Тренировочные тесты для подготовки к егэ. Раздел «Лексика и грамматика» в ЕГЭ по английскому языку

Экзамен ЕГЭ проверяет:

грамматические навыки базового уровня;
навыки словообразования;
лексический запас.

Как подготовиться к лексико-грамматической части ЕГЭ?

решить как можно больше упражнений по грамматике ;
вспомнить или освоить навык словообразования;
пройти тестовые варианты ЕГЭ и понять, где именно встречаются ошибки, над которыми нужно работать.

Прочитайте приведенные ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.

Для того чтобы понять, в какой форме необходимо использовать глагол be , нужно посмотреть на предложение с пропуском. Так, это предложение написано в прошедшем времени (phoned ). Соответственно, нам нужно поставить глагол be в Past Simple в отрицании. Для местоимения she эта форма - wasn’ t .

Глагол build («строить ») - неправильный. Его вторая и третья формы - built, built. В данном предложении важно понять, стена ли кого-то строила или ее строили. Логично, что строили стену. Это значит, что здесь необходимо употребить пассивный залог во времени Past Simple . Таким образом, правильным ответом будет was built , так как пассивный залог (Passive Voice ) - это глагол be в нужной форме (в зависимости от времени) и третья форма смыслового глагола (Participle II/ V 3 ).

Глагол become («становиться ») - неправильный. Его вторая и третья формы - became, become. Для того чтобы понять, какую форму этого глагола необходимо использовать в данном предложении, нужно выяснить, нет ли в предложении «сигнальных» слов. Такое слово есть - since , и оно указывает на Present Perfect . Правильным ответом будет форма has become .

Слово nature («природа ») является существительным . После пропуска также стоит существительное - beauty («красота »), то есть на месте пропуска должно стоять некое определение. Роль определения в предложении обычно играет прилагательное, и от слова nature прилагательным будет natural .

Most of the land in National Parks is privately owned, but administered by an independent National Park Authority which works to balance the expectations of __________ with the need to conserve these open spaces for future generations.

visit

Слово visit («посещать ») - это глагол . Посмотрев на слова перед пропуском - the expectations of («ожидания кого-то/чего-то ») - можно понять, что нам необходимо существительное - «ожидания посетителей » (visitors ). На то, что существительное должно стоять во множественном числе , указывает отсутствие неопределенного артикля перед пропуском.

В данном предложении пропущено подлежащее, то есть из существительного science («наука ») необходимо образовать другое существительное, способное исполнить роль этого подлежащего. Более того, новое существительное должно стоять во множественном числе , так как в сказуемое входит глагол be в форме множественного числа - are . Новым существительным будет слово scientists - «ученые ».

строго следуйте инструкции и внимательно читайте задание ;
прежде чем заполнить пропуск, внимательно прочитайте предложение и найдите «сигнальные» слова , которые подскажут вам, в какое время необходимо поставить глагол или какая часть речи требуется;
не оставляйте пропуски незаполненными , даже если вы не знаете правильный ответ;
пишите четко и аккуратно .

Список литературы

Афанасьева О.В., Дули Д., Михеева И.В. Английский язык (базовый уровень). - Просвещение, 2012.

Биболетова М.З., Бабушис Е.Е., Снежко Н.Д. Английский язык (базовый уровень). - Титул, 2009.

Кауфман К.И., Кауфман М.Ю. Английский язык (базовый уровень). - Титул, 2010.

Музланова Е.С. 120 учебно-тренировочных заданий для подготовки к ЕГЭ. - АСТ, 2010.

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Домашнее задание

Test 1 Елена Музланова, Елена Кисунько Английский язык: Экспресс-репетитор для подготовки к ЕГЭ: «Грамматика и лексика». - Астрель, 2010. - С. 6.

Test 6 Елена Музланова, Елена Кисунько Английский язык: Экспресс-репетитор для подготовки к ЕГЭ: «Грамматика и лексика». - Астрель, 2010. - С. 9.

Test 3 Елена Музланова, Елена Кисунько Английский язык: Экспресс-репетитор для подготовки к ЕГЭ: «Грамматика и лексика». - Астрель, 2010. - С. 28.

Задания В4-В10

Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В4 - В10, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы В4 - В10.

In the morning the colonists took food and weapons and started along the beach toward the south. It was not necessary for one of them to stay behind. Since the arrival of the big box the day before they B4 no difficulty in lighting a fire.
Not very far from the rock house there were some forest trees, and then a high wall of rock B5 straight up to a height of about fifty metres. On the other side of it there was a big lake. "Let"s go and see where the water goes out of the lake," said Jack.
They went round the end of the rock wall. It was a very difficult journey, but at last they came to the side of the lake. The boys tried B6 fish in the lake, but there seemed to be very few.
Jack B7 the way.
They heard the noise of B8 water.
It grew B9 . Suddenly they came to an opening in the trees. In front of them was a river flowing out of the lake almost to the rock wall.
A big hole B10 in the wall, about ten metres above the place where they were standing.

B4. HAVE B5. RISE B6. CATCH B7. LEAD B8. FALL B9. LOUD B10. MAKE

Задания B11-B16

Рекомендуемое время выполнения задания - 10 минут.
Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В11-В16, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы В11-В16.

The entrance to the Rother Valley Country Park is on the right B11 after you leave the tiny village of Wales.
For the local people this new park is a B12 area of open space, where a lot of leisure activities are provided, including canoeing, rowing, sailing, sail boarding, grass-skiing and riding.
For the motorized passer-by there are walks and picnic B13 .
This area is becoming B14 popular. There is also a visitor centre at Bed Greave Mill, where there is working machinery and a cafe. But don"t expect too much in the way of good scenery.
The area was for long a mess of old coal mines and an B15 railway line.
More recently an ambitious and continuing special programme has converted the former mines to lakes.
The displays in the B16 visitor centre explain how grass and wetland for wildlife are being established.

