Задание

11.Прочитай текст и заполни пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занеси цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в поле ответа.

Robert Hooke has been called "England's Leonardo". Hooke came from a modest home on the Isle of Wight, A______________. A sickly child, he was too poor to attend school at first, but he was very clever and had a talent for making things. When he was given an old brass clock to play with, he took it apart to see how it kept time and made a wooden copy B______________. After his father died in 1648, Hooke left the island with an inheritance of £50 to attend Westminster School in London, C______________.

At the age of 18, Hooke gained a place at Oxford University as a choral scholar. Hardly able to support himself, he worked as a part-time assistant of an Oxford doctor, Thomas Willis, D______________. Then, Hooke got a similar job with the great Robert Boyle. Boyle was a wealthy aristocrat, but he always treated Hooke as a scientific equal, not as a servant.

In 1660, when Charles II was restored to the throne, a group of men, including Robert Boyle, founded a society "for the promotion of Experimental Philosophy" under the King's patronage. This became the Royal Society. Hooke became its first "Curator of Experiments". His job was to demonstrate and test new discoveries, either those made by members of the Society or by himself, E______________.

Hooke's life changed radically after the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed much of London. He and Christopher Wren were given the job of planning the reconstruction of the city. Hooke was an equal partner with Wren in this work and F______________.

1. many of the "Wren" churches were actually designed by Hooke

2. where he was born in 1635

3. or reported from other places

4. where he studied music and became an excellent draftsman

5. they work together

6. that actually worked

7. who owned his own chemical laboratory