Упражнение 24 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
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Welcome to Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is Russia’s western exclave located between Poland and Lithuania. Originally there was an Old Prussian fort called Twangste, meaning ‘Oak Forest’. But during the conquest of the Teutonic Knights in 1255, this settlement was destroyed and A ________. The city B ________ the Bohemian King Ottokar II. The literal meaning of Königsberg is the ‘King’s Mountain’. As a Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the monastic state, the Duchy of Prussia (1525–1701) and East Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy, though the capital was moved to Berlin in 1701.
Between the 13th and the 20th centuries, the majority of inhabitants spoke German, but the multicultural city also C ________ the Lithuanian and Polish cultures. The city was a publishing centre of Lutheran literature and it was in there that the first-ever books were printed in the 16th century, including the fi rst Polish translation of the New Testament, the fi rst book in Lithuanian and the fi rst Lutheran catechism. Königsberg was a university city, home of the Albertina University which was founded in 1544. The city developed into D ________, being the residence of world famous philosophers, scholars, writers, such as Immanuel Kant, E. T. A. Hoffmann and others.
The city had been the capital of the former German province of East Prussia before the end of World War II E ________ the Soviet Union and was renamed ‘Kaliningrad’.
Few traces of the former Königsberg remain today, F ________ during World War II. But the city’s historic charm is still felt if you look about attentively.
1. when the city was joined to
2. had a great influence on
3. replaced with a new fortress named Königsberg
4. an important German intellectual and cultural centre
5. was named in honor of
6. one of the biggest ports
7. as Königsberg was heavily damaged
A-3; B-5; C-2; D-4; E-1; F-7
Welcome to Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is Russia’s western exclave located between Poland and Lithuania. Originally there was an Old Prussian fort called Twangste, meaning ‘Oak Forest’. But during the conquest of the Teutonic Knights in 1255, this settlement was destroyed and replaced with a new fortress named Königsberg. The city was named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II. The literal meaning of Königsberg is the ‘King’s Mountain’. As a Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the monastic state, the Duchy of Prussia (1525–1701) and East Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy, though the capital was moved to Berlin in 1701.
Between the 13th and the 20th centuries, the majority of inhabitants spoke German, but the multicultural city also had a great influence on the Lithuanian and Polish cultures. The city was a publishing centre of Lutheran literature and it was in there that the first-ever books were printed in the 16th century, including the fi rst Polish translation of the New Testament, the fi rst book in Lithuanian and the fi rst Lutheran catechism. Königsberg was a university city, home of the Albertina University which was founded in 1544. The city developed into an important German intellectual and cultural centre, being the residence of world famous philosophers, scholars, writers, such as Immanuel Kant, E. T. A. Hoffmann and others.
The city had been the capital of the former German province of East Prussia before the end of World War II when the city was joined to the Soviet Union and was renamed ‘Kaliningrad’.
Few traces of the former Königsberg remain today, as Königsberg was heavily damaged during World War II. But the city’s historic charm is still felt if you look about attentively.
