1) Установите соответствие между заголовками 1 — 8 и текстами A — G. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
1. Musical performance
2. Attractive landscape
3. Perfect holidays
4. Portrait of a girl
5. Film for all ages
6. Exciting hobby
7. Colourful festival
8. Interesting book
A. This is a full-length (ninety minutes) cartoon, which is entertaining for both adults and children over six. The animation and colour are of very high quality and the story has lots of fun and excitement. The plot is quick moving and full of surprises. There’s romance, action, comedy, music and lots of fantastic songs and dances.
B. This is a full-blooded magnificently written portrait of history’s most fascinating woman. Readers will lose themselves for hours in this richly entertaining novel full of dramatic twists and turns. From the spectacular era that bears her name comes the spellbinding story of Elizabeth I – her tragic childhood, her confrontation with Mary, Queen of Scots and her brilliant reign.
C. The young woman is shown in a “shepherdess” hat and white dress, recalling a classical chiton. The background landscape, common in such paintings, seems to indicate the heroine’s closeness to nature, to the ordinary joys of life. The painter’s colour range – at times us translucent as porcelain, at others muted like mother-of-pearl – is based upon subtle plays of gray and green, light blue and pink.
D. In this picture one is struck by artist’s absolute mastery in portraying natural details, whether the dry, sandy soil of the forest, the clear stream of water in the foreground, the yellow bark and fluffy needles of the pines, or the sense of a bright, clear, calm summer day. The artist managed to create an image familiar to anyone who has seen a Russian forest.
E. Have a good time on the most lively and exciting island in the Caribbean. Relax under a palm tree on the white sandy beaches. Swim in the clear, blue sea. Listen to the bands playing Calypso music. Or get really adventurous and go scuba diving for sunken treasure on the sea bed. Join in the many cultural celebrations we offer, for example the sugar harvest festival.
F. This event is considered the greatest attraction for visitors to the Isle of Man. No definite date can be given, but it is normally held between 5th and 15th July. The Pageant begins at about 8 p.m. First we are given a glimpse of village life in Celtic times. Then suddenly Viking long ships appear and then there are scenes of war. Then Celts and Vikings unite, and the Manx nation is born. The actual Pageant is followed by a grand torchlight procession and firework display.
G. Do you like Latin American dancing? Do you want to dance like you see in the films and on the stage? Do you want to feel the rhythm of the music in your body and in your soul? Do you want to meet other people who have a love for the same music as you? If you have answered “Yes” to any of these questions, join our Latin dance classes on Thursday night between seven and ten. All are welcome.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
2) Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A — F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1 — 7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя.
Mobile phones
On New Year’s Day, 1985, Michael Harrison phoned his father, Sir Ernest, to wish him a happy new year. Sir Ernest was chairman of Racal Electronics, the owner of Vodafone, ___ (A).
At the time, mobile phones weighed almost a kilogram, cost several thousand pounds and provided only 20 minutes talktime. The networks themselves were small; Vodafone had just a dozen masts covering London. Nobody had any idea of the huge potential of wireless communication and the dramatic impact ___ (B).
Hardly anyone believed there would come a day when mobile phones were so popular ___ (C). But in 1999 one mobile phone was sold in the UK every four seconds, and by 2004 there were more mobile phones in the UK than people. The boom was a result of increased competition which pushed prices lower and created innovations in the way that mobiles were sold.
When the government introduced more competition, companies started cutting prices to attract more customers. Cellnet, for example, changed its prices, ___ (D). It also introduced local call tariffs.
The way that handsets themselves were marketed was also changing and it was Finland’s Nokia who made ___ (E). In the late 1990s Nokia realized that the mobile phone was a fashion item: so it offered interchangeable covers which allowed you to customize and personalize your handset.
The mobile phone industry has spent the later part of the past decade reducing its monthly charge ___ (F), which has culminated in the fight between the iPhone and a succession of touch screen rivals.
1. that there would be more phones in the UK than there are people
2. the leap from phones as technology to phones as fashion items
3. and his son was making the first-ever mobile phone call in the UK
4. the move to digital technology, connecting machines to wireless networks
5. trying to persuade people to do more with their phones than just call and text
6. that mobile phones would have over the next quarter century
7. and relying instead on actual call charges
A | B | C | D | E | F |
3) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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Participation in the London Marathon resulted for the author in
1) stresses and strains.
2) blisters and sore bits.
3) memorable medals.
4) incredible tales.
4) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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When the author watched the end of the first marathon he saw people who were
1) extraordinary steady.
2) feeling weak and exhausted.
3) losing consciousness.
4) having a glorious time.
5) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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The reason for the author’s participation in the marathon was the fact that he
1) was fascinated by it.
2) lived not far from its finishing line.
3) wanted to receive a medal.
4) wanted to do something incredible.
6) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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“By the end I did” means that the author
1) found the distance suitable.
2) found the distance challenging.
3) decided to take part in the marathon.
4) eventually took a train to the finish.
7) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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According to the author, the London Marathon is one of the easiest because
1) it goes through the Tower of London.
2) there are quiet patches without crowds.
3) many “fun” runners participate in it.
4) its course does not slope up or down.
Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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“… the greatest field ever for a marathon” means that the marathon
1) will take place on a big field.
2) is to be run by the famous runners only.
3) will be witnessed by more people.
4) will welcome a huge number of sportsmen.
9) Прочитайте текст и запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
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According to the author, one should run the London Marathon to
1) raise money for charity.
2) get some training.
3) feel self-fulfillment.
4) have fun in a crazy way.
Задание 4. Прочитайте отрывок из
романа и выполните задания 1 – 7, выбирая букву A, B, C или D. Установите
соответствие номера задания выбранному вами варианту ответа.
The London Marathon celebrates its
23rd birthday. That is 23 years of stresses and strains, blisters
and sore bits, and incredible tales. Somehow, yours truly has managed to run
four of them. And I have medals to prove it. It seemed like a good idea at the
time. I watched the inaugural London Marathon on March 29th, 1981.
It seemed extraordinary that normal people would want to run 26 miles and 385 yards. And, it must
be said, they looked strange and not quite steady at the end of it all. There
are, indeed, terrible tales of people losing consciousness by the time they
reach that glorious finishing line. But I was captivated. I knew I had to do
it.
Three years later I was living in London, not far from Greenwich
where the event begins, and it seemed the perfect opportunity to give it a go.
I was only a short train ride from the starting line, but more than 26 miles from the finish.
“Who cares?” I thought. By the end I did. The moment I crossed that
finishing line, and had that medal placed around my neck, was one of the finest
in my life. The sense of achievement was immense. It was a mad thing to do, and
ultimately pointless. But knowing that I’d run a Marathon
– that most historic of all distant races – felt incredible.
London provides one of the easiest of all
the officially sanctioned marathons because most of it is flat. Yes, there are
the cobblestones while running through the Tower of London,
and there are the quiet patches where crowds are thin and you are crying out
for some encouragement – those things matter to the alleged “fun” runners like
myself, the serious runners don’t think of such things.
This year London will attract unprecedented number of
athletes, a lot of title holders among them. It is set to witness what is
probably the greatest field ever for a marathon. In the men’s race, for
example, among numerous applicants there’s the holder of the world’s best time,
Khalid Khannouchi of the USA;
the defending champion El Mouriz of Morocco;
Ethiopia’s
Olympic bronze-medallist Tesfaye Tola. And, making his marathon debut, is one
of the finest long distance runners of all time Haile Gebrselassie.
Since 1981, almost half a million
people have completed the London Marathon, raising more than $125 million for
charity. For the majority of the runners, this is what it is all about. It is
for charity, for fun, for self-development. It is a wonderful day. I have run
it with poor training, with proper training. And I have always loved it.
It’s crazy, and it’s one of the
greatest things I’ve ever done. If you want to feel as though you’ve achieved
something, run a marathon.
1. Participation in the London Marathon
resulted for the author in
A) stresses and strains.
B) blisters and sore bits.
C) memorable medals.
D) incredible tales.
2. When the author watched the end of the
first marathon he saw people who were
A) extraordinary steady.
B) feeling weak and exhausted.
C) losing consciousness.
D) having a glorious time.
3. The reason for the author’s participation
in the marathon was the fact that he
A) was fascinated by it.
B) lived not far from its finishing
line.
C) wanted to receive a medal.
D) wanted to do something
incredible.
4. “By the end I did” means that the author
A) found the distance suitable.
B) found the distance challenging.
C) decided to take part in the
marathon.
D) eventually took a train to the
finish.
5. According to the author, the London Marathon is one of
the easiest because
A) it goes through the Tower of London.
B) there are quiet patches without
crowds.
C) many “fun” runners participate in
it.
D) its course does not slope up or
down.
6. “… the greatest field ever for a marathon”
means that the marathon
A) will take place on a big field.
B) is to be run by the famous
runners only.
C) will be witnessed by more people.
D) will welcome a huge number of
sportsmen.
7. According to the author, one should run the
London Marathon
to
A) raise money for charity.
B) get some training.
C) feel self-fulfillment.
D) have fun in a crazy way.
Задание 5. Прочитайте отрывок из
романа и выполните задания 1 – 7, выбирая букву A, B, C или D. Установите
соответствие номера задания выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Harry had come to Canada from Poland at the age of eight. The
family was sent to a Jewish farming village in Manitoba. His father had been a merchant in
the old country, but he was allowed into Canada on condition that he took up
agriculture. In the village, they lived in a small wooden house.
When he was sixteen Harry moved to Winnipeg to work for his
cousin Albert in the fur business. He was paid fifteen dollars a week for sixty
or seventy hours of work. This arrangement continued for two
years, and then Harry asked for a raise or a reduction in working time. His
cousin said no; that was when Harry began his own family fur business. After
his parents sold their farm and moved into the city, he operated out of their North Winnipeg basement.
I was introduced to Harry through a
friend of mine, a local city planner. Harry now owned properties in the
exchange district, so named because it was where the grain and fur exchanges
started. My friend had been encouraging Harry to renovate these buildings. The
city was trying to save its architectural past. Much remained that would have
been torn down in other Canadian cities.
The three of us walked to a
restaurant called Bottles. Looking at the menu, Harry said he didn’t want
anything rich. He had had problems with his stomach since he was eighteen.
“Poor eating,” he explained. There had not been enough money for decent food.
“I don’t know what’s happened to Winnipeg,” Harry said.
“Thirty years ago Portage Avenue
was full of life. Now in the evening the whole downtown is dead.”
Harry had bought his first raw pelts
in 1952. There had been a thousand people employed in the fur trade when he
began. Now he thought there might be a hundred. The fur manufactures in Montreal and Toronto,
many of them Greek immigrants, had taken over the business. “We used to work
like dogs. One of my parents’ neighbours reported us – we weren’t supposed to
work out of a house – so we had to rent space downtown. People said we’d be
broke very soon. But slowly we expanded.”
Harry was among the inter-war
immigrants who had given Winnipeg’s
north end its special character. Then North Winnipeg
had been a seat of political ferment and of Jewish immigrant culture. Its
history had acquired a patina because so many talented people had escaped its
poverty and gone into business or the arts professions. But Harry was one of
the last. Many of the old Jewish families had moved across the river into
more expensive neighbourhoods. There was a new underclass made up of Filipinos,
Vietnamese, and Canadian Indians.
1. Harry’s father was permitted to come to Canada
if he
A) didn’t work in agriculture.
B) became a farmer.
C) remained a merchant.
D) returned to Poland after
some years.
2. Harry stopped working for his cousin Albert
because
A) he returned to his father’s farm.
B) he went to Poland to start
his own business.
C) his cousin refused to pay him
more money.
D) his cousin wanted to increase
working hours.
3. A local city planner wanted Harry to
A) tear down the old buildings.
B) own the buildings.
C) exchange the buildings for fur.
D) restore the buildings.
4. Harry had some problems with his stomach
because in his childhood he
A) had eaten too much.
B) had not been able to eat proper
food.
C) used to starve.
D) had liked rich food.
5. One of Harry’s parents’ neighbours told the
police about them because they
A) used to work like dogs.
B) rented a place downtown.
C) ran their business at home.
D) had expanded their business.
6. “People said we’d be broke very soon” means
that people expected them to
A) go bankrupt soon.
B) destroy their house.
C) have a breakthrough in business.
D) break their back due to hard
work.
7. “Last” in “Harry was one of the last”
refers to
A) the political figures who gave Manitoba its special
character.
B) those who had moved into more
expensive neighbourhood.
C) successful immigrants who still
lived in North Winnipeg.
D) those who had chosen the
profession of the arts.
Задание 6. Прочитайте отрывок из
романа и выполните задания 1 – 7, выбирая букву A, B, C или D. Установите
соответствие номера задания выбранному вами варианту ответа.
I wanted to find my niche. I wanted
to fit so badly with some group, any group in high school. Sports didn’t really
work for me. In fact, I dreaded those times in PE when the captains picked
teams. Fights sometimes happened between captains about who would have the
misfortune of ending up with me on their team. But one day, I saw a girl I liked
go into the marching band office to sign up. Okay, sure, the uniforms looked
stupid and being in the band didn’t exactly give you the best reputation at
school, but there was Jaclyn. I would later learn that many of the
greatest musicians of our time were motivated to music by some girl whose name
they most likely don’t remember anymore.
The first thing to learn was how to
hold the drum and play it. Holding the drum and playing it is not as easy as it
might look. I did, after several private lessons, learn the rhythm. Next, as if
that weren’t difficult enough, I had to learn how to play it while not only
walking, but marching. At the end of the summer, our uniforms arrived. The band
uniform is a sacred attire. It is not only carefully sized to fit the individual,
long-sleeved and hand sewn, acquired through a lot of fund raising activities,
and cleaned after each use. It is worn with pride. It is also 100 percent wool.
I forgot to mention something. In
addition to an inability to play sports, I was also not so good at marching. If
you were not in step, the band director would yell in a loud and embarrassingly
annoyed voice, “OUT OF STEP!” It was at that point that I began to question my
decision to join the band. How do playing music and marching around in silly
formations, all “in step”, go together?
The day of our first competition
finally arrived. Although it didn’t start until 9 a.m., we had to meet at 6 a.m. to get our uniforms from
the “band boosters” – those selfless, dedicated parents who provided comfort
and assistance to the members of the band. I was not really in existence. I
could walk and talk, but inside my brain was fast asleep. I was standing around
waiting for my hat to be cleaned when I noticed a big container of coffee. I
poured myself a cup – my first-ever cup of coffee. It tasted pretty bitter, but
I had to wake up.
Finally, they lined us all up and
off we went. I had had my coffee, so I marched and beat the rhythm out with all
my heart. Then, suddenly all my energy drained away. I began to feel sleepy and
I fell “OUT OF STEP.” No one noticed at first and I tried to skip back into
step. But nothing worked. Then I saw one of the band boosters talking to
another one and pointing at me. Then they motioned for me to leave the
formation. I walked over to them as the band marched on. They told me what I
already knew, I was “OUT OF STEP”, and would have to stay out of the formation
until the band passed the judging stand.
I couldn’t believe it. Now I had to
climb over the lawn chairs, popcorn and arms and legs of my fellow townspeople
for the next mile to keep up with the band, carrying my drum and wearing my
uniform. This was the most humiliating moment of my life.
1. When the narrator was in high school he
A) wanted badly to belong to some
sports team.
B) looked forward to PE classes.
C) sometimes had fights with team
captains picking teams.
D) longed to have something in
common with other students.
2. The reason why the narrator decided to sign
up for the band was his
A) dream to become a musician.
B) wish to get a better reputation.
C) attraction to a girl.
D) liking the band uniform.
3. “The band uniform is a sacred attire” means
it is
A) carefully sized to fit the
individual.
B) long-sleeved hand sewn pure wool.
C) cleaned after each use.
D) highly respected and symbolic.
4. The narrator began to question his decision
to join the band because he
A) saw no connection between playing
music and marching.
B) suddenly found out that he was
not so good at marching.
C) had a bad ear for music.
D) got frightened by the yells of
the band director.
5. The narrator had a cup of coffee before
marching because he
A) sometimes liked to have some.
B) didn’t want to feel sleepy.
C) had got tired of waiting.
D) liked its bitter taste.
6. When the narrator fell “OUT OF STEP” he
A) just kept on marching.
B) expected the band boosters to
encourage him.
C) worked hard to improve the
situation.
D) looked forward to leaving the
formation.
7. When the narrator was told to leave the
formation he felt
A) frightened that the band director
would scold him.
B) miserable because he knew he
would be a laughing stock.
C) relieved because he did not have
to march any more.
D) happy that he could join his
fellow townspeople.
Ответы к заданиям по
чтению ( высокий уровень)
4. 1-C; 2-B; 3-A; 4-B; 5-D; 6-D; 7-C
5.1-B; 2-C; 3-D; 4-B; 5-C; 6-A; 7-C
6.1-D; 2-C; 3-D; 4-A; 5-B;6-C; 7-B
Задание 1.
Прочитайте журнальную статью о книге и выполните задания 1 – 5, выбирая букву A, B, C или D. Установите соответствие номера задания выбранному вами варианту ответа.
«A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.» These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well-known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie’s opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: »If you aren’t telling a story, you’re a very dead writer indeed,» she says.
When Mollie was a child her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields – sadly now covered with modern houses. «I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I’ll never go back,» she said. «Never.» »When I set one of my books in Scotland,» she said, «I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that’s important, because children now know so much so early that romance can’t exist for them, as it did for us.»
To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. «When we have visitors with children the adults always say, «If you go to visit Mollie, she’ll spend more time with the children.» Molly believes that parents don’t realize that children are much more interesting company and always have something new and unexpected to say.
- In Mollie’s opinion a good book should
А) be attractive to a wide audience.
B) be attractive primarily to youngsters.
C) be based on original ideas.
D) include a lot of description.
2. How does Mollie feel about what has happened to her birthplace?
А) confused
B) ashamed
C) disappointed
D) surprised
- In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are
А) more romantic.
B) better informed.
C) less keen to learn.
D) less interested in fiction.
- Mollie’s adult visitors generally discover that she
А) is a lively person.
B) is interesting company.
C) talks a lot about her work.
D) pays more attention to their children.
- Mollie thinks that the parents
А) are not aware of their children’s gifts.
B) overestimate their children’s talents.
C) sometimes don’t understand what their children say.
D) don’t spend much time with their children.
Задание 2.
Прочитайте отрывок из романа и выполните задания 1 – 7, выбирая букву A, B, C или D. Установите соответствие номера задания выбранному вами варианту ответа.
I had first become acquainted with my Italian friend by meeting him at certain great houses where he taught his own language and I taught drawing. All I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons; and that he had been for many years respectably established in London as a teacher.
Without being actually a dwarf – for he was perfectly well-proportioned from head to foot – Pesca was, I think, the smallest human being I ever saw. Remarkable anywhere, by his personal appearance, he was still further distinguished among the mankind by the eccentricity of his character. The ruling idea of Peska’s life now was to show his gratitude to the country that had given him a shelter by doing his utmost to turn himself into an Englishman. The Professor aspired to become an Englishman in his habits and amusements, as well as in his personal appearance. Finding us distinguished, as a nation, by our love of athletic exercises, the little man, devoted himself to all our English sports and pastimes, firmly persuaded that he could adopt our national amusements by an effort of will the same way as he had adopted our national gaiters and our national white hat.
I had seen him risk his limbs blindly unlike others at a fox-hunt and in a cricket field; and soon afterwards I saw him risk his life, just as blindly, in the sea at Brighton.
We had met there accidentally, and were bathing together. If we had been engaged in any exercise peculiar to my own nation I should, of course, have looked after Pesca carefully; but as foreigners are generally quite as well able to take care of themselves in the water as Englishmen, it never occurred to me that the art of swimming might merely add one more to the list of manly exercises which the Professor believed that he could learn on the spot. Soon after we had both struck out from shore, I stopped, finding my friend did not
follow me, and turned round to look for him. To my horror and amazement,
I saw nothing between me and the beach but two little white arms which struggled for an instant above the surface of the water, and then disappeared from view. When I dived for him, the poor little man was lying quietly at the bottom, looking smaller than I had ever seen him look before.
When he had thoroughly recovered himself, his warm Southern nature broke through all artificial English restraints in a moment. He overwhelmed me with the wildest expressions of affection and in his exaggerated Italian way declared that he should never be happy again until he rendered me some service which I might remember to the end of my days.
Little did I think then – little did I think afterwards – that the opportunity of serving me was soon to come; that he was eagerly to seize it on the instant; and that by so doing he was to turn the whole current of my existence into a new channel. Yet so it was. If I had not dived for Professor Pesca when he lay under water, I should never, perhaps, have heard even the name of the woman, who now directs the purpose of my life.
