Упр.2 Юнит 2 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Rainbow English 11 класс

Задача

Listen to the first part of the interview with Mr Phillips, (5), and complete the statements.

Mr Phillips has been engaged in Mexican culture research
- a) for many years
- b) since 1965
- c) all
- d) since he first came to Mexico
Studying Mexican culture, Mr Phillips most of all has been struck by
- a) the population of the country
- b) the religion of the country
- c) the things that connect ancient times with today
- d) various things in it
Mexicans are people
- a) who have the white colour of skin
- b) whose culture has European and non-European traces
- c) who were born in India
- d) who live in southern Mexico today
The Mayas around the year 350 AD
- a) were the first people in the world to study the moon, the stars and the sun
- b) have introduced the system of writing
- c) had more precise data about astronomy than Europeans
- d) had a lot of scientists and mathematicians
The Aztecs were a powerful
- a) Mexican
- b) Indian
- c) Spanish
- d) American
The ancient capital of the Aztecs
- a) was as rich as any European capital city of that time
- b) was situated on an island in the middle of the river
- c) was situated at the same place where the modern capital city of Mexico is now
- d) was scarcely populated at the time
The Spanish conquerors managed to defeat the powerful Aztecs because
- a) the Aztecs had many traitors among their people
- b) the Aztec tribes were waiting for their god to come to their land
- c) the Spanish soldiers were more experienced warriors
- d) the Spaniards had brought a serious infectious disease to Mexico as well as due some other reasons