Задание №7473.
Чтение. ЕГЭ по английскому
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A — F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1 — 7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя.
Past and present
I believe we are not alone.
Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, ___ (A).
All of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion, others in friends or community. But we need some daily signposts that we are not different, not better, ___ (B).
For me, this house, farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines ___ (C).
All of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, ___ (D).
The physical world around us constantly changes, ___ (E). We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning and so find relief in the knowledge ___ (A).
You may find that too boring, living with the past as present. I find it refreshing. There is an old answer to every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us. If we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.
1. I never quite leave home
2. but human nature does not
3. that we are now harvesting
4. but we as well as our heart did not
5. not worse than those who came before us
6. just as the farmers who came before me did
7. that our ancestors have gone through this before
A | B | C | D | E | F |
Решение:
Пропуску A соответствует часть текста под номером 1.
Пропуску B соответствует часть текста под номером 5.
Пропуску C соответствует часть текста под номером 3.
Пропуску D соответствует часть текста под номером 6.
Пропуску E соответствует часть текста под номером 2.
Пропуску F соответствует часть текста под номером 7.
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Источник: ЕГЭ-2013. Английский язык: 25 вариантов под ред. М.В. Вербицкой
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Задание №8666.
Чтение. ЕГЭ по английскому
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A — F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1 — 7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя.
Arizona’s world class cruise
Spectacular Canyon Lake is situated in the heart of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, giving home to the Dolly Steamboat. The Dolly Steamboat, ___ (A), now cruises the secluded inner waterways of this beautiful lake. It is worth exploring this favourite destination of President Theodore Roosevelt who declared, “The Apache Trail and surrounding area combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds something ___ (B).” You will marvel as you travel up to the national forest, which provides the most inspiring and beautiful panorama ___ (C). Every trip brings new discoveries of rock formations, geological history, and the flora and fauna distinct to the deserts of Arizona.
Once aboard the Dolly Steamboat, you may view the majestic desert big horn sheep, bald eagles and a host bird of other wildlife, water fowl, ___ (D). Experience the unique sound harmony that is created by the waters of CanyonLake. Stretch out and relax at one of the tables or stand next to the railings on the deck. There is plenty of leg room on the Dolly. You will get a unique chance to listen to the captain ___ (E).
All the passengers are treated with outstanding service and personal attention to every need. Feel free to ask questions, move about and mingle with the crew. So enjoy an unforgettable vacation cruise and see ___ (F) like a ride on Arizona’s Dolly Steamboat.
1. that none of the others have
2. who pays much attention to children’s safety
3. continuing a tradition of cruising since 1925
4. hovering over the magnificent lake
5. that nature has ever created in the wild
6. who retells the legends of the mysterious past
7. for yourself why there is nothing quite
Решение:
Пропуску A соответствует часть текста под номером 3.
Пропуску B соответствует часть текста под номером 1.
Пропуску C соответствует часть текста под номером 5.
Пропуску D соответствует часть текста под номером 4.
Пропуску E соответствует часть текста под номером 6.
Пропуску F соответствует часть текста под номером 7.
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Предмет «Английский язык»
Класс 11
Вариант ХХХХХ
Задание 1. Чтение.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–7 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–H. Одна из частей в списке А–H лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу после текста. Перенесите ответы в Бланк для ответов.
Natural Links In a Long Chain of Being
I believe we are not alone. Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, 1____________________.
All of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion, others in friends or community. But we need some daily signposts that we are not different, not better, 2_____________________.
For me, this house, farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines 3____________________.
All of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind 4__________, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, 5____________.
The physical world around us constantly changes, 6___________________ . We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning and so find relief in the knowledge 7_______________________.
You may find that too boring, living with the past as present. I find it refreshing. There is an old answer to every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us. If we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.
A. I never quite leave home
B. but human nature does not
C. that we are now harvesting
D. but we as well as our heart did not
E. not worse than those who came before us
F. just as the farmers who came before me did
G. that our ancestors have gone through this before
H.is blowing north or from the east
Задание 2. Напишите 5 вопросов разных типов к тексту задания 1 .
Перенесите готовые вопросы в Бланк для ответов.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Задание 3. Лексико-грамматический тест.
Заполните пропуски, обозначенные номерами 1–7. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1–7, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов (A, B, C, D)Занесите букву правильной подстановки в таблицу.
Перенесите ответы в Бланк для ответов.
BRITISH THEATRE
The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful plays can 1___________without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of them not 2______________from Trafalgar Square. 3_______________London even some quite big towns have no public theatre at all, but every town has its private theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you can 4______________the best of everything – an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated actors and a well-dressed 5______________.
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain 6________________to the end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll probably want to sit as near to the 7 ______________as possible.
1. A) show B) perform C) run D) produce
2. A) far B) remote C) distant D) close
3. A) Inside B) Outside C) In D) Out
4. A) take B) give C) hold D) get
5. A) audience B) auditorium C) authority D) publicity
6. A) puts up B) sets up C) makes up D) goes up
7. A) scene B) stage C) scenery D) performance
Задание 4.Письменное высказывание: напишите личное письмо.
Перенесите готовое письмо в Бланк для ответов.
You have received a letter from your pen-friend Tom who writes:
This month is my mom’s birthday and now I am thinking about a gift for her. I want it to be very special…
Write a letter to Tom.
In your letter
— tell about your mom
— ask 3 questionsabout his mom
Write 100–140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
Вариант ХХХХ
Задание 1. Чтение.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–7 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–H. Занесите буквы, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу после текста. Одна из частей в списке А–H лишняя. Перенесите готовые ответы в Бланк для ответов.
Arizona’s World Class Cruise
Spectacular Canyon Lake is situated in the heart of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, giving home to the Dolly Steamboat. The Dolly Steamboat, 1 _____________ , now cruises the secluded inner waterways of this beautiful lake. It is worth exploring this favourite destination of President Theodore Roosevelt who declared, “The Apache Trail and surrounding area combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds something 2______________ .” You will marvel as you travel up to the national forest, which provides the most inspiring and beautiful panorama 3__________________ . Every trip brings new discoveries of rock formations, geological history, and the flora and fauna distinct to the deserts of Arizona.
Once aboard the Dolly Steamboat, you may view the majestic desert big horn sheep, bald eagles and a host bird of other wildlife, water fowl,4__________________ . Experience the unique sound harmony that is created by the waters of Canyon Lake. Stretch out and relax at one of the tables or stand next to the railings on the deck. There is plenty of leg room on the Dolly. You will get a unique chance to listen to the captain 5 ____________________.
All the passengers are 6_______________ and personal attention to every need. Feel free to ask questions, move about and mingle with the crew. So enjoy an unforgettable vacation cruise and see 7_________________like a ride on Arizona’s Dolly Steamboat.
