English Reading Comprehension

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Task 1. You are going to read four short descriptions (A–D) about Olympic Stadiums. For questions 1 - 5, choose from descriptions A–D. The descriptions may be chosen more than once. An example (0) has been done for you.

This amazing stadium, surrounded completely by water, will be the first ever stadium with large removable elements and temporary removable seating. Seating capacity can be reduced from 80,000 to 25,000, providing a smaller facility for future UK generations. The place where the Olympic Stadium is now located, was a large dumping area and more than four million tons of waste were removed from the soil. Since the stadium is surrounded by water, access to the Olympic park is via a series of bridges and entrances set radially around the bowl.

The stadium was originally built to temporarily hold 110,000 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Stadium ever built. Tents were also added over the North and South stands, which means that now most of the seating is under cover. Specially designed for the unique Australian environment, the stadium is one of the few in the world which effectively shades and protects most spectators, without the need for a claustrophobic and grass-killing fully enclosed dome. The roof is constructed from translucent polycarbonate to minimise the shadows and patches of direct sunlight on the playing area. This creates ideal conditions for TV broadcasts and for spectators.

The Olympic Stadium has a seating capacity of 56,000 people. The Olympic Stadium was not only the home of the Montreal Expos, Montreal's professional baseball and football teams, but also is the largest exhibition center in Canada.