Text completion Read the text quickly to get the gist. Read again and decide what is missing from each gap (it is usually a verb form, but can be something else like a pronoun). Pay attention to the words before and after each gap as well as time words and linkers in the sentence. They will help you decide which form to use. Read the completed text to make sure it makes sense. Read the text given below. If necessary, transform the words in brackets to make them match grammatically with the contents of the text. Fill in the gaps with the transformed words. The Russian Winter 1 With an average annual temperature of -5.5°C, Russia is the ..... (cold) country in the world. 2 The Russian winter ..... (last) for five months, from November till the end of March, and causes extensive transportation difficulties. 3 Throughout history, the Russian winter ..... (offer) protection to Russia by keeping away the nation's enemies. 4 As a result, it ..... (refer) to as 'General Winter' and 'General Snow'. 5 The average and minimum temperatures in various Russian regions differ. The severest winter is experienced in Yakutia, with temperatures ..... (fall) to -60°C. 6 In ..... (it) European regions (west of the Ural Mountains) the Russian winter is not as cold, with average temperatures not going much below -15°C. 7 However, it is sometimes much ..... (cold) and during the winter of 2005/06, temperatures averaged from -25°C to -30°C in Moscow during the whole month of January. найти в тексте ПРАВИЛЬНЫЕ И НЕПРАВИЛЬНЫЕ глаголы

Коротко: в пропусках должны быть такие формы слов/глаголов, которые соответствуют грамматике предложения. Ниже — разбор правильности форм по каждому пункту. Проверка и правильные формы - 1. (cold) → coldest Обоснование: после "the" ставится суперлатив, значит нужен порядок "the coldest country". - 2. (last) → lasts Обоснование: подлежащее "The Russian winter" — единственное число; для него нужна форма глагола-связки в третьем лице ед. числа: lasts. - 3. (offer) → offers Обоснование: снова третье лицо единственного числа: "the Russian winter offers protection". - 4. (refer) → referred Обоснование: в конструкции пассива нужно причастие прошедшего времени: "it is referred to as". - 5. (fall) → falling Обоснование: после предлога "with" обычно ставят действительное причастие или существительное с зависимым оборотом: "temperatures falling to -60°C". - 6. (it) → its Обоснование: здесь нужен признак принадлежности: "in its European regions" (не сокращение "it's"). - 7. (cold) → colder Обоснование: сравнительная степень прилагательного: "much colder". Итог: все исходные формы в скобках неверны для данных контекстов. Правильные варианты: coldest, lasts, offers, referred, falling, its, colder. Полностью заполненный вариант (для проверки) 1 With an average annual temperature of -5.5°C, Russia is the coldest country in the world. 2 The Russian winter lasts for five months, from November till the end of March, and causes extensive transportation difficulties. 3 Throughout history, the Russian winter offers protection to Russia by keeping away the nation's enemies. 4 As a result, it is referred to as 'General Winter' and 'General Snow'. 5 The average and minimum temperatures in various Russian regions differ. The severest winter is experienced in Yakutia, with temperatures falling to -60°C. 6 In its European regions (west of the Ural Mountains) the Russian winter is not as cold, with average temperatures not going much below -15°C. 7 However, it is sometimes much colder and during the winter of 2005/06, temperatures averaged from -25°C to -30°C in Moscow during the whole month of January.