1) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Strange but true
Everybody knows Walt Disney, a person who invented many cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Pluto. But it’s Mickey Mouse which ___ (LOVE) by children all over the world.
2) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Millions of kids worldwide ___ (SEE) this cartoon since it was made.
3) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
However, few people know about the following fact. The funny thing is that Walt Disney, its creator, had a strong phobia – he was very much afraid of ___ (MOUSE) !
4) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, liked to play the violin very much. Once he found himself in the company with Hans Eisler, a composer and a pianist. They met for the ___ (ONE) time.
5) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Everybody began asking ___ (THEY) to play together, so they agreed.
6) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Einstein tuned in his violin but every time Eisler started a musical piece, Einstein ___ (NOT CAN) get it right.
7) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
After several attempts Eisler ___ (STAND) up from the piano and said: “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!”
Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Bath
“Bath is the finest place on earth for you may enjoy it without getting tired”. These are the words of the 18th century ___ (TRAVEL) James Boswell upon his first visit to the place.
9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
He was right, of course. This is a ___ (TRUE) glorious Georgian city with its well-preserved Roman remains and famous baths.
10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Bath is one of the easiest cities to explore with a compact centre of broad main streets lined with numerous historic ___ (BUILD) and pretty shops.
11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Everything you could want to see is within walking distance but you can spend several days in Bath each day doing something different and something ___ (EXCITE).
12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Don’t forget that nearby is the ancient and ___ (MYSTERY) Stonehenge, a circle of enormous rocks on the edge of the Salisbury Plain.
13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Perhaps Bath and its surroundings have some greatest sights in Britain. A trip to this city or in any ___ (DIRECT) from it will lead you to an wonderful day.
14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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 ___ 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.
1) talked
2) spoke
3) told
4) said
15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
As my father explained, the tribe lives an isolated life and the members are cut ___ from the rest of the world in terms of their unique and even weird cultural practices.
1) off
2) down
3) back
4) out
16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
During our trip I have noticed that the Thai people are very friendly and their greetings are very ___ to the Indians’.
1) near
2) alike
3) equal
4) similar
17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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 ___ you feel as an honored guest.
1) keep
2) make
3) hold
4) take
18) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
At first, I was rather ___ by these greeting traditions which seemed so unusual and respectful to me.
1) attached
2) influenced
3) related
4) impressed
19) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Surprisingly, soon I got used to doing that myself and ___ this procedure during my entire trip to Thailand.
1) enjoyed
2) pleased
3) preferred
4) amused
20) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
We spent only two fantastic days in Bangkok before heading ___ 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!
1) against
2) besides
3) towards
4) within
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Strange But True
TEST №4
STRANGE BUT TRUE
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B4 |
Everybody knows Walt Disney, a person who invented many cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Pluto. But it’s Mickey Mouse which __________________ by children all over the world. |
LOVE |
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Millions of kids worldwide __________________ this cartoon since it was made. |
SEE |
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However, few people know about the following fact. The funny thing is that Walt Disney, its creator, had a strong phobia – he was very much afraid of __________________! |
MOUSE |
NOT QUITE A MUSICIAN
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B7 |
Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, liked to play the violin very much. Once he found himself in the company with Hans Eisler, a composer and a pianist. They met for the __________________time. |
ONE |
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Everybody began asking __________________to play together, so they agreed. |
THEY |
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B9 |
Einstein tuned in his violin but every time Eisler started a musical piece, Einstein __________________ get it right. |
NOT CAN |
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After several attempts Eisler __________________up from the piano and said: “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!” |
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Т-106
И ТО
1. Also: ДА (НО) И ТО
coord Conj
, connective) used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme)
and then only
and even then
and (even) that.
2.
coord Conj
, contrastive) used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange
etc
considering the information presented in the preceding statement: (and) still…
3. (intensif Particle) used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context
even.
4.
substand
(Particle) used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement
oh, yes
yes (yup, aye
etc
) (…), that’s (’tis) true
indeed.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-106
2
да и то
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1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord
Conj
, connective]
⇒ used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
— and (even) that.
♦…Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке… (Пушкин 2)….With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each… (3b).
♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety’s sake (3c).
♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller’s son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
2. [coord
Conj
, contrastive]
⇒ used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange
etc
considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
— (and) still…;
— [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)…
♦ Другого графолога звали Веров… Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov….He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer’s personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya’s a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
⇒ used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
— even.
♦ [Говорящий — мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что — никто не знает… Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут… Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего — обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for….One thing I’ll never understand is why all those people don’t run away somewhere before they get caught….Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened — it turned out all right (3a).
♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным — я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good — even I couldn’t resist.
⇒ used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
— oh, yes;
— yes <yup, aye etc> (…), that’s < ’tis> true;
— indeed.
♦ «Ноги с пару зашлись». — «Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?» — «И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно» (Шолохов 2). «My legs are numb with cold.» «There’s an old haystack. Couldn’t you get warm in there?» «Oh, yes. Or I’ll be dead before we get home» (2a).
♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we’ll get the samovar ready. You’ll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I’m tired out, that’s true (lc).
♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия… я поберегу тебя… Почти так говорил себе Лева… И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток — так умен (Битов 2). Don’t worry, Uncle Mitya, I won’t do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness…I’ll look after you….Lyova was talking to himself almost this way….Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > да и то
3
и то
• И ТО
=====
1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord
Conj
, connective]
⇒ used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
— and (even) that.
♦…Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке… (Пушкин 2)….With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each… (3b).
♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety’s sake (3c).
♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller’s son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
2. [coord
Conj
, contrastive]
⇒ used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange
etc
considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
— (and) still…;
— [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)…
♦ Другого графолога звали Веров… Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov….He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer’s personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya’s a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
⇒ used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
— even.
♦ [Говорящий — мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что — никто не знает… Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут… Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего — обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for….One thing I’ll never understand is why all those people don’t run away somewhere before they get caught….Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened — it turned out all right (3a).
♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным — я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good — even I couldn’t resist.
⇒ used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
— oh, yes;
— yes <yup, aye etc> (…), that’s < ’tis> true;
— indeed.
♦ «Ноги с пару зашлись». — «Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?» — «И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно» (Шолохов 2). «My legs are numb with cold.» «There’s an old haystack. Couldn’t you get warm in there?» «Oh, yes. Or I’ll be dead before we get home» (2a).
♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we’ll get the samovar ready. You’ll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I’m tired out, that’s true (lc).
♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия… я поберегу тебя… Почти так говорил себе Лева… И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток — так умен (Битов 2). Don’t worry, Uncle Mitya, I won’t do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness…I’ll look after you….Lyova was talking to himself almost this way….Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и то
4
но и то
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1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord
Conj
, connective]
⇒ used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
— and (even) that.
♦…Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке… (Пушкин 2)….With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each… (3b).
♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety’s sake (3c).
♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller’s son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
2. [coord
Conj
, contrastive]
⇒ used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange
etc
considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
— (and) still…;
— [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)…
♦ Другого графолога звали Веров… Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov….He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer’s personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya’s a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
⇒ used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
— even.
♦ [Говорящий — мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что — никто не знает… Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут… Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего — обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for….One thing I’ll never understand is why all those people don’t run away somewhere before they get caught….Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened — it turned out all right (3a).
♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным — я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good — even I couldn’t resist.
⇒ used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
— oh, yes;
— yes <yup, aye etc> (…), that’s < ’tis> true;
— indeed.
♦ «Ноги с пару зашлись». — «Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?» — «И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно» (Шолохов 2). «My legs are numb with cold.» «There’s an old haystack. Couldn’t you get warm in there?» «Oh, yes. Or I’ll be dead before we get home» (2a).
♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we’ll get the samovar ready. You’ll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I’m tired out, that’s true (lc).
♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия… я поберегу тебя… Почти так говорил себе Лева… И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток — так умен (Битов 2). Don’t worry, Uncle Mitya, I won’t do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness…I’ll look after you….Lyova was talking to himself almost this way….Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > но и то
5
дело
с.
1) work, business
он за́нят де́лом — he is busy
у него́ мно́го дел — he has many things to do
сиде́ть без де́ла — have nothing to do; be idle
бра́ться сра́зу за де́сять дел — tackle a dozen jobs at once; have many irons in the fire идиом.
вы сюда́ прие́хали по де́лу или на о́тдых? — are you here on business or for pleasure?
де́лать де́ло, занима́ться де́лом — do real work; keep oneself busy
2) concern, business, affair
ли́чное / ча́стное де́ло — private affair
дела́ семе́йные — family matters
э́то моё [его́] де́ло — that is my [his] business / affair
э́то не моё [его́] де́ло — that is no business / concern of mine [his]; that is none of my [his] business
не его́ де́ло (+ ) — he has no business , it is not [none of] his business
э́то на́ше вну́треннее де́ло — it’s our own domestic concern
вме́шиваться не в своё де́ло — interfere in other people’s affairs
не вме́шивайтесь не в своё де́ло — mind your own business
приводи́ть свои́ дела́ в поря́док — put one’s affairs in order
без де́ла не входи́ть — no admission except on business
приходи́ть по де́лу — come on business
у меня́ к нему́ де́ло, я хочу́ говори́ть с ним по де́лу — I have some business (to discuss) with him
говори́ть де́ло — talk sense, talk sensibly
вот э́то де́ло!, вот тепе́рь вы де́ло говори́те! — now you’re talking (sense)!
перейдём к де́лу — let us get down to business
4) (good / practical) use
пуска́ть / употребля́ть в де́ло — put to (good) use; make use (of)
идти́ / пойти́ в де́ло — be put to use; be brought into play
о́бщее де́ло — common cause
пра́вое де́ло — just cause
благоро́дное де́ло — good / noble cause
де́ло ми́ра — the cause of peace
6) deed, act; work, feat, accomplishment
де́лать до́брые дела́ — do good deeds
вы сде́лали большо́е де́ло — you have accomplished a great feat
э́то де́ло его́ жи́зни — it is his life’s / life work
суди́ть о ком-л по его́ дела́м — judge smb by smb’s deeds
7) happening, event
там произошли́ стра́нные дела́ — there have been some strange happenings there
де́ло бы́ло в 1990 г. — it happened in 1990
расскажи́те, как бы́ло де́ло — tell me how it happened
бы́ло (тако́е) де́ло (в ответ на вопрос) разг. — yes, it did happen; that’s right
дела́ поправля́ются — things are improving, things are on the mend
попра́вить свои́ дела́ — improve the state of one’s affairs
как (иду́т) дела́? — how are things going?
как у вас [тебя́] дела́? — how are you doing?
как его́ дела́? — how is he getting on?; how are things going with him?
таки́е-то дела́! разг. — that’s how things are!, that is the way it is!
де́ло поверну́лось таки́м о́бразом — matters took such a turn
положе́ние дел — state of affairs
как обстои́т де́ло с э́тим? — what about this business?
де́ло обстои́т так — the situation is this
е́сли бы де́ло обстоя́ло ина́че — if things were different
де́ло идёт (к) — things are heading (towards / to)
де́ло ниско́лько не меня́ется от того́, что — the situation is no way altered by the fact that
9) ) matter (of)
э́то де́ло привы́чки [вку́са, при́нципа] — it is a matter of habit [taste, principle]
10) ) have to do (with), care (about)
ва́м(-то) что за де́ло (до э́того)?, а вам како́е де́ло? — what do you have to do with it?, what does it matter to you?
кому́ како́е де́ло до э́того? — what business is that of anybody’s?; who cares?
како́е ему́ де́ло до нас с ва́ми! — what does he care about us!
ей нет де́ла до меня́ — she doesn’t care about me
11) point, matter
в чём де́ло? — what is the matter?
бли́же к де́лу! — come / get to the point!
де́ло в том, что — the fact / point is that
в то́м-то и де́ло, что — the whole point is that
де́ло вот в чём — the point is this
де́ло не в э́том — that’s not the point
э́то к де́лу не отно́сится — that has nothing to do with the matter, that is beside the point
замеча́ние не по де́лу (не по существу) разг. — a remark off the point
э́то дохо́дное де́ло — it is a profitable business
откры́ть своё де́ло — start one’s own business
взять кого́-л в де́ло — accept smb as a partner (in the business)
го́рное де́ло и т.п. — соответствующие прил.
14) file, dossier [-sɪeɪ]
ли́чное де́ло — personal file / record(s)
подши́ть / приложи́ть к де́лу — file
вести́ де́ло — plead a case
возбуди́ть де́ло (про́тив) — bring an action (against), take / institute proceedings (against)
изложи́ть своё де́ло — state one’s case
16)
сове́т по дела́м рели́гий — council for religious affairs
коми́ссия по иностра́нным дела́м — foreign relations / affairs commission
17)
уст.
battle, fighting, combat
••
де́ло ва́ше / твоё — it’s up to you; it is for you to decide
де́ло тепе́рь то́лько за тобо́й — now this matter depends only on you
де́ло за ма́лым (ста́ло) — there’s only one little thing left
за чем де́ло ста́ло? — what’s holding matters / things up?; what’s the hitch? разг.
де́ло пло́хо / дрянь, дела́ пло́хи — things are in a bad way
де́ло про́шлое — that’s a thing of the past
де́ло рук — the work / doing (of)
чьих рук э́то де́ло? — whose work / doing is this?
большо́е / вели́кое де́ло! разг. ирон., пренебр. «подумаешь!») — big deal!; as if it mattered!
