Упр.2 Юнит 1 Урок 8 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс

II. READING COMPREHENSION

There are different organisations that inspire people to learn more about our planet. Read about the National Geographic Society. For each gap (1—7), choose the best phrase (A—H). There is one phrase that you do not need to use.

The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1888. It is the world’s largest scientific and educational organisation (1) …. Since the foundation it has been inspiring people (2) …. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. It reaches more than 280 million people worldwide each month (3) …, the National Geographic Channel, television documentaries, radio programmes, films, books, videos and DVDs, maps and interactive media.

The Society publishes an official monthly journal, National Geographic Magazine, the first issue of which appeared in 1888. The magazine became a leader in showing colour photographs of undersea life, views from the stratosphere and animals (4) …. It also became famous for articles containing substantial information on environmental, social and cultural aspects of the regions covered.

National Geographic has supported more than 8,000 scientific research projects and expeditions (5) …. It also supports educational organisations and individuals (6) …. The Society also sponsors the National Geographic Bee, an annual geographic contest for American middle-school students. Every two years, the Society organises an international geography competition of teams (7) …. National Geographic maintains a museum which offers free entry for the public in Washington, D.C.

• A about exploration, discovery and research
• B in improving geography education
• C to different parts of the world
• D in their natural environments
• E through its five magazines
• F to care about the planet
• G from all over the world
• H with more than nine million members