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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.
Strategy
- Read the text through once.
- Look at the parts of sentences 1-7.
- 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?
- Look for a clause that changes or continues the "flow".
- When you've decided on the appropriate clause, check that it fits grammatically and follows the sense of the text.
Useful tips
- 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.
Just a Coincidence
Everybody knows that there are three notional types of dogs: pedigree dogs, mongrels, and half-breeds, or mestizos. Pedigree dogs are divided into two groups, A \(\underline{ }\) . Primitive breeds are the ones that have a type of head and body close to their ancestors, wolves. Cultured ones are breeds received by breeders through dog husbandry.
One of the cultivated breeds our country can be proud of is a Russian Toy Dog. It is a relatively young breed, which B \(\underline{ }\) in the 1950s in Moscow. It is a well-known fact that Russian nobility was fond of keeping English Toy-Terriers as their companions. But after the October revolution in 1917, these dogs gradually disappeared because they had been owned by the aristocracy. (Actually, it happened for the same reason why they appeared in the Russian Empire.)
fter these tragic events, plenty of people moved to communal flats, where they lived together with many other people. They had to put up with C \(\underline{ }\) , shared bathrooms and kitchens, and had little space to live. Their neighbours sometimes were allergic to animals or just disliked them. Therefore, it was a real problem to keep a big animal in such a flat.
That was the reason why later Soviet breeders and zoo technicians pondered reviving English Toy-Terriers in the USSR. However, the specialists met a serious problem there: it was almost impossible to bring a couple of dogs from abroad. So, they began to breed out their own English Toy Terrier, which turned out to be even more miniature than D \(\underline{ }\) . The new breed was called Russian Toy-Terrier, and it became a separate breed.
The Russian Toy-Terrier was recognized by the International Cynological Federation (FCI) only in 2006 under the name "Russian Toy Dog", or just "Russian Toy". The difference between the two decorative companions is enormous. For example, Russian Toy is smaller and has a shorter snout and rounder head. It can be of different colours: black, brown, blue or lilac and tan, red, black, etc., while English Toy-Terriers can only be black and tan. Russian Toy Dog can be E \(\underline{ }\) or long-coated, while its English confrere is only smooth-coated. Russian Toys have a weak nervous system, and that is why they often tremble.
Anyway, our Russian breed does not concede English Toy-Terriers, and plenty of people from different countries F \(\underline{ }\) . There are plenty of kennels and breeders from abroad that can boast about their pedigree pets from Russia.
was bred out
its English confrere
either smooth-coated
from chihuahuas
primitive and cultured
poor living conditions
keep them at home
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