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\(\boxed{10}\) Установи соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Используй каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
Strategies and useful tips

  • Recommended time to fulfil is 10 minutes!
  • First thing you need to do is to read the titles very carefully and translate them. Try to keep them in mind while doing the task.
  • You don't need to read all the texts very carefully. Your aim is to understand the main idea.
  • Most often key information can be found in the very first and last sentences of the texts.
  • The heading must be the one that best covers the main topic, so you need to make sure that the heading you have chosen fits the meaning of the whole mini text, and doesn't just simply use some of the same words.
  • Very often you will not find the same words in the texts and titles, so pay attention to synonyms.
  • If necessary, highlight the keywords in the texts.
  • Remember! There is one extra title that you do not use.
  1. State Reserves.
  2. Unique Flowers.
  3. Fauna.
  4. Times Differ.
  5. Animals.
  6. The Hills.
  7. The Book of Wonders.
  8. Elementary, Waters.

A. Russian nature is varied and unique by its diversity. Here are some plants that grow exclusively in Russian territory. The first one is the flower of Magadania. It grows in Magadan Region and in Khabarovsk Territory. Its stems reach a height of up to 40 cm. The flowers are white, in multi-beam complex umbrellas. The second one is Muehlbergella which grows in some areas of Dagestan. It is named after the Swiss geologist and botanist Friedrich Mühlberg, a conservationist. The flowers are violet with yellow pestles. The last plant is called Redowskia. It can be found in Yakutia. Redowskia is in danger of extinction because it is being replaced by other plants. But the flower is grown in some botanical gardens.

B. Despite popular stereotypes, the Russians don't keep bears as pets. However, many of them keep cats, dogs and other animals. Cats are the most popular animals among Russians. The second most popular animal to keep at home is a dog. Some people adopt parrots or fish, others prefer rodents, reptiles and rabbits. There are also many farms in the territory of Russia where the farmers keep a lot of various species: cows, horses, sheep, pigs etc. In 2020, animal protection was constitutionalised. Moreover, cruelty against animals is also criminalised.

C. In Russia, there is a document that lists endangered species of animals, birds and plants. It's called the Red Book. This book was first published in 1978. Since then, it has been regularly updated. The content of the Red Book is studied a little in schools so that children know which plants, animals and birds are endangered, and help preserve the diversity of nature with all their might. For example, they would not tear bells and lilies of the valley into bouquets. The Red Book includes such plants as snowdrop, bellflower, feather grass and fine-leaved peony. The Red Book of Animals includes animals such as the arctic fox, striped hyena, saiga and killer whale.

D. Due to its large territory, Russia has 11 time zones. The boundaries of the time zones are drawn not strictly along the meridians but based on the territorial-administrative division, along the boundaries of the regions. A single time is valid within each zone. During the year, the hands of the clock are not shifted, so the time difference with many countries of the world in spring and autumn can change by one hour. The very first to celebrate New Year are the residents of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Territory, and the most recent are the residents of Kaliningrad.

E. Russia is washed by the waters of 12 seas and one sea lake. The total area of the seawater area of Russia is the largest in the world and amounts to about 8.6 million square kilometres. Almost every Russian sea is under powerful anthropogenic impact. The negative consequences of this impact on marine ecosystems are most clearly manifested in the seas washing the shores of the European part of Russia, as well as in the coastal parts of the Sea of Japan. In the Arctic seas, the ecological situation remains generally relatively stable.

F. Besides well-known mountain systems such as the Caucasus Mountains and the Urals, there are very special mountains in the Republic of Bashkortostan called the Shikhans. They are a group of single hills that used to be reefs of ancient oceans. The Shikhans are nearly 230 million years old. They consist of limestone which is used in the production of soda. That is why there are only three Shikhans left: one of them, Shakhtau, has been destroyed during soda production. The remaining three Shikhans, Yuraktau, Kushtau and Toratau, are considered sacred by the locals.

G. In our country, there are state reserves with an area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometres. In total, 105 state nature reserves, 52 national parks, 57 federal reserves, 17 natural monuments and 67 botanical gardens have been created in Russia. The most famous reserves are the Big Arctic Reserve, Wrangel Island, Putoransky Reserve and Kronotsky Reserve.

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