1. Peska taught
A) drawing.
B) Italian.
C) English.
D) politics.
- Peska impressed people by being
A) well-built.
B) well-mannered.
C) strange.
D) ill-mannered.
- Peska tried to become a true Englishman because he
A) was thankful to the country that had adopted him.
B) enjoyed Englishman’s pastimes and amusements.
C) loved the way the English did athletic exercises.
D) was fond of the eccentric fashions of the English.
- ‘… risk his limbs blindly’ means Peska
A) didn’t look where he went.
B) was unaware of danger from others.
C) caused a problem for others.
D) acted rather thoughtlessly.
5. The author didn’t look after Peska carefully because
A) they both had been engaged in the peculiar English exercise.
B) foreigners were generally bathing not far from the shore.
C) the author was sure that Peska would learn swimming on the spot.
D) the author was sure that Peska was a very good swimmer.
- Peska wanted to do the author some favour as
A) it was in his warm nature.
B) the author had saved his life.
C) the author was his best friend.
D) he wanted to look English.
- Peska managed to
A) change the author’s life completely.
B) become English to the core.
C) meet a woman who later directed his life.
D) turn his existence into a new channel.
Задание 3.
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Pitcher, a confidential clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell, allowed a look of mild interest and surprise when his employer briskly entered at half-past nine in company with a young lady. Miss Leslie had been Maxwell’s stenographer for a year. She was beautiful in a way that was decidedly unstenographic. On this morning she was softly and shyly radiant. Her eyes were dreamily bright, her expression a happy one, tinged with reminiscence. Pitcher, still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning. Instead of going straight into the adjoining room, where her desk was, she stayed for a while, slightly irresolute, in the outer office. Once she moved over by Maxwell’s desk near enough for him to be aware of her presence.
The man sitting at that desk was no longer a man; it was a machine, moved by buzzing wheels and uncoiling springs.
“Well – what is it? Anything?” asked Maxwell sharply.
“Nothing,” answered the stenographer, moving away with a little smile.
This day was Harvey Maxwell’s busy day. Messenger boys ran in and out with messages and telegrams. Maxwell himself jumped from desk to door sweating. On the Exchange there were hurricanes and snowstorms and volcanoes, and those powerful disturbances were reproduced in miniature in Maxwell’s office. The rush and pace of business grew faster and fiercer. Share prices were falling and orders to sell them were coming and going and the man was working like some strong machine. Here was a world of finance, and there was no room in it for the human world or the world of nature.
When the luncheon hour came, Maxwell stood by his desk with a fountain pen over his right ear. His window was open. And through the window came a delicate, sweet smell of lilac that fixed the broker for a moment immovable. For this odour belonged to Miss Leslie; it was her own, and hers only. She was in the next room – twenty steps away.
“By George, I’ll do it now,” said Maxwell half aloud. “ I’ll ask her now. I wonder why I didn’t do it long ago.” He dashed into the inner office and charged upon the desk of the stenographer. She looked at him with a smile.
“Miss Leslie,” he began hurriedly, “I have but a moment to spare. I want to say something in that moment. Will you be my wife? I haven’t had time to approach you in the ordinary way, but I really do love you.”
“Oh, what are you talking about?” exclaimed the young lady. She rose to her feet and gazed upon him, round-eyed.
“Don’t you understand?” said Maxwell. “I want you to marry me. I love you, Miss Leslie. I wanted to tell you, and I snatched a minute. They are calling me for the phone now. Tell them to wait a minute, Pitcher. Won’t you, Miss Leslie?”
The stenographer acted very strangely. She seemed overcome with amazement; then tears flowed from her wondering eyes; and then she smiled sunnily through them.
“I know now,” she said softly. “It is this old business that has driven everything else out of your head for the time. I was frightened at first. Don’t you remember, Harvey? We were married last evening at 8 o’clock in the Little Church Around the Corner.”
1. Harvey Maxwell was
A) a stenographer.
B) a clerk.
C) Pitcher’s boss.
D) Pitcher’s partner.
2. Pitcher was mildly interested and surprised because
A) Miss Leslie moved decidedly to Maxwell’s desk.
B) Miss Leslie arrived with Maxwell.
C) Maxwell came late at half past ten.
D) Maxwell looked irresolute that morning.
3. It was Harvey Maxwell’s hard day because
A) he had no one to help him.
B) all messenger boys had gone.
C) the weather was hot.
D) the Exchange was a busy place.
4. ‘On the Exchange there were hurricanes and snowstorms and volcanoes’ means
A) the Exchange was about to be destroyed.
B) the financial situation was difficult.
C) natural disasters often happened in that area.
D) those were powerful disturbances of nature.
5. Maxwell dashed into the inner office at lunch time because
A) he liked the lilac smell.
B) the smell reminded him of Miss Leslie.
C) Pitcher called him for a phone call.
D) he needed to send a message.
6. Harvey Maxwell made a proposal between phone calls because he
A) was rather pressed for time.
B) used to make business proposals in such a way.
C) always acted very strangely.
D) was afraid Miss Leslie would leave him.
7. Miss Leslie was astonished by the proposal because
A) she had never heard anyone make it in such a way.
B) she had never expected it from Harvey Maxwell.
C) she had married the man the day before.
D) it came too quickly and without warning.
Задание 4.
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The London Marathon celebrates its 23rd birthday. That is 23 years of stresses and strains, blisters and sore bits, and incredible tales. Somehow, yours truly has managed to run four of them. And I have medals to prove it. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I watched the inaugural London Marathon on March 29th, 1981. It seemed extraordinary that normal people would want to run 26 miles and 385 yards. And, it must be said, they looked strange and not quite steady at the end of it all. There are, indeed, terrible tales of people losing consciousness by the time they reach that glorious finishing line. But I was captivated. I knew I had to do it.
Three years later I was living in London, not far from Greenwich where the event begins, and it seemed the perfect opportunity to give it a go. I was only a short train ride from the starting line, but more than 26 miles from the finish. “Who cares?” I thought. By the end I did. The moment I crossed that finishing line, and had that medal placed around my neck, was one of the finest in my life. The sense of achievement was immense. It was a mad thing to do, and ultimately pointless. But knowing that I’d run a Marathon – that most historic of all distant races – felt incredible.
London provides one of the easiest of all the officially sanctioned marathons because most of it is flat. Yes, there are the cobblestones while running through the Tower of London, and there are the quiet patches where crowds are thin and you are crying out for some encouragement – those things matter to the alleged “fun” runners like myself, the serious runners don’t think of such things.
This year London will attract unprecedented number of athletes, a lot of title holders among them. It is set to witness what is probably the greatest field ever for a marathon. In the men’s race, for example, among numerous applicants there’s the holder of the world’s best time, Khalid Khannouchi of the USA; the defending champion El Mouriz of Morocco; Ethiopia’s Olympic bronze-medallist Tesfaye Tola. And, making his marathon debut, is one of the finest long distance runners of all time Haile Gebrselassie.
Since 1981, almost half a million people have completed the London Marathon, raising more than $125 million for charity. For the majority of the runners, this is what it is all about. It is for charity, for fun, for self-development. It is a wonderful day. I have run it with poor training, with proper training. And I have always loved it.
It’s crazy, and it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. If you want to feel as though you’ve achieved something, run a marathon.
1. Participation in the London Marathon resulted for the author in
A) stresses and strains.
B) blisters and sore bits.
C) memorable medals.
D) incredible tales.
2. When the author watched the end of the first marathon he saw people who were
A) extraordinary steady.
B) feeling weak and exhausted.
C) losing consciousness.
D) having a glorious time.
3. The reason for the author’s participation in the marathon was the fact that he
A) was fascinated by it.
B) lived not far from its finishing line.
C) wanted to receive a medal.
D) wanted to do something incredible.
4. “By the end I did” means that the author
A) found the distance suitable.
B) found the distance challenging.
C) decided to take part in the marathon.
D) eventually took a train to the finish.
5. According to the author, the London Marathon is one of the easiest because
A) it goes through the Tower of London.
B) there are quiet patches without crowds.
C) many “fun” runners participate in it.
D) its course does not slope up or down.
6. “… the greatest field ever for a marathon” means that the marathon
A) will take place on a big field.
B) is to be run by the famous runners only.
C) will be witnessed by more people.
D) will welcome a huge number of sportsmen.
7. According to the author, one should run the London Marathon to
A) raise money for charity.
B) get some training.
C) feel self-fulfillment.
D) have fun in a crazy way.
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- 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-A
- 1-B; 2-C; 3-A; 4-D; 5-D; 6-B; 7-A
- 1-C; 2-B; 3-D; 4-B; 5-B; 6-A; 7-C
- 1-C; 2-B; 3-A; 4-B; 5-D; 6-D; 7-C
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For almost 125 years, the secrecy surrounding the recipe for Coca-Cola has been one of the world’s great marketing tricks. As the story goes, the fizzy drink’s famous ‘7X’ formula has remained unchanged since it was developed in 1886. Today, the recipe is entrusted only to two Coke executives, neither of whom can travel on the same plane for fear the secret would go down with them.
Now, one of America’s most celebrated radio broadcasters claims to have discovered the Coke secret. Ira Glass, presenter of the public radio institution This American Life, says he has tracked down a copy of the recipe, the original of which is still supposedly held in a burglar-proof vault at the Sun Trust Bank in Atlanta, Georgia.
The formula was created by John Pemberton, an Atlanta chemist and former Confederate army officer who crafted cough medicines in his spare time. In 1887, he sold the recipe to a businessman, Asa Griggs, who immediately placed it for safekeeping in the Georgia Trust Bank.
Glass came across a recipe that he believes is the secret formula in a back issue of Pemberton’s local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, while he was researching an entirely different story. Tucked away on an inside page of the 8 February 1979 edition, he stumbled on an article that claimed to have uncovered the closely guarded ‘7X’ formula.
The column was based on information found in an old leather-bound notebook that belonged to Pemberton’s best friend and fellow Atlanta chemist, RR Evans. Glass was intrigued and, after some digging, found that the notebook had been handed down over generations until it reached a chemist in Georgia called Everett Beal, whose widow still possesses it.
The rediscovered recipe includes extract of coca leaves, caffeine, plenty of sugar (it specifies 30 unidentified units thought to be pounds), lime juice, vanilla and caramel. Into that syrup, the all-important ‘7X’ ingredients are added: alcohol and six oils – orange, lemon, nutmeg, coriander, neroli and cinnamon. The formula is very similar to the recipe worked out by Mark Pendergrast who wrote a history of the drink in 1993 called For God, Country & Coca-Cola.
Coke’s secret recipe is, in fact, partly a myth. The soda has changed substantially over time. Cocaine, a legal stimulant in Pemberton’s day, was removed from the drink in 1904 after mounting public unease about the drug. Extract of coca leaves is still used but only after the cocaine has been removed.
In 1980, the company replaced sugar, squeezed from beet and cane, with the cheaper corn sweetener that is often found in American food and drink. Coke fans were not impressed.
Despite such occasional controversies, one element has remained constant: Coke’s commitment to keeping its own secret. Speculation about the recipe has been a popular talking point for more than a century, proving good for business. The company has reacted to the This American Life story in a way that has been typical of its commercial strategy since the 19th century. “Many third parties have tried to crack our secret formula. Try as they might, they’ve been unsuccessful,” Coca-Cola’s Kerry Tressler said.
12. The best title reflecting the message of the story probably is
- Coca-Cola secret recipe revealed?
- Tracking down the famous recipe.
- The secret recipe is a fraud.
- The History of The Coca-Cola Company.
13. Who is supposed to know the Coke secret recipe nowadays?
- RR Evans.
- The director of Atlanta Sun Trust Bank.
- Certain Coca-Cola executives.
- A broadcaster.
14. How did Ira Glass learn about the recipe?
- Accidentally reading an article in an old Atlanta paper.
- Studying an old notebook that belonged to Pemberton.
- Talking to a relative of John Pemberton.
- Working in Atlanta archives.
15. Which of the following does NOT belong to the famous ‘7X’ ingredients?
- Alcohol.
- Orange oil.
- Caffeine.
- Nutmeg oil.
16. Why might the secret recipe be considered a myth?
- The company has been regularly changing the ingredients.
- The quality of the ingredients has been changing.
- It has never been a secret.
- The recipe has never existed.
17. What disappointed Coca-Cola fans in 1980?
- The price of the drink went up with the price of sugar.
- Sugar was removed from the drink.
- The recipe of the drink was revealed.
- Beet and cane sugar was replaced with the corn one.
18. The phrase “proving good for business” in the last paragraph means that the rumors about the recipe …
- helped to keep the recipe in secret.
- were supported by the company.
- helped the company’s sales.
- provided unnecessary problems for the company.
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Yves Henri Donat Matthieu Saint Laurent was born on August 1, 1936, in Oran, Algeria. He grew up in a villa by the Mediterranean with his two younger sisters, Michelle and Brigitte. While his family was relatively well off—his father was a lawyer and insurance broker who owned a chain of cinemas—childhood for the future fashion icon was not easy. Saint Laurent was not popular in school, and was often bullied by schoolmates. As a consequence, Saint Laurent was a nervous child, and sick nearly every day.
He found solace, however, in the world of fashion. He liked to create intricate paper dolls, and by his early teen years he was designing dresses for his mother and sisters. At the age of 17, a whole new world opened up to Saint Laurent when his mother took him to Paris for a meeting she had arranged with Michael de Brunhoff, the editor of French Vogue.
A year later, Saint Laurent, who had impressed de Brunhoff with his drawings, moved to Paris and enrolled at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, where his designs gained notice very quickly. De Brunhoff also introduced Saint Laurent to designer Christian Dior, a giant in the fashion world. «Dior fascinated me,» Saint Laurent later recalled. «I couldn’t speak in front of him. He taught me the basis of my art. Whatever was to happen next, I never forgot the years I spent at his side.» Under Dior’s tutelage, Saint Laurent’s style continued to mature and gain still more notice.
In 1960 Saint Laurent was called back to his home country of Algeria to fight for its independence. He managed to secure an exemption based on health grounds, but when he returned to Paris, Saint Laurent found that his job with Dior had disappeared. The news, at first, was traumatic for the young, fragile designer. Then it became ugly, with Saint Laurent successfully suing his former mentor for breach of contract, and collecting £48,000.
Over the next two decades, Saint Laurent’s designs sat atop the fashion world. Models and actresses gushed over his creations. He outfitted women in blazers and smoking jackets, and introduced attire like the pea coat to the runway. His signature pieces also included the sheer blouse and the jumpsuit.
By the 1980s, Yves Saint Laurent was a true icon. He became the first designer to have a retrospective on his work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. The fashion house flourished as a money making venture.
12. Yves Saint Laurent didn’t have a happy childhood because
- he lived far from the city
- his family was very poor
- he didn’t get along with his classmates
- his father was too busy at work
13. The turning point in his life was
- the first time he saw Paris
- the acquaintance with a well-known representative of the fashion industry
- the moment when his relatives started to wear clothes of his own design
- his new hobby of creating dolls
14. At the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture the work of Yves Saint Laurent
- aroused interest almost immediately
- wasn’t appreciated at the beginning
- didn’t find appraisal at all
- flourished only after his studies with Christian Dior
15. Why couldn’t Yves Saint Laurent speak in front of Christian Dior?
- he was too shy
- he didn’t know what to say
- he was afraid of Dior
- he was in awe with Dior
16. After Yves Saint Laurent returned from Algeria, Christian Dior
- made him pay £48,000
- continued working with him
- broke his dream of becoming a well-known designer
- was made to pay a huge sum because of firing Yves
17. The expression “sat atop” in the first line of the 5th paragraph means
- was passive and didn’t make any contribution to the fashion development
- played the leading role in the fashion world
- lost his influence in the fashion world
- became less popular in the fashion world
18. During the 80-s the profits of the fashion ‘Saint Laurent’ house were
- very modest
- critically low
- huge
- satisfactory
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«I don’t mind staying after school,» I said to Professor Herbert, «but I’d rather you’d whip me with a switch and let me go home early. Pa will whip me anyway for getting home two hours late.» «You are too big to whip,» said Professor Herbert, «and I have to punish you for climbing up in that cherry tree. The other five boys have paid their dollar each. You have been the only one who has not helped pay for the tree. Can you borrow a dollar?» «I can’t,» I said. «I’ll have to take the punishment. I wouldn’t mind. My father believes that if you spare the rod you spoil the child. I’ll never be able to make him understand about the cherry tree.”
«You must take the punishment,» said Professor Herbert. «You must stay two hours after school today and two hours after school tomorrow. I’m allowing you twenty-five cents an hour. That is good money for a high-school student. You can sweep the schoolhouse floor, wash the blackboards, clean windows. I’ll pay the dollar for you.»
It was six o’clock when I left the schoolhouse. I hurried home. I saw Pa spreading fodder on the ground to the cattle. That was my job. I ran up to the fence. I said, «Leave that for me, Pa. I’ll do it. I’m just a little late.» «I see you are,» said Pa. He turned and looked at me. His eyes danced fire. «What in the world has kept you so? Why ain’t you been here to help me with this work?» I didn’t want to tell him why I was late from school. Pa stopped scattering the bundles of fodder. He said, «Why are you getting in here this time of night?» I said, «I had to stay after school.»
I couldn’t lie to Pa. He’d go to school and find out why I had to stay. If I lied to him it would be too bad for me. I said, «Our biology class went on a field trip today. Six of us boys broke down a cherry tree. We had to give a dollar apiece to pay for the tree. I didn’t have the dollar. Professor Herbert is making me work out my dollar. He gives me twenty-five cents an hour. I had to stay in this afternoon. I’ll have to stay in tomorrow afternoon!» “Are you telling me the truth?” asked Pa. «Yes,» I said, «go and see for yourself.» «That’s just what I’ll do in the morning,» said Pa.
It was early when we got to the county high school the next morning. Professor Herbert had just got there. «You’re the Professor here, ain’t you?» asked Pa. «Yes,» said Professor Herbert, «and you are Dave’s father.» «Yes,» said Pa, «just a few things about this school I want to know. I’m trying to make a scholar of Dave. He’s the only one out of eleven young ones I’ve sent to high school. Here he comes in late and leaves me all the work to do! He says you all were out bug hunting yesterday and he broke a cherry tree down. He had to stay two hours after school yesterday and work out money to pay on that cherry tree! Is that right?» «I guess it is,» said Professor Herbert. «Well,» said Pa, «this ain’t no high school. It’s a bug school, a lizard school, a snake school! It ain’t no school no how!»
«I was only doing my duty, Mr. Sexton, and following the course of study the state provided us with.» said Professor Herbert. «Course o’ study,» said Pa, «what study, bug study? Taking young ones to the woods and their poor old Ma’s and Pa’s at home slaving to keep them in school and give them education!» «We were not only hunting snakes, toads, flowers, butterflies, lizards,» said Professor Herbert, «but I was hunting dry timothy grass to put in an incubator and raise some protozoa.» «I don’t know what that is,» said Pa. «The incubator is the new-fangled way of cheating the hens and raising chickens. I ain’t so sure about the breed of chickens you mentioned.»
«You’ve heard of germs, Mr. Sexton, haven’t you?» said Professor Herbert. «Yes,» said Pa, «but I don’t believe in germs. I’m sixty-five years old and I ain’t seen one yet!» «You can’t see them with your naked eye,» said Professor Herbert. «Just stay with me in the high school today. I have a few things to show you. That scum on your teeth has germs in it.» «What,» said Pa, «you mean to tell me I’ve got germs on my teeth!» «Yes,» said Professor Herbert. «I don’t mean to dispute your word,» said Pa, «but I don’t believe it. I don’t believe I have germs on my teeth!» «Stay with me today and I’ll show you”, said Professor Herbert. «I’ll stay with you,» said Pa. «I want to see the germs on my teeth. I’ve never seen one in my life.»
12. The narrator thought that the most suitable punishment for him under the circumstances was to …
1) be detained after school.
2) be whipped by the Professor.
3) be whipped by his father.
4) find a way to pay the money.
13. The pedagogical credo of the narrator’s father “If you spare the rod you spoil the child” implies that …
1) the corporal punishment is the most effective way to bring up children.
2) you should use the rod sparingly when you deal with children.
3) the more you use the rod, the more spoilt the child becomes.
4) parents shouldn’t spoil children by giving them too much freedom.
14. Professor Herbert suggested that the narrator should …
1) do some odd jobs to earn the money he had to repay his teacher.
2) take up the job of a school cleaner to help his family.
3) help Professor Herbert with the household chores like cleaning windows.
4) look for a job for at least twenty-five cents an hour.
