A landmark for the new millennium
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B 4– B 10, так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B 4– B 10. Начало формы In ancient Greece there were many temples built for Apollo. He was the god of youth, beauty, music and poetry. Besides, Apollo had one very special skill - he could see the future. The Temple in Troy was one of the __________________ of all Apollo's Temples. GREAT Конец формы Начало формы One day, having nothing better to do, Apollo came to the temple in Troy. Among other __________________ he saw Cassandra, a young and beautiful priestess, who worked at the temple. WOMAN Конец формы Начало формы Apollo __________________ by her grace. IMPRESS Конец формы Начало формы The minute Apollo saw Cassandra, he __________________ in love. It was love at first sight. Apollo offered her a deal. He would give Cassandra the gift of being able to see the future, if she gave him a kiss. Cassandra agreed. FALL Конец формы Начало формы With a laugh, Apollo gave her the gift, __________________ about the reward. Instantly, Cassandra could see the future. She saw Apollo, in the future, helping the Greeks destroy Troy. When Apollo bent his head to gently kiss her, she angrily spat in his face. DREAM Конец формы Начало формы Apollo got very angry. He __________________ take away his gift, but he was able to add to it. So, whatever Cassandra said, no one would believe her. That was his second gift. NOT CAN Конец формы Начало формы When Cassandra begged her people in Troy to watch out for the Trojan horse, they __________________ her. And that was the end of Troy. NOT BELIEVE Конец формы Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B 4– B 10, так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B 4– B 10. Начало формы The legends of ancient Greece tell us about the half man-half bull called the Minotaur. People were afraid of this strange and terrible beast __________________ in a deep, dark Labyrinth on the island of Crete. LIVE Конец формы Начало формы The Labyrinth __________________ by the cunning and ingenious mind of Daedalus. DESIGN Конец формы Начало формы Daedalus was a brilliant architect and inventor – in fact, he was so brilliant that King Minos of Crete __________________ to let him go back to his home in Athens. NOT WANT Конец формы Начало формы Instead, he __________________ him as a prisoner. KEEP Конец формы Начало формы Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace, and King Minos made him invent weapons of war that would make his army and navy even __________________ than they already were. POWERFUL Конец формы Начало формы Although Daedalus and Icarus had every comfort that they __________________ ask for, the father longed to return home to Athens. Icarus hardly remembered his city, but he too wanted to leave, because he longed to run and play in the open, rather than be in a tower all day. CAN Конец формы Начало формы Daedalus looked out over the waves of the sea, and he realised that even if they managed to slip out of the tower and find a little boat, they would not be able to sail far. One of King Minos’s __________________ would spot and catch them very soon. SEAMAN Конец формы A phone call Among the e-mails waiting for me at work one morning was one from a member of my staff. It was sent from his personal e-mail address and there was only his home phone number. Thinking something was wrong, I immediately called _______HE___________. A sleepy female voice answered and told me he was at work and _______COME_______ home late in the evening. The ______BAD_________ moment was when I remembered that I had recently asked staff members to give me their home numbers. I went right down to the employee’s office to apologize for my call. _______LATE________, however, he thanked me. I had awakened his daughter, who had an exam that morning but had forgotten to set her alarm. Thanks to my call, she hadn't missed the exam. New Seven Wonders of the World: Machu Picchu Machu Picchu, often called "The Lost City of the Incas", is probably the most famous symbol of the Incan Empire. Machu Picchu is situated 7,875 _______FOOT________ above sea level in Peru. Machu Picchu _______BUILD_______ around the year 1460 by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city, very well hidden and protected. The ruins of Machu Picchu were rediscovered in 1911 by an American archaeologist. Since then, Machu Picchu _______BECOME________ an important tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors come here every year to admire its wonders. Does it ever snow in Brazil? During winter and sometimes even autumn and spring it snows in some cities of southern Brazil. There are several cities _______KNOW________ for their snow, like Urupema and Urubici. These cities ________BE_________ all in high areas, but even places at sea level can have snow, although in small amounts and not every year. Brazil _____THINK_______ to be a “tropical paradise” which is very wrong. Foreigners who travel to southern Brazil during autumn or winter in search for some heat and beaches are often disappointed. Funny seagull thinks he is a cat A seagull was adopted by June and Steve Grimwood, who found a soot-covered young bird in their fireplace and called him Mr. Pooh. The gull ________BRING__________ up with cats. He slept in a cat’s basket, from which he