Номер 4, страница 81 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Unit 9. Amazing animals. Reading and vocabulary - номер 4, страница 81.

Условие.

4 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

1 Now some scientists believe that

a all octopuses are more intelligent than larger mammals.

b we can add the octopus to the list of most intelligent animals.

c the octopus isn't in fact a mammal.

d we should find a new group for octopuses.

2 An octopus's eye is

a something that even schoolchildren know about.

b rather unusual for a mammal.

c rather unusual for a creature that lives in the sea.

d not very complicated.

3 Octopuses are good at escaping because

a they can change the shape of their body.

b they choose surprising places to hide in.

c they have very small eyes.

d the scientists who study them often go out.

4 One of the reasons that we didn't know how intelligent octopuses are until recently was that

a they live in places where researchers don't like going.

b they don't like being observed.

c they don't like socialising with humans.

d they are so different from other animals we know.

5 One thing that suggests that octopuses are intelligent is that

a they were smarter than US Air Force computers.

b their brains are similar to cats'.

c they learn how to do complicated tasks.

d the octopus's brain is a mystery.

6 One of the reasons octopuses often change their appearance is because

a they want to become less noticeable.

b they get bored when they are eating for a long time.

c they are very talkative.

d they enjoy copying other animals.

Решение.