Marks visit to ravenscar егэ ответы

Самое часто встречающиеся задание в тестовой части экзаменов  по английскому языку – это сделать правильный выбор между глаголами «говорения»: SAY, TELL, SPEAK, TALK. Все они могут переводиться как «сказать, говорить, произнести, рассказать». Но, между ними есть существенная разница. Давайте разбираться…

ГЛАГОЛ «say» используется:

• В конструкции «say something» — «сказать что-то», т.е. после глагола «say» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «что?».

He said goodbye and left  — Он сказал «пока» и ушел (он сказал что? – сказал «пока»).

• В конструкции «say something to somebody» — «сказать что-то кому-то», т.е. после глагола «say» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «что?» и только потом «кому?».

He said goodbye to his friends and left  — Он сказал «пока»  друзьям и ушел (он сказал что? — сказал «пока»; сказал кому? – друзьям).

• В прямой речи и в косвенной речи, когда мы: даем указание, информируем, приветствуем, восклицаем, задаем вопрос:

“Go to bed,” she said – Она сказала: «Ложись спать» (она отдала указание).

He said that it was his book – Он сказал, что это была его книга (он проинформировал).

I said, “Good afternoon.”  —  Я сказала: «Добрый день» (я поприветствовала окружающих).

She said, “What a great film” — Она воскликнула: «Какой замечательный фильм».

“What are you doing?” he said – Он спросил: «Что она делает?»

Глагол «tell»

ГЛАГОЛ «tell» используется:

• В конструкции «to tell somebody» — «сказать кому-то», т.е. после глагола «tell» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «кому?».

— Where is she going?  — Куда она собралась?

– She didn’t tell me – Она не сказала мне (не сказала кому? – мне).

• В конструкции «to tell somebody something» — «сказать кому-то что-то», т.е. после глагола «tell» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «кому?» и только потом «что?»

Tell me your phone number, please – Скажи мне свой номер телефона, пожалуйста ( скажи «кому?»  — скажи мне; скажи «что?» – номер телефона).

• В прямой речи и в косвенной речи, когда мы даем указание и информируем:

«Go to bed,» she told me – Она сказала мне: «Ложись спать» (она отдала указание мне).

He told me that it was his book – Он сказал мне, что это была его книга (он проинформировал меня).

• Исключения, которые надо запомнить, в этих исключениях после глагола «tell» идет дополнение, отвечающее не на вопрос «кому?», а на вопрос «что?»: tell the truth (говорить правду), tell a lie (лгать), tell a story (рассказывать историю), tell a joke (шутить), tell the difference (заметить разницу), tell the time(понимать или различать время).

Глагол «speak»

ГЛАГОЛ «speak» используется:

• В более официальной речи, когда мы обращаемся к собеседнику на «Вы» в конструкциях «speak to somebody» или «speak with somebody» — «разговаривать с кем-то», т.е. после глагола «speak» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «с кем?».

I spoke to/with my boss yesterday – Я разговаривал с моим боссом вчера (разговаривал с кем? – с боссом).

• В более официальной речи, когда мы обращаемся к собеседнику на «Вы» в конструкции «speak to somebody about something» — «разговаривать с кем-то о чем-то», т.е. после глагола «speak» должно идти сначала дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «с кем?» и только потом «о чем?».

I spoke to my boss about the report yesterday – Вчера я разговаривал с боссом об отчете (говорил с кем? – с боссом; о чем? – об отчете).

• Глагол «speak» используется, когда мы говорим о способности говорить на каком-то языке, или способности общаться с помощью речи.

She speaks English – Она говорит на английском.

The baby can’t speak yet – Ребенок еще не умеет говорить.

Глагол «talk»

ГЛАГОЛ «talk» используется:

• В повседневной речи, когда мы обращаемся к собеседнику на «ты» в конструкциях «talk to somebody» или «talk with somebody» — «разговаривать с кем-то», т.е. после глагола «talk» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «с кем?».

I talked to/with my mum yesterday – Я разговаривал с мамой вчера (разговаривал с кем? – с мамой).

