Complete the text with the correct words on page 41.
When you (1) ... Moscow in your mind, you probably see Red Squ
Cathedral, the Kremlin towers, while a 200-year-old (2) ... is probably
comes to mind. Yet, within the city limits of Moscow you can find a lo
that covers 118 square kilometres (46 square miles). Losiny Ostrov,
sometimes called the (4) ... of Moscow. Even on a hot summer day, an
walk into the woods to find fresh, cool air and (5) ... from the city nois
this district tell of losi (the Russian equivalent of moose that gave the
wandering out onto the city streets. (6) ... under the tsars as a hunting Bro
became Russia's first national park in 1983, as a site for (7) ... , educato
and a (8) ... for many locally rare species. This treasure is but one of the
pecies. This treasure is but one of the 32 national
parks in Russia, which are organized to protect everything from an (9) **
protect everything from an (9) ... monastery town
and its surrounding woods and lakes to the shores and waters of the mag
to the shores and waters of the magnificent Lake
Baikal. The parks are the younger cousins of the 93 famous Zapovedniks,
mostly been kept off-limits to all but a few scientists in order to protect (10) ... species
and keep whole ecosystems intact.
e Red Square, with St Basil's
is probably the last thing that
can find a (3) ... national park
Osiny Ostrov, or Moose Island, is
summer day, all it takes is a short
from the city noise. People living in
of moose that gave the park its name)
tsars as a hunting ground, the land
site for (7) ..., education and research
1. a) imagine b) picture c) draw d) think
2. a) wood b) park c)forest d) wildland
3. a) unique b) beautiful c) thick d) ancient
4. a) heart b) recreation c) wonder d) lungs
5. a) distance b) escape c) walk d) isolation
6. a) protected b) defended c) guided d) kept
7. a) resort b) holiday c) recreation d) rest
8. a) park b) sanctuary c) zoo d) rainforest
9. a) old b) historical c) ancient d) wonderful
10. a) extinct b) rare c) wild d) endangered