15. The narrator’s Pa was angry with his son because …
1) his son was reluctant to help him with the farm work.
2) his son was unwilling to explain why he was late.
3) he had to do his son’s share of routine work on the farm.
4) his son had broken down a cherry tree.
16.The narrator’s father went to the county high school in order to …
1) find out if his son had really been offered a job.
2) forbid Professor Herbert to detain his son after school.
3) apologize for his son and pay the money for the broken tree.
4) express his dissatisfaction with the school curriculum.
17. When Professor Herbert used the word “protozoa”, which the narrator’s Pa didn’t know, the father …
1) felt humiliated by his own ignorance.
2) asked the Professor to clarify the meaning of the word.
3) understood the meaning of the word from the context.
4) thought it was a new breed of chickens.
18. The narrator’s father made up his mind to stay at school for a day in order to …
1) make sure his son was taught properly.
2) satisfy his natural curiosity.
3) expose Professor Herbert as a charlatan.
4) prove that his teeth were absolutely clean.
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REUNION
The last time I saw my father was in Grand Central Station. I was going from my grandmother’s in the Adirondacks to a cottage on the Cape that my mother had rented, and I wrote my father that I would be in New York between trains for an hour and a half, and asked if we could have lunch together. His secretary wrote to say that he would meet me at the information booth at noon, and at twelve o’clock sharp I saw him coming through the crowd.
He was a stranger to me – my mother divorced him three years ago and I hadn’t been with him since – but as soon as I saw him I felt that he was my father, my flesh and blood, my future and my doom. I knew that when I was grown I would be something like him; I would have to plan my campaigns within his limitations. He was a big, good-looking man, and I was terribly happy to see him again.
He struck me on the back and shook my hand. «Hi, Charlie,» he said. «Hi, boy. I’d like to take you up to my club, but it’s in the Sixties, and if you have to catch an early train I guess we’d better get something to eat around here.» He put his arm around me, and I smelled my father the way my mother sniffs a rose. It was a rich compound of whiskey, after-shave lotion, shoe polish, woollens, and the rankness of a mature male. I hoped that someone would see us together. I wished that we could be photographed. I wanted some record of our having been together.
We went out of the station and up a side street to a restaurant. It was still early, and the place was empty. The bartender was quarrelling with a delivery boy, and there was one very old waiter in a red coat down by the kitchen door. We sat down, and my father hailed the waiter in a loud voice. «Kellner!» he shouted. «Garcon! You!» His boisterousness in the empty restaurant seemed out of place. «Could we have a little service here!» he shouted. Then he clapped his hands. This caught the waiter’s attention, and he shuffled over to our table.
«Were you clapping your hands at me?» he asked.
«Calm down, calm down,» my father said. «It isn’t too much to ask of you – if it wouldn’t be too much above and beyond the call of duty, we would like a couple of Beefeater Gibsons.»
«I don’t like to be clapped at,» the waiter said.
«I should have brought my whistle,» my father said. «I have a whistle that is audible only to the ears of old waiters. Now, take out your little pad and your little pencil and see if you can get this straight: two Beefeater Gibsons. Repeat after me: two Beefeater Gibsons.»
«I think you’d better go somewhere else,» the waiter said quietly.
«That,» said my father, «is one of the most brilliant suggestions I have ever heard. Come on, Charlie.»
I followed my father out of that restaurant into another. He was not so boisterous this time. Our drinks came, and he cross-questioned me about the baseball season. He then struck the edge of his empty glass with his knife and began shouting again. «Garcon! You! Could we trouble you to bring us two more of the same.»
«How old is the boy?» the waiter asked.
«That,» my father said, «is none of your business.»
«I’m sorry, sir,» the waiter said, «but I won’t serve the boy another drink.»
«Well, I have some news for you,» my father said. «I have some very interesting news for you. This doesn’t happen to be the only restaurant in New York. They’ve opened another on the corner. Come on, Charlie.»
He paid the bill, and I followed him out of that restaurant into another …
12.The narrator was looking forward to meeting with his father because he
1) expected to get a valuable present from him.
2) missed the feeling of being with him.
3) wanted to stay with him in New York.
4) hoped that his parents would get back together.
13.The narrator’s request to meet was accepted by his father
1) with great pleasure.
2) unwillingly.
3) in business-like manner.
4) with much hope and expectation.
14.The narrator wanted to be photographed with his father because
1) he was proud of his father’s good looks.
2) he wished to remember their moments together.
3) it was the happiest time of his life.
4) he wanted to boast of his father to his friends.
15.The father did not invite his son to his club because
1) the son was pressed for time to catch a train.
2) it was a closed club with no children allowed.
3) the man feared that his son would not behave properly.
4) it was necessary to book in advance to enter the club.
16.The father’s behaviour in the first restaurant was inappropriate as he
1) was too boisterous in an empty restaurant.
2) tried to boast of his knowledge of foreign languages.
3) could not afford to pay the bill.
4) treated the waiter in a rude manner.
17.The waiter in the next restaurant refused to bring them more drinks as
1) the restaurant was closing soon.
2) the son looked pale and faint.
3) the boy was too young to drink alcohol.
4) the waiter got angry with the son.
18.The title of the story “Reunion” actually implies that the
1) son found his lost father after decades of separation.
2) son now would be living together with his father.
3) “father – son” relations is what both sides feel the need for.
4) son made an attempt to re-establish relations with his father.
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The London Marathon celebrates its 23rd birthday. That is 23 years of stresses and strains, blisters and sore bits, and incredible tales. Somehow, I truly managed to run four of them. And I have medals to prove it. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I watched the inaugural London Marathon on March 29th, 1981. It seemed extraordinary that normal people would want to run 26 miles and 385 yards. And, it must be said, they looked strange and not quite steady at the end of it all. There are, indeed, terrible tales of people losing consciousness by the time they reach that glorious finishing line. But I was captivated. I knew I had to do it.
Three years later I was living in London, not far from Greenwich where the event begins, and it seemed the perfect opportunity to give it a go. I was only a short train ride from the starting line, but more than 26 miles from the finish. “Who cares?” I thought. By the end I did. The moment I crossed that finishing line, and had that medal placed around my neck, was one of the finest in my life. The sense of achievement was immense. It was a mad thing to do, and ultimately pointless. But knowing that I’d run a Marathon – that most historic of all distant races – felt incredible.
London provides one of the easiest of all the officially sanctioned marathons because most of it is flat. Yes, there are the cobblestones while running through the Tower of London, and there are the quiet patches where crowds are thin and you are crying out for some encouragement – those things matter to the alleged “fun” runners like myself, the serious runners don’t think of such things.
This year London will attract unprecedented number of athletes, a lot of title holders among them. It is set to witness what is probably the greatest field ever for a marathon. In the men’s race, for example, among numerous applicants there’s the holder of the world’s best time, Khalid Khannouchi of the USA; the defending champion El Mouriz of Morocco; Ethiopia’s Olympic bronze-medallist Tesfaye Tola. And, making his marathon debut, is one of the finest long distance runners of all time Haile Gebrselassie.
Since 1981, almost half a million people have completed the London Marathon, raising more than $125 million for charity. For the majority of the runners, this is what it is all about. It is for charity, for fun, for self-development. It is a wonderful day. I have run it with poor training, with proper training. And I have always loved it.
It’s crazy, and it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. If you want to feel as though you’ve achieved something, run a marathon.
12. Participation in the London Marathon resulted for the author in
1)stresses and strains.
2)blisters and sore bits.
3)memorable medals.
4)incredible tales.
13. When the author watched the end of the first marathon he saw people who were
1)extraordinary steady.
2)feeling weak and exhausted.
3)losing consciousness.
4)having a glorious time.
14. The reason for the author’s participation in the marathon was the fact that he
1)was fascinated by it.
2)lived not far from its finishing line.
3)wanted to receive a medal.
4)wanted to do something incredible.
15. “By the end I did” means that the author
1)found the distance suitable.
2)found the distance challenging.
3)decided to take part in the marathon.
4)eventually took a train to the finish.
16. According to the author, the London Marathon is one of the easiest because
1)it goes through the Tower of London.
2)there are quiet patches without crowds.
3)many “fun” runners participate in it.
4)its course does not slope up or down.
17. “… the greatest field ever for a marathon” means that the marathon
1)will take place on a big field.
2)is to be run by the famous runners only.
3)will be witnessed by more people.
4)will welcome a huge number of sportsmen.
18. According to the author, one should run the London Marathon to
1)raise money for charity.
2)get some training.
3)feel self-fulfillment.
4)have fun in a crazy way.
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Although many countries are saddled with stereotypes, in Switzerland’s case they’re dead on.
The alpine nation really is highly efficient. And meticulously punctual. Clean, too. For chronically tardy, resolutely inefficient (not to mention slovenly) people like myself, a visit to Switzerland yields a cocktail of emotions: awe, relief and a dash of irritation.
For the Swiss, punctuality is not merely a nicety, a bonbon in the buffet of life. It is a source of deep contentment. The Swiss, it seems, subscribe to the German philosopher Schopenhauer’s definition of happiness as “an absence of misery”. They derive genuine joy from the fact that life unfolds on time and in a highly efficient manner.
Whenever I visit Switzerland, I go through several stages of punctuality reaction. At first it delights me, especially if I’m coming from neighbouring Italy or France with their rather more flexible approach to timekeeping. By contrast, life in Switzerland is sturdy and dependable, like a Saint Bernard dog. If someone says they will meet me at 2 pm, they arrive at 2 pm not 2:05 (or 1:55, for that matter). I like this. For a while. Then it annoys me. The extreme punctuality strikes me as a kind of stinginess, and I find myself agreeing with the English writer Evelyn Waugh who said that “punctuality is the virtue of the bored.” That is unfair though, and finally, invariably, I come to appreciate Swiss punctuality for what it is: a deep expression of respect for other people. A punctual person is a considerate one. By showing up on time – for everything – a Swiss person is saying, in effect, “I value your time and, by extension, I value you.”
It’s no coincidence that the Swiss are the world’s watchmakers. Which came first – the precise timekeepers or the precise people? Hard to say, but the result is the same: a nation where the trains – and everything else – really do run on time. Then there are the toilets. “Have you seen our public toilets?” asked Dieter, a Swiss doctor, over an afternoon beer in Geneva. “They are very clean.” He’s right. Swiss toilets are indeed clean, as is everything else too. In some countries it would be suicidal to drink the tap water. In Switzerland it is fashionable to do so; the water comes from natural springs.
How to explain this cleanliness and punctuality? No one knows for sure. But a popular theory is that, historically, it stems from the unforgiving, mountainous terrain. Either you planted your crops on time and harvested them promptly or, well, you starved.
Punctuality, sadly, is a dying art in many parts of the world. Mobile phones are partly to blame. We feel less compelled to arrive on time if we can always text to say we’re running a few minutes late. I don’t sense that is happening in Switzerland, though.
Susan Jane Gilman, an American author who has lived in Geneva for the past 11 years, recounted with awe how she’s “never had a taxi that arrived late, that wasn’t there exactly when it said it would be”. She marvelled at how, for instance, when she’s ordered a new refrigerator, the company gives her a precise two-hour window for delivery – and sticks to it.
Switzerland has changed her. Once a “chronically late person”, Gilman is now meticulously punctual. “I feel a greater respect for people’s time,” she said, sounding very Swiss.
The flip side, though, is that when she visits New York, her hometown, she is annoyed by the relative lack of punctuality: the bus that is 15 minutes behind schedule or doesn’t show up at all, the friends who saunter into a restaurant 30 minutes late. “My friends will say ‘Suze hon, this isn’t Switzerland, relax. They’ll hold our table.’ but I get annoyed if people are late.”
Punctuality is not without its drawbacks. For one thing, it creates a kind of bunching effect. Coffee shops in Swiss cities tend to be crowded at 4pm every day because everybody takes their coffee break at exactly 4pm. In apartment buildings, residents must abide by a strict weekday schedule for use of the laundry room.
Extreme punctuality also creates an expectation, and if that expectation is not met, disappointment ensues. On those rare occasions that things do not function smoothly, the Swiss get flustered – and angry. Recently, the country was thrown into a tizzy with the disturbing news that only 87.5% of the trains run by the federal railroad arrived within three minutes of their scheduled time, shy of their 89% target.
But perhaps that frustration has some merit. After all, Switzerland has some fierce competition when it comes to punctuality. In Japan, the Shinkansen bullet trains make the Swiss railroads look downright tardy. The average annual delay? Thirty six seconds.
12. What does the word “tardy” from the 1st paragraph mean?
- Dirty
- Lazy
- Late
- Ignorant
13. What is true about how the Swiss treat punctuality?
- It’s a satisfying part of life
- It’s a part of etiquette
- It’s a taboo concept
- It’s a miserable part of life
14. What stage of punctuality reaction is not mentioned in the text?
- Aversion
- Accepting
- Annoyance
- Joy
15. What is the reason for Swiss punctuality, according to one theory mentioned in the text?
- The Swiss are the watchmakers
- Switzerland never participated in wars
- Switzerland’s geographical position
- The Swiss certain agricultural customs
16. What disadvantage does punctuality cause to Susan?
- Her friends get annoyed with her
- She gets annoyed with her friends
- The restaurants don’t hold the tables up
- If the service is late, she is angry
17. What is the drawback of being punctual mentioned in the text?
- You get frustrated if something breaks your plan
- You can’t get service on time
- Your expectations are too undetermined
- You can’t use laundry
18. What is the tone of the last paragraph?
- Respectful
- Mocking
- Indifferent
- Ironic
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First Train Trip
I must have been about eight when I made my first train trip. I think I was in second grade at that time. It was midsummer, hot and wet in central Kansas, and time for my aunt Winnie’s annual vacation from the store, where she worked as a clerk six days a week. She invited me to join her on a trip to Pittsburgh, fifty miles away, to see her sister, my aunt Alice. «Sally, would you like to go there by train or by car?» asked aunt Winnie. «Oh, please, by train, aunt Winnie, dear! We’ve been there by car three times already!»
Alice was one of my favourite relatives and I was delighted to be invited to her house. As I was the youngest niece in Mother’s big family, the aunties all tended to spoil me and Alice was no exception. She kept a boarding house for college students, a two-storey, brown brick building with comfortable, nicely decorated rooms at the corner of 1200 Kearney Avenue. She was also a world-class cook, which kept her boarding house full of young people. It seemed to me that their life was so exciting and joyful.
Since I’d never ridden a train before, I became more and more excited as the magic day drew near. I kept questioning Mother about train travel, but she just said, «Wait. You’ll see.» For an eight-year-old, waiting was really difficult, but finally the big day arrived. Mother had helped me pack the night before, and my little suitcase was full with summer sundresses, shorts and blouses, underwear and pyjamas. I was reading Billy Whiskers, a fantastic story about a goat that once made a train trip to New York, and I had put that in as well. It was almost midnight when I could go to bed at last.
We arrived at the station early, purchased our tickets and found our car. I was fascinated by the face-to-face seats so some passengers could ride backwards. Why would anyone, I thought, want to see where they’d been? I only wanted to see what lay ahead for me.
Finally, the conductor shouted, «All aboard!» to the people on the platform. They climbed into the cars, the engineer blew the whistle and clanged the bell, and we pulled out of the station.
This train stopped at every town between my home in Solomon and Pittsburgh. It was known as the «milk train» because at one time it had delivered goods as well as passengers to these villages. I looked eagerly at the signs at each station. I’d been through all these towns by car, but this was different. The shaky ride of the coaches, the soft brown plush seats, the smells of the engine drifting back down the track and in through the open windows made this trip far more exotic.
The conductor, with his black uniform and shiny hat, the twinkling signals that told the engineer when to stop and go, thrilled me. To an adult, the trip must have seemed painfully slow, but I enjoyed every minute.
Aunt Winnie had packed a lunch for us to eat along the way as there was no dining car in the train. I was dying to know just what was in that big shopping bag she carried, but she, too, said, «Wait. You’ll see.» Midway, Aunt Winnie pulled down her shopping bag from the luggage rack above our seats. My eyes widened as she opened it and began to take out its contents. I had expected lunchmeat sandwiches, but instead there was a container of fried chicken, two hardboiled eggs, bread and butter wrapped in waxed paper, crisp radishes and slim green onions from Winnie’s garden, as well as rosy sliced tomatoes. She had brought paper plates, paper cups and some of the «everyday» silverware. A large bottle of cold tea was well wrapped in a dishtowel; the ice had melted, but it was still chilly. I cautiously balanced my plate on my knees and ate, wiping my lips and fingers with a large paper napkin. This was living!
When we had cleaned our plates, Aunt Winnie looked into the bag one more time. The best treat of all appeared ⎯ homemade chocolate cakes! Another cup of cold tea washed these down and then we carefully returned the remains of the food and silverware to the bag, which Aunt Winnie put into the corner by her feet.
«Almost there,» said my aunt, looking out of the window at the scenery passing by. And sure enough, as we pulled into the Pittsburgh station we immediately caught sight of aunt Alice, waiting for us, a smile like the sun lighting up her face, arms wide open. We got off the train and she led us past the taxi rank and the bus stop to her car that was parked near the station. And all the way to her home she was asking about my impressions of my first train trip and I could hardly find the words to express all the thrill and excitement that filled me.
12. The first time Sally travelled by train was when she1) had to move to her aunt Alice.
2)had a summer vacation at school.
3)went to Pittsburgh for the first time in her life.
4)visited her aunt Alice together with aunt Winnie.
13. Aunt Alice made her living by
1)working as a cook.
2)keeping a boarding house.
3)decorating houses.
4)working as a teacher at college.
14. Sally was waiting for her first train trip so impatiently that she
1)packed her things long before the trip.
2)lost her appetite a week before the trip.
3)asked her Mother many questions about train trips.
4)couldn’t sleep the night before the trip.
15. Sally didn’t like the idea of riding backwards because
1)it could make her sick.
2)she could miss her station.
3)she could miss the conductor.
4)she wanted to see where she was going.
16. The trip to Pittsburgh by train seemed so exotic to Sally because
1)she had never travelled so far from her native town.
2) travelling by train was very different from a car ride.
3)she had never travelled in comfort.
4)she had never travelled without her parents.
17. Sally thought that at lunchtime they would have
1)meat sandwiches.
2)bread and butter with coffee.
3)fried chicken, eggs and vegetables.
4)tea with chocolate cakes.
18.Aunt Alice was waiting for Sally and aunt Winnie
1)at home.
2)in her car.
3)on the platform.
4)at the bus stop.
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Chronic lack of sleep affects one in three British workers
One in three British workers suffers from poor sleep, research shows, with stress, computers and taking work home blamed for the lack of quality sleep. Some employees get fewer than five hours sleep a night, only one in seven feels completely refreshed when they wake and more women have poor shut-eye than men. The alarming findings emerged from a study of self-assessments completed by 38,784 staff working in the UK for firms such as telecoms firm, O2, drugs developer, Quintiles and medical technology manufacturer, Medtronic.
A third was dissatisfied with the amount and quality of their sleep, with 8.4% saying they were «very unhappy» with it, and another 24.4% describing themselves as «unhappy». When asked how they felt 30 minutes after getting up, only 15.5% said «refreshed». Of the others, 3.3% said they were «exhausted», 24% said «unrefreshed» and 57.2% were still «a little tired».
While experts say that everyone should ideally get seven to eight hours sleep a night, only 38.5% of the 38,784 respondents did so. More had between five and seven hours (45%), only a lucky 10% reported sleeping for eight to nine hours and one in 100 enjoyed more than nine hours.
When researchers combined those results to give each respondent an overall «sleep score» out of 100, some 33.8% got a mark of less than 30 — the lowest category. That means someone either has, or is at high risk of developing, a sleeping problem. «This research is telling us that a large number of working adults, one in three in the UK, has a sleeping problem,» said Dr Tony Massey, medical director of Vielife, the health and productivity firm that carried out the assessments between 2009 and 2011. «A very concerning number of British workers get too little sleep.» Britain is near the top of an international league table for lack of sleep. A Vielife study of 116,452 staff in America found that 23.4% scored poorly for sleep.
The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
«Too few people practice sleep hygiene,» said Massey. «That involves little things that people can do without professional help, like ensuring your room is dark and quiet, getting to bed at the same time every night — just like a two-year-old — reading a book, which is a proven relaxant, and not looking at bright screens, such as the TV or computer, for an hour before you go to bed as that will disturb your sleep.»
The growing tendency for employees to do extra work in the evenings and at weekends, which may have risen in the recession, also seems to be linked to poor sleep. «More people are scrunching the golden hour before they go to sleep, and they are paying the price in that their sleep isn’t refreshing and they end up in a vicious cycle of fatigue, poor productivity and then feeling that they have to do the same again the next day to compensate,» said Massey.
