Задание 1
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A mineral, a species of shellfish, an ammonite, a flower, a fox, a mountain, a port, an asteroid, two towns and a mountain range are all named after a native of Belarus. For his contributions to science, he was declared a citizen of the world by the United Nations in 2002. What is his name?
A) Zhores Alferov
Б) Boris Kit
В) Ignat Domeyko
Г) Ivan Chersky
Д) Nikolai Sudzilovsky
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: Б
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Промежуточный результат: 30 - 1 = 29
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Задание 2
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Put the figures in the correct order.
The National Library of Belarus is one of the largest in the world. It has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron with … triangular and … square faces. The building weighs 140,000 tons, roughly … times as much as the Eiffel Tower. (The Eiffel Tower weighs 10,100 tons). The building has … floors.
A) 18, 8, 14, 22
Б) 18, 14, 8, 22
В) 8, 18, 14, 22
Г) 8, 14, 22, 18
Д) 8, 22, 14, 18
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 29 + 5 = 34
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Задание 3
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Brexit is an exit by the United Kingdom from ______.
A) the International Monetary Fund
Б) UNESCO
В) the European Union
Г) NATO
Д) the United Nations
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 34 - 0.75 = 33.25
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Задание 4
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Which thing is not Britain responsible for inventing?
A) the computer mouse
Б) the typewriter
В) the police
Г) the light bulb
Д) the lawn mower
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 33.25 - 1.25 = 32
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Задание 5
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Which familial term describes a person who is known for giving advice about personal problems, usually in the form of a regular advice column in the British press?
A) Suffering sister
Б) Worrying dad
В) Distressed mom
Г) Agony aunt
Д) Helping brother
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 32 - 1.25 = 30.75
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Задание 6
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Insert the correct words into the gaps:
You should encourage your child to eat all foods ______ he will get a well-balanced meal.
A) nevertheless
Б) so that
В) in case
Г) even though
Д) for instance
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 30.75 - 0.75 = 30
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Задание 7
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The hotel was ______ in the middle of the city.
A) snip snap
Б) tip toe
В) zip tie
Г) slap bang
Д) ping pong
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: Б
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Промежуточный результат: 30 - 1.25 = 28.75
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Задание 8
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Our dinner’s ready. The table has already been ______.
A) laid Б) lied В) lay Г) lain Д) laying
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 28.75 + 3 = 31.75
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Задание 9
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Simon doesn’t know much about our troubles. He is not ______ with them.
A) aware Б) familiar В) instructed Г) notified Д) knowledgeable
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 31.75 - 1 = 30.75
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Задание 10
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Alexander is planning to leave his family home after he has _____ of age.
A) arrived Б) gone В) come Г) entered Д) run
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 30.75 - 1 = 29.75
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Задание 11
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I find interviews exhausting. I don’t ______of being asked too many questions at a time.
A) tolerate Б) bear В) prefer Г) stand Д) approve
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Правильный ответ: Д
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Ответ участника: В
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Промежуточный результат: 29.75 - 1.25 = 28.5
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Задание 12
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This handwriting is hard to read. It’s rather ______.
A) inimitable Б) indelible В) inedible Г) illegible Д) eligible
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 28.5 - 0.75 = 27.75
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Задание 13
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Our working time is up. Now, we can _____it a day.
A) call Б) name В) tell Г) say Д) declare
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: В
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Промежуточный результат: 27.75 - 1 = 26.75
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Задание 14
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Complete the idioms in the sentences with the given nationality words.
1) I have spent the whole day trying to teach her knitting, but it seems that it’s all_____ to her.
2) I like to go______ at café.
3) Talks about his arrival are like_____ whispers.
4) ______summer is my favorite autumn period.
5) I think he's taking _____ leave. He is not seriously ill.
a) Indian b) Greek c) Dutch d) French e) Chinese
A) 1c 2d 3b 4a 5e
Б) 1b 2c 3e 4a 5d
В) 1d 2e 3c 4b 5a
Г) 1b 2d 3e 4a 5c
Д) 1b 2c 3e 4d 5a
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 26.75 - 1.25 = 25.5
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Задание 15
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Which colour name from English idioms links the following sentences?
– Diana appeared suddenly.
– We go to visit our relatives very rarely.
A) yellow Б) black В) blue Г) white Д) red
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 25.5 - 1 = 24.5
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Задание 16
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The following words represent different shades, tints, and values of the colour ______: ebony, jet, soot, raven, midnight, obsidian, onyx, sable.
