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

Gymnastics Modern world of sports knows many kinds of gymnastics. One of them, rhythmic gymnastics ___ (GROW) out of modern gymnastics and the Swedish system of free exercise in the 19th century.

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

It was called ‘aesthetic gymnastics’ as the students ___ (CAN) express feelings and emotions through body movement. It combined elements of ballet, gymnastics, and theatrical dance.

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

Young ___ (WOMAN) exercised to music, moving from simple calisthenics to more energetic activities. A growing number of men are participating in this kind of sport now.

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

In the 1880s in Switzerland various exercises to music were created. They were designed to give grace of movement, and a much ___ (GOOD) pose.

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

A degree of difficulty for each movement ___ (DEVELOP) by the European Sport Association after the World War I. So all the elements were graded accordingly.

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

In 1906 rhythmic gymnastics was introduced to North America, but the sport ___ (NOT GAIN) much popularity.

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

Ten European countries ___ (TAKE) part in the first world championship, held in 1973 in Budapest, Hungary. The United States did not begin competing in the biennial world championship until 1973.

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

Australia Australia is an island continent and the world’s sixth largest country. The continent and the island of Tasmania, off its ___ (SOUTH-EAST) coast, make up the Commonwealth of Australia.

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

Australia is a federation of six states and two territories. The largest State, Western Australia, is about the same size as Western Europe. The country has a ___ (PARLIAMENT) system of administration modeled on the British one, and the state and federal structures are broadly similar.

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

Australia’s system of administration is based on the ___ (DEMOCRAT) tradition.

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

Australia is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, but although Britain’s king or queen is the Australian Head of State, Australia is ___ (FULL) autonomous.

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

The British sovereign is represented by the governor-general and state governors, whose ___ (NOMINATE) for the post is ratified by the monarch of the day.

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

Ministers of the ___ (GOVERN) are elected for a maximum of three years. Voting is by secret ballot and is compulsory for persons 18 years of age and over.

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

A quiet house It was April and John Moore was studying for an important examination. As the date of the exam ___ nearer, he decided to find a quiet, little town and work there undisturbed.

1) appeared
2) drew
3) moved
4) entered

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

He ___ his suitcase with clothes and books. In a railway timetable he found a town that he did not know, and bought a ticket to go there.

1) wrapped
2) laid
3) piled
4) packed

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

He did not tell anyone where he was going. did not want to be ___.

1) bothered
2) intervened
3) interfered
4) worried

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

That is how Moore arrived at Benchurch, a small market town. quite busy for a few hours. The rest of the time it was a very Once a week it was quiet place. Moore spent his first'night at the only hotel in the town. The landlady was very nice, but the hotel was noisy. The second day he started ___ for a house to rent.

1) finding
2) looking
3) skimming
4) exploring

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

There was only one place that he liked. It was deserted and very lonely. It was a big, old seventeenth-century house. It had barred windows like a prison, and a high brick wall all around it. It would be hard to imagine a more unwelcoming place. But it ___ Moore perfectly. He went to find the local lawyer, who was responsible for the house.

1) fitted
2) suited
3) fixed
4) matched

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

The lawyer was very happy to rent the house to him. ‘It’s been empty so long that people have started to ___ a lot of foolish stories about it,’ he said. ‘You’ll be able to prove that the stories are wrong.’

1) extend
2) promote
3) gossip
4) spread

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

Moore paid his rent, and Mr. Carnford gave him the name of an old servant to look ___ him. Не came away from the lawyer with the keys of the house in his pocket.

1) for
2) about
3) after
4) around