В11. SHORT В12. SUCCESS В13. POSSIBLE В14. EXTREME В15. USED В16. ATTRACT

Задания А22 - А28

Рекомендуемое время выполнения задания - 20 минут.
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22 - А28. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям А22 - А28, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

An odd thing has happened when it comes to food. Even though having the best, freshest, most wholesome food possible is one of the most significant considerations of daily life, frequently food does not receive the attention it A22 _______ . Because of vested commercial interests, greed, convenience and apathy, misinformation about food has made far too many people feel A23 _______ about it, believing that anything they can swallow is okay for them. It"s not.
You may be A24 _______ to buy someone"s product through advertising, false claims or promises of value. But much of the food is as worthless as eating crushed bricks. Far more ill health can be traced to what people eat than you might expect. The greatest A25 _______ to your health on this planet is not the increase of nuclear weapons, it is processed foods!
There is more devitalized worthless "food" A26 _______ to people today than real, authentic food that is necessary for our sustenance; and we have the food manufacturers to thank.
We use the term "processed food" so routinely that for many of us it has come to A27 _______ "just another kind of food". Understand what it really means.
Processing is the practice of taking a perfectly good food, one that contains the nutrients necessary to prolong life, stripping it of anything of value and then offering it for sale. Understand that when the word "processed" is used, it A28 _______ to procedures that undermine your health. It is a term that you can easily and accurately interchange with the word "destroyed".

A22
1) draws 2) devotes 3) attracts 4) deserves

A23
1) confident 2) aware 3) familiar 4) accustomed

A24
1) forced 2) convinced 3) required 4) obliged

A25
1) risk 2) warning 3) precaution 4) threat

A26
1) suggested 2) proposed 3) offered 4) meant

A27
1) represent 2) apply 3) refer 4) relate

A28
1) defines 2) refers 3)concerns 4) determines

A. EASILY LEARNED
B. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
C. SADLY DISAPPEARING
D. RARELY BEATEN
E. SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL
F. QUICKLY GROWING

	A B C D E F	Draughts (or ‘checkers’ as the Americans call it) is one of the most popular games around the world. The rules are simple. Even young children have no problem working out how to play. The top players study moves in the same way chess players do but anyone can pick it up and have a go. Getting to a high standard takes a lot of hard work and practice but the basics are not particularly difficult.
	A B C D E F	Since 1997, when the game of Ultima Online became popular, many thousands of people have played all kinds of games online – and the numbers are still increasing rapidly. Every year, more and more people discover the pleasures of playing over the internet and the next generation of games consoles are being designed with that in mind. There seems to be no sign that this explosion in online games will stop any time soon.
	A B C D E F	It has been called the greatest phenomenon in the history of games, but when Trivial Pursuit was created by two friends in 1981, few people had any idea what a hit it would be. It was a quiz game and none of the games companies expected it to do well, until an American company became interested in it. Many millions of Trivial Pursuit games have been sold since then in 19 languages and 33 different countries.
	A B C D E F	Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was chess world champion from 1963 to 1969. He dominated the game during those years and almost never lost. He was known as a player who was strong in defence and very few players got the better of him. In fact, his defensive play was so good that he was known as ‘Iron Tigran’. When he did lose, it was big news in Moscow chess circles.
	A B C D E F	It seems that there have been some big changes in the British playground. Twenty years ago, traditional games were played in every school across the country during the break. These days, they are quickly being replaced by hand-held games consoles and other electronic games. Before long, there is a danger that traditional games could die out. Once they are forgotten, it may be impossible to bring these enjoyable pastimes back to the playground.

Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realised I had to take the first thing that came along or I’d be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer.

I knew it wasn’t the best company in the world when they told me that I’d have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn’t get paid for any of it. Still, I knew that the hourly rate when I actually did start full time would be good. So, I thought of the money I’d earn and put up with three days of unpaid training. Whatever those three days taught me, I wasn’t prepared for the way I would be treated by the supervisors.

It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening to all of our telephone interviews. We weren’t allowed to talk to each other, and if we took more than about two seconds from ending one phone call and starting another, they would shout at us to hurry up and get on with our jobs. We even had to ask permission to go to the toilet. I was amazed how slowly the day went.

It wouldn’t have been so bad if what we were doing had been useful. But it wasn’t. Most of our interviews were for a major telecommunications company. We’d have to ring up businesses and ask them things like, ‘Is your telecoms budget more than three million pounds a year?’ The chances are we’d get the reply, ‘Oh, I don’t think so. I’ll ask my husband. This is a corner shop. We’ve only got one phone.’ And so the day went on.

The most frightening aspect of the job was that I was actually quite good at it. ‘Oh no!’ I thought. ‘Maybe I’m destined to be a market researcher for the rest of my life.’ My boss certainly seemed to think so. One day – during a break, of course – she ordered me into her office. ‘Simon,’ she said, ‘I’m promoting you. From tomorrow, you’re off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I’m sure you can handle it. There’s no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.’

Three weeks later I quit. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

	Why did the writer become a market research telephone interviewer?
	A	He had completely run out of money.
	B	He had the right university degree for the job.
	C	It was the first job he was offered.
	D	He knew it was only for six months.

	The writer had doubts about the company when
	A	they only offered him three days of training.
	B	they told him he wouldn’t receive payment for his training.
	C	they told him he had to be trained first.
	D	he was told what the hourly rate would be.

	His workplace could best be described as
	A	large and noisy.
	B	silent and dirty.
	C	untidy and crowded.
	D	old-fashioned and uncomfortable.

	What would have made the job more bearable?
	A	knowing that he was carrying out a valuable service
	B	being able to phone much larger companies
	C	not having to talk to shopkeepers
	D	not having to ring up businesses

	What was unusual about Simon’s promotion?
	A	It showed how good he was at his job.
	B	It meant he would be phoning different people.
	C	It involved greater responsibility.
	D	There was no increase in salary.

11	The Russian writer Anton Chekhov, who was born in 1860 and died in 1904, made an enormous to modern literature. His	CONTRIBUTE
	success was a remarkable , and came despite the fact
13	that Chekhov’s family lived in severe poverty for much of his .
	Chekhov’s works have had a great influence on 20th century literature in many ways, particularly in terms of plot and narrative structure, and character .
	Even today, more than a hundred years after his , Chekhov’s stories are extremely popular all over the world.

