Стр.110 ГИА ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс

Задания 18–26. Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 18–26, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 18–26.

Big Ben

Do you know what Big Ben is? Many tourists believe that the big clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster 18 ______ called Big Ben. However, Big Ben is actually the bell of the clock. It is still the 19 ______ clock bell in Britain. It weighs 13.5 tons. The clock tower is 318 feet high. You will have to go up 374 steps if you want to reach the top. So the clock 20 ______ small from the pavement below the tower. But 21 ______ face is 23 feet wide. It would only just fit into some classrooms. I wish we 22 ______ have it in our classroom!

The minute-hand is 14 feet long. Its weight is equal to that of two bags of coal. The hour-hand is 9 feet long. The clock bell 23 ______ its name Big Ben from Sir Benjamin Hall. He had the job of putting the bell up. Sir Benjamin was a big man. On the 24 ______ day of the Parliament session he said, ‘Shall we call the bell St. Stephen’s?’ St. Stephen’s was the name of the tower. But someone shouted, ‘Why not call it Big Ben?’ as a joke, and now the bell 25 ______ all over the world by that name. A lot of people say it’s the 26 ______ beautiful place in London – so come and visit!

Задания 27–32. Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 27–32, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 27–32.

The British Museum

The British Museum has one of the largest libraries in the world. It has a copy of 27 ______ every book that has been printed in the English language, so there are more than six million books there. They receive nearly two thousand books and papers daily. The British Museum Library has a very big 28 ______ of printed books and manuscripts, both old and new. You can see old manuscripts with 29 ______ pictures. They keep these manuscripts in glass cases. You can also find there some of the first English books printed by William Caxton. He was a 30 ______ who lived in the fifteenth century. He made the first printing press in England. In the 31 ______ room of the British Museum many famous people have read and studied. Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and the author of David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Dombey and Son and other books, spent a lot of time in the British Museum Library. Every tourist must visit the British Museum – it’s an unforgettable place and a 32 ______ experience.