Задания № 30–36 ЕГЭ-2023 по иностранному языку (английский)

Read and choose the missing option. Arthur was a chess champion who was so far undefeated in any tournament he’d entered. He was also someone his entire country could take great ____ in, as he had been much talked about in the press as a chess genius.

Read and choose the missing option. His next tournament was unlike any other he had faced. With much reservation, he had finally decided to _____ a match where his opponent was a computer.

Read and choose the missing option. _____ Arthur had a reputation for beating his opponents quickly, he knew this time would be different.

Read and choose the missing option. Arthur wouldn’t be the first chess player to do battle with a computer. There was Garry Kasparov, who competed _____ the computer Deep Blue in 1996.

Read and choose the missing option. Arthur had not lost a single tournament yet, so to choose to battle a computer could be a big _____.

Read and choose the missing option. But, considering he had ____ off so many human competitors, Arthur imagined it was about time he turned up the pressure.

Read and choose the missing option. The day of the tournament ____, and Arthur suffered huge disappointment.

Read and choose the missing option. He lost both matches that day, which upset him greatly, and he almost felt like throwing in the ____ and not finishing the rest of the tournament.

Read and choose the missing option. Rather than be a ___ loser, however, Arthur got back out there the next day.

Read and choose the missing option. He ____ three matches, but won the very last one. Although this victory was bittersweet, Arthur was happy that he’d won at least one match.