Complete the text with present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. good morning, everybody. i a (speak) am speaking from mount surprising, the giant volcano. the team of scientists b (visit) the volcano, and i am here for big tv, just in case anything exciting happens. i c (stand) here near the top of the crater, and d (look) down into the volcano. at the moment two scientists e (climb) down into the crater. it doesn’t look very dangerous, i must say, but they f (wear) special clothes and a rescue team g (stand by) just in case! a little bit of smoke h (rise) from the volcano, but that’s normal. now the scientists i (set) up their equipment. they j (try) to collect some gas, which will help them understand what exactly k (go on) under the volcano. what a minute! something l ( ! the ground m (shake) ! the four scientists n (climb) out of the volcano as quickly as they can. they o (shout) something as well. i think it’s time to leave!
Saint Petersburg has been renamed three times since its founding. Construction of the city began in 1703, ordered by Russian tsar (later emperor) Peter the Great, who named it Saint Petersburg after his patron saint. After World War I broke out in 1914, the city's Germanic name was changed to Petrograd. In 1924, upon the death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, its name was changed to Leningrad. Finally, in June 1991, six months before the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) officially dissolved and Russia emerged as an independent country, the city reverted to its original name.
Saint Petersburg’s climate is one of strong contrasts. It is affected by air masses coming off the Atlantic Ocean and by polar continental air, which in winter is very dry and cold. Saint Petersburg has cold winters, with temperatures in January averaging -10° C (14° F); the summers are generally cool, with the temperature in July averaging 17° C (63° F). Although the city’s harbor is frozen for three to four months of each year, icebreakers keep it open for much of the winter season.