40. Read the text about the Earth. Match the titles with the paragraphs. 1. Wearing a Coat of Water 2. Inaccurate Name 3. Special Event for the Planet 4. Getting an Extra Day. Paragraphs: A. The Earth is the fifth largest of the eight main planets in the solar system. It is the only planet that was not named after an imaginary god like Neptune or Saturn. The word Earth came from the Anglo-Saxon word erda which means ground or land. Although the planet is called Earth, only 29% of the surface is land. The rest of its surface is made up of water. But only 1% of this water is drinkable. B. From a distance, in space, the Earth is the brightest planet in the solar system. This is because a large amount of sunlight is reflected by the water on the planet. There are four large oceans on the Earth: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian and the Arctic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, meeting the Arctic in the north and Antarctica in the south. The oceans contain 97% of all the water on the planet. C. It takes the Earth 365 and a quarter days to move round the Sun. As we don’t count an extra quarter of the day at the end of a year, we have an additional day every four years, 29th February. These years are called leap years. D. In 1970, on the 22nd of April, people started to celebrate Earth Day. Nowadays people from over 192 countries show their love and care for the planet on that day. They plant trees, pick up roadside trash and take part in ‘green’ projects. Thousands of different activities and celebrations to honour our home planet are held all over the world.

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Фото задания: 40. Read the text about the Earth. Match the titles with the paragraphs. 1. Wearing a Coat of Water 2. Inaccurate Name 3.…

40. Read the text about the Earth. Match the titles with the paragraphs. 1. Wearing a Coat of Water 2. Inaccurate Name 3. Special Event for the Planet 4. Getting an Extra Day. Paragraphs: A. The Earth is the fifth largest of the eight main planets in the solar system. It is the only planet that was not named after an imaginary god like Neptune or Saturn. The word Earth came from the Anglo-Saxon word erda which means ground or land. Although the planet is called Earth, only 29% of the surface is land. The rest of its surface is made up of water. But only 1% of this water is drinkable. B. From a distance, in space, the Earth is the brightest planet in the solar system. This is because a large amount of sunlight is reflected by the water on the planet. There are four large oceans on the Earth: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian and the Arctic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, meeting the Arctic in the north and Antarctica in the south. The oceans contain 97% of all the water on the planet. C. It takes the Earth 365 and a quarter days to move round the Sun. As we don’t count an extra quarter of the day at the end of a year, we have an additional day every four years, 29th February. These years are called leap years. D. In 1970, on the 22nd of April, people started to celebrate Earth Day. Nowadays people from over 192 countries show their love and care for the planet on that day. They plant trees, pick up roadside trash and take part in ‘green’ projects. Thousands of different activities and celebrations to honour our home planet are held all over the world.

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Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст о Земле. Соотнесите заголовки с абзацами.

A — 2. Inaccurate Name (Неточное название)
B — 1. Wearing a Coat of Water (Покрытая водным покровом)
C — 4. Getting an Extra Day (Получение дополнительного дня)
D — 3. Special Event for the Planet (Особое событие для планеты)

Обоснование: В абзаце A объясняется происхождение названия Earth и отмечается, что большую часть поверхности занимает вода. Абзац B посвящён водному покрову Земли и океанам. В абзаце C говорится о високосном годе и дополнительном дне. Абзац D рассказывает о праздновании Дня Земли.

Ответ: A–2, B–1, C–4, D–3.