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Прочитай текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запиши в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному варианту ответа.

My grandmother has recently turned 96 and on that occasion, we asked her to 30.___________ **** the greatest invention she had experienced in her life. She'd been around a lot: first telephone, first cars, first commercial airplanes, 31.___________ alone first computers.

32.___________ all the changes she had seen and lived through, her answer came fast, I would even say instantly: air conditioning. An artificial oasis cooled to a brisk 68 degrees Fahrenheit on a blazing summer after noon? In all 33.___________, nothing could compare.

34.___________, as much as heat troubles us, it's also essential. Cooking over fire spurred evolutionary changes that, 35.___________ any doubt, made us who we are today. That provided fuel for our massive brains, which we've since put to use harnessing combustion to power factories, trains, automobiles, and the Internet.

Now our species' hot streak has caught up with us, which is why this issue of popular science is all about defining our new relationship with extreme highs. Kat Eschner digs into the physiological realities of living in perpetual summer, Andrew Zaleski details a quirk of physics that could help us cut 36.___________ on reliance on air conditioning.

30. 1) call 2) name 3) nominate 4) entitle

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31. 1) say 2) tell 3) let 4) make

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32. 1) Despite 2) In spite 3) However 4) But

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33. 1) means 2) minds 3) regards 4) respects

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34. 1) Otherwise 2) However 3) As a result 4) Despite

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35. 1) beyond 2) over 3) behind 4) out of

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36. 1) off 2) down 3) out 4) in

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