Task 2: Read the text. For each statement A-E, choose one correct answer from the three options (1, 2, or 3). A. Thirty thousand years ago 1) there were some hippos in Europe. 2) hippos lived only in Africa. 3) there were no hippos in the Nile. B. According to the text the white rhinoceros is 1) heavier than a hippo. 2) lighter than a hippo. 3) as heavy as an elephant.

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Пояснение к ответу:

• A. Thirty thousand years ago
  • 1) there were some hippos in Europe. (Текст гласит: "Many hippos lived in North Africa and Europe until about 30,000 years ago.")
• B. According to the text the white rhinoceros is
  • 1) heavier than a hippo. (Текст гласит: "The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal by weight. The elephant is the heaviest, and the white rhinoceros is the second heaviest.")

Ответ: A - 1, B - 1