1 USE OF ENGLISH Read the text about BASE jumping and choose the correct answers (a-c) to complete gaps 1-5. 1 a alike b like c similar 2 a However b Otherwise c Instead 3 a part b place c off A 4 a thanks b because c according Speaker 5 a invented b decided c thought BASE jumping BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is ¹ to skydiving, but there are important differences. Firstly, the jumps are much lower - usually no more than six hundred metres. And secondly, there is no aircraft. 2 from some kind of bridge, building or cliff. The first BASE jump took 3 in 1912 in New York, when Frederick Law B Speaker participants jump jumped from the Statue of Liberty. In the 1960s and 70s, to film-maker the sport became more popular, partly 4 Carl Boenish. He made documentaries about BASE jumping and also 5 of the name. He died in 1984 while he was jumping in Norway. BASE jumping is a thrilling experience, but it is very risky too. Speaker

Ознакомимся с текстом о BASE-джампинге и выберем правильные ответы (a-c), чтобы заполнить пропуски 1-5.

1. BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is ¹_____ to skydiving, but there are important differences.

   Выберем подходящее слово из предложенных вариантов:

   • a alike
   • b like
   • c similar

   Подставим варианты в предложение. Наиболее подходящим является "like".

   BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is like to skydiving, but there are important differences.

2. And secondly, there is no aircraft. ² _____, participants jump from some kind of bridge, building or cliff.

   Выберем подходящее слово из предложенных вариантов:

   • a However
   • b Otherwise
   • c Instead

   Подставим варианты в предложение. Наиболее подходящим является "Instead".

   And secondly, there is no aircraft. Instead, participants jump from some kind of bridge, building or cliff.

3. The first BASE jump took ³ _____ in 1912 in New York, when Frederick Law jumped from the Statue of Liberty.

   Выберем подходящее слово из предложенных вариантов:

   • a part
   • b place
   • c off

   Подставим варианты в предложение. Наиболее подходящим является "place".

   The first BASE jump took place in 1912 in New York, when Frederick Law jumped from the Statue of Liberty.

4. In the 1960s and 70s, the sport became more popular, partly ⁴ _____ to film-maker Carl Boenish.

   Выберем подходящее слово из предложенных вариантов:

   • a thanks
   • b because
   • c according

   Подставим варианты в предложение. Наиболее подходящим является "because".

   In the 1960s and 70s, the sport became more popular, partly because to film-maker Carl Boenish.

5. He made documentaries about BASE jumping and also ⁵ _____ of the name.

   Выберем подходящее слово из предложенных вариантов:

   • a invented
   • b decided
   • c thought

   Подставим варианты в предложение. Наиболее подходящим является "thought".

   He made documentaries about BASE jumping and also thought of the name.

Ответ:

1. b like
2. c Instead
3. b place
4. b because
5. c thought