Упражнение 16 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя.
The golfer put his ball on the tee. He looked at the flag, swung the club, and the ball flew into the air. But it fell short of green and landed ‘plop’ in a lake. Jim Reid smiled. ‘It’s a nice sound, isn’t it?’ he said. Jim likes going to golf courses. And why not? He has recently sold his company for $5 million A ________ and money to do exactly what he wants.
But it hasn’t always been so. Jim started out in Oklahoma, B ________ where he worked as a surveyor for Walt Disney World for ten years. In his free time he used to go scuba-diving, looking for treasure among the shipwrecks that had lain for centuries around the Florida coast. Then one day he had a go at diving in a different place and made a discovery C ________. When he went home that day, he talked the matter over with his wife, Beverley. It seemed like a crazy idea and Jim would have to give up his job but they decided to go for it.
‘It was a bit embarrassing at first when people asked me what I did for a living,’ says Jim, ‘D ________. Some of the places are over 15 metres deep. You’re down there in the dark for hours with the snakes E ________ ‘ Stepping on broken glass and sharp pieces of metal was a constant hazard and Jim was once struck by lightning while underwater. But the gamble paid off. In fact, the new venture was successful beyond their wildest dreams F ________ and Beverley were multi-millionares.
1. and it wasn’t easy to explain
2. and the eels and your imagination
3. and ten years later Jim
4. and then in 1971 he moved to Florida
5. and have made money unusual way
6. and now he has plenty of time
7. that was to change his life
A-6; B-4; C-7; D-1; E-2; F-3
The golfer put his ball on the tee. He looked at the flag, swung the club, and the ball flew into the air. But it fell short of green and landed ‘plop’ in a lake. Jim Reid smiled. ‘It’s a nice sound, isn’t it?’ he said. Jim likes going to golf courses. And why not? He has recently sold his company for $5 million and now he has plenty of time and money to do exactly what he wants.
But it hasn’t always been so. Jim started out in Oklahoma, and then in 1971 he moved to Florida where he worked as a surveyor for Walt Disney World for ten years. In his free time he used to go scuba-diving, looking for treasure among the shipwrecks that had lain for centuries around the Florida coast. Then one day he had a go at diving in a different place and made a discovery that was to change his life. When he went home that day, he talked the matter over with his wife, Beverley. It seemed like a crazy idea and Jim would have to give up his job but they decided to go for it.
‘It was a bit embarrassing at first when people asked me what I did for a living,’ says Jim, ‘and it wasn’t easy to explain. Some of the places are over 15 metres deep. You’re down there in the dark for hours with the snakes and the eels and your imagination‘ Stepping on broken glass and sharp pieces of metal was a constant hazard and Jim was once struck by lightning while underwater. But the gamble paid off. In fact, the new venture was successful beyond their wildest dreams and ten years later Jim and Beverley were multi-millionares.