acquired a taste for Whiskas. Since then, Mr. Pooh has learned the sound of the fridge door _________OPEN_________. He _________LEAVE_________ the family home, but he can’t resist returning three times a day for his favourite food, announcing his arrival by tapping on the door. The North Pole has melted again Two weeks of warm weather in the high Arctic have caused a lake to begin forming. To be clear, the water _________SURROUND_________ the pole is not sea water from the ocean. It is _________MELT_________ ice water resting on a layer of ice below. “It’s a shallow lake. It’s a cold lake. But it is, actually, a lake,” writes William Wolfe of Canada.com. That lake started to form on July 13 during a month of abnormally warm weather – temperatures were 1-3 degrees Celsius higher than average in the Arctic Ocean this month. In addition, the weather is likely to get _________BAD_________ over the coming week. An Arctic cyclone will bring strong winds and rain. Christmas trees One Christmas Eve the trees in a wood were very unhappy. They wished very much to make Christmas stay, but they _________NOT KNOW_________ how to do so. ‘We are so bare,’ complained one tree. ‘If we only had our pretty green summer dresses,’ said other trees. ‘Hush, children, hush,’ whispered North Wind in a gentle voice, which was unusual for the _________BAD_________ of all winds. ‘Go to sleep.’ While they slept something happened. When the trees awoke they found that someone, perhaps North Wind, had cast over each of ________THEY__________ a lovely soft cloak of spotless feathery white. What a story! Daniel, aged 4, returned from Sunday school with a new amusing Christmas story about the Three Wise Men of the East. They _________BRING_________ gifts to the baby Jesus. Daniel was so excited he just had to tell his parents, “I learned in Sunday School all about the very _________ONE_________ Christmas. There wasn’t a Santa Claus then, so these three wise men on camels had to deliver all the toys. And Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer with his nose so bright ________NOT LEAD__________ the sleigh, so they had to follow the big star in the sky to find their way around”. Growing old in England Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?’ ‘We ________NOT HAVE__________ fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him. ‘All the food was slow.’ ‘Come on, you are not serious. Where did you eat?’ ‘In my childhood, it ________CALL__________ “at home,”’ I explained. ‘Mum cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we ________SIT__________ down together at the dining room table, and if I didn’t like what she had put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.’ He was too clever Some people want to show how clever they are and that may lead to trouble. Once a professor _________TRAVEL_________ by boat. On his way he asked the sailor: “Do you know biology, ecology, zoology, geography?” The sailor said no to all his questions. The professor said: “What on Earth do you know? You _________DIE_________ of illiteracy.” After a while, the boat started _________SINK_________ . The sailor asked the professor: “Do you know swiminology and escapology from sharkology?” The professor said no. The sailor said, “Well, sharkology and crocodilogy will eat your headology and bodyology and you will dielogy because of your mouthology.” Do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving? Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but on a different day. Their Thanksgiving is on the _________TWO_________ Monday in October. It happens so because harvest time comes ________EARLY__________ in Canada. Canadians enjoy turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but they _________NOT ASSOCIATE_________ their holiday with Pilgrims and the landing of the Mayflower. Instead, they refer back to the landing of Martin Frobisher from England at Newfoundland in 1578, 43 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts. Russian inventions: holography Do you know what holography is? It is a technique ________BASE__________ on lasers, which enable 3-D (three-dimensional) images to be made. In 1962, Soviet physicist Yuri Denisyuk ________COME__________ up with the first reflection hologram also known as the “Denisyuk hologram”. Now the technology ________USE__________ in most holographic displays and it was the first to allow multi-color image reproduction in holograms. Who invented spaghetti, the Italians or the Chinese? When you think of agriculture in China, you probably think of rice. However, China is the largest wheat producer in Asia, and the ________THREE__________ largest producer overall, ________ACCOUNT__________ for about 10 percent of the world’s wheat crop. What do the Chinese make from their wheat? Among other things, they make spaghetti! The Chinese _________MAKE_________ noodles from wheat and other grains for longer than the Italians. What is the longest river in Europe? The Volga River, which flows entirely within Russia, is the longest river in Europe. From its source in the hills northwest of Moscow, the Volga travels almost 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the Caspian Sea. Much of Russia’s freight _________CARRY_________ on barges on this river. The Danube River is Europe’s _________TWO_________ longest, at almost 1,770 miles (2,860 km). The Danube