The best guarantee of good quality shut-eye is to work five days a week and sleep seven to eight hours a night. Five-days-a-week staff had the best sleep score, while those getting seven to eight hours a night scored 72.7.
«These are very worrying findings because lack of sleep is a risk factor for a whole range of serious health problems, such as stroke and heart disease,» said Massey.
12. Which of the following is mentioned among the reasons for poorer sleep?
1) work for telecom firms
2) consumption of drugs
3) work done at home
4) lack of communication
13. According to the research, just about … percent of people have the recommended number of sleeping hours.
1) forty
2) twenty
3) thirty
4) ten
14. Paragraph 4 stresses that …
1) the “sleep score” in Britain is relatively low.
2) many people in Britain are unaware of sleeping disorders.
3) he number of Britons who don’t get enough sleep is alarming.
4) British workers get more sleep than American ones.
15. The inadequate nighttime rest of employees might result in …
1) brain damage
2) inefficiency at work
3) lack of job satisfaction
4) problems with alcohol
16. What does “sleep hygiene” NOT involve?
1) professional help
2) a darkened room
3) a relaxing book
4) regular bedtime
17. The phrase “vicious cycle” in paragraph 7 means …
1) a sudden ware of tiredness
2) a course of everyday events
3) a large amount of extra work
4) a repetitive cycle of poor sleep consequences
18. What, according to the article, is important for good quality sleep?
1) higher productivity at work
2) a five-day working week
3) five to seven hours of nighttime sleep
4) absence of health problems
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В данной работе
представлены материалы о структуре, стратегиях выполнения, критериях оценки,
подсчета слов в частях «Письмо» и «Говорение» в ЕГЭ по английскому языку в
новом формате. Также автором предлагаются таблица типовых вводных слов, образцы
и шаблоны устного и письменного ответа, задания для письма и эссе с сайта
фипи.
С помощью нашего
пособия, рассчитанного на учителей английского языка, которые занимаются
подготовкой учащихся к ЕГЭ, а также учащихся, занимающихся подготовкой к
экзамену самостоятельно, вы познакомитесь со структурой разделов «Письмо» и
«Говорение» и их особенностях. Вы получите информацию об основных стратегиях
выполнения заданий. Пособие содержит таблицы с вводными словами, критериями
оценки. Даются типовые образцы письма и эссе, описания картинки и сравнение
картинок в устном ответе, стилю написания эссе, пунктуации и орфографии. Также
автор предлагает задания для письма и эссе с сайта фипи.
При создании
пособия были использованы материалы обучающих сайтов в интернете, материалы ЕГЭ
и созданные автором таблицы, образцы ответов по устной и письменной частям,
упражнения на развитие умений письма..
Актуальность
С
2003 года в нашей стране произошел переход к новой форме экзамена по
английскому языку — ЕГЭ. Экзамен состоит из пяти частей: аудирование, чтение,
лексика и грамматика, письмо и говорение. Каждая из частей имеет свои трудности
и особенности. Нами ранее были написаны работы по подготовке к лексике и
грамматике. Но анализ выполнения моими учениками ЕГЭ показывает, что при выполнении
частей «Письмо» и «Говорение» возникают различные затруднения, связанные с
появлением все новых требований.
Изучив учебные пособия по
английскому языку в старших классах, а именно линию «Старлайт» мы обнаружили,
что они содержат недостаточное количество упражнений на развитие умений
письма, а именно личного письма и эссе – выражение своего мнения. Некоторые
упражнения отвлекают от требуемых форм. А по заданию «Говорение» в новой форме
(введенной в 2015 году) заданий и образцов практически нет. В интернете
существует огромное количество сайтов и блогов, предлагающих подготовку по этим
двум разделам. Но зачастую эти задания составлены некомпетентными людьми, что
вводит учеников в заблуждение. Таким образом, возникла необходимость
подготовить пособие для подготовки к выполнению частей «Письмо» и «Говорение»,
где предложены нужные образцы и фразы для выполнения этих заданий.
Проблема
Анализ
имеющихся по данной проблематике материалов показывает, что на данный момент
ощущается недостаток тренировочных материалов для развития умений письма и
говорения для выполнения ЕГЭ в новой форме. В связи с этим очевидно, что
необходима разработка и формирование такого тренировочного инструментария,
который можно было бы использовать в процессе обучения в средней и старшей
школе.
Объект
– экзамен
по английскому языку в форме ЕГЭ, предмет – разделы «Письмо» и
«Говорение».
Цель
–
систематизировать необходимый теоретический материал и создать образцы ответов
по разделам «Письмо» и «Говорение» ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
Задачи
1.
Изучить литературу по данному вопросу;
2.
Систематизировать теоретический материал по частям «Письмо» и «Говорение»;
3.
Создать образцы ответов по частям «Письмо» и «Говорение»;
3.
Провести апробирование и диагностику полученных данных.
Ожидаемые
результаты
1.
Владение учителем системой понятий по данной теме.
2.
Создание учителем теоретического материала и образцов ответов.
3.
Владение учителем диагностическим инструментарием, способствующим формированию
умений письма и говорения у учащихся для выполнения частей «Письмо» и
«Говорение» в формате ЕГЭ.
Подготовка к ЕГЭ
по английскому языку.
Письмо и
говорение.
Содержание
Глава 1.
Характеристика раздела “Устная часть”
Глава 2. Стратегии
выполнения раздела “Устная часть”
2.1. Чтение текста
вслух.
2.2. Диалогическое
высказывание(вопросы).
2.3. Описание
одной фотографии из трех.
2.4. Сравнение
двух фотографий.
Глава 3.
Характеристика раздела “Письмо”
Глава 4. Стратегии
выполнения раздела “Письмо”
4.1. Написание
личного письма.
4.2. Написание эссе-свое
мнение.
Список источников
Приложение
Глава 1. Характеристика раздела «Устная
часть»
В разделе «Устная
часть» в качестве объектов контроля выделяются знание языковых единиц и
навыки их употребления в коммуникативно-значимом контексте. Раздел представлен
четырьмя заданиями, за
которые ученик набирает 20 баллов.
1. Задание С3
базового уровня сложности – чтение фрагмента информационного или
научно-популярного, стилистически нейтрального текста.
2. Задание С4
базового уровня сложности – диалог-расспрос с опорой на вербальную ситуацию и
фотографию.
3. Задание С5
базового уровня сложности – тематическое монологическое высказывание с опорой
на предложенный план и фотографию.
4.
Задание С6 высокого уровня сложности — создание монологического
тематического высказывания с элементами сопоставления и сравнения, с опорой на
вербальную ситуацию и фотографию (сравнение двух фотографий).
Критерии оценки каждого задания
Задание 1 чтение текста вслух |
Речь воспринимается легко: без нарушений нормы: допускается |
Речь воспринимается с трудом, |
Задание 2 Вопросы |
Вопрос по содержанию отвечает форму прямого вопроса; интонация |
Вопрос не задан, или имеет |
Задание 3,
4
Описание фото или сравнение двух фото
Баллы |
Решение коммуникативной задачи |
Организация высказывания |
Языковое оформление |
3 |
Задача выполнена |
||
2 |
Коммуникативная задача выполнена |
Высказывание логично и |
Используемый словарный запас, оформление высказывания поставленной задаче (допускается |
1 |
Коммуникативная задача выполнена |
Высказывание в основном логично, |
Допускается не более 4-х негрубых |
0 |
Коммуникативная задача раскрыта |
Высказывание нелогично, или |
Понимание затруднено. Более 5- |
При
получении 0 баллов по первому критерию ставится 0 баллов за все задание.
Давайте проанализируем, какие умения и навыки
контролирует каждое задание. В задании С3 проверяются навыки техники чтения,
умение понимать содержание текста и правильное оформление фонетической стороны
речи – интонация, произношение, ударение, беглость речи. На первый взгляд, это
простое задание, но анализ международных экзаменов показывает, что подобные
задания присутствуют в них.
В
задании С4 проверяются умения задавать вопросы, обращаться за разъяснениями,
употреблять средства диалогической речи, то есть правильно вести диалог.
В
заданиях С5 и С6 контролируются умения монолога, построения высказывания в
заданном объеме в соответствии с поставленной коммуникативной задачей в
различных ситуациях социально-бытовой, социально-культурной и
социально-трудовой сферах общения. Проверяются умения логично строить
высказывания, использовать стратегии описания, сообщения, рассуждения,
правильно употреблять языковые средства монолога.
Глава 2.
Стратегии выполнения задания «Говорение»
1. Чтение текста
Получив
задание, ученик должен внимательно прочитать текст про себя. Затем ему
необходимо выделить смысловые фразы, труднопроизносимые слова. После этого он
должен разметить интонацию предложений. И, наконец, он читает текст шепотом, а
потом вслух, обращая внимание на слитность и беглость речи. Нужно помнить, что
экзаменаторы будут обращать внимание на произношение: долгие и короткие
гласные звуки, шипящие и свистящие звуки; фразовое ударение — оно
никогда не падает на служебные части речи — артикль, предлог, вспомогательные
глаголы; интонацию — вверх при перечислении или вопросе, вниз в конце
предложения.
2.
3. Диалогическое
высказывание (вопросы)
Сначала
необходимо прочитать текст задания. Ученик должен обратить внимание на условия
предлагаемой ситуации, план и объем ответа (время). Ему необходимо задавать
только нужные вопросы. Ученик не должен забывать использовать лексику и
грамматику, соответствующую данной ситуации .Очень важно помнить, что вопросы
задаются прямые, а не косвенные. Прямые вопросы начинаются с
вспомогательных глаголов (do, does, did, will, have) или с
вопросительных слов (what, who, whose, where, when, why, how). Например:
Health Centre
invites you. You call to get more information.
1) address — What is your
address?
2) how to get there — How
can I get there?
3) payment — How much
should I pay for a visit?
4) working hours — When are
you open? What are your working hours?
5) training programmes — Do
you have any training programs)
Очень важно задавать вопрос
по существу информации, а не просто, чтобы задать вопрос. Например, вы можете
спросить What is the price? Но цена чего, не понятно. Поэтому такой вопрос может быть не
засчитан.Нужно
спросить: What is the price of the ticket? Также не желательно
задавать однотипные вопросы, например, Do you have …? Is there…? Лучше задавать разные
вопросы.
3. Описание фотографии
Ученику
всегда необходимо внимательно читать текст задания. Далее он выделяет элементы
плана, ключевые слова. Когда он готовит ответ, то ему необходимо раскрыть
содержание в нужном объеме каждого пункта плана и логично построить
высказывание. Необходимо продумать лексику и грамматику каждого предложения.
Когда ученик начинает отвечать, он сначала должен представить тему. При ответе
на вопрос «почему» ученик должен дать свои аргументы. Он должен помнить, что не
нужно давать избыточную информацию, не предусмотренную заданием. На каждый
пункт плана необходимо сказать не менее трех предложений. Во всем описании
нужно употребить не менее трех вводных слов.
Образец описания
фотографии
These are photos
from your album. Choose one photo to describe to your friend.
You will have to
start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In
your talk remember to speak about:
1.when and where the
photo was taken
2. what/who is in the
photo
3. what is happening
4. why you took this
photo
5. why you decided to
show the picture to your friend
You have to talk
continuously, starting with: I’ve chosen photo number … .
I have chosen
photo number 3.
1. Last summer
holidays were wonderful. I took a lot of photos and now I’d like to show you
one of the photos. It’s great! (Эти стандартные фразы можно выучить)
2. Well, I
took this photo when I was on holidays in a nice Russian town. My granny lives
there. Well, I usually spend my summer holidays there. (Тоже выучить)
3. The weather was
excellent that day. I took this photo in the park. In the picture you can see
two girls. They are my friends. They are very young and beautiful.As you
see, they are sitting on the bench. They are talking.
4. So you
see why I took this photo. First of all, the day was wonderful. Secondly,
the girls were so lovely. At last, I had a new camera and I decided to try
it.
5.I decided to show
this picture to you as, I am sure, you will share this positive moment with me.
I know that you are having some problems now, so maybe this picture will
improve your mood. Cheer up and enjoy your life, it’s wonderful. (Выучить)
6. Well, that’s
all for now. I am looking forward to your reaction.
4. Cравнение
двух фотографий
Ученику
предлагается две фотографии, объединённые общей темой. По четвёртому пункту
плана всегда точно можно понять, какая тема предложена.
Необходимо
кратко описать обе фотографии, найти сходства и различия, сформулировать свои
предпочтения и объяснить их. На подготовку дается 1,5 минуты, затем ещё 2
минуты на запись высказывания. В плане обычно пять пунктов. Предполагается, что
в среднем ученик должен сказать по три предложения на каждый из пяти пунктов в
течение двух минут. Важно продумать также вступительные и заключительные фразы высказывания.
Необходимо избегать
длинных пауз и говорить связно.
Образец сравнения
картинок
Study the two
photographs. In 1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs:
1.give a brief description of the photos
(action, location)
2.say what the pictures have in common
3.say in what way the pictures are different
4.say which type of work presented in the
pictures you’d prefer, explain why
You will speak
for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.
I’d like to
compare and contrast these two photographs. They show different types of work.
1. In the first
picture I can see people in the office. They are discussing something. They
are happy.
The second picture shows a woman taking care of the animals. She is
concentrated on her work.
2. On the one
hand, the pictures have a lot in common. The pictures show two jobs which
people can do to earn their living. Both office workers and a vet have
to be hard-working in order to succeed. They work long hours, and we can’t see
the results of their work immediately. It takes time for them to become
successful.
3. On the other
hand, in some ways the photos are really different. Firstly, office workers
spend many hours indoors and vets work outside.. Secondly, businessmen
have to work on computer and make projects. Their work is very stressful but well-paid. As for vets, they work
with animals and have flexible schedule.Their job is not so stressful and they
are not paid much.
4. I’d prefer
to work in the office. This
job really attracts me in various aspects.
5. First of all,
I
think office workers earn lots of money and their job is very exciting. What’s
more, they get to meet many interesting people. Finally, they have a
chance to travel on business.
6. Well, that’s
all for now.
I have tried to show the similarities and the differences of these two
pictures.
Глава 3. Характеристика
раздела «Письмо» и критерии оценки
Раздел
включает в себя два задания — написание личного письма и письменное
высказывание с элементами рассуждения. Время выполнения 60 минут.
Критерии оценки
личного письма
К1 2 балла |
Решение |
Задание |
К2 2 |
Организация |
Высказывание |
К3 2 |
Лексика |
Используемый |
Критерии оценки
эссе
К1 3 балла |
Решение |
Задание |
К2 3 |
Организация |
Высказывание |
К3 3 |
Лексика |
Используемый |
К4 3 |
Грамматика |
Используются (допускается 1–2 |
К5 2 |
Орфография пунктуация |
Орфографические Не более 1-2 |
При получении
экзаменуемым 0 баллов по критерию «Решение коммуникативной задачи» всё задание
оценивается в 0 баллов.
Порядок
определения процента текстуальных совпадений в задании С2
При
оценивании задания С2 особое внимание уделяется способности экзаменуемого
продуцировать развёрнутое письменное высказывание. Если более 30% ответа имеет
непродуктивный характер (то есть текстуально совпадает с опубликованным
источником или другими экзаменационными работами), то выставляется 0 баллов по
критерию «Решение коммуникативной задачи», и, соответственно, всё задание оценивается
в 0 баллов. Текстуальным совпадением считается дословное совпадение отрезка
письменной речи длиной 10 слов и более. Выявленные текстуальные совпадения
суммируются, и при превышении ими 30% от общего числа слов в ответе, работа
оценивается в 0 баллов.
Порядок
подсчета слов в заданиях раздела «Письмо»
При оценивании
заданий раздела «Письмо» (С1–С2) следует учитывать такой параметр, как объём
письменного текста, выраженный в количестве слов. Требуемый объём для личного
письма в задании С1 – 100–140 слов; для развёрнутого письменного высказывания в
задании С2 – 200–250 слов. Допустимое отклонение от заданного объёма составляет
10%. Если в выполненном задании С1 менее 90 слов или в задании С2 менее 180
слов, то задание проверке не подлежит и оценивается в 0 баллов. При превышении
объёма более чем на 10%, то есть если в выполненном задании С1 более 154 слов
или в задании С2 более 275 слов, проверке подлежит только та часть работы,
которая соответствует требуемому объёму. Таким образом, при проверке задания С1
отсчитывается от начала работы 140 слов, задания С2 – 250 слов, и оценивается
только эта часть работы.
При
определении соответствия объёма представленной работы вышеуказанным требованиям
считаются все слова, начиная с первого слова по последнее, включая
вспомогательные глаголы, предлоги, артикли, частицы. В личном письме адрес,
дата, подпись также подлежат подсчету.
При этом:
− стяжённые
(краткие) формы can‘t, didn‘t, isn‘t, I‘m и тому
подобное считаются как одно слово;
− числительные,
выраженные цифрами, то есть 1; 25; 2009, 126204 считаются как одно слово;
− числительные,
выраженные словами, считаются как слова;
− сложные слова,
такие как good-looking, well-bred, English-speaking,
twenty—five, считаются
как одно слово;
− сокращения,
например USA, e—mail, TV, CD—rom, считаются
как одно слово.
Глава 4.
Стратегии выполнения части “Письмо”
4.1.
Написание личного письма
Личное письмо представляет собой
ответ на присланный отрывок письма зарубежного друга:
«I
hope you liked my New Year card. Where and how did you celebrate New Year this
time? What was the weather like? What is your secret wish for the coming year?
As for my news, I have been to the concert. »
И задание
к письму: напишите письмо Энн, ответьте на ее вопросы, задайте три вопроса про
концерт, напишите 100-140 слов, соблюдайте правила написания письма.
Что
же нужно сделать ученику?
1. Правильно
оформить письмо: в правом верхнем углу написать краткий адрес, дату написания
письма. Kirov
Russia
06/06/2018
2. Отступив
строку, в левом углу написать личное обращение « Dear Ann,». Затем,
отступив строку начать писать первый абзац. В нем мы: 1) благодарим за письмо,
2) ссылаемся на предыдущие контакты, 3) извиняемся за задержку с ответом.
Thank
you for your letter. I am always happy to get them. Sorry for not writing
earlier.
2. Во втором
абзаце отвечаем на вопросы. Абзац нужно начать с вводного слова,
соответствующего полуформальному стилю: Well, you know, now, then, as you see, because, so, as for me.
3. Well, I really
liked your post-card. As for me, I celebrated New Year at home with my family.
I am sure, this is a family holiday. We cooked a lot of tasty things, put up a
New Year tree and had a lot of fun.
4. В третьем абзаце задаем вопросы по
ситуации. Здесь очень важно задавать вопросы по указанной теме, иначе вопросы
не зачтут. Например, I have been to the concert: Задайте
три вопроса о концерте.
Your
news is great. What kind of concert was it? What music did they play? Did you enjoy the concert?
Обратите
внимание, что очень важно правильно задать вопросы, они должны быть по сути
ситуации и в том же времени. Например: My mum has joined the club.
Correct |
Incorrect |
What Where What |
Do Does How |
5. В четвертом абзаце объясняем, что нужно
заканчивать письмо и надеемся на дальнейший ответ.
Sorry,
I have to finish now. I must prepare for my exams. Write me back. I will be
waiting for your letter.
3.
Далее идет прощальная фраза «Yours, with love, with best wishes, best
wishes, love» и ниже имя пишущего без точки.
4.
Необходимо отметить, что стиль письма личный, поэтому рекомендуются линкеры: and, but, also, so, then, well, or, because, you know. Нельзя
использовать линкеры для эссе, так как в эссе нейтральный стиль. Будет ошибка в
стилевом оформлении. В целом, в письме должно быть не менее 3-х линкеров.
Образец
письма: Kirov
Russia
06/06/2018
Dear
Ann,
Thank
you for your letter. I am always happy to get them. Sorry for not writing
earlier.
Well,
I really liked your post-card. As for me, I celebrated New Year at home with
my family. I am sure, this is a family holiday. We cooked a lot of tasty
things, put up a New Year tree and had a lot of fun.
Your
news is great. What kind of concert was it? What music did they play? Where was
the concert?
Sorry,
I have to finish now. I must prepare for my exams. Write me back. I will be
waiting for your letter.
Yours,
Mary
( 112 words)
4.2 Написание
эссе-собственное мнение
Вот типовое задание для написания эссе:
- Comment on the following statement:
In order to get a good education one
should go abroad.
