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Reading and Use of English Part 6 Once you have
decided on an
You are going to read a magazine article in which the writer talks about option, cross it off the
the Venice Carnival. Six sentences have been removed from the article. list so you don’t waste

Choose from the sentences A–G the one which its each gap (1–6). There time reading it again.
is one sentence which you do not need to use.

The Venice Carnival

I love Italy and I think Venice is the most romantic city in Europe. One needed to add the fi nal touch to our costumes, so we were looking for a
day I was checking fl ight offers online and saw that tickets to Venice for shop to buy our masks. 3 We tried on a lot of very beautiful
the next weekend were only about 15 euros return. I couldn’t believe it, designs – some of them cost as much as 300 euros, but we settled on
as the Venice Carnival was on as well. I quickly bought one for myself two that looked really effective and covered only half our faces. The
and one for my friend Sophie because I knew she loved Venice, too. shop assistant spoke to us in Italian. 4 PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
The next Friday we got on the plane and in just over two hours we were Surprisingly, there didn’t seem to be many people in costume, so a lot of
there. We went to a place called Mestre by bus, where we had booked people took photos of us as we walked through the streets. 5
our hotel. This is a good tip for any traveller because hotels in Venice can As it was the opening day of the Carnival, we were extremely excited.
be extremely expensive. 1 We saw that Mestre, which is just When we got to St Mark’s Square, there were a lot more people dressed
over ten minutes away from Venice by train, was a much cheaper option like us – in fact, it was absolutely packed. The opening of the Carnival
and we found a hotel at a very good price. Because we had arrived in the was quite impressive. Different teams raced across the main canal
morning, it would have been easier just to go straight to Venice for the on gondolas, the traditional Venetian boats. All the teams were in
day, but we needed to check into the hotel to change into our costumes. costume. 6 They all looked very colourful and original. In the
2 We put them on, did a bit of a spin and walked to the train square, the fi rst of the costume competitions began, and we were also
station. It felt a bit strange being in the street in our fancy dress. surrounded by magicians, acrobats and lots of other performers. In the
When we got to Santa Lucia station on the train from Mestre, we hopped evening, as it got dark, music and dancing began in the square. I really
onto a vaporetto, a kind of small ferry. Taking a boat on the Grand Canal think going to the Venice Carnival in costume helps you get into the
spirit of the festival and adds to the fun. Rather than just watching the
was amazing and I took lots of pictures. When we got off the vaporetto,
Carnival, we became a part of it.
we walked through the small streets, crossing squares and bridges. We

A We laughed so much – it was like they thought we were E Sophie and I had hired them at home to wear to
famous or something. the Carnival.
B If you are like me, a normal student with not a lot of cash, F It didn’t have a very elaborate design but it was elegant.
you need to be smart about where you stay. G It didn’t take us long to ind one – they were selling them

C There were some in black with rich decorations, others almost everywhere.
were all in pink and some were even dressed like pandas.
D She was surprised when we told her we were two English
girls and congratulated us on our costumes.

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