Номер 1, страница 54 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Кузовлев, Перегудова

Unit 4. Are you fond of sport?. Lesson 4 - номер 1, страница 54.

Условие.

Lesson 4

1. Read some interesting facts about the Olympic Games.

1) Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gaps.

• At first the running (0) distance of the marathon was 26 miles.

• In 1908 Queen Alexandra of Great Britain declared that the marathon should end below the royal box¹ at London’s White City, which

(1) ____________________ the extra 385 yards.

Mind!
26 miles = 41.84 km
385 yards = 352.04 m

• The first Paralympic Games (2) _______________ in 1948. The name “Paralympic” (3) ______________ the words “Parallel” and “Olympics”.

• In 1900 the live birds shooting (4) ____________ ____________________ was in the programme of the Olympics. It was (5) _______________ first and the only time when animals were killed on purpose in an Olympic event.

• In wrestling at the Stockholm games in 1912, the final fight lasted (6) ________________ nine hours but no gold medal (7) ______________ because no one won. Each received a silver medal.

• In 1932 a sprinter, who carried the flag for the Chinese team, was the only (8) ____________________ from China.

• Greece is the only country (9) _______________ under its own flag in every modern Olympic Games.

• In order for a sport to be included in the Olympics it must be widely (10) __________________ by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents and by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents.

0) a race	b distance	c event
1) a added	b included	c got up
2) a were taken place	b competed	c were held
3) a comes from	b develops	c means
4) a start	b event	c play
5) a —	b a	c the
6) a since	b for	c during
7) a was awarded	b got	c was received
8) a player	b person	c participant
9) a to be included	b to take part	c to have participated
10) a accepted	b shared	c practised

2) Mark (✓) the facts that impressed you most of all.

Решение.