ЕГЭ по Английскому Языку/ Репетитор Английского языка / Тест 4
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1 - 8. Определите, какой вариант ответа соответствует данному пропуску.
graceful cats
The largest cat of all, the tiger is a powerful ... [symbol/sign/mark/badge] among the different cultures that share its home. But this magnificent animal is being ... [persecuted/prosecuted/persuaded/peril] across its range. Tigers are poisoned, shot, trapped, and snared, largely as a result of conflicts with people and to ... [meet/face/answer/match] the demands of a continuing illegal trade in tiger derivatives and parts. On ... [top/peak/cover/head] of this, both their ... [habitat/habit/nest/accommodations] and natural prey continue to disappear. Over the past 100 years, tiger numbers have declined by 95 per cent and three sub-species have become ... [extinct/abolished/ended/lost] — with a fourth not seen in the wild for over 25 years.
Tigers have always been hunted — as status symbols, for decorative items such as wall and floor coverings, as souvenirs and curios, and for use in traditional Asian medicines. Hunting for sport probably caused the greatest decline ... [in/on/for/from] tiger populations up until the 1930s. In ... [addition/cause/order/person] , in many areas tigers were regarded as a pest that needed to be exterminated.
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ANSWERS
GAP 1 (SYMBOL) ... of all, the tiger is a powerful symbol among the different cultures that ...
POWERFUL + SYMBOL => COLLOCATION
POWERFUL SYMBOL a picture or shape that has a particular meaning or represents a particular organization or idea.
Other Collocations:
POWERFUL TOOL, IMMENSELY POWERFUL, POWERFUL INFLUENCE, POWERFUL COUNTRY.
GAP 2 (PERSECUTED) ... But this magnificent animal is being persecuted across its range. Tigers ...
PERSECUTE => VERB
PERSECUTE => to treat (someone) cruelly or unfairly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs .
Word Formation:
PERSECUTE (VERB) => PERSECUTOR (NOUN) => PERSECUTION (NOUN).
GAP 3 (MEET) ... conflicts with people and to meet the demands of a continuing illegal ...
MEET + A DEMAND => COLLOCATION
MEET A DEMAND => the ability and need or desire to buy goods and services.
Other Idioms:
IN DEMAND => needed or wanted by many people .
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND => because of popular demand.
GAP 4 (TOP) ... derivatives and parts. On top of this, both their habitat and natural ...
ON TOP OF THIS => IDIOM
ON TOP OF THIS => in addition to this.
Other Idioms:
ON TOP OF THE WORLD => extremely happy.
OVER THE TOP => beyond what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate.
GAP 5 (HABITAT) ... of this, both their habitat and natural prey continue to disappear ...
HABITAT => NOUN
HABITAT => the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism.
Other Collocations:
NATURAL HABITAT, HABITAT DEGRADATION, LOSS OF HABITAT, DEMANDING HABITAT.
GAP 6 (EXTINCT) ... sub-species have become extinct — with a fourth not seen in the wild for over ...
BECOME + EXTINCT => COLLOCATION
BECOME EXTINCT => no longer in existence; that has ended or died out.
Other Collocations:
EXTINCT VOLCANO, EXTINCT SPECIES, EXTINCT TRADITION.
GAP 7 (IN) ... Hunting for sport probably caused the greatest decline in tiger populations up until the 1930s ...
DECLINE + IN => NOUN + PREPOSITION
DECLINE IN => becoming less or worse.
Common Errors:
There has been a decline on the number of students. X
There has been a decline in the number of students. V
GAP 8 (ADDITION) ... tiger populations up until the 1930s. In addition, in many areas tigers were ...
IN ADDITION => IDIOM
IN ADDITION => as well as.
Other Idioms:
THE ADDITION OF SOMETHING => the act of adding something to something else.
LATEST/RECENT/NEW ADDITION TO => something that is added to something else, often in order to improve it.