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Today, the Forbidden City is a public museum visited by millions of tourists from around the world. Until 1924 when the last emperor of China had to leave the palace, twenty four emperors of the two dynasties _____ here.

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It ______ that from 2 to 3 million Chinese people died during its construction.

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At that time as many as 200,000 people lived in Teotihuacan in ______ 2,000 houses.

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In 1884 they went to New South Wales, Australia to play and won eight games! It was the ______ international competition for them.

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And when at last they found one with all those things, Mrs. Wolf cried, "Oh, but here there’s no water. Surely we can find a ______ spot than this one."

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______, however, he thanked me. I had awakened his daughter, who had an exam that morning but had forgotten to set her alarm. Thanks to my call, she hadn’t missed the exam.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово PLAY так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Basketball __________________ by men and women at all levels, from the professional level to high schools and clubs.

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It __________________ in 1978 when Don Cameron decided to create an event that would help balloonists from all over the world to get together. It was a great idea.

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Thanksgiving is also a national holiday. The __________________ Thanksgiving was observed by the early settlers in Massachusetts in 1629, in gratitude for their successful harvest.

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One day I decided to ask him why he always chose this type while driving. "Well, sister," he reluctantly replied, "to be frank, it’s mainly so you can’t sing along." He added that he ______ to anything else if only I promised not to sing along.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово THINK так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

"Well, dear," Tom said. "What’ll we use as an excuse for not walking now?" I said I ______ of some excuse.

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I And then came the ______ moment of my life. My son said, "But... when you were a girl... it was alive then, right?"

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово LOOK так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

"Why is she outside?" I asked. "She ______ for me," he answered.

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Since then, scientists ______ the crater for many years, but there are still many secrets and mysteries hiding inside it.

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This region can be called the land of ______ rivers.

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In ancient Greece there were many temples built for Apollo. He was the god of youth, beauty, music and poetry. Besides, Apollo had one very special skill  — he could see the future. One day Apollo came to the temple in Troy. Among other ______ he saw Cassandra, a young and beautiful priestess, who worked at the temple.

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A year passed and Ling took his empty pot to the palace while all the rest brought some beautiful plants. The emperor said, "Lying is the ______ thing in the world. I gave you all spoilt seeds. Nothing grows from spoilt seeds." So Ling became the new emperor.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово SEAMAN так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

On May 17, 1970 Ra with two ______ on board successfully crossed the Atlantic, proving that ancient civilizations had enough skill to reach America long before Columbus.

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Samuelson ______ the 1970 Nobel Prize in Economics for doing "more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory."

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово GIVE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Albert’s interest in science began when he was five years old. His father ______ him a magnetic compass and the boy wanted to know why the needle was moving.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово INCLUDE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

"Dr Who" is the longest running science fiction TV show in the world. It is broadcast in 42 countries around the world, ______ Russia, but it is in the UK that it has made the biggest impact.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово REALISE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Now, ten years after that summer swim, he is in the mood for celebration as he finally ______ his biggest ambition. All the difficult and expensive restoration is finished and his first guests are due to arrive this evening.

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Amazingly I became quite good at it. Finally, on my last Sports Day  — two days before my last ever school day  — I came ______ in the Hammer Throw, stood on a podium and was presented with a bronze medal!

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово INVOLVE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

9.00 am is Assembly time. This ______ us being counted, told to be good and fifteen minutes of mind numbing boredom.

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Our dock on Bass Lake offers a variety of fun-⁠packed waterfront activities, ______ warm-⁠water swimming, waterskiing and tubing, and canoes and kayaks. All staff members are First Aid Certified and have Water Safety Certifications.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово GREAT так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The Great Wall of China runs for 6,700 kilometers from east to west of China. It is one of the __________________ wonders of the world.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово BUSY так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The Glessner home glowed as the family welcomed its guests on Christmas night. This was the __________________ and the most exciting day in the whole year!.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово THEY так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Avalanches, also known as snowslides, are not a rare occasion in the mountains. A British family had a lucky escape in the Alps when an avalanche missed _____________ by 20 metres.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово BUILD так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress in Granada. It __________________ between 1238 and 1358 at the end of Muslim rule in Spain. Despite the development that followed the Christian conquest, it still looks like a medieval Moorish settlement.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово BE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The island _____ a nature reserve since 1971.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово LOCATE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Have you seen the photos of the London Eye? The London Eye is a giant observation wheel __________________ in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the river Thames.

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How would you like to go to school on Saturdays? If you lived in Japan, that's just where you _____________ each Saturday morning. Japanese students attend classes five and a half days a week. The half day is on Saturday.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово IT так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The circles existed 6,000 years ago, before Stonehenge ______ had been built.

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And so here Melanie was, on the way to school. And even though she felt as if her heart might explode out of chest, for the ___________ time in her life she was truly happy.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово WIFE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Windsor is a small town not far from London which is about a thousand years old.