• В повседневной речи, когда мы обращаемся к собеседнику на «ты» в конструкции «talk about something» — «говорить о чем-то», т.е. после глагола «talk» должно идти дополнение, отвечающее на вопрос «о чем?».

We rarely talk about movies – Мы редко говорим о фильмах (говорим о чем? – о фильмах).

• В литературном английском языке вместо фразы «talk about something» можно встретить фразу «talk of something» , которая переводится также «говорить о чем-то».

We talked of books – Мы говорили о книгах (говорим о чем? – о книгах).

На ЕГЭ в разделе «Грамматика и лексика» в заданиях 32-38 очень часто встречаются задания  с выбором между глаголами «say», «tell», «speak» и «talk». Поэтому очень важно понимать разницу между этими глаголами. Ниже представлены задания с сайта ФИПИ на выбор между этими глаголами.

Пример 1.

Mark’s Visit to Ravenscar

Mark and Fenella were the first to arrive at Ravenscar. Mark had not been to Ravenscar for a long time, but even so he had not forgotten the spectacular 32 ______ from the library windows. As he and Fenella were ushered into the room by Cecily Deravenel, he 33 ______ his best not to rush over to the windows to enjoy the view.

“It’s lovely to see you both,” Cecily was 34 ______, and then her face broke into smiles. “Ah, here’s Bess, your greatest admirer, Fenella. And Nanny with the other children.”

A moment later Fenella and Cecily were surrounded by the youngsters, all clamoring for attention, and Mark took the opportunity to walk to the other end of the room. Mark always thought that 35 ______ up children was so boring.

Turning around Mark allowed his eyes to sweep the room for an admiring moment, taking in long shelves of books, several memorable paintings, and the handsome antiques, made of dark, ripe woods. There were 36______ sofas and chairs arranged near the huge stone fireplace. 37 ______ the warm weather, a log fire was blazing. It was a pleasure to be in such a nice room.

His eyes settled on Fenella, who was momentarily preoccupied with the youngsters, and he had to admit he had never seen such beautiful children in his life. They might have just stepped out of a portrait by one of the greatest artists of the eighteenth century, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Sir Joshua Reynolds. Suddenly he 38 ______ he had had children.

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1. saying – правильный ответ, т.к. предложение содержит прямую речь и глагол say используется в качестве восклицания.
2. speaking
3. telling
4. talking

Пример 2.

A strange girl

Stephen pulled up the collar of his coat as he walked along the platform. Overhead a dim fog clouded the station. He was 32______  trains move slowly, throwing off clouds of steam into the cold air. Everything was dirty and smoke-grimed.

Stephen thought with revulsion: “What a foul country – what a foul city!” He had to 33 ______ that his first excited reaction to London – its shops, its restaurants, its well-dressed attractive women – had faded. Supposing he were back in South Africa now… To 34 ______ the truth, he felt a quick pang of homesickness. Sunshine – blue skies – gardens of flowers. And here – dirt, grime and endless crowds – moving, hurrying, jostling.

He got on a train and passed along the corridor, looking for a place. The train was full. It was only three days before Christmas. He 35 ______  to go to his parents for Christmas…  And then, suddenly, he caught his breath, looking into a carriage. This girl was different. Black hair, rich creamy pallor, the sad proud eyes of the South… It was all wrong that this girl should be sitting in this train 36______ these dull drab looking people. She should be somewhere splendid, not squeezed into the corner of a third class carriage.

He was an observant man. He did not fail to 37______ the shabbiness of her black coat and skirt, the cheap quality of her gloves. 38______  splendor was the quality he associated with her. He thought: “I’ve got to know who she is and what she’s doing here.”

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1. say
2. talk
3. speak
4. tell – правильный ответ, т.к. tell the truth (говорить правду) – устойчивое выражение, надо запомнить.

Пример 3.

My company

In 1978 I was chairman of Cooper’s, a company which ran 127 vehicles of various weights and sizes. We 32 ______ in transporting goods by road.

My father had founded the firm in 1931, starting out with three vehicles – two of them driven by horses. By the time we became Cooper & Son in 1967, the company had 33 ______ in obtaining seventeen big trucks and delivered goods all over the north of England.