Ruth knocked on the door. Dr Johansson opened it and led her excitedly inside. She had called him the day before to (16) ______ a b c d _______ a few facts for an article she was writing for the newspaper – Dr Johansson was a leading expert in physics – and he had invited her to go and see his latest experiment. At first, she had tried to (17) _____ a b c d _______ out of it, remembering the hours of physics lessons she had sat through at school. However, he had insisted (18) ______ a b c d ______ seeing her, saying that she wouldn’t regret it. As they walked into the laboratory, Ruth wondered exactly what she was letting herself in for. A cat sat on a workbench. It opened one eye lazily and looked at her. There was a black box connected to a computer and another black box on the other side of the room.
‘Now, Miss Evans,’ said Dr Johansson, with a slight foreign (19) ______ a b c d ______. ‘What you are about to see may change the world forever!’
He pushed a couple of buttons and a low hum filled the room. ‘I have been conducting experiments on this for three years, and finally I have succeeded.’
Dr Johansson picked up the cat and placed it in the black box, closing the lid gently. He stood Ruth next to the other black box.
‘The transportation of a living creature!’ Dr Johansson said triumphantly, and he pressed a final button. There was a spark of electricity in the air. He opened the box and the cat had disappeared.
‘You…you’ve killed it!’ Ruth shouted. Dr Johansson smiled and pointed to the black box next to her. He (20) ______ a b c d ______ her to look inside. She slowly lifted the lid. The cat looked up at her, then closed its eyes and settled down for a nap.

Давно уже ничего не писала на блог! Вернее у себя то я пишу, причем несколько статей уже в процессе, но никак не могу их полностью закончить. Всё таки не хватает мне 24 часа в сутки!!! Ну никак!

Небольшие новости или почему так долго не писала?

Вообще, не думала, что в декретном отпуске буду так много работать. В смысле репетиторствовать. Думала, буду как все! Сидеть в декрете, гулять с малышкой, заниматься бытом, ну и парочку занятий в неделю, чтобы уж совсем не забыть свои навыки. Какой там!

Моя малышка растёт, а она чем больше становится, тем больше внимания требует. Только и успеваю смотреть, как куда-нибудь не заползла или не упала. Все мои ящички уже начала открывать. Пора обезопаситься!

Пора закрывать все мои ящики!!! Алиске всё интересно!

Ну и занятий у меня столько, что можно и не работать на основной работе! Сразу предвещаю вопросы, кто сидит с моей Алиской пока у меня занятия? Конечно же моя мама!

В соседней комнате они играют или спят, пока её мамочка трудится. Я частенько выхожу из комнаты, чтобы удостовериться всё ли в порядке, ничего не нужно ли. Вообщем, пока всех устраивает такое положение.

Перейдём к главному или почему так много внимания к разделу «Лексика и грамматика»?

Когда к вам приходит ученик, которому нужно сдавать ЕГЭ, мы всегда прощупываем почву. Сейчас речь будет идти именно о грамматическом разделе. Ко мне приходят совершенно разные ученики и, соответственно, у всех разный уровень подготовленности.

С Эльвирой на занятии. Штудируем отдельно раздел Лексика и грамматика

Кто-то из учеников говорит, что он хорошо владеет темами и его просто надо натаскать, кто-то признается, что лучше пройти весь курс сначала. Так вот именно последние ученики нас больше всего интересуют!

Скачайте тот файл с грамматическими темами и рассчитайте примерно, сколько часов или занятий у вас уйдёт на этот экспресс грамматический курс. У меня обычно выходит не больше полугода при регулярных занятий один раз в неделю по 1,5 часа. Чаще занимается ученик — значит быстрее пройдёте.

Оформляем темы в тетрадки!

И вот так, потихонечку, мы берем тему за темой (необязательно строго по списку, иногда меняем местами темы), я пишу в тетрадке обычно своей рукой, часто использую два цвета ручек (красный и синий), цветные маркеры.

Часто копирую материал из New Round-Up, особенно когда много писать некогда или когда хочется, чтобы материал был компактно умещён в тетрадке (обычно это таблицы).

Мой быстрый канцелярский набор для оформления тем в ученических тетрадках

Поэтому в моём арсенале всегда есть клей-карандаш, ножницы. Я быстренько через принтер вывожу материал, вырезаю, а ученики мне помогают приклеить материал в их тетради.

Особенно их забавляет клеить цветными клеями (синий, розовый, зеленый). Они делают это с удовольствием и немного разряжают атмосферу разговорами пока клеют.

Когда материал у них в тетрадях, мы его тщательно разбираем, где-то подписываем перевод, где то уточнения. И потом начинаем уже делать упражнения. Кто читает мой блог регулярно, тот уже в курсе, какие обычно книги и ресурсы я использую.

Часто беру упражнения и этих книг. Несмотря на то, что написано 7-8 класс, задания там есть нелегкие

В течение работы я использовала так много пособий, перебрала всевозможные грамматические упражнения, но, к сожалению, меня не устраивает ни одна книга целиком. Что-то возьму из одной книги, что-то из другой.

Люблю всё то, что делает Музланова. Слева — одно из новых её пособий, включая, кстати, раздел по устной части!

Иногда хочется побольше упражнений на сравнение конструкции to be going to и Future Simple, но часто представлены только на Future Simple, Future Continuous или Present Simple и Future Simple.

Пару слов о моём грамматическом сборнике упражнений!

Вообщем, как я и планировала, легче составить свой сборник и написать только те упражнения, которые я из года в год использую и люблю давать своим ученикам.

Этот процесс уже начался и скоро вы увидете первую часть моего сборника. В первой части будут темы Present Simple, Present Continuous и они же в сравнении (около 65 упражнений получилось). Сборник составлен, сейчас он проходит корректировку.

В будущем хочу собрать все темы, вернее упражнения, чтобы потом просто распечатать как книгу и не копировать по сотни раз одно и то же. Думаю, сделаю вам подарок к Новому Году. По крайней мере постараюсь очень!

P.S. Как и обещала, сборник готов! И вы его можете скачать, прочитав и найти в !

Задания B4-B10 (памятка ученикам)

Какие могут быть советы по данным заданиям? Что обычно я говорю своим ученикам и даю им в качестве памятки.

