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11.05.2022 11:40

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1. прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы после текстти.the new zealand kiwithis strange bird is new zealand's national symbol. everywhere in the world, kiwi is new zealand, or anew zealander. new zealanders also like to call themselves kiwis.the kiwi (bird) got its name after its shrill call - "kee-wee kee-wee". it can't see well, and although it haswings, it cannot fly. kiwis live in forests or wet places and feed on insects, worms, snails, and berries. itis unusual in at least two things. first, it is the only bird in the world that has its nostrils' at the end of itslong beak to find food and sense danger. second, the female kiwi has the largest egg, in proportion to itsbody size. kiwis are as big as chickens, but their eggs are almost as big as those of ostriches! there areseveral species of kiwi spread over the north and south islands of new zealand.the kiwi looks very much like kiwifruit - the brown furry fruit with the green flesh. kiwifruit comesoriginally from china, and in fact its original name was chinese gooseberry. sometime in the 1960s, thekiwifruit farmers in new zealand decided to market the fruit overseas, but decided to give them anothername. to help identify the fruit with new zealand, they chose the name kiwifruit. some people callkiwifruit kiwis, but this is incorrect. new zealanders especially find this very wrong! a kiwi is a bird or ahuman new zealander, but the fruit has different names - kiwifruit or chinese gooseberry.while it's not easy to see the real kiwi bird, the kiwi as a symbol is everywhere: on stamps and coins, onall sorts of products, in the toy shops, on flags, everywhere, all over the world.1. people think that the kiwi bird is strange because it a) has a long tail b) has too long wings c) can't fly2. the name of the bird comes from a) its size b) its cry c) new zealand fruit3. kiwis are really unusual because they a) look like ostriches b) are as big as ostrichesc) lay eggs as big as those of ostriches4. new zealanders call themselves a) kiwifruit b) gooseberries c) kiwis5. the kiwifruit originates from a) china b) australia c) new zealand6. new zealanders don't like it when people call kiwifruit a) chinese fruit b) kiwi c) chinese gooseberries1 nostrils - ноздри2 gooseberry - kpái> kobhuk2 shrill - noh3htehbé​