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03.11.2021 22:30 •  Английский язык

THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS IN FIGURES Put down the missing numbers
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The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the (1) Olympic Winter Games take place from (2) to
(3) February 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (4) events in (5) winter sports will be held. Both the
Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics are being organized by the Sochi Organizing Committee
(SOC).
The host city Sochi is situated in Krasnodar region, which is the (6) largest region in Russia.
Inhabited by around (7) people representing over (8) nationalities, the city of Sochi is part of
the Krasnodar Region, which has a population of (9) million people.
Sochi is located in a unique climatic zone on the shore of the Black Sea, at the foot of the
Western
Caucasus mountain region. Sochi is famous for its unique combination of Mediterranean and
Alpine climate. In winter, the temperature is regularly below (10), but there are usually no
severe frosts.
Construction in preparation for the Games involves building new venues and modernizing
the telecommunications, electric power, and transportation systems of this area. The Games
are
organized in (11) clusters: a coastal cluster for ice events in Sochi, and a mountain cluster
located in the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains. This makes it one of the most compact Games ever,
with around (12) minutes travel time from the coastal to mountain cluster.