Reading.read the text and choose the right item in the sentences after it.the new zealand kiwithis strange bird is new zealand's national symbol. everywhere in the world, kiwi is new zealand, or a new zealander. new zealanders also like to call themselves kiwis.the kiwi (bird) got its name after its shrill call - "kee-wee kee-wee". it can't see well, and although it has wings, it cannot fly. kiwis live in forests or wet places and feed on insects, worms, snails, and berries. it is unusual in at least two things. first, it is the only bird in the world that has its nostrils1  at the end of its long beak to find food and sense danger. second, the female kiwi has the largest   egg, in proportion to its body size. kiwis are as big as chickens, but their eggs are almost as big as those of ostriches! there are several species of kiwi spread over the north and south islands of new zealand.the kiwi looks very much like kiwifruit - the brown furry fruit with the green flesh. kiwifruit comes originally from china, and in fact its original name was chinese gooseberry2. sometime in the 1960s, the kiwifruit farmers in new zealand decided to market the fruit overseas, but decided to give   them another name. to help identify the fruit with new zealand, they chose the name kiwifruit. some people call kiwifruit kiwis, but this is incorrect. new zealanders especially find this very wrong! a kiwi  is a bird or a human new zealander; but the fruit has different names - kiwifruit  or chinese gooseberry.while it's not easy to see the real kiwi bird, the kiwi as a symbol is everywhere: on stamps and coins, on all sorts of products, in the toy shops, on flags, everywhere, all over the world.1)  people think that the kiwi bird is strange because   it .a) has a long tail                           b) has too long wings                       c) can't fly2)  the name of the bird comes from .a) its size                           b) its cry                         c) new zealand fruit3)  kiwis are really unusual because they .a) look like ostriches                                                                   b) are as big as ostriches                                            c) lay eggs as big as those of ostriches     4)  new zealanders call themselves .a) kiwifruit                                     b) gooseberries                           c) kiwis5)  the kiwifruit originates from .a) china                                               b) australia                                         c) new zealand6)  new zealanders don't like it when people call kiwifruit .a) chinese fruit                     b) kiwi                                                           c) chinese gooseberrie1 nostrils - ноздри2 gooseberry - крыжовникii.  grammar.choose the right item for each sentence.1.  it                                               all day. when will it stop? a)  has been rainingb)  has rained2.  it is noon. you                                             on the computer for two hours already.a)  have been workingb)  have worked3.  we                                                   to australia. and john                                             there all his life.a)  have never been, has livedb)  have never been, has been living4.  nancy                                               in canada this year.a)  travelledb)  has travelled5.  it's the first time mary and paul                                        to the sea resort in spain.a)  have goneb)  went6.  tom                                                 a beautiful stone in the sand just now.a)  foundb)  has found7.    she says she                                                       to any famous traveller.a)  has never spokenb)  has never been speaking8.  what                                                                                       the day before yesterday? a)  did you dob)  have you done9.  the other day we                                                      to picture gallery.a)  wentb)  have gone10.      why are you sad, charlie? - i                                   my textbook. i                             for it for two hours and i can't find it.a)  lost, have lookedb)  have lost, have been lookingiii.  vocabulary.complete the sentences with the correct words.1)  have you translated the article (yourself/yourselves)? 2)  the first bird in the picture was an owl, (another/the other) was a magpie.3)  unfortunately, michael is not (between/among) my best friends.4)  there is (few/a little) cheese in the fridge. let's make cheese sandwiches.5)  mr parson is interested in our planet. he has a good collection of books about (earth/land).6)  she is very unusual girl. i can’t make her (out/off).7)  paul decided to take (up/down) swimming and began going to a good swimming pool.8)  mary, if you can’t do the work (yourself/herself), ask somebody to help you.9)  i think it is a very dangerous trip. we should talk him (out / over) of it.10)  the road is not (wide enough/enough wide) for two cars.iv.  form new words and complete the sentences.1)  his speech was boring and really                           .2)  i can read a novel in french with                               and a fair understanding.endenjoy3)  she always wears                                         clothes.fashion4)  the day was                                               - wet and cold.pleasant5)  you will live long and                                             .happy 40 ​если тяжело выполнить всё то 1 и 4