A) green Б) black В) grey Г) dark blue Д) purple
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 24.5 - 0.75 = 23.75
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Задание 17
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Match the mythical creatures with their descriptions:
1) the Minotaur 2) a griffin 3) a centaur 4) Pegasus 5) a unicorn
a) the general name for winged horses
b) a half-man, half-horse creature
c) a magical horse with a single horn on its forehead
d) a creature with the body of a lion, the tail of a snake, and the head and wings of an eagle
e) the creature with the head and legs of a bull and the torso of a man
A) 1e 2d 3b 4a 5c
Б) 1b 2d 3e 4a 5c
В) 1a 2d 3e 4c 5b
Г) 1e 2d 3b 4c 5a
Д) 1d 2e 3b 4a 5c
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 23.75 + 3 = 26.75
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Задание 18
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Euphemisms are words that make something unpleasant sound good. Which is not a euphemism?
A) between jobs
Б) a domestic engineer
В) a disabled man
Г) on the streets
Д) economical with the truth
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: В
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Промежуточный результат: 26.75 + 4 = 30.75
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Задание 19
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Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior are names of ______.
A) clothes sizes
Б) bank clerks
В) military ranks
Г) sportsmen
Д) students
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Правильный ответ: Д
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 30.75 + 3 = 33.75
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Задание 20
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Match the proverbs with the opposite meanings:
1) Never change horses in the middle of a stream.
2) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3) Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
4) Many hands make light work.
5) Actions speak louder than words.
a) Better safe than sorry.
b) Variety is the spice of life.
c) Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.
d) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
e) Out of sight, out of mind.
f) The pen is mightier than the sword.
g) Fortune assists the boldest.
h) A leopard doesn’t change its spots.
A) 1h 2e 3g 4d 5c
Б) 1a 2b 3d 4g 5c
В) 1e 2c 3a 4b 5g
Г) 1b 2e 3a 4d 5f
Д) 1b 2h 3a 4d 5c
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 33.75 + 4 = 37.75
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Задание 21
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Rush on is a phrasal verb, onrush is a noun. Which three nouns are not formed in the same way as in the given example?
a) break out
b) keep up
c) come back
d) look out
e) fall down
f) load down
g) stop over
h) put in
i) put through
j) take up
k) get away
A) a, d, h
Б) e, f, g
В) c, j, k
Г) b, c, i
Д) c, g, k
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Правильный ответ: Д
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 37.75 + 5 = 42.75
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Задание 22
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Make the sentences grammatically correct:
____Two people held ____chair, _____ third helped him to get on it, ____ fourth gave him _____ nail, and _____ fifth passed him _____ hammer.
A) -, the, the, the, a, the, a
Б) the, the, a, a, a, the, the
В) -, a, a, a, a, a, the
Г) -, the, a, a, a, a, the
Д) the, a, the, the, the, a, a
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: В
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Промежуточный результат: 42.75 - 1.25 = 41.5
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Задание 23
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I______ (visit) about twenty shoe-shops before I finally _____(find) my size stilettoes at Harrods last Friday.
A) was visiting; found
Б) had visited; found
В) visited; had found
Г) visited; found
Д) had been visiting; found
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 41.5 - 0.75 = 40.75
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Задание 24
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How long _____ (Mr Smith/act) on the stage of our theatre by next December?
A) will Mr Smith act
Б) is Mr Smith acting
В) was Mr Smith acting
Г) has Mr Smith been acting
Д) will Mr Smith have been acting
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Правильный ответ: Д
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 40.75 - 1 = 39.75
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Задание 25
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Tom suggested us______ off on our camping trip early in the morning.
A) to set
Б) set
В) would set
Г) setting
Д) having set
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Правильный ответ: Г
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Ответ участника: В
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Промежуточный результат: 39.75 - 1.25 = 38.5
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Задание 26
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Hardly had I called the police when I ______ the sound of sirens.
A) had heard
Б) heard
В) would hear
Г) would have heard
Д) have heard
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Б
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Промежуточный результат: 38.5 + 3 = 41.5
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Задание 27
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The world ______ a better place now if we had known a hundred years ago what we know today about the earth's environment.
A) will be
Б) was
В) might be
Г) can be
Д) would have been
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Правильный ответ: В
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Ответ участника: Г
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Промежуточный результат: 41.5 - 1 = 40.5
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Задание 28
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Had you told me that this was going to happen, I ______ it.
A) wouldn’t have believed
Б) hadn't believed
В) don't believe
Г) can't believe
Д) wouldn’t believe
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Правильный ответ: А
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Ответ участника: А
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Промежуточный результат: 40.5 + 5 = 45.5
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Задание 29
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Find the correct response to the phrase:
The performance has been cancelled the third time in a row!
A) Never mind.
Б) You must be kidding!
В) That sounds like a lot of fun!
Г) That’s very nice of you!
Д) I couldn’t agree more.
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Б
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Промежуточный результат: 45.5 + 3 = 48.5
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Задание 30
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William Shakespeare contributed more phrases to the English language than any other individual. Which phrase wasn’t invented by Shakespeare?
A) all the world's a stage
Б) there is no smoke without fire
В) all that glitters isn’t gold
Г) brevity is the soul of wit
Д) to wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
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Правильный ответ: Б
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Ответ участника: Д
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Промежуточный результат: 48.5 - 1 = 47.5
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