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

Zanzibar history In 1896, Said Khalid seized power in Zanzibar. A British fleet soon arrived at the port of Zanzibar and ordered him out of the royal palace. Khalid refused to leave. At 9:02 on the morning of August 27, British ships started a fire on the palace, ___ (BEGIN) a war between Britain and Zanzibar.

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The palace ___ (DESTROY) very quickly. At 9:40 that morning, Said Khalid surrendered and the war ended.

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This “war” was the ___ (SHORT) in history. It lasted a total of 38 minutes!

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The British ___ (LATE) requested money from the people of Zanzibar to pay for the shells the British warships had used to win the war.

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A palace with 1,300 rooms It was King Louis XIV of France who ordered a palace with 1,300 rooms in the 1600s. Louis wanted a bigger palace than any other king. In 1661, the French started ___ (BUILD) this new palace.

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It was located at a place outside Paris, ___ (CALL) Versailles.

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It had to be big – Louis’s court had 20,000 people, and Versailles ___ (BECOME) the centre of court life.

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2012 London Olympics How has London 2012 changed the sporting map of the world? The United States won the highest number of gold medals and the most medals in total, with China dropping to second place on the medals table after unprecedented ___ (DOMINATE) at their home Olympics in Beijing four years ago.

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The third place for Great Britain exceeded all ___ (EXPECT).

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Previously, 2008 Beijing Olympics were considered the most ___ (SUCCESS) for the British with only the fourth place.

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In 2008, Russia took the third place. This year, Russia fell out of the top three ___ (WIN) for the first time since the end of the Soviet era.

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South Korea improved to the fifth, their best finish since hosting the Games in Seoul 24 years ago. For Australia it was a ___ (COMPARATIVE) miserable Olympics, where it took the tenth place.

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It was their worst ___ (PERFORM) in two decades.

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

The prize William and Philippa were rivals. They were considered the best students at New College. At the beginning of the third year they applied for the Charles Oldham Shakespeare prize for an essay. The chosen theme for the prize essay that year was “Satire in Shakespeare”. Troilus and Cressida clearly called for the most attention, but both students ___ to find satirical nuances in almost every play by Shakespeare.

1) described
2) achieved
3) managed
4) fullfilled

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

As the year was coming to an end, ___ anyone doubted that either William or Philippa would win the prize while the other would come in second.

1) merely
2) nearly
3) closely
4) hardly

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

___, no one was willing to express an opinion as to who the victor would be.

1) Although
2) Therefore
3) Moreover
4) However

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

Before the prize essay submission date, they both had to take their final degree examinations. ___ students studied as hard as William and Philippa. It came as no surprise to anyone that they both achieved first-class degrees in the final honors school. Rumor spread around the university that the two rivals had been awarded As in every one of their nine papers.

1) Many
2) Much
3) Few
4) Little

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

“I would be willing to believe that is the case,” Philippa ___ William. “But I feel I must point out to you that there is a considerable difference between an A-plus and an A-minus.”

1) spoke
2) told
3) said
4) talked

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

“I couldn’t agree with you more,” said William. “But ___, when you discover who has won the Charles Oldham, you will know who was awarded less.”

1) remember
2) remind
3) repeat
4) recollect

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

It turned ___ that the examiners felt unable on this occasion to award the prize to one person and had therefore decided that it should be shared by William and Philippa.

1) over
2) on
3) out
4) off