Прежде чем выполнять задания B4-B10, заполняя пропуски, нужно прочитать обязательно весь рассказ или текст целиком, чтобы понять содержание.
Подсказка на выбор правильной грамматической формы слова необязательно находится в самом предложении, а может быть, например, в предыдущем предложении.
Если требуется поставить глагол в нужную форму, прежде всего, определи, в каком залоге (активном или пассивном) стоит сказуемое. (этот момент очень важен, так как дети часто не видят этого, поэтому я постоянно акцентирую на это внимание!)
При определении временной формы глагола обрати внимание на ключевые слова (или как я их называю «слова-подсказки»). Поищи в предложении те слова, которые помогут определить нужное время. Если их нет, то прочитай предыдущее предложение и посмотри, в каком времени стоит глагол. Обычно в тексте все предложения взаимосвязаны.
Часто в задании требуется образовать от глагола причастие (третья форма глагола) или герундий (к глаголу прибавляется окончание -ing). Определи, какое это причастие — активное (герундий) или пассивное (третья форма глагола).
Если в задании стоит числительное, например, two, то скорее всего, требуется образовать порядковое числительное например, second. Вспомни правила их написания!
Если необходимо преобразовать местоимение, определи, какая форма требуется, например стоит местоимение We. Подумай, что здесь может быть: our (за ним сразу стоит существительное), us, ourselves или ours (без существительного). Если речь идёт об указательном местоимении, то посмотри какое может быть число ед. или мн.
Если нужно преобразовать существительное, то здесь нужно вспомнить правила образования множественного числа существительных. Часто бывают именно исключения. Повтори их!
Если нужно преобразовать прилагательное, то здесь речь идёт о степенях сравнения. Это либо сравнительная, либо превосходная. Вспомни правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных!

Вот такие советы я обычно даю своим детишкам. Именно задания данного типа я довожу до автоматизма и ученики с лёгкостью их выполняют. Рекомендуемое время на этот тип заданий — 10 минут. Но натасканные ученики справляются и за 5 минут!

Тренируем грамматический раздел по этим книгам

Задания B11-B16 (Словообразование) Задания А22-А28 (Повышенный уровень)

Это задания повышенного уровня и направлены на распознавание и употребление изученных лексических единиц с акцентом на их лексическую сочетаемость. Составлены они в виде теста с множественным выбором.

Многим ученикам кажется такой тип заданий неисполнимым. В основном, что не знают, делают наугад, авось попадут.

Конечно, тут нужно иметь богатый словарный запас, ведь именно здесь проверяются фразовые глаголы, предлоги, устойчивые словосочетания, а также слова, близкие по форме или по значению, которые легко спутать (например, make и do).

Очень хорошее пособие! Отлично тренирует по фразовым глаголам, словам похожими по форме или значению, предлогам и т.д

Л. И. Романова — Английский язык. Лексика в тестах — купить в интернет-магазине Лабиринт

Прочитай полностью текст, не обращая внимание на пропуски, чтобы понять его основное содержание, и подумай, какое слово могло бы подойти. Даже если ты не сможешь вспомнить подходящее слово, оно начнёт «вертеться у тебя на языке», и ты сразу узнаешь его, когда почитаешь предполагаемые ответы.
При выборе ответа обрат внимание на слова, прилегающие к пропуску, так как очень часто именно они определяют правильный ответ. Часто выбор правильного ответа может зависеть от предлога, который стоит сразу после пропуска.
Если ты не знаешь, какой ответ выбрать, попробуй сначала исключить варианты, которые точно не подходят.
Если уж ты всё-таки не можешь определить правильный ответ, положись на свою интуицию и попытайся отгадать, но ни в коем случае не оставляй пустую клетку в бланке.

Напоследок

Почему такое пристальное внимание я уделяю этому разделу?

А все потому, что очень многое в данном разделе зависит от ученика. Если разделы Аудирование или Чтение непредсказуемые, то есть мы заранее не можем знать, какой текст попадётся или какое произношение будет у говорящего, то от раздела Лексика и Грамматика мы ожидаем то, что учили всё это время.

И тут нужно постараться сделать всё возможное, зависящее от нас. Ведь грамматика не бесконечна, её можно изучить и очень даже хорошо преуспеть в ней. Единственное, что может нас страшить, так это лексика. Вот с ней работать и работать!!!

P. S. Увеличить словарный запас и потренировать грамматику можно также не только по учебникам и пособиям. Всегда интересно делать это интерактивно. А уж ученики просто обожают делать задания на компьютере!

Сама я активно использую в своей работе как в школе, так и на индивидуальных занятиях. Более подробно об этих курсах, я писала в своих обзорах и .

Не упустите такую возможность-приобрести два диска по цене одного! Акция действительна до 7 декабря!!!

Заканчиваю писать, надеюсь я с вами ещё встречусь до Нового Года, сильно пропадать не буду. Также заглядывайте в мою

Тренировочные упражнения для подготовки к ЕГЭ

Грамматика и словообразование

Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Образуйте от слов в правой колонке однокоренные слова так, чтобы они грамматически

и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.

Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business. He sold matches of various kinds to farmers. It (1)… really a very serious job, but Mr. Gray always (2)… in farming, and he (3)… quite with his life.

He had a big car, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he (4)… quite to go by train sometimes too, especially when the weather was bad. He (5)… a little of driving in rain or snow, and it (6)… less to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the window without (7)… about how one was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray’s frequent problems was where to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He didn’t expect great comfort and (8)… food, but he found it (9)… when he (10)… a cold room, and there was no hot water or good food after a long and tiring day.

Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that day (11)… at all, and Mr. Gray was cold, tired and hungry. He (12)… to a simple but (13)… meal by a (14)… burning fire, and then a hot bath and (15)… bed.

While he (16)… to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also walking there, “As this is my first visit to this part of the country and I was in too big a hurry (17)… about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.”

The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you advise me to go to?” Mr. Gray then asked. The local man scratched his head for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: whichever one you go to, you’ll be sorry you (18)… to the other.”