My father insisted that I leave school the moment I passed my O levels. “I’ll teach you more about the real world in a month than you’d learn from any of those university types in a lifetime,” he 34______ to say. I followed his advice and never 35______ it. I left school a few weeks after my sixteenth birthday. The next morning I joined Cooper’s as an apprentice, and spent my first three years at the depot under the watchful eye of Buster Jackson, the works manager. He taught me how to take the company’s trucks 36 ______ and, more important, how to put them back together again.

After graduating from the workshop, I spent five years in different departments. When my father retired in 1977 – at the age of seventy – I took over as chairman. Then I began to set in motion some ideas I’d been working on for the past decade, 37______ I knew my father didn’t approve of them. I never 38 ______ him, but Europe was only the beginning of my plans for the company’s expansion.

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1. spoke
2. said
3. told – правильный ответ, т.к. только после глагола «tell» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «кому?» (говорил «кому?» — ему).
4. talked

Пример 4.

Mexico City

Mexico City was hot and frantic with Olympic gamesmanship. The hotels were full but, fortunately, Kevin owned a country house just outside the city which we 32 ______ our headquarters. The Whites also had their home in Mexico City but they were more often than not at Kevin’s private palace.

I must 33 ______ that when Kevin decided to move he moved fast. Like a good general, he marshalled his army close to the point of impact; he spent a small fortune on telephone calls and 34 ______ in getting all we needed for the expedition in the shortest time possible. I had a fast decision to make, too. My job was a good one and I hated to give it 35 ______ unceremoniously, but Kevin was pushing hard. I 36 ______ my boss and he was good enough to give me six months’ leave of absence. I deceived him in a way, I gave him the right destination but not the real reason for going there. Yet I think that going to Yucatan could be understood as looking 37 ______ my father’s estate.

Kevin also used resources that only money can buy. The thought of it made me a bit dizzy. Kevin was able to lift a telephone and set a private police force in motion. It made me open my eyes and think again. There was something about Kevin that got at me. Whatever it was, I preferred to keep it bottled up. Will I 38 ______ it in the future?

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1. speak
2. talk
3. say – правильный ответ, т.к.только после глагола «say» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «что?» (сказать «что?»).
4. tell

Пример 5.

Annie

Soon everything was back to normal. Annie and her father David were both ashamed of themselves, they went out of their 32 ______ to be kind to one another. David even told himself that he would try to like Sean O’Connell, if that could make his daughter happy. Since Sean’s visit Annie had bloomed, but it was three days now since she had 33 ______ the Irishman and David hoped he had not forgotten her.

As the days passed, Annie ceased looking out of the window every ten seconds in the hope of seeing Sean come to her door. Now Annie and David decided to reopen the club for their regular customers. She felt this would be the best thing for her dad, and he thought it would be the best thing for her. Both of them needed to be busy for their own 34 ______.

Annie was hurt, she had found Sean again only for him to leave her again. She went 35 ______ their evening together and tried to see what she could have done to make him ignore her like this. They had laughed, 36 ______ of their childhood, and their lives since. She thought that he was the only man she could ever love. He liked to 37 ______ his remarks as outrageous as possible. He liked to shock people, and 38 ______ he knew that Annie was one of the few people who saw through him. She knew that he was lonely, unhappy and unable to change his way of life.

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1. said
2. talked – правильный ответ, т.к. после глагола «talk» должно идти дополнение, отвечающие на вопрос «о чем?» (говорили « о чем?»).
3. told
4. chatted

Пример 6.

A traditional family book

“The Polar Express” is a traditional holiday story. Awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1986, “The Polar Express” has sold more than 7 million copies and has been translated into stage productions that take 32 ______ across the United States during the holiday season.

The book 33 ______ a story about a young boy, who is taking the Polar Express to test his beliefs in Santa. He is awakened from his Christmas Eve rest by a train that magically appears just outside his home. Ignoring the risk of the unknown, the boy climbs aboard, finding the car filled 34 ______ other youngsters. They are treated to goodies while on their way to the North Pole where Santa is to 35 ______ the first gift of Christmas to one of the passengers in a great festive ceremony. All the fairy tale characters as well as the youngsters from the train get 36 ______ in the town square to celebrate. Our hero is selected, and when asked what he would 37 ______, chooses a bell from Santa’s sleigh.

