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. Numerous awards 2. Physical limitations are no barrier to success 3. Heroes among us 4. Development of the existing literature 5. An unaccepted discovery 6. A contribution to worldwide enlightenment 7. Recognised as the most persistent person 8. Not the first, but still significant A. Cecilia Payne was a British-born American astronomer who discovered that stars were made of helium and hydrogen, thus changing the way astronomers understood the universe. It was previously believed that Earth, the Sun and stars were elementally very similar. Her work was initially rejected as it questioned long-held beliefs in astronomy. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct. B.Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after an illness at the age of just nineteen months. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan, who taught her language, including reading and writing. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduating from Radcliffe, she went on to become one of the most influential people in the 20th century. She worked for the rights of people with disabilities, women and underprivileged sections of society. C. John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American military test pilot, selected by NASA for its maiden manned space flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. The mission was known as Friendship 7. In just under five hours, Glenn orbited the Earth three times. The Friendship 7 mission made Glenn a household name, not only in the United States but also in many other parts of the world. At this time, the United States and the USSR were in a race with space programs and Yuri Gagarin from Russia was the first man to orbit the earth. D.Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to be given the award not in one, but in two fields of science: physics and chemistry. Marie Curie was also enshrined in the Pantheon in Paris. She was the first woman to be honoured for her achievements. Marie Curie made many breakthroughs in her life and, she, along with her husband Pierre Curie, helped discover radium and polonium. E. Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most famous writers of India. Most of Rabindranath's poems, stories, songs and novels talk about the social evils prevalent during those times, such as child marriage. He's also well-known because he introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. Tagore originally wrote in Bengali, but later reached a broad audience in the West after recasting his poetry in English. In contrast to the busy life in the West, his poetry was felt to convey the peace of the soul in harmony with nature. F.Neerja Bhanot was a flight attendant who gave up her life while saving the lives of the passengers onboard the Pan Am Flight 73. The aircraft was hijacked by four heavily armed terrorists on September 5, 1986. The terrorists' primary targets were the Americans on board. Bhanot was instructed by the terrorists to collect the passports of all passengers. Neerja managed to hide their passports. With her help, at least 39 out of 41 American passengers were saved. After some time, the terrorists opened fire on the passengers. Neerja tried to save three children from the bullets and lost her life. G.Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor of the printing press, which has been widely considered the most important invention of the modern era because it profoundly impacted the transmission of knowledge. Invented around 1439, Gutenberg's movable type printing press initiated nothing less than a revolution in print technology. His press allowed manuscripts to be mass-produced at relatively affordable costs. The 42-line "Gutenberg Bible", printed around 1455, was Gutenberg's most well known printed item. It is considered by many to be the first "modern" printed book.

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. Numerous awards

2. Physical limitations are no barrier to success 

3. Heroes among us

4. Development of the existing literature

5. An unaccepted discovery 

6. A contribution to worldwide enlightenment

7. Recognised as the most persistent person

8. Not the first, but still significant

A. Cecilia Payne was a British-born American astronomer who discovered that stars were made of helium and hydrogen, thus changing the way astronomers understood the universe. It was previously believed that Earth, the Sun and stars were elementally very similar. Her work was initially rejected as it questioned long-held beliefs in astronomy. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct.

B. Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after an illness at the age of just nineteen months. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan, who taught her language, including reading and writing. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduating from Radcliffe, she went on to become one of the most influential people in the 20th century. She worked for the rights of people with disabilities, women and underprivileged sections of society.

C. John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American military test pilot, selected by NASA for its maiden manned space flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. The mission was known as Friendship 7. In just under five hours, Glenn orbited the Earth three times. The Friendship 7 mission made Glenn a household name, not only in the United States but also in many other parts of the world. At this time, the United States and the USSR were in a race with space programs and Yuri Gagarin from Russia was the first man to orbit the earth.

D. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to be given the award not in one, but in two fields of science: physics and chemistry. Marie Curie was also enshrined in the Pantheon in Paris. She was the first woman to be honoured for her achievements. Marie Curie made many breakthroughs in her life and, she, along with her husband Pierre Curie, helped discover radium and polonium.

E. Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most famous writers of India. Most of Rabindranath's poems, stories, songs and novels talk about the social evils prevalent during those times, such as child marriage. He's also well-known because he introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. Tagore originally wrote in Bengali, but later reached a broad audience in the West after recasting his poetry in English. In contrast to the busy life in the West, his poetry was felt to convey the peace of the soul in harmony with nature.

F. Neerja Bhanot was a flight attendant who gave up her life while saving the lives of the passengers onboard the Pan Am Flight 73. The aircraft was hijacked by four heavily armed terrorists on September 5, 1986. The terrorists' primary targets were the Americans on board. Bhanot was instructed by the terrorists to collect the passports of all passengers. Neerja managed to hide their passports. With her help, at least 39 out of 41 American passengers were saved. After some time, the terrorists opened fire on the passengers. Neerja tried to save three children from the bullets and lost her life.

G. Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor of the printing press, which has been widely considered the most important invention of the modern era because it profoundly impacted the transmission of knowledge. Invented around 1439, Gutenberg's movable type printing press initiated nothing less than a revolution in print technology. His press allowed manuscripts to be mass-produced at relatively affordable costs. The 42-line "Gutenberg Bible", printed around 1455, was Gutenberg's most well known printed item. It is considered by many to be the first "modern" printed book.

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