бра́ться / взя́ться не за своё де́ло — be the wrong man / person for the job
в / на са́мом де́ле как вводн. сл. — 1) in (actual) fact, in reality 2) really, indeed 3) after all
да прекрати́шь ты, в са́мом де́ле! — stop that, will you?
на са́мом же де́ле — but the fact is
в са́мом де́ле? — is it / that true?, really?
(с)де́лать своё де́ло (выполнить свою роль; воздействовать) — do one’s work; do one’s part
сде́лать свои́ дела́ (о ребёнке, собаке — облегчить кишечник) эвф. — do one’s duty, do the deed
есть тако́е де́ло! разг. — all right!; it’s a deal!
за де́ло! (призыв) — to work!; (let’s) get down to work!
знать своё де́ло — know one’s job / stuff / onions [‘ʌ-]
изве́стное де́ло как вводн. сл. — sure enough; naturally
име́ть де́ло (с ) — have to do (with), deal (with), have dealings (with)
когда́ де́ло дойдёт (до) — when it comes (to)
когда́ де́ло дойдёт до меня́ [тебя́] — when it is my [your] turn
ме́жду де́лом разг. — at odd moments, between times
мину́тное / секу́ндное де́ло — it can be done in a minute / second / flash
моё [на́ше] де́ло ма́ленькое / сторона́ — it is none of my [our] business
испыта́ть на де́ле — test in practice
на слова́х и на де́ле — in word and deed
наказа́ть кого́-л за де́ло — punish smb for a good reason
но́вое де́ло!, хоро́шенькое де́ло!, ну и дела́!, что за дела́! — how do you like that!; that’s a fine kettle of fish! идиом.; well, I’ll be darned!
пе́рвым де́лом — first of all; the first thing
показа́ть себя́ в де́ле — show what one is worth
пусти́ть в де́ло — put to use; find a good use (for)
стра́нное де́ло как вводн. сл. — strangely, strange thing
то и де́ло — 1) every now and then 2) continually, incessantly; time and again; keep on
то и де́ло раздаю́тся звонки́ — the phone keeps on ringing
то́ ли де́ло (гораздо лучше) разг. — how much better; what a difference
э́то (совсе́м) друго́е де́ло — that’s (quite) another story
э́то не де́ло — it’s no good; such things aren’t done
Новый большой русско-английский словарь > дело
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сказать
гл.
Русский глагол сказать называет лишь факт сообщения чего-либо при помощи слов, но не указывает, как что-либо было сказано. Английские эквиваленты подчеркивают способ или сопутствующие обстоятельства произнесения каких-либо слов.
1. to say — сказать (выразить что-либо устно или письменно: обычно одноактное действие, чаще всего вводит прямую речь): «It is getting late» she said. — «Уже поздно», — сказала она. You should write to the bank and say you need more time to consider their terms. — Вам надо написать в банк и сказать, что вам надо больше времени, чтобы обдумать их условия. Не has been saying for weeks that he is going to repair that plug. — Он уже несколько недель говорит, что собирается починить вилку ( электрошнура). It says in today’s paper that gas prices are going up again. — В сегодняшней газете говорится, что стоимость газа опять повышается. The chairman started by saying why he had called the meeting. — Председатель начал с того, что сказал, почему он созвал собрание. Where was Ellis going? — I don’t know, she didn’t say. — Куда пошла Эллис? — Я не знаю, она не сказала. Are you saying I am fat? — Вы хотите сказать, что я толстый? So what you are saying is that taxes may rise. — Значит то, что вы говорите, означает, что налоги могут быть повышены?
2. to put it (somehow) — сказать, выразить особым способом (выразить свою мысль особым способом, используя специальные слова для того, чтобы пояснить как можно проще и яснее, что имеется в виду): If you haven’t quite understood, I’ll try to put it in another way. — Если вы не совсем поняли, я постараюсь выразить свою мысль иначе. То put it bluntly, this film is not very good. — Если говорить прямо, это не очень хороший фильм./Если говорить без обиняков, этот фильм не очень хорош. Long-term planning is useless, because as Ben puts it, in the long term we are dead. — Долгосрочное планирование бесполезно, потому что, как выразился Бэн, за это время мы все можем умереть. Не is not very clever, to put it mildly. — Мягко выражаясь, он не очень умен.
3. to word — сказать, сформулировать (выразить определенными словами что-либо по специальному выбору говорящего или пишущего): His speech to the police officer about racial violence had to be very carefully worded. — Его речь, обращенная к полицейскому сотруднику относительно расового насилия, должна быть очень тщательно сформулирована. The Defence Secretary made a public statement about the crisis, but it was worried in such a way as to give very little information. — Министр обороны сделал заявление относительно кризиса, но оно было так сформулировано, что содержало очень мало информации.
4. to put smth in one’s own words — сказать, выразить (выразить что-либо собственными словами, которые вы сами выбираете, а не повторяете чужих слов): Tell the court in your own words, what happened on the night of January,
2. — Расскажите суду своими словами, что произошло вечером второго января. It is a good idea to get your students to retell the story in their own words. — Неплохая мысль предложить студентам пересказывать этот рассказ собственными словами.
5. to imply — сказать, подразумевать (выразить что-либо косвенно, не называя точно, какое событие имеется в виду): Не sort of implied ihat I could have the job I wanted. — Он вроде намекал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел./Он вроде подразумевал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел. What are you implying, that my paintings are no good?! — Что вы хотите сказать, что мои картины никуда не годятся?! You seem lo be implying something that is not quite true. — Вы, кажется, намекаете на что-то, что ис совсем верно.
6. to hint — сказать, намекать, дать понять (сказать что-либо обиняком, косвенно): What are you hinting at? — На что вы намекаете? «It is not just me who will be getting a prize?» Sam hinted. — «Приз получу не только я», — намекнул Сэм. She hinted that there might be a possibility of a pay rise. — Она дала понять, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты,/Она намекнула, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты. I had the feeling he was hinting that he would like to go out with me. — У меня было такое чувство, что он сказал/намекнул, что хочет пойти туда вместе со мной.
7. to speak in a roundabout way — сказать что-либо обиняком, сказать что-либо косвенным образом, дать понять (особенно, чтобы не быть грубым или не вызвать смущения): I told him, in a roundabout way, that he was not really strong enough to join my English class. — Я дал ему понять, что его знания были недостаточны, чтобы учиться английскому в моем классе. Не said he didn’t need their services any more, but that was put in a roundabout way. — Он сказал, что больше не нуждается в их услугах, но это было высказано косвенно.
8. to blurt out — сказать, сболтнуть (неожиданно, не раздумывая сказать что-либо, особенно то, что надо было хранить в тайне, или что-либо несомненно могущее вызвать смущение): She had blurted out my secret when she was upset and now everyone knows about it. — Когда она была расстроена, она выболтала мой секрет, и теперь все об этом знают. «I never liked your friend anyway», she blurted out tearfully. — В слезах она сказала: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг»./В слезах она сболтнула: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг».
9. to exclaim — сказать, воскликнуть (громко и неожиданно, потому что вы сердиты, удивлены или возбуждены): «What a beautiful house!» she exclaimed. — «Какой красивый дом!» — воскликнула она. «Oh, no,» exclaimed Bill in terror. — «О, нет!» — воскликнул Билл в ужасе. «Oh, this house is on fire,» exclaimed she. — «Этот дом горит!» — воскликнула она.
10. to come out with — сказать (неожиданно сказать что-либо необычное или то, что вызывает у других удивление): It was strange to hear a little old lady come out with a swear word like that. — Было очень странно услышать, как эта маленькая старушка вдруг произнесла такое ругательство. I don’t want to make a speech, Emmy, I will only come out with something silly that everyone will laught. — Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то скажу что-либо глупое, и все будут смсяться./Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то сморожу какую-либо глупость, и все будут смеяться. You never know what he will come out with next. — Никогда не знаешь, что он скажет в следующий раз.
11. to say smth under one’s breath — сказать очень тихо, шептать, говорить очень тихо (одним дыханием, так чтобы никто не слышал): «Stupid!» he said under his breath as the old man walked away. — «Дурак!», — пробурчал он, когда старик прошел мимо. Henry is so bad-tempered these day’s, he never says anything, but I hear him swearing under his breath. — Все эти дни Генри такой злой, он ничего не говорит, но я слышал, что он чертыхается про себя.
Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > сказать
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С-125
ОТ ЧИСТОГО СЕРДЦА
PrepP
Invar
adv
or, less often,
subj-compl
with бытье (
subj
:
abstr
)
fixed
WO
1. С-125 поздравлять кого, желать кому (чего or чтобы…), жалеть кого, сочувствовать кому, смеяться и т. п. (expressing one’s feelings, emotions) absolutely sincerely: (congratulate
s.o.
(wish
s.o. sth. etc
)) right (straight) from the heart
(congratulate
s.o.
(wish
s.o. sth. etc
)) from the bottom of one’s heart
(wish
s.o. sth.
(pity
s.o. etc
)) with all one’s heart
(wish
s.o. sth.
(sympathize with
s.o. etc
)) wholeheartedly
(laugh) heartily
(do
sth.
) with a pure heart
(a wish (one’s laughter
etc
) is) perfectly genuine
2. С-125 советовать кому, предлагать кому (что, что сделать), дарить кому что и т. п. with the best motives, for
s.o.
‘s benefit: (give
s.o.
advice (offer
s.o. sth.
, give
s.o. sth. etc
)) from (out of) the (sheer) goodness of one’s heart
(
s.o.
‘s advice (offer, gift
etc
) is (comes)) right (straight) from the heart
(give
s.o.
advice
etc
) having
s.o.
% (best) interests at heart
(in refer, to giving
s.o.
unwelcome advice that will ultimately benefit him) (tell
s.o.
to do
sth.
) for his own good.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-125
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от чистого сердца
[
PrepP
;
Invar
;
adv
or, less often,
subj-compl
with быть (
subj
:
abstr
); fixed
WO
]
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— (congratulate s.o. <wish s.o. sth. etc>) right (straight) from the heart;
— (congratulate s.o. <wish s.o. sth. etc>) from the bottom of one’s heart;
— (wish s.o. sth. <pity s.o. etc>) with all one’s heart;
— (wish s.o. sth. <sympathize with s.o. etc>) wholeheartedly;
— (do sth.) with a pure heart;
— (a wish (one’s laughter etc) is) perfectly genuine;
— [of sympathy only] express one’s heartfelt sympathy for s.o.
♦ [Суходолов:] Как мальчик, от чистого сердца я и сказал ей, что пришёл без всякого дела, ничего мне не надо, ни за чем (Погодин 1). [S.:] Like a little boy, I told her straight from my heart that I had come on no business at all, I didn’t need anything, I had come for no special reason (1a).
♦ Марья Ивановна так просто рассказала моим родителям о странном знакомстве моём с Пугачёвым, что оно не только не беспокоило их, но ещё заставляло часто смеяться от чистого сердца (Пушкин 2). Maria Ivanovna had related my strange acquaintance with Pugachev so innocently that it not only did not worry my parents, but even made them laugh heartily (2a).
♦ «Мой идеал — войти в церковь и поставить свечку от чистого сердца, ей-богу так. Тогда предел моим страданиям» (Достоевский 2). «My ideal is to go into a church and light a candle with a pure heart-by God, it’s true. That would put an end to my sufferings» (2a).
♦ «Я вспомнил случай… Случай на одном юбилее… Отмечали какое-то «летие» одного старого, доброго, хорошего художника. Его все любили. По очереди подымались на трибуну, читали адреса, говорили речи, обнимали старика, целовали. И, ей-Богу, всё это было от чистого сердца» (Некрасов 1). «I remember one case….It occurred at an anniversary celebration….It was in honor of an old, kindhearted, good artist. Everyone liked him. One after another these people climbed up onto the platform, read out their congratulations, made their speeches, embraced and kissed the old man. And, by God, all this was perfectly genuine» (1a).
— (give s.o. advice <offer s.o. sth., give s.o. sth. etc>) from (out of) the (sheer) goodness of one’s heart;
— (s.o.‘s advice (offer, gift etc) is (comes)) right (straight) from the heart;
— (give s.o. advice etc) having s.o.‘s (best) interests at heart;
— [in refer, to giving
s.o.
unwelcome advice that will ultimately benefit him](tell s.o. to do sth.) for his own good.
♦ Искренне желая мне помочь, он [секретарь сельского райкома] предложил мне переделать конец повести… Его советы были от чистого сердца… (Войнович 1). Sincerely wishing to help me, he [the secretary of a rural district committee] proposed that I rewrite the ending [of the novella]…. His advice came from the goodness of his heart… (1a).
♦ «Езжай-ка ты поскорей домой… Это я тебе — от чистого сердца. Понятно? В наши дела незачем вам мешаться. Понял?» (Шолохов 5). «You’d better go home as soon as you can….I mean it for your own good. Understand? It’s no use meddling in our affairs. Get me?» (5a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > от чистого сердца
Знаете ли вы, что …
• грамматика — это система объективно действующих в языке правил функционирования языковых средств речи;
• овладеть грамматикой означает знать форму и значение грамматического явления, правила его употребления и функцию в речи;
• лексика — это совокупность слов, входящих в состав какого-либо языка или диалекта;
• лексическими единицами являются слова, словосочетания, фразеологизмы;
• овладение словом — овладение произношением и правописанием слова, его грамматической формой, значением и употреблением;
• овладение лексикой — обозначает овладение словообразованием, употреблением слова в конкретном контексте, употреблением словосочетаний и фразовых единиц.
