Упр.7 Юнит 2 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Rainbow English 9 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 9 класс, Дрофа:

7 Read the text and choose the appropriate variants (a—d) to complete the sentences after it.

People have always loved the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. But did Arthur, his knights and the peaceful castle of Camelot really exist or were they created by people’s imagination? Historians disagree on the facts behind King Arthur legends. There are several theories about King Arthur and his true home.

The first stories about Arthur were found in old Welsh texts. In these stories Arthur is a great warrior who won many battles against enemies from other lands. At the same time we can see elements of myth in these texts. For example, Arthur doesn’t only fight against enemies, but also defends his people from mythological creatures — dragons and giants.

In the 9th century, a monk named Nennius wrote the book Historia Britonum. It was a history of Britain in which he described the life of a brave Celtic leader called Arthur. Nennius wrote that Arthur lived at the end of the 5th century and the beginning of the 6th century and fought against the Saxons. He and his men won 12 such battles.

In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh monk and historian, wrote his History of the Kings of Britain. The book tells us that Arthur was the King of Britain and Ireland and describes most of the important elements of the Arthurian legend. Geoffrey claimed that he had got his information from an ancient manuscript that was later lost. But how much of the story can be trusted? Geoffrey Ashe, a modern British historian and author of many books about Arthur, believes that there was a real Arthur. He probably came from an important family — English or Welsh. He lived around the end of the 5th century and the beginning of the 6th century. In Ashe’s opinion, Arthur was respected all over the country for being a great warrior. People considered him a national leader. However, Arthur never became king.

1. Specialists are uncertain about the fact that Arthur was a mythological character.

a) know

b) are uncertain about the fact

c) are trying to prove

d) don’t think

2. Nennius wrote about Arthur_

a) before anybody else

b) at the same time as Geoffrey of Monmouth before Geoffrey of Monmouth did it

c) before Geoffrey of Monmouth did it

d) after he read some ancient manuscripts

3. Two of the three historians mentioned in the text write that Arthur’s reputation was very high.

a) that Arthur was king of the country

b) how many battles Arthur won

c) where Arthur was born

d) that Arthur’s reputation was very high

4. Arthur fought with not only foreign invaders.

a) other British kings

b) foreign invaders only

c) not only foreign invaders

d) characters from fairy tales and ancient legends