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МатематикаВопрос:
b) Read the text again and mark the statements True (t), False (F), or Not Stated (NS). 1. Hurricanes are very dangerous as they can destroy anything on their way. 2. Hurricanes hit the surface of the ocean causing huge waves. 3. In fact, hurricanes occur due to the difference in the atmosphere temperatures. 4. Most of the hurricanes have male names. 5. Hurricanes are named to help scientists study them. 6. Scientists have invented traps for hurricanes to stop them. 7. Nowadays scientists successfully predict the direction and time of any hurricane. 8. The lower the category of the hurricane the easier it is to predict it.
Ответ:
Оценка утверждений (True, False, Not Stated):
- 1. True — Ураганы очень опасны и могут уничтожать всё на своем пути.
- 2. True — Ураганы вызывают огромные волны.
- 3. False — Ураганы возникают из-за температуры океана.
- 4. Not Stated — Не указано, какие имена чаще используются.
- 5. True — Имена помогают ученым отслеживать ураганы.
- 6. False — Ученые пытались, но отказались от этой идеи.
- 7. False — Ученые не могут успешно предсказывать направление и время урагана.
- 8. Not Stated — В тексте об этом не говорится.
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