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Установите соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 1.  Plan beforehand 2.  Carnival roots 3.  The best viewpoints 4.  Styles of dancing 5.  A music group for a street 6.  Carnival's music 7.  The time for pleasure 8.  The time to attend the Carnival A. Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become a world-famous annual celebration. It is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil for almost a week 40 days before Easter, which is usually in February, the hottest month in the Southern Hemisphere. Officially, it starts on Saturday and finishes on Fat Tuesday with the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy. B. The most colourful events take place in the Carnival World Capital, Rio de Janeiro. It was the original place where, in 1723, Portuguese immigrants went out onto the streets soaking each other with buckets of water and throwing mud and food, often ending up in street brawls and riots. The concept kept changing throughout the 1800s with more organized parades, where the Emperor with a group of aristocrats joined in masks with luxurious costumes and music. C. Now the parade varies from state to state. It is a mixture of arts. The music played during Rio Carnival is samba  — a unique Brazilian music originating from Rio. It's also a dance form that was invented by the poor Afro-Brazilians as a type of ritual music. The word «samba» meant to pray to the spirits of the ancestors and the gods of the African Pantheon. As a noun, it could mean a complaint or a cry. D. Even today, the most involved groups in Rio Carnival are the poorest, the so-called «favelas», where houses are made of cardboard or other metal remains, and there is often no water, electricity or sewage system. However, the favelas' residents always join in the festivities and actually make the Carnival, which really means a lot to them. Because, for once during the year, they get to go out and have as much fun as they can. E. Residents of the favelas are often members of local samba schools and are deeply involved with the performance and costumes of their groups. Each neighborhood in Rio has its favorite Carnival street band. There are more than 300 of them in Rio nowadays, and each year this number increases. Each band has its place or street for its parade and the big ones usually close the streets to the traffic. F. Rio de Janeiro is usually divided into three zones. The so-called Zona Sul is by far the most pleasant place to stay in Rio, as it is by the sea and is the most civilized part of the city. Districts Copacabana and Ipanema together form a big stage offering a carnival happening at every corner. Leblon, being a bit more upscale, is also an excellent location. G. Except the industries, malls and the carnival-related workers, the country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night. If you plan to go to watch the Carnival, you should organize your trip well in advance. The best hotels, especially in the Zona Sul, are booked up early, so it's a good idea to make a reservation at least 3 or 4 months in advance.

Match the verbs with the nouns to make expressions from paragraphs 1 to 3. Wal-Mart Profits Reach $13 bn (by Jonathan Birchall) Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, beat expectations after its US discount stores accounted for about 50 per cent of all US retail growth last year – while its full-year global sales passed $400 bn (€318 bn) for the first time and profits hit $13.4 bn. Mike Duke, Chief Executive, said the fourth quarter and full-year results showed that Wal-Mart had gained 'momentum' during the year in all of its markets, in spite of the tough economic environment. 'We are doing all the right things to continue our momentum and to widen the gap between the competition and us. We finished January strong, and February is off to a good start.' The results again underlined the retailer's ability to generate cash in a recession and to use the money to invest in its business at a time when most of its rivals are cutting back. Wal-Mart has been able to make acquisitions, concluding a $2.6 bn deal in January for a controlling share of D&S, the largest retailer in Chile. It is continuing to invest in its stores with a big remodelling programme, called Project Impact, now underway in the US. With this programme, Wal-Mart expects to significantly boost the sales per square foot of its more than 3,000 supercentres and discount stores. Total net sales at Wal-Mart USA rose 6 per cent on the last quarter to $71.5 bn, although higher than expected expenses, including healthcare costs, led to its operating income growing more slowly than sales, up 2.2 per cent to $5.4 bn. Internationally, the strong dollar weighed on earnings, with the value of sales down 8.4 per cent from the last quarter to $24.7 bn and operating income down 14.3 per cent at $1.5 bn. At constant currencies, international operating income would have been up 5.1 per cent and net sales up 9 per cent. The retailer highlighted the performance of its Asda stores in the UK, which gained market share with increased customer traffic and average purchases made. In Japan, Wal-Mart reported that comparable sales at its Seiyu stores fell 0.5 per cent from the last quarter, but were positive in November and December.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make expressions from paragraphs 1 to 3. Wal-Mart Profits Reach $13 bn Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, beat expectations after its US discount stores accounted for about 50 per cent of all US retail growth last year – while its full-year global sales passed $400 bn (€318 bn) for the first time and profits hit $13.4 bn. Mike Duke, Chief Executive, said the fourth quarter and full-year results showed that Wal-Mart had gained 'momentum' during the year in all of its markets, in spite of the tough economic environment. 'We are doing all the right things to continue our momentum and to widen the gap between the competition and us. We finished January strong, and February is off to a good start.' The results again underlined the retailer's ability to generate cash in a recession and to use the money to invest in its business at a time when most of its rivals are cutting back. Wal-Mart has been able to make acquisitions, concluding a $2.6 bn deal in January for a controlling share of D&S, the largest retailer in Chile. It is continuing to invest in its stores with a big remodelling programme, called Project Impact, now underway in the US. With this programme, Wal-Mart expects to significantly boost the sales per square foot of its more than 3,000 supercentres and discount stores. Total net sales at Wal-Mart USA rose 6 per cent on the last quarter to $71.5 bn, although higher than expected expenses, including healthcare costs, led to its operating income growing more slowly than sales, up 2.2 per cent to $5.4 bn. Internationally, the strong dollar weighed on earnings, with the value of sales down 8.4 per cent from the last quarter to $24.7 bn and operating income down 14.3 per cent at $1.5 bn. At constant currencies, international operating income would have been up 5.1 per cent and net sales up 9 per cent. The retailer highlighted the performance of its Asda stores in the UK, which gained market share with increased customer traffic and average purchases made. In Japan, Wal-Mart reported that comparable sales at its Seiyu stores fell 0.5 per cent from the last quarter, but were positive in November and December.