Номер 9, страница 131 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Theree. Wonders of the World. Reading - номер 9, страница 131.

Условие.

Reading

9. Read the text and complete it with the phrases below.

a) leading state-owned

b) been narrowed to

c) and removed from the voting

d) included on the new list

e) in alphabetical order

f) by free and paid votes

g) because of its status of

New Seven Wonders of the World

The New Seven Wonders of the World was an international project aimed at a revision of the Seven Wonders of the World, and organized by a Swiss-based, non-profit corporation called New Open World Corporation (NOWC). The selection was made 1. ________, through telephone or online. The first vote was free to registered members and additional votes could be purchased through a payment to NOWC.

History

According to NOWC, Swiss businessman Bernard Weber launched the project in September 1999. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. To be 2. ________, the wonders had to be man-made, completed before 2000, and in an "acceptable" state of preservation. On January 1, 2006, the NOWC said the list had 3. ________ 21 sites later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt.

Criticism from Egypt

Some people in Egypt thought that it was not fair to put the Great Pyramid of Giza on the list 4. ________, the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. "This is probably a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments," wrote a 5. ________ daily. After the complaints from Egypt, the pyramid was given special status of an Honorary Candidate 6. ________.

Results

Among the 21 finalists were such candidates as the Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, Stonehenge in the UK, and the Kremlin, Red Square, as well as Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.

Winners

The final list of winners was announced on July 7, 2007 (07.07.07), in Lisbon, Portugal. Here is the list of winners 7. ________.

Wonder	Attributes	Location
Chichen Itza	Worship, Knowledge	Yucatán, Mexico
Christ the Redeemer	Welcoming, Openness	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Great Wall	Perseverance, Persistence	China
Machu Picchu	Community, Dedication	Cuzco, Perú
Petra	Engineering, Protection	Jordan
Roman Colosseum	Joy, Suffering	Rome, Italy
Taj Mahal	Love, Passion	Agra, India
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate)	Immortality, Eternity	Cairo, Egypt

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и дополните его фразами, приведенными ниже.

Ответ:

1. f) by free and paid votes - путем бесплатного и платного голосования

2. d) included on the new list - включены в новый список

3. b) been narrowed to - был сужен до

4. g) because of its status of - из-за своего статуса

5. a) leading state-owned - ведущая государственная

6. c) and removed from the voting - и удалена из голосования

7. e) in alphabetical order - в алфавитном порядке