For over 40 years, people have marched toward the corner of Sunset and Baroda with hand-painted yellow signs saying: ‘Star Maps, 2 blocks’, ‘Star Maps, 1 block’, ‘Star Maps here’. The maps reflect the shifting geography of stardom as celebrities, looking for escape from over-enthusiastic fans, some with quite unhealthy intentions, have moved out to various districts in Malibu. 19 _. Legendary stars – Garbo, Monroe, Chaplin – remain on them. 20 _. A. As they do so, they give advice to the tourists on star safaris through the lime green landscape of Beverly Hills. B. Studios like Paramount published the names and addresses of its stars on theirs, and businesses distributed them as a promotional gimmick. C. Others, however, say that the star maps are still an essential part of Hollywood and the film world. D. More profoundly, perhaps, the maps suggest the temporary nature of fame. E. Early film stars like Lillian Gish lived in modest, somewhat grubby rooming houses, taking street cars to and from the studio. F. Updated regularly, they are still for sale at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Baroda Drive. G. And so a map was needed. H. It is the oldest continuously published star map and one of a half-dozen or so maps of varying degrees of accuracy and spelling correctness sold today. I. Oh, this is a beautiful garden, but who lives here? J. Others, however, hang on for about a decade and then vanish. K. He had a luxuriously-landscaped house at Cahuenga Avenue and Hollywood and real estate agents would take prospective clients past it on tours.

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Фото задания: For over 40 years, people have marched toward the corner of Sunset and Baroda with hand-painted yellow signs saying: ‘Star…

For over 40 years, people have marched toward the corner of Sunset and Baroda with hand-painted yellow signs saying: ‘Star Maps, 2 blocks’, ‘Star Maps, 1 block’, ‘Star Maps here’. The maps reflect the shifting geography of stardom as celebrities, looking for escape from over-enthusiastic fans, some with quite unhealthy intentions, have moved out to various districts in Malibu. 19 _. Legendary stars – Garbo, Monroe, Chaplin – remain on them. 20 _. A. As they do so, they give advice to the tourists on star safaris through the lime green landscape of Beverly Hills. B. Studios like Paramount published the names and addresses of its stars on theirs, and businesses distributed them as a promotional gimmick. C. Others, however, say that the star maps are still an essential part of Hollywood and the film world. D. More profoundly, perhaps, the maps suggest the temporary nature of fame. E. Early film stars like Lillian Gish lived in modest, somewhat grubby rooming houses, taking street cars to and from the studio. F. Updated regularly, they are still for sale at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Baroda Drive. G. And so a map was needed. H. It is the oldest continuously published star map and one of a half-dozen or so maps of varying degrees of accuracy and spelling correctness sold today. I. Oh, this is a beautiful garden, but who lives here? J. Others, however, hang on for about a decade and then vanish. K. He had a luxuriously-landscaped house at Cahuenga Avenue and Hollywood and real estate agents would take prospective clients past it on tours.

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Перевод задания: Вставьте предложения A–K в пропуски 19 и 20.

19 — F. Updated regularly, they are still for sale at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Baroda Drive. Здесь they относится к картам звёзд, о которых говорится в предыдущем предложении.

20 — J. Others, however, hang on for about a decade and then vanish. Предложение противопоставляет легендарных звёзд, которые остаются на картах, другим знаменитостям, чья популярность длится около десяти лет.

Перевод ответов: 19 — «Их регулярно обновляют, и их всё ещё продают на углу бульвара Сансет и улицы Барода-Драйв». 20 — «Другие же, однако, остаются примерно на десятилетие, а затем исчезают».

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