What is your
opinion? Write 200–250 words. Use the following plan:
− make an
introduction (state the problem)
− express
your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion
− express an
opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion
− explain
why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
− make a
conclusion restating your position
Значит, мы
пишем эссе-выражение своего мнения, которое состоит из 5 абзацев в соответствии
с предложенным планом.
1.
Вступление. Здесь вы должны перефразировать тему и показать ее
противоречие. Например, задание «In
order to get good education one should go abroad” можно
переформулировать так: “Nowadays, the problem of studying abroad
causes great argument and controversy”. Показываем ее противоречие: Some people think that one can get a better education only
in another country, others believe that it is possible to study at home.
2.
Выражение собственного мнения. В
данном абзаце необходимо тезисно отразить ваше личное отношение к данной
проблеме и подкрепить его 2-3 развернутыми аргументами. Важно, чтобы доводы
были убедительными, ёмкими и логичными. Аргументы вводятся с помощью
универсальных слов-связок и фраз. Абзац начинается с утверждения своего мнения.
Затем идут 2-3 аргумента с примерами. In my
opinion, studying abroad is more interesting because you can get useful
experience. To begin with, one can become more independent and responsible.
Moreover, it gives him a chance to learn more about the culture of the other
country and improve his language skills. Additionally, it is a splendid
opportunity to make new friends.
3.
Выражение противоположного мнения.
Третий абзац эссе должен содержать точку зрения оппонента. Этот тезис также
необходимо подкрепить 1-2 аргументами. Важно, чтобы аргументов у оппонента было
на 1 меньше (т.е., если во 2-м абзаце у вас три аргумента, в 3-м должно быть
два), потому что наша цель – доказать собственную правоту. However,
there exists another point of view on this issue. First of all it is very
expensive to study abroad. Moreover, one should not ignore the fact that,
children have to adapt to many things, thus, it can be stressful for them.
4.
Несогласие с мнением оппонентов.
Здесь следует опровергнуть мнение оппонента, выразить свое несогласие и
подкрепить его 1-2 контраргументами. Помните, что вы приводите
контраргументы к доводам оппонента, их количество должно быть одинаковым (2
аргумента оппонента = 2 ваших контраргумента).Despite my respect for
this opinion, I cannot share it because there are a lot of exchange programmes
which are funded by government, therefore, students can study abroad for free.
Besides, a person should learn to cope with stress if he or she would like to
go the university to broaden his mind.
5.
Заключение. В последнем абзаце нужно еще
раз дать свое мнение, но другими словами. А также показать, что есть разные
точки зрения на эту проблему. Нельзя писать, что каждый решает сам, что
выбрать. In conclusion, I would like to say that the problem of
studying abroad has different points of view. I still believe that getting
education abroad has a lot of advantages.
Готовое
эссе: In order to get good education one should go abroad”
Nowadays, the problem of studying abroad causes
great argument and controversy. Some
people think that one can get a better education only in another country,
others believe that it is possible to study at home.
In my
opinion, studying abroad is more interesting because you can get useful
experience. To begin with, one can become more independent and responsible.
Moreover, it gives him a chance to learn more about the culture of the other
country and improve his language skills. Additionally, it is a splendid
opportunity to make new friends.
However, there exists another
point of view on this issue. First of all it is very expensive to study abroad.
Moreover, one should not ignore the fact that, children have to adapt to many
things, thus, it can be stressful for them.
Despite my respect for this
opinion, I cannot share it because there are a lot of exchange programmes which
are funded by government, therefore, students can study abroad for free.
Besides, a person should learn to cope with stress if he or she would like to
go the university to broaden his mind.
In conclusion, I would like to
say that the problem of studying abroad has different points of view. I
still believe that getting education abroad has a lot of advantages.
При работе над написанием эссе нужно разработать черновую таблицу
с аргументами “за” и “против”.
Например:
тема “Love is the most important thing in life”
Аргументы |
1. Love 2. Love |
1. Mother’s 2. Artists, |
Аргументы |
1. |
1. |
контраргумент |
When |
You |
Представив
общий план своего эссе, необходимо подобрать необходимые линкеры или вводные
слова. В эссе их должно быть не меньше пяти (в личном письме не менее трех).
Далее предлагается таблица с линкерами.
Таблица
с линкерами для каждого абзаца
Абзац |
содержание |
линкеры |
1 введение |
Перефразировать |
it people a it many many some some |
2 собственное |
Выразить |
I I in in to to personally I it as from on |
3 противоположное |
Выразить |
some they some it contrary as from firstly, in to secondly, last |
4 несогласие |
Выразить |
I I |
5 заключение |
Подвести |
in on to to all all finally, lastly, taking taking |
2.2. Стиль
написания эссе
Стиль эссе – нейтральный. Это не личный стиль личного письма. Он
имеет определенные черты.
4.
Ограничения в выборе словаря – не допускаются разговорные,
фамильярные, вульгарные, сленговые слова (you know).
5.
Не допускаются сокращенные грамматические формы ( I’m,
don’t), аббревиатуры (ad, exam,
UK, OK), символы (%, @, $), цифры (2, 2016) писать нужно словами – percent,
two, dollars.
6.
Необходимо употреблять правильные грамматические структуры,
говорить от третьего лица, использовать пассивные структуры, избегать
использования слова «я». Должно быть логическое построение текста, когда
последующее предложение продолжает мысль предыдущего.
2.3.
Пунктуация
В
эссе очень большое значение приобретает понятие расстановки знаков препинания.
Не ставится
запятая (в отличие от русского языка)
1. |
She said that she was working. They |
2. |
Tom You’re |
3. |
We The |
4. После «I think» |
I I Do |
5. |
I |
but
Запятая |
Запятой |
Перед There I |
|
Перед The The I |
Перед The The The |
Выделение вводных
слов запятой
Выделяется |
Не |
In Firstly, Secondly, To In All As For For Moreover, As |
I I I I |
He Many |
We The It’s |
It |
|
My |
|
She |
|
My |
|
I |
Take |
She Jack |
|
Mary |
|
No |
We |
Although/ |
He |
It |
|
In In (В начале предложения) |
He He (В конце |
Придаточные |
|
When If If If (Придаточное |
Would What They (Придаточное |
Придаточные |
Придаточные |
Могут My Amy, Sheila |
Не The Have Everything We The |
Нельзя |
Можно |
Нельзя |
Можно |
2.4. Орфография
С |
|
Holidays, |
Which |
Periods |
Life |
Days, |
I |
Names |
The |
Names |
Can |
Titles |
I (BUT: Have (BUT: |
Titles |
Just The (BUT Have |
brand |
Our (BUT I |
The |
More |
Compass |
Отвечают на вопрос «Где?»: Do you like I |
School |
History, |
Слитно |
cannot |
3. Упражнения на
развитие умений письма
3.1.
Подберите синонимы к словам в левом столбике, в правом даны варианты ответа:
1. family |
Close people, father and mother, my |
2. city |
Big town, capital, megapolis, megacity, |
3. national |
Native, domestic, federal, public, |
4. university education |
Higher education, further education, |
5. successful |
Effective, fruitful, profitable, happy, |
6. healthy |
Sound, good, respectable, intelligent, |
7. meal |
Food, lunch, dinner, supper, breakfast, |
8. internet |
Web, global net, network, on-line |
9. government |
Authority, administration, control, |
10. responsible |
Reliable, trustworthy, capable |
11. environment |
Surroundings, everything around us, |
12. money |
Capital, cash, currency, funds, |
13. enjoy |
Love, taste, delight, savour |
14. compulsory |
Obligatory, required, mandatory |
15. meat |
Flesh, animals |
16. protect |
Comfort, encourage, guard, shelter, |
17. zoo |
Zoological garden |
18. strict |
Demanding, tough, forbidding, harsh, |
19. attractive |
Beautiful, charming, glamorous, |
20. important |
Great, necessary, extensive, essential, |
3.2.
Перефразируйте следующие темы эссе
Тема |
Пример перифраза |
1. |
People often claim that in half a |
Big cities all over the world have lost their national
|
It is popularly believed that megacities |
2. |
It is often claimed that it is not |
3. |
There is a statement that flesh is not |
4. |
Some people believe that you lose a lot |
5. |
It is often suggested that the |
6. |
M any people are against junk food |
|
Many people are convinced that animals |
|
Many It is popularly stated that any weather |
|
It is often suggested that there are |
10. 11. |
Some people are sure that we should learn |
|
It is said that people should decide |
|
Some people say that the youth were more |
|
Many people are in favor of the idea |
|
Some people are in favor of different |
|
A lot of people think that it is very |
17. It |
Many people are sure you should be |
3.3. Дайте три
аргумента «за» и два «против»
тема |
Аргументы «за» |
Аргументы «против» |
1 |
1. 2. 3. 4. All important decisions are taken in |
1. 2. 3. 4. Not all families give good care and |
2 |
1. 2. 3. Big sums of money are concentrated in |
1. 2. Many cities have their own |
3 |
1. 2. There are many demanded occupations |
1. 2. 3. Many highly- paid occupations demand |
4 |
1. 2. Vegetarians are happier than meat- |
1. 2. There are no products which can |
5 |
1. 2. 3. Because of using the net very often, |
1. 2. Technologies are developing and are |
6 |
1. 2. People pay the |
1. 2. Social |
7 |
1. 2. Fast food is not |
1. 2. |
8 |
1. 2. You can study |
1. 2. Keeping unique |
9 |
1. 2. Any weather can |
1. 2. On different |
10 |
1. 2. The main things |
1. 2. Sometimes money |
11 |
1. 2. We have more |
1. 2. Many people are |
12 |
1. Our close people care about us so 2. Only close people can give us good 3. Father and mother |
1. When close people give us advice, 2. People become |
13 |
1. Life was more difficult many years 2. Nowadays parents take too much care 3. New |
1. Many years ago there were immature 2. Not all |
14 |
1. Every good teacher is demanding 2. If a teacher |
1. Strict discipline can make pupils 2. Strict |
15 |
1. When you live in peace with your 2. Good |
1. When your relations with neighbors 2. Unfriendly |
16 |
1. 2. |
1. 3. |
Шаблон эссе по английскому языку
Nowadays, the problem
of …is widely discussed. Some people believe that … while others think …
.
In my opinion, … . To
begin with, … . What is more, … . Additionally,… .
However, there exists
another point of view on this issue. First of all, … . Besides, … .
Despite my respect for
this opinion, I cannot share it because… . … .
In conclusion, I
would like to say that the problem is complicated and has different opinions. I
still believe that … .
Источники:
1.
Портал информационной поддержки Единого
государственного экзамена- Режим доступа: http://www.ege.edu.ru/
2.
Интернет-ресурс: http://www.fipi.ru
3.
Интернет-ресурс: http://www.prosv.ru — сайт
издательства «Просвещение» (рубрика «Иностранные языки»)
4.
http:/www.drofa.ru — сайт издательства Дрофа (рубрика
«Иностранные языки»)
5.
http://www.center.fio.ru/som — методические
рекомендации учителю- предметнику (представлены все школьные предметы). Материалы
для самостоятельной разработки профильных проб и активизации процесса обучения
в старшей школе.
6.
http://www.edu.ru — Центральный
образовательный портал, содержит нормативные документы Министерства, стандарты,
информацию о проведение экзамена.
7.
Интернет сайт http://www.internet—scool.ru – школы издательства Просвещение.
8.
Учебник В.Эванс, Д.Дули Английский язык.
Учебник «Старлайт» для 10-го класса общеобразовательных учреждений и школ с
углубленным изучением английского языка. Москва, Просвещение, 2016 г.
9.
Учебник В.Эванс, Д.Дули Английский язык.
Учебник «Старлайт» для 11-го класса общеобразовательных учреждений и школ с
углубленным изучением английского языка. Москва, Просвещение, 2016 г.
10.
Мишин
А.В. Эффективные приёмы подготовки учащихся 11 классов к сдаче устной части
ЕГЭ по английскому языку на примере нового пособия «Английский язык. Единый
государственный экзамен. Устная часть». Москва, Просвещение, 2015г.
11. Мусихина
Е.В. Система подготовки к выполнению устной части ЕГЭ по английскому языку в
новой форме [Текст]/Е.В.Мусихина
Кирово-Чепецк: Издательство гимназии №1 г.Кирово-Чепецка, 2015. – 32 с.
12. Мусихина
Е.В. Система подготовки к выполнению письменной части ЕГЭ по английскому языку
в новой форме [Текст]/Е.В.Мусихина
Кирово-Чепецк: Издательство гимназии №1 г.Кирово-Чепецка, 2017. – 35 с.
Приложение
Topics for essay
fipi 2019
1. Some
people think that to get good education one should go abroad.
2.
Some
people think that leaning a foreign language is a waste of time and money.
3.
Exams
motivate students to study better.
4.
Distance
learning is the best form of education.
5.
A
pupil cannot study effectively without a computer.
6.
Some
people think that one should have only one true friend.
7.
The
best time is that spent with family and friends.
8.
Friendship
is the greatest gift in life.
9.
Digital
literacy is the key to success in any occupation.
10.
Virtual
internet communication results in losing real life social skills.
11.
The
internet is the greatest time waster.
12.
Computers
cannot replace people.
13.
The
internet is the biggest evil of our time.
14.
Some
people think that young people should follow in their parents’ footsteps when
choosing a career.
15.
In
any occupation discipline is more important than the talent.
16.
There
are no men’s or women’s professions.
17.
Everybody
will like to work from home.
18.
An
early choice of career path is the key to success.
19.
Public
libraries are becoming less popular and will soon disappear.
20.
One
should read about historical sights before sightseeing.
21.
Space
exploration was the greatest achievement of the 20-th century.
22.
Science
is the first thing to be financed.
23.
Sports
help people to fight stress.
24.
Sports
unite people.
25.
Playing
sports is better than watching it.
26.
There
are more cons than pros in living in the city.
27.
It
is not right to be strict with little children.
28.
Fast
food outlets should be closed.
29.
Every
city and town should have a zoo.
30.
It
is government’s responsibility to protect the environment.
31.
Clothes
people are wearing can influence their behavior.
32.
Show
me your room and will tell you who you are.
33.
A
person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter.
34. The
best holidays and festivals are those with special traditions.
Letters
1.
Last
summer my parents and I went hiking to the mountains. We spent the whole week
together and enjoyed it very much. How often do you take active holidays? Who
do you think is the best company for you? What extreme sports would you like to
try, if any, and why? Last month our English class got an interesting project.
We wrote a paper about interesting events in the past of our country …
Write a letter to Tom. In your
letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about his
project paper
2. … In our city we have an annual competition for teenagers who
make their own short films. This year I got the second prize for a film about
my grandparents. Do you think it’s important to record family history? Who do
you think should do it? How can it be done best? This month is my mom’s birthday
and now I am thinking about a gift for her. I want it to be very special…
Write a letter to Tom. In your
letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his mom
3. I have just returned from our school volleyball
competition. I played for my class team and we won! What sport competitions are
held in your school, if any? How can you become a member of your school sport
team? Is it an easy thing to do? What kind of sport sections can you attend at
school or in town? Oh, I have some more good news! My sister had a great
birthday party yesterday!
Write a letter to Jane. In
your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about
her sister’s birthday party
4. Yesterday my Mum asked me to help her about the house. We were
very busy with cleaning up after the birthday party the whole morning. I got
quite tired and even missed my fitness class. What are your family duties, if
any? Is there anything you especially like or dislike about house work? Do you
find helping your parents necessary, why or why not? Oh, I have some great
news! I got a lovely kitten for my birthday…
Write a letter to Jane. In
your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about her kitten
5.
Last month our class went to Washington to visit the National
Museum of American History. It was my first visit there and it was fun! How
often do you go to museums with your class, if at all? Which museum is your
favourite or what museum would you like to visit? Why do you think people
should go there? This summer we plan to go hiking with my parents.
Write a letter to Tom. In your
letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about his
summer plans
6.Last week our
family went to the famous Niagara Falls. It was my first visit there and it
was fun! We enjoyed the weather and the splashes of falling water on our
faces. It reminded us of our last rafting trip. Where can you see beautiful
water sights in Russia, if at all? Have you ever gone rafting? What do you
think about extreme sports in general? By the way, we are going to Greece
this summer…
Write a letter to Tom. In your letter:
answer his questions; ask 3 questions about his trip to Greece
7…Last week my mom went to New
York to help my aunt with her new baby. My dad and I had to do all the
housework ourselves. What kind of family chores do you normally have, if at
all? What would you cook for yourself, if you had to? Do you think boys
should be able to cook and to keep house, and why?Next weekend I’m going
hiking with my classmates…
Write
a letter to John. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about
his hiking plans
8. We’ve moved to a new town. It’s small
and green. My neighbours say that it hasn’t changed a bit for the last two
centuries. Have you noticed any recent changes in your city? What are they?
Do you like or dislike them? Why? Yesterday my mum won a cooking competition…
Write
a letter to Robert. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about
the cooking competition
9.
I’m going to do a project on reading in different countries. Could you help
me? Do young people read as much as old people in your country? Do you prefer
to read E-books or traditional books? Why? How much time do you and your
friends spend reading daily?As for the latest news, I have just joined a
sport club…
Write
a letter to Nick. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about
Nick’s sport club
10.
Last weekend was my mom’s anniversary and we had a family gathering. We
entertained more than 25 people and lived on leftovers for 2 days after the
event. What do you usually cook for special occasions? How often do you
entertain people in your family? Do you normally celebrate your family
holidays at home, or go to a café or to a club? Why? Oh, before I
forget, my middle brother won our school tennis tournament…
Write
a letter to Jane. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about
her middle brother
11.
I’ve enrolled to a university in Denver. They have a good business
school. What do you plan to do after school? By the way, what’s your graduation
party going to be like? What are you going to wear? …My younger sister has
started taking swimming lessons …
Write
a letter to Jack. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his sister
12. …
I know you had your birthday yesterday. Where and how did you celebrate it this
year? What presents did you get and which of them did you like most? How do you
plan to share photos from the party, if at all? Oh, by the way, my elder sister
has moved to New York …
Write
a letter to Nancy. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about her sister’s new accommodation
13.
I wish I could have gone to Sochi for the Winter Olympics. It seemed to
be such an exciting sports festival! What kind of international event would you
like to visit and why? What sports are you fond of and do you play them
yourself? What’s your PE class at school like, and how do you like it? Oh, yes.
I got a wonderful book as a birthday present…
Write
a letter to Jerry. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his new book
14. I hope
you liked my New Year card. Where and how did you celebrate New year this time?
What was the weather like? What’s your secret wish or at least hopes and
expectations for the coming year? I’ve redecorated my room and it looks much
nicer now …
Write
a letter to Nancy. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about the way her room looks now
15.
I know you went to a museum with your class last week. How far was it
from your school and how did you get there? What kind of a museum was it? Would
you like to go there again, why? We have two new classmates. They have just
moved to our town …
Write
a letter to Mary. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about her new classmates
16. I
never eat breakfast, just like my mother. Do you have any special eating habits
and what are they? What do you usually have for lunch at school? Can you give
me the recipe of the dish you often cook yourself? Last Saturday
our family went to the zoo …
Write
a letter to Mary. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about the zoo
17.
When I forget to take an umbrella in summer, it always rains. What’s the
weather like in summer where you live? What do you usually do when it rains?
How do you protect yourself from bad weather? I bought new shoes
two days ago, but now I think I should take them back to the store …
Write
a letter to Joan. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about her new shoes
18. …
We had an awful summer this year. What was the weather like in the place where
you spent your summer this year? What do you do on rainy days in summer? What
is your favourite season and why? Our history class this year is just
fantastic! …
Write
a letter to Cyril. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about
his history class
19.
My younger brother makes unbelievable things with his LEGO blocks. What
kind of toys did you play with when you were young? What amazes you most in
young kids today? How do you and your friends get along with younger brothers
and sisters? I had a wonderful trip to Florida …
Write
a letter to Pete. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his trip
20.
My younger brother makes unbelievable things with his LEGO blocks. What
kind of toys did you play with when you were young? What amazes you most in
young kids today? How do you and your friends get along with younger brothers
and sisters? I had a wonderful trip to Florida …
Write
a letter to Pete. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his trip
21. …
I know many people in Russia have dachas. Why do people want to have a dacha?
What do they usually do there? How do people usually get there?
I’ve decided to join our school dancing class …
Write
a letter to Bob. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about the school dancing class
22. I’ve got new
hobbies – recording birds’ songs and taking pictures of wild life.
What hobby do you have? How much time do you spend on it? What do your parents
and friends think of your hobby? Hooray! My elder brother promised
to be back home from college on my birthday …
Write a letter to Mike.
In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about
his elder brother
23.
