ANNUAL SLED DOG RACE

Part1. Reading.
Task 1 (10 points)
Read the text and do the task. Some parts of the text are missing. Find the most appropriate part for each gap. Write the appropriate letter in the gap. There is one more part than you need.
ANNUAL SLED DOG RACE
“Mushing” is the sport of racing teams of dogs that pull sleds over snow. (1) _E_ The largest and most famous sporting event in Alaska is the Iditarod, an annual race of teams of sled dogs and their drivers (or “mushers”). (2)__K_ The Iditarod commemorates a historic event from the winter of 1925, when a relay of 20 teams of dogs and mushers was used to deliver urgently needed medicine to Nome. (3)_D_ The first Iditarod was held in 1973. (4)J_ Over the years, mushers and their dogs have come from Alaska, 20 other U.S. states, and 14 foreign countries to compete in “the last great race.” (5)_G_ The middle section of the racecourse, between the villages of Ophir and Kaltag, alternates each year. A northern route is taken on even numbered years a...