USE OF ENGLISH. Task 1. For items 1–10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: 0 BOREDOM
Games in Space
For astronauts on long missions into space, (0) ... can be a real problem. — BORE
In order to help the astronauts, (1) ... and doctors need to find out what this feels like. — SCIENCE
As part of the (2) ... programme, six volunteers will be locked away for 520 days to see what effect this has on their mind and body. — SEARCH
During their time in (3) ... , the volunteers will be able to communicate with their controllers, but only in a way that replicates the astronauts' experience. For example, the further away from 'Earth' they get, the longer the delay in the signal, so they will be (4) ... to have a conversation in real time. — ISOLATE, ABLE
As part of the experiment, the volunteers will be allowed to play computer games. There will be a (5) ... of solo games — MIX
and (6) ... games available. Afterwards, they will be asked to — COMPETE
give (7) ... on how hard they found the games to play and what — FEED
their (8) ... state was at the time. — EMOTION
As a result of the (9) ... gathered, it may be possible to create — INFORM
special (10) ... for crews on future missions. — SOFT
- Нужно существительное во множественном числе (подлежащее, «и врачи»): SCIENCE → scientists.
- Перед programme нужно существительное или прилагательное: SEARCH → research (research programme).
- После предлога in нужно существительное: ISOLATE → isolation.
- После will be нужно прилагательное с отрицанием (по смыслу задержка мешает): ABLE → unable.
- После a ... of нужно существительное: MIX → mixture.
- Перед games нужно прилагательное: COMPETE → competitive.
- После give нужно существительное: FEED → feedback.
- Перед state нужно прилагательное: EMOTION → emotional.
- После the ... gathered нужно существительное: INFORM → information.
- После special нужно существительное во множественном числе (для экипажей): SOFT → software.
Определяем, какая часть речи нужна по месту в предложении, и образуем слово с помощью суффиксов (-ist, -ion, -ure, -ive, -al) или приставки un-. Слова research, information и software неисчисляемые, поэтому без -s.
- scientists
- research
- isolation
- unable
- mixture
- competitive
- feedback
- emotional
- information
- software
