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- Choose the correct answer.
The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle (or “Devil’s Triangle”) is a triangular area in the Atlantic Ocean defined by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Legend has it that 1) not any/not only people, but also ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared there. But exactly how many 2) depend/depends on who is doing the locating and the counting. Some writers claim that 3) as many/as few as 1000 lives have been lost in the region, while others (like the US Coast Guard) say that this number is 4) either/both totally imaginary or wildly overestimated.
A 5) great deal of/plenty of theories have been given to explain the mystery of missing ships and planes. Evil extraterrestrials, the lost city of Atlantis, anti-gravity devices and even modern-day pirates have been blamed by 6) either/both the media and the public over the years. However, very 7) few/little research has actually been done into the matter and most of these theories are 8) nothing/anything more than rumours passed on from generation to generation.
- …not only people, but also ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared there.
Конструкция not only…but also…
- …depends on who is doing the locating and the counting.
Подлежащим является неисчисляемое существительное how many (в значении “количество”), которое требует глагола в форме единственного числа
- …as many as 1000 lives have been lost in the region.
Конструкция as many as — выражает большое количество
- …either totally imaginary or wildly overestimated.
Конструкция either … or — для выбора из двух вариантов
- …a great deal of theories have been given …
a great deal of используется в основном с неисчисляемыми существительными, но иногда встречаются варианты с исчисляемыми существительными, используется с неопределенным артиклем a
plenty of используется как для исчисляемых, так и для неисчисляемых существительных, но не требует перед собой артикля
- …both the media and the public over the years.
both … and — соединяет два подлежащих
- …very little research has actually been done …
little — с неисчисляемыми существительными, выражает небольшое количество
few — с исчисляемыми существительными
- …nothing more than rumours passed on …
Выражение nothing more than — не более чем