9 Fill in. A: match, competition, contest. 1 The football ______ was called off due to heavy rainfall. 2 Our teacher has organised a poetry ______. 3 There was strong ______ for the title. B: fixed, planned, settled. 1 The friends ______ their trip down to the last detail. 2 The football match was ______; otherwise they wouldn’t have won. 3 They ______ their differences after having a terrible argument. C: damaged, injured, wounded. 1 The ______ soldiers were taken to hospital. 2 The house was ______ during the earthquake. 3 The woman was seriously ______ when she crashed her car. D: ability, skills, capacity. 1 An animal trainer must have many ______. 2 The bus has limited seating ______. 3 Do you have the ______ to speak a foreign language? E: opponent, contestant, foe. 1 Serena Williams’ ______ in today’s final will be Victoria Azarenka. 2 If she’s not a friend, she’s a(n) ______. 3 The ______ in the quiz won first prize.

Перевод задания: Вставьте подходящие слова в пропуски.

A. match, competition, contest

1. The football match was called off due to heavy rainfall. (Футбольный матч отменили из-за сильного дождя.)
2. Our teacher has organised a poetry contest. (Наш учитель организовал поэтический конкурс.)
3. There was strong competition for the title. (За титул была сильная конкуренция.)

B. fixed, planned, settled

1. The friends planned their trip down to the last detail. (Друзья спланировали свою поездку до мельчайших деталей.)
2. The football match was fixed; otherwise they wouldn’t have won. (Футбольный матч был подстроен; иначе они бы не выиграли.)
3. They settled their differences after having a terrible argument. (После ужасной ссоры они уладили свои разногласия.)

C. damaged, injured, wounded

1. The injured soldiers were taken to hospital. (Раненых солдат доставили в больницу.)
2. The house was damaged during the earthquake. (Дом был повреждён во время землетрясения.)
3. The woman was seriously wounded when she crashed her car. (Женщина получила серьёзные ранения, когда попала в автомобильную аварию.)

D. ability, skills, capacity

1. An animal trainer must have many skills. (У дрессировщика животных должно быть много навыков.)
2. The bus has limited seating capacity. (В автобусе ограниченное количество посадочных мест.)
3. Do you have the ability to speak a foreign language? (У тебя есть способность говорить на иностранном языке?)

E. opponent, contestant, foe

1. Serena Williams’ opponent in today’s final will be Victoria Azarenka. (Соперницей Серены Уильямс в сегодняшнем финале будет Виктория Азаренко.)
2. If she’s not a friend, she’s a foe. (Если она не друг, значит, она враг.)
3. The contestant in the quiz won first prize. (Участник викторины занял первое место.)

Ответ: A: 1 match, 2 contest, 3 competition; B: 1 planned, 2 fixed, 3 settled; C: 1 injured, 2 damaged, 3 wounded; D: 1 skills, 2 capacity, 3 ability; E: 1 opponent, 2 foe, 3 contestant.