Упражнение 44 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
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The Man Who Loved the Sea
Jacques Cousteau was bom in France in 1910. Although he was sickly as a child, he learned to swim at an early age and developed a love for the ocean. He joined the French navy in 1933, and it was there ___A___.
Amazed at what he saw beneath the sea, he decided to build a device that would allow people to breathe underwater. In 1942, he finished the Aqua-Lung, a piece of early underwater breathing equipment ___B___.
After World War II, Cousteau began his life’s work onboard the research ship Calypso. He worked with divers and scientists to photograph and gather samples of underwater plants and animals. In doing so, he learned about many ocean creatures ___C___.
In 1960, he successfully worked to stop nuclear waste ___D___. He worked tirelessly ___E___ and won many awards for his efforts. His television show, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, ran from 1968 to 1976. The series helped raise awareness of the creatures who inhabit the world’s oceans. Cousteau died in 1997 at the age of 87 and is still celebrated ___F___ of the twentieth century.
1. from being dumped into the Mediterranean Sea
2. that would eventually lead to the SCUBA diving gear
3. as one of the most important explorers and environmentalists
4. even though he became interested in exploring the ocean
5. that he first used a pair of underwater goggles
6. to improve the ecological conditions of the world’s oceans
7. that had never been studied before
A – 5; B – 2; C – 7; D – 1; E – 6; F – 3
The Man Who Loved the Sea
Jacques Cousteau was bom in France in 1910. Although he was sickly as a child, he learned to swim at an early age and developed a love for the ocean. He joined the French navy in 1933, and it was there that he first used a pair of underwater goggles.
Amazed at what he saw beneath the sea, he decided to build a device that would allow people to breathe underwater. In 1942, he finished the Aqua-Lung, a piece of early underwater breathing equipment that would eventually lead to the SCUBA diving gear.
After World War II, Cousteau began his life’s work onboard the research ship Calypso. He worked with divers and scientists to photograph and gather samples of underwater plants and animals. In doing so, he learned about many ocean creatures that had never been studied before.
In 1960, he successfully worked to stop nuclear waste from being dumped into the Mediterranean Sea. He worked tirelessly to improve the ecological conditions of the world’s oceans and won many awards for his efforts. His television show, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, ran from 1968 to 1976. The series helped raise awareness of the creatures who inhabit the world’s oceans. Cousteau died in 1997 at the age of 87 and is still celebrated as one of the most important explorers and environmentalists of the twentieth century.
