Unit 1
In September, 1941 the Nazi 1 (Germany) army was near St Petersburg. This was a time 2 the two countries were at war. However, before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. But some of the Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room itself. In less than two days, 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt 3 the boxes were then put on a train 4 Konigsberg, at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room 5 (remain) a mystery.
While the search for the old room continues, the 6 (Russian) and Germans have built 7 new Amber Room at the summer palace. 8 (follow)old photos, the new room has been made to look much like the old one. In 9 spring of 2003, it was ready for the people of St Petersburg 10 (celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.
Unit 2
Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than 1 man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games. She was 2 angry that she said to her father she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said she must marry and asked her
3 she wanted to marry a king or prince. But Atlanta replied, “I will only be married to a man who can run faster than me. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run 4 him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he 5 (kill). No one will be pardoned.”
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta but when they heard of her rules, some of them 6 (sad) went home. Other men stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules. “Why are these men so 7 (fool)? Why will they let 8 be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” Then when he saw Atlanta come out of her house 9 (run), Hippomenes changed his mind. “I 10 marry Atlanta---- or die!” he said.
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