Номер 7, страница 13 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс рабочая тетрадь Вербицкая, Уайт

monk (n) a man who lives in a religious group/community

spiritual (adj) related to your religious thoughts and feelings

7 Below are the first and last paragraphs of an article. Read them and complete the sentence.

I think the missing paragraphs will be about ...

a the New York Marathon.

b Greek history and legends.

c religious men in Japan.

d keeping fit.

1 We all know the legend of the first marathon: a man ran 42 kilometres from Marathon to Athens to bring news of the army's victory. Nowadays, marathon races are popular with both amateurs and professionals who run for fun, health or to raise money for charity. However, in Japan there's a group of men in a religious community who make the world's top marathon runners look like beginners.

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5 The marathon monks give a new meaning to the words 'brave', 'strong' and 'disciplined'. If they were to enter a marathon, they would beat most other runners. Luckily for international runners, they won't be competing because they vow to stay on the mountain for twelve years. For the monks, the motivation is to to test their belief, not to be a top athlete.

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Ответ: c religious men in Japan. / религиозных мужчинах в Японии.