C. Read again and answer the questions. Choose a, b, c or d. 1. When Stafford said that he was going to walk the Amazon, many
people thought that
a. he was strong enough to achieve it.
b. he would die if he tried to do it.
c. he was brave enough to try.
d. if he was determined, he would succeed.
2. What is not true about Stafford's journey?
a. It took him longer than he expected.
b. A Peruvian was with him for most of his journey.
c. The batteries he had to carry weighed forty kilos.
d. The person he started off with didn't complete the challenge.
3. What was the cause of Stafford's skin disease?
a. A scorpion
b. A fly.
c. His diet.
d. It is not clearly mentioned.
4. How did a community chief help Stafford and Cho?
a. He showed them where to go.
b. He agreed to stop the attacks if they left.
c. He explained to isolated communities that they weren't a threat.
d. He paid the native people so that they wouldn't harm them.
5. What was the main reason that made Stafford go on this expedition?
a. He wanted to be the first to walk the Amazon.
b. He wanted to save the rainforest from destruction.
c. People believed he couldn't do it.
d. He needed to prove something to himself.
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Герой романа, филеас фогг , побился об заклад, что сумеет обогнуть земной шар с запада на восток в срок не более 80 дней, что было в то время предельно возможной скоростью, учитывая технические возможности транспорта. путешествие фогга начинается в , далее он отправляется во францию , египет , индию , китай, японию , америку . по пути ему встречается множество опасностей; в индии филеас фогг и его слуга паспарту спасают прекрасную ауду, которую собираются сжечь заживо вместе с телом её покойного мужа. впоследствии мисс ауда становится женой фогга. мешает путешествию и сыщик фикс: полиция уверена, что именно фогг украл крупную сумму в банке , а пари — только возможность спрятаться от закона. а когда фогг возвращается в великобританию с опозданием в один день, он решает назавтра, в понедельник, обвенчаться с аудой. и каково же его удивление, когда священник говорит, что завтра воскресенье! так отважный и невозмутимый мистер фогг выигрывает пари. в романе подробно описываются средства и условия передвижения того времени: на пакетботах , паровозах , шхунах ; кроме того, путешественникам пришлось воспользоваться санями с парусом и даже слоном .

In fact, big ben is the largest of the six bells of westminster palace in london. but it has long been associated with the name of the clock tower, which in september 2012 was officially called “elizabeth tower”. the decision to rename the tower was made by the british parliament to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii. the tower was built in 1858. the project architect was augustus pugin. the height of the tower and spire is 96.3 m. the palace of westminster, and therefore the tower, is on the parliament square next to westminster abbey. on the opposite side of the palace there is the thames embankment. the clock tower is the largest four-sided clock mechanism in the world, and in addition, with the most accurate clocks. at the base of each of the four clock dials there is a latin inscription “domine salvam fac reginam nostram victoriam primam” (“god save our queen victoria i”). around the perimeter of the tower, on the left and on the right of the clock, there is another phrase in latin – “laus deo” (“glory to god” or “praise the lord”). there used to be a prison in big ben. the last prisoner of big ben was a fighter for women’s rights emmeline pankhurst. now, next to the parliament there is a monument to her.