A) that none of the others have
B) continuing a tradition of cruising since 1925
C)who pays much attention to children`s safety
D) hovering over the magnificent lake
E) that nature has ever created in the wild
F) who retells the legends of the mysterious past
G) for yourself why there is nothing quite
H) treated with outstanding service
Задание 2. Напишите 5 вопросов разных типов к тексту задания 1 . Перенесите готовые вопросы в Бланк для ответов.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Задание 3. Лексико-грамматический тест.
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1–7.Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1–7, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов (A, B, C, D). Установите соответствие номера пропуска варианту ответа.
Перенесите готовые ответы в Бланк для ответов.
Spectacular Canyon Lake is situated in the heart of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, giving home to the Dolly Steamboat. The Dolly Steamboat, A __________, now cruises the secluded inner waterways of this beautiful lake. It is worth exploring this favourite destination of President Theodore Roosevelt who declared, “The Apache Trail and surrounding area combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds something B __________.” You will marvel as you travel up to the national forest, which provides the most inspiring and beautiful panorama C __________. Every trip brings new discoveries of rock formations, geological history, and the flora and fauna distinct to the deserts of Arizona.
Once aboard the Dolly Steamboat, you may view the majestic desert big horn sheep, bald eagles and a host bird of other wildlife, water fowl,D __________. Experience the unique sound harmony that is created by the waters of Canyon Lake. Stretch out and relax at one of the tables or stand next to the railings on the deck. There is plenty of leg room on the Dolly. You will get a unique chance to listen to the captain E __________.
All the passengers are treated with outstanding service and personal attention to every need. Feel free to ask questions, move about and mingle with the crew. So enjoy an unforgettable vacation cruise and see F__________ like a ride on Arizona’s Dolly Steamboat.
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.
Arizona’s world class cruise
Spectacular Canyon Lake is situated in the heart of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, giving home to the Dolly Steamboat. The Dolly Steamboat, A __________, now cruises the secluded inner waterways of this beautiful lake. It is worth exploring this favourite destination of President Theodore Roosevelt who declared, “The Apache Trail and surrounding area combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds something B __________.” You will marvel as you travel up to the national forest, which provides the most inspiring and beautiful panorama C __________. Every trip brings new discoveries of rock formations, geological history, and the flora and fauna distinct to the deserts of Arizona.
Once aboard the Dolly Steamboat, you may view the majestic desert big horn sheep, bald eagles and a host bird of other wildlife, water fowl, D __________. Experience the unique sound harmony that is created by the waters of Canyon Lake. Stretch out and relax at one of the tables or stand next to the railings on the deck. There is plenty of leg room on the Dolly. You will get a unique chance to listen to the captain E __________.
All the passengers are treated with outstanding service and personal attention to every need. Feel free to ask questions, move about and mingle with the crew. So enjoy an unforgettable vacation cruise and see F __________ like a ride on Arizona’s Dolly Steamboat.
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Arizona’s world class cruise
Spectacular Canyon Lake is situated in the heart of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, giving home to the Dolly Steamboat. The Dolly Steamboat, A __________, now cruises the secluded inner waterways of this beautiful lake. It is worth exploring this favourite destination of President Theodore Roosevelt who declared, “The Apache Trail and surrounding area combines the grandeur of the Alps, the glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds something B __________.” You will marvel as you travel up to the national forest, which provides the most inspiring and beautiful panorama C __________. Every trip brings new discoveries of rock formations, geological history, and the flora and fauna distinct to the deserts of Arizona.
Once aboard the Dolly Steamboat, you may view the majestic desert big horn sheep, bald eagles and a host bird of other wildlife, water fowl, D __________. Experience the unique sound harmony that is created by the waters of Canyon Lake. Stretch out and relax at one of the tables or stand next to the railings on the deck. There is plenty of leg room on the Dolly. You will get a unique chance to listen to the captain E __________.
All the passengers are treated with outstanding service and personal attention to every need. Feel free to ask questions, move about and mingle with the crew. So enjoy an unforgettable vacation cruise and see F __________ like a ride on Arizona’s Dolly Steamboat.
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мирового класса круиз
впечатляющий каньон озеро Аризоны расположен в самом сердце Горах Суеверия в Аризоне, в котором организована тележки пароходе. тележка пароход, __________, теперь путешествует уединенные внутренние водные пути этого прекрасного озера. это стоит исследовать эту любимым местом президент Теодор Рузвельт, который заявил,»Апач след и его окрестностях сочетает в себе величие Альп, слава Скалистых горах, великолепие Большого каньона, а затем добавляет что-то б __________.» Вы будете удивляться, как вы путешествуете до национального леса, который обеспечивает наиболее вдохновляет и красивая панорама с __________. каждая поездка приносит новые открытия скальных образований, геологической истории,и флора и фауна различных в пустыни Аризоны.
один раз на борту тележки пароходе, вы можете просмотреть величественный пустыни большой рог барана, белоголовых орланов и хозяина птицу других диких животных, водоплавающих птиц, д. __________. испытать уникальную звуковую гармонию, созданную водами каньона озера. растянуться и расслабиться в одной из таблиц или стоять рядом с перилами на палубе.есть много пространства для ног на тележке. Вы получите уникальную возможность услышать капитана е __________.
все пассажиры относятся с замечательным обслуживанием и личным вниманием к каждой потребности. не стесняйтесь задавать вопросы, передвигаться и общаться с экипажем. так что наслаждайтесь незабываемый отдых круиз и увидеть е __________ как ездить на тележке пароходе Аризоны.
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Аризона мирового класса круиз
эффектный каньон озеро расположено в самом сердце гор суеверие в Аризоне, давая домой на пароходе Долли. Долли пароход, ___, теперь круизы уединенные внутренних водных путей этого красивого озера. Стоит изучить этот любимый назначения президента Теодора Рузвельта, который заявил, «Apache Trail и окрестностях сочетает в себе величие Альп, слава Скалистых гор, великолепие Гранд-Каньон и затем добавляет что-то B ___.» Вам будут восхищаться, как вы путешествуете до Национальный лес, который обеспечивает наиболее вдохновляющим и красивая панорама C ___. Каждая поездка приносит новые открытия скал, геологической истории, и флоры и фауны отдельных в пустынях Аризоны.
После того, как на борту парохода Долли, вы можете посмотреть величественные пустыни-Биг-Хорн овец, Лысые орлы и принимающей птицы других диких животных, мясо водой, D ___. Опыт уникальный звуковой гармонии, которая создается в водах озера Каньон. Растянуть и расслабиться в одной из таблиц или стоять рядом с перилами на палубе. Есть много места для ног на Долли. Вы получите уникальный шанс послушать ___ Капитан Е.
