Вера Лузгинова
Сборник заданий. Английский язык в формате ЕГЭ – 2024

2. Twitter Logo

Twitter is used every day by millions of people all 1. ________ the world. It is one of the most famous and long-running social media platforms on the Internet. Twitter's logo, a blue bird, is 2. ________ to anyone who has ever seen a Tweet. 3. ________, majority of people are not 4. ________ of fact that the little blue bird has a name – Larry. It was named 5. ________ the basketball player whose 6. ________ was Larry Bird. Twitter’s history has always been connected 7. ________ sport. For instance, working with the international Olympic committee, Twitter offered live updates to all competitions 8. ________ the Olympic Games.

3. Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace was bought in 1761 by King George III who turned it 1. ________ a residence of the British royalty. The Palace 2. ________ many secrets, and there is still no 3. ________ that these secrets really exist. Buckingham Palace is said to have a secret underground tunnel which 4. ________ to the rumors leads directly to a cocktail bar. 5. ________ rumor says there is also an indoor pool, a post office and a private ATM in the basement. The Palace is also shrouded in legends and numerous stories. One of them is about Edward Jones who managed to break 6. ________ the royal residence four times, steal Queen’s underwear and sit on the throne. Of course, he was caught by the guards but only three times 7. ________ four.