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Complete the sentence with the correct word. As their teacher, I was proud to .......... them on their history project.

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Our town is celebrating its 150th .......... this year!

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The history of this castle remains relatively .......... to tourists.

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The history teacher made an exciting .......... about a trip to the National History Museum next week.

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The .......... of the ship consisted of ten sailors and a captain.

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Winning an Oscar was a great .......... for such a young actor!

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The flight's .......... will be about four hours, so make sure to bring a book to read.

Complete the sentence with the correct word. I was .......... by the size of the ancient temple.

Complete the text with the relative pronouns in the box. The British Interplanetary Society, was founded in 1933, is an organisation promotes space exploration. In the early days, humans had not yet been into space, they worked on designs for rockets. More recently, they have argued in favour of building a space station on Mars, scientists would be able to study the rocks and climate. Today, the Society is headed by Dr Robert Parkinson, has worked for various aerospace companies. But in the 1940s, its chairman was science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, novel 2001: A Space Odyssey was made into a well-known science fiction film.

Read the text and choose the correct items to fill in the gaps. The State History Museum is the largest historical museum in Russia. It is situated at the northern end of Red Square in the heart of Moscow. What once was the Principal Medicine Store now houses a huge collection the Stone Age. It was founded in 1872 and opened to the public in 1883. The museum is housed in a neo-Russian style building, . It is one of the most prominent buildings in Red Square. Each room is in the style of a different period or region. The walls in some rooms are decorated in the style of Russian churches. The impressive collection of the State History Museum includes relics of prehistoric tribespresent-day Russia. The exhibits about medieval Russia are excellent. Several rooms of this period cover the Mongol invasions . The 2nd floor is dedicated to the Imperial period. The exhibits include personal items of the royal family members, furniture and decoration from the palace interiors. There are also various pieces of artworks and documents from the era. Specific rooms are dedicated to the reigns of various tsars. An unexpected highlight is an exhibition by examining the growing network of roads and how people travelled in the past. The State History Museum has also the country’s largest coin collection, the 6th-century manuscripts and artworks during their reign.