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Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски в предложениях под номерами В11-В16 соответствующими формами слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами справа от каждого предложения. TEST 08 (part 2) |
Scottish inventions
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B11 |
Do you know how the refrigerator was invented? It is one of the most important ...................... of the Scots to the world. |
CONTRIBUTE |
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B12 |
If James Harrison (1816-1893), a Scottish immigrant to Australia, didn’t ...................... push ether gas into a metal tube, people might still be using boxes filled with blocks of ice to cool their food. |
ACCIDENTAL |
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B13 |
The main problem was how to overcome the need for ice in the ...................... process. |
REFRIGERATE |
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B14 |
Ice had to be cut fresh from frozen lakes and stored inside an underground house until it was ready to be used as a ....................... |
COOL |
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B15 |
Australians had difficulty gaining access to ...................... ice since Australia does not enjoy that many lakes. |
NATURE |
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B16 |
Harrison’s discovery was beneficial the world over, but especially important for Australia because now it could export frozen meat to Europe. He even tried one such journey to Europe, but the ether had leaked during the voyage and ruined the entire cargo. Harrison went bankrupt but his legacy meant a huge ...................... to the Australian economy. |
DIFFER |
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Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски в предложениях под номерами В11-В16 соответствующими формами слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами справа от каждого предложения. TEST 15 (part 2) |
Animals
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B11 |
The importance of animals in British life is reflected in many ways. In the past, landowners liked to be portrayed with their dogs and horses. ...................... pictures of this kind can be seen in art galleries and private residences. |
COUNT |
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B12 |
Animals are ...................... used in advertising in magazines and on television. |
WIDE |
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B13 |
The Royal Society for the ...................... of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is one of the largest charities in Britain. |
PREVENT |
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B14 |
RSPCA is a part of a more general ...................... in support of animal rights that has emerged recently in Britain and the USA. |
MOVE |
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B15 |
Animal rights organizations use ...................... tactics: picketing stores that sell furs, harassing hunters in the wild, or breaking into laboratories to free animals. |
VARY |
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B16 |
Their main aim is to ban the cruel treatment and killing of animals both in laboratory experiments and in factory farming. The irresponsible and neglectful treatment of animals by some zoo and pet ...................... is also their concern. |
OWN |