Course variant Group: Name: I

 (5 point)
TASHKENT 
Tashkent is a beautiful city. It is the capital of Uzbekistan. It (1) 
______________________ an area of 220 square kilometers and its population
is about 3 million people. 
Tashkent is a city of gardens and flowers, a city of numerous (2) 
______________ parks and artificial
lakes. 
The climate in Tashkent is continental with a (3) _________________, 
long summer and a short winter. Tashkent is an industrial city. There are lots of 
(4) ___________________ and factories in it. The capital of Uzbekistan is often 
called a town of peace and friendship. The whole country remembers the (5) 
______________________ of April, 1966, that struck Tashkent. The people of 

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different nationalities took part in the reconstruction of the city. That is why the 
capital of Uzbekistan today is a sort of museum of the architecture of the 
peoples, from different republics. Tashkent metro is the pride of the city. All the 
stations look like underground palaces. 
1 
A is 
B takes place 
C takes up 
D take up 
2 
A shady 
B deep 
C shallow 
D narrow 
3 
A snow 
B dry 
C gold 
D wet 
4 
A offices 
B organizations 
C mills 
D old 
5 
A earthquake 
B snow 
C rain 
D thunderstorm 
III. Writing. 
Translate into English.
 (5 point) 
1.
Bizning mamlakatimizda maktablar ko’p. 
___________________________________________________________ 
2.
Men do’stimni ko’rib kelmoqchiman. 
___________________________________________________________ 
3.
Uning dictantida xatolar yo’q. 
___________________________________________________________ 
4.
Do’stim juda yaxshi shaxmat o’ynaydi. 
___________________________________________________________ 
5.
Biz maqola yozayapmiz. 
___________________________________________________________ 
IV. Speaking (5 point)