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THE LOST WORLD

“But what do you make of this?” cried Professor Summerlee, triumphantly pointing to what looked like the huge print of a five-fingered human hand appearing among the three-toed marks.

“Wealden!” cried Professor Challenger, in ecstasy. “I’ve seen them in Wealden in England. It is a creature walking upright upon three-toed feet, and ___________________(OCCASIONAL) putting A____. Not a bird, my dear Roxton – not a bird.”

“A beast?”

“No; a reptile – a dinosaur. Nothing else could have left such a track.”

His words died away into a whisper, and we all stood in motionless ______________ (AMAZE). Following the tracks, we left the swamp and passed through some bushes and trees. Beyond was an open clearing, where there were five of the most _________________(ORDINARY) creatures that I have ever seen. Crouching down among the bushes, we observed them at our leisure.

There were, as I say, five of them, two adults and three young ones. They were enormous. Even the _________(BABY) were as big as elephants, while the two adults were _______(BIG) than any creatures I have ever seen. They had slate-coloured skin which had scales like a lizard’s and glittered when the sun shone upon it. All five were sitting up, balancing themselves upon their broad, __________(POWER) tails and their huge three-toed back feet, while they pulled down branches with their small five-fingered front feet. I do not know if I can describe them to you ____________(GOOD) other than by saying that they looked like monstrous kangaroos, twenty feet in length, and with skin like crocodiles.

I do not know B___gazing at this marvelous sight. A strong wind blew towards us but we were well concealed, so there was no chance of discovery. From time to time the little ones played round their parents in clumsy games, the great beasts hopping into the air C____. The strength of the parents seemed to be limitless, for one of them, having some ________________(DIFFICULT) in reaching a bunch of leaves which grew upon a large tree, put his forelegs round the trunk and tore it down D____. This showed not only the strength of its muscles, but also the weakness of its brain, for the whole tree came crashing down on top of it. It yelped loudly, showing that despite its size there was a limit to what it could endure. The incident caused him to move off,  E _____ and their three enormous infants. We saw the shimmering grey gleam of their skin between the tree trunks and their heads moving up and down high above the tree tops. Then they vanished from our sight.

I looked at my comrades. Lord John was staring intently in the direction the creatures had ________________(APPEARED). The two professors were in silent ecstasy. In their _______________(EXCITE), they had grabbed each other by the hand and stood like two little children in the presence of a _______________(WONDER) sight. Challenger’s cheeks displayed a broad smile, and Summerlee’s ironic face softened in amazement.

“My God” he cried at last. “What will they say in England about this?”

“My dear Summerlee, I will tell you with great confidence exactly what they will say,” said Challenger. “They will say that you are a liar and a scientific fake, F _____.”

“And if we have photographs?”

“Faked, Summerlee, faked, they’ll say!”

“And if we have specimens?”

“Ah, there we may have them! The newspapers may praise us yet. August 28th – the day we saw five live iguanodons in a clearing of the Amazon Rainforest. Put it down in your diary, my young friend, and send it to your paper.”

1)      Преобразовать слова в скобках в подходящую часть речи.

2)      Заполни пропуски частями предложений, ответы запиши в таблице:

1. and falling with dull thuds upon the earth

2. exactly as you and others said of me

4. one of its five-fingered forepaws down on the ground

3. followed by its partner

5. as if it were a sapling

6. how long we stayed

Пропуск	A	B	C	D	E	F
Часть предложения

3)      Ответь на вопросы

1.      Why did Professor Summerlee astonish?

A.    a five-fingered human

B.     a five-fingered human hand appearing among the three-toed marks

C.     Professor Challenger

2.      According to the describing “It is a creature walking upright upon three-toed feet, and occasionally putting one of its five-fingered forepaws down on the ground.” Who is it?

A.  a bird

B.  a beast

C.  a reptile

3.       What did they leave, following the tracks?

A.  the swamp and passed through some bushes and trees

B.  an open clearing

C.  through some bushes

4.    Have they had the sensational photos?

A.    Yes, they have

B.     No, they haven’t

C.     No, but they are going to take these.

5.      Why the date August 28th was special day?

A.    The men saw unusual creatures.

B.    The men saw five live iguanodons.

C.    The men met in the Amazon Rainforest.

Ответы:

1.

occasionally

amazement

extraordinary

babies

bigger

powerful

better

difficulty

disappeared

excitement

wonderful

2.

Пропуск	A	B	C	D	E	F
Часть предложения	4	6	1	5	3	2

3.

1 – b

2 – c

3 – a

4 – c

5 - b