It became the setting for The Merry ___________ of Windsor,

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Martha works in an office. Her job is to hire new people. The more work the new members of staff carry out, the higher their pay.

Martha wishes her job _________ as highly paid as some of the other employees’.

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Car GPS Tracking appears a lot in new vehicles, offering drivers tracking and navigation. Yet, the __________________

inventions are even more modern and sophisticated, offering extra opportunities to people.

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It was late spring evening. The snow began to fall. I __________________.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово WIN так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The Super Grocery Store organized a competition for kids. Whoever could guess the correct number of jellybeans in the

big jar ___________ a prize.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово ONE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

For her summer vacation Sarah went to Hawaii with her family.

It was the __________________ time in her life, when she could go to the beach every day.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово NOT HUG так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

It takes more than food to make babies grow up to be healthy and happy. If babies _________________, they still grow up.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово FAR так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

She didn’t think she could run any __________________. That was when Lily, her best friend, caught up with her. She gave Cindy a hand and cheered her up. Together, Cindy and Lily ran the whole 42 km of the marathon.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово TWO так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Suddenly she got her __________________ wind. She didn’t feel tired anymore. Running fast felt good. Well, PE wasn’t that bad after all!

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово ADMIRE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Visitors paid a fee upon leaving the museum. This fee was determined by the duration of the visitor’s stay in the museum __________________ the exhibits.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово LATE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Although Henry VIII was a skilled lute-⁠player and wrote a number of songs, Greensleeves is based on an Italian style of composition that reached England a lot _________________, during the reign of his daughter Elizabeth I.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово CRITICIZE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

His most famous works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Both of them are modeled on his childhood in Missouri. He also wrote The prince and the Pauper where the way people treat the poor and disadvantaged __________________.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово BUILD так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Wilbur and Orville Wright read everything they could find about flying machines.

They began building their own airplane in 1900. They carefully made and tested every part of the airplane. Finally, the airplane _________________.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово NOT PRODUCE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Today, many people are interested in taking care of the environment, and their answer is solar energy. Unlike traditional energy sources, solar energy _________________ any pollution.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово MAKE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Natural silk is an expensive kind of fabric that is used to make clothes. It is also very old. For 5,000 years, the Bombyx caterpillar _________________ silk fibers used by people.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово THINK так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Robert A. Heinlein was a US science fiction author. He was among those writers who emphasized scientific accuracy in 22 their fiction. He also __________________ it was necessary to challenge the readers.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово ONE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

There are all kinds of contests. Have you ever heard of the Apple Seed Popping contest? It is held on the _________________ weekend in October in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово SHE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Alex was thrilled. Finally, she was allowed to babysit her sister Connie all by _________________! Connie was four.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово ENJOY так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Ask anyone who has been to the Texas State Fair in Dallas and they'll tell you what it’s like. One thing you will definitely hear about is Big Tex. He is the giant cowboy made out of metal and plastic who greets people at the front gate. Children and grown-⁠ups _________________ seeing BigTex since 1952.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово SEE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The Olympic Games of 2000 were very special as Sydney, the host city, did a great job meeting the spectators’ numerous expectations. Anticipation was certainly high for the first Games of the new millennium. The year 2000 also __________________ new additions to the sporting line-⁠up  — triathlon and taekwondo.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово POWERFUL так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace, and King Minos made him invent weapons of war that would make his army and navy even __________________ than they already were.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово CHILD так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Probably every person in the world has at least one sweater. It is a very popular item of clothing now, especially for __________________, who don’t like buttons and zips.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово POWERFUL так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace, and King Minos made him invent weapons of war that would make his army and navy even __________________ than they already were.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово CHILD так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Probably every person in the world has at least one sweater. It is a very popular item of clothing now, especially for __________________, who don’t like buttons and zips.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово MAKE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the 1860s. He was hoping that it __________________ construction safer and more efficient by making it easier for builders to break through rock. To his horror, however, people started using dynamite for warfare and killing each other. Nobel felt a deep sense of guilt and responsibility.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово EASY так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

To make living on a mountaintop __________________, the Inca built large stair steps called terraces around the city.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово BE так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Burj Khalifa is a very famous building which is situated in Dubai. Its height is 829,8 metres. It __________________ the tallest building in the world ever since 2009. The number of floors in Burj Khalifa is so huge as there are a total of 2909 stairs from the ground floor to the 160^th floor.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово HIGH так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

In the early 20th century, the Flatiron Building was considered a technological marvel. It used modern steel-frame construction, which allowed it to rise __________________ than traditional brick buildings.

Пре­об­ра­зуй­те, если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово SEVEN так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

The name of the plateau is translated from a local language as The Small Mountain of Idols. Six rock formations from 30 to 42 meters tall stand in a row, while the __________________ one stands alone.