This is one of the great magical stories, with wonderful illustrations. I read this to my kids every Christmas Eve for many years. While they have long outgrown that tradition, on the rare occasions when I pick it up again, it never 38 ______ to bring tears to my eyes.

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1. talks
2. speaks
3. tells – правильный ответ, т.к. tell а story (рассказывать историю) – устойчивое выражение, надо запомнить.
4. says

Пример 7.

“The Polar Express”

“The Polar Express” is a fantastic book by Chris Van Allsburg. The author has 32 ______ a terrific job at both writing and illustrating this book. He portrays the boy’s enthusiasm at going to the North Pole: this journey is 33 ______ a trip to an amusement park. Chris Van Allsburg’s writing is full of magic and wonder; the first person narration is realistic and heart-warming 34 ______ the same time. The boy 35 ______ the readers what a wonderful place the North Pole is, he describes in every detail the city’s lights and the factories that surround the city. The 36 ______ that the text is set up will make any child want to go to the North Pole. Van Allsburg’s illustrations are colourful and appealing, especially of the images of the North Pole with the beautiful picture of all the fairy tale characters gathering at the centre of the city. Also, the different landscapes that the Polar Express passes through are extremely beautiful.

“The Polar Express” is truly one of the greatest masterpieces in children’s literature ever created. The readers will share the experience of 37 ______ at the North Pole from a child’s perspective. They will also 38 ______ the wonderful illustrations of the North Pole itself. I would recommend this book to boys and girls aged five and up since there is nothing really inappropriate for small children.

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1. says
2. speaks
3. tells – правильный ответ, т.к. только после глагола «tell» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «кому?» (говорил «кому?» — им).
4. talks

Пример 8.

A trip to Thailand

I have always been interested in various cultures especially those completely alien to us. Thus, imagine my delight when my father 32 ______ me that he was taking us on a holiday to Bangkok and from there to visit a remote tribe that lives about 200 kilometers north of the capital city. As my father explained, the tribe lives an isolated life and the members are cut 33 ______ from the rest of the world in terms of their unique and even weird cultural practices.

During our trip I have noticed that the Thai people are very friendly and their greetings are very 34 ______ to the Indians’. For example, when they meet you they bring their palms together in a prayer-like position and bend their bodies a little as a way of welcoming and acknowledging you. It would definitely 35 ______ you feel as an honored guest. At first, I was rather 36 ______ by these greeting traditions which seemed so unusual and respectful to me. Surprisingly, soon I got used to doing that myself and 37 ______ this procedure during my entire trip to Thailand. We spent only two fantastic days in Bangkok before heading 38 ______ the remote village which was going to be the most exciting time of our lives, dad promised. We were excited and could not wait seeing everything with our own eyes!

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1. talked
2. spoke
3. told – правильный ответ, т.к. только после глагола «tell» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «кому?» (говорил «кому?» — мне)
4. said

Пример 9.

The important things in life

At a philosophy class a professor picked up a large empty glass jar and filled it with big rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They 32 ______ that it was. So the professor poured a box of pebbles into the jar and shook it lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students again considered the jar to be full. When the professor poured a box of sand into the jar it filled up the 33 ______ open areas of the jar, which was really full at last.

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to understand that this jar 34 ______ your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, health, children – and if only they are present in your life, it will 35 ______ be full. The pebbles are the other things that 36 ______ – like your job, house, car. The sand is the small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for anything important. 37 ______ attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children, do sports, meet friends. There will always be time to work, clean the house, or fix the car. Take care 38 ______ the rocks first, set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

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1. told
2. spoke
3. said – правильный ответ, т.к.только после глагола «say» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «что?» (сказать «что?»).
4. talked

Пример 10.

Solo travelling

I like travelling alone. I have visited many places, such as Thailand, Europe, South America and the USA on my own, which was a great challenge. Every time I travel solo I 32 ______ myself of how strong I am. Travelling with others, you tend to rely on different people for different things. For example, Joe handles the map because he’s good 33 ______ navigation, while Jennifer deals with the arguments because she’s an excellent problem solver. When you’re travelling by yourself, only you’re 34 ______ for it all: reading the map, navigating local transportation, communicating through language barriers to order food or a bus ticket, and any other travel situation.

