2015-10-14
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Probably the most beautiful city in the world, Paris has been called the city of light for good reason.
At night the city glistens like a jewel, creating a (1 – thrilling / frightening) atmosphere. During the day the glorious architecture takes one’s breath away. Chic shops, beautiful parks, (2 – high / impressive) avenues – it’s almost too much to take in.
No one can say that Paris is a (3 – humdrum / unique) city since it is full of fascinating attractions. The Louvre (4 – houses / hosts) some of the greatest art in the world and that famous symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, gives a (5 – breathless / breathtaking), panoramic view of the city. If the crowds and noise of the avenues become too (6 – strong / overwhelming), you can escape to Versailles. A more extravagant display of wealth cannot be found anywhere.
For (7 – delight / entertainment), there are thousands of clubs and discos, and of course the famous (8 – locations / attractions) like the Moulin Rouge. A trip to Paris must include a (9 – sampling / trial) of French cuisine with its rich sauces, creamy cheeses and excellent wines.
This (10 – multi-faceted / two-faced) city is a place that you will never forget.
(After Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley. Mission 2.)
Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the Verb.
The launderette by my flat in Belleville sums up Paris for me. You put your clothes in the machine and then, ______________ (1 – to commit) the machine’s number to memory, you walk to a different machine in a different room and feed it coins. If it _________ (2 – not / to be) for the beggar lady who lives there, someone ________________ (3 – modal / to steal) your stuff while this is going on. Though she ____________ (4 – to bar) from the café next door she put in a good word for me with the owner. She told him the reason I __________________ (5 – not / to greet / once) him in French on walking in wasn’t because I was rude, but English. So he took to ______________ (6 – to cross) the bar whenever I entered, _____________ (7 – to shake) my hand and ___________ (8 – to roar) “Bonjour, Anglais” until I ___________ (9 – to give in) and began to pre-empt him. Now we get on famously. Paris is all about ______________ (10 – to follow) ritual. Everything – how you feed a washing machine, the way you greet someone, the way you enter a bar. There’s a café near here where the customers spend hours ______________ (11 – to discuss) the food. They are pompous and ridiculous and I wish I ___________ (12 – to be) one of them, but I never will. – Charles Darwent, art critic.
