Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 29 стр.

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18. She takes care __________our children.
a) of b) about c) for
19. He is said __________ some money.
a) he has stolen b) to have stolen c) steal
20. Sit down, __________?
a) will you b) don’t you c) do you
21. She __________ me that she was late.
a) told to b) told c) said
22. She asked me where __________ the ring.
a) had I found b) I had found c) I have found
23. He __________ all night and was exhausted.
a) was studying b) had been studying c) has been studying
24. I’ll call the babysitter. You’re not __________ to stay at home alone.
a) enough old b) old enough c) too old
25. __________ her wealth, she is still unhappy.
a) Despite of b) Despite c) In case
26. They built a reservation park __________ the animals.
a) to protect b) for protect c) protect
27. There is somebody on the phone. __________ must be Sam.
a) He b) It c) They
28. She __________ dinner by 6 o’clock.
a) has cooked b) cooked c) had cooked
29. She is __________ person I have ever met.
a) the most helpful b) most helpful c) helpful most
30. We are __________ to go skiing this weekend.
a) tired enough b) enough tired c) too tired
3. Read and retell the text. Answer the question.
What in your opinion makes people go on exploratory expeditions?
                                   The Race to the Pole
       On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott left London to begin his Antarctic expedition.
On his way, he received a telegram from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen:
“I’m going South.” So the race to the South Pole was on!
       Amundsen was the first to leave, on 15 October, 1911. He had teams of dogs
pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis. Because of this, he made rapid pro-
gress. Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems. First, his 2 motor sledges
broke down and then the ponies began to have serious difficulties with the snow and
the cold. After a while Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.
       Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there.
Then he prepared for the return journey. Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four
companions on 17 January. They were devastated when they saw the Norwegian flag.
       The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration. The men
were soon exhausted and were running out of food. The weather conditions were ter-
rible. Despite this, on their way back they found time to look for rocks and fossils.
They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at
one time in the distant past Antarctica was covered by plants.