Задание 10 из ЕГЭ по английскому языку: задача 18

2. Reach for the stars

3. Biodiversity loss

4. In every corner of the world

5. A big step forward

6. An emerging market

7. They are out there

8. Reunited with their waste

A.An animal that has not lived on the Australian mainland in over 3,000 years is back. The creature is the Tasmanian devil. Conservation groups released a group of 26 of the mammals. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. It feeds on large birds and household waste.It has been an endangered species for decades after dingoes wiped them out on mainland Australia. The devil gets its name from its high- pitched squeal. Despite its scary-sounding name, experts say it is not a danger to humans.

B. A travel guidebook company has released its list of the best places on Earth to visit. It is the “Ultimate Travel List”. It ranks 500 of the must- see places to add to your bucket list. It is only the second time this list of unmissable travel experiences has been issued. The guidebook company said its guide is “designed to be a companion to your armchair travels or the tool to refuel your wanderlust”. The book features more than 200 new destinations in a picture-perfect wish-list.

C. Islands in the Caribbean Sea are famous for luxury holidays, not for being places of work. However, the two-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is hoping people will come and live and work there for two years. Its government is offering a two-year work visa for “digital nomads”. These are people who can work anywhere in the world via their laptop computer. The nation’s new “Nomad Digital Residence Programme” is now available for anyone who wants to work in paradise.

D. Scientists have revealed that around two-fifths of the world’s plants are at risk of extinction. This stark warning comes from a piece of research called the “State of the World’s Plants and Fungi”. More than 200 scientists analysed the state of play of the world’s flora in 42 countries. Top botanists said: “We are living in an age of extinction. It’s a very worrying picture of risk and urgent need for action. We’re losing the race against time because species are disappearing faster than we can find and name them”.

E. Women’s rights campaigners in Afghanistan are celebrating a rare victory. For the first time, the names of mothers will be put on their children’s birth certificates, alongside the father's name. Mothers’ names will also be put on national identity cards. The Afghan government has just announced a new law to allow this. For hundreds of years, only the father’s name was allowed on the birth certificate. Campaigners in Afghanistan used social media to fight for the right of women to have their names on official documents.

F.Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may be in for a surprise the next time they check their mail — the litter they left may have been returned to them. Thailand’s Environment Minister has asked park wardens to collect the litter and mail it to the offending litterbug. It is relatively easy to track down and identify offenders, as all visitors to the parks are required to register their address when they enter a park.

G. A French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux won the prestigious prize in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 competition for his photo of our closest galaxy — the Andromeda galaxy. Andromeda is two million light years from Earth. Lefaudeux used a special technique called tilt-shift to take his photo. The result is a spectacular photo that makes Andromeda look amazingly close to us. In the photo, we can clearly see the bright, oval-shaped galaxy in the darkness of space. It is surrounded by countless other stars and celestial objects.