все пассажиры относятся с отличным сервисом и личное внимание к каждой потребности. Не стесняйтесь задавать вопросы, передвигаться и пообщаться с экипажем. Так что наслаждайтесь незабываемый отдых круиз и увидеть ___ F как прокатиться на пароходе Долли Аризоны.
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Аризона мирового класса круиз прошлом месяце живописных Каньон озера расположен в самом центре суевериях гор в Аризоне, уделяя в тележку. Долли по вторникам, A __________, который в настоящее время круизов в уединенном внутренние водные пути этого красивого озера. Стоит изучить это любимые места назначения президент Теодор Рузвельт, как,»В Apache след и область вокруг сочетает все великолепие Альпы, Glory от скалистых гор, Большого Каньона и затем добавляет что-то B __________.» Вы можете полюбоваться как вам поездки до национальной лесной, которая обеспечивает наиболее интересных и красивых panorama C ____ каждая поездка приносит новые открытия скальные образования, геологической истории,и флоры и фауны отличие в пустыни Аризона.на прошлой неделе один раз на борту парохода Долли, вы можете посмотреть на величественные пустыни барана, лысых орлов и множество птиц и других диких животных, птицы, D ____ опыт уникальный звук гармонии, что создается в водах Каньон озера. отдыха в одной из таблиц или стоять рядом с оградой на палубе.Здесь есть пространство для ног на тележке. Вы получите уникальную возможность прослушать капитан E __________.
Все пассажиры будут относиться с прекрасным обслуживанием и персональное внимание. Вы можете задавать вопросы, двигаться и пообщайтесь с экипажем. Поэтому проведите незабываемый отдых круиз и см. F __________ хотел бы прокатиться на Аризона в тележку.
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I believe we are not alone.
Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, I never quite leave home.
I don’t think farming in the same place for six generations is a dead weight that keeps you shackled, doing the identical thing year in and year out. Instead, it is a rare link to others before me, who pruned the same vines and painted the same barn that I have. If those in this house survived the Panic of 1893 or the Great Depression, or bathed with cold water and used an outhouse, then surely I know I can weather high gas prices.
I believe that all of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion. Others lean on friends or community for permanence. But we need some daily signposts that we are not novel, not better, not worse from those who came before us.
For me, this house, this farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines that we are now harvesting.
I believe all of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, just as the farmers who came before me did.
The physical world around us constantly changes, but human nature does not. We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning during reoccurring heartbreak and disappointment and so find solace in the knowledge that our ancestors have all gone through this before.
You may find all that all too intrusive, living with the past as present. I find it exhilarating. I believe there is an old answer for every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us to assure us that if we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.
Classics and military history scholar Victor Hanson is a professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His family farm includes 40 acres of seedless grapes grown for raisins. Hanson hopes his son, William, will succeed him in tending the farm.
I have always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. And the life did not disappoint me — many times it proved me right.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in the seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.
When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of ‘a computer on every desk and in every home’, which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators and cost as much as a new modern Japanese car. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.
And now, after 30 years, I am still as inspired by computers as I was back in the seventh grade. I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness — to help us solve problems that even the smartest people could not solve on their own.
Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. And the only thing these youngsters should do is make the right choice, which is not always an easy choice. Computers are helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they live — next door or on the other side of the world.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love doing. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work’. My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me ‘tap-dance to work’ is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or gestures, or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos or home videos and they say, T didn’t know you could do that with a PCI’
But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.
I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed ourselves to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.
As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less bitter or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. And that it does not take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.
I am still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible — and it is happening every day. We are seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.
I am excited by the possibilities I see for medicine. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we are going to see some amazing achievements in this area in my lifetime.
1. The narrator considers himself an optimist as he
1) has a strong religious belief.
2) believes in the power of human mind.
3) believes the world is perfect.
4) knows how to develop one’s creativity.
2. After the narrator first used a computer he
1) got fascinated with its size.
2) used it to solve his problems.
3) could no longer do without it.
4) was amazed at its unlimited possibilities.
3. The initial dream of the narrator and his friend proved to be
1) naive.
2) manageable.
3) wishful thinking.
4) optimistic but unreal.
4. The narrator believes that computers are perfect to
1) be human friends.
2) create new fields of knowledge.
3) provide people with creative ideas.
4) be used as an instrument to solve human problems.
5. The narrator ‘tap-dances to work’ because he enjoys
1) meeting new people.
2) watching dancing contests.
3) teaching people basic computer skills.
4) doing his job very much.
6. The narrator believes that
1) a lot of people in the world need help.
2) it is impossible to make the world better.
3) people in the world have too many needs.
4) the computer is the only way to improve the world.
7. The narrator predicts the development of new
1) unknown diseases.
2) methods in education.
3) technologies in medicine.
4) creative ways of thinking.
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Elephants sense ‘danger’ clothes
St Andrews University researchers discovered that elephants could recognise the degree of danger posed by various groups of individuals.
The study found that African elephants always reacted with fear A ___ previously worn by men of the Maasai tribe. They are known to demonstrate their courage by B ___.
The elephants also responded aggressively to red clothing, which defines traditional Maasai dress.
However, the elephants showed a much milder reaction to clothing previously worn by the Kamba people, C ___ and pose little threat.
The researchers first presented elephants with clean, red clothing and with red clothing that had been worn for five days by D ___.
They revealed that Maasai-smelt clothing motivated elephants to travel significantly faster in the first minute after they moved away.
They then investigated whether elephants could also use the colour of clothing as a cue to classify a potential threat and found the elephants reacted with aggression E ___.This suggested that they associated the colour red with the Maasai.
The researchers believe the distinction in the elephants’ emotional reaction to smell and colour might be explained by F ___. They might be able to distinguish among different human groups according to the level of risk they posed.
«We regard this experiment as just a start to investigating precisely how elephants ‘see the world’, and it may be that their abilities will turn out to equal or exceed those of our closer relatives, the monkeys and apes,» researchers added.
Варианты
1. either a Maasai or a Kamba man
2. who do not hunt elephants
3. when they detected the smell of clothes
4. who carried out the research
5. the amount of risk they sense
6. spearing elephants
7. when they spotted red but not white cloth
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Value of Hobbies
It is well-known that eating habits, sleep, and exercise are important for physical and psychological health (information reminding us so is everywhere). Yet, we rarely hear about A ___.
Although one may think that pastimes serve no other purpose than to (literally) pass time, B ___. They not only add quality to our life but also contribute to our effectiveness and well-being.
Hobbies are food for the soul. They nurture C ___, and renew our mind. Hobbies can be so stimulating, in fact, that they inspire those magical “aha!” moments.
