In Defence of Geography

Geographers _________ (8) complain that their discipline is _________ (9) by the public for whom it remains the capitals of countries, the heights of mountains and _________ (10) of rivers. But Geography is not a static inventory of ___________(11) facts. It ________(12) why things are where they are. Even if we haven't _________ (13) experienced earthquakes, floods or famines, we are more _________ (14) today of the shifting face of the planet- rivers change their course, mountains rise, _________ (15) land may become infertile through poor techniques of _________ (16) and _________ (17) may make the desert bloom.

LEGITIMATE UNDERSTAND LONG RELATE ANALYSIS PERSON AWARENESS PRODUCT CULTIVATE IRRIGATE

III. Выберите правильный по контексту вариант.

18. Water power is an important source of electricity in countries with plentiful rivers and lakes such as/ for example Norway.

19. Because /Because of the severe damage, we'll have to pay compensation.

20. There had been robberies in the neighbourhood, so/so that everyone locked their doors.

21. We send the components to Taiwan so/so that they can be assembled more cheaply.

22. You could take the first bus, or alternatively/otherwise you could travel later.

23. You'd better go now. Alternatively/Otherwise you'll miss your train.

24. The Ancient Greeks discovered steam power. On the contrary/However, they didn't use it industrially.

IV. Определите, какой из подчеркнутых элементов содержит ошибку.

25. Not only (A) a solar powered (B) vehicle would (C) be safe, it would also make use of (D) one of the planet's greatest natural resources.

26. My new cellular (A) phone allows me (B) send (C) text messages (D) abroad.

27. Factories which rely of (A) humans (B) working (C) on assembly (D) lines are becoming a thing of the past.

28. With all these modern gadgets about (A), we can take (B) life at (C) a more leisure (D) pace.

29. If they i nvested (A) more in (B) R&D, they could have developed a (C) better (D) product.

30. If well (A) maintaining (B), this machine should (C) give you years of trouble-free (D) service.

31. The (A) faster we can (B) improve quality, the most (C) profitable (D) we will become.

32. Unfortunately (A) neither (B) the documents nor the letters are not (C) ready yet (D).

33. The girl said (A) if anybody had reported (B) a missing (C) person to (D) the police yet.

34. The (A) value of (B) the currency fall (C), making foreign holidays more expensive (D).

V. Выберите наиболее подходящую форму модального глагола.

35. You need/must not use a dictionary during the exam. It's forbidden.

36. You need/must not drive me home. It isn't necessary.

37. Guests may/ should vacate their rooms by midday due to the hotel regulations.

38. We talked to them for hours, but they would/will not renegotiate the terms.

39. This computer is so simple that it is able to/ can be operated by anyone.

40. There should/ would not be problems with traffic at that time of the evening.

VI. Поставьте глагол в подходящую по контексту форму страдательного залога.

41. The benefits of exercise ________ (stress) by doctors, who know how important a healthy heart is.

42. He was the first athlete to ________ (disqualify) for use of anabolic drugs.

43. For costs ________ (reduce), we need to carry out our local survey.

44. Men ________ (suppose) to cover up such feelings as fear or grief.

45. After ________ wrongly ________ (accuse) of theft, he sued the police for $50,000.

46. This programme ________ (record) in front of a live audience yesterday.

47. I'll have the report ________ (finish) before the board meeting.

48. He deeply regretted not ________ (select) for the Olympic squad.

49. The matter ________ (look into) at the moment.

50. The project ________ (complete), we were able to leave early.

ТЕСТ 8

I. Соотнесите слова, содержащие префиксы латинского или греческого происхождения с их дефинициями.

1. Antecedent 2. Decelerate 3. Retrospect 4. Hypocritical 5. Synthesis 6. Duplicity 7. Bilateral

a) a review of things that have already occurred b) pretending to have qualities that one does not possess c) a combining of diverse elements into one entity d) a clever and deceitful double-dealing e) to slow down f) involving two sides, parties or opinions g) occurring or existing prior to something else

II. Заполните пробелы в тексте словами в подходящей по контексту форме, используя слова, предложенные справа от каждой строки соответственно.