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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 ___ (FEEL) excited when they saw streets in snow.
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In the cities by the sea people are used to spending the summer sun bathing. They ___ (SURPRISE) very much when they saw snow covering the city.
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It ___ (NOT BE) long before social media became loaded with pictures of white fields and roads, and snowmen.
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Flood in Santa Claus’
home The usual images of the North Pole are impressive ice sheets, but scenes from a webcam there reveal a different story. Meteorologists have reported that temperatures in early July were one to three degrees Celsius ___ (HIGH) than the year’s average over most of the Arctic Ocean.
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Thanks to rapidly melting ice, Santa Claus now ___ (HAVE) his own swimming pool. The North Pole is currently a lake, Canada.com reports.
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The lake is about a foot deep, ___ (CONSIST) entirely of the melted ice itself. It shows a dramatic change is the Arctic climate.
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In fact, a pool of melted water ___ (FORM) at the North Pole every year now since 2002. The mythical home of Santa Claus has been officially flooded!
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Russia in space
Some of the greatest and most prominent inventions in the quest to explore space have a Russian connection. The father of theoretical astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, was a Soviet. His works have been an inspiration to ___ (LEAD) Russian rocket engineers Valentin Glushko and Sergev Korolyov.
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Soviet ___ (SCIENCE) paved the way to the well-known success of the Russian space program. Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, was launched in 1957.
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On April 12, 1961, Yury Gagarin ___ (SUCCESS) made the first human trip to space.
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Since then, many other Russian and Soviet records in space ___ (EXPLORE) followed.
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Even now, Russia continues to be the ___ (LEAD) in satellite launching.
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It is also the sole transport provider for space ___ (TOUR). Other Soviet contributions to the development of space flights include the invention of space food, space suits, human spaceflight, and human space orbit.
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St. Paul’s School
I have sweet memories of my childhood and my family. I also ___ going to St. Paul’s School at the age of eleven. There I was made to work really hard for the first time in my life.
1) review
2) remind
3) remember
4) repeat
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At my prep school I was top in almost every subject without I was called “swot” to be several having to do much more than any other child, and ___ or “swotty”, it never worried me.
1) however
2) although
3) therefore
4) nevertheless
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At St. Paul’s there turned ___ boys who were clever, but none of them could touch me when it came to maths. I enjoyed a subject so many of my classmates seemed to dread.
1) over
2) off
3) in
4) out
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I couldn’t wait for the next algebraic equation, a further geometric puzzle or the challenge of solving an arithmetic test in my head while others in the form sucked their pencils as they ___ pages of figures.
1) reflected
2) thought
3) considered
4) judged
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I did quite well in other subjects and although I was not much good at games I took up the cello and was invited to join the school orchestra, but my form master ___ none of this was important because I was obviously going to be a mathematician for the rest of my life.
1) spoke
2) said
3) talked
4) told
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I didn’t understand what he meant at the time, as I knew Dad had left school at fourteen to help my grandfather to sell fruit and vegetables at his small grocery. Mum had gone to London University, but she ___ had to work to keep Dad “in the style to which he’d become accustomed.”
1) still
2) even
3) just
4) so
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Or that’s what I ___ to hear Mum telling him at breakfast from time to time.
1) held
2) used
3) kept
4) made
Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout United Arab Emirates.
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Landmark
Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab’s graceful silhouette – meant to evoke the sail of a dhow (a traditional wooden cargo vessel) – is to Dubai what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Completed in 1999, this iconic landmark hotel sits on an artificial island and comes with its own helipad and a fleet of chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce limousines. Beyond the striking lobby, with its gold-leaf opulence and attention-grabbing fountain, lie 202 suites with more trimmings than a Christmas turkey.
The Burj Al Arab is worth visiting if only to gawk at an interior that’s every bit as garish as the exterior is gorgeous. The mood is set in the 590ft-high lobby, which is decorated in a red, blue and green color scheme and accented with pillars draped in gold leaf. The lobby atrium is tall enough to fit the Statue of Liberty within it.
If you’re not checking into the Burj Al Arab, you need to make a reservation for cocktails, afternoon tea or a meal to get past lobby security. A minimum spend applies; check the Burj’s website for details.
Architecture of the Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab has 60 floors spread over 1053ft (321m) and was the world’s tallest hotel at the time of its opening. British architect Tom Wright came up with the iconic design and signature translucent fiberglass facade that serves as a shield from the desert sun during the day and as a screen for the impressive illumination at night.
The Burj Al Arab’s interior by British-Chinese designer Khuan Chew is every bit as over-the-top as the exterior is simple and elegant. The moment you step into the lofty lobby, a crescendo of gold-leaf, crystal chandeliers, hand-knotted carpets, water elements, pillars and other design elements put you into sensory overload. Some of the 258,333 sq feet (24,000 sq meters) of marble hail from the same quarry where Michelangelo got his material.
The white metal crosspieces at the top of the Burj Al Arab form what is said to be the largest cross in the Middle East – but it’s only visible from the sea. By the time this unexpected feature was discovered, it was too late to redesign the tower – the hotel had already put Dubai on the map and become the icon for the city. See the cross on a boat charter and decide for yourself. The scale is amazing.
Bars and restaurants in Burj Al Arab
The cobalt-blue and emerald-green color scheme may not exactly project class and exclusivity, but all is forgotten when enjoying the dreamy views of the Gulf and Dubai skyline from the Skyview Bar. A cocktail or afternoon tea in this capsule-shaped lounge sticking out from the main building on the 27th floor is high on the to-do list of many Dubai visitors despite the steep minimum spends. Reservations are essential.
If you’ve got a hankering for unusual cocktails, book a perch in gold-leaf-drenched Gold on 27, on the same floor as Skyview. Drinks are inspired by Dubai’s past, present and future and include many nonalcoholic choices. A Ghaf, A Goat and A Camel, for instance, is not the beginning of a joke but a delicious potion blending Cascara milk, bourbon vanilla, white peach nectar and sweet goat-cheese meringue. Book ahead.
Beaches near the Burj Al Arab
For the quintessential Instagrammable photo of you and the Burj Al Arab, take a stroll on nearby Jumeirah Public Beach as the sun dips into the Gulf and then upload the picture via one of the Smart Palms that provide free waterfront wi-fi. This wide, clean band of sand is actually an attractive place to spread your towel any time of day. In fact, now there’s even a floodlit section for nighttime swimming. When the surf’s up, it’s fun to watch the boarders, although waves are only small to medium.
Top 7 beaches in Dubai
Where to stay near the Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab regularly hosts pop stars, royalty, billionaires and the merely moneyed. The lobby with its eye-catching waterfall and opulent decor is the overture to the 202 richly decorated suites. The North Deck adds two huge pools and 400 sunloungers. Suites are bi-level, and even the smallest measure 1829 sq ft (170 sq meters) and come with a personal butler. The decor is lush, with moiré silk walls, mirrored ceilings over the beds, curlicue high-backed velvet chairs and inlaid bathroom tiles displaying scenes of Venice. And all that gold? Yes, it’s the real 24-karat thing.
For less luxurious options, the cluster of midrange hotels and hotel-apartments next to the Mall of Emirates offer great value for money.
