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

Forest therapy The Japanese are a very wise nation. Many Japanese people lead a very busy life and they need effective means to fight stress. Forest therapy ______ (BE) one of them for a long time.

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

The Japanese enjoy ______ (GO) to local forests at the weekend.

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

They spend there no ______ (LITTLE) than three hours walking and listening to birds singing. Scientists consider this kind of therapy very good.

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

Snow Snow is beautiful. People all over the world, especially ______ (CHILD), love looking at it or even playing with it.

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

There are many interesting facts about snow. For instance, snow is colourless – it just looks white to us. A long time ago people ______ (LEARN) to make artificial snow.

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

The ______ (ONE) snow maker was patented in 1961 by Alden Hanson.

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

Alexander Blok Alexander Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator and literary critic. He was born in 1880 in Saint Petersburg in a ______ (HIGH) educated family.

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

His father was a professor of law, and his grandfather was a famous ______ (BOTANY) and the rector of Saint Petersburg State University.

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

The ______ (AMAZE) images of his early poetry established him as a major figure of the Russian Symbolism style.

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

Poetic ______ (INSPIRE) came naturally to him.

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

Blok often produced unforgettable and otherworldly images out of the most banal ______ (SURROUND) and trivial events, though his most beautiful poems were still devoted to his wife. Blok greeted the 1905 Russian Revolution enthusiastically, but later became disillusioned with it and couldn’t write any more, although he still gave lectures on literature.

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

Michael’s holidays Michael was very happy. He was ______ holidays with his family, making the most of his time by Emerald Lake.

1) to
2) on
3) in
4) at

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

Early in the morning, as soon as dawn broke, he was on its shore – building fantastic sand castles from the gritty sand. He imitated the birds, trying to get their ______.

1) affection
2) connection
3) attention
4) relation

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

He chased the lizards, hoping they would want to play. He threw rocks into the water doing everything he could to entertain the fish. Michael loved nature — even if the hundreds of mosquito bites that covered his arms and legs were proof that nature didn’t love him back. Camping in the nature was ______ the best way to spend your summer holidays.

1) considerably
2) completely
3) perfectly
4) definitely

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

Michael saw his sister Barbara sitting on the sand. At first, he didn’t want to ______ her, but he had a great idea to share. So he came up to her and stated, “I bet the other side of the lake is even better than this side!”

1) bother
2) demand
3) escape
4) concern

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

Trying to act interested, Barbara asked, “What ______ you think so?”

1) turns
2) gives
3) makes
4) takes

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

“It’s tough to believe, I know, because this side is so unbelievably perfect. There are birds and lizards and mosquitoes and fish. ______, something in my gut tells me that it’s even better over there.”

1) Although
2) Nevertheless
3) Moreover
4) Otherwise

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

The summer before, Barbara and her mother had driven to the other side of the lake to buy shampoo at the drugstore. The other side of the lake was nothing very exciting: strip malls and gas stations, with a shopping mall in the middle. But before she ______ the truth, she wanted to know what he was imagining. “Describe it to me,” she asked. “Describe everything that’s on the other side of the lake.”

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