Знакомимся с разделом “Грамматика и лексика”
Общая информация
Раздел “Грамматика и лексика” содержит три группы (типа) заданий, две из которых — задания с кратким ответом (19—25 и 26—31), одна — задания с выбором и записью ответа из четырёх предложенных (32—38); всего 20 заданий.
Первые две группы заданий — базового уровня, третья — повышенного.
Максимум за успешное выполнение ВСЕХ заданий этого раздела — 20 баллов.
Рекомендуемое время на выполнение заданий этого раздела — 40 минут.
Задача данного раздела — проверка владения навыками использования грамматических и лексических средств в связных текстах.
Структура и содержание раздела “Грамматика и лексика”
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Задание (уровень сложности) |
Проверяемые умения |
Тип текста |
Тип задания |
Максимальный балл |
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Задания 19—25 (базовый уровень) |
Грамматические навыки: использование грамматических форм в коммуникативно значимом контексте |
Тексты повествовательного характера (житейская история, текст научно-популярного характера) |
С кратким ответом |
7 (по 1 баллу за каждый правильный ответ) |
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Задания 26—31 (базовый уровень) |
Лексико-грамматические навыки: использование различных способов словообразования в коммуникативно значимом контексте |
Связный отрывок из повествовательного текста |
С кратким ответом |
6 (по 1 баллу за каждый правильный ответ) |
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Задания 32—38 (повышенный уровень) |
Лексико-грамматические навыки: употребление лексических единиц в коммуникативно значимом контексте с учётом их значения, сочетаемости, грамматического оформления |
Связный отрывок из художественного, публицистического или научно-популярного текста |
С выбором и записью ответа из четырёх предложенных |
7 (по 1 баллу за каждый правильный ответ) |
Золотые правила
1. Внимательно прочитайте инструкцию к заданиям. Именно она поможет вам определить, в чём состоит ваша задача.
2. Все три группы заданий построены на связных текстах. Прежде чем выполнять задание, прочитайте текст, вдумайтесь в него. Не пытайтесь механически подставить какое-то слово в пропуск; представьте себе, что вы создаёте этот текст, и подумайте, какая форма или какое слово требуется здесь, чтобы передать нужный смысл. Это облегчит вам выбор необходимого языкового материала.
3. Всегда оставляйте несколько минут на проверку раздела.
4. Помните, что, если в вашем кратком ответе к заданиям 19—25 и 26—31, вписанном в клеточки бланка ответов № 1, будут орфографические ошибки, ответ будет признан неверным.
5. В этих заданиях допускается использование как британского, так и американского правописания. Ваш ответ будет признан правильным независимо от того, напишете вы travelled или traveled, colourful или colorful.
6. Помните также, что ответы к этим заданиям проверяются машинным способом, поэтому их надо вписывать точно в отведённые для этого места, каждая буква в отдельной клеточке, в строгом соответствии с образцами написания букв, данными на бланке. Пишите разборчиво, чётко и аккуратно.
Знакомимся с заданиями 19-25
Описание заданий 19—25
Задания 19—25 (базового уровня) проверяют владение грамматическими навыками. Даётся связный текст или два небольших связных текста с семью пропусками. Для каждого пропуска на той же строчке справа на полях заглавными буквами напечатано слово, от которого вам нужно образовать нужную грамматическую форму, чтобы заполнить пропуск в тексте. За каждый правильный ответ вы получите по одному баллу. Максимальный балл — 7.
Стратегии выполнения заданий 19—25
1. Просмотрите сначала весь текст, уловите его общее содержание, сюжет, логику, последовательность событий и т. п.
2. Для этого задания важно сразу определить, в каком времени ведётся основное повествование: настоящем или прошедшем; может ли в этом повествовании, в тексте “от автора”, появиться будущее время или Present Perfect Tense/Present Continuous Tense (если повествование ведётся в прошедшем времени, то нет); есть ли в тексте прямая речь (в прямой речи могут возникнуть любые временные формы).
3. Далее внимательно прочитайте первый фрагмент текста с первым тестовым вопросом (19). Структура предложения сразу показывает, какой член предложения в какой грамматической форме нужен для заполнения пропуска. Если вам покажется, что возможны варианты, опорное слово на полях поможет сделать правильный выбор.
4. Прочитайте теперь слово, напечатанное справа на полях заглавными буквами, от которого вы и образуете нужную форму.
5. Впишите образованную вами форму в пропуск и прочитайте предложение ещё раз — проверьте себя.
6. Проработайте все предложения с пропусками таким же образом.
7. Пропуск не может быть заполнен синонимом слова, которое напечатано на полях заглавными буквами.
8. Требуемая грамматическая форма может состоять из нескольких слов, но это не словосочетание, а именно составная форма слова, данного на полях заглавными буквами, которая включает, кроме основного полнозначного слова, слово вспомогательное, “грамматическое”. Например, в русском языке “самый красивый” — это не словосочетание, а превосходная степень прилагательного “красивый”. “Буду писать” — это форма будущего времени глагола “писать”. В английском языке more important — сравнительная степень прилагательного important, mostimportant — превосходная степень прилагательного important.
9. Если справа на полях заглавными буквами дан глагол с отрицанием, например NOT LOOK, значит, вам надо образовать отрицательную форму этого глагола.
10. Многие английские глаголы имеют краткую и полную формы (например, did not look — didn’t look, have seen — ‘ve seen и т. д.). Правильные ответы содержат обе формы, но рекомендуется давать полную форму глагола, так как при машинном распознавании ответов знак апострофа (’) не всегда хорошо распознаётся.
11. Если в качестве опорного слова дано существительное, то скорее всего вам надо образовать от него множественное число. Большинство существительных образуют форму множественного числа по правилам, но есть целый ряд исключений, которые надо выучить, например child — children, mouse — mice.
12. Если в качестве опорного слова дано прилагательное, то вам надо образовать от него сравнительную или превосходную степень. Большинство прилагательных образуют формы сравнительной и превосходной степеней по правилам, но есть целый ряд исключений, которые надо выучить, например good — better — best, bad — worse — worst. Помните, что определённый артикль, который, как правило, стоит перед превосходной степенью прилагательного, не следует переносить в бланк ответов. Артикль относится не к прилагательному, а к существительному, которое это прилагательное поясняет.
13. Если в качестве опорного слова дано наречие, то вам, как правило, надо образовать от него сравнительную или превосходную степень. Большинство наречий образуют формы сравнительной и превосходной степеней по правилам, но есть некоторые исключения, которые надо выучить, например well — better — best, badly — worse — worst.
14. Если в качестве опорного слова дано количественное числительное, то вам надо образовать от него порядковое числительное. Большинство порядковых числительных образуется путём прибавления суффикса —th к количественному числительному, но есть три исключения, которые надо выучить: one — first, two — second, three — third. Помните, что определённый артикль, который, как правило, стоит перед количественным числительным, не следует переносить в бланк ответов. Артикль относится не к числительному, а к существительному, которое это числительное поясняет.
15. Если в качестве опорного слова дано личное местоимение в именительном падеже (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), то вам надо образовать форму объектного падежа этого местоимения (I— mе, you — you, he — him, she — her, it — it, we — us, you — you, they — them) или притяжательное местоимение (I — mу, you — your, he — his, she — her, it — its, we — our, you — your, they— their) в зависимости от того, каким членом предложения требуется заполнить пропуск по смыслу (дополнение — личное местоимение в объектном падеже, определение — притяжательное местоимение). Помните также, что притяжательное местоимение имеет особую абсолютную форму: mу — mine, your — yours, his — his, her — hers, our —ours, your — yours, their — theirs (my friend — a friend of mine).
16. В редких случаях от личного местоимения требуется образовать форму возвратного местоимения (I — myself, you — yourself, he — himself, she — herself, it — itself, we — ourselves, you — yourselves, they — themselves).
17. Если в качестве опорного слова дано указательное местоимение, то вам надо образовать форму его множественного числа: this — these, that — those.
18. Если в качестве опорного слова дан глагол, то здесь возникает гораздо больше вопросов в отношении выбора нужной формы. Прежде всего необходимо понять, требуется личная или неличная форма глагола. Личные формы глагола — это видовременные формы, выполняющие в предложении роль сказуемого. Неличными формами глагола являются инфинитив (неопределённая форма глагола), причастие I, причастие II, герундий.
19. Для того чтобы понять, какая форма глагола (личная или неличная) нужна в данном контексте, следует определить, какой член предложения необходим, чтобы заполнить пропуск в предложении. Если нужно сказуемое, то необходимо образовать личную форму глагола. Если определение или обстоятельство образа действия, то — причастие. Если нужно дополнение или подлежащее, то — герундий. Иногда сама конструкция предложения и его лексика подсказывает выбор формы глагола, например глаголы love, hate, enjoy требуют после себя герундий (-ingform): love, hate, enjoy doing something.
20. Если надо образовать личную форму глагола, то нужно понять из контекста, какое время следует выбрать: прошедшее, настоящее, будущее (Past, Present, Future). Затем надо определить, описывается ли действие как процесс, продолженный во времени (Continuous/Progressive), или как факт. Кроме того, надо понять, заложена ли в предложении идея предшествования (Perfect). И наконец, важнейший момент: выбор активного или пассивного залога в зависимости от того, само ли подлежащее, о котором говорится в предложении, выполняет действие, или подвергается ему.
21. Когда вы будете переносить ответы в бланк ответов № 1, не делайте пропусков между словами, например didnotwrite или moreimportant. Это общее правило, которое относится ко всем иностранным языкам.
22. При проверке данного задания проверьте:
— образовали ли вы формы от того опорного слова, которое дано на полях заглавными буквами;
— выполняет ли образованная вами форма нужную роль в предложении, не нарушается ли общий смысл, логика, подходит ли эта форма по контексту;
— орфографическую правильность вашего ответа.
Учимся выполнять задания 19—25
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19—25, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19—25.
19-21
Strange but true
Everybody knows Walt Disney, a person who invented many cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Pluto. But it’s Mickey Mouse which ______________ by children all over the world.
Millions of kids worldwide ______________ this cartoon since it was made.
However, few people know about the following fact. The funny thing is that Walt Disney, its creator, had a strong phobia — he was very much afraid of ______________!
LOVE
SEE
MOUSE
22-25
Not quite a musician
Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, liked to play the violin very much. Once he found himself in the company with Hans Eisler, a composer and a pianist. They met for the ______________ time.
Everybody began asking ______________ to play together, so they agreed.
Einstein tuned in his violin but every time Eisler started a musical piece, Einstein ______________ get it right.
After several attempts Eisler ______________ up from the piano and said, “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!”
ONE
THEY
NOT CAN
STAND
Разбор заданий 19—25
ШАГ 1. Знакомимся с первой группой заданий раздела. Внимательно изучаем инструкцию к заданиям 19—25. Стараемся понять, что необходимо сделать в заданиях 19—25.
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19—25, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19—25.
В заданиях 19—25 предлагаются два небольших текста, в которых имеются пропуски. Коммуникативная задача состоит в том, чтобы правильно заполнить эти пропуски, используя при этом слова на полях, написанные заглавными буквами. Основываясь на контексте, надо от этих слов образовать нужную грамматическую форму и вставить её в пропуск. За каждый правильный ответ (если ответ содержит орфографическую ошибку, то он будет признан неверным) можно получить 1 балл, за всё задание — 7 баллов.
ШАГ 2. Читаем первый текст под заголовком “Strange but true”, пытаемся понять его смысл, логику, невзирая на пропуски.
The text tells us about Walt Disney, the creator of Micky Mouse and other popular cartoon characters. Millions of children have seen Micky Mouse cartoons and they all like this character. The strange fact about Walt Disney is that he was afraid of mice.
ШАГ 3. Выполняем задание 19. Более внимательно читаем первый абзац, содержащий пропуск.
Strange but true
19. Everybody knows Walt Disney, a person who invented many cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Pluto. But it’s Mickey Mouse which ______________ by children all over the world.
LOVE
Определим, какую часть речи требуется вставить. Анализ текста показывает, что нужен глагол, а смысл предложения и предлог by подсказывают, что глагол должен стоять в пассивном залоге. Теперь нужно понять, какое время следует использовать в данном случае. Первая (главная) часть предложения дается в настоящем простом времени (Present Simple/lndefinite). Действия, описываемые в главном и придаточном предложениях, совпадают по времени, следовательно, и во второй части тоже следует использовать Present Simple, но в пассивном залоге. Формы залога показывают, является ли подлежащее лицом (предметом), совершающим действие, или лицом (предметом) подвергающимся действию. Пассивный залог образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be + 3-я форма глагола. Вспомогательный глагол to be следует согласовать с подлежащим, которое стоит в 3-м лице единственного числа. 3-я форма глагола не меняется. Образуем Present Simple Passive от глагола love и получим грамматическую форму is loved.
ШАГ 4. Выполняем задание 20. Внимательно читаем следующее предложение, содержащее пропуск.
20. Millions of kids worldwide ______________ this cartoon since it was made.
SEE
Опять начнём с того, что определим, какую часть речи следует вставить. Если в задании 19 мы могли исходить только из контекста предложения, так как слово, написанное заглавными буквами справа, могло быть как существительным, так и глаголом, то в данном случае уже само слово see указывает на то, что мы имеем дело с глаголом. Об этом же свидетельствует и контекст, так как есть подлежащее, но отсутствует сказуемое. Следовательно, нам нужно поставить глагол see в нужную грамматическую форму. В данном случае определить её легко, так как есть подсказка в виде союза since. Он говорит о том, что действие в главном предложении началось в прошлом и продолжается в настоящем, а значит, мы должны использовать Present Perfect. Present Perfect образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола have и причастия II. Подлежащее стоит во множественном числе, поэтому легко согласуется с вспомогательным глаголом и не требует изменения. Причастие II от глагола see имеет форму seen. Таким образом, правильный ответ — have seen.