Where to eat near the Burj Al Arab
For a surreal dining experience at the Burj Al Arab, book a table at Al Mahara to nosh on fish and seafood while seated before a giant, round aquarium. An elevator posing as a submarine drops you into a gold-leaf-clad tunnel spilling into one of Dubai’s most extravagant restaurants. Tables orbit a circular floor-to-ceiling aquarium where clownfish flit and baby sharks dart as their turbot and monkfish cousins are being devoured. Only the finest seafood imported from the UK – and prepared with deft simplicity – makes it onto plates here. A dress code is enforced, and no children under 12 for dinner.
For spots with a view of the Burj Al Arab, head to the bars in Madinat Jumeirah, such as Folly by Nick & Scott, for romantic views of the tower.
How to get to the Burj Al Arab
The nearest Dubai Metro station is Mall of the Emirates, but a taxi or bus ride is required from there. Buses 8, 81 and 88 pass by the Burj Al Arab.
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Landmark
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa is a stunning feat of architecture and engineering, with two observation decks on the 124th and 148th floors and a restaurant-bar on the 122nd. The world’s tallest building pierces the sky at 2715ft (828m) and opened in January 2010, six years after excavations began. Up to 13,000 workers toiled day and night, putting up a new floor in as little as three days.
How to get tickets to visit the Burj Khalifa
To avoid wait times or expensive fast-track admission, book tickets online as far as 30 days in advance. Timed tickets are available at the ticket counter and often sell out quickly. Book especially early if you want to go up at sunset. Prices go up during prime hours (around sunset), and closing times may vary depending on demand and the season. Budget at least two hours for your visit. For a more in-depth experience, you can rent audio guides for Dhs25 ($6.80).
High humidity often cloaks Dubai in a dense haze, making views less than breathtaking. On hazy days, it’s better to visit at night. No refunds or rain checks are given if the outdoor viewing terrace is closed for bad weather.
At the Top Observation Deck
Taking in the views from the world’s tallest building is a deservedly crave-worthy experience and a trip to the «At the Top» observation deck on the 124th floor (1483ft) is the most popular way to do it. Once you get to the platform, you can seek out high-powered «viewfinders» that help bring even distant developments into focus (at least on clear days) and cleverly simulate the same view at night and in the 1980s. There are also six digital telescopes that use HD cameras with a high zoom to zero in on places outside the cityscape. Getting to the deck means passing various multimedia exhibits until a double-decker elevator zips you up at 32ft per second.
At the Top Sky
To truly be on the world’s highest observation platform, you need to buy tickets to «At the Top Sky» on the 148th floor (1820ft). A visit here is set up like a hosted VIP experience with refreshments, a guided tour and an interactive screen where you «fly» to different city landmarks by hovering your hands over high-tech sensors. Afterwards, you’re escorted to the 125th floor to be showered with Burj trivia and to take in another attraction called «A Falcon’s Eye View» that lets you take a virtual flight over the emirate by soaring over key attractions like a bird.
Restaurants and bars at the Burj Khalifa
The food may not be out of this world, but the views are certainly stellar from At.mosphere, the world’s highest restaurant, on the 122nd floor (1450ft). Richly decorated in warm mahogany, limestone and thick carpets, the dining room oozes a sophisticated ambience while the compact menu lets quality meats and seafood shine. There’s also a lounge one floor up if you just want a drink. Reservations are essential, minimum spends apply, a dress code is in effect and no children under 10 are allowed. To get there, you need to take the elevator from the foyer of the Armani Hotel.
Burj Khalifa construction and architecture
Engineers and the Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) had to pull out all the stops in the construction of the Burj Khalifa. Pouring the 11.5ft-thick foundation alone required 16,350 cubic yards (12,500 cubic meters) of reinforced concrete. The design was inspired by the Hymenocallis desert lily.
Burj Khalifa’s superlative statistics
The Burj Khalifa is not only the world’s tallest building (for now) but also flaunts other records and impressive figures, including the following:
tallest free-standing structure
highest outdoor observation deck (1820ft)
highest occupied floor (160th floor, at 1920ft)
longest elevator (1653ft)
highest number of floors (211)
highest restaurant (122nd floor, at 1483ft)
weight of concrete used is equivalent to 100,000 elephants
the service elevator has a carrying capacity of 6 tons
the facade is made of 28,261 glass panels
it takes three to four months to clean the facade
in 2011 French climber Alain Robert scaled the Burj in just over six hours
in April 2014 two other Frenchmen (Vincent Reffet and Frédéric Fugen) set the world record base jump from the Burj
the largest light-and-sound show on a single building on New Year’s Eve 2017Where to stay near the Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa is located in Downtown Dubai, and the Armani Hotel occupies 15 of the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa. Staying in Downtown Dubai puts you smack dab in the city’s vortex of vibrancy. Aside from the big international chains, you’ll also find a few home-grown players imbued with a local sense of place. With few exceptions, you’ll need to shell out top dirham.
Where to eat near the Burj Khalifa
If you don’t want to shell out for a meal in the world’s highest restaurant, there are plenty of other options nearby. For fresh organic salads and mains with a view of the Burj and the lake, head to Baker & Spice. Majlis in the Dubai Mall’s Souk section serves refreshments made with camel milk, including a creamy camelccino (cappuccino with camel milk).
How to get to the Burj Khalifa
Take the Dubai Metro to Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall.
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Area
Madinat Jumeirah
One of Dubai’s most attractive developments, Madinat Jumeirah is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Arab village, complete with a souq (market), palm-fringed waterways and desert-colored hotels and villas festooned with wind towers. It’s especially enchanting at night, when the gardens are romantically lit and the Burj Al Arab gleams in the background. There are exquisite details throughout, so if you see some stairs, take them – they might lead you to a hidden terrace with a mesmerising vista of the sprawling complex.
Architecture of Madinat Jumeirah
The architects of this luxurious resort village at the foot of the Burj Al Arab looked to Dubai’s original creekside settlement in Bur Dubai for inspiration. Wind towers, traditional wooden boats used as water taxis, waterways and even a market create modern Arabian flair in this complex that comprises three palatial hotels and dozens of private villas set in a richly landscaped garden.
Shopping at Souk Madinat Jumeirah
At the heart of the complex lies Souk Madinat Jumeirah, a maze-like bazaar with around 75 shops lining wood-framed walkways. Although the ambience is too contrived to feel like an authentic Arab market, the quality of some of the crafts, art and souvenirs is actually quite high. For a bit of Western culture, see what’s playing at the Madinat Theatre. There are numerous cafes, bars and restaurants, the nicest of which overlook the waterways and the Burj Al Arab.
Riding an abra at Madinat Jumeirah
Explore Madinat Jumeirah’s 2.5-mile-long network of winding waterways on a leisurely 20-minute cruise aboard a traditional-style abra (a motorized wooden boat) with cushioned benches. The desert seems far away as you glide past enchanting gardens of billowing bougainvillea, bushy banana trees and soaring palms, all set against the dramatic Burj Al Arab backdrop. Tours leave from the Souk Madinat waterfront (near Trader Vic’s). No reservations are necessary. If you are staying at a Madinat hotel or eating at one of the restaurants, your abra shuttle is free.
Where to get Friday brunch at Madinat Jumeirah
At the start of the weekend in the United Arab Emirates, Friday brunch in Dubai is a time-honored tradition, especially among Western expats. The Madinat hotels Al Qasr and Mina A’Salam are famous for putting on some of the most most opulent spreads in town. Both dish up an unbelievable cornucopia of delectables – roast lamb, sushi, cooked-to-order seafood, beautiful salads, mezze and all sorts of hot dishes, plus there are cheese and dessert rooms. Make dinner or brunch reservations at least one week ahead for most of the restaurants.
