Упр.9 Unit 3 ГДЗ English Михеева 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Михеева, Афанасьева 11 класс, Просвещение: 9 Read the text and complete it with the phrases below. a) leading state-owned b) been narrowed to c) and removed from the voting d) included on the new list e) in alphabetical order f) by free and paid votes g) because of its status of New Seven Wonders of the World The New Seven Wonders of the World was an international project aimed at a revision of the Seven Wonders of the World, and organized by a Swiss-based, non-profit corporation called New Open World Corporation (NOWC . The selection was made 1___through telephone or online. The first vote was free to registered members and additional votes could be purchased through a payment to NOWC. History According to NOWC, Swiss businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. To be 2__, the wonders had to be man-made, completed before 2000, and in an “acceptable” state of preservation. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had 3__21 sites later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt. Criticism from Egypt Some people in Egypt thought that it was not fair to put the Great Pyramid of Giza on the list 4 the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. “This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments,” wrote a 5 daily. After the complaints from Egypt, the pyramid was given special status of an Honorary Candidate 6___ Results Among the 21 finalists were such candidates as the Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, Stonehenge in the UK, and the Kremlin, Red Square, as well as Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Winners The final list of winners was announced on July 7, 2007 (07.07.07 , in Lisbon, Portugal. Here is the list of winners 7___. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1 — f
2 — d
3 — b
4 — c
5 — a
6 — g
7 — e

Выполнение

The selection was made by free and paid votes through telephone or online.

To be included on the new list, the wonders had to be man-made, completed before 2000, and in an “acceptable” state of preservation.

On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had been narrowed to 21 sites later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt.

Some people in Egypt thought that it was not fair to put the Great Pyramid of Giza on the list and removed from the voting because it was the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders.

“This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments,” wrote a leading state-owned daily.

After the complaints from Egypt, the pyramid was given special status of an Honorary Candidate because of its status of New Seven Wonders of the World.

Here is the list of winners in alphabetical order.