ШАГ 5. Выполняем задание 21. Внимательно читаем третий абзац, содержащий пропуск.
21. However, few people know about the following fact. The funny thing is that Walt Disney, its creator, had a strong phobia — he was very much afraid of ______________!________
MOUSE
Слово в правом поле — существительное. Необходимо дать существительное mouse во множественном числе. Почему во множественном? Во-первых, по смыслу предложения. Во-вторых, с точки зрения грамматики, существительное mouse является конкретным существительным, обозначающим живые существа и поэтому исчисляемым. Перед исчисляемым существительным в тексте должен стоять артикль, указывающий на единственное число, однако здесь отсутствует неопределённый артикль, да и само содержание говорит о том, что Дисней боялся не какую-то определённую мышь, а вообще боялся мышей. Существительное mouse во множественном числе образуется не по правилам, является исключением и имеет форму mice. (Исключения заучиваются наизусть, их немного, и они легко запоминаются.) Таким образом, правильный ответ — mice.
ШАГ 6. Читаем второй короткий текст под заголовком “Not quite a musician”, пытаемся понять его смысл, логику, невзирая на пропуски.
This is a story about Albert Einstein, a famous scientist, who liked to play the violin. Once he was asked to play with a famous musician. It happened so that Einstein couldn’t start playing on time and the musician got angry. After several attempts the musician said: “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!”
ШАГ 7. Выполняем задание 22. Внимательно читаем первый абзац, содержащий пропуск.
Not quite a musician
22. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, liked to play the violin very much. Once he found himself in the company with Hans Eisler, a composer and a pianist. They met for the ______________ time.
ONE
Прочитав первое предложение с пропуском и даже не глядя на опорное слово, мы из самой ситуации сразу понимаем, что в пропуске должно стоять слово first — это была первая встреча героев рассказа. Действительно, в правом поле дано количественное числительное one, которое исходя из контекста нужно трансформировать в порядковое числительное. Количественные числительные обозначают количество и отвечают на вопрос сколько? (how many?), в то время как порядковые числительные обозначают порядок при счёте и отвечают на вопрос который? (which?). Порядковые числительные образуются при помощи суффикса —th, однако первые три числительных (1, 2, 3) составляют исключение из правила и необходимо запомнить их производные (first, second, third). Преобразуем количественное числительное one в порядковое first и вставим его в пропуск.
ШАГ 8. Выполняем задание 23. Внимательно читаем следующий фрагмент второго текста, содержащий пропуск.
23. Everybody began asking ______________ to play together, so they agreed.
THEY
Прочитаем предложение и обратим внимание на слово в правом поле, написанное заглавными буквами. Слово they является личным местоимением в именительном падеже. Личные местоимения изменяются по падежам (именительный падеж, объектный падеж). Личные местоимения в именительном падеже выполняют функцию подлежащего, личные местоимения в объектном падеже — функцию дополнения. В нашем предложении пропущено дополнение, т. е. в пропуск нужно вставить личное местоимение в объектном падеже. Форма объектного падежа от they — them. Перечитаем предложение ещё раз, чтобы убедиться, что ответ правильный.
ШАГ 9. Выполняем задание 24. Внимательно читаем следующий фрагмент второго текста, содержащий пропуск.
24. Einstein tuned in his violin but every time Eisler started a musical piece, Einstein ______________ get it right.
NOT CAN
Анализ фрагмента текста и слов в правом поле показывают, что предстоит построить отрицательное предложение с модальным глаголом саn. При этом следует учесть время, которое нужно использовать в данной части предложения. Весь рассказ ведётся в прошедшем времени, кроме последней реплики, которая представляет собой прямую речь. Все глаголы в этом предложении стоят в Past Simple. Следовательно, нужно использовать грамматическую форму could. Отрицание должно стоять между модальным и смысловым глаголом. Таким образом, правильный ответ для заполнения пропуска — could not. Помним, что можно дать как полную форму could not, так стяжённую — couldn’t. Полная форма представлена двумя словами, но в ответах пробел между словами не делается, а оба слова пишутся слитно: couldnot (см. “Золотые правила”).
ШАГ 10. Выполняем последнее задание во втором тексте — задание 25. Внимательно читаем последний фрагмент второго текста, содержащий пропуск.
25. After several attempts Eisler ______________ up from the piano and said, “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!”
STAND
Прочитаем ещё раз концовку текста и посмотрим на слово в правом поле — это глагол, который нужно вставить в пропуск в необходимой грамматической форме. Контекст показывает, что события и действия происходили в прошлом. Ещё одной подсказкой является то, что said и глагол, который нужно поставить в прошедшем времени, являются однородными членами предложения и должны стоять в одном времени. Глагол said стоит в Past Simple. Образуем эту форму от глагола stand. Данный глагол является неправильным, его форму нужно запомнить — stood. Таким образом, в последний пропуск вставляем stood.
ШАГ 11. Прочитаем весь текст с заполненными пропусками и проверим наши ответы. Переносить ответы в бланк ответов № 1 мы будем тогда, когда завершим выполнение всех заданий раздела.
Типичные ошибки при выполнении заданий 19—25
Экзаменуемые:
• невнимательно относятся к контексту и отсюда неправильно употребляют видовременные формы и страдательный залог глаголов;
• не знают формы неправильных глаголов (thinked#, eated#);
• подменяют причастие I причастием II или наоборот;
• неправильно употребляют глаголы в придаточных предложениях времени и условия;
• вносят определённый артикль в бланк ответов вместе с превосходной степенью прилагательного;
• пытаются образовать от опорного слова однокоренное слово вместо того, чтобы изменить грамматическую форму опорного слова (unknown# вместо was not known);
• ошибаются в написании слов (beginning#).
1 Значок # показывает слова с ошибкой.
Подготовительные упражнения к заданиям 19—25
1. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. Что значит овладеть грамматикой?
2. Какова цель раздела “Грамматика и лексика”?
3. Какие типы заданий используются в разделе “Грамматика и лексика” и какова их цель?
4. Что конкретно требуется от экзаменуемого в заданиях 19—25?
5. Надо ли сначала прочитать весь текст или можно сразу начать вставлять пропущенные слова?
6. Можно ли заменить слово в пропуске его синонимом?
7. Будет ли засчитан ответ с орфографической ошибкой?
8. Будет ли засчитан ответ с американской орфографией?
9. Как следует писать составные формы в бланке ответов № 1 — с пробелами между словами или без них?
10. Как лучше давать составные формы глаголов в бланке ответов № 1 — в краткой или полной форме?
2. Какие части речи существуют в английском языке? Какие их них являются изменяемыми, а какие имеют только одну грамматическую форму?
3. Какие грамматические правила надо знать, чтобы успешно выполнить задания 19—25?
4. Определите, к какой части речи относятся следующие слова. Какое слово дано в списке дважды в разных своих формах?
Read, grammar, usually, hers, job, on, child, bright, through, think, nine, their, already, better, present, behind, it, this, good.
5. Образуйте множественное число следующих существительных.
Family, postman, leaf, belief, toy, tooth, sheep, photo, wife, child, country, potato, hero, story, key, wolf, ox, crisis, datum, bookcase, father-in-law, mouse, bath, foot.
6. Вставьте в пропуски нужные местоимения.
1. It was so dark that we could hardly see anything in front of ________.
2. The doctor usually came to ________ office at 9 o’clock.
3. From my place I could watch the people eating ________ lunch.
4. Whenever we visit my mother, she cooks ________ a big meal.
5. I hope we both remember the day when we talked about ________ plans.
6. I borrowed this book from you long ago. This book is ________.
7. There are some people in the office. Do you hear ________ talking? Do you recognize ________ voices?
8. Did you meet ________ friends on ________ way? ________ left a minute ago.
9. I met my sister at the station. ________ face was happy.
10. It’s an old house but ________ roof is new.
11. He took the initiative and spoke ________ to everyone he knew.
7. Раскройте скобки и поставьте прилагательные и наречия в нужную форму.
1. Dogs are ___________ (intelligent) than cats.
2. Nancy found the work ___________ (easy) than she had expected.
3. Kate talks ___________ (slowly) than Helen.
4. Sally is the ___________ (quiet) person in our class.
5. He studies ___________ (bad) than his sister.
6. Ann writes ___________ (carefully) than William.
7. They speak Chinese ___________ (good) than me.
8. It’s the ___________ (big) risk I’ve ever had to take.
9. I don’t think it matters in the ___________ (little) which film to choose.
10. The ___________ (far) we swam into the sea, the ___________ (beautiful) the shore looked.
11. I wish you ___________ (far) success!
12. This story is the ___________ (funny) in the book.
8. Образуйте порядковые числительные.
One — ______________________________________
three — _____________________________________
five — ______________________________________
twelve — ____________________________________
twenty-four — ________________________________
hundred — __________________________________
two — ______________________________________
four — ______________________________________
six — ______________________________________
eighteen — _________________________________
fifty-five — __________________________________
two hundred and thirty-nine — __________________
9. Вспомните правила употребления форм настоящего простого времени (Present Simple) и настоящего продолженного времени (Present Continuous). Изучите примеры их употребления, данные в таблице, и дополните таблицу предложенными фрагментами правил.
1) для описания действий и состояний, происходящих в данный момент, момент речи или в данный период времени и представленных как процесс;
2) для сообщения о том, что нам хорошо известно (констатация фактов);
3) для описания картин, фотографий или событий, которые мы наблюдаем в момент речи;
4) для сообщения о том, что нам хорошо известно (констатация фактов).
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The Present Simple Tense |
The Present Continuous Tense |
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Используется: 1) |
Используется: 1) |
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I always eat a big breakfast. I never get up before 7 a.m. He doesn’t go to work on Sundays. 2) |
Now I’m reading a modern novel. We’re studying geometry this term. 2) |
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We live in Russia. Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. |
Look! Kate is dancing! In this photo we are playing volleyball on the beach in the Crimea. |
10. Какие слова и выражения часто используются с этими глагольными формами? Заполните таблицу.
Often, this afternoon, usually, at the moment, now, always, sometimes, never, today, ever, every day, this morning, this year.
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The Present Simple Tense |
The Present Continuous Tense |
11. Вспомните правила употребления форм Present Perfect и Past Simple. Изучите примеры их употребления, данные в таблице, и дополните таблицу предложенными фрагментами правил:
1) начались в прошлом и продолжаются в настоящий момент или непосредственно связаны с настоящим;
2) происходили в прошлом и не имеют непосредственной связи с настоящим, мыслятся как полностью относящиеся к прошлому;
3) происходили в неопределённый момент в прошлом;
4) происходили в определённый момент в прошлом.
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The Present Perfect Tense |
The Past Simple Tense |
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Описание действий и состояний, которые |
Описание действий и состояний, которые |
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I have been to the USA. |
I was in the USA last year. |
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Описание действий и состояний, которые |
Описание действий и состояний, которые |
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1. She has worked at this school for three years. She is still working there. 2. I’ve asked for his photo and he’s immediately sent it. I’ve got his photo now. |
1. She worked at this school for three years. Now she is a TV star. 2. I asked for his photo and he sent it immediately. After that we met and I recognized him at once. |
12. Какие слова и словосочетания часто используются с этими глагольными формами? Заполните таблицу.
Yesterday, last night, already, last week, just, never, ever, last month, a minute ago, always, last year, yet, since (с/с тех пор как), how long (сколько времени), two centuries ago, then, when, in 2010.
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The Present Perfect Tense |
The Past Simple Tense |
13. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужную форму.
1. You’d better take your umbrella. It ___________ (to rain) hard.
2. Young girls often ___________ (to go) to a dance.
3. Emily always ___________ (to tell) the truth.
4. Where is Ann? — She ___________ (to watch) TV.
5. Bill ___________ (to try) to improve his English.
6. Louise ___________ (to work) at this firm for five years. She still ___________ (to work) there.
7. We ___________ (to study) different subjects at school. This term we ___________ (to study) British studies.
8. I ___________ (not to see) him lately.
9. If the weather ___________ (not to keep) fine, we won’t go to the country.
10. You know, I ___________ (to go) away tonight.
11. ‘You ___________ (to spoil) everything,» she said.
12. I ___________ (to write) to Jim, so he ___________ (to know) what ___________ (to happen) now.
14. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужную форму.
1. It ___________ (to rain) now. It ___________ (not to rain) since last Monday. Do you know how long it ___________ (to rain) today?
2. When she arrived, it ___________ (to rain).
3. When it ___________ (to rain), she is always gloomy.
4. If it ___________ (to rain) tomorrow, we’ll stay at home.
5. He said he would not come if it ___________ (to rain) the next day.
15. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужную видовременную форму и в нужную форму залога.
