centre of Christianity in the present day Turkey

3) a Turkish village to the southeast of the capital

4) an ideal place for building churches known since 2000 BC

3. Which statement is true?

1) According to the teachings of St Basil the Great, monks should not live in large groups

2) St Basil the Great, the ruler of Caesarea, kept monastic traditions in Cappadocia

3) The rule of 2)yzantine Empire centered in Cappadocia lasted from 330 till 1453

4) In the 6th century BC a great number of monks were inspired by the teachings of St Basil

4. If you consult a map you'll see that

1) Caesarea lies to the southwest of Urgup

2) Urgup lies to the southwest of Ankara

3) Ankara lies to the northwest of Caesarea

4) Goreme lies to the northeast Caesarea

5. The florish of Cappadocian churches

1) lasted for at least 2000 years

2) started in about 900 AD

3) coincided with the life of St Basil the Great (329 - 379)

4) began in 726

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