This summer we’ve had two tornadoes. Why do you think some people “hunt”
them, instead of hiding from them? What natural phenomena would you call the
most dangerous for people, and why? Will we ever learn to protect ourselves
from them? Yesterday I spent the whole evening watching a
basketball game …
Write
a letter to Jerald. In your letter:answer his questions; ask 3
questions about the basketball game
24.
Thank you for the book about your home city. I love it! How long have your
family lived in this city? What is your favourite place there? Would you like
to move to another city, why or why not?This year I’m planning to have a very
unusual birthday party …
Write
a letter to Molly. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about her future birthday party
25.
Yesterday I saw a film about Robin Hood, and I can say I liked the book
more. Why do you think many people still like stories about Robin Hood? Are
there any books you can read again and again? Where do you get books to read?
I’ve won the school ping-pong tournament …
Write
a letter to Nancy. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about the ping-pong tournament
26.
Yesterday I saw a film about Robin Hood, and I can say I liked the book
more. Why do you think many people still like stories about Robin Hood? Are
there any books you can read again and again? Where do you get books to read?
I’ve won the school ping-pong tournament …
Write
a letter to Nancy. In your letter: answer her
questions; ask 3 questions about the ping-pong tournament
27.
This summer I’m planning to go to a youth sports camp. What sports do you
like to play? Would you like to go to a youth summer camp, why or why not? What
are your plans for the nearest holiday? I almost failed my last test in
history…
Write
a letter to David. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his test
28.
I hate school meals. What kind of food do you get at school for lunch?
How do you like it? What’s your favourite food and can you cook it yourself?
Would you believe it, my elder brother is going to Nepal next month …
Write
a letter to Jack. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions his brother’s trip to Nepal
29. …
I know you’ve just moved to a new house. How do you like it there? How do you
get to your school now? Why did you decide to move? Just imagine I won the city
contest in Geography last week …
Write
a letter to Nancy. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about the city contest in Geography
30.
My Dad has got a new job. What do your parents do? What kind of job would
you like to have and why? What kind of training do you need for it? I saw a
wonderful film last week …
Write
a letter to Maurette. In your letter: answer her
questions; ask 3 questions about the film
31. I hope
everything is fine at school. What’s your regular school day this year like?
What is your favourite school subject, and why? What afterschool clubs do you
plan to join this year, if any at all? I’ve got a new pet …
Write
a letter to Mary. In your letter: answer her questions; ask her 3
questions about a pet
32.
Yesterday my mom asked me to look after my little sister and her two
friends. Babysitting is tough, don’t you think so? What do you usually do if
they ask you to look after little kids? Would you like to be the only child in
the family, and why? Oh, I have some great news! I am going to stay with my
cousin in New York for a week …
Write
a letter to Molly. In your letter: answer her questions; ask 3
questions about her cousin
33. I know it’s often cold in
Russia in winter. What do you usually do not to catch a cold? What is a healthy
lifestyle for you? How can you catch up with the class if you do fall ill?
My cousin is coming to stay with us for Thanksgiving …
Write a letter to Olivia. In
your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about her
cousin
34. … I went shopping with my parents yesterday. Do you prefer to
shop online or in regular stores? Why do you think many people like to spend
their week-ends in big shopping malls? Do you like to go shopping on your own
or with friends and why? You know, I celebrated my birthday last
week …
Write a letter to Jane. In
your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about
her birthday celebration
35. …
All my days, including weekends look almost alike. How do you spend your free
time? Where do you usually go with your friends? What do your parents think
about your friends? Next week I’m presenting my project in
history …
Write
a letter to Bob. In your letter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about his project
36. … Yesterday I went to the zoo. What are the benefits of zoos
in your opinion? Do you think there should be a zoo in every city and why? Is
it better to keep wild animals in natural reserves than in cages and why?
By the way, I’ve taken a dog from a dog shelter…
Write a letter to Susan. In
your letter: answer her questions; ask 3 questions about
the dog
37. Last week it was my
sister’s turn to go to the grocery store. For three days we had nothing to eat
but frozen vegetables. Yucky. Who and how often buys food in your family? What
kind of food do you usually have at home? What do you think about your local
grocery food stores? Our teacher is planning a school trip to the
national park …
Write a letter to Max. In your
letter: answer his questions; ask 3 questions about the
trip
38. … Our PE teacher is super! He lets us
play different ball games and sports during the lessons. Do you like your PE
classes, and why? What sports and games can you play at school? What
after-class activities are most popular in your school? Last week
my Dad organized a picnic for all our family …
Write a letter to Dave. In your letter:
answer his questions; ask 3 questions about the family picnic
Приложение 2
Типовые варианты устной части
Variant 1
Task 1. Imagine
that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some
interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to
your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will
not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
The
London Marathon celebrates its 23rd birthday. That is 23 years of
stresses and strains, blisters and sore bits, and incredible tales. Somehow,
yours truly has managed to run four of them. And I have medals to prove it. It
seemed like a good idea at the time. I watched the inaugural London Marathon on
March 29th, 1981. It seemed extraordinary that normal people would
want to run 26 miles and 385 yards. And, it must be said, they looked strange
and not quite steady at the end of it all. There are, indeed, terrible tales of
people losing consciousness by the time they reach that glorious finishing
line. But I was captivated. I knew I had to do it. Three years later I was
living in London, not far from Greenwich where the event begins, and it seemed
the perfect opportunity to give it a go. I was only a short train ride from the
starting line, but more than 26 miles from the finish.
Task 2. Study the headline.
FLYING
SAUCER CAPTURED ON RANCH IN ROSWELL REGION
You want to find more information about
the event. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the
following:
1) date of the event
2) any evidence
3) policemen came
4) any aliens in the saucer
5) if they alive
You
have 20 seconds to ask each question.
Task 3. Imagine that while visiting
your relatives during your holidays you took some
photos. Choose one photo to present to
your friend.
You will have to start speaking in 1.5
minutes and will speak for not more
than 2 minutes. In your talk remember
to speak about:
•when you took the photo
•what/who is in the photo
•what is happening
•why you took the photo
•why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting
with:
I’ve
chosen photo number … .
Task 4. Study the two photographs. In
1.5 minutes be ready to compare and
contrast the photographs:
give a brief description of the photos (action, location)
say what the pictures have in common
say in what way the pictures are different
say which way of studying presented in the pictures you’d
prefer, explain why
You
will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.
Variant 2
Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing
a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the
presentation and you want to read thistext to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes
to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not
have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
Loren first became fascinated by the study
of cryptids or ‘hidden animals’ as a twelve-year-old after seeing a documentary
on Yetis, but his teacher told him that it was all just nonsense. Unconvinced,
he set about finding all there was to know about legendary beasts such as
yetis, lake monsters, giant snakes and
chupacabras. His interest led to a
lifelong passion for monster-hunting and cryptozoology. To date, he has written
over 30 books and has spent countless hours travelling and camping out all over
the American continent and abroad, interviewing witnesses and examining
possible evidence of cryptids’ existence
such as footprints, hair samples,
scratches, audio tapes of screeches, videos and photos. Not surprisingly, Loren
is often the first person TV producers turn to when they want an expert on the
unexplained. He holds a BA in Zoology and Anthropology, an MA in Social Work
and has done post-graduate work in Sociology and Anthropology.
Task 2. Study the advertisement.
London Ghost Bus Tours
Tour includes:
1.
Stories
about London’s past
2.
Onboard
entertainment with real actors
Tours run most days at 7.30 pm and 9 pm, departing
from Northumberland Avenue off Trafalgar Square.
You are considering taking the tour and
now you are calling to find out more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask
five direct questions to find out the following:
1) the day convenient for you
2) fares for adults
3) if they make stops
4) number of tourists for one tour
5) discounts
You
have 20 seconds to ask each question.
Task 3. Imagine that while travelling
during your holidays you took some photos. Choose one photo to present to your
friend.
You will have to start speaking in 1.5
minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to
speak about:
•when
you took the photo
•what/who
is in the photo
•what
is happening
•why
you took the photo
•why
you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting
with: I’ve chosen photo number … .
Task 4. Study the two photographs. In
1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs:
give
a brief description of the photos (action, location)
say
what the pictures have in common
say
in what way the pictures are different
say
which of the free time activities presented in the pictures you’d prefer
explain
why
You
will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.
Variant
3
Task 1. Imagine
that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some
interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to
your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to
read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
The
Yuri Rozum International Charity Foundation was created in 2005 to invest in
the musical future of Russia. Since then, it has been awarding scholarships to
children from the ages of 7 to 17 who wish to study music but whose parents
cannot afford school fees. The idea behind the programme is that if a child is
talented they should be given every opportunity to be able to develop their skill.
To select the children who will be given an award, competitions are held every
year in all of Russia’s regions. Children are invited to come and perform before
a jury of judges who decide whether they are worthy of an award or not. Those
who are selected are given financial support to help them with their musical
studies for one year. They can spend this money to buy instruments, pay school
fees or private lessons and for travel and living expenses if they have to live
away from home. At the end of the year judges review the participants’ progress
and if they believe that the child has worked well the scholarship can be
renewed
for
another year.
Task 2. Study the advertisement:
« New members are wanted for a water sports
club. You name the sport and we offer you instructions and facilities. You will
have the opportunity to do water skiing, scuba diving, wind surfing with other
enthusiasts at Club Aquarius. Call us for more details. »
You want to
find more information about the club membership. You call to the club and ask
five direct questions to find out the following:
1) membership fee
2) annual or monthly payment
3) if use of facilities is free
4) other water sports
5) working days
You
have 20 seconds to ask each question.
Task
3. Imagine that while having your holidays you took some photos. Choose one
photo to present to your friend.
You will have to start speaking in 1.5
minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to
speak about:
when you took the photo
what/who is in the photo
what is happening
why you took the photo
why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting
with: I’ve chosen photo number … .
Task 4. Study the two photographs. In
1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs:
give a brief description of the photos (action, location)
say what the pictures have in common
say in what way the pictures are different
say which type of work presented in the pictures you’d prefer, explain why
You
will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.
Общие рекомендации по выполнению заданий раздела «Чтение»
• Внимательно читайте инструкции к заданию для того, чтобы понять, какой тип задания Вам предстоит выполнить. Ответ на этот вопрос поможет Вам выбрать правильную последовательность действий и правильно зафиксировать свой ответ.
• Внимательно читайте формулировку вопросов и вариантов ответов, пытаясь выделить в них ключевые слова.
• Не переживайте, если в тексте есть незнакомые слова, они Вам могут не понадобиться для выполнения задания.
• После того как Вы выполните все задания раздела «Чтение» аккуратно перенесите свои ответы в «Бланк ответов АВ».
Рекомендации по выполнению и тренировочные задания В2
«Установление соответствия»
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• Сначала внимательно прочитайте каждый заголовок, пытаясь максимально запомнить их.
• Далее прочитайте микротексты, выделяя ключевые слова, выражающие основное содержание каждого микротекста.
• Не пытайтесь переводить текст дословно, сосредоточьте внимание на основном содержании текста.
• Свои ответы запишите в таблицу.
• Помните, что один заголовок лишний, и что каждую цифру Вы можете использовать только один раз.
Задание 1
Установите соответствие между заголовками 1—8 и текстами A-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A. For many young people aerosol art is just as serious as wall painting was for their prehistoric ancestors. Graffiti is very personal to the teenager who produces it. The motivation behind a piece of graffiti can be happiness or sadness, frustration or relief. For some artists graffiti is a reaction to what happens in their lives. For this reason it is an art form that is very close to the hearts of the young.
B. I am allowed to do what I like with it. I don’t have a lot of space, but it is my favourite place, so I spend a lot of time there. I am the youngest in the family so I also have a lot of old toys on the shelves. I sometimes get bored with the way it is and when I do I change it round. I often move the bed and change the posters on the walls. I’ve asked my parents for a television but I don’t think Γd get one.
C. I have been playing video games since I was ten. I am now fifteen and I can’t get rid of my habit. These days I play for about twenty-five hours a week. Playing video games stops me from exercising and playing basketball and I have no time for friends. Many of the games are very violent but I don’t take them seriously. They are just fun. I think the main problem with games is that they are too much fun.
D. First impressions are vital. For many employers, neat and tidy hair and smart clothes are as important as qualifications. What factors contribute to that vital first impression? It varies a lot according to our culture. For example, in the United States tall people are considered more reliable and serious in business. In many cultures physically attractive people are thought of as warmer, kinder, more sociable and even more intelligent.
E. Dean Palmer is fourteen years old. He may also use the names Dick Page or Daryl Preston. He has short fair hair and is of medium height and slim build. He wears glasses. He was last seen wearing jeans, a brown leather jacket and black trainers. If he is at your school, or has ever been admitted into the school, please telephone the police immediately.
F. Γm known as Chase. That’s my tag. When I started I would go out at night with a few friends and just painted football slogans and things like that on any wall I could find. I suppose it was a way of making a statement. Eventually I got caught. I still continue to express my feelings with the help of aerosol painting, but these days I get permission first.
G. These people just want to get attention. Some people call them artists but many citizens really don’t think that a scribble on the wall is art. In fact, graffiti is a serious social problem as it causes great damage. It ruins the appearance of towns and cities and cleaning it up costs a lot of money.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1—8 и текстами A-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A. A bright sixteen-or-seventeen-year-old is needed to work on Saturdays from nine till six on our market stall selling clothes. Our stock consists of a wide range of trousers, jeans and shirts of modem design. No previous experience is necessary as we provide full training on the job. The main qualities required are an ability to deal with the customers in a positive and friendly manner.
B. You are a natural optimist. You are happy most of the time and always expect the best. However, you are often careless and you don’t always work hard enough, because you think everything will be fine. Remember, nobody is lucky all the time.
C. I was twenty-three when I went to Cosmopolitan as a secretary. I had to do all the usual secretarial jobs like answering the phone and typing letters. And at eleven o’clock I made the coffee, and I had to clean the fridge once a month. After a year I began to train as a sub-editor and then got my National Certificate — a qualification for British journalists. After a time I became features editor on Cosmopolitan. My secretarial training has been incredibly useful.
D. Find out as much as you can about your prospective employers and the business they are in. Think about the questions you are most likely to be asked, and at least three questions you would like to ask them. Don’t only talk about what you hope to get from the firm. Say what you can do for them and all the things in your previous experience and training that you think will be useful in the new job.
E. I feel I would be suitable for this position because I have good organizational skills, and I greatly enjoy going out and meeting new people. I have experience of this kind of work. Last summer I was employed by Imperial Hotels as a tour organizer, and arranged excursions to places of interest. I also worked for London Life last Christmas, which involved taking groups of tourists around the capital. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. I look forward to hearing from you.
F. At the moment I’m staying at a hotel in Athens and Γm doing quite a lot of sightseeing. You would not believe it but the job doesn’t seem to be too demanding. Most of the time I deal with bookings and answer inquiries. But I suppose it’ll be different when the tourist season starts next month. Even now restaurants are beginning to get busier. Next, Γm moving to the island of Crete, which is where most of the people in the company live. See you soon.
G. There are Search and Rescue Services all around the coast of Britain. They must be ready to go out at any time of the day or night and in any weather. Sometimes they must rescue people in the mountains in a storm at night. It isn’t easy to navigate a helicopter in the dark just a few metres from a mountain. The crews work on 24-hour shifts, so if a ship sinks or if someone falls down a cliff, Search and Rescue will be there to help.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-7 И текстами A-F. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A. A group of university students from Brazil have been given the job of discovering and locating all the waterfalls in their country. It is not easy because very often the maps are not detailed. The students have to remain in water for long periods of time. Every day they cover a distance of 35 to 40 kilometers through the jungle, each carrying 40 kilos of equipment.
B. For many years now, mail-order shopping has served the needs of a certain kind of customers. Everything they order from a catalogue is delivered to their door. Now, though, e-mail shopping on the Internet has opened up even more opportunities for this kind of shopping.
C. Another generation of computer fans has arrived. They are neither spotty schoolchildren nor intellectual professors, but pensioners who are learning computing with much enthusiasm. It is particularly interesting for people suffering from arthritis as computers offer a way of writing nice clear letters. Now pensioners have discovered the Internet and at the moment they make up the fastest growing membership.
D. Shopping centres are full of all kinds of stores. They are like small, self-contained towns where you can find everything you want. In a large centre, shoppers can find everything they need without having to go anywhere else. They can leave their cars in the shopping centre car park and buy everything in a covered complex, protected from the heat, cold or rain.
E. Not many people know that, back in the fifties, computers were very big, and also very slow. They took up complete floors of a building, and were less powerful, and much slower than any of today’s compact portable computers. At first, the data they had to process and record was fed in on punched-out paper; later magnetic tape was used, but both systems were completely inconvenient.
F. Potholing is a dull name for a most interesting and adventurous sport. Deep underground, on the tracks of primitive men and strange animals who have adapted to life without light, finding unusual landscapes and underground lakes, the potholer lives an exciting adventure. You mustn’t forget, though, that it can be quite dangerous. Without the proper equipment you can fall, get injured or lost.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1—7 и текстами A-F. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.___________
1. An office at home
2. Computers for making films
3. “No” to computer games
4. Computers for building up team spirit
A. Safe, comfortable and, above all, green. Electric-powered cars will not produce any substances which are dangerous for either people or the environment. In 10-20 years all cars will have their own built-in computers. These computers will help choose the best way to go and avoid accidents. You can even sit back and let the computer do the driving!
B. As you know personal computers use a lot of power. In fact, with their printers and monitors, computers in the USA use each year as much electricity as the whole state of Oregon. Not to waste electricity, new “green” computers are being developed by more than a hundred personal computer firms in the USA. When left on but unused for more than a few minutes, they go down to a standby, using 80 per cent less energy. At a command the PCs return to full power.
C. Nowadays, people working in offices use computers, which contain hundreds of documents. Do you know how much space these documents would take up, if they were printed on paper? They’d occupy whole rooms! In many offices computers are linked in a network. This way, employees can exchange information and messages without moving from their tables.
D. Technology has allowed more and more people to work from the place where they live. Using a modem on a telephone line connected to their computer, everyone can be linked to the company computer. In this way, they don’t waste so much time because they don’t have to go to the office every day. It also means less pollution in the atmosphere caused by transport.
E. Good-bye, pencils! Farewell, sheets of paper! These days cartoons are being made with a computer. The first-ever cartoon to be created by computer was “Toy Story” produced by Steve Jobs. A typical Walt Disney cartoon usually needs up to 600 designers. “Toy Story” was made using only 100. So, like so much of modem life, today’s cinema seems to be falling more and more into the hands of the computer.
F. If someone asked you about the negative aspects of a computer game, probably the first thing that would come to your mind is that it isolates a person from other people. Now the first virtual reality computer game has appeared which can be played in a group of 6 people at the same time. The game is called “The Loch Ness Expedition.” Each player is given a role in the underwater expedition. Players have to cooperate to achieve the goal.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-7 И текстами A-F. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
This museum tells visitors about the history of
1. Architecture 5. team
2. Theatre 6. place
3. Sport 7. ancient times
4. Army
A. At this museum you’ll discover the exciting story of the British soldier in peace and war. It’ll show you how soldiers loved, worked and fought from Tudor times to the present day. Videos, models and unusual personal things bring the soldier’s story vividly to life.
B. This open-air museum with more than 20 buildings covers seven centuries. It is set in 6 hectares of landscaped countryside. Visitors can go inside all the buildings, ancient and modem, getting the idea of how they were designed and constructed.
C. When the Manchester United Museum and Trophy Room opened in 1986 it was Britain’s first purpose built football museum. It covers the history of the famous club since its beginning in 1878 right up to the present day in pictures. The Museum’s video theatre shows some films about the famous club and the matches in which they fought.
D. The Midland Motor Museum, the only of its kind in Europe, houses over 90 exciting racing cars. Newspapers carry news about achievements of the legends of motor sports. Photographs and prints tell visitors of teams and drivers who took part in Paris-Dakar, Formula 1 and other competitions.
E. The Yorkshire Museum has a story to tell, a historical drama that went through the centuries. On show are some of the unusual exhibits from Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking periods. Visitors will see part of Yorkshire Roman city wall which runs through the Museum Garden.
F. The Ironbridge Museum tells the story of a remarkable area where two hundred years ago the world’s first iron bridge symbolised the birth of a new age. Today the area looks different. Riverside pubs, antique shops, reconstructed cottages make it very attractive for tourists.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-7 И текстами A-F. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
This museum tells you about the history of
1. Industry 5. a city
2. Science 6. transport
3. Toys 7. canals
4. Costumes
A. Step inside this magical 1850s «Cinema» for an exciting tour of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. As the lights go down a brilliant moving image of the capital appears before you, while the guide tells the story of Edinburgh’s historic past.