D ___, research has found otherwise. A recent study suggests that people who engage in hobbies, especially creative hobbies, perform better at work. It seems that E ___ can boost productivity and even creativity.
We are at our best when we are relaxed and in tune with ourselves. Only then can we truly thrive.
So F ___, think again. And if you’re thinking you don’t have time for hobbies because you just can’t afford to take time away from work even if you wanted to, then you probably need one more so than anyone else.
Варианты
1. having an outlet outside of work
2. hobby can become a turning point in one’s life especially if
3. hobbies are very beneficial and of great value
4. our spirit, restore our physical energy
5. While we may think that hobbies can interfere with our career
6. if you think hobbies are a waste of time
7. the value of leisure and recreation
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The adventure continues for Rosetta
29 June 2015
The European Space Agency is very happy to announce that the adventure will continue for the Rosetta spacecraft until September 2016. That’s nine whole months longer than originally planned!
Rosetta began its adventure in 2004 when it was launched into space on a mission to find a comet A ___. For 10 long years, the little spacecraft flew around the Solar System chasing after the comet, B ___.
But Rosetta’s work didn’t end there. In fact, it had only just begun! Rosetta’s first job was to help Philae, the little probe it was carrying, to land safely on the comet’s surface. Its next job is to keep the comet company C ___.
In particular Rosetta will study how the comet changes as it reaches Perihelion (it’s pronounced Peri-HE-lee-on). This is the point in a comet’s orbit D ___ (and will probably become very interesting!).
Comets are giant, dirty snowballs from the cold outer edge of our Solar System. As they get close to the Sun’s heat, icy material near the comet’s surface boils away, E ___. This is how comets get the spectacular “tails” we see as they cross the night sky.
Thanks to the extension of Rosetta’s mission, the spacecraft will now get to study comet 67P as it passes perihelion and afterwards. This full “before and after” view of the event will provide lots of new information about how comets change over time — F ___.
But what will happen in September 2016, G ___? Well, it seems only right that after riding alongside Comet 67P for so many months, Rosetta will end its mission by landing it. The two can then travel together for the rest of their journey around the Solar System.
Варианты
1. when Rosetta’s journey is finally over
2. like steam rising from the kettle
3. particularly when they have a close encounter with the Sun
4. as it travels around the Sun
5. called Churyumov-Gerasimenko
6. before finally reaching its destination in August last year
7. when it travels closest to the Sun
8. which is why many planetary scientists now eye warily their calendars
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Natural Links In a Long Chain of Being
I believe we are not alone.
Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, A ___.
All of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion, others in friends or community. But we need some daily signposts that we are not different, not better, B ___.
For me, this house, farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines C ___.
All of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, D ___.
The physical world around us constantly changes, E ___. We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning and so find relief in the knowledge F ___.
You may find that too boring, living with the past as present. I find it refreshing. There is an old answer to every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us. If we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.
Варианты
1. I never quite leave home
2. but human nature does not
3. that we are now harvesting
4. but we as well as our heart did not
5. not worse than those who came before us
6. just as the farmers who came before me did
7. that our ancestors have gone through this before
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Hi-Tech Brings Families Together
Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the US.
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the Internet are A ___. The research looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found that traditional families have more hi-tech gadgets in their home В ___. Several mobile phones were found in 89% of families and 66% had a high-speed Internet connection. The research also found that 58% of families have more С ___.
Many people use their mobile phone to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children. Seventy percent of couples, D ___, use it every day to chat or say hello. In addition, it was found that 42% of parents contact their children via their mobile every day.
The growing use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer gather round the TV to spend time together. 25% of those who took part in the report said they now spend less time E ___. Only 58% of 18—29 year olds said they watched TV every day. Instead the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go online F ___ several times a week and 51% of parents browse the web with their children.
Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt families, but we see that technology allows for new kinds of connectedness built around cell phones and the Internet/ said the report.
Варианты
1. than any other group
2. watching television
3. in the company of someone else
4. than two computers in the home
5. communicated with their families
6. helping them communicate
7. owning a mobile
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Friendship and Love
A strong friendship takes a significant amount of time to develop. It will not just magically mature overnight. A friendship involves committing oneself to help another person A ___. I believe that, nothing can replace a true friend, not material objects, or money, and definitely not a boy.
I met this guy a couple summers ago who I ended up spending almost all of my free time with. His parents did not approve of our dating because of our age difference, В ___. He had told me the day we met that he had joined the air force and would leave for overseas that coming October. After three months had past, the time came when he had to leave. This left me feeling completely alone.
I turned to my friends for support, but to my surprise, С ___. I had spent so much time with this guy and so little time with them, that they did not feel sorry for me when he left. For so long they had become the only constant in my life, and I had taken them for granted over something D ___.
When my boyfriend came back, our relationship changed. I tried to fix all the aspects in my life that had gone so wrong in the previous six months.
This experience taught me that true friendships will only survive if one puts forth effort to make them last. Keeping friends close will guarantee that E ___. When a relationship falls apart, a friend will always do everything in their power to make everything less painful. As for me, I try to keep my friends as close as I can. I know they will always support me in whatever I do, and to them, I F ___.
Варианты
1. but we did anyway.
2. whenever a need arises.
3. they did not really care.
4. whenever they need your help.
5. could not guarantee would even last.
6. am eternally grateful’for a second chance.
7. someone will always have a shoulder to cry on.
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The Survival of the Welsh Language
Wales is a small country of just over 3 million people, on the north west seaboard of Europe. Despite many historical incursions of other peoples, particularly the English, it has preserved its ancient Celtic language, A ___. Welsh is habitually spoken by about 10% of the people, half understood by a further 10%, and not spoken at all by the majority in this ‘bilingual’ society.
Up to the First World War most people were Welsh speaking, especially in the mountains of North Wales. The English-speaking areas were along the more fertile coastal plains. On the whole there was an easy tolerance of the two languages, B ___.
By 1919 there was a considerable drop in Welsh speakers. This was due to the large flows of capital investment from England into the South Wales coalfield, C ___.
Now, D ___, commerce and everyday business were carried out in English.
In the rural mountain areas 80% to 85% of the population were Welsh speakers, E ___. However, in the coalfield country of Glamorgan 70% spoke English only, and in its neighbour border county the figure was over 90%.
By 1931 the number of people able to speak Welsh in the whole of Wales had fallen to 37% of the population, F ___. It continued to drop and reached its lowest – 18.6% — in the 1990s. But by the start of the 21st century, numbers had begun to increase again and reached 21.7% in 2004!
Варианты
1. as well as education and the law
2. the only one of a number of allied languages that remain
3. with radio and the English press further speeding the decline
4. many being able to speak Welsh only
5. where Welsh was studied as language and literature in an academic manner
6. apart from the fact that Welsh was not permitted to be used at all in the schools
7. bringing a flood of immigrant labour from all over Britain
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Speed of eating is ‘key to obesity’
If you eat very quickly, it may be enough to increase your risk of being overweight, research suggests.