1. This club ___________ (to run) by the students.
2. We often ___________ (to eat) fried potatoes with fish.
3. Fried potatoes often ___________ (to eat) with fish.
4. Everything ___________ (to settle) twenty minutes after I arrived there.
5. Uncle Porter ___________ (not to like) by my mother’s family, they ___________ (to think) him impolite.
6. Jane said she yet ___________ (not to teach) anything.
7. The news ___________ (to be announced) after dinner.
8. She ___________ (to close) the door softly and ___________ (to go) straight to the telephone.
9. The door ___________ (to close) and there ___________ (to be) silence in the room.
10. The door ___________ (to open) and the doctor ___________ (to show) in.
11. I ___________ (not to give) a chance to explain.
12. This singer was ___________ (to love) by millions and ___________ (to hate) only by a handful.
13. I ___________ (to tell) that his new house ___________ (to finish) soon.
14. He told me that he ___________ (to offer) a well-paid job at school.
15. She could feel she ___________ (to look) at and it pleased her.
*16. Найдите ошибки в предложениях и исправьте их. Напишите правильный вариант.
1. There are a table and two chairs near the window.
2. He was the most tall boy in our class.
3. She must to do this exercises at home.
4. The train arrive at 3 p.m. sharp.
5. He has worked at this firm since 5 years.
6. When he will arrive, I’ll tell he the truth.
7. He asked by his manager to give a presentation of his new book.
8. When I entered, they discuss our trip to Suzdal.
9. She was beautiful than her sister.
10. I didn’t see he since childhood.
11. Wrapping in an old blanket Grace sat up in her bed.
12. I knew from a very early age that I wanted to be a pilot, and my parents warned myself that it will be a hard life.
13. I suggest to go hiking.
14. Why we should follow your advices?
15. Jill not decided which department at university to apply for yet.
17. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1—4, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Объясните свой выбор ответов.
1-4
What country has no rivers?
Hard to believe it, but there is such a country! Libya ________________ in North Africa and borders on the Mediterranean Sea.
It’s the ________________ largest country on Earth. But more than 90 percent of Libya is desert, and there’s not a single permanent river in Libya!
This huge country, more than four times the size of California, has a ________________ population than a number of cities in California.
Libya ________________ an independent nation in 1951.
LOCATE
FIFTEEN
SMALL
BECOME
Полезные советы
• Сначала прочитайте весь текст, чтобы понять его основной смысл.
• Выясните, какая часть речи нужна, чтобы заполнить пропуск.
• Чаще всего в таких заданиях проверяется знание видовременных форм глагола.
— подумайте, какая форма глагола проверяется в пропуске: личная (видовременная) или неличная (герундий, причастие, инфинитив);
— решите, нужна ли вам форма действительного или страдательного залога глагола;
— определите, относится ли действие, выраженное глаголом, к настоящему, прошедшему или будущему.
• Наиболее часто на экзамене проверяется употребление Present, Past Simple/lndefinite, Present, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, поэтому обратите особое внимание на правила образования и употребления данных времён.
• Определите, в какой речи используется глагол: прямой или косвенной. Это влияет на выбор формы глагола.
• Помимо глагольных форм в данных заданиях часто проверяется знание множественного числа существительных, степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий, порядковых числительных, местоимений разных типов.
Тренируемся в выполнении заданий 19—25
Вариант 1
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19—25, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19—25.
19-21
An old house
A man was tired of living in his old house. He decided to sell it and buy a ________________ one.
He attempted to sell it but was not successful so at last he decided to solve the problem by ________________ an estate agent.
The estate agent advertised the house and the owner saw a wonderful description of the house and ________________ gardens. Then he said, “I can see that I like my house very much and don’t want to sell it”.
GOOD
USE
IT
22-25
Isaac Newton’s dinner
Newton was very absent-minded. One day a gentleman came to see him but he ________________ that Isaac Newton was busy and he could see him later.
As it was dinner time, the visitor ________________ in the dining-room to wait for the scientist.
An hour passed but Newton ________________, so the gentleman ate the scientist’s dinner.
When Newton came and saw no dinner, he exclaimed, “What a strange set we scientists are! I quite forgot that I ________________ already”.
TELL
SIT
NOT APPEAR
DINE
Вариант 2
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19—25, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19—25.
19-21
An empty seat
Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he ________________ so when he got on the plane, he looked for a window seat.
He found that all of them ________________ except one.
There was a notice on the empty seat “This seat ________________ for proper load balance”.
FLY
ALREIDY TAKE
RESERVE
22-25
Drawing
Many people like drawings. Drawing in the late ________________ century became a more individual way of expressing ideas.
Many artists throughout history ________________ pages or stacks of drawings.
Their drawings might be sketches for paintings or sculptures that ________________._
But they can also be complete in ________________ — framed and displayed as finished art.
NINETEEN
LEAVE
THEY
FOLLOW
Рефлексия
1. Помог ли вам представленный в данной теме материал лучше понять содержание и структуру заданий 19—25 раздела “Грамматика и лексика”?
2. Что было легко/трудно в усвоении темы?
3. Что было полезным?
4. Что вы усвоили, чему научились, что сумеете выполнить самостоятельно?
5. Что осталось неясным?
Научились, умеем, усвоили
1. Усвоили алгоритм выполнения заданий 19—25 раздела “Грамматика и лексика”.
2. Научились выполнять эти задания.
3. Умеем применять следующие стратегии:
• прочитать весь текст, чтобы понять его основной смысл;
• выяснить, какая часть речи необходима, чтобы заполнить пропуск;
• определять, какая форма глагола проверяется в пропуске: личная (видовременная) или неличная (герундий, причастие, инфинитив);
• определять, относится ли действие, выраженное глаголом, к настоящему, прошедшему или будущему;
• определять, нужна ли форма действительного или страдательного залога глагола;
• определять, используется ли глагол в прямой речи или в косвенной;
• образовывать множественное число существительных, степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий, порядковые числительные, местоимения разных типов.
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Practice Test 12 |
ЧАСТЬ 1 – АУДИРОВАНИЕ |
3Вы услышите девушку, рассказывающую о своём путешествии в Южную Америку. В заданиях А8–А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
14A8 The narrator wanted to go to South America because 1 she had enjoyed working on a project about it.
2 she wanted to see the nature there. 3 her father had told her a lot about it.
15A9 The narrator’s parents were worried that she 1 would get homesick while she was away. 2 wouldn’t come back from South America. 3 wanted to travel by herself.
16A10 The narrator says that she was surprised by
1 how well she did in her exams.
2 how long her trip took to plan.
3 how relaxed her parents were about the trip.
17A11 The narrator decided to do volunteer work because 1 some friends recommended it to her.
2 she thought it would be the most enjoyable way to spend her time. 3 she thought it would impress future employers.
18A12 Regarding her time in the mountain village, the narrator suggests that 1 it passed very quickly.
2 she would have liked to stay longer.
3 it had made her want to become a teacher.
19A13 The narrator says that she is glad that, while on her trip, she 1 spent time getting to know the locals.
2 knew how to speak some Spanish.
3 visited every country in South America.
20A14 Now that she is back from her trip, the narrator 1 is keen to travel again.
2 is recovering from an illness she caught in South America. 3 is considering going to university in South America.
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Practice Test 12 |
1Установите соответствие между заголовками A–Н и текстами 1–7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу B2. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A A better method
B Responsible shopping
C Lucky winners
DHelp from nature
1 Two families – one from London, and one from Liverpool – have won last night’s national lottery. Speaking from outside their home in London’s East End, Mr and Mrs Miller said that they will ‘not let the money change their lives’ and that they will both be at work as usual on Monday morning. The Liverpool family, who do not wish to be named, plan to move abroad.
2 For many years now, Changi Airport in Singapore has been voted the world’s best airport by airline travellers. Changi Airport does not simply provide travellers with wonderful restaurants and shops in a calm and pleasant atmosphere. You can also swim in its rooftop swimming pool, have a massage in one of its spas, sit quietly in the ‘garden’ area of its main hall, or watch TV in comfortable chairs while waiting for your flight.
3Before the invention of the compass, sailors looked to the sun in the daytime and to the stars at night to help them find their way across the oceans. For example, by locating Polaris (or ‘the North Star’) in the night sky, sailors could identify the direction of North. This is because Polaris never moves from its position in the night sky directly above the North Pole.
4Long ago, zoos obtained their animals by going out into the wild and capturing them. Today, this happens very rarely. For one thing, it is extremely stressful for the animals involved and there is a high risk of injury.
E A great shopping experience
F Working to protect animals
G Everything you need
H Waiting in comfort
Also, wild animals often carry diseases that would harm the other animals in the zoo. Today, therefore, most zoos get their animals from the captive breeding programmes of other zoos.
5Gyms these days are full of all kinds of fancy exercise equipment; treadmills, rowing machines, exercise bikes, resistance machines and much more. But the biggest gyms also have swimming pools, steam rooms and cafeterias. They offer classes in yoga, dance, aerobics and many other forms of exercise. And they have expert trainers on hand to answer all your fitness questions.
6Here is one thing that we can all do to help species that are close to extinction. When travelling overseas, be very careful not to buy any souvenirs that have been made from species nearing extinction. This means avoiding purchasing items made from ivory, coral and fur and also ‘medicinal’ products as they often contain rhino, tiger and bear parts.
7Wildlife parks and zoos are very educational places but perhaps their greatest purpose is the conservation of endangered species. Animal centres all around the world work together in order to breed rare and endangered species. For example, today there are only a few hundred giant pandas left in the wild. If breeding programmes and conservation efforts are successful, future generations may still be able to see these beautiful animals in the flesh, not just in books.
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2 Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–G. Одна из частей в списке А–G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу B3.
In 2004, a grave containing the skeletons of a human and a cat, lying close together, was excavated in Cyprus.
The grave was around 9,500 years old, 1) …….. .
The ancient Egyptians kept cats as pets,
2) …….. .
People often placed statues of cats outside their homes, 3) …….. . When a cat died, their former owners and the other occupants of the house would go into deep mourning and would often even shave their eyebrows as a sign of grief.
Moreover, cats were frequently mummified and bowls of milk and dead rats and mice were placed in their tombs, 4) …….. .
Awhich seems very strange to modern cultures
Band showed that cats had been kept by humans for far longer than we had previously thought
Cso that they would have food for their journey into the afterlife
Das they kept rats and mice away from homes
Cats were so respected in ancient Egypt that they were even protected by law. People could be sentenced to death if they killed a cat, 5) …….. .
One record documents the execution of an unfortunate Roman soldier whose chariot had run over a cat.
There are many tomb scenes that show cats as part of everyday life in ancient Egypt. They often showed them wearing jewellery including earrings, necklaces and fancy collars. The Egyptians even took their cats on hunting expeditions, 6) …….. .
Today, it is estimated that there are over 600 million domestic cats around the world, which makes the cat the most popular of all pets. However, the cat no longer has any religious significance in any culture.
Eand they also worshipped the cat like one of their gods
Fbecause they believed that this would protect the inhabitants
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3Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
A New Life
“Are you looking for a room?” the man had asked. We’d only just got off the bus. Ian was still pulling the bags out of the luggage
prices,” the man
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We’d been all around the country that summer, finding temporary work to pay for our travels. Ian had grown up in a village, so
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the local farmers had been happy to hire him to help them out for a week or two. I’m a city boy myself, but because I’m pretty well-built I didn’t have a problem either. Of course, that meant that I got all the heavy work!
Once we had collected our bags, we followed the man up a nearby side-street. He didn’t stop talking the whole way. After a few twists
That first night we strolled around the town to see what opportunities there might be for work. Our last job had given us enough to live off for a few weeks so we weren’t desperate,
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possible. Everyone we met was very friendly and we went back to our rooms feeling quite optimistic.
Within a couple of days, I had started work
at a fish restaurant in the town washing up the
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pots and dishes. Maybe it wasn’t the best job in the world, but after weeks of manual labour in the fields it was a welcome change. I could watch the chef preparing the food and sometimes, when the restaurant was particularly busy, I would help him. He knew
these rooms would be too expensive for us. The man must have read my thoughts. “Now, normally I’d be asking twice as much for these rooms,” he began, “but you’re in luck because the tourist season is practically over.”
The rooms were perfect. The décor was slightly shabby but, as if to make up for it, the balcony had a stunning view over the town. We decided to stay for a month initially, and depending on what happened, we would come to an arrangement after that. It was a relief to be settled somewhere, if only for a few weeks. I could now pack my suitcase in record time and we’d met so many people that I’d lost count. Sometimes when I was introduced to yet another stranger I would change my name, just to make it more interesting.
tasted amazing. I’d go home at night and write down the recipes and tips that I’d learnt.
Our first month in the town came to an end and we decided to stay for another three. Ian had found some painting and decorating work and I was quite happy. Those three months turned into six, and before I knew it I had been at the restaurant for a whole year. The chef asked me if I would like to become his assistant — he said I had a natural gift for cooking. So that’s how I ended up here, ten years later, as Head Chef at Alberto’s Fish
Restaurant. Ian is still here as well, running
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his own decorating business. One day I hope to achieve something similar for myself, too.
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15A16 The farmers gave the narrator and his friend Ian work because
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2 they needed seasonal workers.
3 they had known Ian since he was young.
4 they found both boys cheerful and friendly.
16A17 The narrator thought the rooms could be too expensive after he realised 1 how popular they were.
2 what time of year it was.
3 how nice the exterior was.
4 where they were.
17A18 In paragraph four, the narrator suggests that he had become tired of 1 staying in hotels.
2 packing his suitcase.
3 moving from place to place.
4 meeting new people.
18A19 In paragraph five, the narrator uses the phrase ‘put out feelers’ to mean 1 meet as many people as possible.
2 speak to people to get information about work.
3 find a suitable job to earn some money.
