Упр.3 Юнит 1 Урок 8 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс
III. USE OF ENGLISH (VOCABULARY)
Read the text about Antarctica. For each gap (1—15), choose the best word: a, b, c or d. Write down your variant in your exercise book.
Antarctica is (1) … in the Antarctic region of the southern hemisphere, south of the Antarctic Circle and is surrounded by (2) … Southern Ocean. It (3) … the total area of about 14.2 million sq km, being the fifth largest continent. Antarctica (4) … of two main areas, East Antarctica and West Antarctica. The two areas are separated by the Transantarctic Mountains, a range of mountains that (5) … across the continent, large portions of them being buried under the ice cover. There are no (6) … landscapes in Antarctica as almost the whole continent is covered with ice and snow. Antarctica is one of the world’s driest (7) … : it receives less than two inches of snow fall each year. There is no native population in Antarctica because of the (8) … weather: it is the coldest and windiest place in the world. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 89.2 О at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983. There is very little plant life on Antarctica. However, along the (9) … the seas support a wide range of birds, seals, whales and other sea life, but the main (10) … is the penguin. (11) … its clean air, water and ice it is the perfect place for scientists to carry (12) … research. Many countries have set up scientific bases there. Also, about 30,000 adventurous tourists visit Antarctica each year. Tourists can get to Antarctica only during the summer season from November to March, when temperatures can go up to +14 °C and there are twenty-four hours of daylight. Tourists should be properly prepared and have good (13) … for any visit. Scientists working in Antarctica have made many discoveries from studying its (14) … land. These discoveries also show signs of changes that could (15) … us all in the future.
- a) discovered; b) occupied; c) located; d) bordered
- a) the; b) –; c) a; d) an
- a) holds; b) occupies; c) takes; d) includes
- a) consists; b) divides; c) contains; d) makes up
- a) reaches; b) expands; c) stands; d) stretches
- a) vast; b) wooded; c) varied; d) different
- a) deserts; b) valleys; c) plains; d) fields
- a) favourable; b) extreme; c) mild; d) arid
- a) coast; b) seaside; c) beach; d) land
- a) representative; b) figure; c) inhabitant; d) feature
- a) As; b) Thanks; c) Because; d) Due to
- a) off; b) through; c) out; d) away
- a) opportunity; b) equipment; c) facility; d) data
- a) vast; b) long; c) wide; d) big
- a) happen; b) cope; c) touch; d) affect
1) c) located — Antarctica is located in the Antarctic region.
2) a) the — the Southern Ocean.
3) b) occupies — it occupies the total area.
4) a) consists — Antarctica consists of two main areas.
5) d) stretches — a range of mountains that stretches across the continent.
6) b) wooded — there are no wooded landscapes.
7) a) deserts — one of the world’s driest deserts.
8) b) extreme — because of the extreme weather.
9) a) coast — along the coast.
10) d) feature — the main feature is the penguin.
11) b) Thanks — Thanks to its clean air, water and ice.
12) c) out — to carry out research.
13) b) equipment — have good equipment for any visit.
14) a) vast — its vast land.
15) d) affect — could affect us all in the future.
Ответ: 1c, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5d, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9a, 10d, 11b, 12c, 13b, 14a, 15d.
