Задание 10 из ЕГЭ по английскому языку: задача 19

2. Diet needed

3. Seizing the chance

4. Sensory information from former times

5. Obsessed with salt

6. Fieldwork at the ancient site

7. Worrying information from an unlikely source

8. Reversing a natural process

A. A beagle called Wolfgang is three times heavier than a normal beagle. This is very dangerous for his health. Poor Wolfgang was in an animal shelter. His owner abandoned him and left him at the shelter. The owner had overfed Wolfgang. Many visitors came to the shelter for a dog, but no one took Wolfgang because he was so big. Then, dog lover Erin McManus came to the rescue. She saw Wolfgang and it was love at first sight. She took the overweight dog home and decided to help him lose weight.

B. China and South Korea are in a dispute over a savoury pickled cabbage dish. China is trying to win an international certificate for pao cai, a savoury vegetable dish from Sichuan province. However, South Korean officials are angry about this. They say this dish is too much like kimchi — perhaps the most famous food in South Korea. Kimchi is a staple in Korean cuisine. It is a traditional dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as cabbage and Korean radish.

C. A post office in France that answers mail it receives for Santa has described the concerns children have been expressing about COVID-19. The letters contain the usual requests for Christmas gifts, but many have emotional outpourings that provide an insight into how the coronavirus pandemic has been troubling young minds. A writer who replies to the notes said: “This year, we really feel their fears — for themselves, their grandparents or their parents. It's what really emerges from their letters. And in every country”.

D. Archaeologists in the city of Nazareth believe they have found the childhood home of Jesus Christ. They have been working for 14 years on the site at the Sisters of Nazareth Convent. They believe the first- century home is where Jesus grew up as a child. The dwelling was first found in the 1880s and first excavated in the 1930s. For decades, experts and nuns at the convent have asserted that the site was Jesus’ boyhood home.

E. Scientists in Israel say they have conducted tests to successfully stop and withdraw the biological ageing. The tests were part of a joint project by Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center. The researchers said the science behind their experiments was very simple — they used only oxygen to slow down and turn around what happens to cells as they age. They used high-pressure oxygen on cells that were in a pressure chamber. The scientists said two types of changes related to ageing and illnesses slowed down.

F.There are plenty of road signs around the world that amuse motorists. The latest to raise smiles are in Canada. Transport authorities have erected electronic signs to warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars. An addiction to salt has led moose to sate their need by licking cars. Vehicles are splashed with road salt that has been sprinkled on the road to help melt snow. It is common to see moose licking salt on the roads, but they have now developed a preference for licking it off cars.

G. What did the sixteenth century smell like? A team of researchers wants to find out. Scientists, historians and experts have embarked on a $3.3 million project to identify and recreate the aromas from the 16th and early 20th centuries. They will develop an online encyclopaedia of smells that will include biographies of those that are specific to past times. The website will include insights into the emotions created by the smells in bygone centuries. The team wants people to be aware of many smells.