ОГЭ по английскому языку. Раздел 3 (задания по лексике и грамматике)

Name _____________                                     Date___________

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 20–28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20–28.

Raining Fish and Frogs

In January 2012, residents of a town in Agusandel Sur, the Philippines, got the shock of their _________ 20 (life) when it started raining fish. Many _________ 21 (think) the world was coming to an end. But they were just witnesses to a rare phenomenon that has been recorded throughout history and all over the world.

People insist there is a simple explanation: strong winds traveling over water may sometimes pick up small items or animals such as fish or frogs before depositing them a few kilometers on.

However, in Depatmento de Yoro of Honduras, it ___________ 22 (rain) fish for years and no one 23 (figure) out how or why this happens. Every May or June, a heavy rain lasting up to three hours 24 (leave) the streets with small fish, many still flapping about. A National Geographic team, which 25 (document) the "rainfall" in the 1970s, determined that the fish _________ 26 (be) all of the same species but were not found anywhere around the area. It is also exceptionally rare to have it occur in the same place _________ 27 (two). Since 1998, the city of Yoro ___________ 28 (organize) even a festival around this called, appropriately, "The Rain Of Fish Festival"!

Barefoot running

In recent years, the growing trend of barefoot running has started a debate among athletes and doctors about the __________ 29 (possibility) health benefits of running with very light sandals or no shoes at all. Barefoot running has gained __________ 30 (popular) among both casual and __________ 31 (compete) athletes. Some athletes say that running barefoot has helped them cure or avoid __________ 32 (injury); others claim that running barefoot has improved their running form and race times. Opponents, however, say that there is no __________ 33 (science) or medical proof that barefoot running is _________ 34 (safe) or better than wearing traditional running shoes.

Ответы:

20)  lives

21)  thought

22)  has been raining

23)  has figured

24)  leaves

25)  documented

26)  were

27)  twice

28)  has organized

29)  possible

30)  popularity

31)  competitive

32)  injuries

33)  scientific

34)  safer