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задания (1-5).Выберите правильный вариант.
Why
does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean? It leans because of a mistake. The people
of Pisa, Italy wanted to build a bell tower for their church. The wanted the
tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy.
An unknown architect began
to construct the Tower of Pisa in August, 1173. It began to lean during
construction in 1174 AD. When the first floor of the building was finished, the
tower started to lean. The ground under the tower was too soft. The builders
tried to make the building straight again as they added more floors, but the
leaning tower only got worse as it grew.
Construction of the Tower
finished in 1350. It took almost 180 years. Twice for several years,
construction stopped while the builders tried to find a way to make the
building straight. Today the Leaning Tower has eight floors. The floors are
called orders. There is only one doorway on the first order. The bells are in
the belfry, the top order. There are seven bells.
The Tower is 54.5 meters
(179 feet) tall and it leans almost 4 meters (14 feet) to one side. The Tower
was made of stone. It is too heavy so it is sinking into the ground. Every
year, the Tower leans another 1.5 centimeters (1/16 of an inch).
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
has been very good for Pisa. Most people only know Pisa because of the
beautiful Leaning Tower. Newspapers around the world print stories about
efforts to save the Tower. Every year, thousands of people visit Pisa to see
the famous leaning Tower. In 1989, more than 700,000 people climbed to the top
of the Tower. In 1990 the Tower was closed. Today, tourists are not allowed to
climb the Tower. Without the Tower very few people would visit the city. When
people visit Pisa, they are surprised to find that there are many beautiful
buildings in this old city.
Like all old buildings, the
Leaning Tower of Pisa is falling apart. If someone cannot figure out a way to
save the Tower, it will all fall apart after 175 more years.
1. The Leaning Tower is in
A Rome
B Milan
C Pisa
D Barcelona
2. The Leaning Tower was built for
A a library
B a church
C a school
D a hospital
3. The Leaning Tower is sinking
because of
A soft ground
B earthquakes
C ground waters
D hard soil
4. Construction of the Tower stopped
two times
A because the city did not have
money to pay the builders
B because of wars and earthquakes
C because the architects of the
Tower died
D because the builders tried to find
the way to stop the leaning
5. The Tower of Pisa has been good for
its city as
A Pisa became a well-known sight
B Pisa became a centre of religious
ceremonies
C Pisa developed industry and
economy
D Pisa was protected from vandals
during the wars
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правильный вариант ответа.
WASHIGTON
If you hear the name “Washington”, you might 1___ at first of America. In
actual fact there 2___ at least fifty places in the world called Washington,
but the original Washington is in North-East England, just South of Newcastle.
The ancestors of George Washington, America’s first president, 3___ from this
village. William de Hertburn, his first ancestors to live there, 4___ to the
village of Washington in 1183. Taking on the name of his new home, he 5___
William de Washington. Imagine – if William 6___ to Washington, America’s first
president and the city of Washington in America might have been called Hertburn
instead!
But Washington (near Newcastle) 7___ famous for another reason – it is a “new
town”, that is a town planned and built in the countryside around the old
village of Washington. There 8___ nine industrial estates. Designed as villages
each with a different character, the housing estates 9___ from each other by
trees and fields and each has its own shops, primary school and community hall.
There is a special road system linking the industrial estates to each other and
to the motorway, thus keeping the residential areas free of industrial traffic.
On the one hand the 10___ car plant in the world (built by Japanese firm) and
on the other hand the beautifully restored buildings of the old village of
Washington are both typical of Washington – the best of what is old and the
best of what is new.
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слова в скобках в правильную форму.
In 1718 Defoe was 1___
(NEAR) sixty years old. He had a full and 2___ (INTEREST) life. He 3___
(TRAVEL), tried many professions and wrote many books and pamphlets.
In 1712 Defoe met a 4___
(SAIL) who had been on a desert island. Alexander Selkirk was his name. for
more than four years he had lived alone on that island, managing not only to
stay alive, but also to make himself fairly 5___ (COMFORT). At last he was
rescued through the happy chance of a ship putting in at this island for water.
When he ___ (FINAL) returned
to London, his adventures became the talk of the town. Several accounts of his
experiences were printed, read and soon 7___ (FORGET).
But Defoe didn’t forget.
Selkirk’s unique experience captured his 8___ (IMAGINE). What would a man do,
all alone? How would he live? Thus Defoe turned to writing the story of a
shipwrecked man. He chose an island in a 9___ (DIFFER) part of the world for
his story and created an imaginary character for his hero, Robinson Crusoe.
With his skill as a 10___ (JOURNAL) he was able to make his story seem
absolutely true. The book was a great success.
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1. Jack ___ play football
since childhood.
a) must b) should
c) need d) can
2. ___ I ask you?
a) Must b) Should
c) Have d) May
3. Steven ___ read and write
until he was seven years old.
a) must b) can
c) could not d) could
4. You’ve been reading all
day. You ___ be tired.
a) can b) could
c) must d) should
5. Jack ___ go to hospital
yesterday.
a) can b) had to
c) need d) will
6. I recommend you to
apologize. You ___ apologize.
a) would b) should
c) must d) shall
7. ___ I have one of these
cakes?
a) Could b) Must
c) Have to d) May
8. ___ you speak any foreign
languages?
a) May b) Can
c) Have d) Might
9. His suggestion may be of
little value, but you ___ discuss it all the same.
a) may b) need
c) might d) should
10. I went to the doctor
yesterday and I ___ wait for an hour.
a) had to b) must
c) should d) can
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