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\(\boxed{11}\) 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 таблицу.
Strategies and useful tips

  1. Read the text through once.
  2. Look at the parts of sentences 1–7.
  3. Read the paragraph that contains the first gap and look for clues:
    • Are there any reference words to help you?
    • Is there a linking word before or after the gap?
  4. Look for a clause that changes or continues the "flow".
  5. When you've decided on the appropriate clause, check that it fits grammatically and follows the sense of the text.
  • Recommended time is 10 minutes.
  • Remember, there is an extra clause there—just to confuse you!
  • Pay attention to the words before and after the gap and punctuation.
  • It is important to be able to follow the "flow" of the text and to understand how parts of the text are connected.

When the End Is Known

People learn about innovations in the world of technology every day. And each new invention is better than the previous one. It seems to bring us closer to those fantastic worlds that people used to read about only in books. What if each of us found out the date of the death? If everyone received     A \(\underline{ }\)      that would inform us that we have less than a day left to live? Surprisingly, if we think about this topic, many of us would have spent these days usefully. 

Thus, everyone would find time for loved ones, for a favourite thing, for sleep and delicious food. Everyone would stop rushing, blame the whole world and others. In one of the books devoted to this topic, both characters do not know each other. But it is     B \(\underline{ }\)       that binds them. What other people are not destined to know yet, these two guys know. They are still too young, and it always seemed to them that a happy and long life awaits them. But technology is ahead of reality and now, each of them gets only 24 hours to enjoy life on Earth. Surprisingly,    C \(\underline{ }\) .    They try not to get depressed but, on the contrary, to find the energy not to think about death. It's amazing how technology suddenly touches on morality and the philosophical side of life. 

No matter how people     D \(\underline{ }\) ,    they remain living people. And each of them has time to think about life. Only at this moment do they realise that life is so short. At this moment, they realise that if the service had given us not one day, but five, we would not have had enough time to be ready for death.

Therefore, many people refuse this secret knowledge. It's better     E \(\underline{ }\) .     Well, or there will be a reason for this in the form of illness. Researchers are not sure that someday technological progress will reach the point where everyone will know the date of their death. And this is     F \(\underline{ }\) , not to invent such a thing. Unless you invent immortality.
  1. Surround themselves with technology.
  2. A call from a special service.
  3. They manage to enjoy it.
  4. To let it happen suddenly.
  5. Probably the best solution.
  6. The secret knowledge of death.
  7. The rest of my life to be angry at fate.

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