Turtle watching
The Jumeirah Al Naseem resort is the latest addition to Madinat Jumeirah and the home of the nonprofit Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project. It has nursed more than 560 injured or sick sea turtles back to health and released them into the Gulf. The turtles spend the last weeks before their release in the hotel’s sea-fed lagoon. The enclosure is open to the public daily for free, and feedings take place at 11am on Wednesdays. Access is via the hotel. Keep an eye out for specimens of the endemic hawksbill turtle that limped onto the list of critically endangered species, with only 8000 nesting females known to exist worldwide.
Yoga on the beach
Downward dog and sun salutation with a view of the Burj Al Arab? Just sign up for the daily sunset yoga sessions for Dhs90 ($24.50) organized by the on-site Talise Spa and on Madinat Jumeirah’s private beach. An even more spiritual journey awaits during Full Moon Yoga – if you can get the timing right.
Where to stay near Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah is located in the Jumeirah neighborhood of Dubai. Luxury lovers should steer towards the Burj Al Arab or the hotels at Madinat Jumeirah. The cluster of midrange hotels and hotel-apartments next to the Mall of Emirates offer great value for money.
Where to eat near Madinat Jumeirah
Take advantage of happy-hour deals offered at many Madinat bars. For sunset drinks with a view of the Burj Al Arab, the rug-lined terrace of the Bahri Bar is a perfect vantage point. Book early for delicious seafood with Madinat and Burj Al Arab views at chic and sophisticated Pierchic.
How to get to Madinat Jumeirah
The nearest Dubai Metro station is Mall of the Emirates, but you’ll need to take a taxi or bus from there. Buses 8, 81 and 88 pass by Madinat Jumeirah.
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Market
Gold Souq
All that glitters is gold (and occasionally silver) along this covered arcade where dozens of shops overflow with every kind of jewelry imaginable, from delicate pearl earrings to lavish golden wedding necklaces. Simply watching the goings-on is a treat. Settle down on a bench and take in the lively street theater of hard-working Afghan men dragging heavy carts of goods, African women in colorful kaftans and local women out on a shopping spree. The best time to visit is in the bustling evenings. Mornings are busy with tour groups, and the afternoons are sleepy.
Gold has been big business in Dubai since the 1940s. Today, the emirate is one of the world’s largest gold markets, accounting for roughly 25% of the global trade.
Central Arcade
Dozens of jewelry shops spilling over with gold, diamonds, pearls, silver and platinum line the souq’s car-free, wooden-latticed central axis. From stud earrings to intricate wedding necklaces, it’s a dazzling display and a must-see, even if you’re not part of the bling brigade. Most shops are run by Indian merchants, while customers are mostly Indian or Arab, which helps explain the deep yellow tint of the gold and the often extremely elaborate designs, as is preferred in those parts of the world.
Record-breaking gold ring
Dubai being the capital of superlatives, the Gold Souq is naturally home to a record-breaking piece of jewelry. Stop at Kanz Jewellers just past the main souq entrance (off Old Baladiya St) to snap a selfie with the world’s largest and heaviest gold ring, as certified by Guinness World Records. Called the Najmat Taiba (Star of Taiba), the 21-karat beauty weighs in at nearly 140 pounds (64kg) and is studded with 11 pounds (5.1kg) of diamonds and precious stones. It is worth a hefty US$3 million.
What to look for when buying at Dubai’s Gold Souq
There’s no need to worry about fakes at the Gold Souq (unless you’re in the market for a knock-off Rolex watch or Prada bag from one of the touts trying to tempt you). The quality of gold is regulated by the Dubai government, so you can be fairly confident that the piece of jewelry you’ve got your eye on is genuine.
Price is determined by two factors: weight based on the official daily international rate and the artistry of the item. The latest gold rates are posted throughout the souq and online. Most pieces for sale here are 14 or 18 karat. If you don’t see anything you like, don’t panic. Most shops will make something to your own design.
Haggling is expected, and vendors build in price buffers accordingly. Since the price of gold itself is fixed, focus on the intricacy of the artisanship as a point of discussion. Buying more than one item should also net you a discount, as does paying in cash, though credit cards are almost always accepted. Sharp bargaining skills usually make merchants drop the initial asking price by 20% to 30%. Don’t rush! Remember, you don’t have to make a decision on the spot. Compare carefully before you buy and be prepared to haggle.
Where to stay near the Gold Souq
Dubai’s Gold Souq is in the Deira neighborhood, which is close to the airport and therefore popular with visitors on stopovers. There are plenty of older, smaller, budget places in and around the souqs, although some can be quite – how shall we say? – shady. Nicer properties can be found along the Creek as far south as Dubai Festival City.
Where to eat near the Gold Souq
A classic pit stop in this area is Ashwaq Cafeteria, whose shawarma rocks the palate. Wash it down with a freshly squeezed fruit juice.
How to get to the Gold Souq
Take the Dubai Metro to Al Ras, or ride an abra (a traditional boat) to Deira Old Souk abra station.
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Beach
Kite Beach
This long, pristine stretch of white sand, a little way north of Jumeirah Public Beach, is a major draw for sporty types, with a range of activities on offer, including kitesurfing, beach tennis, beach volleyball and kayaking. There’s also a jogging track and a shaded skatepark nearby.
The sand here is super clean and there are showers, wi-fi, toilets and changing facilities, plus lots of food trucks and cafes. The beach also boasts great views of the Burj Al Arab, one of Dubai’s prime landmarks. It gets very busy on Friday and Saturday when a seaside market with crafts and gifts sets up.
To reach the beach head along Jumeirah Rd; the strip of sand is located behind Saga World shopping centre. Parking is available, with a large lot next to Al Manara Mosque. There’s no entrance fee to access the beach.
Restaurants near Kite Beach
There’s a decent smattering of restaurants right next to Kite Beach that’ll suit most tastes. Options include Circle Café, serving breakfast, brunch, coffee and smoothies; popular burger and steak joint X Factor; and Italian-themed Tomato & Basilico. There are also a number of food trucks (notably the excellent Salt, which serves up scrumptious sliders), ice cream places and takeaway coffee spots mere steps from the sand.
Hotels near Kite Beach
Jumeirah offers a great selection of accommodation options. Luxury lovers should steer towards the Burj Al Arab or the hotels at Madinat Jumeirah. The cluster of midrange hotels and hotel-apartments next to the Mall of Emirates offer great value for money. For proximity to Kite Beach, however, Beach Walk Hotel and Park Regis Boutique Jumeirah are two good options, both a 25 to 30 minute walk away.
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Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Rising majestically from manicured gardens and visible from the bridges joining Abu Dhabi Island to the mainland, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is an impressive welcome to the city. With more than 80 marble domes on a roof-line held aloft by 1000 pillars and punctuated by four 107m-high minarets, it’s a masterpiece of modern Islamic architecture and design. Conceived by Sheikh Zayed, and marking his final resting-place, the mosque is one of the few in the region open to non-Muslims.
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Museum
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel, the highly anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi finally arrived in late 2017. Through 12 galleries, the world-class collection traces humanity’s artistic achievements from the Neolithic up to the present day, all the while breaking all norms of traditional museum curation. Here, artworks are grouped by theme and time-frame rather than country or specific civilisation. The result is a globe-trotting journey through human heritage that highlights the universal threads of all cultures.
