2 Read the article again. Choose the best answers. 1 Lake Baikal in Siberia is a the smallest lake in the world. b deeper than any other lake. c less than 10 million years old. 2 The Baikal seals a are the smallest seals in the world. b came to the lake from the nearest ocean. c can survive in the cold water of the lake. 3 From the text we know that... a there are islands in the middle of the lake. b the lake is covered in ice in winter. c there are forests in the middle of the lake. 4 Lake Baikal is interesting to scientists because a parts of the lake are very deep. b it's the largest freshwater lake in the world. c there are unusual animals here. 5 In 2008 and 2009 a scientists used the Mir submarines to explore the lake. b James Cameron used the Mir submarines to film the Titanic. c James Cameron went to the bottom of the lake to explore. 6 People go to the lake because a it's healthy to drink the water. b it's a good area to go walking. c they want to live longer.

Решение:

Выберем лучшие ответы, основываясь на тексте:

1. 1. Lake Baikal in Siberia is...
   В тексте сказано: "it's the oldest and deepest. It's about 20 million years old and about 1.5 kilometres deep in places." Наиболее точный ответ — b deeper than any other lake.
2. 2. The Baikal seals...
   В тексте написано: "The Baikal is one of the only freshwater seals in the world and it's also one of the smallest." Также: "They rest on the islands in the middle of the lake and swim in the cold waters." Ответ: a are the smallest seals in the world и c can survive in the cold water of the lake. Исходя из вариантов, наиболее полный — a.
3. 3. From the text we know that...
   В тексте упоминается: "They rest on the islands in the middle of the lake". Ответ: a there are islands in the middle of the lake.
4. 4. Lake Baikal is interesting to scientists because...
   В тексте указано: "Scientists are interested in the lake because there are unusual plants and animals here." Ответ: c there are unusual animals here.
5. 5. In 2008 and 2009...
   В тексте сказано: "Between 2008 and 2009, the two submarines Mir 1 and Mir 2 went to the bottom of the lake to explore." Ответ: a scientists used the Mir submarines to explore the lake.
6. 6. People go to the lake because...
   В тексте говорится: "People come from other parts of Russia and the world to walk in the mountains and forests and to swim in the lake." Также: "a popular local story says that when you drink from the lake, you live five years longer." Варианты b и c присутствуют. Наиболее прямое указание - b it's a good area to go walking.

Ответ: 1-b, 2-a, 3-a, 4-c, 5-a, 6-b.