Zealandia-the eighth continent?

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                               Zealandia – The eighth continent?

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/1702/170219-zealandia.html

 

  We were (1) ____ at school that there were nine planets, but now there are eight (scientists said Pluto is not a planet). Now we may have to change our (2) ____ about how many continents there (3) ____. We are taught there are seven continents - Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Geologists (people who study the land and the earth) now say there is an eighth continent - Zealandia. This is a huge, (4) ____ underwater landmass in the southern Pacific Ocean. Six per cent of this landmass is above water and is (5) ____ we know as New Zealand and New Caledonia. Around 94 per cent of it is under the ocean. (6) ____ total, it measures five million square kilometres, which scientists say is big enough to be a continent.

Geologists explained why they think Zealandia is a continent. They wrote a research paper and published (7) ____ in the Geological Society of America's Journal. They argue that the land does not have to be above water (8) ____ it to be a continent. They said four different points make Zealandia a continent. It is a lot higher than the surrounding area, it has a unique geology, it is easy to find the (9) ____ of the continent, and it is a (10) ____ thicker than the ocean floor. Nick Mortimer, a geologist at GNS Science in New Zealand, said it would be easy to understand that Zealandia is a continent, "if you could pull the plug on the world's oceans" and let the water (11) ____. However, it may take (12) ____ time before scientists agree that there are eight continents.

Which of these words go in the above text?

1. (a)     teaching     (b )  teaches     ©     teach     (d)     taught    
2. (a)     thought       think     ©     thinks     (d)     thinking    
3. (a)     be     (     are     ©     have     (d)     is    
4. (a)     measure     (    degree     ©     largely     (d)     extent    
5. (a)     that     (     where     ©     what     (d)     such    
6. (a)     In     (  On     ©     To     (d)     At    
7. (a)     issue     (   it     ©     which     (d)     paper    
8. (a)     for     (    from     ©     of     (d)     if    
9. (a)     ship     (     shape     ©     sharp     (d)     slope    
10. (a)     lid     (     loads     ©     lot     (d)     land    
11. (a)     down     (    up     ©     out     (d)     in    
12. (a)     lots     (     any     ©     many     (d)     some

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                               Zealandia – The eighth continent?

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/1702/170219-zealandia.html

 

 

 

Спасибо! Любопытный документ.  вспомнилась тут же история с 5 океанами: достаточно недавно считалось, что их 4, а пятый - это небо. Но теперь  признан Южный океан. И воздушный океан, по-прежнему, на высоте и глубоко уважаем.