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

The land of ice and fire People often call Iceland ‘the land of ice and fire’. That is so because this country has ______ (MANY) volcanoes than most other countries in the world.

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

Some of ______ (THIS) volcanoes are still active while others can wake up any time.

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

Much of Iceland ______ (COVER) in lava as eruptions happen about every four years.

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

The Louvre The Louvre is a famous museum in Paris. It is the ______ (LARGE) art museum in the world.

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

If you wanted to spend 30 seconds looking at each piece of art there, it ______ (TAKE) you 100 days to see the entire museum. Originally the Louvre was a fortress and then it became a royal palace.

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

After the French Revolution the building ______ (TURN) into a museum which is a must-see for any tourist who goes to Paris.

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

Pavel Yablochkov Pavel Yablochkov was a Russian electrical engineer and businessman. He was also the ______ (INVENT) of the Yablochkov candle – a type of electric carbon arc lamp – and the transformer. A Yablochkov candle was much easier to use than other kinds of lamps.

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

The first public use of a Yablochkov candle took place in Paris in 1877. The Paris Exposition of 1878 gave Yablochkov a great opportunity to make a spectacular ______ (DEMONSTRATE) of his candle to the world audience.

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

It was so ______ (SUCCESS) that many contemporary businessmen got interested in Yablochkov candles.

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

They ______ (QUICK) set up companies licensing Yablochkov’s patents. From the mid-1880s, Yablochkov started to devote more of his time to the problems of generating electrical energy.

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

Many of Yablochkov’s further inventions were much ahead of his time. Modern ______ (SCIENCE) still use his ideas in their work.

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

Becky Becky met Professor Alan Dobson at the lecture. His lecture was devoted to the British role after the war. Becky had fallen in love with Alan even before he started to speak. It was love at first ______.

1) look
2) sight
3) view
4) glimpse

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

He was very handsome with a head of thick grey hair and large blue eyes. His athletic build belied his age, and ______ that he must spend almost as many hours in the gym as in the library.

1) offered
2) proposed
3) assumed
4) suggested

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

The second he began to ______, Becky was captivated by Dobson’s energy, and within moments he had everyone in the auditorium sitting on the edge of their seats.

1) speak
2) tell
3) mention
4) chat

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

Students began furiously writing ______ his every word. Speaking without notes, the professor nimbly switched from subject to subject, the role of Downing Street after the war, the dollar as the new world currency, oil becoming the commodity that would dominate the second half of the century and the future role of the British monarchy.

1) after
2) into
3) down
4) over

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

When his lecture came to an end, Becky’s only regret was that he’d scarcely ______ on transport, with just a passing mention of how the airplane would change the new world order, both for business and tourism.

1) dwelt
2) dealt
3) talked
4) touched

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

She wanted him to expand his views on the future of the British shipping industry. But like a seasoned pro, he ______ his audience that he had written a book on the subject.

1) remembered
2) reminded
3) recollected
4) revised

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

Becky wouldn’t be waiting for Christmas to get hold of a copy. It made her think about Ben, and hope his book ______ was going as well in France.

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