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parts. In March 2004, the international governor of Bosnia introduced some new laws for the city. He removed the old Croat and Muslim town councils and formed a new single council for the city. In June 2004 the Croat and Muslim firefighting services joined together and became a single firefighting service. Then in July the two ambulance services joined together and became a single ambulance service. Then last week something remarkable happened. Milan Milesovic, a Croat ambulance driver from the Croat west side of Mostar, drove his ambulance across one of the bridges over the Neretva River to help a sick Muslim on the other side. “I’m just doing my job. It’s normal”, he said. The Croats have also said that Muslim schoolchildren can attend the beautiful old grammar school in September. They will, however, be on a separate floor and will have a different educational programme from the Croats. Finally, last week, the Old Bridge reopened again. The work took many years and cost $9m. The bridge is a perfect copy of the old Turkish bridge and is 27m long and stands 18m above the river. Princes, presidents and prime ministers from all over Europe attended the opening of the “new Old Bridge”. Many people see the opening as a symbol of hope for the future. But one western official, who has been in Bosnia for more than five years, is not so optimistic. He says that the Croat and Muslim politicians in Mostar are making the divisions between the Croats and the Muslims even greater. The Guardian Weekly 20-07-04, page 3
Taken from the news section in www.onestopenglish.com Choose the best answer. 1. The city of Mostar is ... a. united b. divided c. optimistic 2. Milan Milesovic is ... a. an ambulance driver b. a firefighter c. the international governor of Bosnia 3. In 1566 the Turks built ... a. Mostar b. a huge mosque c. a stone bridge 4. The new bridge is ... a. a perfect copy of the old bridge b. a concrete bridge for buses to use c. a symbol of the division of the city 5. The Muslims of Mostar live ... a. on the west bank of the river b. on the east bank of the river c. on both banks of the river Noun Verb Noun Verb 1. division ____________ 5. formation ____________ 2. introduction ____________ 6. attendance ____________ 3. education ____________ 7. destruction ____________ 4. order ____________ 8. copy ____________
Taken from the news section in www.onestopenglish.com Fill the gaps using prepositions: 1. Mostar lies _______ the River Neretva. 2. Mostar has been divided _______ the Bosnian war. 3. _______ the war it was a united city. 4. The Croats live _______ the west bank of the river. 5. The new bridge is a perfect copy _______ the old bridge. 6. The bridge is a symbol of hope _______ the future. 7. The Turks built the Old Bridge _______ 1566. 8. Very few people travel _______ the river. Look at this example from the text: He drove his ambulance over one of the bridges... ‘drove’ is the irregular past simple of the verb ‘drive’ Complete the table with the past simple forms of these other irregular verbs from the text: 1. lie _______ 2. build _______ 3. see _______ 4. become _______ 5. cost _______ 6. make _______ 7. stand _______ 8. fall _______ |