Test 2

Directions: (1—12)

Give the English equivalents to the words in bold type and complete the text. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Задание: (1—12)

Подберите английские эквиваленты слов, выделенных жирным шрифтом.

From the History of the Newspaper The earliest attempts to circulate (0) news were in ancient Rome. In (0) новости Rome the Daily Events (1) (1) издавалась from early days of the Empire until its fall in A.D. 476 and, besides its general circulation, was used as (2) , between mil (2) средство связи itary officers and their armies. Soon after the invention of (3) (3) печать ,(4) (4) газеты (5) in Germany. They (5) распространялись were small sheets, generally (6) (6) в форме of a letter. Some numbers still in existence (7) ac (7) содержат counts of the discovery of America, the surrender of Granada to Ferdi nand and Isabella*, and such (8) (8) местные occurrences as earth quakes, executions and witch burn ings. In the sixteenth century the (9) (9) официальная newspaper was (10) (10) выпущена in Venice, with accounts

of battles and other matters of public interest. This paper was circulated throughout Europe, and originally (II) for a small coin (11) продавалась

called a «gazetta». In time the paper was called «gazetta» or «gazette», a name which is still used. These little sheets, issued occasionally, (12) (12) имели мало об-

with the great newspapers щего

of today, with their great number of news-items.

(From the World Book of Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture, vol. VII)