EGE 19-24 , 25-29, 30-36 Test 8/41

Task 1. Natural Wonders: Meteor Crater. Some of the natural wonders are known for their beauty. The Meteor Crater is not one of them. It looks like a big hole in the desert. It ___ (CAUSE) by a meteorite hitting the earth thousands of years ago.

The crater is 4,145 feet across, and 570 feet deep. It is the ___ (LARGE) impact crater in the entire world.

When Europeans discovered it in 1871, they ___ (THINK) it was the top of a volcano.

Since then, scientists ___ (EXPLORE) the crater for many years, but there are still many secrets and mysteries hiding inside it.

It was simple. One day last summer my nine-year-old daughter went off to the camp. All her things ___ (PACK) in a small bag.

Two weeks later, Anna came back home and I unpacked her things. Everything was clean and well folded. “Camp sure has changed you. Your things look much ___ (GOOD) than usual.”

“It was simple, Mom,” she answered. “I didn’t unpack. Many ___ (CHILD) did the same.”

Task 2. Invention of Potato. Chips The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum who was a chef at a restaurant in New York. Fried potatoes were popular at the restaurant because they were rather ___ (EXPENSIVE), but one day a visitor complained that the slices were too thick.

Crum made thinner slices, but the ___ (NERVE) customer was still dissatisfied.

Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy the ___ (EXTREME) difficult customer.