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1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

THE FOUNDN! OF "H#$DE#"H$

The woodlands were alive with color when William Penn arrived for the first time, in 1682 !t was late"cto#er, still the #est time of the $ear in the Northeast %&t he wasn't there to admire the co&ntr$side (e hadalread$ )iven it a name, of co&rse !t was the same name as that of one of the earl$ Christian cities in *sia+inor which, when translated, means Cit$ of %rotherl$ -ove. !t had #een ta/en #$ a reli)io&s )ro&p in0n)land, whose #eliefs were similar to those of the &a/ers, for an ideal comm&nit$ the$ had hoped toesta#lish Penn #orrowed the name from them #eca&se it s&ited perfectl$ the ideal comm&nit$ he had in mind

The spot he pic/ed, on the #an/s of the Delaware iver, had a small har#or and a #each The landaro&nd it was hi)h eno&)h to provide a perfect place for a cit$ and William Penn had a perfect cit$ in mindWhat he wanted, he said, was a )reen co&ntr$ town. !n his travels he had seen the )reat cities of 0&rope andhadn't alwa$s li/ed what he saw (e was also well aware of the cities that had alread$ #een esta#lished in theNew World and /new the$ were )rowin) witho&t a plan

(is new cit$ wo&ld have a plan for )rowth and that, he was convinced, wo&ld ma/eit one of the )reat citiesof the world

3or openers, he ordered that Philadelphia wo&ld have no croo/ed streets The$ wo&ld all #e strai)ht and wide,and the$ wo&ld all lead to the river (e told his s&rve$ors that he also wanted the roads to lead o&t of the cit$,so that it wo&ld #e convenient to reach other cities $et &n#&ilt (e specified that no ho&ses co&ld #e #&iltwithin 244 paces of the har#or so there wo&ld #e plent$ of room for a f&t&re commercial center, and he as/edthat home #&ilders center their str&ct&res on #&ildin) lots 5so there ma$ #e )ro&nd on each side for )ardens,orchards or field, that it ma$ #e a )reen co&ntr$ town which will never #e #&rnt and will alwa$s #ewholesome.

Harris: Pennsylvania

a. Fo% the following sentences& choose the answe% '$& (& )& D* which fits acco%ding to the text.

1 When did William Penn arrive for the first time in Philadelphia* in 1718 C in "cto#er

% in 1682 D never

2 (ow was Philadelphia called

* one of the earl$ Christian cities in *sia +inor C )reen co&ntr$ town. % Cit$ of %rotherl$ -ove. D the ideal comm&nit$

What did William Penn order

* the roads to lead o&t of the cit$ C no ho&ses co&ld #e #&ilt within 244

paces of the har#or% Philadelphia wo&ld have no croo/ed streets D one of the )reat cities of the

world

9 Where did he pic/ the spot * in the centre of the town C near the seaside % on the #an/s of the Delaware iver D in 0&rope

What did he want to create * a f&t&re commercial center Ca #i) cit$ % a )reen co&ntr$ town Da har#or 6What does the word woodlands from the te;t mean * the area o&tside town and cities C an area of land filled with trees with farms, fields and trees

D an area of sand or small% areas of land where fr&it trees are )rown stones #eside the sea or a la/e