Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Avalanche
On March 21, 2002, Steven Borg, a Swiss ski enthusiast,
near his hometown, when something unexpected : "There was a terrible avalanche. Suddenly I through the air with my hands above my head and a sea of white all around me... Then, I myself one foot deep under the snow. The snow like cement and I to free myself when I some people trying to rescue me."
This is how he explained the disaster to his rescuers afterwards. Borg was lucky that he
the disaster, but not everybody is so lucky.
Every year, avalanches - or snowslides -
about 200 people worldwide, and deaths are not the only part of the problem. Avalanches also
billions of dollars of damage annually to buildings, roads and livestock, and
many mountain communities.
In Switzerland, for example, an estimated 65% of the population
in areas at risk for avalanches. About two decades ago, most countries
establishing networks of centers to monitor and forecast snowslides, an action which
to limit the number of victims since. It so works that the centers
people when a high risk of avalanche
and
skiers to avoid dangerous areas, and in the meantime, authorities
taking the necessary steps to protect people and infrastructure. So far, such passive defenses against avalanches
evacuating villages, bridges, roads and ski resorts. And over the past years, scientists
the possibilities of active prevention of avalanches.
Later she met John. John was an American guy with curly hair and shiny eyes. He helped her to learn English. Now she can speak English fluently.
And she started to work as a translator in Parliament. Most of her friends say that she is very intelligent. She made perfect career. But it's not surprising that she found rich senator there and they started to live together. Finally they got married. This is how English can be useful.
По замыслу у строителей тематический парк - это центр семейного отдыха и развлечений, что во многом определяет выбор самой темы. Чтобы объединить людей разных возрастов и, в первую очередь, привлечь взрослое население, она должна носить не только увеселительный, но и информационно-познавательный характер.
Парки могут создаваться вокруг самых разнообразных тем: история, культура, география, спорт и т.д. Некоторые из них посвящены всецело одной теме, другие затрагивают разные темы, например парк King’s Island в Огайо (он разделен на шесть тематических зон: Речной город, Дикие животные, Интернациональная улица). Другой пример - парк Great America в Калифорнии - центр семейного отдыха, где на площади 100 акров размещены Площадь родного городка, Территория Юкон, Гавань Янки, Деревенская ярмарка и Новый Орлеан.
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