The Olympic Games - More Facts and Figures
Задание : Прочитайте текст и выпишите предложения в Past Simple Passive и Present Perfect Passive.
In ancient Greece, sport constituted an inseparable part of every man's education. The Olympic spirit is the culmination of the ideal of education in ancient Greece, since it combined physical training, spiritual promotion, moral worth, democratic equality, and human brotherhood. It was here, in Greece, that the harmonious development of a man's body, mind and soul formed the ultimate ideal of human life.
Despite miles and miles of beautiful coastline, water sports such as swimming were never a part of the ancient Olympic Games.
The first of the modern Summer Games on Sunday, March 24, 1896, in Athens, Greece where an estimated 245 athletes (all men) from 14 nations competed in the ancient stadium Panathenaicon.
Four years later at the Olympic games of 1900, women were finally recognized as official competitors. This came after the Games were scheduled at the same time as the World Exhibition in Paris. There was some confusion over which sporting events were Olympics or World Exhibition events and consequently, seven female athletes took advantage of the disorder. These women competed in Ballooning, Croquet, Golf, Yachting, Equestrian and Tennis.
The first gold medalists were Helen de Pourtales (Switzerland) in the mixed yachting event and Charlotte Cooper (Great Britain) in the individual tennis event.
A special edition for winter sports, the Winter Olympic Games, was established in 1924. Since 1994 these are no longer held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
Since 1896 the summer Olympic Games have been held every four years, with the exception of 1916, 1940 and 1944, when World Wars I and II forced the Games' cancellation. In 1948 they resumed in London, because it was the only major city that was still intact after World War II. At these games, Alice Coachman became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal.
The modern marathon is one event which originated in these Ancient Games. Legend has it that Miltiades, a Greek General with an Athenian army, fought and won a battle against the Persians. He called for an Athenian runner and asked him to carry the victorious news back to Athens. The runner's journey was 24 miles but he entered the streets of Athens and shouted 'Rejoice! We conquer!' He then dropped dead. Although the accuracy of this tale is questionable, the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896 included the marathon to commemorate this legend.
The five interlocking rings of the Olympic flag symbolize the five continents of the world (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas) "linked together in friendship." Olympics founder Pierre de Coubertin claimed that at least one of the rings' colors (blue, yellow, black, green, and red, along with the white background) was represented in each country's national flag.

. My brother is still in the hospital now?

e) An

f) The

g) A

h) –

2. Please seat … you like.

e) What

f) Whatever

g) Anywhere

h) Somewhere

3. My brother can… speak four foreign languages.

e) May

f) Can

g) Must

h) Shouldn’t

4. What are… they doing?

e) Is

f) Am

g) Do

h) Are

5. It rained yesterday

E) Had rain

F) Is raining

G) Rained

H) Rains

6. Choose the correct form of the verb. The Declaration of Independence was written on the 4th of July in 1776 by the American colonists.

a) was written

b) is written

c) have been written

d) had been written

7. Guess the most picturesque and most moving ceremony in Wales. This holiday calls upon the people of Wales each year to send forth its singers and poets to take part in this colourful tournament. answer c)

a) Easter

b) New Year

c) Eisteddfod

d) Naadam

8. Choose the correct form of the verb. I had lunch at last. Now we can go to the cinema.

a) Had

b) Have

c) have head

d) have been having

9. Choose the correct variant. "Why didn't you go to the museum with us, Dick?" the teacher asked. Answer b)

b) The teacher asked why Dick hadn't gone to the museum with them.

10. Choose the correct form of the verb. If I get up early tomorrow morning, I will go jogging.

a) will get up, go

b) got up, am going

c) get up, will go

d) am getting up, will go

11. Choose the correct form of the verb.

The wind ..has blowing. so much that they couldn't put up their tent.

a) is blowing

b) blew

c) has been blowing

d) has blowing

12. Choose the correct form of the verb. By the time he got to the coach station the express bus to Liverpool ... had left.

a) Left

b) had left

c) has left

d) would leave

13. Find an exstra adjective. Articles can be Fascinating... .

a) Exciting

b) Fascinating

c) Thick

d) Witty

14. Choose the appropriate words. Television keeps,... us informed about the ...recent events at home and abroad.

a) keeping, recent

b) keeps, recent

c) keeps, recently

d) keeping, recently

15. Choose the correct variant.

"Why didn't you go to the museum with us, Dick?" the teacher asked. Answer B

a) The teacher asked why Dick didn't go to the museum with them.

b) The teacher asked why Dick hadn't gone to the museum with them.CORRECT

c) The teacher asked why didn't Dick go to the museum with them.

d) The teacher asked why hadn't Dick gone to the museum with them.

16.

My parents have been to Astana many times.

e) Were

f) Was

g) Been

h) have been

17. You are reading this text now.

e) Are reading

f) Has read

g) Is reading

h) Was reading

18. They stayed with us last Christmas.

e) To stay

f) Stays

g) Stayed

h) Was staying

19. There Will be … a lot of work to do tomorrow.

e) Are going to

f) Will be

g) Was

h) Shall

20. The weather is Better than it was last month.

e) The better than

f) The best than

g) As better as

h) Better than

21) Do you want to come to the playground us?

a) Noun

b) Verb CORRECT

c) Adjective

d)Adverb

22) Mam baked cookies for us.

a) Noun CORRECT

b) Verb

c) Adverb

d) Adjective

23) Suzie and John are planning to get married and …have…… a lot of children.

a) have CORRECT

b) make

c) bring

d) get

24) Choose the correct answer. I bought…. A new bike yesterday.

a) bought CORRECT

b) Have bought

c) buy

d) have

25) Choose the correct answer. Can you tell me…Where the station is?

a) Where CORRECT

b) wear

c) were

d) What

Л: Привет, Том! Что ты делаешь?

Т: Привет , Люси. Ничего такого. Я принимаю холодный душ.

Л: Правда? Какая там погода?

Т: Это здорово! Здесь жарко и солнечно.

Л: И какая температура?

Т: 37° по цельсию.

Л: 37° по цельсию! Ты шутишь?

Т: Нет, это не так. Это правда. В Шотландии холодно.

Л: Там очень холодно. Там температура очень низкая. 5° по цельсию.

Т: Ох! Как жаль!

P.S. Это более правильный перевод, но у человека снизу тоже неплохой перевод, но переводчик плохо перевел некоторые слова, которые я исправила в своем ответе.

Заранее не за что :^