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RESTAURANT GUIDE

The (1)… thing about dining at the beach is that nothing is ordinary. Whether it’s fine cuisine or fast food (2)… to your room, the (3)… for your taste buds is so intense, that everything is (4)… The ordinary have long since gone out of business.

It’s not just because salt air and sunshine do wonders for the appetite, although that helps, it’s because busy restaurants have (5)… food and because (6)… restaurants bring to the table not just food, but the reputation of the (7)… and (8)…

Successful restaurants can also afford to advertise and they understand that they need to help you (9)… what kind of restaurant they are and where they (10)…

This directory of (11)… restaurants will help you cut through the clutter to find the (12)… value for the (13)… cuisine.

Whether it’s chicken and ribs, shrimp or submarine sandwiches delivered to your room or the (14)… seafood, steaks or continental cuisines, the restaurants are the (15)… leaders at the beach. Bon appétit!

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Dear Victor,

Welcome to Virginia Beach, the (1)… city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the (2)… largest resort city!

During your stay, I hope you (3)… the opportunity to visit a few of the (4)… attractions our City has to offer. From (5)… beautiful beaches to historical sites, we believe you (6)… something of interest and (7)… for your entire family.

The Navy’s master jet base, Oceana Naval Air Station, and the Army’s Fort Story and Camp Pendleton are major assets. In (8)…, your stay will not be complete without a visit to the (9)… expanded Virginia Marine Science Museum, the (10)… popular in the state. The museum offers a huge open-ocean aquarium, as well as (11)… hands-on exhibits and The Family Channel Imax 3-D Theatre. We are also proud to have the new and magnificent Virginia Beach Amphitheatre. This facility will present over 30 concerts every year.

We have many quality restaurants for your (12)… pleasure, as well as excellent (13)…, (14)…, (15)…, and tennis – they all offer a day of (16)… and (17)…

We hope you will have an (18)… stay in Virginia Beach!

Yours John.

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VIRGINIA

Virginia (1)… as the image for the American way of life from the mid-1700’s to the mid-1800’s. It was the (2)…, the (3)…, and the (4)… of the original thirteen (5)… Eight states (6)… from its original territory. Called the “Old Dominion” because it was the oldest of the English colonies, Virginia is also nicknamed “Mother of Presidents” because eight US Presidents were born there, more than from any other state.

The (7)… permanent English settlers (8)… at Jamestown in 1607, thirteen years before the Mayflower reached the continent. Contrary to popular belief, on December 4, 1619, early Virginia settlers observed the first official Thanksgiving in America at Berkeley Plantation. In 1619, the first (9)… body in the New World, the Virginia General Assembly, convened at Jamestown, (10)… the beginning of (11)… government in the Western Hemisphere.

Gradually, discontent grew over the laws (12)… by the English Parliament without consent of the colonists. On August 1, 1774, the First Virginia Convention met in Williamsburg, without official consent from the Royal Governor. On March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond. Patrick Henry made his eloquent plea for freedom: “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be (13)… by the chains of slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

Virginia’s George Washington, as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, led the battle for (14)… The struggle (15)… at Yorktown in 1781, when Lord Cornwallis (16)… to Washington in the last battle of the Revolutionary War, and a new nation (17)…

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VIRGINIA

In 1861, Virginia (1)… from the Union and became a major battleground of the Civil War. Most of the South’s (2)… military leaders were Virginians: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnson, and Jeb Stuart. The (3)… Southern victories were won on Virginia soil: First and Second Manassas (Bull Run), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. More battles (4)… in Virginia than in any other state as Union armies (5)… tried to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond and the supply corridor in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1862, the (6)… battle between ironclad warships, the Monitor and Merrimack, (7)… in Hampton Roads. The Civil War (8)… at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, when General Lee and General Grant (9)… the terms of surrender. In 1870 Virginia (10)… to the Union and (11)… began.

Virginia’s “(12)… Fathers” helped make our nation what it is today. Thomas Jefferson (13)… The Declaration of Independence. The Bill of Rights (14)… by George Mason’s First Declaration of Human Rights. James Madison was the (15)… author of the US. Constitution, (16)… him the title “Father of the Constitution.” (17)… George Rogers Clark, William Clark, and Meriwether Lewis opened up the territory west of the Mississippi for future (18)… James Monroe’s Monroe Doctrine guaranteed (19)… of the Americas against Europeans interference. John Marshall, the greatest Chief Justice of the US, established a (20)… Supreme Court and a strong (21)… (22)… Booker T. Washington became a (23)… leader of his race and made great strides in education. In November 1989, Lawrence Douglas Wilder became the nation’s first elected black (24)…

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VIRGINIA

Virginia may have more history to offer than any other state, but it is also a scenic and (1)… paradise, with thousands of acres set aside statewide for (2)…, state, and national parks, forests, battlefields, and monuments. The (3)… and beautiful scenery along the Blue Ridge Mountains (4)… the entire length of the state. Visitors drive the 105-mile-long Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, then continue on the almost 500-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway that (5)… at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The (6)… beautiful mountains of Virginia offer spectacular flora and fauna, waterfalls, hiking trails, camping areas, quaint lodging (7)…, great limestone caverns, warm springs, ski resorts, the (8)… and tranquil Shenandoah Valley, the Appalachian Trail, the Shenandoah River, and the mountain crafts and fiddlers of Southwestern Virginia.

Central and Eastern Virginia have as much to offer the (9)…: historic Fredericksburg, the capital city of Richmond, colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, metropolitan northern Virginia, adjacent to Washington D. C., (10)… homes, theatres and museums, Indian (11)…, James River plantations, the salt marshes of the Eastern Shore. Enjoy the seashore at Virginia Beach, go (12)… and (13)… on the Chesapeake Bay, eat (14)… crab cakes on Tangier Island, relax and reminisce in a small fishing village, and attend the wild pony round-up at Chincoteague and Assateague.

Come and enjoy the uncommon beauty and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Walk the streets of the past and reflect on the old ideas that (15)… this country. Virginia is for lovers! Whatever you love is here. Search for it from the mountains to the sea.

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CHAIRS

The (1)… of the chairs is reserved for the chairman;

The (2)… is being kept for the next M. D.;

The (3)… is reserved for the Finance Director;

And the (4)… (I hope) is for me!

