Познакомьтесь с переводом следующих слов

1. to commemorate – служить напоминанием;

2. heritage – наследие;

3. to inspire – вдохновлять;

4. generation – поколение.

Прочтите текст United States Naval Academy. Из текста удалены семь словосочетаний. Выберите нужное словосочетание из A – G и заполните пропуски, как показано для позиции № 1.

United States Naval Academy As the undergraduate college of the Naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women ffffffffffff f. Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the academy for four years, graduating with bachelor of science degrees and reserve commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates fffffffffffffff. The scenic Naval Academy campus, known as the Yard, is located in historic Annapolis, Md., where the Severn River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. With its combination of early 20th-century and modern buildings, the Naval Academy is a blend of tradition and state-of-the-art technology that exemplifies today’s Navy and Marine Corps. Throughout the Yard, tree-shaded monuments commemorate the bravery and heroism that are an inherent part of the academy’s heritage. Buildings and walkways are named for Naval Academy graduates who ffffffffffffff. The Naval Academy also is the final resting place of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones whose word, “I have not yet begun to fight,” ffffffffffffffff. His crypt is located beneath the Academy chapel, also known as the Cathedral of the Navy. Founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the Academy started as the Naval School on 10 acres of old Fort Severn in Annapolis. Since then, the development of the Naval Academy has reflected the history of the United States. As the country has changed culturally and technologically, so has the Naval Academy. In only a few decades, the Navy has moved from a fleet of sail and steam-powered ships fffffffffffffffff. The Academy has changed, too, giving midshipmen the up-to-date academic and professional training they need fffffffffffffff. In 1850 the Naval School became the United States Naval Academy. A new curriculum went into effect requiring midshipmen to study at the Academy for four years and fffffffffffffffff. As the U.S. Navy grew over the years, the academy expanded. The campus of 10-acres increased to 338. The original student body of 55 midshipmen grew to a brigade of 4,000 midshipmen. Modern granite buildings replaced the old wooden structures of Fort Severn and the Naval School.

A.to be effective naval officers in their assignments after graduation;

B.to train aboard ships each summer;

C.to become professional officers in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps;

D.serve at least 5 years as Navy or Marine Corps officers;

E.have contributed to naval history and their nation;

F.to a high-tech fleet with nuclear – powered subma-rines and surface ships and super-sonic aircraft;

G.have inspired generation of US Naval Navy officers.

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