EGE Grammar&Lexis

GR An old nurse was putting a baby to bed. She __________________ the boy to be quiet otherwise she would give him to a wolf. (TELL)

GR But the child __________________ even more and more loudly. (SCREAM)

GR The wolf heard the screams and thought to himself, “I__________________ any lunch yet. This boy is just what I need.” But the old nurse shut the door and all the windows, and the wolf had to go away. Never trust enemies’ promises. (NOT HAVE)

GR The invention of the light bulb. Every person in the world knows about Thomas Edison. The electric light bulb __________________ by this famous scientist. (INVENT)

GR The electrification of the modern world profoundly changed human life, __________________ the night. (ILLUMINATE)

GR The __________________ electric bulb made it possible for people to continue their usual day activities after dark. (ONE)

GR Edison started with a 40-hour life light bulb and finally made a bulb that lasted for 1500 hours. This certainly revolutionized human __________________ at that time. (LIFE)

L St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the biggest Orthodox churches in Russia. The Cathedral was named in honour of St. Isaac of Dalmatia, who was __________________ respected by Peter I as he was born on St. Isaac’s day. (GREAT)

L The first wooden church was built in 1710. Later the __________________ of a new cathedral began. (CONSTRUCT)

L A lot of __________________ architects took part in creating the cathedral which was opened to public in 1858. (FAME)