based on Unit 1, Reading ex. 8

Read the text and complete the sentences after it

Chistye Prudy (The Clean Ponds) is a large pond situated in the centre of Moscow. The place is popular with Muscovites and visitors of the capital. It may be interesting to know that in the 17th century the name of the ponds was the Dirty Ponds. And they were really as dirty as they could be because the people who lived in the neighbourhood used the ponds as a dump. In 1703, Prince Menshikov bought the ponds and the territory around them. He ordered to clean the ponds. After that, people gave them the name of the Clean Ponds. Nowadays the ponds are the home to swans and ducks. In winter the ponds become a skating rink. Hundreds of people, children and grown-ups, skate on the ponds to music. People come here not only to look at the waterbirds in summer or skate in winter. The ponds are a favourite meeting place of young people. They often come here to listen to buskers (street musicians). One of the most popular Moscow theatres "Sovremennik" is situated in this area too. Every evening you can see theatregoers coming to the theatre to watch one of its plays.

1. In the 18th century the pond became
   [popular with young people|more pleasant to visit|a big city dump].
2. The Clean Ponds in Moscow are a good place for
   [fishing and boating|skateboarding|feeding birds].
3. People often associate the Clean Ponds with
   [famous sportsmen and sportswomen|works by great architects|actors and acting].