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Всем привет,не могу решить задания(олимпиада по английскому)ответьте с меня Task 1.

You are going to read an article. Five sentences have been removed
from it. Choose from sentences A-G the one that fits each gap.
There’s one extra sentence which you don’t need

A. it became a natural centre for the road system and roads from all the
great towns
B. The foresight of its founders gave London several advantages.
C. There were important trading posts strung out along it and such
places as at Egham, and Brentford.
D. a highway for seaborne raiders into the heart of the land or a defensive
border in a war zone
E. that it was practicable to build a bridge
F. without being dependent on the vagaries of the wind
G. The bank had also been fortified with sharp stakes fixed along it
H. for long periods the boundary between tribes

THE ORIGIN OF LONDON’S SUCCESS

The fame and fortune of London is based quite simply on its position

along the Thames. 1 . Firstly, it offered an ideal route into the

heart of Britain for sea borne trade. Here boats could shelter from storm,

and can take advantage of the tides to float up and down the Thames

2. The cost of transporting goods by boat before the 19th

Century was considerably cheaper than by land and so the extra miles of

sea transport were valuable.

Secondly, the City was the furthest downstream 3 . On the

North Bank there was high ground and although the South Bank was prone

to flood, there were two eyots (islands) of sand and gravel for the approach

road to the first London Bridge across a generally marshy area.

Thirdly, the two hills on the north bank, Comhill and Ludgate offered

an ideal site for a City as it was south facing, well supplied with water, had

good supplies of local building materials, and was above the flood plan.

Once the bridge was put in place 4 in all comers of

Britain headed to London. The combination of a port, bridge and centre of

the road system was a winning combination.

But the history of London shows us that it is not a totally infallible

recipe for success because these geographic advantages count for little if the

country is disunited. For the broad highway that is the Thames has another

face. In times of strife, the Thames becomes 5 .

These facts explain much of London’s history. For example in the

prehistoric period the Thames was 6 and although the Thames

was still an important trade route it did not lead to the development of a great

City. 7. But in the absence of a unified communications network

no one site had a monopoly of geographic advantages and therefore did not

develop into an international City.

Task II. Find words and phrases in the text, which mean the same as the

following

1. make or become united

2. a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior

position

3. make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide

4. an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high

tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times

5. likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant

or regrettable

6. the state of being known by many people

7. incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

8. a group or system of interconnected people or things