First plan

When I (5)… on the seven-o-one

With the chaps from the firm, we (6)… great fun.

We scan the old FT (Financial Times)

To check the (7)… interest rates

And how the market fluctuates

And where our funds should be.

And when we’ve filled in 3 Across

And made some jokes about the boss,

To universal glee,

We grab a cab at Charing Cross

And (8)… Potters Quay.

I’m the top fund manager at Pinchbecks –

To be frank, I’m a pretty big cheese;

I’m a whizz with unit trusts, and

I have got some plans for Dockland.

So everything (9)… like a breeze.

Second plan

When I (10)… Chairman, or M. D.,

I (11)… a really hostile bid

For Barclays or the TSB,

And match my rivals quid for quid.

And when they say, “He’s off his tree,”

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And hit them with a left and right

That no one could foresee …

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I thought it was all hunky-dory, (very good)

And I felt a most wonderful glow.

Then they said they were terribly sorry;

They (12)… to let me go.

I (13)… of turning consultant,

Or living in Paris, or Rome;

But at sixty does anyone want me?

I might as well sit here at home.

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221b and Sherlock Holmes

“I have it here in my museum” said Sherlock Holmes in the “Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”

The (1)… of the Sherlock Holmes Museum to the public on 27 March 1990 was an event which should have happened several decades earlier. 221b Baker Street is, after all, the world’s (2)… address because of its long (3)… with the great detective.

People (4)… to Sherlock Holmes and to his friend Doctor Watson for the last 100 years, but now it is possible to see where and how they (5)… in Victorian times! The famous study which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson shared for almost 25 years is on (6)… floor overlooking Baker Street, but before (7)… the house, ask yourself which of these (8)… of visitors you would place yourself in:

– You (9)… about Sherlock Holmes and you (10)… one or two films about his exploits (probably the “Hound of the Baskervilles”) yet you know very little about the great detective himself. You are probably visiting out of curiosity.

– You know a great deal about Sherlock Holmes! You’ve read the books, you’ve seen all his films on TV and you are an (11)… of the famous detective. You’d like to visit his rooms to see if they are quite as you imagined

– You are an expert – an absolute authority on Sherlockiana! You can discuss and debate with the best of them, (12)… read and re-read all sixty of the original stories (13)… by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and those written by others you may even (14)… one yourself! You must visit the museum if only to find errors or omissions. You will praise, you will criticize and you will have a lot of fun doing both.

– Whatever category you belong to, you are sure to find a visit to the museum a (15)… experience. Please sign the visitors’ book, take photographs wherever you wish (the maid will be pleased to assist) and when you are ready to leave, you may find yourself (16)… that you could hail a horse-drawn hansom cab to take you home!

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Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1)… at 221b Baker Street from about 1881–1904. 221b was on the (2)… floor of a (3)… house, Mrs. Hudsom was the landlady. There were 17 steps from the ground floor hallway to the first floor study which Holmes and Watson (4)… Holmes’ bedroom was at the rear, (5)… the study.

We know from Dr. Watson’s descriptions that the study (6)… Baker Street “(7)… by two broad windows” and that it was quite small: on one occasion, Holmes (8)… from his bedroom and (9)… one spring across the study to close the curtains and on another occasion, a man who entered their study was so large he almost filled (10)… “little room”.

There are many other details and illustrations of the rooms in the adventures which first (11)… in the Strand Magazine in 1891 and visitors will recognize these while (12)… around the house.

Doctor Watson’s bedroom was on the (13)… floor next to Mrs. Hudson’s room and it overlooked an open yard at the rear of the house. These rooms (14)… today as exhibit rooms. In Dr. Watson’s room, visitors can browse through literature, paintings, photographs and newspapers of the period while in Mrs. Hudson’s room; the centre stage (15)… by a magnificent bronze bust of Mr. Holmes. Memorabilia from the adventures and a selection of letters written to and from Mr. Holmes are also on display in this room.

The Museum’s interesting and rather quaint souvenir shop (16)… on the (17)… floor where the maids used to live. Here you will find a unique (18)… of gifts, ceramics, objects d’art, figures, busts, prints, books, playing cards, tee-shirts, deerstalkers etc. – all (19)… exclusively to Museum (20)…

Mrs. Hudson’s restaurant on the ground floor offers delicious Victorian cuisine.

Thousands of people all over the world write to Sherlock Holmes, they form clubs and societies in his honour, they celebrate his anniversaries and now at long last they can even visit him.

Such is the stuff of which legends are made!

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AUDIO-GUIDED TOUR

Dial “play” to find out how to use the AUDIO-guide.

If you dial the number of the room (1)… in the circle on the plan) and press “play” you (2)… the commentary about the room.

In order to hear the (3)… about an artwork, dial the number, (4)… on a label with the symbol of the audio-guide near the (5)… or sculpture. Then press the “play” key.

In order to hear the commentary about the main staircase, dial “1” and press the “play” key.

The audio-guide (6)… only inside the museum, which is why you must not forget to return it. (7)… the audio-guide outside the premises of the museum (8)… off the security alarm.

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THE GROTTO

No visit to Portland (1)… without a trip to The Grotto – the (2)… renowned Catholic sanctuary that welcomes more than 150,000 guests of all faith each year. Visitors are delighted to discover this (3)… 62-acre retreat near the center of the city. Lush green firs tower over (4)… rhododendron and other native Pacific Northwest flora as you walk toward the central plaza and the heart of the sanctuary – Our Lady’s Grotto – a magnificent rock cave (5)… into the base of a 110-foot cliff. A marble replica of Michelangelo’s famous Pieta (6)… in its center.

While the plaza level with (7)… chapel, gift shop and (8)… rock grotto is an (9)… experience, many visitors never realize there (10)… even more to see on the unique grounds above. The (11)… views are well worth the small elevator fee to the top.