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Wildlife Reserve
Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital
Standing outside Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, watching anxious owners from across the region delivering their hooded ‘patients’ in person, you will quickly realise that this is a much-needed and much-loved facility. Falcons are an integral part of traditional Gulf culture, and no expense is spared in restoring these magnificent birds to full health. Tours include visits to the falcon museum, the examination room – including intimate glimpses into coping procedures – and the free-flight aviary. Tour reservations (bookable online) are mandatory.
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Museum
Sharjah Art Museum
Sharjah’s heritage and arts areas are anchored by one of the region’s most dynamic art museums, a treat for committed art-lovers and casual visitors alike. Downstairs, two galleries present rotating temporary exhibits of international calibre. Upstairs, the permanent collection offers a comprehensive survey of art created in the Arab world from the late 19th century onward. Its importance, as one of the few spaces in the world where you can view such a vast collection of Arab art, is indisputable.
Discover more sights
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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 ___ (FEEL) excited when they saw streets in snow.
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In the cities by the sea people are used to spending the summer sun bathing. They ___ (SURPRISE) very much when they saw snow covering the city.
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It ___ (NOT BE) long before social media became loaded with pictures of white fields and roads, and snowmen.
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Flood in Santa Claus’
home The usual images of the North Pole are impressive ice sheets, but scenes from a webcam there reveal a different story. Meteorologists have reported that temperatures in early July were one to three degrees Celsius ___ (HIGH) than the year’s average over most of the Arctic Ocean.
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Thanks to rapidly melting ice, Santa Claus now ___ (HAVE) his own swimming pool. The North Pole is currently a lake, Canada.com reports.
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The lake is about a foot deep, ___ (CONSIST) entirely of the melted ice itself. It shows a dramatic change is the Arctic climate.
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In fact, a pool of melted water ___ (FORM) at the North Pole every year now since 2002. The mythical home of Santa Claus has been officially flooded!
Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Russia in space
Some of the greatest and most prominent inventions in the quest to explore space have a Russian connection. The father of theoretical astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, was a Soviet. His works have been an inspiration to ___ (LEAD) Russian rocket engineers Valentin Glushko and Sergev Korolyov.
9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Soviet ___ (SCIENCE) paved the way to the well-known success of the Russian space program. Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, was launched in 1957.
10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
On April 12, 1961, Yury Gagarin ___ (SUCCESS) made the first human trip to space.
11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Since then, many other Russian and Soviet records in space ___ (EXPLORE) followed.
12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
Even now, Russia continues to be the ___ (LEAD) in satellite launching.
13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.
It is also the sole transport provider for space ___ (TOUR). Other Soviet contributions to the development of space flights include the invention of space food, space suits, human spaceflight, and human space orbit.
14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
St. Paul’s School
I have sweet memories of my childhood and my family. I also ___ going to St. Paul’s School at the age of eleven. There I was made to work really hard for the first time in my life.
1) review
2) remind
3) remember
4) repeat
15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
At my prep school I was top in almost every subject without I was called “swot” to be several having to do much more than any other child, and ___ or “swotty”, it never worried me.
1) however
2) although
3) therefore
4) nevertheless
16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
At St. Paul’s there turned ___ boys who were clever, but none of them could touch me when it came to maths. I enjoyed a subject so many of my classmates seemed to dread.
1) over
2) off
3) in
4) out
17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
I couldn’t wait for the next algebraic equation, a further geometric puzzle or the challenge of solving an arithmetic test in my head while others in the form sucked their pencils as they ___ pages of figures.
1) reflected
2) thought
3) considered
4) judged
18) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
I did quite well in other subjects and although I was not much good at games I took up the cello and was invited to join the school orchestra, but my form master ___ none of this was important because I was obviously going to be a mathematician for the rest of my life.
1) spoke
2) said
3) talked
4) told
19) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
I didn’t understand what he meant at the time, as I knew Dad had left school at fourteen to help my grandfather to sell fruit and vegetables at his small grocery. Mum had gone to London University, but she ___ had to work to keep Dad “in the style to which he’d become accustomed.”
1) still
2) even
3) just
4) so
20) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Or that’s what I ___ to hear Mum telling him at breakfast from time to time.
1) held
2) used
3) kept
4) made
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The largest snowfall in decades
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B4 |
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 felt excited when they saw streets in snow. |
FEEL |
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B5 |
In the cities by the sea people are used to spending the summer sun bathing. They were surprised very much when they saw snow covering the city. |
SURPRISE |
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B6 |
It was not / wasn’t long before social media became loaded with pictures of white fields and roads, and snowmen. |
NOT BE |
Flood in Santa Claus’ home
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B7 |
The usual images of the North Pole are impressive ice sheets, but scenes from a webcam there reveal a different story. Meteorologists have reported that temperatures in early July were one to three degrees Celsius higher than the year’s average over most of the Arctic Ocean. |
HIGH |
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B8 |
Thanks to rapidly melting ice, Santa Claus now has his own swimming pool. The North Pole is currently a lake, Canada.com reports. |
HAVE |
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B9 |
The lake is about a foot deep, consisting entirely of the melted ice itself. It shows a dramatic change is the Arctic climate. |
CONSIST |
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In fact, a pool of melted water has formed at the North Pole every year now since 2002. The mythical home of Santa Claus has been officially flooded! |
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Примерные тестовые задания
Национального квалификационного тестирования нового формата для педагогических работников и приравненных к ним лиц.
Вариант 3
1-БЛОК: Английский язык
Задания с выбором одного правильного ответа
1. The synonym of “respect”:
A) look up to
B) look after
C) look down
D) look off
E) look for
2. Find the equivalent to “a dead body
of animal”:
A) carcass
B) turban
C) camisole
D) sole
E) famine
3. Complete the idiom: Walking on ..
A) hand
B) tongue
C) lip
D) air
E) eye
4. Give the equivalent: “having a pleasant flavour”
A) tasteless
B) bad
C) junk
D) good
E) tasteful
5. Find the word with the suffix meaning an acting person.
A) Written
B) Writer
C) Writing
D) Writability
E) Writness
6. Choose the correct variant:
Who will call you in the following situation.
You don’t know Italian, but you have to
translate an article from Italian.
A) engineer
B) locksmith
C) decorator
D) architect
E) interpreter
7. Choose the word with the opposite meaning «boring»
A) dull
B) funny
C) interesting
D) kind
E) clever
8. Suitable forms of the verbs:
If you… the job, you … more freedom.
A) get/would had
B) got / „d not have
C) get /would have
D) gets/ would have
E) got/will have
9. After the first bell rang, our teacher
__________us to the class.
A) invited
B) run away
C) disappear
D) leave
E) slip away
10. Sentence expressing purpose
A) A river which is polluted is not safe
for swimming
B) The road is too busy for the children
to cross safely
C) I haven‟t seen you for ages
D) The 1990 World Cup for football
was played in Italy
E) What are you looking for
11. William Shakespeare ____ in this house when he was a child
A) had lived
B) used to live
C) had been lived
D) was living
E) lives
12. Correct use of the articles
A) There is woman at the bus stop.
B) Can I ask question?
C) There was a interesting programme
on TV last night
D) Rachel works in bank.
E) I have not got a computer.
13. Choose the equivalent:
I wish I was rich.
A) If I‟ll be rich
B) If I have rich
C) If I‟ve been rich
D) If only I was rich
E) If I‟m rich
14. Choose the right preposition:
She was standing ______ the front
door.
