Стр.GV10 Grammar & Vocabulary ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

Text completion

Read the text below. Use the words in brackets in the correct form so that they fit the text. Complete the gaps with those new words. Every gap corresponds to a different task (1–9).

Hachiko

The story of Hachiko began way back in January, 1924. It all started when a professor at Tokyo University, Hidesaburo Ueno, adopted a puppy after it 1) ______ at a train station. Over the next year, the beautiful white dog, which the professor 2) ______ Hachiko, accompanied his master to the train station every morning. At 6 o’clock, he would be there again, 3) ______ for the professor to return and the two would go home together. But one day in 1925, the professor died suddenly at work. Hachiko went to the station to wait for his master as usual, but of course his master was nowhere to 4) ______. Hachiko 5) ______ to live with the professor’s relatives, but he ran away back to the train station. Day after day, Hachiko returned to the station to wait for his master. Hachiko’s story became 6) ______ by locals, who fed and petted him and eventually a statue of him was erected at the station. By the time Hachiko finally died, in March, 1935, he had been waiting for his master for 10 years. Now, the statue of Hachiko at Shibuya station is still one of the 7) (popular) meeting places in Tokyo and two films 8) ______ so far based on the story. It seems this very special and loyal Akita dog 9) ______ forgot.

Word formation

Read the text below. Form derivatives from the words in brackets so that they fit the text. Complete the gaps with those new words. Every gap corresponds to a different task (1–6).

TRASHY Fashion Week

A recent event held at the Ripley’s Museum in Florida asked participants to design and create an outfit made out of items you might find in a rubbish bin. Among the 1) ______ were two 12-year-olds who made an off-the-shoulder dress out of coffee filters! The stunning outfit had a 2) ______ headband, shoes with filters on them and a cape made out of a rubbish bag. In the older teens category, a dress made 3) ______ out of newspapers took first prize. The sleeveless top had flower and ruffle 4) ______ on it while the skirt had three layers, all fashioned from newspapers. First place in the 18-year-old and older category went to an 5) ______ made out of paintbrushes and a paper bag. This contestant’s second submission was a cocktail dress made out of a used shower curtain. 6) (fortune), I wasn’t sure if she had washed it first!