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THE GROTTO / The (1)… Level

The manicured gardens of the upper level offer (2)… panoramic vistas of the Columbia River Valley, the Cascade Range and famous Mount St. Helens. Especially (3)… is the 180 floor-to- ceiling view through the (4)… glass wall of the (5)… Meditation Chapel, (6)… on the cover of Architecture magazine. Other highlights include the Servite Monastery, a life-sized bronze of St. Francis of Assisi, the streams and (7)… ponds of the Peace Garden and the Via Matris, (8)… superb examples of wood sculpture.

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NEPTUNE festival, Virginia Beach

Summer in Virginia Beach is a season full of surfboards and sunshine, bare feet and boardwalk strolls. It’s also a cause for (1)…

Rather than let summer fade (2)… into fall, this ocean-side community throws the (3)… party around – the Neptune Festival.

Lasting from September 6 through 28, the festival brings (4)… own brand of maritime magic to the beach, with hundreds of activities, contests, (5)… and other events.

Festival days turn into festival nights (6)… with balls, galas, receptions, and fireworks – (7)… from the 14th Street Pier and set to music.

The mainstay of Boardwalk Weekend is the Arts and Crafts Show. To the delight of thousands, this juried show lines the beach with the work of skilled artists and craftsmen. (8)… the tone for the entire weekend is a (9)… schedule of musical (10)… performed live on three stages. Other events include a youth day, treasure hunt, cheerleading (11)…, volleyball tournament and sand games.

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First Landing/Seashore State Park (1)… right here in Virginia Beach (2)… of about 3000 acres. The park provides a protected area where many species of flora and fauna are (3)…, and where visitors can observe them in (4)… natural (5)… Rabbits, squirrels, and raccoons are just some of the animals you may encounter. There is also an abundance of different species of crabs, oysters and frogs. The bird population is abundant as well, with osprey, great blue herons, egrets, owls and pelicans, just to name a few. Some (6)… visitors (7)… also the gray foxes that make this park their homes.

There are also numerous activities and facilities to enjoy, from hiking to biking, to picnicking, camping, boating and fishing. (8)… for all trails (9)… in both directions so there will always be a description for which way you are going. The park’s only (10)… on hiking is that you stay on the marked paths.

So if you (11)… to do something a little different away from the beach and the sun, take a trip to First Landing/Seashore State Park. The Park is open (12)… from 8am until dusk. The Visitors Center is open from 9am until 4 pm, April 1 – Oct. 31. The main entrance (13)… off Route 60 and is only a 10 min. drive from the oceanfront. The Visitors Center is ½ mile from the main entrance. There is also an (14)… on 64th Street off Atlantic Ave. A (15)… fee of $2 per vehicle on week days and $3 on weekends will be charged April to Oct.; from Nov. to Mar., the parking fee is $1. For (16)… information call the main office.

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SIGHTSEE THROUGH HISTORY

Start your visit to (1)… Plymouth at Plymouth National Wax Museum on Cole’s Hill, (2)… Plymouth Rock. More than 180 life-size figures in 26 scenes tell the Pilgrim story. Just a few steps away is Plymouth Rock. A full-scale (3)… of the original ship, Mayflower II, (4)… next to Plymouth Rock. You will also want to spend a day or two in 1627 at Plymouth Plantation, one of this country’s great historic (5)… Talk with the Plantation’s renowned costumed interpreters as they present a view of 17th century life that will astound and delight. Begin at the Visitor Center for (6)… and special exhibits.

At America’s (7)… museum, Pilgrim Hall, see the actual artifacts (8)… on the Mayflower. Wonder at heroic-sized paintings of the Pilgrims and the (9)… landing, and the only extant “bones” of a 16th century ship. On a hilltop overlooking Plymouth is the National Monument to the Forefathers. Built in 1889, this 81-foot memorial (10)… to the virtues that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.

The history of the nation may (11)… through the four centuries of Plymouth architecture. The 1667 Howland House is the only house left (12)… in Plymouth where Pilgrims actually lived. The 1640 Sparrow House is Plymouth’s oldest historic home. Today, reproduction and contemporary pottery (13)… on the premises. At the 1667 Harlow Old Fort House, visitors learn about (14)… life and try spinning, weaving and other period crafts.

Heirlooms and antique toys furnish the 1749 Spooner House, the family home for generations of Spooners. The stately 1809 Hedge House, built by a (15)… maritime family, is now headquarters for the Plymouth Antiquarian Society and features (16)… exhibits. The 1749 Court House, at Town Square, is the oldest (17)… courthouse in America and features period artifacts and exhibits. The 1754 Mayflower Society House is headquarters for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and (18)… with three centuries of antiques. Nearby historic homes include the 1808 King Caesar House and the 1808 Capt. Gershom Bradford House in Duxbury and the 1699 Isaac Winslow House in Marshfield.

Colonial Lantern Tours offers guided evening (19)… tours of the original Plantation site and historic district complete with punched tin lanterns. Or take a self-guided Walking Tour of Plymouth past historic sites along the waterfront and downtown Plymouth. There’s also Happy Trails Historic Van Tours, which offers a three-hour van tour of Plymouth (20)… all landmarks and Mayflower II. Located behind First Church in Town Square is Burial Hill, the oldest marked burial site of the Pilgrims. The site (21)… a panorama of Plymouth steeples and spires as well as Plymouth Harbor. Up from Town Brook, off Summer Street, you will find the 1636 Jenney Grist Mill, a recreation of America’s first mill (22)… a working waterwheel for grinding corn meal.

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PLYMOUTH is the heart of cranberry country. Ocean Spray Cranberry World on the Plymouth waterfront is a unique and free exhibit (1)… the history, (2)… and uses of the native American berry. Visit the (3)… kitchen and sample cranberry products. Open (4)… May – November. Group tour (5)… required.

Plymouth Bay Winery, next to Splashdown Tours on the waterfront, offers free (6)… tours and (7)… tastings of cranberry and other fruit wines.

(8)… around Plymouth is easy. Just climb aboard the all-weather Plymouth Rock Trolley for a 40-minute narrated tour connecting all points of interest and major (9)… Enjoy (10)… reboarding privileges for the entire day.

Plymouth’s 300 and more lakes and ponds offer still more (11)… Or try biking (local rentals available) or (12)… the trails in Myles Standish State Forest or along the Cape Cod Canal. Both are just a short drive from downtown.