A) in
B) of
C) at
D) off
E) on
15. Forms of the verb:
A) mistake, mistook, mistaken
B) sell, selled, sold
C) say, said, sayed
D) shine, shone, shinen
E) ride, rode, rode
16. Correct use of pronouns
I haven‟t got any stamps, but I‟ll need-________.
A) it
B) some
C) them
D) ones
E) any
17. The correct variant of the number
«9,000,000»
A) nine thousands and hundreds
B) nine thousands and a hundred
C) nine million
D) nine thousand and hundred
E) nine milhons
18. Choose the right sentence:
A) Sue is lawyer like her father
B) Sue is a lawyer so as her father
C) Sue is a lawyer like her father
D) Sue is a lawyer as if her father
E) Sue is a lawyer likes her father
19. Choose the uncountable noun
A) ground
B) game
C) garden
D) giraffe
E) gymnasium
20. Fill in the gap:
Have you _______ money on you?
A) nothing
B) anything
C) any
D) some
E) every
21. The correct answer:
What does he want to be?
A) He want to be a singer
B) You know my father is an
economist
C) Our classmates want to become
interpreters
D) He wants to become a singer
E) I’ll see if the money goes towards
buying goods
22. Choose the correct variant. 2 ½ tons
A) two and one tons
B) second and a half tons
C) two tons and a half
D) two and two half tons
E) two and a half tons
23. Choose the correct sentences
A) I heard the mans‟ voice.
B) She won‟t spend a month‟s salary to
buy that dress.
C) Have you met Toms‟ friend?
D) Their husbands‟ names are Nick and
David.
E) Do they sell the womens‟ clothes?
24. Complete the sentence:
Did___________exciting happen?
A) anything
B) any
C) everything
D) some
E) something
25. Choose the correct variant.
0.03 — …………..
A) point nought three
B) nought point three
C) point nought third
D) nought three
E) nought point nought three
26. The telegram was received
yesterday
A) Past Perfect Passive
B) Past simple Passive
C) Past Continuous Passive
D) Past simple Active
E) Past Perfect
27. the noun in plural is:
Our__________are_________
A) Childrens/brothers
B) Childs/brothers
C) Children/brothers
D) Children/brother
E) Child/brothers
28. The new computer system ___ next
month
A) will be installed
B) are being installed
C) have been installed
D) been installed
E) be installed
29. Verb used with Complex Object
A) start
B) finish
C) agree
D) would like
E) mean
30.I _____ wait for her at the railway
station, but I was late.
A) had to
B) amto
C) was to
D) may
E) might
31. The tenses are used correctly in the
sentence
A) Mr. Johnson reads your report as
soon as he comes in
B) Mr. Johnson reads your report as
soon as he will come in
C) Mr. Johnson will read your report as
soon as he comes in
D) Mr. Johnson will read your report as
soon as he салю in
E) Mr. Johnson will read your report as
soon as he will come in
32. Choose an unreal conditional
sentence:
A) If you do that again, I‟ll punish you.
B) If I am an astronaut, I‟d travel all
the planets.
C) If I was an astronaut, I‟d travel all
the planets.
D) If you did that again, I‟ll punish
you.
E) If I were an astronaut, I‟d travel all
the planets.
33. Complete the sentence with the
correct article:
love is a perfectly natural human
feeling.
A) a
B) the
C) —
D) this
E) an
34. The correct article is:
If you are hungry or thirsty you may go
to_______refre shment room
A) an
B) the
C) this
D) a
E) —
35. Find the conditional sentence:
A) If you need any help, call me
B) I‟ll come at 8 o‟clock
C) We had the house decorated
D) She takes after her mother
E) The plan to built a house
36. Change into indirect speech:
“What‟s the time”? She asked.
A) She asked what‟s the time
B) She askedwhat time it was
C) She asked what was the time
D) She asked what time
F) She asked what time was it
E) She asked what is it
37. Complete the sentence:
My father _______ drive a car.
A) let to me
B) lets me
C) let me
D) lets me to
E) let me to
38. Fill in a suitable form of the verb:
I want you ______ the truth.
A) to have told
B) to tell
C) to telling
D) told
E) tellin
39. Sentence with Complex Subject
A) The girl is expected to be wearing a
white jacket and black shirt
B) Hot weather makes me feel tired
C) Would you like to go now
D) We expected Dan to be late
E) He doesn‟t want anybody to know
40. The right equivalent:
-Why are you going out?
-1 want to telephone my mother.
He
A) wanted to telephone to his mother
B) is going out to telephone his mother
C) telephoned his mother
D) will to telephone to his mother
E) want to telephone to his mother
41. Scientists are planning to send …
.expedition to… .Venus during….2020
A) the, the,-
B) an, the,-
C) an, the, the
D) an, an,-
E) the,the, the
42. Complete the sentence:
We agreed _______
A) to going
B) should go
C) going
D) go
E) to go
43. Complete the sentence:
The traffic lights ……….. green and he
pulled away.
A) gone
B) turns
C) turned
D) became
E) got
44. Define the underlined word.
Alice can‟t be abroad. I have seen her
this morning.
A) modal verb
B) infinitive
C) gerund
D) participle
E) adverb
45. Use the correct Modal Verb:
She … know his address.
A) used
B) is able to
C) must
D) ought
E) could to
46. Report the sentence: „Have you seen
John recently?‟ She asked us
A) She asked us whether they had seen
John recently
B) She asked us whether have we seen
John recently
C) She asked us whether they have
seen John recently
D) She asked us whether had we seen
John recently
E) She asked us whether we had seen
John recently
47. Find the zero conditional:
A) present simple, if present simple
B) if present simple, future simple
C) past simple, would + infinitive
D) present simple, past simple
E) if past perfect, would + present
infinitive
48. We aren‟t hungry. We … just…
lunch.
A) have have
B) have had
C) has had
D) had had
E) had —
49. Join the sentences:
She is the one. I told you about her
A) Is one who I told her
B) Is whom I told you
C) She is the one I told you about
D) I told you about her
E) She is the girls I told you
50. The correct use of linking word
Robert didn‟t study for the test; _ __he
did very well.
A) therefore
B) nevertheless
C) unless
D) moreover
E) consequently
Задания с выбором одного или нескольких правильных ответов
51. Choose the words with the sound
[tʃ] A) School
B) Character
C) Picture
D) Chair
E) China
F) Architect
G) Chemistry
H) Which
52. If a preposition is followed by a
verb, the verb ends in -ing:
A) along
B) instead of
C) under
D) for
E) of
F) at
53. Sentences with Gerund
A) I can‟t get used to leaving alone.
B) His handwriting is very hard to read
C) This success marked the beginning
of a new phase in his career.
D) Drinking alcohol is veiy bad for
you.
E) His greatest pleasure is dancing
F) My favorite activity is smoking
G) I remember locking the door
H) What do you think of going abroad
54. Find an adverb of degree:
A) carefully
B) angry
C) quite
D) downstairs
E) wonderful
F) a bit
55. Choose the correct way of reading
the date:
1567
A) one thousand five hundred and
sixty-seven
B) fifteen the sixty-seventh
C) the fifteen and sixty-seven
D) fifteen sixty-seventh
E) fifteen sixty-seven
F) fifteen and sixty-seven
56. Complete the sentence with the
correct form of adjective:
Friendship is ______ than steel.
