Задание №20935 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

Why Is the Hottest Part of the Summer Called the “Dog Days”?

The earliest                          (REFER) to some aspect of this expression goes all the way back to the Ancient Egyptians. They noted that the heliacal rising of the star Sirius heralded the hottest part of the summer. However, it isn’t exactly known why the ancient Egyptians associated this star with a dog. Sirius would appear in Egypt, after about a 70 day                          (ABSENT), just before the season where the Nile typically floods. So it is thought the star’s                          (HIEROGLYPH) symbol being a dog symbolized a “watchdog.” On the other hand, it’s very possible it was for the same reason the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans would also                          (EVENT) associate this star with a dog. Namely, that it is the brightest star in what is now known as the Canis Major constellation. This constellation                          (SIMPLE) looks a little bit like a dog and Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation, so the star got named the “Dog Star” and it’s heliacal rising marked the start of the hottest part of the year, which then became the “Dog Days.”