passes through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Romania before it empties into the Black Sea. The Danube River flows through _________MANY_________ countries than any other river in the world. What is the oldest subway system in the world? London’s Underground, which opened in 1863, is the oldest subway system in the world. Despite the name, about 55% of the subway network is above ground. ________MANY__________ than one billion passenger journeys were recorded in 2007. The ________BUSY__________ station in the London Underground network is Victoria station, which serves about 78 million passengers a year. The tube map, with its schematic and colour-coded layout, ________CONSIDER__________ a design classic. Why do the Chinese call the Yellow River in China “China’s Sorrow”? The Huang He, or Yellow River, in China is called “China’s Sorrow” by the Chinese themselves. Since long ago, flooding _________BE_________ a serious problem. The ________BAD__________, most sorrowful flood on record happened in 1931. The waters began to rise in July, and by November of that year, more than 40,000 square miles had been flooded, _________LEAVE_________ 80 million people homeless. He didn’t need advice Once Mozart was approached by a young man, who was interested in Mozart’s advice on how to compose a symphony. Since he was still very young, Mozart recommended that he should start by ________WRITE__________ ballads. _________SURPRISE_________, the young man responded, “But you wrote symphonies when you were only ten years old.” “But I _________NOT HAVE_________ to ask,” countered Mozart. Who discovered radioactivity? Marie Curie’s discovery of two naturally radioactive elements, polonium and radium, made headline news. However, her real discovery was that atoms _________NOT BE_________ small solid balls and that there must be even _________SMALL_________ particles inside them. This discovery opened the door to all atomic and subatomic research and even to the splitting of the atom. Curie carried out her research with radioactive elements before the dangers of radioactivity ________UNDERSTAND__________. She suffered from radiation sickness for most of her adult life. Indeed, for many years after her death, her notebooks were still highly radioactive. Star pilot My four-year-old brother Kevin wanted to become a pilot. But one dark night he watched a plane ________MOVE__________ across a clear sky. As it disappeared, he heaved a relieved sigh and said, “Whew! I’m not going to be a pilot!” ________SURPRISE__________, Mom asked, “Why not? “Do you realize,” Kevin replied wisely, “how hard it would be to steer around all _________THAT_________stars?” Does the plan work? Brad was a student in my after-school tutoring session. He was working ________LITTLE__________ than diligently. “Brad,” I said, “I talked to your mom, and she wants you to stay for the full hour, so you may as well get something done.” “She wants you to keep me every day for an hour?” he complained. “She wants you to learn it’s ________EASY__________ to work during regular class hours than to give up after-school time.” Brad seemed to agree. “So,” I continued, “why not get your work done now so you can bring your marks up and get your mom off your back?” “No!” he replied in horror. “If I __________GET________ good marks now, she'll think this plan is working, and she'll keep me in here until June!” Why a zigzag? Have you ever noticed that when we climb hills we create zigzags? We don’t go straight ahead but go in zigzags. It can mean walking 20 times as far, and still a zigzag is ________FAST__________ than the shortest distance between two points. Researchers developed a mathematical model ________SHOW__________ that a zigzag provides the most efficient way for humans to go up or down steep slopes. They explain that zig-zagging ________REQUIRE__________ less effort. Russian rivers Do you know Russian rivers? Do you know what the ________LONG__________ river in Russia is? It is the Volga River. This river is a great source of hydroelectric power. The water from the river ________USE__________ for irrigation. Canals link the Volga River to the Baltic and White Seas. The Volga ________FREEZE__________ for most of its length for three months each year.
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New Zealand: geography
New Zealand consists of two main islands and a number of smaller islands so scattered that they range from the tropical to the Antarctic. New Zealand ________LOCATE__________ about 2,012 km southeast of Australia.
The two main islands are the North Island and the South Island, ________SEPARATE__________ by Cook Strait. The North Island is 829 km long and volcanic in its south-central part.
South Island has the Southern Alps along its west coast, with Mount Cook being the ________HIGH__________ point. Other inhabited islands include Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, and Great Barrier Island.
Global warming
In northern Québec and Labrador, temperatures ________RISE__________ two degrees Celsius since the mid-1990s. That rise has helped more trees grow in the area which was previously too cold for trees.
And the more trees that grow, the ________WARM__________ the region becomes.
“The cold landscape that we are accustomed to in northern Canada _________BE_________ a thing of the past soon,” specialists predict.
