Задание
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct options
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
The best sport teams
For a long time, professional sport teams brought the best individual players, in the hope that this would 30 the team successful. 31 , athletes, coaches, and sport fans, together with researchers, noticed that individual talent alone was not enough. It became clear that the sports team with the best individual players did not always win the championship. Some athletes enjoyed being part of their teams but, unfortunately, some did not. This was a concern because sport psychologists wanted to create great sport teams that could 32 their full potential. To create such teams requires an understanding of the key ingredients for sport-team success. Then, this knowledge must be 33 into practice to develop great sports teams.
The shift from a focus on individual star players to the team as a whole led researchers to discover a crucial concept for team success — togetherness. It reflects the strength of connections between players on a team and the extent to which individuals identify as part of a group. Togetherness is about much more than being listed on the same team sheet. Could it be the case that it is not the team with the most star players, but the team that feels the strongest 34 with each other that is the most successful?
Dividing individuals into groups can quickly 35 a group identity, even when there is no logical reason to put people on one team or the other. We 36 this phenomenon on sport teams and in the behavior of sport fans. For example, fans are more likely to start conversations with other fans of the same team, even when they do not know them.
30. 1) transform 2) stay 3) make 4) gain
31. 1) Eventually 2) Because 3) On account 4) Despite
32. 1) appear 2) enter 3) come 4) reach
33. 1) fix 2) put 3) lead 4) use
34. 1) separations 2) divisions 3) connections 4) associations
35. 1) promote 2) review 3) insist 4) admit
36. 1) seem 2) observe 3) look 4) stare
The maximum score is 7 points for 7 correct answers.
For each correct answer, 7 point is given.
The score for the task: out of 7.