Заданне 2 ЦТ по англійскай мове — 6 задач

Even though we may not be of the same generation as Bruce Springsteen, it is difficult not to admire him for what he has contributed to the American rock scene. While Springsteen was still a youngster at elementary school, he (1) ... by the music of Elvis Presley and immediately wanted to be like him. He also (2)…

Linkedln is a social networking site for professionals. It (A1) ... in 2003 and it (A2) ... mainly for professional networking. The number of Linkedln users is increasing very fast: two new members join the website every second. It now has over 875 million users, and 40% of them check their profile every day…

The Biblioburro (‘biblio’ is a Greek root that means ‘book’, and ‘burro’ is Spanish for ‘donkey’) is a travelling library that (1) ... books to children who have no access to books at home. It (2) ... in the late 1990s by Luis Soriano, a primary school teacher from Colombia. Luis understood how difficult it was for…

Blue jeans as we know them originated during the 1849 Californian Gold Rush. They (1) ... by German storekeeper Levi Strauss and Latvian tailor Jacob Davis. Levi Strauss never wore a pair of jeans himself — he was a wealthy businessman, and jeans were only worn by manual workers and cowboys. But then their popularity…

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (2). 1) were never had 2) had never had 3) will never be had 4) have never had 5) are never had

Kiera Lorraine Mackleston is a circus acrobat. She is only 19, but she (1) ... professionally for almost ten years. Kiera first performed on a trapeze (спорт, трапеция) when she was five and she (2) ... her first tightrope walk (ходьба no канату) when she was seven. Amazingly, she has never broken a bone despite the…