Афанасьева, Михеева, Баранова, Rainbow, 8. Учебник. Unit 4. Step 3

1) Catherine the Great came to power in 1762. She had very good helpers such as highly successful generals Pyotr Rumyantsev and Alexander Suvorov and admirals such as Fyodor Ushakov.
2) The Hermitage Museum which is now situated in Winter Palace in St Petersburg started as her collection.
3) She founded the Smolny Institute where young women could get higher education. They learnt French, music, dancing.

1) learned;
2) studied;
3) study;
4) studying;
5) study;
6) learn;
7) learn;
8) learn;
9) studying. «

2) These facts were remembered.
4) A lot of skyscrapers were built in New York.
5) I was shown his new car / His new car was shown to me.
7) Flowers are grown in my granny’s garden.
10) A small island was discovered in the middle of the lake.
11) I was given a book. / A book was given to me.
12) She was told our address / Our address was told to her.

1) Such songs are always admired.
2) This question was not asked.
3) When was America discovered?
4) Such fruit trees are not grown in cold countries.
5) The performance was remembered for a long time.
6) The ice cream was eaten in no time.
7) Was this palace built by a famous architect?
8) This castle is visited by many tourists.
9) His coat was hung on the hook.
10) Adam’s toy car was broken.

1. a) discovered, b) was discovered;
2) a) was built, b) was built, c) built;
3) a) is not/was not shown, b) didn’t show;
4) a) painted, b) were painted;
5) a) wrote, b) was written.

1) respect;
2) knowledge;
3) improve;
4) enter;
5) opportunity;
6) brilliant;
7) contribution;
8) graduate.

1) respect;
2) brilliant, graduated;
3) enter;
4) opportunity;
5) contribution;
6) knowledge;
7) improve.