Solo travelling also developed my communication skills. I think I truly reached my full socializing potential when I was travelling alone in Europe. I can 35 ______ that European culture is extremely social in itself. Suddenly, people were coming up and starting conversations with me in money exchanges, train stations, parks, buses, piazzas, hostels. As I got used to the European culture, I began initiating conversations myself. I still 36 ______ in touch with most of the friends I made on that trip. They are very kind and helpful people. 37 ______, I realized how easy it was to make friends once you came out of your shell. These communication skills have helped me to 38 ______ in work, friendship and relationships.

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1. say — правильный ответ, т.к.только после глагола «say» идет дополнение отвечающее на вопрос «что?» (сказать «что?»).
2. speak
3. talk
4. tell

Пример 11.

How to become a good leader

 Being a good leader takes work. It is not hard at all to 32 ______ the difference between a good and a bad boss. Exceptional leaders – those who are respected and 33 ______ by their team – have a lot of secret skills that they put to use every day.

Firstly, building relationships – both with your team and your partners – is crucial in leading a team. That means your success depends greatly 34 ______ interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions, as well as understand the emotions of others. It’s a part of how we navigate social situations and then make decisions to 35 ______ goals. Several studies have found that a strong emotional intelligence is a top factor for a leader’s success. 36 ______ to the research, managers with the strongest emotional intelligence were much more likely to succeed.

Exceptional leaders are ones who regularly 37 ______ employees of the main goal. A team needs to know what they’re marching toward. With a larger vision in mind, their day-to-day work has more purpose.

Great leaders 38 ______ sure their daily behavior is a model for their team. They’re reliable (meaning they always follow through on what they’ve promised), they respect people’s time (meaning they don’t make others wait unnecessarily), and they retain a thoughtful, objective approach to problems or issues.

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1. talk
2. speak
3. say
4. tell – правильный ответ, т.к. tell the difference (заметить разницу) – устойчивое выражение, надо запомнить.

Пример 12.

Olivia

I never took Olivia to the theatre, but it was there I met her. I 32 ______ the habit now of going every Saturday night, usually alone, sometimes with George. It was George who 33 ______ me to Olivia Nelson. She was an only child whose father, a cotton merchant, had died and left her all he had. She was not very beautiful but she was tall, very graceful, smartly dressed and 34 ______ me at once. Olivia got interested when George said that I was a novelist. Novelists were not too common in Cornwell then, though I believe they are now as numerous as knights. Olivia adored famous people. She was delighted to meet me. It turned 35 ______ that Olivia had read my books, at least some of them and she liked them. She could 36 ______ intelligently about them. She praised them and criticized them with a good deal of common sense. She discussed new plays and new books with me. She developed a habit of being wherever I was to be found. We had a few meals together at restaurants, and I 37 ______ that I was dressing with unusual care.

She was so excited and happy, so full of good conversation, that I was charmed and captivated by her company. But I couldn’t help thinking that something was wrong. There was no 38 ______ to think the worst. However, I couldn’t make myself propose to her.

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1.  talk – правильный ответ, т.к. после глагола «talk»должно идти дополнение, отвечающие на вопрос «о чем?» (говорила «о чем?»).
2. tell
3. discuss
4. say

Раздел 1. Аудирование

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A-F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1—7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1. I’m afraid of becoming overweight.

2. I want a stable financial position.

3. I might get held at gunpoint.

4. Γ m concerned about my parents.

5. I want to stay fit for years to come.

6. I feel upset by my friend’s problems, 7. I’m anxious to get a decent job.

Говорящий	А	В	C	D	E	F
Утверждение

Вы услышите разговор подруг. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1-А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не соответству­ют (2 — False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

Al	Carter wants to discuss with Holly professor Label’s lectures.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А2	Holly is ready to give her notes to Carter till tomorrow.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
АЗ	Carter is too tired during the morning classes.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А4	Carter failed his	Last exam.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А5	Holly and	Carter	Are going to meet in the library later.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А6	Holly and	Carter	Like Professor Label’s slides.
	1) True		2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А7	Holly and	Carter	Are going to have some ice cream in the	Evening.
	1) True		2) False	3) Not stated

Вы услышите рассказ студента. В заданиях А8-А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A8 Fred describes the outgoing year as the one which

1) brought him new financial problems.

