1) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Excuses, excuses... For years my husband, Tom, and I had complained bitterly about the lack of sidewalks in our village. We didn’t have enough exercise but we ___ (NOT CAN) jog because there were no sidewalks.

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2) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Tom had often told ___ (I), «If only we had sidewalks, we would jog or walk daily and become models of fitness».

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3) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

So we were thrilled when a community sidewalk project was announced, and watched eagerly as paving neared completion. Then the ___ (BAD) thing happened: wishful thinking and reality collided.

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4) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

«Well, dear,» Tom said. «What’ll we use as an excuse for not walking now?» I said I ___ (THINK) of some excuse.

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5) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Memorial Day In the USA, Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. Memorial Day ___ (DECLARE) a national holiday in 1971.

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6) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

But the tradition of honoring those who died in defense of ___ (THEY) country goes back to the Civil War. The tradition to hold memorial services, visit the cemeteries, decorate the graves with flowers and wreaths originated in Waterloo, New York, in 1866.

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7) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Since then, the tradition ___ (CHANGE). Nowadays, on Memorial Day Americans honor not only soldiers who perished in wars but those loved ones who have died.

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8) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Animals The importance of animals in British life is reflected in many ways. In the past, landowners liked to be portrayed with their dogs and horses. ___ (COUNT) pictures of this kind can be seen in art galleries and private residences.

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9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Animals are ___ (WIDE) used in advertising in magazines and on television.

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10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The Royal Society for the ___ (PREVENT) of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is one of the largest charities in Britain.

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11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

RSPCA is a part of a more general ___ (MOVE) in support of animal rights that has emerged recently in Britain and the USA.

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12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Animal rights organizations use ___ (VARY) tactics: picketing stores that sell furs, harassing hunters in the wild, or breaking into laboratories to free animals.

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13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Their main aim is to ban the cruel treatment and killing of animals both in laboratory experiments and in factory farming. The irresponsible and neglectful treatment of animals by some zoo and pet ___ (OWN) is also their concern.

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14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Before Christmas Vicky gave this party every year, just before Christmas. She ___ to do it before the war and she was doing it now, when the war was over. It was always the same people who came.

1) used
2) kept
3) held
4) took

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15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

It struck her suddenly how clannish they all were, but then the Deravenels in particular were somewhat addicted to their family. Vicky knew that she could always depend ___ her relatives in a crisis.

1) on
2) at
3) in
4) of

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16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

She was ___ the guests greet each other and share the news. Vicky thought of her sister-in-law Kathleen, not present tonight.

1) looking
2) staring
3) watching
4) gazing

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17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Vicky missed her presence. When Will had arrived tonight, he had ___ that Kathleen was really sick. “But not Spanish flu,” he had added swiftly, observing the look of apprehension crossing her face, “just a heavy cold.”

1) admitted
2) adopted
3) agreed
4) accepted

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18) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Fenella’s voice brought her out of her reverie, and she looked across at her old friend, who was saying, “How is Charlie feeling?” “He’s relieved he is safely home, but his wounds still hurt and he feels depressed...” She looked at Fenella as if ___ advice.

1) searching
2) posing
3) asking
4) seeking

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19) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

“Mr. Ridgely made a remark to me the other day that he wished there was somewhere wounded soldiers could go, to have some sort of recreation, talk to other soldiers,” said Fenella. “That’s an interesting idea” Vicky glanced at the others, ___ a brow. “Don’t you agree?

1) falling
2) heaving
3) rising
4) raising

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20) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

“To ___ the truth, I do,” Stephen answered, always ready to back his wife in her project. “I think such a place would be quite marvelous for the wounded men who are now coming home.” Fenella nodded.

1) say
2) tell
3) speak
4) talk