Английский для бакалавров. Зарубина Л.П - 208 стр.

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2. Aristarchus was the only astronomer who _______
a) never read myths
b) wrote a book that is recognised nowadays
c) declared that the Earth moved around the sun and the moon travelled
round the Earth
d) made other astronomers agree the Earth was moving
3. Nicholas Copernicus proved that
a) the sun travelled round the Earth
b) other ancient astronomers were right
c) his own formulas were wrong
d) that the Earth moved round the sun
4. Copernicus explored the Universe using ______
a) homemade instruments
b) a telescope
c) Greek astronomers' tables
d) a microscope
5. Copernicus didn't want to publish his ideas because _______
a) his friend was against them
b) Copernicus supported the church's view
c) people were not ready to understand them
d) Copernicus was going to die
6. We honour Copernicus because _______
a) he was an astronomer
b) his ideas encouraged other astronomers
c) he supported the ideas of the Greek astronomers
d) he always helped people
Text 10. LONDON BRIDGE
When the Roman Empire crumbled, most of the arts of civilization started to
disappear with it. They might have been lost altogether, had it not been for the monks
who preserved as much of the learning of the past as they could by writing it down.
The six centuries between 300 A.D. and 900 A.D. were grim and lawless times
for most people. Robbers, cutthroats, and highwaymen swarmed the roads, and they
were especially dangerous at river crossings. Travelers had all they could do to man-
age their horses while crossing, and they found it hard to defend themselves against

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