Kitobni o'qish: «Сборник заданий. Английский язык в формате ЕГЭ – 2024», sahifa 3

4. From Alaska to Russia

The USA and Russia are 1. ________ by the Bering Strait. The narrowest distance 2. ________ the countries is approximately 90 kilometers. In the middle of the Bering Strait there are two small islands: one of them 3. ________ to Russia, while 4. ________ is a part of the United States. 5. ________ the fact that walking 6. ________ this body of water on ice 7. ________ a winter season is possible, it is illegal. In 2006 two adventurers from the USA 8. ________ up their minds to cross the Bering Strait. They set 9. ________ on April 6 and reached Russia in 15 days. Unfortunately, they we detained and deported for violating the immigration laws.

5. Sleeping Bus Tours

Exhausted and sleep-deprived citizens of Hong Kong can now get a 5-hour sleeping bus tour. The first tour was sold 1. ________ within a few hours. Many passengers arrived prepared with their own blankets and travel pillows. The researchers from the University of Hong Kong say that people in Hong Kong don’t have enough time to sleep or they just can’t 2. ________ asleep at night. Many people are easily lulled to sleep when commuting on 3. ________ transport. So, the development manager of the Hong Kong transportation company came 4. ________ the idea of sleeping tours. Normally, tickets cost 5. ________ on whether a person chooses seats on the upper or lower deck. A goodie bag with an eye-mask and ear plugs is 6. ________ in the price.