2.Read the text and choose from (a-k) the one which best fits each space (1-10). There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.

UKRAINIAN PLACES OF INTEREST

Ukraine is a country with the glorious past. It is rich in historical monuments and different places of interest. Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and (1) ... . It has already celebrated its 1500th anniversary. That’s why it is not surprising that a lot of interesting monuments are situated there, for example, (2) . . It is breathtaking to wander along the streets of the old town, (3) ... .

But Ukrainian places of interest are situated not only in Kyiv. Near the small town of Kaniv the monument to the Ukrainian national genius Taras Shevchenko (4) ... . The museum, where the books, drawings and manuscripts of Shevchenko are kept, is situated in the village not far from Kaniv. Even the house, (5) ... , is preserved. It is very interesting to look at it. One may come to Poltava and visit the museum of the famous Poltava battle, the field (6) ...

One may also go to Zaporizhia, to the island of Khortytsia, (7) ... . One can go to Odesa and walk along the boulevards, (8) ... , and one can touch the trees, which Pushkin touched. It is also possible to visit the last house of chekhov (now the museum in Yalta), where Chekhov lived, and where he wrote his last works, and where he died.

It is possible (9) ... and see Dickanka, Sorochintsy. One can continue this list, because there is also Western Ukraine with the carpathians and their legends, feudal lords’ castles and cathedrals, with their (10) ... . There are a lot of places to see in Ukraine and to be proud of.

a) is situated

b) where Peter the Great defeated the Swedes.

c) one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Europe

d) where he was born

e) where the Ukrainian cossacks’ organization was born

f) to go through Gogol places in the Poltava Region

g) to feel the breath of history

h) the most beautiful city in the east

i) the well-known to all Slavonic world St Sophia’s Cathedral and Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra

j) unique culture and nature

k) where Pushkin walked a long time ago
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