Question

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Read the text. Complete gaps 1-9 with sentences A-J. There

is one extra sentence.

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Have you ever bought something on the Internet that wasn’t

new? (1) _____ However, if it’s something expensive, like a

car or a computer, it’s a good idea to see it first. (2)_____

Of course, some people get things from the Internet that they

don’t need to pay for! One person who has got second-hand

things online is teenager Steven Ortiz, from the US. (3) _____

So how did he do it? With patient and clever use of a website

he discovered, which advertises items that people want to

exchange for something else. (4) _______

It all started when Steven was given an old mobile phone by a

friend. (5) _____ Next came several bikes, a laptop and then a

series of cars. With the fourteenth exchange, he ended up with

a Porsche – a very expensive sports car. (6)_____

The story may sound too good to be true, but in fact, Steven

isn’t the first person to do something like this. In 2005, Kyle

MacDonald was in the news when he started with a small red

paperclip, and ended up with an entire house. He did this in

only fourteen moves. (7) _____ Followers contacted him with

offers of items to exchange, and altogether the process took

him a year.

Steven and Kyle have both become celebrities in their home

countries since sharing their stories. (8) _____ On the other​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1.C

2.J

3.B

4.G

5.F

6.H

7.A

8.E

9.I