ЕГЭ по Английскому Языку/ Репетитор Английского языка / Тест 22
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the history of Yorkshire Terrier
The Yorkie shares its ancient ... [ancestry/legacy/heritage/inheritance] with all dog breeds, ... [tracing/coming/going/tracking] back to a creature that looked like a cross between a weasel and a fox, called Hesperocyonines. This primitive animal evolved in North America about 40 million years ago. Hesperocyonines gave ... [rise/away/in/raise] to many canine species before it became ... [extinct/departed/extinguished/exterminated] 15 million years ago. Over the several million years that followed, prehistoric canids eventually developed into the first wild dogs, and later, some differentiated ... [into/like/from/between] terrier types.
At the time of the Roman invasion of England in 54 BCE, Julius Caesar’s legions observed small terriers ... [being/having/getting/talking] used by hunters to chase ... [prey/sacrifice/casualty/victim] into underground dens and ... [lairds/lairs/layers/liars] and remain underground to fight and kill their quarry. This instinctive terrier behaviour is called “going to earth” or “going to ground”. The word terrier comes from the Latin word terra, meaning “earth”. Terrier-type dogs developed into different strains and were highly prized by their owners – and for good reason.
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ANSWERS
GAP 1
ANCESTRY
NOUN | ANCESTRY |
The members of your family who lived a long time ago: |
GAP 2
TRACING
VERB + PREPOSITION | TRACE BACK |
To find the origins of when something began or where it came from: She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. |
GAP 3
RISE
IDIOM | GIVE RISE TO STH |
To cause something to happen or exist: His speech gave rise to a bitter argument. |
GAP 4
EXTINCT
ADJECTIVE | EXTINCT |
An extinct type of animal or plant does not exist any more: The red squirrel is in danger of becoming extinct in England. |
GAP 5
INTO
VERB + PREPOSITION | DIFFERENTIATE INTO |
To change during development to more specialized forms: A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types of the adult organism is known as pluripotent. |
GAP 6
BEING
AUXILIARY VERB | BEING |
Used with past participles to form the passive: The building is being painted. |
GAP 7
PREY
NOUN | PREY |
An animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal: The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. |
GAP 8
LAIRS
NOUN | LAIR |
The place where a wild animal hides and sleeps: The only animal I know of that lives in a lair is a dragon. |