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READING PRACTICE TEST - MATCHING HEADINGS – TEST 10
 
A. Carefully Preserved
E. The Oldest Town 
B. The Emblem with an Animal
F. The Religious Centre 
C. The City of Brides
G. The Market Town 
D. The Cradle of the Tsar Dynasty
H. The Home Town of an Artist 
Q1. Sergiev Posad was built around the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Dating back to 1340, the 
monastery is one of Russia’s most important historical landmarks. The town possesses a variety of 
12th17th century buildings and visitors today still get a real feeling of Medieval Russia. The dominating 
structure of the monastery is the massive, blue-domed and gold-starred Assumption cathedral, built in the 
16th century. Adjacent is the tomb of Boris Godunov and his family. The monastery is still a place of 
spiritual pilgrimage. 
Q2. Rostov Velikiy (Rostov the Great) is an ancient Russian town located on the ‘Nero’ lake. The history 
of this place started four thousand years ago, when the first tribes stayed next to the lake. Until the 11th 
century the territory of Rostov was inhabited by the FinnUgors ‘Meryans’ people, and the town was 
founded by them. Rostov was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in 862. It is a sleepy town with some 
magnificent buildings. The focal point of the town is the Kremlin. Its churches are good examples of an 
cient Russian architecture. 
Q3. The name of Suzdal appeared in the annals for the first time in 1024. The first stone church was built 
here in the 12th century. In Suzdal there are 33 churches, 5 monasteries, 7 chapels and no modern 
construction in the centre of the town. Suzdal is officially protected from industry, and the old architecture 
and buildings are kept intact. Suzdal is the town that was awarded The Golden Apple Prize for preservation 
of its architectural ensemble and tourist development in the area.