Towers of the kremlin ( its beauty, the kremlin was ( to be one of the fi nest fortresses of its epoch. it ( all foreigners that came to the capital. ( its secrets were carefully kept. speaking of the walls of the moscow “castle”, englishmen said that no foreigner was ( to have a close ( at the walls of the fortress. now there are 20 towers in the moscow kremlin; the italian architects – antonio fryasin and pietro solari – were made ( for the main work. ( the end of the 15th century, the length of the kremlin wall was more than 2 km. the oldest kremlin tower, tainitskaya (secret), was built in 1485. it faces the moscow river and its name is ( with a secret underground passage to the river ( the citizens were not left without water in case of a siege. 1. a. despite b. in spite of c. owing to d. consequently 2. a. considered b. confirmed c. seen d. reported 3. a. inspired b. impressed c. depressed d. admired 4. a. moreover b. then c. although d. however 5. a. managed b. allowed c. able d. possible 6. a. distance b. view c. look d. way 7. a. enthusiastic b. responsible c. preferred d. employed 8. a. at b. by c. until d. since 9. a. mentioned b. followed с. referred d. connected 10. a. so that b. that’s why c. because of d. because
2. A. considered
3. B. impressed
4. A. Moreover
5. B. allowed
6. C. look
7. B. responsible
8. B. By
9. D. connected
10. A. so that