45. Fill in “since” or “for”. Sue Wilson has been involved in sports 1) ... more than 25 years. Her first interest was gymnastics, which she has been actively involved in 2) ... she was ten, but she has also been interested in other forms of sport 3) ... many years. She has been a keen cyclist 4) ... 1980, when she made her first bicycle tour of Europe, and 5) ... her marriage to all-round sportsman Tom Wilson in 1985, she has tried her hand at climbing, sailing and skydiving. Her talent as a writer has kept her busy 6) ... the past ten years, and she has become familiar to TV viewers as a sports commentator 7) ... her first TV appearance in 1988. Her plans for the future? “I’ve been interested in the role of women in sports ever 8) ... I was a teenager. Now, after being so busy 9) ... all these years, I’ve decided to take some time off so I can write a book about it.” Since Sue has been part of the sporting world 10) ... so long, her book should be fascinating.

Перевод задания: Вставьте “since” или “for”.

Sue Wilson has been involved in sports 1) for more than 25 years. Her first interest was gymnastics, which she has been actively involved in 2) since she was ten, but she has also been interested in other forms of sport 3) for many years. She has been a keen cyclist 4) since 1980, when she made her first bicycle tour of Europe, and 5) since her marriage to all-round sportsman Tom Wilson in 1985, she has tried her hand at climbing, sailing and skydiving. Her talent as a writer has kept her busy 6) for the past ten years, and she has become familiar to TV viewers as a sports commentator 7) since her first TV appearance in 1988. Her plans for the future? “I’ve been interested in the role of women in sports ever 8) since I was a teenager. Now, after being so busy 9) for all these years, I’ve decided to take some time off so I can write a book about it.” Since Sue has been part of the sporting world 10) for so long, her book should be fascinating.

Сью Уилсон занимается спортом уже более 25 лет. Сначала она увлеклась гимнастикой и активно занимается ею с десяти лет, но также интересуется другими видами спорта уже много лет. С 1980 года, когда она совершила своё первое велосипедное путешествие по Европе, она увлечённо занимается велоспортом. После замужества в 1985 году за разностороннего спортсмена Тома Уилсона она попробовала себя в скалолазании, парусном спорте и прыжках с парашютом. Последние десять лет писательский талант не давал ей скучать, а телезрители знают её как спортивного комментатора с её первого появления на телевидении в 1988 году. Какие у неё планы на будущее? «Я интересуюсь ролью женщин в спорте ещё с подросткового возраста. После стольких лет занятости я решила немного отдохнуть, чтобы написать об этом книгу». Поскольку Сью так долго была частью спортивного мира, её книга должна быть увлекательной.

Обоснование: for указывает на длительность периода, а since — на его начальную точку.