match texts a-g with headings 1--8. use the headings only once. there is one you do not
need to use.
1 the future of the olympic city,
5. the sports festival
2 where the name comes from.
6. a russian resort.
3. mentioned in myths
7 getting ready for the great sports event
4. suitable for summer and winter sports
8. famous for its.collection of plants
a. sochi is the second longest city in the world stretching for 145 kilometers along the shores of
the black sea. the city is located at the same latitude as the world famous resorts of cannes
san-remo and nice, and has the same weather conditions, that's why it's also called the russian
riviera. sochi is one of very few cities in russia where you can see real palms, eucalyptus,
magnolias and fruit, such as figs and grapes, which is not typical of the average cold russian
climate
b. sochi is a relatively new name for the city. it was first called sachi in 1896. the first russian
settlement on the site was called fort alexander. historians say that the word sochi has two
possible meanings. it could be a variation of the term sshatche which was used by the local
people to mean place by the sea. it is also believed that sochi comes from shacha which locals
used to mean sell a head because it used to be where slave markets were held
c. sochi is situated between the sea and mountains which creates a very favourable climate, the
sea warms the coast, and the mountains protect the city from the cold north winds. sochi's
summer is associated with the long swimming season. winter temperatures are not often below
12 c. and ice hockey, figure skating, curling and speed skating are usually arranged as indoor
events. however, up in the mountains it is much colder and there's lots of snow, especially in
february and march
d. for several years sochi and its citizens curefully prepared for the olympic games. the
competitions were organised in two clusters: coastal cluster for joc events in sochi, and a
mountain cluster located in the krasnaya polyana mountains. the mountain cluster hosted
skiing and sliding sports. it took around 30 minutes to travel from the coastal to mountain
cluster. construction of the olympic clusters took 7 years.
e. ancient rome and athens aren't the only places where greek gods lived and performed their
remarkable feats. it is known that odysseus, a legendary greek king of ithaca, met his enemy
the one-eyed cyclops, in sochi the city was also the site where prometheus was chained and tortured. he was punished for granting fire to humans. today a statue of prometheus is placed
on the top of eagles rock.
f. the sochi botanic garden history goes back to the end of the 19" century. it is believed to be
one of the most beautiful gardens in russia. over 1800 kinds of unique plants grow there. you
can see the flora of various regions: china, australia, south and north america, the caucasus
etc: the garden is located on a hillside and has two levels, from the top of which an impressive
view can be seen.
g. the xxii olympic winter games, a major international multi-sport event, were held
in sochi in 2014. it was the second olympics in russia after the 1980 summer olympics
in moscow. the olympics in sochi were distinguished primarily by the fact that these were the
first winter games carried out in a city with a sub-tropical climate. 2780 athletes from different
countries took part in the 98 events of the games.
Reflections of this pre-war southern upbringing are found in many of Twain's writings, and although his images are quite idyllic, one cannot ignore the constant historical reminders of some of America's more unacceptable social realities.
Sam Clemens first discovered his literary talents through an apprenticeship at a local printing shop. He was exposed to countless books and became an avid reader. For him, a career in journalism was more than natural, but it wasn't until the marriage of his sister that Sam was inspired to real action. Bound by train, he left Hannibal for New York City. Shortly thereafter he found himself in Philadelphia, working in the publishing and journalism fields.
Eventually he relocated to Cincinatti, with the intention of saving enough money to explore the Amazon by way of New Orleans. His method of travel was to be the fateful steamboat, and while contemplating his future, he discovered his deep internal connection with the Mississippi river. Suddenly, he knew he had to learn how to pilot steamboats, and this urge proved stronger than anything he had known before. Stronger, even, than the idea of explorations in South America.
Some years later, after he had left the river to continue his journalistic career, Sam realized he needed a pen-name for the more comedic and fantastic columns he was writing. This was especially necessary since he had been dispatched to Carson City to report the activities of the Nevada legislature. He searched his memory for the proper association and remembered those halcyon river days. As his pen name, he chose a bit of the lingo, relating to the periodic measurement of the distance between the bottom of the steamboat and the riverbed. When the leadsman detected a depth of only twelve feet (two fathoms), he would sound the alert: 'By the maaa-ark, twain!'
While working in Carson City he met his mentor, the popular humorist Artemus Ward, who recognized Clemens' talent and encouraged him to write 'as much as possible.' Mark Twain did precisely that.
Clemens married, and his finely-honed abilities earned him international renown as a writer, lecturer and traveller. Along the way, he composed some of the best-loved and most widely known literature of 19th-century America. As the chancellor of Oxford University told an aged Clemens in 1907: 'Most amiable and charming sir, you shake the sides of the whole world with your merriment.'
Mark Twain spent the remaining three years completing his official autobiography, concluding with the death of his beloved wife. Four months later, on the evening of 10 April 1910, he flipped through a book and bade his doctor 'goodbye'. Thence he drifted into eternal slumber.
Mr. Clemens lives on in the hearts and minds of grateful readers everywhere.Оценка: Рейтинг: Это лучший ответ