2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 What is the weather like on Mount Everest?
2 What was Edmund Hillary's dream when he was young?
3 Why is it dangerous to go higher than 8,000 metres?
4 What did Hillary and Norgay take with them on the climb?
5 Why were Hillary and Norgay lucky?
6 Who is in the photo on the summit of Everest?
11. Writing was invented a long time after the first map was drawn. A) True
12. The first map was a map of the night sky. A) True
13. The first map was made by the Babylonians. B) False
14. Babylonian map-makers were very rich men. C) Not known
15. Magellan's explorations helped the map-makers to Im¬prove their maps. A) True
16. Our planet is a perfect sphere. B) False
17. Modern maps are more detailed and accurate. A) True
18. The Amazon rainforest is gradually disappearing. A) True
19. The level of the Aral Sea has been increasing. B) False
20. Soon the traditional printed road maps may be out of use. A) True
Maps were made long before reading and writing were invented. The earliest map that we know of is a cave painting on the Lascaux caves in France. The painting shows a part of the summer night’s sky 16500 years ago. Modern astronomers can still understand the night sky shown in the map. A four thousand year old map made by the Ba¬bylonians is still in existence. Many ancient map-makers thought that the world was flat, but explorers like Magel¬lan in the 15th century sailed around the world and helped to make better maps. Besides, measurements taken by satel¬lites show that our planet Is slightly pear-shaped (грушевидная). Satellites have also provided more accurate Information and have helped to see and map parts of the world that were lit¬tle known or never seen by humans before. Satellites have photographed the Amazon rainforest and have shown that the area the size of twenty football pitches is being cut down (сокращается) every minute. Pictures taken from space have also shown that one of the world's largest areas of inland water, the Aral Sea, has been shrinking (усыхает) very quickly. Modern satel¬lite maps show the effects of global warming and pollution and help us to understand the world around us better. More and more drivers nowadays rely on satellite navigation in their cars so the traditional road maps may not be around much longer.
№ 32 Red double-decker busses are common in C England
№ 33 Buckingham Palace is in D London
№ 34 The is New Year Day in Great Britain. C 31st of December
№ 35 London Eye is a B marry-go-round
№ 36 Person 1: Can I have the last name, please?
Person 2: D Of course, it’s Ivanov.
№ 37 Person 1: Hello. Is that Emma?
Person 2: .
A No,it isn’t. I’ll just get her.
№ 38 Person : Thank goodness it’s Friday!
Person 2: C Yes, have a nice weekend!
№ 39 Person 1: Would you like some more rice?
Person 2: Yes, please. It’s delicious.
№ 40 Student: This is delicious. Can you give me the recipe?
Teacher: B Yes, of course. I’m glad you like it.
№ 51
5. Address
1. Postcode
7. The date
6. Start with ‘Dear…’
3. Reference to the previous letter from your friend
4. Information about events in your life
8. Your questions
2. Finish with ‘Love…’ or ‘Best wishes…’
№ 52-60
10 Newell Street
4. Birmingham (52)
B3 3EL
24th August
6. Dear Nick (53),
Just to let you know that 1. I am thinking of(54) coming to England this summer. You know I have to 9. use English (55) a lot at work now, and I think I need some extra lessons. I 7.especially (56) want my pronunciation to be better – you’re always telling me it’s bad! 2. Anyway (57), I saw an ad in a magazine for a
school in York. Isn’t that quite near you? Can you 5. send me some more information(58) about language schools in your area? It would be great to see you while I’m there and I’d also love to meet some of your friends.
8. Can’t wait to hear from you (59). See you soon I hope.
3. Love (60),
Concetta