A) stronger
B) strongerer
C) the most strong
D) more stronger
E) strongest
F) the stronger
57. These verbs have the structure
without to
A) make
B) let
C) would rather
D) want
E) must
F) can
G) expect
58. Choose the right variant:
A) a men
B) a people
C) a women
D) the rich
E) a children
F) the unemployed
59. The sentence with Participle II:
A) I often saw her at the disco,
surrounded by her admires
B) The watches made in Japan are very
popular
C) He left the room without saying a
word
D) She is driving a car at this moment
E) She watered the flowers and left the
room
F) It was raining all day long
60. I‟m tired. I‟d rather ______ out this
evening, if you don‟t mind
A) to go
B) not to go
C) not go
D) not going
E) doesn‟t go
F) don‟t go
Контекстные задания
1-контекст
5 заданий с выбором одного правильного ответа
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde is a famous English
writer of the 19th century, Oscar Wilde
was bom in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854.
His mother wrote poetry, and she taught
him to love literature.
He was educated at Trinity
College, Dublin and Magdalen College,
Oxford. Soon after leaving university
his first volume of poetry, «Patience»
was published.
Oscar Wilde married Constance
Lloyd in 1884 and the couple had two
sons. When the boys were children
Wilde wrote fairy stories for them that
were later published as «The Happy
Prince and Other Tales» (1888).
Wilde‟s tales are very beautiful.
This was followed two years later by
the novel, «The Picture of Dorian Gray»
(1890) and a book on the role of the
artist, «The Soul of Man under
Socialism” (1891). However, it was a
playwright that Wilde had his greatest
success. Comedies such as «Lady
Windermere’s Fan» (1892), «A Woman
of No Importance» (1893), «An Ideal
Husband» (1895) and «The Importance
of Being Earnest» (1895) made him one
of Britain’s most famous writers. By
1895 Wilde had left his wife.
Wilde was publicly accused by the
Marquis of Queens berry. Wilde sued
for libel but he lost his case and was
then himself prosecuted and
imprisoned.
After being released from Reading
Prison in 1897 Wilde moved to France.
The following year he wrote «The
Ballad of Reading Gaol» a poem
inspired by his prison experience.
Wilde’s time in prison badly damaged
his health and he died in 1900.
His books are read and his plays
are staged in many countries and in
many languages.
61. Which of his novel made him one of
the outstanding writers in Great Britain
A) «The Importance of Being Earnest»
B) «The Soul of Man under Socialism»
C) «A Woman of No Importance»
D) «Lady Windermere’s Fan»
E) «The Picture of Dorian Gray»
62. «The Picture of Dorian Gray» is a
novel about
A) the man who was always young and
his picture grew old and ugly.
B) the man who was cruel to his
servants
C) the man who lived in the farm and
killed his slaves
D) the man who secretly helped poor
people
E) the man who had magic power and
he could solve any problems
63. In 1900
A) Wilde got sick
B) Wilde was imprisoned
C) Wilde wrote his best novel.
D) Wilde got sick and died.
E) Wilde lost his wife
64. Wilde was imprisoned because
A) Wilde wanted Marquis of
Queensbeny to be imprisoned.
B) Wilde lost the case against Marquis
of Queensbeny.
C) Wilde blamed Marquis of
Queensbeny in libel.
D) Marquis of Queensbeny blamed
Wilde in immoral behaviour.
E) Marquis of Queensbeny sued Wilde
for libel.
65. According to the text
A) Oscar Wilde‟s mother taught him in
Trinity colle ge.
B) Oscar Wilde wrote only fairy tales.
C) Oscar Wilde had good education.
D) Oscar Wilde had three children.
E) Oscar Wilde died in Reading Prison.
Контекстные задания
2-контекст
5 заданий с выбором одного правильного ответа
The friendliest country in the
world
A new report shows which are the
friendliest countries in the world. The
HSBC bank the Expat Explorer Survey
to find out which countries offered the
most comfortable lifestyles. Researches
questioned people in one hundred
different countries between May and
July 2011. They asked 3.385
respondents to find out which countries
they would prefer to make there second
home. The questions were based on
how easy it is to make friends with the
local people; learning the local
language, fitting in with the new
culture, and integrating into the local
community. The top-ranked country
was New Zealand, followed by
Australia, South Africa, Canada and the
United States.
The largest global survey allows
us to capture invaluable insights into
expat life and how it differs from
country to country, continent to
continent and from an expats‟ home
country of origin. The lowest ranked
country w as The United Arab
Emirates, which is surprising as around
80 % of the whole population
comprises of expatriates. Most of these
poorly paid labourers who are unlikely
to be eligible for HSBC‟s survey. India
finished second bottom.
66. One of the friendliest country is ..
A) United Arabian Emirates
B) India
C) New Zealand
D) Austria
E) Russia
67. The survey was to find out __ .
A) the integration into local community
B) the difficulties of the local language
C) the country which could be the
second home
D) the unfriendliest country
E) the most comfortable lifestyle
68. In the United Arabian Emirates 20%
of the population is
A) habbitants
B) labourers
C) natives
D) expatriates
E) patriots
69. expatriates‟ means
A) someone who lives in a particular place
B) someone who was born in a particular place
C) someone who lives in a foreign
country
D) someone who leaves their country
because of war
E) someone whose job involves hard
physical work
70. The lowest ranked country was
United Arabian Emirates, because ….
A) the labourers have low salary
B) HSBC‟s survey was not eligible
C) 80 % of population are labourers
D) the labourers were not eligible
enough for the survey
E) 80 % of the population didn‟t take
part in the survey
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Practice Test 13 |
ЧАСТЬ 2 – ЧТЕНИЕ |
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.
On 24th August, 79AD, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples in Southern Italy, erupted.
The eruption was so powerful that it completely buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum with ash. Centuries passed 1) ….. .
The towns lay buried for more than 1,500 years. Then, in 1599, an architect called Domenico Fontana rediscovered the towns
2) ….. .
However, a couple more centuries passed before any serious effort was made to unearth the towns, 3) ….. . Archaeologists discovered that Pompeii and Herculaneum had been wealthy, sophisticated and lively towns.
Both towns had had restaurants, food markets, shops, theatres and swimming pools. People had lived in large houses 4) ….. . In Pompeii, an aqueduct had even provided water for more than
twenty five street fountains, four public baths and many private houses and businesses.
While excavating Pompeii, one archaeologist
— Guiseppe Fiorelli — noticed something fascinating. Spaces could sometimes be seen in the hardened ash. Fiorelli quickly realised that these spaces were places 5) ….. . He decided to fill them with plaster in order to create casts.
Fiorelli’s technique created casts that were so detailed that it was even possible to see the terrified expressions on the faces of some of the people who had been killed when Mount Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago. Today, each year over 2.5 million visitors go to see the casts 6) ….. .
About three million people still live close to Mount Vesuvius. This is worrying as it is still an active volcano that scientists expect to erupt again.
Awhere human bodies had once been
Band the rest of the treasures at Pompeii and Herculaneum
C while digging in the area
Dand eventually people forgot that they had ever existed
Ewhich was also a popular holiday resort for wealthy Romans
Fwhich had beautiful frescoes painted on the walls
Gbut when it was, astonishing and wonderful findings were made
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Practice Test 13 |
3Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Caribbean Dream
The snow was piling up around the door and there was no sign yet of a change in the weather. As he cleared the pathway, Carl thought of blue skies and warm sunshine. It was how he got through the winters. He had decided that it must be his Caribbean background that made him suffer so miserably every winter. Everyone had warned him about the British weather but he had
used to it. Twenty
A15
precious savings. He still dreamt of returning to the Caribbean one day and although Carl was rarely able to add to his savings, so far he hadn’t had to use them.
