15.5. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the text? A. Smallpox was a dangerous disease in the eighteenth century. B. Catherine’s inoculation helped make the method better known in Russia. C. Thomas Dimsdale was an experienced doctor who worked in Russia. D. A safer form of protection against smallpox appeared later.

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Фото задания: 15.5. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the text? A. Smallpox was a dangerous disease in the eighteenth…

15.5. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the text? A. Smallpox was a dangerous disease in the eighteenth century. B. Catherine’s inoculation helped make the method better known in Russia. C. Thomas Dimsdale was an experienced doctor who worked in Russia. D. A safer form of protection against smallpox appeared later.

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Перевод задания: Какое утверждение лучше всего выражает главную мысль текста?

B. Catherine’s inoculation helped make the method better known in Russia. (Вариоляция Екатерины помогла сделать этот метод более известным в России.) This is the most likely main idea given the visible answer choices and references to Catherine and Dimsdale. The reading passage is not shown, so the choice cannot be confirmed against the text.

Это наиболее вероятная главная мысль, исходя из видимых вариантов и упоминаний Екатерины и Димсдейла. Сам текст для проверки не представлен.

Ответ: вероятнее всего, B.