The most expensive Christmas tree - самая дорогая рождественская ель

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The most expensive Christmas tree.

11-million dollar diamond christmas tree

 

 

 The luxury Emirates Palace hotel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) unveils a Christmas tree. It's not just any ordinary tree. It's decorated with over 11 million dollars' worth of jewelry. Here's more.

This Christmas tree is decorated with over 11 million dollars' worth of jewelry. It is sitting at the luxury Emirates Palace hotel in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi.

[Janet Abrahams, Executive Director Sales & Marketing, Emirates Palace Hotel]:
"This year, we partnered with Mr Khalifa Khoury, who is the chairman of Star Gallery and he has provided us with 11 million dollars' worth of precious stones and jewelry and that enables us to go for the Guinness world record for the most expensive Christmas tree."

The tree is 42-and-a-half feet tall. It is decorated with diamonds -- a lovely match for the main gold covered dome of the hotel.

This dome also hosted the world's first ATM gold machine introduced to the hotel earlier this year.

A local jeweler provided the tree with 131 different jewelry pieces, including gold and precious stones.

Tourists and visitors stopped to take a picture near the unique tree, or just to stare at it in amazement.

[Janet Abrahams, Executive Director Sales & Marketing, Emirates Palace Hotel]:
"What we are trying to do is to give everybody who visits and everybody who is staying here the chance of to be part of something really special and unique."

Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace hotel is where royalty and billionaires come for cappuccinos topped with gold flakes.

 

Questions:
How many items of jewelry are hanging on the tree?
more than 120
more than 130
more than 140

Which three precious things are mentioned by the reporter?
gold, diamonds and precious stones
gold, platinum and rubies
gold, sapphires and emeralds

Who do the gems belong to?
The Guinness Book of Records.
The Sotheby's.
A local jeweler.

What does this fact mean for the tree?
It is the tallest tree in the world.
It is the most expensive tree in the world.
It is the most heavily-decorated tree in the world.

What is the name of the Marketing Director?
Janet Abrahams.
Janet Jackson.
Janet Abbey.

What is the reason for decorating the tree in this way?
To hide money from the tax authorities.
To hide money left after the hotel was built.
To give the chance for the guests and visitors to be part of something special.

Which information tells you this tree might not be so unusual for such a hotel?
The information that the hotel is the largest in the UAE.
The information that the hotel is often the vanue for international conferences.is
The information that the hotel is frequented by billionaires.

What does the hotel want for Christmas?
an entry in the Guinness Book of Records
more precious things on the Christmas tree
more visitors