11. Writing was invented a long time after the first map was drawn. A) True
12. The first map was a map of the night sky. A) True
13. The first map was made by the Babylonians. B) False
14. Babylonian map-makers were very rich men. C) Not known
15. Magellan's explorations helped the map-makers to Im¬prove their maps. A) True
16. Our planet is a perfect sphere. B) False
17. Modern maps are more detailed and accurate. A) True
18. The Amazon rainforest is gradually disappearing. A) True
19. The level of the Aral Sea has been increasing. B) False
20. Soon the traditional printed road maps may be out of use. A) True
<span>Maps were made long before reading and writing were invented. The earliest map that we know of is a cave painting on the Lascaux caves in France. The painting shows a part of the summer night’s sky 16500 years ago. Modern astronomers can still understand the night sky shown in the map. A four thousand year old map made by the Ba¬bylonians is still in existence. Many ancient map-makers thought that the world was flat, but explorers like Magel¬lan in the 15th century sailed around the world and helped to make better maps. Besides, measurements taken by satel¬lites show that our planet Is slightly pear-shaped (грушевидная). Satellites have also provided more accurate Information and have helped to see and map parts of the world that were lit¬tle known or never seen by humans before. Satellites have photographed the Amazon rainforest and have shown that the area the size of twenty football pitches is being cut down (сокращается) every minute. Pictures taken from space have also shown that one of the world's largest areas of inland water, the Aral Sea, has been shrinking (усыхает) very quickly. Modern satel¬lite maps show the effects of global warming and pollution and help us to understand the world around us better. More and more drivers nowadays rely on satellite navigation in their cars so the traditional road maps may not be around much longer.</span>
Writers in Rostov like a special love - more than 60 streets are named after writers and poets.
Gorky One of the main streets of the city, is named in honor of the great proletarian writer Maxim Gorky ( 1868-1936 ) . Maxim Gorky three visits to our city. He first visited the Don in 1891.
Griboedovsky Lane is named after the great Russian playwright , poet and distinguished diplomat Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov ( 1795-1829 ) .
Zakrutkin street Zakrutkin Vitaly [p . 14 (27) .3.1908 , Theodosia ] , Russian Soviet writer .
Lermontov street is named in honor of the great Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov ( 1814-1841 ) .<span>In pre-revolutionary Rostov PRESENT LERMONTOVSKY the street were a few outlying neighborhoods.</span>
They collected finish for recycling in the park
A tropical rainforest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world
Environmental organizations need volunteers to help
The pupils of our school built some nesting boxes
The government is trying to find ways to reduce acid rain
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<span>Jim said that he would come the next day.
Father asked Tom if he had finished his test.
Alice wondered if the dress was expensive.
Ann told me she hadn’t liked the previous day's shopping.
He said that Mary was playing the piano in her room.
Mother ordered her son not lend money to strangers.
They said that they had been listening to music since 5 p.m.
Jane signed that the day before it had been very cold.
Robin wondered what Ann was doing at that moment.
Alice told Jane that the previous week she had been in London.
I would like (some) water.
I need (some) meat, (a) potato, (some) carrots and (some) salt to cook dinner.
Have (a) piece of cake.
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