ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА(1 )______________________ (rise) above the horizon. Looking down we (2

ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА

(1 )______________________ (rise) above the horizon. Looking down we (2 )_______________________ (see) land for the first time a bizarre-looking tangle of ice and water. As we draw closer to our destination, I (3 )______________________ (find) it impossible to believe there can be an airport, much less a major city, waiting for us. The captain (4 )_______________________ (just, announce) the final approach: light winds from the north and minus 32 degrees Celsius. The approach ( 5 )_________________ (be) all ice and bare trees. Coming in low, I see no sign of life at all: not a single road ... nothing. At 300 feet I see a real road and a lone warehouse swamped by snow. We (6)_____________________(land) and now in front of the plane there are many industrial structures. Large drilling platforms (буровые платформы) are visible ahead in the distance. Plumes of steam (7 ) (rise) from anything that moves, mechanical or living. We step out onto the runway and quickly into our escorts van. We (8 )___________________________(be not dressed) properly, but David and I (9)_______________________ (go) outside while the group (10)_______________________ (wait) for the luggage to be unloaded. Within minutes we (11)_______________________ (be) frozen solid and (12) (have) to eturn to the heated van. We (13)_______________________ (be warned) to breathe only through our noses and never be without our heads covered. We (14)-------------------------------------- (hear) these warnings, but really (15)_______________________ (not, think) they were serious. Now its clear to us the cold is not to be messed with.

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Right between (1 ) St Isaacs Cathedral and (2) City Hall there is (3 ) bridge that is very hard to see. It is as wide as (4 ) adjacent Isaakievskaya Square. And it currently serves as (5 ) parking lot. Yet, at 97.3 metres the so-called Blue Bridge (Siniy Most) is (6 ) widest bridge in (7 ) world. To the disappointment of (8 ) people of (9 ) St Petersburg (10) Blue Bridge was not accepted as (11) Widest Bridge in (12) World by (13)_____ Guinness Book of (14) Records. The reason for this is unknown (probably there is no reason at all). If you find (15) wider bridge elsewhere in (16)______ world, please, let us know. (17) Blue Bridge was designed by architect V. I. Geste and built of cast iron in 1818. In 18421844 it was reconstructed and widened. The name Blue Bridge originated from (18) tradition of colour-coding downtown bridges. (19) lower part of (20) Blue Bridge is still painted blue.