B. The National Waterways Museum of Gloucester brings to life the time when Britain’s waterways were dug between towns. Transport by these ways was cheaper than transport by land. Many exhibits give visitors the chance to relive the Age which helped to revolutionize Britain’s water system.
C. Black Country Museum is an open-air museum. Your visit there is always exciting and enjoyable. Guides in national costumes and working demonstrators tell visitors a story of the time when different machines were invented in Britain and factories began to develop very quickly.
D. Travel through time and discover the colourful story of travel. See shiny buses, tube trains and trams of different centuries. As you step into the past you’ll meet people who’ve kept London moving for 200 years. Hold tight as you put yourself in the driving seat and enjoy your journey.
E. This museum is full of wonderful models of trains, buses, ships and cars. See the 1920s model Story Land Park and play the old slot-machines. It also has a nursery of the beginning of the 20th century. The wonderful collection of dolls contains different marionettes from Ancient Roman Gladiator dolls to figures of today.
F. This museum illustrates the development of human knowledge through different instruments. The museum has a clockwork model of the solar system from 1750 as well as microscopes, telescopes, navigation instruments, electrical machines and tools.
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Рекомендации по выполнению и тренировочные задания ВЗ
«Установление структурно-смысловых связей в тексте»
• Сначала просмотрите текст, чтобы составить представление о его содержании.
• Затем внимательно просмотрите весь список пропущенных частей текста (1-7), обращая внимание на их смысл и грамматическую структуру.
• Обращайте внимание на средства логической связи, которые помогают сделать правильный выбор.
• Перечитывайте каждое предложение с заполненным пропуском, чтобы убедиться, что оно имеет смысл и правильную грамматическую структуру.
Задание 1
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F Частями предложений, обозначенных цифрами 1—7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя. Перенесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
In the summer of 1969, John Wesley Power set out with eight companions and three boats A. Powell and his men planned to travel hundreds of miles through unknown parts of the western United States. Powell was a naturalist, explorer, and former army officer. Although his right arm had been amputated above the elbow B , he never turned away from danger. In August, after travelling through
Many canyons, the group reached the Grand Canyon. It often rained in torrents and cloudbursts. At midday the sun poured down C. More than half the party was without hats and not one of them had an entire suit of clothes. They sat up all night on the rocks, shivering, and were more exhausted by the night’s discomfort than by the day’s heat and toil. They guarded their precious flour supply D, keeping it always in watertight compartments and dividing it equally among the three boats — so that if one of the boats cracked up only a third of it would be lost. Mile after mile, day after day, the vast gorge of the Colorado twisted on through the earth, E. They had seen a few ancient ruins, but no sign that any living Indians ever came down to the river. Suddenly, with their flour almost gone, they saw a sight F. On the bank they found a garden planted with com and squash.
1. As if it would fry them down
2. As if its waters would roar for eternity
3. They made about twenty miles a day
4. On one of the greatest adventures of all time
5. They could scarcely believe
6. As if it had been sacks of gold
7. As a result of a war injury
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Задание 2
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F Частями предложений, обозначенных цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 Лишняя. Перенесите цифру, обозна — чающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Imagine a world white with snow all year, where it can be so quiet A ι. That’s where Maria Davis and her husband, Randy, lived for a year —
In the Antarctic. They went there to study the behavior of the Weddell seals which are the only seals B. Maria and Randy wanted to find out how the seals keep warm and what they eat during the long cold season. This kind of information may someday help humans survive in cold places. The seals had no fear of Maria and Randy, so they could get close enough to attach recorders to their hind flippers. The air temperature dropped every day. Then, to their surprise, the seals disappeared. They knew that seals could not live in the severe winter weather, C . Maria and Randy soon learned
D . They couldn’t see the seals, but they knew they were there E. On land, seals bleat and baa like sheep. Underwater, they sing. Maria and Randy stood on the ice and heard the seals peep, chirp, gurgle, and whistle, and knew they were under their feet. To avoid the cold, the seals spend the entire winter in water. The water is warmer than the air F. There the seals are protected from the wind and are close to their food source.
1. but they didn’t expect them to vanish into thin air
2. because they could hear them
3. the seals had gone into the water under the ice
4. even though it is under a thick crust of ice
5. you can hear your heart beat
6. because they swam through the dark water under the ice
7. known to survive under ice
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Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F Частями предложений, обозначенных цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 Лишняя. Перенесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Before the invention of the internal combustion engine, the only successful human flights were in balloons filled with hot air or a gas like hydrogen which is “lighter than air”. But balloons cannot be properly controlled in flight A. Not until man had invented a powered, “heavier than air” machine could he claim to have conquered the skies. Steam-engines were often tried in the nineteenth century, but they were much too heavy in relation to the power they produced. It was the lighter, more compact petrol engine B.
Wilbur and Orville Wright were bicycle-makers from Dayton in the USA. In 1903, after carefully studying the problems of flight, they fitted a wooden glider with a twelve horse-power petrol engine and two propellers driven by bicycle chains. On a cold morning in December at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they became the first men to fly a “heavier than air” machine.
The British were slow to respond to the new invention. Five years went by C . In 1909, when the “Daily Mail” offered £1000 for the first man to fly the
Channel, it was won by a Frenchman, Louis Bleroits. However, when the First World War broke out, five years later, the vast majority of the population had not yet seen an aeroplane. The military possibilities of aircraft were quickly realized, D. For the first time planes were mass produced from standard parts.
The extent of the progress made during the war was shown in 1919, when two Royal Air Force officers, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown, made the first flight across the Atlantic. They covered the 1890 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland at an average speed of 118 m, p.h., battling all the way against fog, ice and storms. At one point, Brown had to climb on the wings to hack away ice with a knife. In August of the same year, the world’s first daily air service began, E_________ .
By 1923 Croydon Airport, in Surrey, was handling up to thirty cross-channel flights a day. A high standard of safety and reliability was achieved, F.
1. carrying goods and passengers between London and Paris
2. so the war led to a rapid development of aviation
3. that lasted only fifty-nine seconds
4. that held the key to success
5. although the journey was slow and bumpy
6. before the first powered flight was made in England
7. because they are at the mercy of the wind and air-currents
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Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F Частями предложений, обозначеных цифрами 1—7. Одна из частей в списке 1—7 лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Even if you don’t have the Internet there is one resource for up-to-date information A . From it you can Ieam about important events in other parts of the world; what
The weather is likely to be tomorrow; what shows will be on your television tonight; what items are for sale in stores near you. Your local newspaper tells you this and more. There are differences among newspapers, B. If you know the things they have in
Common, you can use any newspaper quickly and easily. The first part of a newspaper has news stories. The most important news C__________________________________ . The size of the headline generally
Shows how important the editors of the paper thought D. The largest headlines are used for the most important stories. A well-written news story has the most important information in the first paragraph. That paragraph should tell who or what the story is about E . Most papers also have an EDITORIALS section. Here you may read about
Some of the same events and issues that are covered in the news section F. News stories are supposed to give just the facts. Editorials give the opinions of the writers.
1. the news story was
2. but they are presented in a different way
3. that can be available in your own home every day
4. as well as columns that give the opinions of sports writers
5. is likely to be on the front page
6. as well as when and where it took place
7. but most are alike in many ways
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Рекомендации no Выполнению и тренировочные задания А15—А21
«Множественный выбор»
• Сначала быстро просмотрите текст, чтобы понять, о чем он.
• Прочитайте вопросы к тексту.
• Прочитайте текст второй раз внимательнее и определите, какая его часть относится к какому вопросу.
• Тестовые вопросы расположены в том порядке, в каком расположены относящиеся к ним части текста. Все четыре варианта ответа будут касаться одной и той же части текста.
• Основываясь на информации в тексте, продумайте ответы на вопросы, сначала не читая вариантов ответа. Затем сравните предполагаемый ответ с каждым из 4-х предложенных вариантов ответа и выберите тот, который Вы считаете верным.
• Выбор ответа должен быть основан только на информации, которая есть в тексте, а не на основании того, что Вы думаете или знаете по предложенному вопросу.
• Проверьте и убедитесь, что другие три варианта ответа не могут быть верными, так как они либо противоречат тексту, либо об этом в тексте не говорится.
• Лексика в формулировке тестовых вопросов и в тексте часто не совпадает, поэтому при чтении необходимо сосредоточить внимание на синонимичных выражениях или словах близких по смыслу.
• Не выбирайте варианты ответов только потому, что в них есть слова, которые встречаются в тексте. Очень часто они являются неправильными ответами.
• Обращайте внимание на слова типа As if, as thoughВ значении «словно», «как будто», а также на модальные глаголы May, mightСо значением «возможно», «вероятно», которые могут менять смысл предложения.
Задание 1
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите циф — ру 1, 2, 3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Our province has not always been a dead place, entirely unknown to fame, as it is today. Long ago, the people from all the farms within 20 miles brought us their crops of grain to grind. To right and left, one could see nothing but the sails turning about in the wind above the huge pine trees, and long strings of little donkeys loaded with bags climbing the hills and stretching out along the roads.
On Sundays, we went to the mills in groups. The millers treated us to wine, and we danced until it was pitch-dark. Those mills, you see, were the pleasure and wealth of our province. Then some Frenchman from Paris got the idea of setting up a steam flourmill on the road to Tarascon, and the people fell into the habit of sending their grain there, and the poor windmills were left without work. We saw no more strings of little donkeys. No more wine! No more dancing!
But one little mill continued to turn bravely on its hill. That was Master Comille’s mill. The Master was an old miller who was crazy over his trade. Then the old man shut himself up in his mill, and lived alone like a wild beast. He wouldn’t even keep with him his granddaughter Vivette, a child of 15. Since the death of her parents, she had no one but her grandfather in the world. The poor child had to hire herself out among the farms for the harvest or the olive picking. And yet, her grandfather seemed to love the child dearly. He often travelled eight miles on foot to see her at the farm where she was working. When he was with her, he would pass hours at a time gazing at her and weeping. They were tears of grief for the girl.
There was something in Master Comille’s life we couldn’t understand. For a long time, no one in the village had brought him any grain, and yet the sails of his windmill were always in motion as before. In the evenings, people met the old miller on the roads, driving before him his donkey loaded with fat bags of flour. If anyone asked where so much work could come from, he would put a finger to his lips and answer gravely: “Hush! I am working for export.” No one could get anything more from him. Everyone had his own explanation of Master Comille’s secret. But the general report was that there were even more bags of silver in the mill than bags of grain.
After a while, however, everything came to light. One day I found out that my eldest boy and Vivette had fallen in love with each other. So I went up to the mill to say a word to the grandfather. Ah! You should have seen how he received me! It was impossible for me to get him to open his door. I explained my reasons through the keyhole. The old man didn’t give me time to finish, but shouted that if I was in such a hurry to get my boy married, I could go and look for a girl at the steam mill. The blood went to my head when I heard such rough talk.
I returned to inform the children of my treatment. They decided to speak to the grandfather themselves. When they reached the mill, Master Comille had gone out. The door was locked, but the old fellow had left his ladder outside. Suddenly it occurred to the children to go in by the window.
The main room of the mill was empty. Not a sack, not a particle of grain, not the slightest trace of the silver which had been spoken a lot about, not the slightest trace of flour on the walls or on the spider webs. The lower room had the same look of poverty and neglect: a few rags, a crust of bread, and in a comer three sacks, which had burst, with rubbish and plaster sticking out. That was Master Comille5S secret! It was that plaster that he paraded at night on the roads, to save the honor of the mill and to make people think that he made flour there. Poor mill! Poor Comille! Long ago the steam millers had robbed him of his last customer. The sails still turned, but the mill ground nothing.
A15According to the narrator, the province used to be famous for
1) rich harvests of grain.
2) large territories of pine woods.
3) a large number of windmills.
4) a great number of little donkeys.
A16 When a steam mill was set up on the road to Tarascon
1) the farmers felt resentful and angry.
2) the millers’ life became easier and more enjoyable.
3) the millers welcomed the invention heartily.
4) the people’s lifestyle became less enjoyable.
Δ1ZJ Vivette worked on farms because
1) she had to provide for herself.
2) she had no wish to live with her grandfather.
3) her grandfather needed money badly.
4) she preferred picking olives to working at a mill.
A18Master Comille would look at Vivette for hours and cry because he felt
1) pityforthegirl.
2) lonely without her.
3) sorry he couldn’t see her often enough.
4) that people were cruel to her.
A19 People of the village were curious to know
1) if the Master was really working for export.
2) where the Master got the grain to have his mill working.
3) how many bags of silver there were in his mill.
4) what the bags on his donkey were full of.
A20 The Master talked to the narrator roughly because he might have been
1) afraid that the narrator would get into his mill.
2) angry with the narrator for using the steam mill.
3) sure that the narrator’s son was a bad match for Vivette.
4) In a hurry to finish his work.
When the young couple got into the mill they realized that the Master
1) was a miser who lived on a crust of bread.
2) used his mill as a hiding place for his silver.
3) was an untidy and careless person.
Was suffering because the days of windmills had passed.
Задание 2
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15—А21. В каждом задании обведите циф — ру 1, 2, 3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Sometimes my father scares me. He can tackle something he knows nothing about, and nine times out of ten, it will come out all right. It’s pure luck, of course, but try convincing him. “Frame of Mind,” he says. “Just believe you can do a thing, and you’ll do it.” “Anything?” I asked. “Some day your luck will run out. Then see what good your Frame of Mind will do,” I said.
Believe me, I am not just being a smart alec. It so happens that I have actually tried Frame of Mind myself. The first time was the year I went all out to pass the civics final. I had to go all out, On account of I had not cracked a book all year. I really crammed, and all the time I was cramming I was concentrating on Frame of Mind. Just believe you can do a thing — sure. I made the lowest score in the history of Franklin High. “Thirty-three percent,” I said, showing my father the report card. “There’s your Frame of Mind for you.” He put it on the table without looking at it. “You have to reach a certain age and understanding,” he explained. “That’s the key to Frame of Mind.” “Yeah? What does a guy do in the meantime?” “Maybe you should study. Some kids Ieam a lot that way.”
That was my first experience with Frame of Mind. My latest one was for a promotion at the Austin Clothing Store. Jim Watson had a slightly better sales record and was more knowledgeable and skillful. Me, I had Frame of Mind. Jim Watson got the job. Did this convince my father? It did not. To convince him, something had to happen. To him, I mean. Something did happen, too, at the Austin Clothing Store. My father works there, too. What happened was that Mr Austin paid good money for a clever Easter window display. It’s all set up and we’re about to draw the curtain when we discover the display lights won’t work. I can see Mr Austin growing pale. He is thinking of the customers that could go right by his store in the time it will take him to get hold of an electrician.
This is when my father comes on the scene. “Is something the matter?” he says. “Oh, hello, Louis,” Mr Austin says. He calls my father “Louis.” Me, Joe Conklin — one of his best salesmen — he hardly knows. My father, a stock clerk, he calls “Louis.” Life isn’t always fair. “These darned lights won’t work.” “Hm, I see,” my father says. “Maybe I can be of service.” From inside his pocket comes a screwdriver. Mr Austin looks at him. “Can you help us, Louis?” “No, he cannot,” I volunteer. “You think he’s Thomas Edison?” I don’t intend to say that. Itjust slips out. “Young man, I was addressing your father,” Mr Austin says, giving me a cold hard look. My father touches something with his screwdriver and the display lights go on.
What happened next was that the big safe in Mr Austin’s office got jammed shut with all our paychecks in it. From nowhere comes my father. “Is something the matter?” he says. “The safe, Louis,” Mr Austin is saying. “It won’t open, I was going to send for you.” “Hm, I see,” my father says. “Can you help us, Louis?” Mr Austin inquires. I start to say he cannot, but I stop myself. If my father wants to be a clown, that’s his business. “What is the combination of this safe?” my father says. Mr Austin whispers the combination in my father’s ear. Armed with the combination, he starts twirling the knob. I can’t believe it: grown men and women standing hypnotized, expecting that safe door to open. And while they stand there, the safe door opens.
“Go ahead, say it was luck, my opening the safe today,” my father says. “OK,” I reply. Then I tell him what I saw in the faces of those people in Mr Austin’s office: confidence and trust and respect. “The key to Frame of Mind is you have to use it to give support to those who need it when there’s no one else to save the situation. Otherwise it will not work.”
A15The narrator thought that his father
1) believed that he was the luckiest man in the world.
2) was a knowledgeable and highly qualified man.
3) succeeded in almost everything he did.
4) didn’t mind being called a lucky man.
Al6 In paragraph 2 “I had to go all out” means that the narrator had to
1) take the civics examination one more time.
2) take the civics examination in a different school.
3) try as hard as he could to prepare for the exam.
4) find somebody to help him pass the exam.
Al7 They didn’t promote the narrator because he had
1) proved less successful than Jim.
2) sold few records.
3) no Frame of Mind.
4) not reached the promotion age.
Alg Mr Austin was in despair because
1) the curtain wouldn’t draw open.
2) he couldn’t find an electrician.
3) the display had cost him a lot of money.
4) he was likely to lose some customers.
A19When Mr Austin called the narrator’s father “Louis” the young man felt
1) proud of his Dad.
2) hopeful of his Dad.
3) JealousofhisDad.
4) sorry for his Dad.
A20 The narrator was sure that
1) his Dad would open the safe.
2) his Dad knew nothing about safes.
3) Mr. Austin wanted to make fun of his Dad.
4) Mr. Austin had sent for his Dad to open the safe.
According to Louis’ words, Frame of Mind worked if one was
1) knowledgeable in many fields.
2) ready to help other people.
3) a lucky person.
4) respectful and trustful.
Задание 3
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15—А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
I had first become acquainted with my Italian friend by meeting him at certain great houses where he taught his own language and I taught drawing. All I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons; and that he had been for many years respectably established in London as a teacher.
Without being actually a dwarf — for he was perfectly well-proportioned from head to foot — Pesca was, I think, the smallest human being I ever saw. Remarkable anywhere, by his personal appearance, he was still further distinguished among the mankind by the eccentricity of his character. The ruling idea of Peska’s life now was to show his gratitude to the country that had given him a shelter by doing his utmost to turn himself into an Englishman. The Professor aspired to become an Englishman in his habits and amusements, as well as in his personal appearance. Finding us distinguished, as a nation, by our love of athletic exercises, the little man devoted himself to all our English sports and pastimes, firmly persuaded that he could adopt our national amusements by an effort of will the same way as he had adopted our national gaiters and our national white hat.
I had seen him Risk his limbs blindly Unlike others at a fox-hunt and in a cricket field; and soon afterwards I saw him risk his life, just as blindly, in the sea at Brighton.
We had met there accidentally, and were bathing together. If we had been engaged in any exercise peculiar to my own nation I should, of course, have looked after Pesca carefully; but as foreigners are generally quite as well able to take care of themselves in the water as Englishmen, it never occurred to me that the art of swimming might merely add one more to the list of manly exercises which the Professor believed he could Ieam on the spot. Soon after we had both struck out from shore, I stopped, finding my friend did not follow me, and turned round to look for him. To my horror and amazement, I saw nothing between me and the beach but two little white arms which struggled for an instant above the surface of the water, and then disappeared from view. When I dived for him, the poor little man was lying quietly at the bottom, looking smaller than I had ever seen him look before.
When he had thoroughly recovered himself, his warm Southern nature broke through all artificial English restraints in a moment. He overwhelmed me with the wildest expressions of affection and in his exaggerated Italian way declared that he should never be happy again until he rendered me some service which I might remember to the end of my days.
Little did I think then — little did I think afterwards — that the opportunity of serving me was soon to come; that he was eagerly to seize it on the instant; and that by so doing he was to turn the whole current of my existence into a new channel. Yet so it was. If I had not dived for Professor Pesca when he lay under water, I should never, perhaps, have heard even the name of the woman, who now directs the purpose of my life.
Peska taught
1) drawing.
2) Italian.
3) English.
4) politics.
A16 Peska impressed people by being
1) well-built.
2) well-mannered.
3) strange.
4) ill-mannered.
Al 7 Peska tried to become a true Englishman because he
1) was thankful to the country that had adopted him.
2) enjoyed Englishmen’s pastimes and amusements.
3) loved the way the English did athletic exercises.
4) was fond of the eccentric fashions of the English.
AlS,… .risk his limbs blindly’ means Peska
1) didn’t look where he went.
2) was unaware of danger from others.
3) caused a problem for others.
4) acted rather thoughtlessly.
A19 The narrator didn’t look after Peska carefully because
1) they both had been engaged in the peculiar English exercise.
2) foreigners were generally bathing not far from the shore.
3) the narrator was sure that Peska would Ieam swimming on the spot.
