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. Similar traditions followed in many countries
2. Greeting the dawn
3. Sent by God
4. Originated from the confrontation
5. Help for the home gardener
6. Comfortable living
7. How magnitude measures
8. Amazing animal architects
A. Joan of Arc, nicknamed "the Maid of Orléans", was born to a Roman Catholic peasant family in France in 1412. At the age of 13, Joan began to hear voices, which she believed came from the saints. They told her that she was destined to go to the heir of the French King Charles VI, the Dauphin, to help him defeat the English and become the rightful King of France. In 1429, the Dauphin was convinced by Joan's prophecy and allowed her to lead a holy war against the English.
B. Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs. The recording they make is called a seismogram. The seismograph has a base that is firmly fixed to the ground, and a heavy weight that hangs free. When an earthquake causes the ground to shake, the base of the seismograph shakes too, but the hanging weight does not. Instead, the string that is hanging absorbs all the movement. The difference in position between the shaking part of the seismograph and the motionless part is what is recorded.
C. If you have a plant that tends to dry out quickly (or if you tend to miss watering occasionally), place a kitchen sponge at the bottom of the pot under the soil the next time you water the plant. Sponges retain moisture and create the necessary air space. They also prevent water from flushing out the bottom. The sponge acts like a water reservoir and keeps the soil moist longer. This means you will need to water less often and your plants will grow healthily.
D.Turkey has no fewer than three food-related listings on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Turkish coffee is perhaps its best-known and most recognisable. Coffee was first introduced to the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. From that point on, the Ottomans controlled coffee trading routes and were responsible for spreading coffee throughout the Empire. This explains why countries and territories previously conquered by the Ottomans have their own coffee rituals that are closely related to the Turkish ones.
E. Every creature needs a place to live, and for beavers that place is a wooden lodge that can only be accessed via an underwater entrance from a beaver-made pond. It's an elaborate way to build a home, but for beavers, it works. After piling mud and stones on a river bed, beavers use their sharp front teeth to gnaw through tree trunks and begin building a dam on the river bed. A dam can stretch several hundred metres and a couple of metres high.
F.Roman pagans celebrated the shortest, darkest day, or winter solstice, on the 25th of December, welcoming the longer daylight hours ahead. That's probably why many cultures celebrate Christmas on this date. As astronomy presenter Colin Stuart explains, "Before temples made way for telescopes, many civilisations saw the Sun as a god. On the winter solstice, they believed God was furthest from the Earth and did everything they could to lure him back." We now know the astronomical reason for the solstice: the Earth is actually tilted on its axis.
G. Did you know that a symbol of Scotland is the unicorn? The reason behind this perfectly captures the Scottish spirit. England has always been represented by a lion. England and Scotland have been at odds (and sometimes, literally at war) throughout history. In ancient myths, the only animal that could defeat a lion was a unicorn. Scotland's Royal Coat of Arms used to feature two unicorns. Today, the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom still represents Scotland with a unicorn.