Osaka University scientists looked at the eating habits of 3,000 people. Just about half of them told researchers that they A ___. Compared with those who did not eat quickly, fast-eating men were 84% more likely to be overweight, and women were 100% more likely to B ___.
Japanese scientists said that there were a number of reasons why eating fast C ___. They said it could prevent the work of a signalling system which tells your brain to stop eating because your stomach is full. They said: «If you eat quickly you basically fill your stomach before the system has a chance to react, so you D ___.»
The researchers also explained that a mechanism that helps to make us fat today, developed with evolution and helped people get more food in the periods when they were short of it. The scientists added that the habit of eating fast could be received from one of the parents’ genes or E ___.
They said that, if possible, children should be taught to
F ___, and allowed to stop when they felt full up at mealtimes. «The advice of our grandmothers about chewing everything 20 times might be true — if you take a bit more time eating, it could have a positive influence on your weight.»
Варианты
1. just overfill your stomach;
2. could be bad for your weight;
3. had a habit of eating quickly;
4. linked to obesity;
5. eat as slowly as possible;
6. put on weight;
7. learned at a very early age.
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When I arrived in England I thought I knew English. After I’d been here an hour I realized that I did not understand one word. In the first week I picked up a tolerable working knowledge of the language and the next seven years convinced me gradually but thoroughly that I A ___, let alone perfectly. This is sad. My only consolation being that nobody speaks English perfectly.
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are B ___. You may learn another five hundred and another five thousand and yet another fifty thousand and still you may come across a further fifty thousand C ___.
If you live here long enough you will find out to your greatest amazement that the adjective nice is not the only adjective the language possesses, in spite of the fact that D ___. You can say that the weather is nice, a restaurant is nice, Mr. Soandso is nice, Mrs. Soandso’s clothes are nice, you had a nice time, E ___.
Then you have to decide on your accent. The easiest way to give the impression of having a good accent or no foreign accent at all is to hold an unlit pipe in your mouth, to mutter between your teeth and finish all your sentences with the question: “isn’t it?” People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will get the F ___.
Варианты
1. whatever it costs
2. most excellent impression
3. you have never heard of before, and nobody else either
4. in the first three years you do not need to learn or use any other adjectives
5. would never know it really well
6. far from being the whole vocabulary of the language
7. and all this will be correct
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Orient Express
In the early 1860s, trains were the preferred way to travel. They weren’t particularly comfortable, however, until American engineer George Mortimer Pullman decided to make trains more luxurious.
By the late 1860s, trains furnished not only sleeping cars, but kitchen and dining facilities, where A ___. This was innovative for the time, and was aimed to encourage people В ___. The first of these Pullman trains in England ran from London to Brighton and used electricity for illumination.
In 1881, another railway entrepreneur, George Nagelmacker, introduced the use of a restaurant car onboard, and the first Orient Express train service was begun. Running from Paris to Romania the route included Strasbourg, Vienna, Budapest and Bucharest.
Thanks to the 12 mile Simplon Tunnel, С ___, the Orient Express expanded, including a route to Istanbul, and the legendary romance of the Orient Express was in full swing.
Everyone in the social register, including royalty, chose to travel on the wheels of that luxury hotel D ___ in wealthy surroundings. Legends, stories, and intrigue surrounded those trips to exotic places, and those famous people E ___.
Unfortunately, during World War II this luxury travel was closed for the most part, and later, after the war, F ___ to start it again. Within the next few years airplane travel became popular, and train passenger service declined.
Варианты
1. elegant meals were served to passengers
2. to use trains for long distance travel and vacations
3. who rode the train
4. who wrote about it
5. which connected Switzerland and Italy
6. that served dishes and wines
7. there was no money
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The Power of ‘Hello’
I work at a company where there are hundreds of employees. I know most of them and almost all of them know me. It is all based on one simple principle: I believe every single person deserves to be acknowledged, A ___.
When I was about 10 years old, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee any time around the neighborhood, B ___.
After we passed Mr. Lee, my mother said something that has stuck with me from that day until now. She said, «You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail C ___». That phrase sounds simple, but it has been a guidepost for me and the foundation of who I am. I started to see that when I spoke to someone, they spoke back. And that felt good. It is not just something I believe in; D ___. I believe that every person deserves to feel someone acknowledges their presence, no matter how unimportant they may be.
At work, I always used to say ‘hello’ to the founder of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I was also speaking to the people in the cafe, and asked how their children were doing. I remembered after a few years of passing by the founder, I had the courage to ask him for a meeting. We had a great talk. At a certain point, I asked him E ___. He said, «If you want to, you can get all the way to this seat.»
I have become vice president, but that has not changed the way I approach people. I speak to everyone I see, no matter where I am. I have learned that speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, F ___.
Варианты
1. it has become a way of life
2. when it passes you on the street
3. when you see him and talk to him
4. and it lets them come into mine, too
5. so I did not pay any attention to him
6. however small or simple the greeting is
7. how far he thought I could go in his company
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Chef’s life
Interview by Gordon Wright
Pierre Wilkinson believes that TV chefs give people the wrong idea. Their clean, white kitchens, which are perfectly tidy and quiet, A ___. Pierre is the head chef at the New York Bistro and in his kitchen you have to be tough to survive. It’s noisy, fast, and some find the stress unbearable. Pierre, though, loves it when the orders come in thick and fast.
Growing up in tourist resorts along the East Coast, Pierre’s early heroes were the men B ___. It was hard work; in high season, a small kitchen might turn out 400 seafood lunches. These men seemed to be in complete control of chaos. Their voices would cut through the noise of cooking, shouting orders to each other. Their hands, scarred from so many cuts, used to amaze Pierre and he was determined to become a chef when he was older.
His first job was in a chili bar in Texas. It was boring and hot and C ___. His main responsibility was keeping the cooks supplied with prepared vegetables. He remembers his boss as a big Texan who was constantly shouting at him for falling behind. He chopped so many onions that D ___. He loved the kitchen atmosphere, but knew that he had to get more experience if he was ever going to be in charge of his own kitchen.
Moving to New York, Pierre decided to qualify as a chef. It was difficult at first to adjust. He had to go from a fast, rough approach to food to being much more delicate. In some ways, he found it frustrating, but he now believes that the techniques E ___.
His day at the Bistro begins before everybody else’s and ends after everybody else’s. He likes to have a hand in every aspect of the kitchen. He might be a tough boss, but nobody can ever say he does not work hard. His deliveries start arriving early and F ___. He often sends loads back, even if he really needs the food. The supply companies know he will only accept the best.
