Use of English. Choose the best word (1–7). Text «Siberian Tiger»:
With its bright stripes and loud roar, the Siberian tiger is truly an impressive animal. Indigenous to eastern Russia, north-east China and parts of North Korea, the Siberian tiger can 1) ..... (grow/ reach/ expand/develop) a length of 286 cm which 2) ..... (does/ makes/ causes/ creates) it the largest living tiger.
Siberian tigers are fierce predators and primarily hunt wild boar and elk. 3) ..... (Due/ Because/ Since/ As) to the fact that their prey is found across wide areas, the Siberian tiger requires a large territory to survive. An adult male cat will roam a territory up to 1,000 km². The tiger moves through its territory 4) ..... (alone/ solo/ lonely /one) and hunts at night. Using its keen vision and hearing along with a powerful 5) ..... (feeling/ sense/ taste/ nose) of smell, it sneaks up on its prey stealthily. Its stripes help camouflage it 6) ..... (on/ with/ across/ in) the tall grass. It can run extremely fast over short distances and can leap 3 metres in a single bound!
Unfortunately, there are only a few hundred Siberian tigers left in Russia and 7) ..... (more/much/just/even) fewer in China and North Korea. We all need to come together to protect the Siberian tiger and its habitat.
Выбираем слово по значению и сочетаемости.
- «can … a length of
cm» — «может достигать длины см»: reach (reach a length). Grow a length так не говорят. - «which … it the largest living tiger» — «что делает его самым большим тигром»: makes (make + объект + прилагательное/существительное).
- «… to the fact that» — устойчивое выражение due to the fact that — «из-за того, что»: Due.
- «moves through its territory …» — «в одиночку»: alone; solo и lonely так не сочетаются.
- «a powerful … of smell» — «острое чувство обоняния»: sense (sense of smell).
- «camouflage it … the tall grass» — «маскирует его в высокой траве»: in (in the grass).
- «a few hundred in Russia and … fewer in China» — «ещё меньше»: even (even fewer — «ещё меньше»: even усиливает сравнительную степень. More fewer — неверно (двойное сравнение), much обычно стоит перед неисчисляемыми существительными (а tigers — исчисляемое), just fewer не передаёт усиления, поэтому остаётся even).