| New Zealand: history What do you know about the history of New Zealand? Maoris were the _________ONE_________ inhabitants of New Zealand, arriving to the islands in about 1000. Maori oral history maintains that the Maoris came to the island in seven canoes from other parts of Polynesia. In 1642, New Zealand ________EXPLORE__________ by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator. British captain James Cook made three voyages to the islands, ________BEGIN__________ in 1769. Britain formally annexed the islands in 1840. |
| Kite fighting Have you ever heard of kite fighting? Kite fighting is a highly competitive sport traditionally ________PLAY__________ in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, and South America. Each player hopes to get his or her kite to fly _________HIGH_________. The players try to cut their opponents’ kite strings with sharp objects imbedded in their kites. ________START__________ in the late 1990s, kite fighting gained popularity in the USA and is now practiced throughout the country, with an annual championship competition held in Washington state. |
| The purpose of education A famous professor greeted the first year undergraduates at the beginning of the academic year. He _________TELL_________ them in his opening remarks: “Nothing you learn here at the university will be of slightest use to you _________LATE_________, but one thing. If you work hard, if you train your brain, you should be able to understand when a man ________TALK__________ nonsense. And that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education.” |
| Exotic pets There is no exact definition for “exotic” pets. This term usually refers to any animal that ________NOT BE__________ domesticated yet. Many people keep bears as pets. For example, Ivan the Terrible kept two bears in his palace. They _________GIVE_________ to him by the boyars. Perhaps the ________EARLY__________ ruler in history with a soft spot for bears was Ptolemy II, king of Egypt. He was fond of a “white bear” kept in his private collection. |
| Education for everyone Thomas Jefferson made a considerable contribution to the development of education. He hoped that one day all young people on our planet ________HAVE__________ the right to education. Today, his dream _________COME_________ true. At the global level, the United Nations recognises the right of everyone to education. Although education is compulsory in most places, school attendance is optional, therefore some parents choose home-schooling for their _______CHILD___________. |
| A visit to the dentist My tooth hurt through the night. I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain. ________BAD__________ of all, I did not sleep the whole night. The next morning I told my mother about my toothache. It was obvious I ________NOTCAN__________ go to school. So I had to go to the dentist. At nine o’clock we were waiting outside the dentist’s office. There was a small crowd. The nurse came and opened the door. I was the _________ONE_________ patient to rush into the office. |
| Pets of my childhood My pet history began when I was five. One summer day, while my mother ________IRON__________ clothes with the window open, a nice canary flew in. We called it Chirpy and it became our first pet. Soon, while Chirpy was still alive, my parents bought a pair of ________MOUSE__________, whom we named Timmy and Tina. Unfortunately, Timmy and Tina lived only two years, and after they died we ________NOT GET____ any more pets. |
| Popular destination Barcelona offers an exciting mixture of Catalan history and architecture. It is a regionally dominant city and it ________NOT HAVE_________ to compete with its neighbours. Barcelona _________BE_________ popular since the city hosted the 1992 Olympics. At present this metropolis welcomes millions of tourists every year. _______WOMAN___________ make up the majority of the city’s visitors. It’s not surprising because Barcelona’s shops offer a wide variety of fashionable clothes. |
| Bears There are many kinds of bears. The polar bear lives mostly in the Arctic North, often on drifting masses of floating sea ice ________CALL__________ ‘floes’. | ||
| What is acacia? The name acacia is given to a group of hundreds of different trees and shrubs. Acacia trees are known for their ______LEAF____________. | ||
| The Aztec In the 1400s and early 1500s, the Aztec people controlled a vast empire in the area that is now central and southern Mexico. The Aztec ruled ________THEY__________ empire from the great capital, Tenochtitlán. It _______LOCATE___________ on the site of what is now Mexico City. The capital reflected the empire’s power and wealth, with its gleaming white palaces and temples. The Spanish conquest of the city in 1521 marked the end of the Aztec Empire. The Indians ________LIVE__________ in the Mexico City region today, however, are largely descendants of those whom the Spanish conquered. |
| Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. Located along historic trade routes, it ________BE__________ an important city in the Middle East for thousands of years. It is also the _______LARGE___________ city in the country. In 1991 and again in the early 2000s it was the scene of heavy fighting during U.S. led attacks on Iraq. Parts of the city _______DESTROY___________. |
| Barbados What do you know about Barbados? This island country is located on an island group in the Caribbean Sea _______LIE___________ to the east of the West Indies. It ________THINK__________ to have received its name from the Portuguese word for ‘bearded’ because of the bearded fig trees that grow on the island. Bridgetown is the capital, ________LARGE__________ city and only seaport. |
| Traffic lights Have you ever wondered about the origin of the green, yellow, and red colour scheme for traffic lights? In 1920, in Detroit, the USA, a policeman ________NAME__________ William L. Potts invented the four-way, three-colour traffic signal. It ________BASE__________ on the colours used in the railroad system. Thus, Detroit ________BECOME__________the first city to use the red, green, and yellow lights to control road traffic. |
The Sydney Opera House
For many years there was no good opera house in Australia. In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark _____WIN________ a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house. The construction lasted for fourteen years until 1973. Since then, the building _____BECOME________ the symbol of Australia. The best way to visit the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy _______WALK_________ around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.