For a scary good time, try M. T. Coffin’s Ghost Theatre, (13)… by Godey’s. You’ll enjoy (14)… storytelling of (15)… events!

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FOR ADDED FAMILY FUN

At Super Sports Family Golf Center, you’ll enjoy action-packed adventure, fun rides, miniature golf, arcade games, golf driving range and your (1)… activities. In nearby Carver is Edaville Railroad, a family-fun park with a (2)… narrow-gauge railway. Many area golf courses (3)… to the public, (4)… the region’s newest, Waverly Oaks Golf Course. There’s also Atlantic Country Club with an 18-hole championship course. Hoyt’s Cinema at (5)… Mall has 14 screens (6)… first-run movies day and night.

THE (7)… THANKSGIVING

As the site of the first Thanksgiving, Plymouth is still (8)… (9)… with America’s premier family holiday. The November visitors will find a host of interesting activities to celebrate the occasion, (10)… America’s Hometown Thanksgiving (11)…, featuring a parade with floats and musical groups from all over the country. Many activities are scheduled on the weekends leading up to Thanksgiving.

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A DAY ON THE WATER

Capt. John Boats has New England’s (1)… Whale Watch cruise with sightings on over 99% of trips since 1977. Clean, modern vessels depart Plymouth Harbor throughout the day (including a sunset Whale Watch Cruise). Your (2)… food and beverages (3)… in the climate-controlled main cabin while research scientists provide (4)… narration. Capt. John also provides full- and half-day deep sea fishing excursions sure to please the (5)… as well as the experienced angler. Capt. John also operates a Provincetown Ferry which departs at 10am, in season, from State Pier. If you’ve only got an hour or so, climb aboard the paddle-wheeler Pilgrim Belle for a Plymouth Harbor Cruise and get a mariner’s view of Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock, the (6)… harbor, (7)… two lighthouses and learn the most (8)… sea stories afloat. Evening theme cruises aboard the Pilgrim Belle are also available.

There’s also Capt. Tim Brady & Sons, which takes you deep sea and sport fishing, whale watching and on (9)… harbor cruises aboard the Mary Elizabeth.

Try a “hands-on” experience with Lobster Tales, located at Town Wharf. This one-hour excursion takes you to haul lobster traps and learn all about (10)… and the historic harbor.

Hy-Line Cape Cod Canal Cruises offers (11)… two- or three-hour narrated sight-seeing cruises through Cape Cod’s famous waterway and a variety of music cruises.

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WESTMINSTER ABBEY

An (1)… masterpiece of the (2)… to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of (3)… history – the Confessor’s Shrine, the tombs of Kings and Queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. It (4)… the (5)… for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other Royal occasions. Today it is still a church (6)… to regular worship and to the (7)… of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey is a “royal peculiar” under the (8)… of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign.

Buried in the North Aisle of the Chapel of Henry VII is Elizabeth Tudor (died 1603). She (9)… in the same vault as (10)… half-sister Mary. The monument contains a white marble effigy which is a (11)… likeness of the queen. The great glory of the Henry VII Chapel – completed in 1519 -- is the vaulted roof, an outstanding example of this spectacular Tudor Style of architecture. Since 1725, the Chapel (12)… as the Chapel of the Order of the Barth. Gaily coloured banners, crests and mantling of the Knights adorn the 16th century wooden stalls, beneath the seats of which (13)… beautifully misericords. Behind the Altar (14)… Henry VII and his consort, Elizabeth of York. (15)… monument is by the Italian sculptor Torrigiani.

At the east end is the Royal Air Force Chapel. The (16)… coloured memorial window incorporates the crests of the 68 Fighter Squadrons which, in 1940, took part in the Battle of Britain.

Chapel of St Edward the Confessor. The Abbey (17)… 28 December, 1065. Its (18)…, the (19)… King Edward, (20)… too ill to be present and died a few days afterwards.

Two hundred years (21)… Henry III began (22)… the Abbey to house a shrine worthy of the Saint. It is this building you see today. Buried near the shrine are five Kings and four Queens.

The oak Coronation Chair (23)… for King Edward I by Master Walter of Durham. It (24)… to hold the ancient stone of Scone seized from the Scots in 1296.

Location. At the south end of Whitehall and (25)… onto Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey and the nearby Palace of Westminster, (26)… well by public transport.

Nearest stations are: Rail – Victoria and Waterloo; Underground – St. James’s Park and Westminster. Numerous bus services run to Parliament Square and Victoria Station.

For Coronations the chair (27)… to a position in the Sanctuary. Since 1308 it has been used at the Coronation of every sovereign. Only two (Edward V and Edward VIII) (28)… never.

The tomb to which Poets’ Corner owes (29)… origin is that of Geoffrey Chau с er, the (30)… great English poet. He was buried in the Abbey with a simple memorial in 1400. The present more imposing tomb (31)… in 1556.

The Sanctuary is the focal point of the Abbey’s architecture and of its life today is the High Altar, framed by three thirteenth century tombs, medieval wall (34)… and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance painting.

All this, and more, can (35)… by visitors to the Royal Chapel.

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THE ABBEY LIFE AND WITNESS TODAY

Nine hundred years ago, Westminster Abbey (1)… a Benedictine Monastery, offering the (2)… Benedictine hospitality to (3)… visitors. Today, it has to seek new ways of (4)… a hospitable welcome to the millions of (5)… who come to it every year from all parts of the world. Worship and (6)… remain the primary function of the Abbey community. An (7)… ministry of preaching and teaching, within the Abbey itself and in the (8)… world, (9)… here. Concern for society and for individuals (10)… on a new importance in the complex world of the 20th century.

A priest is available to visitors and others in the Abbey for the (11)… part of every day and he (12)… to speak to those who approach him. Every hour he conducts a brief act of prayer for the world and its needs; you (13)… to share in this.

Most of (14)… visitors can spend only a short time in the Abbey, but those who are able to share in our worship and prayer make a most (15)… contribution to the (16)… witness of this great church.

Two side chapels are always available for private prayer. These are St. George’s Chapel, just inside the Great West Door and St. Faith’s Chapel, with access from the East Cloister.

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