EGE 19-24 , 25-29, 30-36 Test 1/83

Task 1. Olympic-size wedding dress. A Chinese man ordered a 2008-metre long wedding dress for his future wife because of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was important for ______ (HE) to know that his future bride would wear a very special dress.

The local factory which produced the dress says it was the ______ (ONE) time that they had made such a dress.

Unfortunately, during the ceremony the bridegroom ______ (NOT LET) anyone take pictures of the unusual garment.

The farewell symphony. What do you know about Franz Joseph Haydn? A German composer of the Classical period, he was one of the _____ (FAMOUS) musicians of his time.

Haydn ______ (SPEND) much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterhazy family at their mansion.

The result of this was that Haydn ______ (ISOLATE) from other composers and trends in music of the 18th century.

When it was time for him to leave the Esterhazy family, he wrote his “Farewell Symphony”. This musical piece ______ (BE) popular for centuries ever since it was first presented to the public.

Task 2. The Bath Boat Centre. The Bath Boat Centre is situated at the heart of the beautiful heritage city of Bath. It’s an old ___ (BUSY) on the Avon Canal.

Here at this centre they ______ (SPECIAL) in day trips from Bath to Bradford-on-Avon either on a floating restaurant or on mini-boats.

You can have a ______ (WONDER) experience watching the canal life go by or making stops and exploring the area.