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.
The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic. Volcanoes on the floor of the Pacific Ocean grew as a result of eruptions and A______________. Even today, a new Hawaiian island is being formed, although it won't be visible for another 10,000 years.
Hawaii's first contact with the West wasn't until 1778, B______________.
The early 1800s brought great changes. First, Kamehameha, C______________, unified the islands of Hawaii by defeating the other chiefs. He established a monarchy and proved to be a good king. Second, Protestant missionaries from the United States came to Hawaii.
On the positive side, the missionaries shared the alphabet with the Hawaiians and D______________. On the negative side, the missionaries tried to destroy Hawaiian culture.
In 1848, the land, E______________, was divided up. Haoles, the Hawaiian word for foreigners, could now own land, as could Hawaiians. There was growing disagreement between the economically powerful haoles and the Hawaiian monarchy. The haoles wanted political reforms and obtained some of them eventually. Then, in 1893, Queen Liliuokalani tried to restore power to the monarchy, but the haolesoverthrew her and set up their own government.
The haoles were mostly Americans F______________. The U.S. at first refused but soon found itself in need of a military base in the Pacific. In 1900, Hawaii was annexed. In 1959, Hawaii was made the 50th state in America.
1. who was a powerful chief
2. who wanted the United States to annex Hawaii
3. that citizens of the country can possess
4. when it was discovered by English explorer James Cook
5. taught them to read and write
6. eventually, islands appeared
7. which had belonged to the king