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

Where did the Olympic Games come from? There are many different stories about the beginning of the Olympics. One myth says that Zeus himself started the Games. Athletic games ___ (HOLD) as an important part of many religious festivals in ancient Greek culture.

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Olympia was one of the ___ (OLD) religious centers in the ancient Greek world.

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The ___ (IMPRESSIVE) sight at Olympia was the gold and ivory statue of Zeus.

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The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This explains why' Olympia ___ (CHOOSE) as the site for the most important athletic competition.

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Some athletes travelled hundreds of miles, from colonies. These colonies were as far away as modern Spain, Egypt, Ukraine and Turkey. Any free- born Greek (a man or a boy) ___ (CAN) take part in the Olympics.

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___ (WOMAN) did not compete, they were also barred from attending the games, under penalty of death. Unmarried girls were allowed to attend.

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Unlike the modern Olympics, judges ___ (NOT COME) from all over the world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia.

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Arbor Day and Earth Day The first Arbor Day took place in April, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and ___ (POLITICS) originally from Michigan.

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When he became a member of Nebraska’s state board of agriculture, he proposed that a special day be set aside dedicated to tree planting and increasing ___ (AWARE) of the importance of trees. Nebraska’s first Arbor Day was an amazing success. More than one million trees were planted.

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On April 22, 1970, Arbor Day ___ (ACTIVE) were modified to emphasize the critical importance of the environment.

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It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Earth Day was created to remind people of their ___ (RESPONSIBLE) to protect the planet.

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Now Earth Day is celebrated ___ (ANNUAL) around the globe.

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What started as a day of national environmental recognition has evolved into a worldwide campaign to protect our ___ (GLOBE) environment.

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

Tracy Tracy was as excited as a child about her first trip abroad. Early in the morning, she stopped at a ___ agency and reserved a suite on the Signal Deck of the Queen Elizabeth II. The next three days she spent buying clothes and luggage.

1) journey
2) trip
3) travel
4) tourist

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

On the morning of the sailing, Tracy hired a limousine to drive her to the pier. When she ___ at Pier 90, where the Queen Elizabeth II was docked, it was crowded with photographers and television reporters, and for a moment Tracy was panic stricken. Then she realized they were interviewing the two men posturing at the foot of the gangplank. The members of the crew were helping the passengers with their luggage.

1) achieved
2) arrived
3) entered
4) reached

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

On deck, a steward looked at Tracy’s ticket and ___ her to her stateroom.

1) set
2) came
3) headed
4) directed

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It was a lovely suite with a private terrace. It had been ridiculously expensive but Tracy ___ it was worth it.

1) determined
2) resolved
3) decided
4) assured

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She unpacked and then wandered along the corridor. In almost every cabin there were farewell parties going on, with laughter and champagne and conversation. She felt a sudden ache of loneliness. There was no one to see her ___, no one for her to care about, and no one who cared about her. She was sailing into a completely unknown future.

1) in
2) off
3) of
4) after

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

Suddenly she felt the huge ship shudder as the tugs started to pull it out of the harbor, and she stood ___ the passengers on the boat deck...

1) among
2) along
3) between
4) besides

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... watching the Statue of Liberty slide out of ___, and then she went exploring.

1) glance
2) stare
3) sight
4) look