Identical twins егэ ответы

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GUM department stores

GUM is the name of the large department store in Moscow that faces Red Square. It used to be a chain of shops in the former republics of the Soviet Union, at which time these shops ___ (KNOW) as State Department Store, although GUM now stands for Main Department Store.

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The structure on Red Square where GUM is located has been there since the early 1890s. It’s one of the ___ (FAMOUS) buildings in the city of Moscow.

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The building is nearly a quarter of a kilometre long. Shops inside the building are situated on a long corridor with a glass roof, and each shop sits inside an archway, creating a luxurious shopping experience. The building ___ (IT) is a work of art.

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Identical twins

Beth and Mary are identical twins. They look exactly alike, and when they were ___ (CHILD), their teachers didn’t know which twin was which.

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People called them by the wrong name all the time! Although the girls ___ (HAVE) plenty of opportunities to play tricks, they never did.

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As adults, however, they once took a job on a practical joke show, where they ___ (PRETEND) they were in a bathroom looking into a mirror. The mirror was actually glass, with Beth on one side and Mary on the other.

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A woman came into the bathroom. She looked in the mirror’ and saw Beth and her ‘reflection, but she couldn’t see anything on her side. ___ (FEEL) confused, the woman asked, Ts there something wrong with this mirror, or is it just me?!’

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Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney is more than just the daughter of music legend Paul McCartney of the Beatles. She is famous in her own right as a fashion ___ (DESIGN).

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Born in London in 1971, McCartney studied at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. Alexander McQueen, another ___ (GLOBE) icon of the fashion world, studied there as well.

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Despite her well-known last name, not everyone was sure that she would be ___ (SUCCESS) in the fashion industry, but she worked hard to create eye-catching clothing and won early awards for her sharp, confident style.

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Of course, she was well-connected to the rich and famous before she made a name for herself in fashion. During her ___ (GRADUATE) famous supermodels including Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss wore her clothes for the college’s runway show.

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Her clothes are popular and sell well. Her 2005 collection for H&M clothing shops was designed to offer her fans a more affordable range, and sold out almost ___ (IMMEDIATE).

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Aside from day and evening wear, she has designed clothing for events, including the uniforms for the British ___ (COMPETE) to wear in the 2012 London Olympics. She has also designed underwear, a range of skincare products and her own perfume.

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Great-grandmother

Му great-grandmother Lola never ceases to amaze me. She’s 95 years old but she’s still alive and kicking. Not only does she take care of herself without any help, she ___ a boarding house in the Philippines basically all on her own.

1) controls
2) succeeds
3) manages
4) achieves

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How is that possible, you ask? That’s an excellent question. My family and I make it back to the Philippines once a year. We always ___ up the subject of retirement with her.

1) pass
2) speak
3) take
4) bring

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My mum says, ‘Why don’t you let someone else run the place, Lola? You know, sit back, relax and put your ___ up more often.

1) feet
2) hands
3) arms
4) legs

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‘No, that would spell the end of me,5 she replies. ‘I don’t take a day off work even if I come ___ with the flu. Staying busy is the secret to longevity.

1) up
2) over
3) down
4) in

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She doesn’t do all the chores round the boarding house, mind you. She has employees who handle a lot of the heavy lifting, such as washing bed sheets and cleaning rooms. Shes more or less in ___ of the money and she makes sure everyone gets paid. She knows whats been done and what hasn’t. Her mind is still as sharp as a nail.

1) force
2) right
3) power
4) charge

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So, retiring is completely out of the ___ for Lola. My last day of work will be the last day of my life, she says.

1) question
2) issue
3) subject
4) matter

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I hope I can ___ up with that fast pace when I reach her age.

1) stay
2) keep
3) hold
4) own

1. Naturally different

2. Big age difference

3. Different opinions

4. Different ambitions

5. Small differences

6. No difference at all

7. Different rules

8. Learning to be different

A. John and James are identical twins but they don’t go to the same school. Their parents felt this would help them develop individual tastes, interests and styles-but the boys at first hated the idea. Now they are really happy at their schools but occasionally they swap places just for fun! The brothers are best friends but they now agree that their parents were probably correct.

B. Anna and Beth are twin sisters but they are most unlike each other. Technically they are «non-identical» twins. Anna is blonde and Beth is a brunette. Anna is noisy, energetic and always crashing around to hip hop and rap. Beth is much quieter and likes listening to classical music and reading. Anna eats anything and Beth is a vegetarian. But they are, absolutely, the closest and best of friends.

C. The Perkins children, Sally and John, both study hard every evening after college and most weekends. Sally studies French, history and Art. She plans to go to university in Paris and wants to either work in a museum or an art sale room. John studies the Russian language, business studies and maths. He wants to study in St. Petersburg and to set up his own import business. I am sure both will succeed.

D. Greg’s dad believes that there is no original, exciting new music being written and performed today. Greg strongly disagrees and can name several new bands and singers that are both completely original and really popular. But his Dad is a professional musician and was quite successful when he was young. He argues that nearly every successful song now is simply a reworked version of an older one.

E. In the UK you can legally do different things depending on your age. You can vote for a new government at 18 but at 17 you cannot drink a beer. At 16 you can marry and become a parent but you cannot drive to your wedding or make a traditional toast! Meanwhile lots of bars and clubs are open only to people above 21 which means, married, voting, car driving parents could still be too young to enter.

F. Serious stamp collectors are men and women who appreciate details. To the casual observer, the oldest postage stamps in the world — the Victorian «Penny Blacks» — all look identical. Millions were made but only a few of them are truly valuable. A serious collector knows this and the ability to find tiny variations in the paper, ink or code used helps them to find the «Penny Black’s» that are rare and valuable.

G. Dina Ruiz has Japanese and black ancestry on her father’s side of the family and English, Welsh and German on her mother’s. She was born in California and married her husband, actor Clint Eastwood, in Las Vegas. When she first met Eastwood, she was 28 and he was 63. She is most famous as a TV news «anchor» and is Chair of The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.

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