13. Choose the best variant to complete each sentence.

1. The only access to the interior of the canyon is by hiking or by _________down the precipitous trails.

cycling	climbing
riding mules	jogging

2. It covers a vast area extending from the rainforests of the Pacific coast to the tundra well beyond the artic circle and along a broad archipelago of ______________.

volcanic isles	icebergs
islands	icecaps

3. Washington has a diverse population and a great variety of _________restaurants.

extravagant	fast food
delicious	ethnic

4. There are plenty of interesting things to see in Washington, and most of them are completely____.

Vast	free
hidden	artificial

14. Match the words

Vast	rock
multicolored	meadows
immense	wonders
natural	maze
alpine	park
multihued	mesas

15. Find the synonyms in the text.

to destroy, demolish, wreck
border, boundary; bounds, confines
imposing , impressive
Keen; gripping, exciting, thrilling
gratuitous

16. Find the opposites in the text.

artificial
Hades, the Underworld, hell
tiny
monotonous
exterior

17. Find the best variants for the words in the text.

1. It is filled _____ numerous monuments, museums and public parks including the White House, the US Capitol and many other government buildings.

with	at
Of	by

2. The forests and streams abound with fish and __________including the fascinating but dangerous Kodiak bears.

dogs	wildlife
wolves	Indians

3. 2 000-feet high vertical granite cliffs with nearly a dozen ________________waterfalls surround the glacially eroded Yosemite Valley.

falling	frozen
cascading	rapid

18. Say true or false.

The Grand Canyon is a mile deep (1 500 meters) and over 15 miles (20 km) wide by 100 miles (150 km) long
The forests and streams lack with fish and wildlife including the fascinating but dangerous Kodiak bears.
There are plenty of interesting things to see in Washington, and most of them are rarely free.
The bells of the cathedral were the town criers.

19. Imagine that you have to help an elderly person to carry his bag. In order not to be bored while walking, tell him about distant and unknown spaces such as Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, Washington DC and Alaska.