Задание 42928 ЕГЭ по английскому языку
Santa used the ear-like mountains, he explained, to eavesdrop on the ________ of the world and decide if they were being naughty or nice. (CHILD)
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Where Santa lives
Rovaniemi — the administrative and commercial capital of Lapland, Finland’s province — wasn’t much of a tourist destination before Santa Claus came to town. Lapland ________ as a sort of home base for Santa Claus in the European tradition ever since 1927, when a Finnish journalist proclaimed to know the secret of Santa’s hometown. (SERVE)
He said it ________ in Korvatunturi, which is a mountainous region in Lapland. (BE)
The mountain peaks there ________ like the ears of a rabbit. (SHAPE)
Santa’s home later moved over 225 miles south to Rovaniemi, thanks to an American visitor. During World War II, Germans burned Rovaniemi to the ground, ________ Lapland’s capital city in ruins. (LEAVE)
In 1950, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt ________ Rovaniemi a visit, saying she wanted to see Santa Claus. The town hastily constructed a cabin, and Santa’s Village in Rovaniemi was born. The Santa Claus Village now attracts some 500,000 visitors each year. (PAY)
