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38 Read the text about the London Underground map and tick the points which are mentioned in the text.

1 The designer of the map.

2 Other cities' underground maps.

3 Wrong ways people choose due to the map.

4 A pleasant walk.

5 A kind of competition.

6 Helping people to find their way out of the tube.

The famous London Underground map dates back to the first half of the previous century. Although it appeared in the 30s, its initial design is still in use today with very few changes. Harry Beck, the map's creator, developed this design during his whole life, making it better and clearer. He earned only a few guineas for his work. The only recognition he was awarded with was a plaque [CG] at Finchley Station and nothing else.

Mr Beck's original design was initially turned down by the transport authorities board because it didn't reflect the actual geography of the city. The designer made the centre of the city larger and squeezed the outward areas so that the map was easy to understand as a whole. The map immediately became popular with the public, and many other big cities took the London Underground map as the base for their own maps for the underground.

Despite being favoured by people, the map is often criticized as it has very little geographical connection with the locations of the stations. It gives even less geographical information on how far they are from each other. Actually, the stations in Central London are not further apart that a 10-minute walk or less. If you try to follow Mr Beck's map while travelling around the city centre, you would have to board the Central Line, go two or three stops, then change to the Circle Line and go on for another five stops. Finally you would come out about two hundred metres away from the place you had started.

However, you can find a factual geographical map on the Internet. It was created in order to prevent London tourists from senseless use of the underground. For example, some visitors could decide to get on at Covent Garden and go one stop to Leicester Square to save time. But it is only a 250-meter walk and is the shortest distance between the two stations on the Tube.

It's also useless to follow the map if you decide to take part in the Tube Challenge. The aim of the competition is to visit all the stations of London Underground in the fastest possible time. The contestants do not have to travel along all the lines, they just have to pass through all the stations of the network. Besides, they are allowed to go between stations on foot and use some other kinds of public transport. Robert Robinson set up a record in year 2000 and managed to complete the trip in less than 20 hours. He had to use all public transport to establish his record. He said that he had managed to do this because he knew every platform, every entrance and every exit perfectly well.

Another London Underground map named “The Way Out” was invented recently. It proves to be very useful, since it shows where all the nearest exits of the station you reach are, it allows you to save some valuable time off your underground trip.

38 Прочитайте текст о карте лондонского метрополитена и отметьте пункты, упомянутые в тексте.

Ответ:

All points are mentioned in the text.

1 The designer of the map. (Упоминается: дизайнер карты Гарри Бек.)

2 Other cities' underground maps. (Упоминается: другие крупные города использовали лондонскую карту метро в качестве основы для своих карт.)

3 Wrong ways people choose due to the map. (Упоминается: карта неточно передает географию, что может привести к неэффективным маршрутам, если следовать ей в центре города.)

4 A pleasant walk. (Упоминается: текст говорит о коротких прогулках между станциями (10 минут или менее, 250 метров), что подразумевает возможность приятных или эффективных прогулок вместо использования метро.)

5 A kind of competition. (Упоминается: описывается соревнование "Tube Challenge".)

6 Helping people to find their way out of the tube. (Упоминается: карта "The Way Out" показывает ближайшие выходы со станции.)