Once the restaurant opens for lunch, the action is non-stop. His kitchen becomes a mad rush, while outside in the dining room the atmosphere is quiet and calm. Few diners realize the effort that goes into producing their meals. That’s exactly the way Pierre wants it, creating an image of peace while behind the scenes his people work flat out.
Pierre has a staff of ten and each of them has a particular job to do. This kind of discipline is important
because there is no time to wonder about what is happening during busy periods. The more experienced cooks produce the final dishes, G ___. Many of the workers who pass through his kitchen look at Pierre and dream of having a kitchen of their own, in the same way he once did.
Варианты
1. he started to see them in his sleep.
2. while the beginners prepare the vegetables.
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5. he saw working twelve-hour shifts over the stoves.
6. he checks all of them for quality.
7. he learned then have been very useful.
8. are a world away from his day-to-day life.
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Раздел 1. Аудирование
Инструкция по выполнению работы
Работа включает 15 заданий, из которых 1 задание (Bl) на установление соответствия и 14 заданий (А1-А14) с выбором одного правильного ответа из трех предложенных. Максимальное количество баллов за выполнение всех заданий данной работы — 20.
На выполнение работы отводится 30 минут.
По окончании выполнения заданий не забудьте перенести свои ответы в Бланк ответов № 1.
Рекомендуется выполнять задания в том порядке, в котором они даны. Постарайтесь выполнить как можно больше заданий и набрать наибольшее количество баллов.
Желаем успеха!
Тренировочный вариант 1.1
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 enjoy buying things to wear.
2. I can’t do without sweeties to eat.
3. I like movies and spend a lot on DVDs.
4. I really appreciate a good company.
5. I always need something to read.
6. I wish I could go and see everything worth seeing around the world.
7. I easily spend my money on jewellery.
Говорящий |
А |
В |
C |
D |
E |
F |
Утверждение |
Вы услышите телефонный разговор. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1-А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не Coomeemcmeyют(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 ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
Al |
The caller calls his classmate working for the English Language Centre. |
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1) True 2) False |
3) |
Not |
Stated |
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А2 |
The center offers courses in different languages. 1) True 2) False |
3) |
Not |
Stated |
АЗ |
The program is free for full-time students. 1) True 2) False |
3) |
Not |
Stated |
А4 |
The next semester starts in three months. 1) True 2) False |
3) |
Not |
Stated |
А5 |
It’s possible to apply for a course through the Internet. 1) True 2) False |
3) |
Not |
Stated |
А6 The centre requires the evidence of the applicant’s financial credibility.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A7 One can use mail to send the application documents to the centre.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8-А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
Ben indicates as one of the biggest environmental problems in Kenya.
1) loss of forest trees
2) growing numbers of cattle
3) lack of cultivated land
According to Ben, the animals which change their habitat
1) are threatened by the people.
2) tend not to leave their hunting areas.
3) may be dangerous for the people around forest areas.
Ben says that an animal that was rejected by its pack
1) needs extra attention.
2) should be avoided by people.
3) has to be destroyed.
Ben mentions the charcoal production as
1) an easy way to earn extra money.
2) the business in which most Kenyans are involved.
3) the main reason of deforestation.
Ben describes Wangari Maathai as the woman who…
1) helps her people to live in new environment.
2) invented safari parks.
3) started ecotourism business.
Ben assures that the BBC Wildlife channel documentaries on safari parks are
1) a cliche.
2) accurate.
3) not as good as the real thing.
The KWS wardens are trained to
1) serve and protect safari visitors.
2) feed the wild animals.
3) find the animals visitors want to see.
По окончании выполнения заданий Bl и Al-A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания Bl, А1-А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. Bl расположено в нижней части бланка. При переносе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.
Тематический вариант 1.2
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 grew up together with my cat.
2. Each cat has a character of its own.
3. Cats are easy to take care of.
4. Cats are very independent.
5. Cats are most beautiful creatures.
6. My cat understands me like no one else.
7. Cats may make great company.
Говорящий |
А |
В |
C |
D |
E |
F |
Утверждение |
Вы услышите разговор мужа с женой. 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 A heavy rain has just stopped.
A2 The couple lost a cherry tree in one of the previous thunderstorms.
A3 The couple has candles in case of electrical power failure.
А4 |
Electricity went off when Phillip finished mashing the potatoes. |
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated |
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А5 |
Mark refused the invitation for dinner. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated |
А6 |
The power company promised to repair the power line soon. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated |
А7 |
Mrs. Romero lives in the next house. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated |
Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8-А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. ‘
A8 In which way Cynthia’s life in her childhood was different from the lives of other children in her town?
1) Her life was less adventurous.
2) She could travel with her mother.
3) She has been to far-off countries.
A9 What feeling does Cynthia have before a new trip?
1) Fatigue. 2) Overexcitement.
AlO When did, according to Cynthia, she start to write?
1) At the time she remembers herself from.
2) After winning a poetry contest.
3) After moving to Columbia.
All Which of the following Cynthia DOESN’T mention when she speaks about the possible ways she travels in?
1) On foot. 2) By camel. 3) By train.
A12 As a travel writer Cynthia finds it difficult to
2) find a place to write in when travelling.
3) talk to as many people as she wants to.
4) judge her personal impressions and observations.
A13 Cynthia considers her trip to New Guinea the most thrilling one because
1) she was learning to survive in most unusual conditions.
2) it was the longest one.
3) she met very dangerous people there.
A14 Cynthia’s advice to future travel writers is
1) try to be good enough for TV programs.
2) learn writing skills from Hemingway and Mark Twain.
3) be honest in your writing.
По окончании выполнения заданий Bl и Al-A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания Bl, А1-А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. Bl расположено в нижней части бланка. При переносе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.
Раздел 2. Чтение
Инструкция по выполнению работы
Работа включает 9 заданий, из которых 2 задания (В2 и ВЗ) на установление соответствия и 7 заданий (А15-А21) с выбором одного правильного ответа из четырех предложенных. Максимальное количество баллов за выполнение всех заданий данной работы — 20.
На выполнение работы отводится 30 минут.
По окончании выполнения заданий не забудьте перенести свои ответы в Бланк ответов № 1.
Рекомендуется выполнять задания в том порядке, в котором они даны. Постарайтесь выполнить как можно больше заданий и набрать наибольшее количество баллов.
Желаем успеха!
Тренировочный вариант 2.1
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.
1. Secrets of storing for better taste
2. Element of culture
3. From fields to tables
4. From local use to international trade
A. The first mentioning of coffee goes as far back as the ninth century. At first, coffee remained largely confined to Ethiopia, where its native beans were first cultivated. But the Arab world began expanding its trade horizons, and the beans moved into northern Africa and were mass-produced. From there, the beans entered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of the beverage spread.
