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.

"Twenty thousand leagues under the seas" by Jules Verne

The term "scientific romance" dates 30.___________ to the 19th century to describe speculative writings about natural history or to condemn scientific ideas as untrue. But over time, ideas about the future grew more plausible and the label came to be applied 31.___________ fictional works that had some aspects of scientific wonder in the plot.

This was an era in which Europeans — now obsessed with technology, social progress, travel, and adventure — dominated the world, and it was hoped that science could help to 32.___________ an era of grime and poverty into one of comfort and wealth.

Frenchman Jules Verne is the most remembered of the 19th-century scientific romance writers. Verne's travelogue "Five Weeks in a Balloon" (1863) established his style of action-packed adventure, playing with the 33.___________ of exploration. From journeying into the air, Verne turned terrestrial with "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864), but it was in the oceans that he 34.___________ his greatest success in the genre.

In the 1850s, Verne came 35.___________ with the idea of an underwater boat, which became Nautilus, the ship of Captain Nemo in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". Verne's narrative relates the fabulous tale of Nemo and his crew. The wonderfully creative Verne gave his travelers diving suits and "air-guns" to use under water — an amazing 36.___________ of the potential power of scientific development to enable exploration of the farthest reaches of the world.

In the early 20th century, "scientific romance" was replaced by the term "science fiction," and the focus shifted to outer space and the future.

30. 1) from 2) away 3) through 4) back

[ ]

31. 1) for 2) into 3) to 4) at

[ ]

32. 1) turn 2) move 3) return 4) shape

[ ]

33. 1) opportunities 2) possibilities 3) chances 4) occasions

[ ]

34. 1) reached 2) completed 3) managed 4) achieved

[ ]

35. 1) in 2) for 3) up 4) of

[ ]

36. 1) view 2) concept 3) vision 4) plan

[ ]