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

The Climate of Russia Russia has a varied climate. Almost all of Russia ___ (SITUATE) in the North Temperature Zone.

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

The climate is continental; however, the fluctuations in temperature are ___ (GREAT) than in other European countries.

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

The extreme north is a cold bare region — the tundra. For more than six months it ___ (BURY) in snow.

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

This region can be called the land of ___ (FREEZE) rivers.

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

In May the temperature begins to rise. The gloomy night is succeeded by continuous daylight, when the sun ___ (NOT SINK) below the horizon for several months.

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The better part of Russia is not influenced by the warm winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are no mountains in the north to form a barrier against the cold winds ___ (BLOW) from the

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

Arctic Ocean. The extreme west of Russia has a temperate climate. Thus, the summers in the Baltic are cool and the winters mild. If we go ___ (FAR) east, the climate will become more continental.

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

Tourism in Australia The growth of tourism infrastructure related to the base of Ayers Rock, or Uluru began in the 1950s. Soon it started to produce adverse ___ (ENVIRONMENT) impacts.

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

It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation-related tourist facilities and re-establish them outside the park. In 1975, a ___ (RESERVE) of 104 square kilometres of land beyond the park’s northern boundary was chosen as the site for a new resort.

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

A year or two later, the ___ (DEVELOP) of a tourist facility and an associated airport, to be known as Yulara started.

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

The camp ground within the park was closed in 1983 and the motels closed in late 1984, coinciding with the opening of the luxurious resort. In 1992, the majority interest in the Yulara resort held by the Northern Territory ___ (GOVERN) was sold and the resort was renamed Ayers Rock Resort.

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

Since listing the park as a World Heritage Site, the annual number of ___ (VISIT) rose to over 400,000 people by the year 2000.

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

Increased tourism provides regional and national economic benefits. It also presents an ongoing challenge to balance conservation of ___ (CULTURE) values and tourists’ needs.

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

Mausoleum of Mausolus The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) was a tomb built in 350 BC for king Mausolus and Artemisia, his wife. In 377 BC, Halicarnassus was the capital of a small regional kingdom on the coast of Anatolia. In that year the ruler of the region died and left the kingdom to his son, Mausolus. Before his death the father king ___ control of several of the neighboring cities and districts.

1) captured
2) took
3) achieved
4) required

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

Mausolus ___ the territory of the kingdom as far as the southwest coast of Anatolia.

1) extended
2) lengthened
3) prolonged
4) doubled

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

Mausolus and Artemisia ruled from their capital over the surrounding territory ___ twenty-four years.

1) by
2) in
3) with
4) for

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

Mausolus, although he was descended from local people, spoke Greek and ___ the Greek way of life and government.

1) worshipped
2) admired
3) beloved
4) fancied

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

He founded many cities of Greek design along the coast and ___ Greek democratic traditions.

1) insisted
2) suggested
3) encouraged
4) persuaded

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

Mausolus decided to build a new capital, a city as safe from capture as magnificent to be seen. He chose the city of Halicarnassus. Mausolus and Artemisia spent huge ___ of tax money to embellish the city.

1) amounts
2) numbers
3) quantities
4) figures

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

They commissioned statues, temples and buildings of gleaming marble. In the center of the city Mausolus planned to place a resting place for his body after his death. It would be a tomb that would forever show how rich he and his queen were. In 353 BC Mausolus died, leaving Artemisia broken-hearted. As a tribute to him, she decided to build him the most splendid tomb, a structure so famous that it became one of the Seven Wonders of the ___ World.

1) Archaic
2) Prehistoric
3) Antique
4) Ancient