Over the next few months, he worked as many hours overtime as he could. One afternoon, his line manager sent for him. He nervously entered the office and when he saw the expression on his manager’s face, he knew what was coming. “I’m
A19
He hadn’t meant to stay for so long. His intention had been to work as hard as he could for ten years, save every penny he could and then return home to start up his own business. Somehow, along the way, he had ended up getting married and having three children. Carl loved his family dearly, although this didn’t stop him from
A16
occasionally wondering where he would be now if he’d stuck to his plans.
Carl worked at a local factory where they manufactured appliances such as washing machines and fridges. He’d been there for eighteen years and had been promoted several times. He was now a foreman on the day shift. Lately, there had been talk of redundancies around the factory. He knew that the company
sorry,” he said. At least he had a few months left at work, which would give him time to make plans.
Because Carl had been with the company for so long, he was entitled to a considerable redundancy package. By law, the company had to calculate his compensation based on his current salary. He would leave with enough money to pay off the loan for his house completely. This was a good thing, of course, even though he had lost his job. Carl began to think more and more eagerly about his Caribbean dream. He decided that he
would talk to his family. Perhaps it was true that A20 every cloud has a silver lining, he thought.
Within the space of six months, Carl’s life changed completely. He sold his house and the
survive.
Alarm bells started to ring in Carl’s mind when his wife came home in tears one day and announced that the shop she had been working in was about to close for good. Carl realised that soon he would need to start dipping into his
into the Caribbean way of life and he has found some premises where he is planning to open up A21 an electrical appliances repair business. His Caribbean dream is becoming a reality. He chuckles quietly and shakes his head when people
ask him if he will miss the snow!
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A1514 Regarding the British weather, Carl
1 thought that he would always find it difficult. 2 believed that he would get used to it one day. 3 hadn’t expected the winters to be so bad.
4 didn’t understand why people talked about it so much.
A1615 When he thought about his life, Carl would sometimes
1 worry about the future.
2 regret coming to Britain.
3 wish he had never married.
4 imagine how his life might have been different.
A1716 In the third paragraph, we learn that Carl 1 was happy about his promotion.
2 felt confident that his job was safe.
3 worried about being made redundant.
4 realised he needed to look for another job.
A1817 When Carl’s wife lost her job, Carl felt concerned that 1 he would lose his job, too.
2 they wouldn’t be able to visit their relatives any more. 3 their plans for the future would be affected.
4 he wouldn’t be able to save any more.
A1918 When Carl’s line manager called him into his office, the manager seemed very
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A2019 In the sixth paragraph, the phrase ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ means 1 it is impossible to predict the future.
2 bad situations can bring about good.
3 there is often an opportunity to make money through a bad situation. 4 dreams can help you get through bad times.
A2120 In the final paragraph, the narrator gives the impression that Carl 1 is slowly getting used to a very different way of life.
2 is unexpectedly missing the British weather.
3 has less money now but feels happier.
4 is more satisfied with his new life than his old.
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ЧАСТЬ 3 – ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА Practice Test 13
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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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He was the son of a doctor who worked in a hospital for the poor.
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ЧАСТЬ 3 – ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА |
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.
Harrods
Harrods is a world famous department store in Knightsbridge, London. Known for its quality merchandise and excellent customer
service, Harrods is one of London’s biggest tourist 14)A22…….. .
Harrods, which was 15)A23…….. by Charles Henry Harrod in 1835, started out as a tiny grocery and tea shop in London’s East End. The shop was moved in 1849 to its current 16)A24…….. on the Brompton Road, where it gradually grew into what it is today. Currently, Harrods comprises over 330 departments on seven floors and has a staff of about 5,000 people.
Harrods’ motto is ‘All things for all people, everywhere’. And it is true that you can buy almost anything you need at Harrods.
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ЧАСТЬ 4 – ПИСЬМО
C11 You have received a letter from your English speaking pen friend David who writes:
… I only get a little pocket money from my parents because they can’t afford to give me a lot. Do you get pocket money? Do you think parents should give their children pocket money? I don’t have a part time job, but my best friend does. Is it common for teenagers in Russia to have a part time job?
So, I have a new hobby – I’m learning to play a musical instrument …
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Write 100 140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
C22 Comment on the following statement.
“Travelling by air is usually considered to be much quicker and more comfortable than travelling by other means. However, sometimes this may not be the case.”
What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by air? Write 200 250 words.
Use the following plan:
●write an introduction (state the problem/topic)
●list the advantages and give reasons/examples
●list the disadvantages and give reasons/examples
●draw a conclusion (give your opinion or a balanced consideration of the topic)
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Practice Test 14 |
1 Вы услышите высказывания шести людей о карьерных планах на будущее. Уста новите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1–6 и утверж дениями, 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’m really determined to achieve my ambition.
B I would like to have my own successful business.
C I haven’t made my mind up about what I want to do yet.
D I believe there’s more to life than work.
E Being successful is all I care about.
F I would like to make a difference to people’s lives.
G I want to make my own decisions about my future.
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3Вы услышите женщину, рассказывающую о своей поездке в Бангкок. В заданиях А8–А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
14A8 Regarding the weather in Bangkok, the narrator says
1 it was a nice change for her.
2 she couldn’t get used to it.
3 it made her feel ill at first.
15A9 The narrator visited Bangkok because
1 she had heard it was a great place.
2 she found a cheap flight there.
3 she was considering moving there.
16A10 The narrator says the Grand Palace
1 is where the royal family lives.
2 has had different uses.
3 isn’t open to the public.
17A11 According to the narrator, Bangkok Zoo is
1 mainly popular with tourists.
2 inexpensive to visit.
3 best visited at a certain time.
18A12 When talking about Chatuchak Market, the narrator gives advice about 1 how to get there.
2 when to visit.
3 how to get the best bargains.
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20A14 When taking a ‘tuk-tuk’ taxi, the narrator says it’s important to 1 agree on the price before you get in.
2 make sure you are not the only passenger.
3 remember to tip the driver.
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Practice Test 14 |
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.
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1In America, shopping malls are much more than just places to shop. For teenage girls, who make up a large proportion of the shoppers, they’re places to look around, relax and socialise with friends. But that is not to say that they don’t make any purchases. If teen girls aren’t impressed by one of the many articles of clothing they’ve tried on, they’re sure to spend some money on food or drink.
2IMAX has made the movie experience more exciting by bringing films to life! How does IMAX work? Simple. Large film moves through a special high-tech projector and is shone onto a gigantic screen the size of an eight-storey building lying sideways. But viewers beware! The effects seem so real, you might get motion sickness.
3There is a simple way to stop your ears from popping when on a plane. Just chew gum! It’s not necessary, however, to chew throughout the entire journey; just when the plane is taking off and landing. This is the time when the plane’s cabin pressure changes the most. Trying to yawn or swallow air is also quite helpful.
4Keeping friendships alive can be challenging. Not only does it require honesty, understanding and loyalty but breathing space, too. ‘Clingy’ friends who never leave you alone can become tiresome. So, avoid putting strain on a friendship by being too needy. Give
friends time to hang out with others or just to be on their own. They’ll certainly appreciate it and it will actually help strengthen the friendship.
