B) Fill in the gaps with the proper prepositions 1. The city was destroyed ... the Tartar invasion. 2. Moscow State University is named ... the greatest Russian scientist. 3. The executive power belongs ... the Government. 4 last they have got that letter. 5. Moscow is visited ... tourists... all over the world. EXERCISE 7. Divide the following words into three groups, those which describe a) surface, b) climate, c) flag surface, cold, warm, grasslands, stripes, highlands, summer, to adopt, lakes, rivers, to symbolize, mountain chains, plains, continental, mild, forests, freedom, sky, national symbol, climatic zones, low¬lands, two-headed eagle, to separate EXERCISE 8. a) Decide which word is the odd one out in each of the following groups of words 1. cold, warm, continental, the sky; 2. to adopt, to symbolize, to separate, national emblems; 3. highlands, lakes, rivers, a two-headed eagle; 4. resources, deposits, outskirts, iron ore; 5. population, wealth, people, nationalities b) Find the names for the groups of words. Fill in each of the spaces 1. highlands, lowlands, mountain chains, grasslands — 2. warm, mild, cold, continental — ...; 3. gas, coal, iron ore, fertile soils — ...; 4. Russian, American, English, Chinese — ...; 5. the Volga, the Yenisei, the Ob, the Lena — ... EXERCISE 9. a) Translate the following definitions of the words 1. a plain is a large area of flat land; 2. a grassland is an area covered mainly with grass, especially wild open land used for cattle to feed on; 3. steppes are large areas of land without trees, especially that in Russia and part of Asia and southeast Europe; 4. abundant means more than enough; 5. wealth is a large amount of money and possessions. b) The following words also appear in the texts and dialogues. Match each one with its correct definition to reign, to adopt, to approve, to appoint, to belong (to)

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