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2 Complete the text. Choose a, b or c.
Where do animals like
leopards live? Africa?
Asia? Well, yes, but
1 are some in
Britain, too - and
not just in zoos!
Every year, more and
more people 2
strange creatures in
the British countryside.
They usually describe
animals 3
small
ears and long tails -
like giant cats. These
creatures disappear
quickly, and there
aren't 4 good
photographs, but
police believe they are
really there. They
5 attack people,
but when they 6
hungry they sometimes
attack sheep.
7 did they get
there? Here's one
idea: in the 1970s,
many circuses stopped
using 'big cats' in
W
8 shows. The
animals didn't 9
homes any more. Some
owners wanted
10. their huge
pets, so they took
them into the
countryside. Now,
11. thirty or forty
years, the number of
'big cats' in the British
countryside is growing.
circus
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Ответ:
1. There are some animals like leopards living in Britain, not just in zoos.
2. Every year, more and more people see strange creatures in the British countryside.
3. These creatures are usually described as having small ears and long tails, similar to giant cats. However, they disappear quickly and there aren't good photographs of them.
4. The police believe these creatures are really there.
5. These creatures do not usually attack people, but they sometimes attack sheep when they are hungry.
6. One idea about how these creatures got to Britain is that in the 1970s, many circuses stopped using "big cats" in their shows. As a result, the animals no longer had homes. Some owners then released these huge pets into the countryside.
7. Now, after thirty or forty years, the number of "big cats" in the British countryside is growing.

Пояснение:
В данном тексте рассказывается о существовании странных существ, похожих на больших кошек, в британской сельской местности. Хотя эти существа обычно не нападают на людей, иногда они нападают на овец, когда они голодны. Как они попали в Британию? Одно из предположений заключается в том, что в 1970-х годах многие цирки прекратили использовать "больших кошек" в своих шоу. В результате животные остались без дома, и некоторые их владельцы отпустили их на волю в сельскую местность. Теперь, спустя тридцать или сорок лет, количество "больших кошек" в британской сельской местности растет.