2) seriously changed his whole life.

3) marked the end of his construction business.

A9 Fred worked with the children who

1) lacked some physical ability.

2) attended a weekend school.

3) had to stay in a hospital.

AlO When dealing with the children Fred was instructed to

1) be aware of their depression.

2) try to avoid getting them excited.

3) behave in the usual way.

All The new experience helped Fred to become more

1) persistant.

2) determined in doing what he wanted.

3) patient.

A12 Fred says that before becoming a father he was particularly good at

1) loosing the time.

2) spending the leisure hours.

3) entertaining his friends.

A13 The parenthood made Fred

1) pay more attention to sports activities.

2) spend less time at work.

3) more responsible.

A14 Fred mentions as his special father’s talent the ability

1) to understand his wife.

2) for a sound sleep.

3) to calm down a crying child.

По окончании выполнения заданий Bl и Al-A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что от­веты на задания Bl, Al-Al4 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При пере­носе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами A-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

A. When you are tired and don’t want to cook, just pick up the phone. Restaurants are expensive and take some time and effort to reach if you don’t live in the centre of town. Ordering food for home delivery is cheap and these days there is a huge choice. Indian and Chinese are the most popular but I prefer to get in a pizza.

B. A school group on a skiing holiday to Italy narrowly avoided disaster when their coach left the road and fell eighty meters into a valley. Trees slowed down the falling coach and because of the fresh new snow the vehicle landed quite softly. Amazingly no one was injured.

C. A teenager from London is making news around the world. On his recent holiday in Australia he set off without his mobile phone. Experts are amazed that he is still alive after walking for fourteen days, surviving extreme temperatures and living off the land. However, a lot of Australians are unhappy with him. The rescue cost is estimated at more than 100,000 dollars.

D. You can buy almost anything, new or second hand, on the internet. On one site you can offer the price you want to pay for something. Whoever offers the highest price can buy that item. Recently I made the highest offer for a nearly new pair of skis. However, I only paid half of what they would have cost new in a shop.

E. Making new friends on the internet makes so much sense. You can see someone’s photo and read if they share your interests and opinions. The important thing is you can spend time getting to know people who are attractive to you and looking for the same things in life that you are. Still, for personal safety, most sites recommend that in person you meet initially in a public place like a cafiι or a gallery.

F. I like eating out but some restaurants have huge menus. And usually every item sounds mouth watering. The trouble is I like to read about everything on offer and sometimes waiters wait for me rather than on me! The other issue is how they can offer so much whilst maintaining quality? Γd rather take one of five options knowing that each one was brilliant.

G. “Facebook” is a social networking website that has 250 million members and despite lots of criticism by employers, governments and media, continues to attract thousands of new users daily. In spite of claims of concerns about privacy, safety and wasting time at work, “Facebook” is one of the most rapidly establishing phenomena of recent years.

А	В	C	D	E	F	G

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозна­ченными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

My Stage

My family moved to Rockaway, New Jersey in the summer of 1978. It was there that my dreams of stardom began.

I was nine years old. Heather Lambrix lived next door, and she and I became best friends. I thought she was So lucky A ____________________________________________________________________ . She took tap and

Jazz and got to wear cool costumes with bright sequences and makeup and perform on stage. I went to all of her recitals and B_____________________________________________________________________ .

My living room and sometimes the garage were My stage. I belonged to a cast of four, which consisted of Heather, my two younger sisters, Lisa and Faith, and I. Since I was the oldest and the bossiest, I was the director. Heather came with her own costumes C . We choreographed most of our dance numbers

As we went along. Poor Faith… we would throw her around D. She was only about four or five… and so agile. We danced around in our bathing suits to audiocassettes and records from all the Broadway musicals. We’d put a small piece of plywood on the living room carpet, E. And I would imitate her in my sneakers on the linoleum in the hall. I was a dancer in the making.

