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Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
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1. You can prepare better for your exams if you change schools.
2. There are more minuses than pluses about changing schools.
3. Your marks can become worse if you change schools.
4. Your experience of changing schools will depend on your personality.
5. Changing schools can be a chance to improve your life.
6. There are a lot of advantages about changing schools.
7. When changing schools it’s hard to leave your past behind.
Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений A–G соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.
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A. Julie has wanted to learn to draw for some time already.
B. Julie often works in summer.
C. Adam supports Julie’s intention.
D. Julie thinks it’s not necessary to learn the basics of drawing.
E. Adam dislikes abstract watercolour paintings.
F. Adam is going to accompany Julie to an art school.
G. Julie and Adam have been friends for a long time.
Which of the following is NOT true about Alice’s novel Stars?
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1) It’s her debut book.
2) It’s quite popular with readers.
3) It’s published all over the world.
Second-person narration reminds Chris of playing …
1) board games.
2) video games.
3) active games.
Why does Anna like living in Oslo?
1) It’s very big.
2) It’s a place full of culture.
3) There are not many tourists there.
Peter had to give up his football career because of …
1) medical problems.
2) family protests.
3) failures.
Brenda advises artists to be …
1) open-minded.
2) balanced.
3) ambitious.
In Peter’s opinion, when helping friends one should …
1) count on some help in return.
2) ask first if they need any help.
3) be generous and selfless.
How has becoming a father changed Eric’s work?
1) He’s got more creative thoughts.
2) He has to manage his time better.
3) He works much less than he used to.
Лексика
Установите соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
1. Better clever than lucky
2. Partnership needed
3. Play and learn!
4. A happy chance
5. Glimpses of history
6. Making the game unpredictable
7. A big business
8. Games on your mobile
A. If a student is shy and it is hard to make him or her speak English during a lesson, communication games can be a good solution to the problem. There are literally thousands of board and card games developed by hundreds of enthusiastic teachers worldwide. The Internet will also offer you many shops selling games you can use during your lesson. This way your students will concentrate on the game itself without realizing that, in fact, they are being taught something, and they will feel comfortable.
B. Most people don’t realize board games are actually prehistoric, meaning we had board games before we had written language. Dice was the basis of humanity’s oldest board games. Some years ago, a series of 49 small carved painted stones were found in southeast Turkey. They are thought to be more than 5000 years old and they are the earliest gaming pieces ever found. Similar pieces have recently been found in Syria and Iraq and some other places and seem to point to board games originating there.
C. Many games require some level of both skill and luck. A player may be hampered by bad luck in backgammon, Monopoly or Risk but over many games a skilled player will win more often, and the elements of luck can make for more excitement, and more diverse and multifaceted strategies, as concepts such as expected value and risk management must be considered. European board games are notable for having less luck element than North American ones but there are exceptions, of course.
D. While the board gaming market is still estimated to be smaller than that for video games, it has also experienced significant growth from the late 1990s. The rise in board game popularity has been attributed to quality improvement as well as increased availability. A 1991 estimate for the global board game market was over $1.2 billion. A 2001 estimate for the US ‘board games and puzzle’ market gave a value of under $400 million, and for the UK, of about £50 million – that’s quite a lot, actually.
E. A lot of people enjoy playing board games but they don’t have time to play them at leisure. However, they have time to kill on public transport, when stuck in traffic jams or queuing. There’s good news for board game lovers – there are literally thousands of applications for both iPhone and Android platforms where they can find familiar board games in a convenient format. You can play against artificial intelligence or find a person to play with online. You can now play your favourite games anytime and anywhere.
F. Luck may be introduced into a game by many different methods. The use of a dice of various sorts goes back to the earliest board games. These can decide everything from how many steps a player moves their token, as in Monopoly, to how their forces fare in battle, as in Risk, or which resources a player gains, as in The Settlers of Catan. Other games use special cards that, when shuffled, create randomness. Other games use spinners, timers of random length and so on. This creates unexpected twists.
G. An important aspect of some board games is diplomacy – that is, players making deals with one another. Negotiation generally features only in games with three or more players, cooperative games being the exception.
An important facet of The Settlers of Catan, for example, is convincing players to trade with you rather than with opponents. In Risk, two or more players may team up against others. Diplomacy may involve making elaborate plans together thus having more chance to win the game.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
State Darwin Museum
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist. He found that all species of life A__________ and worded out the scientific theory. According to it, evolution happens because of a process that is called natural selection.
The museum, like every prominent social and cultural event, has an individual initiative as its basis. The State Darwin Museum was B__________ and persuasion from A.F. Kots, a young Russian scientist who was very fond of Darwin. It was C__________ Higher Women’s Courses. It was the first museum of biological evolution and natural history in the world. Today the State Darwin Museum is D__________ three buildings with the total area more than 20 000 sq.m.
There are more than 5,000 items occupying the three floors of the museum. One of the most impressive sections has dinosaur models, presented with a fabulous dinosaur soundtrack. The museum E__________ the living world. It has a large display, which shows the variety of wildlife on earth, with animals from all climatic zones from the North Pole to the South.
One of the largest collections at the museum is the bird collection, which F__________ birds of paradise.
1. had evolved from common ancestors
2. built in Moscow in 1907, under pressure
3. showing most of the endangered species found in
4. the largest museum of natural science that occupies
5. established as an educational museum at the Moscow
6. presentsa complete scientific picture of the evolution of
7. consists of many exotic species, including hummingbirds and
The feelings of the author after her daughter’s second text are best described as …
1) mixed.
2) disappointment.
3) relief.
4) anger.
The pronoun They, as used throughout paragraph 3, refers to …
1) future graduates.
2) former students.
3) board members.
4) the author’s friends.
