Read foreign tourists impressions about Russia. Choose the correct alternative to

Read foreign tourists impressions about Russia. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gaps.
quot;Very often Russia (0) is associated with cold weather. (1)________________, the
image of the cold Russia is a bit exaggerated (гиперболизирован). It is definitely much
colder in most parts of Russia than, (2)________________, in the US or most of
Europe. The coldest regions (3)________________in the (4)_____ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_ and
in Siberia, which is the huge (5) _ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;____part of the country, where you
can experience a temperature of -40 C in winter.quot;
quot;I was extremely impressed with the city and the sights, (6)________________the
Kremlin and Red Square. It was an unforgettable trip! It was (7)______________
a fairy tale. I still cant believe that its over.quot;
quot;I dont speak Russian at all, I had to travel with a guided tour because few if
any signs are in other (8)________________.quot;
quot;Its easy to get around the city by public transport. However, I would not
recommend driving in the morning and evening. The (9)________________ are
horrible!quot;
quot;Last year I was happy to have the chance to visit the oldest towns of Russia,
(10)________________ Novgorod, Vladimir and Suzdal and to learn more about
Russias history.quot;
0) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) associates nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(h) is associated nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) comes into my mind
1) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) To tell the nbsp;truth nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1b) For example nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) At first
2) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) like nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;b) for example nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) such as
3) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) are situated nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;b) are divided nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) are called
4) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) north nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;b) south nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) west
5) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) western nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;b) eastern nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) east
6) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a) such as nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;b) as nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c) known as