Страница 53 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс (spotlight) тренировочные упражнения в формате огэ (гиа) Ваулина, Подоляко

4. Match the headlines to the news stories. One headline is extra.

A. NO DENTISTS FOR ANCIENT PEOPLE

B. IT'S RAINING SPIDERS IN BRAZIL

C. NEW YEAR AS A SPRING CELEBRATION

D. TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

E. THE MOBILE TURNS 50!

1. On April 22nd, people all over the world will celebrate Earth Day. Besides conducting environmentally friendly projects within their communities, over one billion people are also expected to take part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees or participate in demonstrations to voice their concern about the horrible effects of global warming on our planet.

2. Over 20 years ago the body of Otzi the Iceman was found. This Neanderthal lived about 5,300 years ago. One would think that scientists had discovered all they could about him since that time. It turns out the one thing they had not examined was his teeth. They used computer tomography to analyse Otzi's mouth and what they discovered, would make any dentist cringe (ёжиться)!

3. In our time, when we depend on our cell phones for everything - from communicating to taking photos, to even playing games - it is hard to imagine life without one. Yet, it was only fifty years ago on April 3rd, 1973, that Motorola Vice President Martin Cooper, stepped onto a New York City sidewalk and made the first known cell phone call in history.

4. Today, over 1.3 billion people in China and millions of ethnic Chinese all over the world will celebrate the first day of the Chinese or Lunar New Year - the longest and most significant of all Chinese Festivals. Also known as the Spring Festival, it is a four-thousand-year-old tradition that began as a way to mark the end of the dreary winter season and beginning of spring.