My dad eventually converted a part of our basement into a small theater. He hung two “spotlights” and a sheet for a curtain. We performed dance numbers to tunes like “One” and “The Music and the Mirror” from A Chorus Line. I sang all the songs from Annie. I loved to sing, F. I just loved to sing. So I belted out songs like “Tomorrow”, “Maybe” and “What I Did For Love.” I knew then, this is what I wanted to do with my life.

1. Like she was a rag doll

2. Whether I was good at it or not

3. Wished I, too, could be on stage

4. And I designed the rest

5. And I was star struck

6. So Heather could do her tap routine

7. Because she got to go to dance lessons

А	В	C	D	E	F

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

Avoidance activity

I am in Birmingham, sitting in a cafe opposite a hairdresser’s. Γm trying to find the courage to go in and book an appointment. I’ve been here three quarters of an hour and I am on my second large cappuccino. The table I’m sitting at has a wobble, so I’ve spilt some of the first cup and most of the second down the white trousers I was so proud of as I swanked in front of the mirror in my hotel room this morning.

I can see the hairdressers or stylists as they prefer to be called, as they work. There is a man with a ponytail who is perambulating around the salon, stopping now and then to frown and grab a bank of customer’s hair. There are two girl stylists: one has had her white blonde hair shaved and then allowed it explode into hundreds of hedgehog’s quills; the other has hair any self-respecting woman would scalp for: thick and lustrous. All three are dressed in severe black. Even undertakers allow themselves to wear a little white on the neck and cuffs, but undertakers don’t take their work half as seriously, and there lies the problem. I am afraid of hairdressers.

When I sit in front of the salon mirror stuttering and blushing, and saying that I don’t know what I want, I know I am the client from hell. Nobody is going to win Stylist of the year with me as a model.

‘Madam’s hair is very th …’,they begin to say ‘thin’, think better of it and change it for ‘fine’—ultimately, coming out with the hybrid word ‘thine’. I have been told my hair is ‘thine’ many times. Are they taught to use it at college? Along with other conversational openings, depending on the season: ‘Done your Christmas shopping?’ ‘Going away for Easter?’ ‘Booked your summer holiday?’ ‘You are brown, been way?’ ‘Nights are drawing in, aren’t they?’ ‘Going away for Christmas?’

I am hopeless at small talk (and big talk). Γm also averse to looking at my face in a mirror for an hour and a half. I behave as though I am a prisoner on the run.

I’ve looked at wigs in stores, but I am too shy to try them on, and I still remember the horror of watching a bewigged man jump into a swimming pool and then seeing what looked like a medium sized rodent break the surface and float on the water. He snatched at his wig, thrust it anyhow on top of his head and left the pool. I didn’t see him for the rest of the holiday.

There is a behavior trait that a lot of writers share—it is called avoidance activity. They will do anything to avoid starting to write: clean a drain, phone their mentally confused uncle in Peru, change the cat’s litter tray. Γm prone to this myself, in summer I deadhead flowers, even lobelia. In winter I’ll keep a fire going stick by stick, anything to put off the moment of scratching marks on virgin paper.

I am indulging an avoidance activity now. I’ve just ordered another cappuccino, I’ve given myself a sever talking: For God’s sake, woman! You are forty-seven years of age. Just cross the road, push the salon door open, and ask for an appointment!

It didn’t work. I’m now in my room, and I have just given myself a do-it-yourself hairdo, which consisted of a shampoo, condition and trim, with scissors on my Swiss army knife.

I can’t wait to get back to the Toni & Guy salon in Leicester. The sztaff there haven’t once called my hair ‘thine’ and they can do wonders with the savagery caused by Swiss army knife scissors.

The narrator was afraid to enter the hairdresser’s because she

1) had spilt coffee on her white trousers.

2) doubted the qualification of local stylists.

3) was strangely self-conscious.

4) was pressed for time.

A16 Watching the stylists, the narrator concluded that they

1) were too impulsive.

2) had hair anyone would envy.

3) had strange hair-dos themselves.

4) attached too much importance to their ‘craft’.

