Read the text and for each gap tick the correct option. Wall Street is a street New York City's financial district. People also use Wall Street to mean the whole financial district. The Dutch gave the street
name. They built a wall there to protect the area from the British in the 17th century.
Wall Street is one of the main financial centres in the world,
with London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The New York Stock Exchange opens every morning at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. The
for opening and closing is a bell and they often invite a celebrity to ring it.
In the early part of the 20th century, Wall Street was the centre of the financial world. Millions of people wanted to invest money in the New York Stock Exchange because it was
so well. Their money grew and grew and investors became rich. It seemed
good to be true - and it was.
The Wall Street Crash began on 24 October 1929. The value of investments started to fall and soon everybody wanted to get their money back. Investors panicked and the situation got
. The New York Stock Exchange lost 89% of its value very quickly and caused the worst global depression in history
2. a wonderful / an amazing storyteller
3. charm
4. a funny adventure
5. a cosy/comfortable house
6. the contents of the book
7. a short speech
8. an impressive/spectacular landscape (scenery)
9. to have the job done / to cope with one's work
10. the latest edition / the most recent edition
11. an observant boy
12. an active /movable /agile teenager
13. kneeling; on one's knees; in/on one's lap
14. let me know 15. instead of the teacher
16. to impress friends / to make an impression on one's friends
17. to swallow books
18. a delightful librarian
19. to be absorbed by the novel
20. a dangerous adventure
21. serious contents
22. a tiny chatterbox/ a small or tiny talker
23. since then/since that time/from that time on
24. not to be ridiculous /(don't make me laugh - не смешите меня)
25. to break the spell
26. a rare edition of the book
1. The palace has been closed for renovations.
2. Instructions can be found on the internet.
3. The Gettysburg Address has been given by Lincoln in 1863.
4. You must wear the seat belt at all times.
5. Do you think you're going to be offered the job?
6. Have you ever been beaten at chess by your sister?
7. You must switch-off the phones during take-off and landing.
8. A new visitor centre is going to be opened next year.
9. New hospitals should be paid by government.
10. The castle is being visited by thousands of people every day.