4 get to know a new place.
19A20 The narrator enjoyed his new job because 1 all his food was cooked for him.
2 it was different from his previous jobs.
3 his boss took an interest in teaching him to cook. 4 the time passed quickly.
20A21 In the final paragraph, we learn that the narrator 1 would like to start a business with Ian.
2 regrets staying so long at Alberto’s restaurant.
3 hopes that his career as a chef will continue to advance. 4 wishes that he had achieved as much as Ian.
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ЧАСТЬ 3 – ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА Practice Test 12
1Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, сло* ва, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номера* ми B4–B10, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B4–B10.
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The Trans Siberian Railway
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AMAZE CONVERSE
ADVENTURE BEAUTY
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3Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22–А28. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям A22–A28, в которых представлены возмож* ные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.
The Report Card
John had never been very good 14)A22…….. sports. He simply wasn’t an athletic kind of person. He knew it, his
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ЧАСТЬ 4 – ПИСЬМО
C11 You have received a letter from your English speaking pen friend Jack who writes:
… Well, my exams start next week and I’m feeling a little stressed even though I’ve studied hard. How often do you have exams at your school? Do you like taking exams? How do you
cope with the pressure?
It’s my best friend John’s birthday this weekend …
Write a letter to Jack. In your letter ● answer his questions
● ask 3 questions about his best friend’s birthday Write 100 140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
C22 Comment on the following statement.
“Extreme sports have become more and more popular. However, some say that they are too risky.”
What is your opinion? Does the thrill of the sport outweigh the risk? Write 200 250 words.
Use the following plan:
●write an introduction (state the problem/topic)
●express your personal opinion and give reasons for it
●give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don’t agree with it
●draw a conclusion
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Practice Test 13 |
1 Вы услышите высказывания шести людей о путешествиях. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1–6 и утверждениями, данными в списке A–G. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное буквой,
только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу B1.
A I appreciate travelling for my job.
B I have found a way to travel quite cheaply.
C I don’t have to travel far to find what I want. D I prefer to travel by myself.
E Thinking about my holiday helps me to cope with my busy schedule. F I think people should think about the negative effects of travelling. G I want to travel more but I have a problem that stops me.
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3Вы услышите рассказ молодого человека о вегетарианстве. В заданиях А8–А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
A814 While growing up, the narrator ate food that was 1 unhealthy.
2 badly cooked.
3 not very varied.
A915 The narrator says his university served food that was 1 liked only by the foreign students.
2 good value but not very healthy.
3 worse than what he was used to.
A1016 The narrator tried a vegetarian dish because
1 his vegetarian friends encouraged him to.
2 he thought the quality might be better.
3 the meat dishes had started to make him ill.
A1117 After he started eating vegetarian meals, the narrator
1 realised his attitude towards vegetarians had been wrong.
2 began to really dislike the smell of meat.
3 began to lose weight.
A1218 While deciding whether to become a vegetarian or not, the narrator
1 did some research into vegetarianism.
2 continued to eat some meat.
3 realised how healthy he felt.
A1319 The narrator finally made his decision based on
1 what he found out about the benefits of vegetarianism. 2 how much healthier he was feeling.
3 the opinions of others.
A1420 The narrator’s parents
1 are slowly accepting his decision to be a vegetarian. 2 are now thinking about becoming vegetarians too. 3 are unhappy that he is a vegetarian.
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1Установите соответствие между заголовками A–Н и текстами 1–7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу B2. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A Travel with a purpose
B Make a discovery
C Getting a good view
DA difficult task
1 For hundreds of years, people have been competing in bizarre ‘gurning’ contests around England. What is gurning? Well, it is simply the act of making the ugliest face possible. Some elderly people can make some spectacular gurns. If they have false teeth, they can take them out and bring their lower lip so far up that it can cover their nose! But even younger people can make amazing gurns – just look at celebrity Jim Carrey!
2Thousands of spectators line the route of the Tour de France bike race each year, trying to see over other people’s heads. Then when the competitors pass, they flash by so quickly that it is hard to get even a glimpse of them. Therefore, it’s worth buying a tour guide with route information so that you can plan well in advance the best place to stand to see your favourite cyclists speed by.
3The goal of responsible tourism is to help people in need as well as the holidaymakers themselves. Some tour operators, for example, organise charity bike rides. Visitors cycle around places of interest following a pre-arranged route. They enjoy a valuable new experience and at the same time part of the cost of the holiday is donated to local community projects.
4The Sibit-sibit Festival is held each year to give tourists a rich and colourful picture of the history of Olongapo in the Philippines. Sibit-sibits are ancient paddle boats that
E Greatest invention
F An unusual competition
G Keeping traditions alive
H Still popular today
were used by fishing villages. During past celebrations, fishermen held races and won with their great physical strength alone. Today, the traditional Sibit-sibit Festival is a lively and enchanting event that brings together Olongapo’s rich past, successful present and promising future.
5Bicycles were first introduced in the 19th century and there are now over one billion of them worldwide. Many people still prefer this eco-friendly mode of transport. Postmen, delivery personnel and even police officers can often be seen riding bicycles.
6The Archaeological Seminars Foundation offers visitors of all ages the opportunity to ‘Dig for a Day’. This programme allows the unskilled enthusiast to get their hands dirty while getting the chance to make a fabulous discovery. Activities include digging, pottery examination and touring the latest excavation site. Thousands of people have already participated in this memorable experience!
7What is the most important mechanical invention of all time? The wheel no doubt! The earliest known use of the wheel was probably the potter’s wheel in 3500 BC in Mesopotamia. Interestingly enough, the wheel was used for manufacturing before it was used for transporting. Today, nearly every machine includes the wheel; from the smallest of pocket watches to the largest of aeroplanes.
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A smart cat My Snowball is a wonderful cat. I don’t know of any other cat that loves to watch Sesame Street. He will also come running up to the TV if he _________________ a baby crying or little kids playing. He can’t stand TV commercials! Anytime a commercial comes on he turns his head to the side and so he _________________ to watch the commercial. When the show is back on the air, he will start watching the show again. It was then that I _________________ out that when a commercial is on, the volume goes up a bit, and this is his signal to turn away. When the volume goes down then the commercial is over. Smart cat, I started to do the same thing. |
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Creative thinking Percy Spencer was an American physicist and inventor. He was the chief of the power tube division of the Raytheon Company. Once he noticed that microwaves from the radar set he _________________ on had melted the candy bar in his pocket. It had been known that microwaves generate heat. But he was the _________________ one to think of using this heat to cook food. He received a patent in 1950, and Raytheon developed the idea _________________ for commercial and industrial use. In a sign of things to come, popcorn was what Spencer and ________ colleagues cooked with microwaves. Spencer’s creative thinking turned a routine observation into a technological breakthrough. |
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Sports in Victorian times Sports became extremely popular in Victorian times. Traditional sports like football, cricket and boxing had been played for centuries but now they were given proper rules for the ______________ time. This was the time when many football clubs were set up. Football _________________ to keep people healthy and to encourage a sense of fair play. It _________________ that successful and free kicks and penalty kicks had to be brought in to stop foul play. International matches started in 1880s. The organized matches drew large crowds and watching sport _________________ a hobby. |
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Elephants Elephants form deep family bonds and live in tight family groups. The herd is led by the oldest and often largest female in the herd, _____________ a matriarch. When a calf is born, it _________________ and protected by the whole matriarchal herd. Males leave the family unit between the ages of 12-15 and may lead solitary _______________ or live temporarily with other males. |
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The role of art Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the most famous in the world. This year, MIT jumped from the fourth to the _________________ highest globally ranked university in art and design. It _________________ the top university in the world for architecture some years ago. The hard work of the faculty, staff, and students _________________ to that recognition. Though it is called the Institute of Technology, the arts are essential to MIT’s mission to build a _________________ society and meet the challenges of the 21st century. |
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Apollo Apollo was one of the ancient Greek gods. He was the god of music, the god of healing, and is also seen as a pastoral god, protecting flocks of sheep from _________________. One of Apollo’s most important daily tasks was to harness _________________ four-horse chariot, in order to move the Sun across the sky. Apollo was an oracle and people from all over the world travelled there to learn what the future _________________ for them. |
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Guinness record for gadgets A dedicated Batman fan created the most impressive costume and earned a Guinness World Record for it. His costume had _________________ gadgets on it than anyone could imagine. Julian Checkley, a lifelong player, said his suit _______________________ by a character in a video game. He tricked out the batsuit with 23 functioning gadgets. “I _________________ many long hours finding ways to store gadgets on the suit. They are classic gadgets but also some are specific to Batman. I think I’ve found the _________________ way to place the gadgets on the suit. I am immensely proud of my Guinness World Records title,” Checkley said. |
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Instagram is a mobile photo-sharing application. It’s one of the __________________ services for users to share their pictures and videos. Mike Krieger __________________ it in October 2010 as a free mobile application. In the near future everybody __________________ Instagram to attract people’s attention and simply show off. |
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About fables A fable is a fictional story. It often features animals like __________________and lions, mythical creatures or forces of nature. These creatures __________________ human qualities as they can talk, think and act like humans. The creatures are often stereotypes of human characteristics, __________________ some important idea or message. Writers __________________ many fables into fairy-tales for small kids so that the moral of the story is interesting and attractive for them. |
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The camera The camera is a miraculous invention. It __________________ with us forever in our photos and home videos.Some people treat it as a time machine. It helps people capture any moment in history and in the present. The __________________ camera appeared in 1840. Alexander Walcott __________________ to have invented it. The improvement in the camera technology has helped bring motion pictures. Today, we enjoy our __________________ images and get time to interact with our own past. |
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Strange but true When President Lincoln was ready to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, his hands ______________________ because he was very nervous. He was afraid that his critics would accuse __________________ of hesitating if they saw a shaky signature. So he __________________ the pen down. He decided to wait to sign the document until he could do this with a steady hand. |
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GPS functions Car GPS Tracking appears a lot in new vehicles, offering drivers tracking and navigation. Yet, the __________________ inventions have got it more modern and sophisticated, offering extra opportunities to people. Without doubt, this new technology __________________ popular among drivers very soon. Smart box technology is one example of how car GPS tracking systems __________________ to lower car insurance. If the driver __________________ the rules, he gets a discount or an insurance premium. |
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The Thorn Birds The Thorn Birds is a 1977 bestselling novel by the Australian author Colin McCullough. The story gives __________________ information about life on Australian sheep stations, but it also includes a dramatic love story. The book __________________ the writer international fame as soon as it was published. In 1983 it was adapted into a TV miniseries __________________ Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward. |
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Kenneth Graham Kenneth Graham (1859–1932) was a Scottish writer. Life was very hard on __________________ but he remained an optimistic person. His books are classics of literature for __________________. Recently the Disney studio __________________ some films based on his books, for example, The Reluctant Dragon. These films are certainly worth watching. |
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A Walking House Can you imagine a house that can walk? An innovative prototype of a walking house __________________ last year in England. The __________________ samples are already on sale. The __________________ thing about it is that this eco-friendly house has everything necessary – a kitchen, a composting toilet, a method to collect rain water, and so on. Without a doubt, such houses __________________ enthusiastic travellers in the near future. |
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The two crabs One fine day two crabs came out of their home to take a stroll on the sand. “Child,” said the mother, “you __________________ very ungracefully. You should get yourself used to walking straight forward without twisting from side to side.” The young crab asked his mother to show how to do it so that he __________________ copy it. You see, setting an example is the __________________ way of teaching. |
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Emoji Emoji is a Japanese word to denote ideograms and smileys. People often put __________________ emoticons in their electronic messages and Web pages. They __________________ in the 1990s. Since that time they __________________ immensely popular worldwide, much thanks to their international inclusion in smartphones. There is no doubt that people __________________ using Emoji in the future. |
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The invention of the light bulb Every person in the world knows about Thomas Edison. The electric light bulb __________________ by this famous scientist. The electrification of the modern world profoundly changed human life, __________________ the night. Edison started with a 40-hour life light bulb and finally made a bulb that lasted for 1500 hours. This certainly revolutionized human __________________ at that time. The __________________ electric bulb made it possible for people to continue their usual day activities after dark. |
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A hungry wolf An old nurse was putting a baby to bed. She __________________ the boy to be quiet otherwise she would give him to a wolf. But the child __________________ even more and more loudly. The wolf heard the screams and thought to himself, “I __________________ any lunch yet. This boy is just what I need.” But the old nurse shut the door and all the windows, and the wolf had to go away. Never trust enemies’ promises. |
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A school photo My son and I were checking out a house he was interested in buying. When the owner came to the door, she looked at me and said, “Larry? I know you. We _______________ to school together. I’m Elaine. Don’t you recognize me?” I failed to remember her. She took out our old yearbook and showed me her graduation picture – still nothing. “Let’s look at _______________ picture,” she said. She flipped the pages until she came to me. Under my photo I read, “Elaine, I __________________ you. Never!” |
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The most famous book for kids Have you read Mary Poppins? It is a series of eight books for _______________ written by P.L.Travers and published over the period from 1934 to 1988. The books centre on magical English nanny Mary Poppins. She __________________ by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks’s household to care for their children. Various adventures follow until Mary Poppins abruptly leaves. Only the _______________ three of the eight books feature Mary Poppins arriving and leaving. The _______________ five books recount previously unrecorded adventures from her original three visits. |
