Reading.Task 1.
Read the text and then complete the table. Decide whether each statement is, according to the text, true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM). Tick (√) the appropriate box.
T
F
NM
Ex.
The myths about the Great Wall of China are exaggerated
√
1.
The Long Wall stretches from Paris to Karachi.
x
2
The impressive construction of the Great Wall can be seen from
the Moon.
x
3
The New York-based World Monuments Fund has established
its office in China to give the Great Wall urgent help.
x
4
Nobody doubts that the famous sites of the world need help.
x
5
The difficulty of preservation of the Great Wall lies in its size.
x
6
Chinese authorities prefer construction of new buildings to
restoring the old ones.
x
7
The national campaign “Love your country, rebuild the Great
Wall” was started some twenty years ago.
x
8
Local farmers contributed to destruction of the Great Wall by
using its bricks in building their...