My job in a restaurant
I was seventeen, when I ______GIVE________ a job in a local fast food restaurant. Training was for three days. During the _______ONE______ two days I watched videos about my job. During the last day of orientation, I had to be at the restaurant to see how things got done.I began work on Saturday, which was the ______BUSY_______ day of the week. My present job _____NOT CONNECT_____ with cooking. I work for a computer company. I like it, but I miss communicating with people.
The name of Alaska
The name Alaska comes from the Aleut word alaxsxaq, ______MEAN______ “object toward which the action of the sea is directed” – that is, the mainland. It is also known as Alyeska, the “great land”, an Aleut word ____FORM________ from the same root. Its nicknames are the Land of the Midnight Sun and America’s Last Frontier. Its first nicknames were “Seward’s folly” and “Seward’s icebox” to laugh at the secretary of state who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia, which _____CONSIDER_______ foolish at the time.
A landmark for the new millennium
Have you seen the photos of the London Eye? The London Eye is a giant observation wheel _____LOCATE_______ in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the river Thames. The structure ____DESIGN_____ by the architectural team of David Marks and Julia Barfield, husband and wife. They submitted their idea for a large observation wheel as part of a competition to design a landmark for the new millennium. None of the entrants _____WIN_______the competition. However, the couple pressed on and eventually got the backing of British Airways, who sponsored ____THEY______ project.
Canberra
What is the capital of Australia? Many people think that it is Sydney, but in fact the capital of Australia is Canberra, a city _____LOCATE______ about 240 kilometers southwest of Sydney. It is the heart of Australia’s federal district, the Australian Capital Territory, which ____SURROUND______by the state of New South Wales. In Canberra you can visit the National Museum of Australia and learn about Australian peoples and _____THEY______ history.
Do it yourself
Our fire department is often called when people get stuck in lifts. However, our methods sometimes ____NOT WORK_______. That was the case once when we tried all our tricks, but had to tell the trapped occupant: "Sorry. There’s nothing we can do. We'll have to wait for the lift repairman to arrive and help ____WE_________ to get you out." "Great! Just great!" came the cry from the inside the lift. "Elevator service was called quite a while ago," I reassured the fellow. I added that the lift serviceman ____BE___________here any minute. The man sighed deeply. "The ______BAD________ thing is that I am the lift serviceman!"
The bank job
When Emma started working in a big bank, she was always afraid someone might rob her. On the ______THREE______ day, a man who looked suspicious entered the bank. He walked straight to Emma who was sitting behind bulletproof glass. Then he placed a note under her window. Being very scared, Emma ____FALL_______ on the floor under the counter and hit the alarm button. The guards came and the man ____ARREST_______. Then Emma read the note. It said, “Would you have lunch with me?”
Memories
As people get older, the part of the brain responsible for helping record new memories becomes less efficient. New information ____HAVE____ more difficulty getting in, but memories that were stored in the past do not disappear.This is one of the reasons why elderly people often remember details about _____THEY______ youth but sometimes forget what they had for dinner the night before. One lady said, “Things ______CHANGE_______ a lot since I retired. But I try to keep in touch by sharing life stories with others. For example, I talk with friends about the plot of a book or a good movie. It makes me organize information and strengthens my memory. Isolation is the ___BAD____ thing”.
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is located on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. The construction ______BEGIN_______ in 1886. t took three years to complete the tower. Its initial purpose was to broadcast radio signals. Since then, it ____BECOME_______ the symbol of Paris. Today the tower is popular with tourists. You can go to the top floor to witness the marvelous view of Paris or you can enjoy ______EAT_______ in two restaurants located on the first and second floors of the tower.
My summer job
I like my summer job in a small food store. It ____NOT BE_______ boring. It’s like running a marathon from 7 in the morning till 12 at noon. I have to make sandwiches for the customers. Usually I make ______MANY______ than fifty sandwiches a day. I ___ GIVE_______ this job by my dad’s friend. My dad thought that I should do something instead of playing computer games every day. It’s the ____THREE_______ week I’ve been in the store and I want to go on.
A difficult question
One day, the chemistry teacher asked his students, “What is the chemical formula for water?” Suzie was the ___ONE____ to raise her hand. “Yes, Suzie, what’s the answer?” the teacher asked. Suzie answered proudly, “The chemical formula for water is ‘HIJKLMNO’!” The class started ____LAUGH___. The teacher looked ____SHOCK___. He asked, “What are you talking about?” Suzie replied, “Yesterday you said the formula for water is H to O!”
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