Fill in the text with the appropriate words. Choose the words from the list of the synonyms on the right side. Example: 0) – A; …

Cockroach racing 0) takes place every year on January 26th in Australia. How did all begin? Two men had an 1) about the biggest an the fastest cockroaches in the city.

The 2) liked the racing very much.

To win Kumis alu, the horseman has to 3) a lot of handkerchiefs from the ground. The horseman is riding his horse at a full 4) .

Then he has to 5) down and snatch up the handkerchief on the left, on the right again and again. 0) A. takes B. gets C. receives D. chooses

1) A. conflict B. disagreement C. argument D. agreement

2) A. stream B. mass C. army D. crowd

3) A. grab B. loose C. transfer D. display

4) A. speed B. hurry C. rush D. gallop

5) A. nod B. lean C. stoop D. crouch

Выберите из синонимов справа подходящий по смыслу к тексту. Каждое слово пронумеровано, нужно не отходя от номера слова выбрать подходящее слово. Все слова - те, которые проходили в этом разделе.

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I am in the park.

I can see some children.

They are playing volleyball.

There is my friend Greg!

He is reading a book.

The girl is eating a sandwich.

The boy and the dog are playing with a ball.

They can't see me, because I am sitting in a tree.

What are you doing?

Are you listening to me?

Я в парке.

Я вижу нескольких детей.

Они играют в волейбол.

А вот и мой друг, Грег!

Он читает книгу.

Девочка ест бутерброд.

Мальчик c собакой играют с мячом.

Они не видят меня, потому что я сижу на дереве.

Что ты делаешь?

Ты слушаешь меня?

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1. Chris Bromham jumped - c) over 18 big red buses on his motorbike.

2. Chad Hundeby swam - e) across the sea from England to France in 7 hours and 17 minutes.

3. Iris Alvarez jumped - d) into the sea from an 18-metre rock.

4. Michael Johnson ran - f) around a 400-metre track in 43.18 seconds.

5. Takao Arayama climbed - b) up Mount Everest when he was 70 years old.

6. Joseph Kittinger fell - a) through the air for 31,000 metres in the world's highest skydive.

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I always cycle down slowly so I don't fall  my bike.