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Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
Toronto
The story of Toronto begins in 1615, when Etienne Brule
became the first European to see the area on the shores of Lake
Ontario which is now Toronto. In 1787 the British bought this land
— more than 50 square miles — for approximately 1700 pounds in
goods. In 1793 John Simcoe, Governor of Upper Canada, moved
to Toronto, changing its name to York. In 1834, when York became
the capital, it reverted to its old Indian name, Toronto.
During the latter part of the nineteenth century, Toronto grew
at high speed.
The Toronto of today is a pleasant blend of older restored
homes and towering new office buildings, large new shopping centres,
small personal boutiques and lush green parks, all linked by a road
system second to none in Canada. Close to 3 million people now live
here, and this constitutes more than one tenth of Canada’s total
population.
Toronto has one of the finest systems of public transportation
in North America; it includes road, rail, bus, subway. streetcar and
a modern airport — Toronto International. The subway is one of the
cleanest and most efficient in the world. A rapid rail system carries
commuters from the large urban area outside Metro. Many people
have moved to the outlying areas for a taste of country living while
still working downtown.
Toronto is a very wealthy city, and in recent years it has overtaken
its greatest rival, Montreal, to become the financial capital of Canada.
Apart from the banks whose massive office buildings dominate the
downtown area, Toronto has the second largest stock exchange in
North America.
The city is culturally wealthy as well. At every turn there is
something to catch your eye. Many of the city’s old buildings have
been refurbished to preserve a part of the past. One of Canada’s
finest universities is situated in Toronto. It was founded by King
George IV in 1827. Although Toronto has many art galleries and

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