(Копія) Test "INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES"

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Australia was ________ for Europeans by James Cook.

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Writing was probably the most revolutionary of all human _______ .

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The 15th - 17th centuries were the time of great geographical _______ .

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Electricity was ________ by Michael Faraday.

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Penicillin was _________ by Alexander Fleming.

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________ is one of the solutions of ecological problems of modern world.

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The mobile phone is a wonderful ______ .

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The _________ of science in any country is the way to success.

READING

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In 1914 Albert Einstein moved to Germany. He got a                [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger] at the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. Four months later, Germany went to war. World War I started. Einstein made himself very              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger]because he was against the war.
In 1921 he got the Nobel Prize              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger]. He became very famous, almost like a movie star. His picture was in many newspapers but he was a shy man and didn’t like the              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger] much. However, when Hitler came to power              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger], Einstein decided to speak for peace. He said it was wrong for one person to kill another one and that all men should refuse to be soldiers. Hitler didn’t like any of his beliefs. There was another problem. Einstein was Jewish and Hitler hated Jews. Einstein’s life was              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in physics, teaching job, in danger] and that was why he and his wife moved to the United States.

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VOCABULARY

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Money _______ hundreds of years ago.

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Gravity _______ by Isaac Newton.

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Mechanical clocks ______ in the 14th century.

3,000 cars ______ in this factory every year.

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Water clocks ______ in ancient Egypt.

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Nowadays, the exploration of space _______ by this company.

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The American president            (to elect) every 4 years.

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The first postage stamp, the Penny Black,            (to issue) in 1840 in England.

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New houses               (to build) by the end of next year.

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Henry Miller wrote that book.

That book                             .

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The president gave John an award.

John                                     

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The electricians test the fire alarm.

The fire alarm                               .

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Many people begin new projects in January

New projects                      .