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31.03.2023 17:34 •  Английский язык

Grammar& vocabulary 1. преобразуйте слова в скобках так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. life our planet, the earth, is the home of 1) (hundred) of thousands of living creatures. life 2) (exist) everywhere. it has ascended to the tops of high mountains, where there is hardly any air. life has 3) (hide) beneath the expanses of the oceans, reconciling itself to the tremendous pressures exerted by the waters. life 4) (have) already come to the 5) (hot) deserts and to the eternal ice of the arctic. living creatures have adapted 6) (they) to an absence of oxygen, to 7) (everlast) darkness, and to unbroken silence. but, wherever living organisms have settled, they need food which has to be 8) (distribute) throughout their bodies, and they have to carry out the processes of metabolism. they also need to feel at home in 9) (they) environment and start families to ensure the survival of the species. 2. прочитайте текст и выберите подходящие варианты для заполнения пропусков 1 - 7. a sporting disaster i never really enjoyed 1) at school. i remember when i played football. i was always put in net, but used to get bored and read a book. then, when the other side scored the rest of my 2) would shout at me. later on i tried tennis, which wasn't much better. i used to have this habit of dropping the racket each time i went to hit the ball. the worst thing was when i actually won a 3) - i was so pleased that i ran and tried to jump over the line but caught my foot on it, fell and broke my arm. my latest attempt to get 4) was when i tried boxing at a local gym. i'll never forget my first match. i climbed into the 5) and the bell went for the start of the first round. i just shut my eye and swung my fist. unfortunately, i hit the referee and not my contestant. needless to say that was the end of my boxing career. next i decided to take up mountaineering. i 6) a holiday in the himalayas with two old school friends. on our first climb i managed to slip and found myself hanging on the end of a rope half way up a mountain. all my friends could do was to call out to me to 7) until the rescue party arrived. i guess i'll never learn. i keep on wanting to try out other sports even though i know i'll never be a champion! 1) a) plays b) contests c) sports d) encounters 2) a) group b) selection c) team d) club 3) a) play b) game c) race d) fight 4) a) strong b) well c) slim d) fit 5) a) court b) ring c) pitch d) square 6) a) booked b) ordered c) paid d) bought 7) a) keep on b) hold on c) go on d) carry on