4) the narrator was sure that Peska was a very good swimmer.
A20 Peska wanted to do the narrator some favour as
1) it was in his warm nature.
2) the narrator had saved his life.
3) the narrator was his best friend.
4) he wanted to look English.
A21 Peska managed to
1) change the narrator’s’s life completely.
2) become English to the core.
3) meet a woman who later directed his life.
4) turn his existence into a new channel.
Задание 4
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
During the baking hot months of the summer holidays my mother and I used to escape to one of the scattered lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic surroundings we used to spend the long summer days in the open air, swimming and canoeing or just lying dreaming in the sun. In the evening the lake was always a bright, luminous grey after the unbelievable sunset colours had faded.
The last summer before we returned to England was particularly enchanted. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. No one will ever convince me that one cannot be in love at fifteen. I loved then as never since, with all my heart and without doubts or reservations or pretence.
My boyfriend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was «his place». The strange and beautiful wilderness drew him with an obsessive urgency, so I suspected it was not to see me that he got on his motor-cycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundredodd miles along the pitted prairie roads to spend the weekends at our place.
Sometimes he couldn’t come, and the joy would go out of everything until Monday, when I could start looking forward to Friday again. He could never let us know in advance, as we were too far from civilization to have a phone or even a telegraph service. Three hundred miles in those conditions is quite a journey. Besides, Don was hard up, and sometimes worked overtime at weekends.
One Friday night a storm broke out. 1 lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating on the roof. Once I got up and stood looking out over the treetops, shivering. I tried not to expect Don that night hoping he would have enough sense to wait until the storm ended. Yet in my frightened thoughts I couldn’t help imagining Don fighting the storm. His motorbike, which had always looked to me so heavy and solid, seemed in my thoughts frail enough to he blown onto its side by the first gust that struck it. I thought of Don pinned under it, skidding, his face pressed into the mud.
I crawled back into bed, trying to close my throat against the tears. But when my mother, prompted by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me, she kissed my cheek and found it wet.
«Don’t get upset, Jane,» she said softly. «He may still come.»
When she had tucked me in and gone, I lay thinking about Don, about the danger of the roads. You couldn’t ride or walk along them safely after heavy rain; your feet would slip from under you. The roads in Northern Canada are not like the friendly well-populated English ones, where there are always farmhouses within walking distance and cars driving along them day and night.
It was hours later, that I suddenly realized the sound of the roaring engine was real. The storm was dying. I lay absolutely still, relief and pain fighting for ascendancy within me, each in itself overwhelming enough to freeze the breath in my lungs as I heard Don’s heavy tired footsteps on the wooden stairs.
Al 5 The last summer was particularly fascinating for Jane because she
1 spent it in the magic surroundings.
2 had a lot of fun in the open air.
3 enjoyed unbelievable sunsets by the lake.
4 fell in love for the first time.
Al 6 Jane believes that love at fifteen is
1 a sincere deep feeling.
2 associated with doubts.
3 full of reservations.
4 connected with pretence.
A17 Don travelled three hundred-odd miles every weekend because he was
1 desperate to see Jane before she left.
2 fond of riding his motorcycle.
3 attracted by the beauty of the lake.
4 fond of spending weekends with his friends.
Sometimes Don didn’t come to see Jane and her mother on Friday because he
1 thought they were too far from civilization.
2 had given up hope of seeing Jane.
3 worked to make some extra money.
4 hated travelling in exhausting conditions.
A19 Mother came into Jane’s room during the storm because she
1 felt Jane was afraid of the thunder.
2 felt Jane was worried about Don.
3 heard Jane walking in the room.
4 heard Jane crying in her bed.
A20 According to Jane, the roads in Northern Canada were
1 slippery.
2 muddy.
3 lonely.
4 busy.
…»relief and pain fighting for ascendancy within me…» means that Jane felt
1 overwhelming pain.
2 relief and pain alternately.
3 relief as a prevailing emotion.
4 neither relief nor pain.
Задание 5
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
The London Marathon celebrates its 23rd birthday. That is 23 years of stresses and strains, blisters and sore bits, and incredible tales. Somehow, yours truly has managed to run four of them. And I have medals to prove it. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I watched the inaugural London Marathon on March 29th, 1981. It seemed extraordinary that normal people would want to run 26 miles and 385 yards. And, it must be said, they looked strange and not quite steady at the end of it all. There are, indeed, terrible tales of people losing consciousness by the time they reach that glorious finishing line. But I was captivated. I knew I had to do it.
Three years later I was living in London, not far from Greenwich where the event begins, and it seemed the perfect opportunity to give it a go. I was only a short train ride from the starting line, but more than 26 miles from the finish. “Who cares?” I thought. By the end I did. The moment I crossed that finishing line, and had that medal placed around my neck, was one of the finest in my life. The sense of achievement was immense. It was a mad thing to do, and ultimately pointless. But knowing that Γd run a Marathon — that most historic of all distant races — felt incredible.
London provides one of the easiest of all the officially sanctioned marathons because most of it is flat. Yes, there are the cobblestones while running through the Tower of London, and there are the quiet patches where crowds are thin and you are crying out for some encouragement — those things matter to the alleged “fun” runners like myself, the serious runners don’t think of such things.
This year London will attract unprecedented number of athletes, a lot of title holders among them. It is set to witness what is probably The greatest field ever for a marathon. In the men’s race, for example, among numerous applicants there’s the holder of the world’s best time, Khalid Khannouchi of the USA; the defending champion El Mouriz of Morocco; Ethiopia’s Olympic bronze-medallist Tesfaye Tola. And, making his marathon debut, is one of the finest long distance runners of all time Haile Gebrselassie.
Since 1981, almost half a million people have completed the London Marathon, raising more than $125 million for charity. For the majority of the runners, this is what it is all about. It is for charity, for fun, for self-development. It is a wonderful day. I have run it with poor training, with proper training. And I have always loved it.
It’s crazy, and it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. If you want to feel as though you’ve achieved something, run a marathon.
Al 5 Participation in the London Marathon resulted for the narrator in
1) stresses and strains.
2) blisters and sore bits.
3) memorable medals.
4) incredible tales.
A16 When the narrator watched the end of the first marathon he saw people who were
1) extraordinary steady.
2) feeling weak and exhausted.
3) losing consciousness.
4) having a glorious time.
A17 The reason for the narrator’s participation in the marathon was the fact that he
1) was fascinated by it.
2) lived not far from its finishing line.
3) wanted to receive a medal.
4) wanted to do something incredible.
A18 “By the end I did” means that the narrator
1) found the distance suitable.
2) found the distance challenging.
3) decided to take part in the marathon.
4) eventually took a train to the finish.
According to the narrator, the London Marathon is one of the easiest because
1) it goes through the Tower of London.
2) there are quiet patches without crowds.
3) many “fun” runners participate in it.
4) its course does not slope up or down.
«… the greatest field ever for a marathon ”Means that the marathon
1) will take place on a big field.
2) is to be run by the famous runners only.
3) will be witnessed by more people.
4) will welcome a huge number of sportsmen.
A21 According to the narrator, one should run the London Marathon to
1) raise money for charity.
2) get some training.
3) feel self-fulfillment.
4) have fun in a crazy way.
Задание 6
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Some fifty years ago Mrs. Gage, a poor elderly widow, was sitting in her cottage in a village in Yorkshire when the postman opened the door and threw a letter in her lap. Mrs. Gage opened it and read, “Dear Madam: We have the honour to inform you of the death of your brother Mr. Joseph Brand. He has left you his entire property, which consists of a dwelling house, cucumber frames, etc., etc. in the village of Rodmell in Lancashire, and his entire fortune of £3,000 sterling”. Mrs. Gage almost fell into the fire with joy. She hadn’t seen her brother for many years and, as he did not even acknowledge the Christmas card which she sent him every year, she thought that his miserly habits made him grudge even a penny stamp for a reply. But now it had turned to her advantage. With three thousand pounds, to say nothing of the house, she could live in great luxury forever.
She determined to visit Rodmell at once. The village clergyman lent her two pound ten, to pay her fare, and by the next day all preparations for her journey were complete. The most important of these was the care of her dog during her absence, for in spite of her poverty she was devoted to animals.
Mrs. Gage reached Rodmell on a November night and knocked at the door of the house at the end of the village which had been left her by her brother. There was no answer. She knocked again. A very strange high voice shrieked out “Not at home!” She was so much taken aback that if she hadn’t heard footsteps coming she would have run away. However, the door was opened by an old village woman, by name Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Ford told Mrs. Gage that it had been the parrot shrieking out “Not at home!” He was a seaman’s parrot. However, she added, Mr. Joseph was very fond of him, had called him James and talked to him as if he were a rational being. He was a very handsome bird, as Mrs. Gage could see; but his feathers were sadly neglected. Mrs. Ford soon left. Mrs. Gage at once fetched some sugar and offered it to the parrot, saying in a very kind tone that she meant him no harm, but had come to take possession of the house, and she would see to it that he was as happy as a bird could be. She next went round the house and saw only holes in the carpets and broken furniture. She only cheered herself by thinking of the 3,000 pounds in the bank.
When she got into the lawyer’s office next morning she had to face some very disagreeble news. “I have gone carefully through Mr. Brand’s papers”, said the lawyer. “I regret to say that I can find no trace whatever of the money. I went to Rodmell and searched the premises with utmost care and found absolutely nothing except a grey parrot which 1 advise you to sell for whatever he will fetch”. Mrs. Gage was almost crazy with grief. She would return home absolutely empty handed, for the parrot would have to be sold to pay her fare.
Mrs. Gage’s progress on the way back to Rodmell was very slow indeed. In the evening it became pitch dark and she could scarcely see her own hand before the nose. Suddenly a wonderful thing happened. An enormous light shot up into the sky lighting up every blade of grass and Mrs. Gage realized that it was her brother’s house blazing to cinders before her very eyes. Mrs. Gage made an attempt to look for the parrot, but she was held back by the village people, who thought she must be crazy to hazard her life for a bird.
Mrs. Ford took Mrs. Gage by the hand and led her off to her own cottage to sleep the night. But poor Mrs. Gage could not sleep. She tossed and tumbled thinking of her miserable state, and wondering how she could get back home. She was even more grieved to think of the poor parrot James, who had died a terrible death. If only she had been in time, she would have risked her own life to save his.
Suddenly a slight tap at the window made Mrs. Gage start. To her utmost surprise, sitting on the window ledge, was an enormous parrot. She was overcome with joy at his escape. The parrot cried shrilly, “Not at home!”, walked away a few steps and looked back as if inviting Mrs. Gage to follow him. The bird took Mrs. Gage to the burnt house and started to hop around the brick floor. Mrs. Gage saw that the bricks were only loosely laid together. It was not until she had removed the entire upper layer of bricks, that a most miraculous sight was displayed before their eyes — there, in row after row, beautifully polished, and shining brightly in the moonlight, were thousands of brand new sovereigns!
“It” in the sentence “But now it had turned out to her advantage» refers to the fact that
1) Mrs. Gage had sent her brother a Christmas card every year.
2) Mrs. Gage had not seen her brother for many years.
3) Mrs. Gage’s brother had been so greedy all his life.
4) Mrs. Gage’s brother had never written her any letters.
A16 Before Mrs. Gage left on her journey she had
1) given the village clergyman the money she owed him.
2) found somebody to look after her house and garden.
3) notified her brother’s lawyer about her visit.
4) made provision for her dog to be looked after.
Mrs. Gage got frightened when she knocked at the door of her brother’s house because
1) nobody answered her knock for a long time.
2) the door was opened by a person she hadn’t expected to see.
3) she heard somebody speak in a loud voice in the empty house.
4) she heard a strange sound of footsteps coming to the door.
АД8 Mrs. Gage spoke to the parrot kindly because
1) she had no one else to talk to in the empty house.
2) she thought the bird needed care and attention.
3) her late brother had been very fond of the bird.
4) she was afraid the bird would dislike her.
A19Mrs. Gage’s bitter disappointment was caused by the fact that
1) her brother’s house was dilapidated and was worth nothing.
2) the three thousand pounds her brother had left her had been stolen.
3) the lawyer had deceived her about her inheritance.
4) the sum of money she expected to inherit was nowhere to be found.
A20 The thing which upset Mrs. Gage most about the fire was
1) the fate of the big grey parrot.
2) the loss of her brother’s house.
3) her dependence on Mrs. Ford’s hospitality.
4) the bad luck that seemed to follow her.
A21 The message of the story is:
1) Goodness of heart is always rewarded.
2) To become rich and happy, you have to overcome difficulties.
3) Pets act rationally when they are treated well.
4) Hidden treasures are always found.
Задание 7
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It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man. He was in no hurry. What he had the most of was time. He lived up in Rio en Medio, where his people had been for hundreds of years. He tilled the same land they had tilled. His house was small and wretched, but quaint. The little creek ran through his land. His orchard was gnarled and beautiful.
The day of the sale he came into the office. His coat was old, green and faded. He also wore gloves. They were old and tom and his fingertips showed through them. He carried a cane that was only the skeleton of a worn-out umbrella. But all that did not affect his imposing presence.
Behind him walked one of his innumerable kin — a dark young man with eyes like a gazelle. The old man bowed to all of us in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Chaplin once did that in an old film. Then he handed his things to the boy, who stood obediently behind the old man’s chair.
There was a great deal of conversation, about rain and about his large family. Finally we got down to business. Yes, he would sell, as he had agreed, for twelve hundred dollars, in cash. «Don Anselmo,» I said to him in Spanish, «we have made a discovery. You remember that we sent that surveyor, that engineer, up there to survey your land so as to make the deed. Well, he tells us that your land extends across the river and that you own almost twice as much as you thought.» He didn’t know that. «And now, Don Anselmo,» I added, «these Americans are good people, and they are willing to pay you for the additional land as well, at the same rate per acre, so you will get almost twice as much, and the money is here for you.»
The old man hung his head for a moment in thought. Then he stood up and stared at me. «Friend,» he said, «I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner.» I kept still and let him have his say. «I know these Americans are good people, and that is why I have agreed to sell to them. But I do not care to be insulted. I have agreed to sell my house and land for twelve hundred dollars and that is the price.»
I argued with him but it was useless. Finally he signed the deed and took the money but refused to take more than the amount agreed upon. Then he shook hands all around, put on his ragged gloves, took his stick and walked out with the boy behind him.
A month later my friends had moved into Rio en Medio. They had replastered the old adobe house, pruned the trees, patched the fence, and moved in for the summer. One day they came back to the office to complain. The children of the village were overrunning their property. They came every day and played under the trees. When they were spoken to they only laughed and talked back good-naturedly in Spanish.
I sent a messenger up to the mountains for Don Anselmo. It took a week to arrange another meeting. When he arrived he repeated his previous preliminary performance. He wore the same faded clothes, carried the same stick and was accompanied by the boy again. He shook hands all around, sat down with the boy behind his chair, and talked about the weather. Finally I broached the subject. «Don Anselmo, about the ranch you sold to these people.
When you sold to them you signed a document, a deed, and in that deed you agreed to several things. One thing was that they were to have the complete possession of the property. Now, Don Anselmo, it seems that every day the children of the village overrun the orchard and spend most of their time there. We would like to know if you, as the most respected man in the village, could not stop them from doing so in order that these people may enjoy their new home more in peace.»
Don Anselmo stood up. He said, “I sold them my property because I knew they were good people, but I did not sell them the trees in the orchard. You know, I am the oldest man in the village. Almost everyone here is my relative and all the children of Rio en Medio are my descendants. Every time a child has been bom in Rio en Medio since I took possession of that house from my mother I have planted a tree for that child. The trees in that orchard are not mine, they belong to the children of the village. I did not sell the trees because I could not. They are not mine.»
There was nothing we could do. Legally we owned the trees but it took most of the following winter to buy them, individually, from the descendants of Don Anselmo in Rio en Medio.
It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man (Don Anselmo) because
1) he wanted to sell his property for as much money as he could.
2) he had to find some place to live after selling his house.
3) the sale for him was an important occasion not to be dealt with in a rush.
4) it was difficult for him to understand American English the buyers spoke.
When Don Anselmo came into the office on the day of the sale the narrator felt that the old man looked
1) ridiculous reminding him of Charles Chaplin.
2) pitiful in his worn out and shabby clothes.
3) dignified due to his bearing and good manners.
4) proud to be treated with respect by the Americans.
Al 7 The narrator informed Don Anselmo that
1) the Americans had insisted on measuring Don Anselmo’s land.
2) the old man had more land than he had always believed.
3) the surveyor had found out that Don Anselmo had been cheating.
4) Don Anselmo had illegally acquired a plot of land across the river.
Don Anselmo felt he was insulted because he
1) was offered more money than he had asked.
2) thought the Americans were cheating.
3) didn’t like the way the narrator spoke to him.
4) was shamed in front of his young relative.
After the narrator’s friends had moved into Don Anselmo’s house they came back to the office to complain because
1) the house needed more renovation than they had expected.
2) their orchard was constantly trespassed on.
3) the children of the village kept coming into the house.
4) the children made too much noise while playing.
A20 The narrator arranged another meeting with Don Anselmo in order to
1) make the old man sign an additional deed concerning the property.
2) cancel the previous agreement concerning the property.
3) ask Don Anselmo to clarify the meaning of the deed to the people of the village.
4) ask Don Anselmo to persuade the children to leave the Americans alone.
A21 The problem with Don Ancelmo, s former property was caused by the fact that
1) legally every child in the village owned a tree in the orchard.
2) Don Anselmo was sure that he did not own the trees in the orchard.
3) Don Anselmo had refused to sell the orchard around the house.
4) Don Anselmo’s descendants refused to acknowledge the Americans as the new owners of the property.
Задание 1
European Green Lizard |
P4 The European Green Lizard is one of the LARGE |
Lizards in Europe. Some of them reach a length of 40 centimetres, |
25 centimetres of which is its tail. |
B5 Green lizards ._________________________ widely throughout Europe FIND |
Although they do not live naturally in Great Britain. Recently |
Zoologists have tried to establish colonies there but the British |
Climate is not really warm enough for these lizards. |
You may find a Green Lizard for sale in a pet shop. If you |
B6 One, you will see that it is not difficult to BUY |
Look after it but it needs proper conditions. |
Singing in Choirs |
Aled Jones sang in a choir in the 1980s. One year he became |
B7 Choirboy of the year and immediately after that a recording star. |
Ihen the voice changed and now BOk |
B8 Aled to see what happens to his voice WAIT |
Before he sings in public again. |
______ Many people sing in church choirs before their voice |
B9 — ■ — CHANGE |
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «TRAIN» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
The Big Marathon
It was the day of the city marathon. Cindy __________________ for it for more than six months and was now ready. Unfortunately, the weather was not the best for the occasion.
1
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово FALL так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
The freezing rain was chilly and unpleasant, but then, what could you expect in the middle of December? It was after she had run 17 km that she __________________.
2
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово TWO так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
Nothing really hurt, but Cindy felt miserable and started having __________________ thoughts about finishing the run.
3
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово FAR так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
She didn’t think she could run any __________________. That was when Lily, her best friend, caught up with her. She gave Cindy a hand and cheered her up. Together, Cindy and Lily ran the whole 42 km of the marathon.
4
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово IT так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
Spring
Spring is the season that is enjoyed by most people. __________________ image is often used in poetry as a metaphor for rebirth and renewal, love and romance, new hope and dreams.
5
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово LEAF так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
This is the time when the __________________ on trees are fresh and fragrant and the first flowers begin to bloom.
6
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово LOOK так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
If you __________________ up, you will see birds building their nests. Everyone is happy in spring.
7
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Pluto
Until recently, Pluto was known as the ninth planet in our solar system. It was spotted and labeled as a planet in 1930.Composed __________________ of ice, Pluto was thought to be the farthest planet from the sun.
8
Образуйте от слова POSSIBLE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.
In 1970, some scientists began to question whether Pluto was really a planet. As technology improved the __________________ to see the outer areas of the solar system, they found other objects like Pluto. However, they decided that these did not have enough mass, or quantity of matter, to be considered a planet.
9
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In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, the group of scientists who give objects in space their __________________ classification, introduced a set of conditions that would define a planet.
10
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There were three main qualifications, and Pluto failed to meet one of them. It did not have enough mass. Pluto was no longer a planet! Many scientists __________________ with the change.
11
Образуйте от слова REQUIRE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.
They found fault with the International Astronomical Union’s __________________ for what a planet is.
Пояснение.
Речь идет о факте в прошлом совершенном времени, значит, требуется Past Perfect. Также по смыслу требуется сделать акцент на длительность.
Ответ: had been training ИЛИ had trained.