A17 The narrator calls herself ‘the client from hell’ mainly because she

A18 The narrator doesn’t like stylists as they

1) are too predictable in their conversation.

2) have once suggested that she should try a wig.

3) are too insensitive to clients wishes.

4) are too talkative.

A19 According to the narrator the avoidance activity is

1) common to all writers.

2) mostly performed in winter.

3) talking to oneself.

4) a trick to postpone the beginning of work.

A20 The narrator finally

1) talked herself into going and fixing an appointment.

2) got her hair done at a hotel.

3) cut her hair after shampooing it.

4) spoilt her hair completely.

A21 The last paragraph means that the Toni & Guy salon in Leicester is the

1) only hairdresser’s she has ever risked going to.

2) salon she trusts and is not afraid to go to.

3) place where she is a special client.

4) the first place she has ever tried.

По окончании выполнения заданий В2, ВЗ и А15-А21 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕ­СТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания В2, ВЗ, А15-А21 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В2 и ВЗ цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных за­главными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В11-В16, однокорен­ные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали со­держанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы В11—В16.

The World’s Language

Bll The English language is famous for the richness of its vocabulary. Webster’s New International Dictionary lists 450,000 words, and the new Oxford English Dictionary has 615,000, but that is only part of the total. Technical and terms would add millions

More.

B12 The wealth of existing synonyms means that of

English have two words for something denoted by one word in a different language. The French, for instance, do not distinguish between House and Home, between Mind and Brain. The Spanish cannot differentiate a Chairman from a President. SPEAK

B13 In Russia, there are no native words for Efficiency, challenge and Engagement ring. Of course, every language has areas in which it needs, for purposes, to be more expressive than others. PRACTICE

В14	The Eskimos have fifty words for types of snow, though there is no
	Word for just plain snow. , African languages
	Have no native word for snow. NATURAL

B15 Nowadays, globalization influences the languages.

B16 Some native words, giving way to international terms. APPEAR

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22—А28. Эти но­мера соответствуют заданиям А22-А28, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

Mark’s Visit to Ravenscar

Mark and Fenella were the first to arrive at Ravenscar. Mark had not been to Ravenscar for a long time, but even so he had not forgotten the spectacular from the library windows. As he and Fenella were ushered into the room by Cecily Deravenel, he A23His best not to rush over to the windows

To enjoy the view.

“It’s lovely to see you both,” Cecily was A24 Into smiles. “Ah, here’s Bess, your greatest admirer, Fenella. And Nanny with the other children.”

A Moment later Fenella and Cecily were surrounded by the youngsters, all clamoring for attention, and Mark tOok thE opportunity to walk to the other end of the room. Mark always thought that A25

Turning around Mark allowed his eyes to sweep the room for an admiring moment, taking in long shelves of books, several memorable paintings, and the handsome antiques, made of dark, ripe wOods. THere were A26 Near the huge stone fireplace. A27

По окончании выполнения заданий B4-B16, А22-А28 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕ­СТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания B4-B16, А22-А28 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В4-В16 буквы записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 4. Письмо

Для ответов на задания Cl и С2 используйте бланк ответов № 2.

При выполнении заданий Cl и С2 особое внимание обратите на то, что ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в бланке ответов № 2. Никакие записи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом. Обратите вни­мание также на необходимость соблюдения указанного объема текста. Тексты недостаточного объема, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объ­ем — не оцениваются.

Запишите сначала номер задания (Cl, С2), а затем ответ на него. Если одной стороны бланка недостаточно, вы можете использовать его другую сторону.

I Cl |You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Edward who writes:

… Γm going to do a project on hobbies in different countries. Could you help me? Do you think that different nations have different hobbies? Can you give examples? What interesting hobbies do Russians have? What hobbies do members of your family have?

As for the latest news, I have just passed my last exam…

Write a letter to Edward.

In your letter

— answer his questions

— ask 3 questions about his exams

Write 100—140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

Comment on the following statement.

Some people think that boys and girls should study separately at different schools.

What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?

Write 200 — 250 words.

Use the following plan:

— make an introduction (state the problem)

— express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion

— express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion

— explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

— make a conclusion restating your position