Задание

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.

The Tortoise and the Hare

Once upon a time, a wise young tortoise read an old book about a tortoise who had beaten a hare in a race. He read all the other books he could find 30.___________ there was nothing in any of them about a hare that had beaten a tortoise. The wise young tortoise 31.___________ to the natural conclusion that he could outrun a hare, so he started 32.___________ for one. In his wanderings, he met many animals willing to race him: weasels, stoats, dachshunds, wild boars, short-tailed field mice, and gophers. But when the tortoise asked if they could outrun a hare, they all said no, they could not. "Well, I can," said the tortoise, "so I have to meet my 33.___________" And he continued his search.

After many days, the tortoise finally met a hare and challenged him to a race.

"You can't outrun me," said the hare.

"Read this," the tortoise replied. He showed the hare the story in the old book, complete with a moral about speed not always being so terribly important.

"Nonsense," said the hare. "You can't run thirty feet in an hour and a half, while I can run thirty feet in a second and a half."

"Posh," said the tortoise.

"You probably won't even come to the finish. 34.___________ that a go," said the hare.

So they marked off a course that was thirty feet long. All the other animals gathered around them. A bullfrog set them on their marks, a gun dog fired a pistol, and they were 35.___________. The hare crossed the finish line in a second and a half, the tortoise had gone approximately seven and a quarter inches 36.___________ then.

The moral: slow and steady wins the race. But is it always true?

30. 1) however 2) but 3) nevertheless 4) although

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31. 1) went 2) reached 3) arrived 4) came

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32. 1) finding 2) seeking 3) asking 4) searching

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33. 1) competitor 2) match 3) mate 4) equal

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34. 1) Give 2) Make 3) Allow 4) Permit

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35. 1) of 2) away 3) off 4) up

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36. 1) to 2) by 3) up 4) from

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