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Вопрос № 175102: Здравствуйте! Помогите, пожалуйста сделать следующее задание:For questions 1-20, read the text below and put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. The Australian government 1_______________(to approve) the importation of 8 elephants. En...

Здравствуйте! Помогите, пожалуйста сделать следующее задание:For questions 1-20, read the text below and put the verbs in brackets into correct forms.

The Australian government 1_______________(to approve) the importation of 8 elephants.
Environmental groups 2_______________(to challenge) the decision 3_____________(to say)
that it is cruel to keep elephants in zoos.
The eight elephants 4_____________(to destine) for zoos in Sydney and Melbourne
5____________ (to be) in quarantine in Thailand since last October. After months of
deliberation Australia's environment minister, Ian Campbell, 6_____________(to approve) their
importation and they are due to arrive later this year.
Wildlife campaigners 7_____________ (to insist) that scientific evidence 8____________(to
prove) that elephants in zoos 9______________(not to breed) well and suffer a wide range of
health problems. On top of that, it's claimed they 10_____________ (to die) at a younger age
than those living in the wild or kept in parks. Nicola Beynon from the Humane Society
International 11___________(to hope) legal action here in Australia 12____________(to force)
the government to reverse its decision:
"Conservation groups, animal welfare groups in Australia, in Thailand and internationally
13___________(to be) exceptionally disappointed with this decision. We 14____________(to
think) the minister 15____________(to have) to bend the rules of his environment laws to make
this decision and we 16____________(to launch) an appeal in the administrative appeals
tribunal."
The government in Canberra 17____________(to allow) these Asian elephants into Australia as
part of a conservation programme which it 18___________(to believe) will help safeguard the
species. The population of these magnificent animals 19_____________(to decimated) over the
past century. It's estimated that fewer than 34,000 now 20_ ___________(to remain) across a
dozen countries.
Task 2
For questions 21-35, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
A big problem during the preparation 21___ the world's largest helium balloon has forced
22___ manned balloon altitude record attempt 23___ be stopped. The team had hoped to rise
forty kilometres 24___ the Earth's surface, but it's unlikely that another launch date will be set
until next summer 25___ the earliest.
26___ the early hours of the morning the Qinetiq-one team had been carrying 27___ final checks
and they'd started inflating the balloon. But 28___ it was being rolled 29___ its drum the balloon
twisted and the helium 30___ the top of the balloon came under immense pressure, causing a
seam to split. 31___ there was no spare balloon and not enough helium, the attempt was aborted.
Brian Jones, Mission Controller of Qinetiq-one, and the holder of seven world ballooning
records himself, says they'll keep trying. The balloon will now be taken 32___ to base and
thoroughly checked. Ironically, the expensive technical equipment seems intact and the weather
conditions are perfect.
The team say that a structural failure 33___ this should be overcome, but 34___ they've now
missed their weather window for this year, they'll have to wait 35___ next summer to try again.
For questions 8-12, read the text below and decide which paragraph contains the
following information? You may use any letter more than once.
Transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
8. An expert's expression that is considered appropriate for all art objects.
9. The process required to make a certain type of object.
10. The main reason why people have always produced objects.
11. Reference to an artist who combines different artistic styles.
12. Mention of the fact that a particular obj ect is smaller than it used to be.
For questions 13-15, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D to answer the following questions.
Tr ansfer your answers to the answer sheet.
13 What point does the writer make about decorating objects?
A It is something people have always done.
В It always improves the appearance of an object.
С It is usually done to make the object more noticeable.
D It can indicate that the object has a range of functions.
14 Which of the following is a characteristic of contemporary furniture?
A It is strong and lasts well.
В It combines several important features.
С More of it is made in Scandinavia than elsewhere.
D Much of it is designed these days for individual homes.
15 The writer refers to the motor car because
A it is an art form which raises concern about the environment.
В it shows how far humans have progressed.
С it has a longer history than many other art objects.
D it has been appropriately altered according to need.
Art in Everyday Life
A Art is everywhere in our lives. Every man-made object is linked with art — a house, a motor car,
a bridge, a chair, a teapot, a screw or a piece of cloth. Throughout history, humans have made
articles for a wide variety of purposes; generally for everyday utilitarian requirements. The style of
utilitarian objects reflects the outlook and the spirit of the times in which they are made and in
consequence style is constantly changing.
В It seems that humans possess a natural urge to enhance constructed objects with elaborate decoration:
sometimes for beautification, sometimes with religious motives, sometimes to show off their wealth
and power, and sometimes to tell a story. Decoration is not art in itself. Unnecessary decoration
can ruin the form and perhaps the function of an object, but when decoration is used with care and
discretion, it can beautify, produce variety, and add interest.
С The first essential in every creation is that it should properly fulfil its purpose; for instance, a
teapot should pour perfectly, an easy chair should provide comfortable relaxation, a block of flats
should be a pleasant place in which to live, and a factory or commercial building should be a
suitable building in which to work.
D The second essential is that an object should please the eye with its form, line, proportion, colour
and texture, and it should be capable of stirring the emotions. Louis Sullivan (1856-1924, American
architect) coined the apt phrase 'form follows function'. In other words, it is more important
for things to be functional than decorative. For example, contemporary furniture designers must
think of form, function and structure, and for the last half century have taken their lead from the
outstanding Scandinavian designs of Denmark, Finland and Sweden, whose preference was for
simple functional furniture to suit the architectural environment of the day. Heavy ponderous
furniture is no longer desirable, and by contrast, modern furniture is often char acterised by its
good proportion, pleasing lines, simple fittings and attractive fabrics.
E Pottery is an example of form and function coming together. Pottery is the art of fashioning an
object in clay, firing it in a kiln to harden the material and then glazing the object to produce a
waterproof coating. As well as fulfilling its function, the object should exhibit a pleasing form. A
teacup needs to be easy to drink from, the handle should provide a comfortable safe grip and the
shape should prevent the loss of heat from the liquid. When hand-made pottery does not
perform a strict utilitarian function, but is produced purely as a work of art, it should stir the
emotions with its inherent beauty. The merging of the Eastern and Western traditions shows in the
work of the English potter Bernard Leach, who worked as a potter in Japan for several years and
always considered 'the mood, or nature of a pot to be of first importance'.
Ancien t pieces of pottery excavated from archaeological sites indicate that the desire to produce
pots which were both functional and beautif ul at the same time is by no means a new concept.
F Motor vehicles are a perfect example of how design has changed to suit function. Early car
design was greatly influenced by the horse-drawn carriage, but today we find functional
design fulfilling every requirement of utility and good appearance. Designs in the 1980s and
1990s incorporated streamlining to reduce wind resistance in fast-moving vehicles, and, at the
same time, satisfy am important art principle – rhythm. But the cars of today, often half size
of their predecessors, have taken the concept of industrial design way beyond simple strength,
comfort and beauty. They now incorporate a raft of safety and ecological features, reflecting
the need to be environmentally friendly through, for example, reduced fuel consumption,
while at the same time satisfying the need to be stylish, modish and appealing to the eye. For
many people, the 21st-century car represents the ultimate work of art.
Огромное спасибо!!!!!

Отправлен: 10.12.2009, 12:53
Вопрос задал: Катюффа
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Ответ отправил: Ashotn, 6-й класс
Ответ отправлен: 12.12.2009, 02:27

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