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What do you know about Australia? Here are some interesting facts about Australia. Over 200 different languages and dialects __________________ in Australia including 45 indigenous languages. Australia has the world’s __________________ proportion of migrant settlers in a developed nation with over 25% of Australians born in another country. The _______________ Australian Friendly Society with the motto of “Advance Australia” was formed in Victoria in 1871. The cat, the rooster, and the young mouse A very young mouse made his first trip out of the hole and into the world. He returned to tell his mother of the wonderful creatures he __________________. “Oh, Mother,” said the mouse, “I met some curious animals. There was one beautiful animal with fluffy fur, a long winding tail and a tender voice. I met another animal, a terrible looking monster. He had raw meat on his head and on his chin that wiggled and shook as he walked. He gave such a powerful and frightening cry, that I ran away in fear, without __________________ to the kind beautiful animal.” Mother Mouse smiled, “My dear, that horrible creature was a harmless bird, but that beautiful animal with the fluffy fur was a cat who eats __________________. You are lucky she __________________ you for dinner.” |
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Questions and answers Johnny was in the 4th grade when he had to take his first school exam. When Johnny came home that day, the mother asked him, “How was ______________ exam? Were all the questions difficult?” Johnny answered, __________________ shyly, “No mom, the questions were simple. It was the answers which __________________ me all the trouble!” The compass in the sea Many people think that to navigate in the sea sailors need the compass. Sailors in ancient times charted their course by the stars, and __________________ the compass. We know very little about its invention. All we know is that the compass __________________ for the first time in the 12th century manuscript. ________________ early compasses consisted of an iron needle attached to a piece of wood or cork that floated in a bowl of water. It wasn’t until the 19th century that a really dependable compass was invented. But the compass is no longer used on ships, it’s been replaced by a much __________________ device called the gyrocompass. |
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First impressions In 1880 Great Britain began to trade with Morocco. The Moroccan king was one of the ________________ people of his time. He was interested in the British fleet, so a group of British diplomats showed him their best ship hoping he __________________ it. “We hope our ship __________________ you,” they finally said at the end of the tour. “Yes, but I like the captain’s face better,” was the reply. Strange but true A. Conan Doyle is a well-known British writer. When you hear his name, the __________ thing that comes to mind is his famous detective Sherlock Holmes. A lot of people remember Sherlock Holmes’ address. There is now a museum there. But few people know the following facts about ______________. Sherlock Holmes wasn’t a professional detective. In fact he __________________ at university to be a chemist. One more interesting thing is that Sherlock Holmes __________________ quite an unusual hobby for a detective at his time. It was playing the violin. |
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Warwick Castle Warwick Castle is one of the greatest sights in the UK. You won’t believe what the castle __________________ over the last ten centuries of its existence. Still, it’s a very nice place with beautiful nature and lots of outdoor activities, so many tourists bring their _________________ here too. There’s always much for __________________ to see and do, including outdoor games in summer and a visit to the mysterious Ghost Tower in winter. A funny mistake Two policemen went on patrol. One of them was a beginner, but he considered himself to be much __________________ than his partner. Some time later the policemen __________________ on the radio that if they noticed a crowd, they should make these people go away. Very soon they __________________ a small crowd of people standing in one place. The young policeman began __________________ at them very loudly so the people ran away quickly. The young policeman was very proud of himself on his first patrol. The old policeman sighed and said: “It was a very good job, my friend. The only problem is that it’s a bus stop”. |
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No man without a secret Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, enjoyed practical jokes. He is said to have once sent a telegram to twelve of __________________ friends, all people of great significance and power. The telegram said: “Flee at once, the secret __________________.” Within 24 hours all twelve __________________ the country. Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning U.K. monarch On September 9, 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Her tenure of 63 years 7 months plus surpassed that of the famous Queen Victoria. In some respects Elizabeth _________________ the monarchy less formal and remote. She sent her ________________, 3 boys and a girl, to school, ending the practice of royal sons and daughters being educated at home by private tutors. She also allowed television cameras limited access to her palaces and, through them, provided to the general public glimpses of her daily life and leisure interests, the _______________________ of which was horse racing. |
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Strange but true Everybody knows Walt Disney, a person who invented many cartoon characters such as Donald Duck and Pluto. But it’s Mickey Mouse which __________________ by children all over the world. Millions of kids worldwide __________________ this cartoon since it was made. However, few people know about the following fact. The funny thing is that Walt Disney, its creator, had a strong phobia – he was very much afraid of __________________! Not quite a musician Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, liked to play the violin very much. Once he found himself in the company with Hans Eisler, a composer and a pianist. They met for the __________________ time. Everybody began asking __________________ to play together, so they agreed. Einstein tuned in his violin but every time Eisler started a musical piece, Einstein __________________ get it right. After several attempts Eisler __________________ up from the piano and said: “I don’t understand why the whole world thinks this is a great scientist! He isn’t able to count to three!” |
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The compass What do you know about the invention of the compass? You might think that sailors _________________ the compass for centuries to navigate in the open sea. The truth is, there was no such thing as the compass in ancient times, and even after _____________ invention the compass wasn’t used all that much for marine navigation. No one knows where or when the first compass __________________. It may have been in China or in the Near East or in Italy. A kind man A truck driver was driving 100 penguins to the New York Zoo when his truck broke down on the freeway. The driver got out of the cab. He __________________ at the engine when another truck stopped in front of him. The second truck driver asked if his colleague __________________ any help. The penguins’ driver explained that he was taking the penguins to the zoo and asked if the other man ________________ the penguins there. He agreed. Some hours later, the second truck driver drove past the first one, who was still waiting on the freeway for help to come. The penguins, however, ______________ still on the truck! “I thought I asked you to take those penguins to the zoo,” shouted the first driver. The second replied, “I did, but I had some money left, so we’re going to the cinema now.” |
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Olympic-size wedding dress A Chinese man ordered a 2008-metre long wedding dress for his future wife because of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was important for _____________ to know that his future bride would wear a very special dress. The local factory which produced the dress says it was the ________________ time that they had made such a dress. Unfortunately, during the ceremony the bridegroom __________________ anyone take pictures of the unusual garment. The farewell symphony What do you know about Franz Joseph Haydn? A German composer of the Classical period, he was one of the __________________ musicians of his time. Haydn __________________ much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterhazy family at their mansion. The result of this was that Haydn __________________ from other composers and trends in music of the 18th century. When it was time for him to leave the Esterhazy family, he wrote his “Farewell Symphony”. This musical piece __________________ popular for centuries ever since it was first presented to the public. |
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A difficult question One day, the chemistry teacher asked his students, “What is the chemical formula for water?” Suzie was the _______________ to raise her hand. “Yes, Suzie, what’s the answer?” the teacher asked. Suzie answered proudly, “The chemical formula for water is ‘HIJKLMNO’!” The class started __________________. The teacher looked __________________. He asked, “What are you talking about?” Suzie replied, “Yesterday you said the formula for water is H to O!” The Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Last week people all over Ireland celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day in the traditional way. Dublin _____________________ with flags and bunting. Sprigs of shamrock __________________ everywhere. In many countries of the world, the Irish held parades, pageants, sports and drama festivals. Saint Patrick, who __________________ Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, is the country’s patron saint. For centuries, his day __________________ a day of celebration in Ireland. |
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The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is located on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. The construction _______________ in 1886. It took three years to complete the tower. Its initial purpose was to broadcast radio signals. Since then, it __________________ the symbol of Paris. Today the tower is popular with tourists. You can go to the top floor to witness the marvelous view of Paris or you can enjoy _______________ in two restaurants located on the first and second floors of the tower. My summer job I like my summer job in a small food store. It __________________ boring. It’s like running a marathon from 7 in the morning till 12 at noon. I have to make sandwiches for the customers. Usually I make __________________ than fifty sandwiches a day. I __________________ this job by my dad’s friend. My dad thought that I should do something instead of playing computer games every day. It’s the __________________ week I’ve been in the store and I want to go on. |
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The bank job When Emma started working in a big bank, she was always afraid someone might rob her. On the ____________ day, a man who looked suspicious entered the bank. He walked straight to Emma who was sitting behind bulletproof glass. Then he placed a note under her window. Being very scared, Emma __________________ on the floor under the counter and hit the alarm button. The guards came and the man __________________. Then Emma read the note. It said, “Would you have lunch with me?” Memories As people get older, the part of the brain responsible for helping record new memories becomes less efficient. New information __________________ more difficulty getting in, but memories that were stored in the past do not disappear. This is one of the reasons why elderly people often remember details about ________________ youth but sometimes forget what they had for dinner the night before. One lady said, “Things __________________ a lot since I retired. But I try to keep in touch by sharing life stories with others. For example, I talk with friends about the plot of a book or a good movie. It makes me organize information and strengthens my memory. Isolation is the __________________ thing”. |
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Canberra What is the capital of Australia? Many people think that it is Sydney, but in fact the capital of Australia is Canberra, a city __________________ about 240 kilometers southwest of Sydney. It is the heart of Australia’s federal district, the Australian Capital Territory, which __________________by the state of New South Wales. In Canberra you can visit the National Museum of Australia and learn about Australian peoples and __________________ history. Do it yourself Our fire department is often called when people get stuck in lifts. However, our methods sometimes __________________. That was the case once when we tried all our tricks, but had to tell the trapped occupant: «Sorry. There’s nothing we can do. We’ll have to wait for the lift repairman to arrive and help _______________ to get you out.» «Great! Just great!» came the cry from the inside the lift. «Elevator service was called quite a while ago,» I reassured the fellow. I added that the lift serviceman __________________here any minute. The man sighed deeply. «The ______________ thing is that I am the lift serviceman!» |
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The name of Alaska The name Alaska comes from the Aleut word alaxsxaq, __________________ “object toward which the action of the sea is directed” – that is, the mainland. It is also known as Alyeska, the “great land”, an Aleut word __________________ from the same root. Its nicknames are the Land of the Midnight Sun and America’s Last Frontier. Its first nicknames were “Seward’s folly” and “Seward’s icebox” to laugh at the secretary of state who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia, which _______________________ foolish at the time. A landmark for the new millennium Have you seen the photos of the London Eye? The London Eye is a giant observation wheel __________________ in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the river Thames. The structure __________________ by the architectural team of David Marks and Julia Barfield, husband and wife. They submitted their idea for a large observation wheel as part of a competition to design a landmark for the new millennium. None of the entrants __________________the competition. However, the couple pressed on and eventually got the backing of British Airways, who sponsored __________________ project. |
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The Sydney Opera House For many years there was no good opera house in Australia. In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark ___________________ a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house. The construction lasted for fourteen years until 1973. Since then, the building ___________________ the symbol of Australia. The best way to visit the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy ________________ around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House. My job in a restaurant I was seventeen, when I ___________________ a job in a local fast food restaurant. Training was for three days. During the ___________________ two days I watched videos about my job. During the last day of orientation, I had to be at the restaurant to see how things got done.I began work on Saturday, which was the ___________________ day of the week. My present job ___________________ with cooking. I work for a computer company. I like it, but I miss communicating with people. |
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The Beatles The Beatles were one of the most successful pop-music groups of the 1960s. Also ___________________ the Fab Four, this quartet of British musicians created songs and recordings that many people still enjoy. The group __________________ in the working-class neighbourhoods of Liverpool. The Beatles’ first __________________ song was ‘Love Me Do’ (1962). Traffic lights Have you ever wondered about the origin of the green, yellow, and red colour scheme for traffic lights? In 1920, in Detroit, the USA, a policeman __________________ William L. Potts invented the four-way, three-colour traffic signal. It _____________________ on the colours used in the railroad system. Thus, Detroit _____________________the first city to use the red, green, and yellow lights to control road traffic. |
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Barbados What do you know about Barbados? This island country is located on an island group in the Caribbean Sea _________________ to the east of the West Indies. It __________________ to have received its name from the Portuguese word for ‘bearded’ because of the bearded fig trees that grow on the island. Bridgetown is the capital, __________________ city and only seaport. Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. Located along historic trade routes, it __________________ an important city in the Middle East for thousands of years. It is also the __________________ city in the country. In 1991 and again in the early 2000s it was the scene of heavy fighting during U.S. led attacks on Iraq. Parts of the city ___________________. |
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The Aztec In the 1400s and early 1500s, the Aztec people controlled a vast empire in the area that is now central and southern Mexico. The Aztec ruled ________________ empire from the great capital, Tenochtitlán. It ___________________ on the site of what is now Mexico City. The capital reflected the empire’s power and wealth, with its gleaming white palaces and temples. The Spanish conquest of the city in 1521 marked the end of the Aztec Empire. The Indians __________________ in the Mexico City region today, however, are largely descendants of those whom the Spanish conquered. What is acacia? The name acacia is given to a group of hundreds of different trees and shrubs. Acacia trees are known for their __________________. They ____________________ into many small leaflets. This makes them look feathery or fernlike. Acacias have small, often fragrant, yellow or white flowers. Acacias have different ways of protecting themselves. Their leafstalks may have sharp thorns which keep animals from __________________ the branches. |
