Решение: Wonderful underwater life
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
Wonderful underwater life
The ocean graces more than 70 % of our planet, and millions of marine species call these waters home. Whether a person is a novice or an experienced snorkeller, there are plenty of places to witness enchanting underwater life. All one needs is a mask, snorkel and fins A__________.
From sharing the sea with manta rays in the Maldives B__________ and being surrounded by colourful fish in the Caribbean, these are the best places to go snorkelling in the world.
For brilliant marine life and eye-popping coral, there is nowhere better than the Great Barrier Reef. As the planet’s largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of 2,900 individual reefs C__________. More than a thousand fish species, along with six species of sea turtles, inhabit the reef. Warming waters are causing the coral to bleach, and scientists predict D__________.
Komodo National Park is another place to go to enjoy underwater beauty. It is centrally located in Indonesia. Established in 1980 to preserve the Komodo Dragon, the park became a UNESCO World Heritage site six years later. As one of five islands E__________, the park gets a lot of attention, but the surrounding waters can’t be overlooked. Having enjoyed protected status for more than 30 years, the reefs are thriving with a variety of exotic underwater life, F__________.
Решение по шагам
7 шаговПосле слов “All one needs is a mask, snorkel and fins” нужен инфинитив, обозначающий цель: to experience the beauty of unique coral reefs.
В конструкции “From sharing ... and being surrounded ...” после названия места подходит продолжение “to seeing humpback whales in the Dominican Republic”.
После “2,900 individual reefs” уместен причастный оборот, описывающий протяжённость рифа: stretching nearly 1,400 miles off the shoreline.
После глагола predict требуется придаточное с that: that the reef may become extinct as soon as 2050.
После “one of five islands” подходит придаточное места: where one can see the unique lizard in the wild.
После “a variety of exotic underwater life” подходит уточняющий оборот including over 1000 species of tropical fish.
Часть 6 не используется, так как по смыслу и грамматике она не подходит ни к одному пропуску.
Где здесь ошибаются
Путать части 1 и 2: после reefs нужен оборот stretching, а after the description of underwater life — including.
Выбирать часть 6 вместо части 7 после scientists predict.
Нарушать порядок пропусков A–F при записи последовательности.