Номер 8, страница 51 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (starlight) тренировочные упражнения в формате огэ (гиа) Комиссаров, Кирдяева

8. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Have you ever heard of giant Galapagos tortoises?Not long ago they were a 1. ______ for all endangeredanimals. Centuries ago they lived all over the world. Butpeople hunted them and 2. ______ their habitat, sothey became almost extinct. The number of tortoises fellfrom over 250,000 in the 16th century to just 3. ______thousand in the 1970s.

In the 1960s, there were just 15 of the animals in4. ______. This caused conservationists to 5. ______action to help them. Now, more that forty years later, thetortoises are doing well. There are over 1,000 of them livingin the wild. Scientists say it is a conservation success6. ______. Conservationist James Gibbs said: “That’sactually pretty 7. ______.” Gibbs says the tortoisescan now 8. ______ without human help. He hopes theconservation story in the Galapagos Islands will continue. Next year, a small island that lost all of its tortoises afew years ago will get 200 9. ______. Gibbs is lookingforward 10. ______ “another success”.

8. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Have you ever heard of giant Galapagos tortoises? Not long ago they were a 1. ______ for all endangered animals. Centuries ago they lived all over the world. How-ever, people hunted them and 2. ______ their habitat, so they became almost extinct. The number of tortoises fell from over 250,000 in the 16th century to just 3. ______ thousand in the 1970s. In the 1960s, there were just 15 of the animals in 4. ______. This caused conservationists to 5. ______ action to help them. Now, more that forty years later, the tortoises are doing well. There are over 1,000 of them living in the wild. Scientists say it is a conservation success 6. ______. Conservationist James Gibbs said, “That’s actually pretty 7. ______.” The tortoises can now 8. ______ without human help. He hopes the conservation story in the Galapagos Islands will continue. Next year, a small island that lost all of its tortoises a few years ago will get 200 9. ______. Gibbs is looking forward 10. ______ “another success”.

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Ответ:

Have you ever heard of giant Galapagos tortoises? Not long ago they were a 1. symbol for all endangered animals. Centuries ago they lived all over the world. However, people hunted them and 2. destroyed their habitat, so they became almost extinct. The number of tortoises fell from over 250,000 in the 16th century to just 3. a few thousand in the 1970s. In the 1960s, there were just 15 of the animals in 4. existence. This caused conservationists to 5. take action to help them. Now, more than forty years later, the tortoises are doing well. There are over 1,000 of them living in the wild. Scientists say it is a conservation success 6. story. Conservationist James Gibbs said, "That's actually pretty 7. amazing." The tortoises can now 8. survive without human help. He hopes the conservation story in the Galapagos Islands will continue. Next year, a small island that lost all of its tortoises a few years ago will get 200 9. species. Gibbs is looking forward 10. to "another success".

Вы когда-нибудь слышали о гигантских галапагосских черепахах? Не так давно они были 1. символом всех исчезающих животных. Столетия назад они жили по всему миру. Однако люди охотились на них и 2. разрушали их среду обитания, поэтому они почти вымерли. Число черепах сократилось с более чем 250 000 в 16 веке до всего лишь 3. нескольких тысяч в 1970-х годах. В 1960-х годах в 4. существовании было всего 15 таких животных. Это заставило экологов 5. принять меры, чтобы помочь им. Теперь, более чем сорок лет спустя, черепахи чувствуют себя хорошо. В дикой природе их более 1000. Ученые говорят, что это 6. история успеха в области сохранения природы. Эколог Джеймс Гиббс сказал: "Это на самом деле довольно 7. удивительно". Черепахи теперь могут 8. выживать без помощи человека. Он надеется, что история сохранения природы на Галапагосских островах продолжится. В следующем году небольшой остров, который потерял всех своих черепах несколько лет назад, получит 200 9. особей. Гиббс с нетерпением 10. ждет "еще одного успеха".