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Bears There are many kinds of bears. The polar bear lives mostly in the Arctic North, often on drifting masses of floating sea ice __________________ ‘floes’. Brown bears, once widespread in Europe and Asia, are now rare. The American black bear is __________________ than the brown bears. The spectacled bear, which gets its name from the light-coloured rings around its eyes, is the only bear of the Southern Hemisphere. It __________________ in the Andes Mountains. Popular destination Barcelona offers an exciting mixture of Catalan history and architecture. It is a regionally dominant city and it _________________ to compete with its neighbours. Barcelona _________________ popular since the city hosted the 1992 Olympics. At present this metropolis welcomes millions of tourists every year. __________________ make up the majority of the city’s visitors. It’s not surprising because Barcelona’s shops offer a wide variety of fashionable clothes. |
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Pets of my childhood My pet history began when I was five. One summer day, while my mother __________________ clothes with the window open, a nice canary flew in. We called it Chirpy and it became our first pet. Soon, while Chirpy was still alive, my parents bought a pair of __________________, whom we named Timmy and Tina. Unfortunately, Timmy and Tina lived only two years, and after they died we __________________ any more pets. A visit to the dentist My tooth hurt through the night. I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain. __________________ of all, I did not sleep the whole night. The next morning I told my mother about my toothache. It was obvious I __________________ go to school. So I had to go to the dentist. At nine o’clock we were waiting outside the dentist’s office. There was a small crowd. The nurse came and opened the door. I was the __________________ patient to rush into the office. |
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Education for everyone Thomas Jefferson made a considerable contribution to the development of education. He hoped that one day all young people on our planet __________________ the right to education. Today, his dream __________________ true. At the global level, the United Nations recognises the right of everyone to education. Although education is compulsory in most places, school attendance is optional, therefore some parents choose home-schooling for their __________________. |
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Exotic pets There is no exact definition for “exotic” pets. This term usually refers to any animal that __________________ domesticated yet. Many people keep bears as pets. For example, Ivan the Terrible kept two bears in his palace. They __________________ to him by the boyars. Perhaps the __________________ ruler in history with a soft spot for bears was Ptolemy II, king of Egypt. He was fond of a “white bear” kept in his private collection. The purpose of education A famous professor greeted the first year undergraduates at the beginning of the academic year. He __________________ them in his opening remarks: “Nothing you learn here at the university will be of slightest use to you __________________, but one thing. If you work hard, if you train your brain, you should be able to understand when a man __________________ nonsense. And that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education.” |
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In thick fog It was a foggy night. In a very thick fog, a ship __________________ very slowly. Suddenly lights appeared forward on a collision course. The Captain shouted through the mouthpiece: “Get out of my way! I am the carrier ‘Manchester’! My displacement is 30,000 tons!” A voice __________________ through the fog in reply: “You __________________ turn away yourself. I’m the light house!” Kite fighting Have you ever heard of kite fighting? Kite fighting is a highly competitive sport traditionally __________________ in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, and South America. Each player hopes to get his or her kite to fly __________________. The players try to cut their opponents’ kite strings with sharp objects imbedded in their kites. __________________ in the late 1990s, kite fighting gained popularity in the USA and is now practiced throughout the country, with an annual championship competition held in Washington state. |
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New Zealand: history What do you know about the history of New Zealand? Maoris were the ________________ inhabitants of New Zealand, arriving to the islands in about 1000. Maori oral history maintains that the Maoris came to the island in seven canoes from other parts of Polynesia. In 1642, New Zealand __________________ by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator. British captain James Cook made three voyages to the islands, __________________ in 1769. Britain formally annexed the islands in 1840. Global warming In northern Québec and Labrador, temperatures __________________ two degrees Celsius since the mid-1990s. That rise has helped more trees grow in the area which was previously too cold for trees. And the more trees that grow, the __________________ the region becomes. “The cold landscape that we are accustomed to in northern Canada __________________ a thing of the past soon,” specialists predict. |
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Russian rivers Do you know Russian rivers? Do you know what the __________________ river in Russia is? It is the Volga River. This river is a great source of hydroelectric power. The water from the river __________________ for irrigation. Canals link the Volga River to the Baltic and White Seas. The Volga __________________ for most of its length for three months each year. Why a zigzag? Have you ever noticed that when we climb hills we create zigzags? We don’t go straight ahead but go in zigzags. It can mean walking 20 times as far, and still a zigzag is _________________ than the shortest distance between two points. Researchers developed a mathematical model __________________ that a zigzag provides the most efficient way for humans to go up or down steep slopes. They explain that zig-zagging _________________ less effort. |
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Does the plan work? Brad was a student in my after-school tutoring session. He was working _________________ than diligently. “Brad,” I said, “I talked to your mom, and she wants you to stay for the full hour, so you may as well get something done.” “She wants you to keep me every day for an hour?” he complained. “She wants you to learn it’s __________________ to work during regular class hours than to give up after-school time.” Brad seemed to agree. “So,” I continued, “why not get your work done now so you can bring your marks up and get your mom off your back?” “No!” he replied in horror. “If I _________________ good marks now, she’ll think this plan is working, and she’ll keep me in here until June!” |
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Star pilot My four-year-old brother Kevin wanted to become a pilot. But one dark night he watched a plane ________________ across a clear sky. As it disappeared, he heaved a relieved sigh and said, “Whew! I’m not going to be a pilot!” __________________, Mom asked, “Why not? “Do you realize,” Kevin replied wisely, “how hard it would be to steer around all _______________stars?” Who discovered radioactivity? Marie Curie’s discovery of two naturally radioactive elements, polonium and radium, made headline news. However, her real discovery was that atoms __________________ small solid balls and that there must be even ________________ particles inside them. This discovery opened the door to all atomic and subatomic research and even to the splitting of the atom. Curie carried out her research with radioactive elements before the dangers of radioactivity ___________________________. She suffered from radiation sickness for most of her adult life. Indeed, for many years after her death, her notebooks were still highly radioactive. |
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He didn’t need advice Once Mozart was approached by a young man, who was interested in Mozart’s advice on how to compose a symphony. Since he was still very young, Mozart recommended that he should start by __________________ ballads. __________________, the young man responded, “But you wrote symphonies when you were only ten years old.” “But I __________________ to ask,” countered Mozart. Why do the Chinese call the Yellow River in China “China’s Sorrow”? The Huang He, or Yellow River, in China is called “China’s Sorrow” by the Chinese themselves. Since long ago, flooding __________________ a serious problem. The __________________, most sorrowful flood on record happened in 1931. The waters began to rise in July, and by November of that year, more than 40,000 square miles had been flooded, __________________ 80 million people homeless. |
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What is the oldest subway system in the world? London’s Underground, which opened in 1863, is the oldest subway system in the world. Despite the name, about 55% of the subway network is above ground. __________________ than one billion passenger journeys were recorded in 2007. The __________________ station in the London Underground network is Victoria station, which serves about 78 million passengers a year. The tube map, with its schematic and colour-coded layout, __________________ a design classic. What is the longest river in Europe? The Volga River, which flows entirely within Russia, is the longest river in Europe. From its source in the hills northwest of Moscow, the Volga travels almost 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the Caspian Sea. Much of Russia’s freight __________________ on barges on this river. The Danube River is Europe’s __________________ longest, at almost 1,770 miles (2,860 km). The Danube passes through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Romania before it empties into the Black Sea. The Danube River flows through __________________ countries than any other river in the world. |
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Who invented spaghetti, the Italians or the Chinese? When you think of agriculture in China, you probably think of rice. However, China is the largest wheat producer in Asia, and the __________________ largest producer overall, __________________ for about 10 percent of the world’s wheat crop. What do the Chinese make from their wheat? Among other things, they make spaghetti! The Chinese __________________ noodles from wheat and other grains for longer than the Italians. Russian inventions: holography Do you know what holography is? It is a technique __________________ on lasers, which enable 3-D (three-dimensional) images to be made. In 1962, Soviet physicist Yuri Denisyuk _________________ up with the first reflection hologram also known as the “Denisyuk hologram”. Now the technology __________________ in most holographic displays and it was the first to allow multi-color image reproduction in holograms. |
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Do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving? Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but on a different day. Their Thanksgiving is on the __________________ Monday in October. It happens so because harvest time comes ________________ in Canada. Canadians enjoy turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but they _____________________ their holiday with Pilgrims and the landing of the Mayflower. Instead, they refer back to the landing of Martin Frobisher from England at Newfoundland in 1578, 43 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts. |
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He was too clever Some people want to show how clever they are and that may lead to trouble. Once a professor _____________________ by boat. On his way he asked the sailor: “Do you know biology, ecology, zoology, geography?” The sailor said no to all his questions. The professor said: “What on Earth do you know? You __________________ of illiteracy.” After a while, the boat started __________________ . The sailor asked the professor: “Do you know swiminology and escapology from sharkology?” The professor said no. The sailor said, “Well, sharkology and crocodilogy will eat your headology and bodyology and you will dielogy because of your mouthology.” Growing old in England Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?’ ‘We ___________________ fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him. ‘All the food was slow.’ ‘Come on, you are not serious. Where did you eat?’ ‘In my childhood, it __________________ “at home,”’ I explained. ‘Mum cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we __________________ down together at the dining room table, and if I didn’t like what she had put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.’ |
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What a story! Daniel, aged 4, returned from Sunday school with a new amusing Christmas story about the Three Wise Men of the East. They ____________________ gifts to the baby Jesus. Daniel was so excited he just had to tell his parents, “I learned in Sunday School all about the very __________________ Christmas. There wasn’t a Santa Claus then, so these three wise men on camels had to deliver all the toys. And Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer with his nose so bright ______________________ the sleigh, so they had to follow the big star in the sky to find their way around”. Christmas trees One Christmas Eve the trees in a wood were very unhappy. They wished very much to make Christmas stay, but they _____________________ how to do so. ‘We are so bare,’ complained one tree. ‘If we only had our pretty green summer dresses,’ said other trees. ‘Hush, children, hush,’ whispered North Wind in a gentle voice, which was unusual for the __________________ of all winds. ‘Go to sleep.’ While they slept something happened. When the trees awoke they found that someone, perhaps North Wind, had cast over each of __________________ a lovely soft cloak of spotless feathery white. |
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The North Pole has melted again Two weeks of warm weather in the high Arctic have caused a lake to begin forming. To be clear, the water ______________________ the pole is not sea water from the ocean. It is ____________________ ice water resting on a layer of ice below. “It’s a shallow lake. It’s a cold lake. But it is, actually, a lake,” writes William Wolfe of Canada.com. That lake started to form on July 13 during a month of abnormally warm weather. In addition, the weather is likely to get __________________ over the coming week. An Arctic cyclone will bring strong winds and rain. Difficult landing One airline had a policy that required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited. He smiled and thanked them for _____________________ the airline. A pilot on this airline landed his plane into the runway really hard. He thought that passengers _________________ angry comments. However, it seemed that all of __________________ were too shocked to say anything. Finally, everyone got off except for a little old lady. She said, ‘Can I ask you a question?’ ‘Yes, Madam,’ said the pilot. ‘What was it?’ the lady asked, ‘Did we land or were we shot down?’ |
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The largest snowfall in decades This week’s snowfall in Brazil is one of the largest in decades. As snow on the ground is not a very common landscape in a so-called tropical country, everybody ___________________ excited when they saw streets in snow. In the cities by the sea people are used to spending the summer sun bathing. They ____________________ very much when they saw snow covering the city. It __________________ long before social media became loaded with pictures of white fields and roads, and snowmen. Funny seagull thinks he is a cat A seagull was adopted by June and Steve Grimwood, who found a soot-covered young bird in their fireplace and called him Mr. Pooh. The gull __________________ up with cats. He slept in a cat’s basket, from which he acquired a taste for Whiskas. Since then, Mr. Pooh has learned the sound of the fridge door __________________. He _________________ the family home, but he can’t resist returning three times a day for his favourite food, announcing his arrival by tapping on the door. |
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Does it ever snow in Brazil? During winter and sometimes even autumn and spring it snows in some cities of southern Brazil. There are several cities _______________ for their snow, like Urupema and Urubici. These cities ________________ all in high areas, but even places at sea level can have snow, although in small amounts and not every year. Brazil __________________ to be a “tropical paradise” which is very wrong. Foreigners who travel to southern Brazil during autumn or winter in search for some heat and beaches are often disappointed. The popsicle Not all new things are created by wise old scientists. Frank Epperson invented the popsicle, fruit ice cream without milk, in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. Frank ____________________ his drink outside on the porch overnight with the stir stick in it. That night the temperature dropped and froze things, ___________________ Frank’s drink. That didn’t stop him from tasting it. 18 years __________________ Frank started his business. Just over 1 billion popsicles __________________ in the US each year. Out of the 30 flavors to choose from, orange has been the favorite for many years. Mother’s Day We are a family of four: my mom, my dad, my brother and I. One morning my dad started ____________________ breakfast. Ben, my __________________ brother, asked him: «Why are you making Mommy breakfast? Is she sick?» «No, dear,» replied her father, «it’s Mother’s Day.» Immediately the boy had another question. «Oh,» he said, «then __________________ every other day Father’s Day?» |
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The invention of video games Do you know the story behind the invention of video games? Here is the story of the__________________video game. If you ____________________ this article in 2013, you probably imagine video games as we know them now. Nowadays we are used to online games full of colour and action. However, the story about the invention of video games dates back to the 1940s and to a patent registered by the US patent office. The invention patent __________________: “The cathode ray tube amusement.” It was very primitive by today’s standards but has given the inspiration for many video games created __________________. Grandma My grandma often comes to us to babysit my sister, Ann. Yesterday she was tired after a full day of looking after an active five-year-old, but she _____________________ to upset Ann and agreed to play ball in the backyard after supper. After 5 minutes, she __________________ down on a patio chair and said, “Grandma is too old for this.” Ann came over, put her arm around Grandma’s neck and said, “Grandma, I wish you __________________ newer.” |
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