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Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1 - 8. Определите, какой вариант ответа соответствует данному пропуску.
 

bull fighting

Bull fighting, known in Spanish  ... [as/that/like/from]  "corrida de toros," spread from the Iberian Peninsula to Latin America with the Spanish and Portuguese colonization of the New World,  ... [although/because/despite/unless]  it was common in ancient Rome. The versions practised in Spain (and in parts of France) and its former colonies in the Americas differ from that which predominates in Portugal, and not simply because in the former the bull dies in the ring while in the  ... [latter/late/lately/later]  it does not. 

The  ... [widely/wide/broad/high]  recognised image of the "matador" with a cape and a sword standing close by a charging bull is from the Spanish corrida de toros. Aside from the bull and the common ancestry of the spectacle, the primary similarity between Spanish and Portuguese bull fighting is the great  ... [deal/many/much/number]  of pump and pageantry of the event, which begin  ... [with/on/to/in]  a parade of all the participants, except the bulls, entering the ring. In  ... [both/either/neither/nor]  Portuguese and Spanish bull fights, horses and horsemen  ... [play/make/take/give]  an important role.

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GAP 1 (AS) ... Bull fighting, known in Spanish as "corrida de toros," spread from the Iberian Peninsula to Latin ...
KNOWN + AS => VERB + PREPOSITION
KNOW sth/sb AS sth => to have a particular name.
Common Errors:
Nitrous oxide is commonly known like laughing gas. X
Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas. V BE KNOWN AS => to have a particular name!

 

GAP 2 (ALTHOUGH) ... colonization of the New World, although it was common in ancient Rome. The versions ... 
ALTHOUGH + VERB
ALTHOUGH => (CONJUNCTION) expresses the idea of contrast. 
ALTHOUGH + SUBJECT + VERB 
Common Errors:
Although the rain, we had the picnic. X ALTHOUGH cannot be followed by a noun!
Although it was raining, we had the picnic. V ALTHOUGH must be followed by a subject and a verb!

 

GAP 3 (LATTER) ... in the former the bull dies in the ring while in the latter it does not The (4) ... recognised ...
THE FORMER ... THE LATTER => SEQUENCING
THE FORMER, ... THE LATTER => first-mentioned of two ... last-mentioned of two.
Common Errors:
Alf, Nutt and Ozzy are my favourite pets; the former being my cat and the latter being my dogs. X
Alf and Ozzy are my favourite pets; the former being my cat and the latter being my dog. V It can only be used in reference to two people or things!

 

GAP 4 (WIDELY) ... it does not. The widely recognised image of the "matador" with a cape and a sword standing close ... 
WIDELY + RECOGNISED => COLLOCATION
WIDELY RECOGNISED => generally accepted that that person or thing has a particular position or quality. 
Other Collocations:
WIDELY AVAILABLE, WIDELY REGARDED, TRAVEL WIDELY, WIDELY READ, WIDELY ACCEPETED, WIDELY USED. 

 

GAP 5 (DEAL) ... bull fighting is the great deal of pump and pageantry of the event, which begin ...
GREAT + DEAL + OF => FIXED PHRASE
GREAT DEAL OF => a large quantity of something. 
Other Fixed Phrases and Idioms:
A ROUGH/RAW DEAL => unfair treatment. 
BIG DEAL => an important or exciting event or situation.
WHAT'S THE DEAL? => what is happening in the present situation?

 

GAP 6 (WITH) ... event, which begin with a parade of all the participants, except the bulls, entering the ring ...
BEGIN + WITH => VERB + PREPOSITION
BEGIN WITH => to start doing something; to do the first part of something.
Common Errors:
Each chapter begins from a quotation. X
Each chapter begins with a quotation. V BEGIN + WITH!

 

GAP 7 (BOTH) ... bulls, entering the ring. In both Portuguese and Spanish bull fights, horses and ...
BOTH ... AND ... => CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
BOTH ... AND ... => used before two words or phrases connected with and to stress that each is included. 
Common Errors:
Both Carol and Marion is attending the course. X
Both Carol and Marion are attending the course. V PLURAL VERB FORM!

 

GAP 8 (PLAY) ... and Spanish bull fights, horses and horsemen play a role ... 
PLAY + A + ROLE => COLLOCATION
PLAY A ROLE (in something) => to have an effect on something. 
Other Fixed Phrases and Idioms:
PLAY TRICKS (ON YOU) => to trick somebody for fun. 
PALY FOR TIME => to try to make something happen later instead of sooner.
PLAY SECOND FIDDLE => to be in a lower position or rank than someone else.