Задание

10. Установи соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занеси свои ответы в поле ответа. Используй каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Population diversity

2. Blood comes first

3. Official Croatian symbols

4. National language

5. Geography

6. Fight for freedom ​

7. A brief history of the country

8. Frequently used pattern

A. Croatia is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia has an unusual shape (similar to a croissant), that is different from any other country in the world. This unusual shape is the result of five centuries of expansion of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire towards Central Europe.

В. If there is one thing that is synonymous with Croatia, it is the distinct red-and-white checkerboard design that can be found throughout the country. Whether it adorns the jerseys of national sports teams, the faces of fans, or practically every flag in the country, nothing is more Croatian than what the locals call the šahovnica (chessboard). The šahovnica has been a significant part of Croatian culture since the 10th century.

С. Croatia isn't a huge nation. But what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in diversity. The people of Osijek and Đakovo are as Croatian as those of Split and Šibenik, but the Slavonians and the Dalmatians are very different nonetheless. This is true even for the coastal regions — an average person from Rijeka is going to be different from an ordinary gentleman from Dubrovnik.

D. Few nations have been as determined as the Croats when it comes to demanding independence over the centuries. Croatia was a part of the Habsburg Empire for hundreds of years, many of which were punctuated by protests and riots demanding more autonomy for the people of Zagreb and beyond. These demands continued with the establishment of Yugoslavia after World War I, and it was the Croats who protested the most. Croatia was also the first republic to formally declare independence from Yugoslavia in June 1991. The Croats take their independence very seriously.

E. Croatian is the official language, written in the Latin script. The Croatian alphabet has 30 letters. It became the 24th official language of the European Union when Croatia joined in 2013. Minority languages are officially used in local government units where more than one-third of the population consists of national minorities or where local legislation defines so. These languages are Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian and Slovak.

F. The Croatian flag was officially adopted as the flag of Croatia in December 1990, before the country's declaration of independence in June 1991, and consists of three equal horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue. In the middle is the coat of arms of Croatia. The national anthem of Croatia is "Ljepa nasa domovino" which translates as "Our Beautiful Homeland". The anthem originates from the 19th century and was also used as the anthem of Croatia when it was part of Yugoslavia. It became the official anthem of the country of Croatia after its independence in 1991.

G. Family is everything in Croatia. An extremely high value is placed on family relationships, and they can often act as the social centre of life in the country. Children often live with their parents until they are themselves married, which can be somewhat confusing for many Western visitors. This isn't quite as much about being a "mummy's boy" or "daddy's girl" as you might initially think — it's just the way things have always been here.

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