Which statement about the author’s fishing experience is FALSE?
1) His fishing skills slowly improved.
2) His attempts to catch something were useless.
3) The experience was quite satisfying.
4) The guide showed him how to throw the line.
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12–18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
British food
Foreigners often laugh at the British. They say, “In Britain you get hot chips with everything!” But even the British don’t eat chips with their meals. To prove that, we decided to let you read an extract from a letter written by Pete Phrase, the chief cook at Daphne’s in London, to his foreign friends.
“…I am always both amused and annoyed when I hear foreign people criticise British food. “It’s unimaginative,” they say. “It’s boring, it’s tasteless with totally overcooked vegetables.” I have a theory about British cooking, and I was interested to read that several famous cookery writers agree with me. My theory is this. Our basic ingredients, when fresh, are so full of flavour that we haven’t had to invent sauces and complex recipes to disguise their natural taste. What can compare with fresh peas or new potatoes just boiled (not overboiled) and served with butter? Why drown spring lamb in wine or cream or yoghurt and spices, when with just one or two herbs it is absolutely delicious?
If you ask foreigners to name some typically English dishes, they will probably say “fish and chips” and then stop. It is disappointing, but true, that there is no tradition in Britain of eating in restaurants, because our food doesn’t lend itself to such preparation. British cooking is found in the home, where it is possible to time the dishes to perfection. So it is difficult to find a good English restaurant with reasonable prices.
It is for these reasons that we haven’t exported our dishes, but we have imported a surprising variety of cuisines from all over the world. In most cities in Britain you’ll also find Indian, Chinese, French and Italian restaurants. In London you’ll also find Indonesian, Lebanese, German, Spanish, Mexican, Greek… Cynics will say that this is because we have no “cuisine” ourselves, but, well, you know what I think!”
Traditional British food is usually described as plain, conservative and unvaried. There are many popular jokes about it. “The British Empire was created as a by-product of generations of desperate Englishmen roaming the world in search of a decent meal,” remarks American journalist Bill Marsano.
Indeed, classic British dishes are not too dainty, but they are nourishing, natural and tasty, a lot of attention here is paid to the food quality. Residents of Great Britain prefer local food to imported products, so nearly all fish, milk and meat products are produced within the country and vegetables are grown by local farmers.
Meals during a day in Britain traditionally include breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. Dinner is always the most substantial meal during the day. For dinner the British often have soup and then the main course, such as meat, poultry or fish with vegetables or mashed potatoes. It is followed by a dessert, for example, the most ubiquitous apple pie. Meat dishes are presented in British cuisine in a large variety. Probably, the most delicious of them is succulent roast beef, which is grilled and served with vegetables, roast potatoes or Yorkshire pudding. Apart from beef, the British cook steaks of pork, lamb and sometimes turkey or chicken.
Supper in Britain is the last meal of the day, and usually it consists of something light, for example, a bowl of cream soup, naturally, often skipped.
As for drinks, it’s impossible to imagine British cuisine without tea. Contrary to popular belief, tea is not always served with milk. The British drink tea with and without sugar, with lemon, cinnamon, honey and so on. But tea and milk is a classic combination, not a favourite of mine, though.”
The word this in Paragraph 4 (“… this is because we have no “cuisine” ourselves …”) refers to the fact that …
1) there are a lot of immigrants in Britain.
2) all the best food in Britain is foreign.
3) various foreign food is available in London.
4) the British share their dishes with the world.
The author refers to the substance found by David Hudson as “mysterious” because …
1) it has unusual properties.
2) its health benefits are magnificent.
3) it was discovered by chance.
4) it can be used for any human need.
The most difficult thing for Martin in the beginning was to make his workers …
1) care about the product standards.
2) pick bigger quantities of beans.
3) undergo special training.
4) agree to lower wages.
The main goal of the article is to …
1) share the author’s tips on how to earn a degree.
2) encourage students to improve their study habits.
3) define what works for different types of students.
4) share the examples of the author’s achievements.
Languages in the USA
| The most commonly used language in the United States is English, which is the de facto national language. Nonetheless, many other languages __________________ in the United States. | SPEAK |
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Now there is a solution to this problem. In 2011 LCD sunglasses __________________. |
INVENT |
| You see, setting an example is the ______________ way of teaching. | GOOD |
Maria Callas
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Maria Callas was the world-famous opera singer. She ________________ sing anything – from operas by Rossini to Wagner’s music dramas. |
CAN |
The country’s capital and largest city is Oslo, and ____________________ official language is Norwegian.
IT
In fact, the tradition to send New Year cards ____________________ only in the 19th century in England.
BEGIN
| While cleaning it before a spring garage sale, he broke it by accident and found expensive jewellery inside. Mrs Brown says it’s the ____________________ surprise in her life! | GOOD |
Carnival of Venice
Have you ever been to Venice? It’s ____________________ Italian city with a lot of historical buildings.
BEAUTY
It is one of the main sights of Vancouver to be explored by __________________.
TOUR
The colour pallet of the landscape changes ____________________ with each season so you will never get tired of it.
GREAT
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The University of Auckland also offers postgraduate studies, which will certainly broaden your academic and ____________________ horizons. |
EMPLOY |
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____________________, the main lantern at the festival has the Chinese zodiac sign of the respective year. The smaller lanterns represent some most important historical events. |
CERTAIN |
The New England Aquarium is really a beautiful place and an ____________________ experience for anybody.
FORGETTABLE
1) dependable
2) consistent
3) reliable
4) responsible
1) review
2) revise
3) remember
4) remind
1) promise
2) proposal
3) permission
4) possibility
1) provides
2) predicts
3) permits
4) pretends
1) talked
2) spoke
3) told
4) said
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