312. About 1500 years ago, King Vakhtang Gorgasali shot a peacock while hunting in the dense forests of the Kura Valley. When he bent down to pick the bird up, he felt the warmth of a hot spring on his fingers. At once, he announced that this would be the site of his new city, which he named Tbilisi a word meaning “warm” in the Georgian language. Later Tbilisi replaced Mtskheta as country`s capital. Since then, Tbilisi has become economic and cultural center of Georgia. It has an area of 350 square kilometers and a population of 1,5 million, which is comprised mainly of Native Georgians with a number of other peoples, such as Russian, Americans and Azeri Turks, represented.
We can determine from the passage that ………
a) the hot springs of Tbilisi have since cooled. b) Tbilisi was built some time around 500 AD
c) Mtskheta had to be destroyed to built Tbilisi d) all ancient kings liked hunting and hot spring
313. About 1500 years ago, King Vakhtang Gorgasali shot a peacock while hunting in the dense forests of the Kura Valley. When he bent down to pick the bird up, he felt the warmth of a hot spring on his fingers. At once, he announced that this would be the site of his new city, which he named Tbilisi a word meaning “warm” in the Georgian language. Later Tbilisi replaced Mtskheta as country`s capital. Since then, Tbilisi has become economic and cultural center of Georgia. It has an area of 350 square kilometers and a population of 1,5 million, which is comprised mainly of Native Georgians with a number of other peoples, such as Russian, Americans and Azeri Turks, represented.
It is stated in the passage that Miskheta ………
a) was the capital of Georgia before Tbilisi b) has never been such a major city as Tbilisi
c) has no hot springs or dense forest d) was the name given later to Tbilisi
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