ВАРИАНТ 1 9 Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами и их заголовками: к каждому тексту, обозначенному буквами A-G, подберите соответствующий заголовок, обозначенный цифрами 1-8. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок. 5. Against the law 1. Catchy trend 2. The story of street art 6. Art for the poor 3. Graffiti in galleries 7. The future of street art 4. Renowned street artists 8. Legal "canvas" A. Modern graffiti began in big cities in the United States in the 1970s. In New York, young people wrote their names, or 'tags', in pen on walls around the city. One of the first 'taggers' was a teenager called Demetrius. His tag was TAKI 183. He wrote his tag on walls and in stations in New York. B. Other teenagers asw Demetriun's tag and started writing their tas toe. Then, some teenagers started writing their tags with serosol paint, Their tags were bigger and more colourful. In the 200om, a lot of groffit artiste started painting pietures. Some artiste' pictures wern abont polities. Other artists wanted to make cities benntiful and peinted big, colonrfal pictures on city walls. C. In some countries, writing or painting on wails is a crime, Sometimes. graffiti artiste have problems with the police. Lots of people cieim thuat public places and private property will ail look much better if it is nonexistent. Money will not be wasted in fixing it. There are other ways to express feelings and emotions creatively, and these other svenues are the path to a better life and a livable world. D. In other countries, artists can draw and paint in certain places. For example. in Taiwan, there are "graffiti zones' where artists can paint on walls. In Sao Paulo in Brazil, street artists can paint pictures on walls and houses. Their pictures are colourful and beautiful. Some tourista visit São Panlo just to Bee the street art! E. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. You can see exhibitions of street art in some galleries too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles. F. Some street artists have become famous. Here are three stars of the street art world: Os Gémeos are twin brothers from São Paulo. They paint big. colourful pictures of people on buildings. In 2007, they painted a castie in Scotland! Blek le Rat is from Paris. He is famous for painting pictures of homeless people in big cities. Faith47 is from Cape Town in South Africa. She paints big, colourful pictures of people and animala. G. Many street artists use the Internet to look at photos of street art from around the world. They communicate with other artists online and share ideas. Some street artists are famous and you can see their pictures in galleries. We don't know about the future of street art, but it is here to stay for sure!