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

New Seven Wonders of the World: the Great Wall of China Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall runs up and down deserts, mountains and grasslands for 6,700 kilometers from east to west of China. It is one of the ___ (GREAT) wonders of the world with more than 2,000 years of history.

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

The Great Wall ___ (BUILD) by several Chinese dynasties in order to protect the Chinese Empire from different aggressors.

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

The building of the Wall of stone and earth ___ (BEGIN) in the 6th century BC and lasted until the 16th century AD.

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

It ___ (KNOW) that from 2 to 3 million Chinese people died during its construction.

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Since then, the Great Wall of China ___ (BECOME) a symbol of wisdom and bravery of the Chinese people and a monument of the Chinese nation for many hundreds of years.

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Nowadays, a visit to the Great Wall is like a tour through history backwards; it ___ (BRING) tourists great excitement to walk on the Great Wall of China, to stand on a watchtower and view the wall disappearing in the distance.

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

This treasure is protected by UNESCO and future generations ___ (SEE) the Great Wall with the same wonder and amazement as we do now.

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

Invention of Bubble Gum Bubble gum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. It is ___ (USUAL) pink in colour and has a particular flavour.

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

In 1928 it was invented by Walter E. Diemer who worked for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia. In his spare time Diemer was trying new gum recipes and, by accident, invented a ___ (DIFFER) gum.

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

It was less ___ (STICK) than regular chewing gum and it stretched more easily.

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

When Walter Diemer, who was 23 years old at that time, saw the bubbles, produced by his new gum, he saw the ___ (POSSIBLE) of making money.

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

He took the gum, which he had given the name Dubble Bubble, to the nearby grocery store and made a ___ (DEMONSTRATE) to the salesmen to show the extraordinary features of his gum.

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The new gum was very ___ (SUCCESS) and popular with customers. Although Diemer never received a patent for his invention, he sold the recipe to his company and became a senior vice president.

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

A Storyteller In my early 20s, after a year and a half in England, and four months in France, I returned to the United States and got a job at a camp in northern Virginia. My ___ that summer was Dan from Mississippi, and I am from Rhode Island. We worked together with a group of boys from 12 to 14 years old.

1) friend
2) teammate
3) partner
4) opponent

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

I’ve always been a bit untidy, but Dan was ___ and clean, even after a night in the woods with our campers.

1) clear
2) neat
3) exact
4) careful

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

We could not have been more different, but we got on because we shared the same ___ of humor.

1) feeling
2) emotion
3) reason
4) sense

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

At the end of the summer, a few of us went to ___ a cave in West Virginia and got stuck in the cave for the night. It wasn’t as dramatic as it sounds. The park rangers had told us to stay there if anything happened.

1) explore
2) analyze
3) teach
4) learn

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

They knew where we were going, and when we should have been back. Dan hurt his right foot badly. So we had to ___ the night in the cave. Food and water were not a problem, but we turned off our lights to save power.

1) lead
2) spend
3) hold
4) waste

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

In the distance, we could hear the sound of running water. To ___ the time, we told stories. That night in the cave we moved from one family story to another. As the night wore on, I remembered more and more. I was not alone—the cave, the blue light and the flowing water released stories and memories that we had never revealed to anyone. It was as if a river of stories had started flowing in each of us.

1) keep
2) waste
3) spare
4) pass

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

When the rangers came the next morning, we didn’t want to ___. ‘Can’t we just tell a few more stories?’ In the cave, that night, I became a storyteller.

1) escape
2) leave
3) retreat
4) retire