8. (0,5 points for the correct task) Read the text. Choose from (A—G) the one which best fits each space. There is one choice you do not need to use.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in May 1927 1)
To promote the art of movie-making. In the first year, the Academy had 36 members, with Douglas Fairbanks 2) . The first Academy Awards, now better known 3) , were presented at a private dinner in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with less than 250 persons attending. Today, the Academy has over 6 000 honorary members. The Oscar Awards are viewed by more 4) on television. The first television broadcast of the Oscars took place in 1953 — 5) , telecast throughout the US and Canada. Telecasting in colour began in 1966, and since 1969, the Oscars have been telecast 6) .
A as the Oscars B like it was earlier
C as a nonprofit corporation D than a billion people
E throughout the world F as president
G on black and white TV
Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. The largest city in Russia with the largest population.There is a version that the word Moscow means swamp, dampness)The city was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. He gathered the princes of neighboring principalities for a meeting in the town of "Moskov" on April 4, 1147. This year is considered the year of the foundation of the city of Moscow. This year she turned 865 years old.Coat of arms: on a red canvas, George the Victorious, killing a snake. The anthem "My Golden Moscow", which we learned. The main symbol of the city is the Moscow Kremlin and Red Square. The Kremlin is the oldest part of the city. It consists of the Kremlin Wall, Towers (Spasskaya, Taynitskaya, Nabatnaya, Troitskaya, Borovitskaya, Blagoveshchenskaya, Vodovzvodnaya, Kutafya), monuments (Tsar Cannon, Tsar Bell, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Lenin Mausoleum), and squares, gardens, cathedrals, palace buildings and other buildings.