B. While processing, a coffee bean absorbs heat, and the color shifts from green to yellow and then to varying shades of brown. Depending on the color, the beans are labeled from light to very dark. Darker beans are generally smoother, because they have less fiber content and the flavor is more sugary. Lighter beans have more caffeine, which result in a slight bitterness, and a stronger flavor.
C. Coffee is one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages. People often have it in the morning, when they feel tired or want to stay awake in the evening. Many office workers take a coffee break when they have low energy. It happens because coffee contains caffeine, a bitter, white crystalline chemical that has a vitalizing effect in humans.
D. For the best quality of brewed coffee it is necessary to buy whole beans and grind them before brewing. If you keep an open package of beans in the freezer it remains fresh for a month. Ground coffee should be used up within two weeks and also kept in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. But an absolutely fresh coffee can be made from green beans that just need to be roasted first.
E. For occasions when one wants to enjoy the flavor of coffee with almost no stimulation, decaffeinated coffee is available. It is processed from beans while they are still green by either soaking beans in hot water or steaming them. Decaffeinated coffee usually loses some flavor over regular coffee, but it looks the same and can easily mislead inexperienced users by its smell and even taste.
F. . The adoption of coffee created a unique social atmosphere that depends heavily upon coffee, espresso in particular. Coffeehouses, the places where people can get together, have traditionally been used not only for drinking coffee, but also as artistic and intellectual centers. For example, caf£s of Paris which are popular tourist attractions because they are also associated with artists, intellectuals and writers.
G. A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant, which ripens around eight months after the emergence of the flower, by changing color from green to red, and they should be harvested. In most countries, the coffee crop is picked by hand. After this coffee beans are wet processed and then dried. Finally the last layers of dry skin are removed; the beans are sorted by size and density, roasted and sold to consumers throughout the world.
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 A-G — лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
The Show Begins
My Uncle Jim took me to all the Broadway shows in New York City, and I was star struck! Actually he wasn’t my real uncle — that’s just what we called him. He was a close friend of my parents. He was a bit stocky with red hair, A.
I remember the theaters on Broadway, B. The curtains were made of this real heavy, dark red material. There were huge chandelier lights hanging from the ceiling. The walls were dark, paneled wood. The seats were red and cushy C.
The orchestra sat at the base of the stage in a pit. I usually went down to the front to see the musicians D. They were all crammed into such a tiny space. I played the flute myself and my dad kept encouraging me that if I kept it up, E. But truly, I didn’t want to be tucked away down there. I wanted to be on top, front and center.
Most people dressed rather finely, and certain fragrances took center stage as various women passed by. The sounds of the audience F
At their seats were clearly heard while last minute patrons filled in. There was electricity in the air and then the lights would go down and up, and you knew it was time for the show to get started. The lights dimmed. The music began. And you were swept up into a whole new world. I loved it!
1. and set real close together
2. getting ready and warming up
3. laughing and chattering away
4. which were so old and posh
5. and he had a beard and moustache
6. I wasn’t that good at music
7. I could be playing down there someday
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
The Slob’s Holiday
My husband and I went to Reno for our holiday last year. ‘Isn’t that place where people go to get a quickie divorce?’ asked my second son. ‘Yes’, I said, trying to look enigmatic and interesting. ‘You are not getting divorced, are you?’ he asked bluntly.
‘No,’ I said, ‘we are going to an outdoor pursuit trade fair.’ The children sighed with relief and slouched away, muttering things like ‘boring’. I call them children, but they are all grown up. My eldest son has started to develop fine lines around his eyes — fledgling crow’s feet. A terrible sight for any parent to see. Anyway, the piece isn’t about children. It’s about holidays.
The first thing to be said about holidays is that anybody who can afford one should be grateful. The second thing is that planning holidays can be hard work. In our household it starts with somebody muttering, ‘I suppose we ought to think about a holiday.’ This remark is usually made in July and is received glumly, as if the person making it has said T suppose we ought to think about the Bolivian balance of payment problems.’
Nothing much happens for a week and then the potential holiday-makers are rounded up and made to consult their diaries. Hospital appointments are taken into consideration, as are important things to do with work. But other highlights on the domestic calendar, such as the cat’s birthday, are swept aside and eventually two weeks are found. The next decision is the most painful: where?
We travel abroad to work quite a lot but we return tired and weary, so the holiday we are planning is a slob’s holiday: collapse on a sunbed, read a book until the sun goes down, stagger back to hotel room, shower, change into glad rags, eat well, wave good-bye to teenagers, have a last drink on hotel terrace, go to bed and then lie awake and wait for hotel waiters to bring the teenagers from the disco.
I never want to be guided around another monument, as long as I live. I do not want to be told how many bricks it took to build it. I have a short attention span for such details. I do not want to attend a ‘folk evening’ ever, ever again. The kind where men with their trousers tucked into their socks wave handkerchiefs in the direction of women wearing puff-sleeved blouses, long skirts and headscarves.
I also want to live dangerously and get brown. I want my doughy English skin change from white sliced to wheat germ. I like the simple pleasure of removing my watch strap and gazing at the patch of virgin skin beneath.
I don’t want to make new friends — on holidays or in general; I can’t manage the ones I have at home. I do not want to mix with the locals and I have no wish to go into their homes. I do not welcome tourists who come to Leicester into my home. Why should the poor locals in Holidayland be expected to? It’s bad enough that we monopolize their beaches, clog their pavements and spend an hour in a shop choosing a sunhat that costs the equivalent of 75 pence.
So, the slob’s holiday has several essential requirements: a hotel on a sunny beach, good food, a warm sea, nightlife for the teenagers, a big crowd to get lost in, and the absence of mosquitoes.
As I write, we are at the planning stage. We have looked through all the holiday brochures, but they are full of references to ‘hospitable locals’, ‘folk nights’, ‘deserted beaches’, and ‘interesting historical sights’. Not our cup of tea, or glass of sangria, at all.
The parents’ choice of holiday destination made the narrator’s children feel
1) jealous.
2) excited.
3) alarmed.
4) indifferent.
The narrator’s words ‘A terrible sight for any parent to see’ refer to
1) the way children behave.
2) the fact that children are aging.
3) the way children change their image.
4) the fact there is a generation gap.
A17 When the need for holiday planning is first announced in the narrator’ family, it
1) is regarded as an important political issue.
2) is met with enthusiasm by all the family.
3) seems like an impossible task.
4) is openly ignored.
A18 To find a two-week slot for a holiday potential holiday-makers have to
1) negotiate the optimum period for travel.
2) cancel prior business appointments.
3) re-schedule individual summer plans.
4) make a list of the things to be taken into account.