5Another trend in casual clothing has arrived! It’s not comprised of tight jeans, layered T- shirts or scarves but of glasses, ties, hats and suits. Yes, the ‘geek look’ is in again. Fortunately, this wardrobe doesn’t cost much and isn’t difficult to put together. All teen boys have to do is to look to old movies for inspiration and borrow some articles of clothing from their dad’s wardrobe.
6The student committee of Sussex College is planning a two-day movie marathon. The students have chosen films from all genres including comedy, drama and science fiction. The event will be held this May Day weekend at the college. Proceeds will go towards purchasing laptops for the college computer room. Everyone is welcome and tickets are available at the door.
7The latest cyber craze is blogging. A blog is basically a personal online journal. Blogging is different from posting in chat rooms because once you log out of a blog, your text remains. One disadvantage of this is that anyone could read your blog. University admissions departments or employers could access it, for example. Blogging can also be very addictive!
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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.
We’ve all heard the term ‘ice age’ used in everyday language.
Usually, when ordinary people use this term, they mean a period of the Earth’s history 1) ….. . In this sense, the Earth’s last ice age was about 10,000 years ago.
When scientists use the term ‘ice age’, however, they mean that the Earth’s polar regions only are covered in ice, 2) ….. .
Scientists believe that ice ages are quite rare events, which means that the Earth is almost always ice free at the North and South Poles. In fact, there have only been about five ice ages in the Earth’s 4.5 billion year history.
When an ice age does happen, however, it usually lasts for a very long time anywhere from 30 to 300 million years. The ice age we
are in at the moment began about 40 million years ago 3) ….. .
In every ice age, the amount of ice on Earth is different. When the temperature is cold (‘glacial’ periods), the amount of ice increases and the continents become covered in ice. When the temperature is warm (‘interglacial’ periods), the ice melts
4) ….. .
At present, the Earth is in an ‘interglacial’ period of an ice age, 5) ….. .
Scientists think that the Earth won’t go into a glacial period for another 50,000 years, 6) ….. .
Some scientists even think that global warming will keep temperatures so high that the next glacial period won’t happen for much longer.
Aand scientists think it will continue for a few million years more
Bwhich makes it impossible to grow crops
Cwhich is good news for mankind because agriculture depends on the continents being ice-free
Dwhich is why there is ice only at the poles
E until there is ice only at the poles
Fwhen temperatures are low and large parts of the earth’s continents are covered in ice
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Practice Test 14 |
3Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
The Slate Quarry
Bethesda used to be at the heart of the Welsh slate industry. The famous dark blue-green stone, used for roof and floor tiles, had been exported all
world’s biggest at nearly a mile long and 1,200 feet deep. It was a spectacular sight, a man-made
provided a source
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of Bethesda, as
numerous outdoor activity centres had been set up around the town.
David’s speciality was rock-climbing. Climbing had become more popular recently, along with other so-called ‘extreme sports’. David believed this was because of television. The advanced cameras used by the television companies could show spectacular images of hang-gliders taking off from the tops of mountains or climbers
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years of dedicated practice, were shown as being deceptively easy. Annoyingly, because of this, he had to spend the first morning of each course lecturing the participants on the dangers involved.
North Wales is one of the most beautiful regions of Britain. However, it rains regularly, even throughout the summer. Slate becomes dangerously slippery in the rain, and David made sure that his climbers used safety ropes and harnesses at all times. That day he was leading a group of seven teenagers from a town near London. As he tried to demonstrate the equipment, they continually mocked his accent
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and whispered to one another. At times, David muttered angrily to himself in his native Welsh language, knowing that they wouldn’t understand a word.
The three girls in the group had soon understood the technical procedures and David was pleasantly surprised at how well they worked
then over who had done the best. By the time David and the boys returned to the quarry floor, they were running almost an hour late. David announced that they were going back to the hostel immediately, despite loud complaints from the girls. The original plan had been to stop off in the town for a bit of shopping on the way back.
David was too irritated to argue, and stormed off towards the hostel. He phoned a couple of friends, in an attempt to drown out the teenagers’ complaining. Suddenly, one of the boys was pulling at his arm. “Sir, Sir! The girls, Sir, they’ve run off!” The girls, it seemed, had decided to
easy to get lost in these hills, and now it was beginning to get dark.
As the group marched on, the weather steadily worsened. Within minutes a light drizzle had turned into driving rain, which didn’t surprise David at all. He knew that one minute the sun 
could be shining in these hills and the next the sky could be covered with big, black clouds. He had
no choice but to alert the Mountain Rescue Team.
David tried to prepare himself for the inevitable 
questioning, and of course the deserved criticism.
He spoke to the operator in Welsh as the boys looked on. Suddenly, David sighed with relief. The operator had informed him that the girls were safe and well. They had already reached the town centre safely and had stopped a policeman to ask where to catch the bus back to the hostel.
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Пожалуйста помогите 8Класс 1. Complete the sentences using articles the/a, an /zero article.1. What do you usually eat for___ breakfast. 2. Dan invited Alice for_____ dinner. 3. We had ______delicious meal in that café. 4. Thank you, dear. It was______ very nice breakfast. 5. When was _____mobile phone invented? 6._____river Volga flows into _____Caspian Sea.7. We decided to stay in ____Grand Hotel, which is situated in____ Baker Street. 8. The sand from this beach was imported from _____Sahara. 9._____Seychelles are ____group of islands in___ Indian Ocean.10. They are travelling through_____ Europe. 11. Have you ever been to _____ France. 12. They have reached the summit of ______Mount Everest. 13. Give me____ Cosmopolitan magazine, please. 14. He is absolutely ill know, he has got___ flu. 15.___love makes ____world go round. 16. They decided to travel by___ plane. 17.Our new house is too far from____ school. 18. I heard ____news on_____ radio.19. There are millions of _____stars in____ space. 20. We looked up at ____stars in ___ sky.21. ____Russian Federation is one of ____biggest country in ____world. 21. We will study the history of ___Europe of ___ Middle Ages. 22. At _____previous month ____ Crimea became the part of _____Russia. 23. ____ capital of _____ United States of America is ____Washington.38 points2. A/ an or the. Sometimes you don`t need either word- you leave it blank.I wrote my name at__________top of the page.________moon goes around______earth every 27 days.The Soviet Union was___________first country to sand a man into_______space.Did you see the film on_______television or at____cinema?After_____lunch, we went for a walk by____sea.I`m not very hungry. I had_____big breakfast.John was_________only person I talked to at the party.Tim lives in_____small village in____country.Peru is_____country in South America. _____capital is Lima.I never listen to_____radio. In fact I haven`t got_____radio.10 points3. Write the definite article «the» where you see: ___ or omit it. Write the complete sentence.Examples:___ Lake Victoria is in ___ central Africa.Lake Victoria is in central Africa.1) ___ Loch Ness is in ___ Scotland.2) The Beatles made ___ Abbey Road famous.3) Many migrating birds spend the winter in ___ Africa.4) ___ River Thames is ___ England’s second longest river.5) I work near ___ Trafalgar Square in ___ London.6) ___Asterdam is in ___ Netherlands.7) ___ capital of ___ United Arab Emirates is ___ Abu Dhabi and not ___ Dubai.8) ___ Lake District in the north of England has beautiful lakes like ___ Lake Windermere.