A19 The slob’s holiday is the type of holiday for people, who
1) do not want to go on holiday abroad.
2) go on holiday with teenagers.
3) do not like public life.
4) prefer peaceful relaxing holidays.
A20 When the narrator says ‘I also want to live dangerously’, she means
1) getting lost in the crowd.
2) going sightseeing without a guide.
3) choosing herself the parties to go to.
4) lying long hours in the sun on the beach.
A21 The main reason the narrator doesn’t want to mix up with locals is because she
1) doesn’t let tourists to her house at Leicester.
2) doesn’t want to add to their inconVeniencies.
3) is afraid to make friends with local people.
4) values her own privacy above all.
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.
Тренировочный вариант 2.2
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. Dance is in my heart, in my blood and in my mind. I dance daily. The seldom-used dining room of my house is now an often-used ballroom. The CD-changer has five discs at the ready: waltz, rock-and-roll, swing, salsa, and tango. Tango is a complex and difficult dance. I take three dancing lessons a week, and I am off to Buenos Aires for three months to feel the culture of tango.
B. Clothes play an important role in my life. My passion for fashion began when I was in elementary school. I attended a private school with uniformed dress code. At first I felt bad that I could not wear what I wanted, but soon I learned to display my creativity and style through shoes and accessories. They can make each of us unique, in a uniform or not.
C. I believe that music has a bigger place in our society than it is given credit for. The single word ‘music’ covers so many styles. Rock bands and classical musicians make listeners get the meaning from the music. Music tells stories about life and death, expresses feelings of love, sadness, anger, guilt, and pain without using words.
D. Even as an eighteen year old young adult, I still feel the magic of Christmas. I believe in a real Christmas tree. My family has had a real Christmas tree every year of my life. When you get home and smell the sweet pine needles, something magical goes into your soul, raises your spirits. Every year we buy a real tree to fully embrace the spirit of Christmas.
E. People often try to get rid of the number thirteen. Many hotels and office buildings across the world do not have a 13th floor! I believe that the number thirteen is not an unlucky number. I was born on January, 13 and do not consider myself unlucky in any way at all! I believe that this number should have all the rights and respect we give the rest of the numbers.
F. Many kids that go to public schools don’t wear a uniform. They like to show off the new expensive clothes and often have trouble picking out outfits for school in the morning. They are more worried about whether their shirt matches the belt, rather than if the homework is completed. I believe that this is a fault of our school system and only causes problems.
G. They say that the music of your youth is the soundtrack of your life. I am 50; I enjoy new artists and new music, but I still find words of wisdom in singles of sixties and seventies, still believe that ‘you can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need,’ that ‘all you need is love’. I like to listen to the songs I grew up with.
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C |
D |
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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.
Past and present
I believe we are not alone.
Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, A.
All of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion, others in friends or community. But we need some daily signposts that we are not different, not better, B.
For me, this house, farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines C.
All of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, D.
The physical world around us constantly changes, E
. We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning and so find relief in the knowledge F
You may find that too boring, living with the past as present. I find it refreshing. There is an old answer to every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us. If we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.
1. I never quite leave home
2. But human nature does not
3. That we are now harvesting
4. But we as well as our heart did not
5. Not worse than those who came before us
6. Just as the farmers who came before me did
7. That our ancestors have gone through this before
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Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру I9 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Unleashing the power of creativity
I have always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. And the life did not disappoint me — many times it proved me right.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in the seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.
When my friend Paul Alien and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of ‘a computer on every desk and in every home’, which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators and cost as much as a new modern Japanese car. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.
And now, after 30 years, I am still as inspired by computers as I was back in the seventh grade.
I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness — to help us solve problems that even the smartest people could not solve on their own.
Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into All of the world’s knowledge. And the only thing these youngsters should do is make the right choice, which is not always an easy choice. Computers are helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they live — next door or on the other side of the world.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love doing. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work’. My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me ‘tap-dance to work’ is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or gestures, or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos or home videos and they say, ‘I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!’
But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.
I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed ourselves to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.
As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less bitter or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. And that it does not take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.
I am still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible — and it is happening every day. We are seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.
I am excited by the possibilities I see for medicine. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we are going to see some amazing achievements in this area in my lifetime.
A15The narrator considers himself an optimist as he
1) has a strong religious belief.
2) believes in the power of human mind.
3) believes the world is perfect.
4) knows how to develop one’s creativity.
A16 After the narrator first used a computer he
1) got fascinated with its size.
2) used it to solve his problems.
3) could no longer do without it.
4) was amazed at its unlimited possibilities.
A17 The initial dream of the narrator and his friend proved to be
1) naive. 3) wishful thinking.
2) manageable. 4) optimistic but unreal.
A18 The narrator believes that computers are perfect to
1) be human friends.
2) create new fields of knowledge.
3) provide people with creative ideas.
4) be used as an instrument to solve human problems.
A19 The narrator ‘tap-dances to work’ because he enjoys
1) meeting new people.
2) watching dancing contests.
3) teaching people basic computer skills.
4) doing his job very much.
A20 The narrator believes that
1) a lot of people in the world need help.
2) it is impossible to make the world better.
3) people in the world have too many needs.
4) the computer is the only way to improve the world.
A21 The narrator predicts the development of new
1) unknown diseases. 3) technologies in medicine.
2) methods in education. 4) creative ways of thinking.
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.
Natural Links in a Long Chain of Being
I believe we are not alone.
Classics and military history scholar Victor Hanson is a professor emeritus at CSU, Fresno, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His farm includes 40 acres of raisin grapes. Hanson hopes his son William will succeed him in tending the farm.
Nubar Alexanian
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Classics and military history scholar Victor Hanson is a professor emeritus at CSU, Fresno, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His farm includes 40 acres of raisin grapes. Hanson hopes his son William will succeed him in tending the farm.
Nubar Alexanian
Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, I never quite leave home.
I don’t think farming in the same place for six generations is a dead weight that keeps you shackled, doing the identical thing year in and year out. Instead, it is a rare link to others before me, who pruned the same vines and painted the same barn that I have. If those in this house survived the Panic of 1893 or the Great Depression, or bathed with cold water and used an outhouse, then surely I know I can weather high gas prices.
I believe that all of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion. Others lean on friends or community for permanence. But we need some daily signposts that we are not novel, not better, not worse from those who came before us.
For me, this house, this farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.
There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines that we are now harvesting.
I believe all of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, just as the farmers who came before me did.
The physical world around us constantly changes, but human nature does not. We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning during reoccurring heartbreak and disappointment and so find solace in the knowledge that our ancestors have all gone through this before.
You may find all that all too intrusive, living with the past as present. I find it exhilarating. I believe there is an old answer for every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us to assure us that if we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.