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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. I usually ignore what glossy magazines advise.
2. My friends and I are for sports style in clothes.
3. Clothes aren’t a top priority in people’s life.
4. Fashionable clothes can improve your self-esteem.
5. You can judge a person’s character by clothes.
6. It’s important to know how to mix clothes.
7. Some clothes are suitable for any occasion.
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. Andy’s mother likes it when he plays on his phone.
B. Sarah supports Andy’s mum decision.
C. Andy doesn’t have any health problems.
D. Sarah plays computer games at the weekend.
E. Sarah has daily football training.
F. Andy thought about joining a football team last year.
G. Sarah’s team does not need new players.
What is the first step for James in his creative process?
1) Drawing a sketch.
2) Thinking up a story.
3) Choosing the colours.
Which proverb paraphrases Mary’s words “You should always see a positive side of everything”?
1) A friend is easier lost than found.
2) Every cloud has a silver lining.
3) Old friends are the best.
What does Liza point out about becoming an interpreter?
1) It’s too expensive.
2) It takes too much time.
3) It may require extra courses.
Which of the following is TRUE about Anna’s debut album?
1) She produced it in three weeks.
2) Its release has been delayed.
3) It’s top hit at June festivals.
What books does Vanessa specifically advise beginner writers to read?
1) Good books.
2) Bad books.
3) Both good and bad books.
What does Alex say about promoting his books?
1) It’s very motivating for him.
2) It’s too hard physically.
3) It’s a stress for him having to meet readers.
According to Mary, what can make a new friendship blossom?
1) Time spent together.
2) Sharing a hobby.
3) Starting a business together.
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. What is a desert?
2. Smart desert plants
3. The land of treasure
4. How do deserts form?
5. The desert statistics
6. The symbol of deserts
7. A unique white habitat
8. Deserts are dangerous
A. Although the typical idea of a desert is a vast sandy place with little water, a desert is more than that. It is actually classified as any area of land that has not received any rain for a minimum of 12 straight months or a very dry area that receives less than 10 inches of rain every year. The reason for dryness in a desert is also connected with high evaporation and transpiration rates. The ground loses much water through a high evaporation rate. Plants lose their water through a high transpiration rate.
B. The plants that grow in the desert include various forms of cacti, low-lying plants like yucca and agave, and trees like palms and Joshua trees. While classified differently, these plants share characteristics that help them survive in the rough desert climate. They have a reduction of leaves and alternate water storage options. Many of the plants use extremely long “tap” roots as a mode of adaptation, while others stay close to the surface so they have a better chance to absorb the water before it evaporates.
C. Cactus is one of the plants most associated with deserts. Recognizable by their protective spikes, some species grow flowers and edible fruits. The cactus has adapted exceptionally well to desert conditions. To conserve water, most cacti have a fine root structure in which the roots grow near the surface. Over time they have changed their shape so that their external surface is reduced in relation to their volume. In many types of cacti, the stems have become round or flat and are used instead of green leaves.
D. Deserts are the primary source of table salt, borates, potassium and sodium nitrates and gypsum. Soda, nitrates and boron are the most common minerals that appear only in deserts. Approximately half of the world’s stores of fossil fuels come from desert lands, including oil and natural gas, and about half of the world’s diamonds, copper, gold, iron ore and uranium ore come from the desert as well. Besides, deserts are important because they provide corridors for migration for a number of bird species.
E. Several causes can be attributed to deserts, including the Earth’s air circulation, the rain shadow effect, the distance from the ocean and the proximity of cold ocean currents. The air circulation pattern is one cause that can be explained by the fact that warm air holds more moisture than cold air. This results in the evaporation of water and the formation of deserts. The rain shadow effect occurs to land between two mountain ranges. The rain falls on the other side of the mountains, leaving the land in-between dry.
F. There are 33 major deserts in the world, or 71 when subdivided into smaller deserts. Of those 71, 12 are in Africa, one is Antarctica, three are in the Arctic basin, 26 are in Asia, including the Middle East, 10 are in Australia and New Zealand, 10 are in Europe, four are in North America, and five are in South America. Having less than 10 inches of rain annually, Antarctica is not only classified as a desert, but it is the largest desert. The Sahara in Africa is the largest hot desert.
G. Cold deserts are deserts that experience low temperatures and long winters. They occur in the Arctic, the Antarctic and Greenland, as well as above the tree lines of mountain ranges. Cold deserts tend to have higher precipitation levels than hot deserts, and snowfall is common during winter. Average annual rainfall ranges from 6 to 10 inches. Vegetation is scattered due to poor soil quality, and plants tend to have needle-like leaves that reduce water loss. Native animals include rabbits, pocket mice and foxes.
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.
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium connected by EE is the national stadium of England and the home of English football. With 90,000 seats, it is the largest sports venue in the UK A __________. Pelé named this magnificent venue “The Cathedral of Football”. Wembley Stadium (branded as “Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons”) is internationally recognized B __________ the biggest events including UEFA Champions League Finals in 2011 and 2013, Gold medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games, England internationals, Emirates FA Cup Finals, concerts and much more!
The stadium continues to develop C __________ attract world class events and most recently include investment in a new pitch, LED floodlights, PA system and changing rooms. Wembley reopened its doors in 2007. The stadium was designed with rows of seats D __________ than in the original stadium and with better uninterrupted views.
The stadium’s most striking feature is the 133-metre-tall arch that sits above the north side. With the diameter of 7,4 metres, the arch is wide enough for a Channel Tunnel train to run through. With the span of 315 metres, the arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world, E __________.
A representative from every county in England was involved in the construction of the arch. The stadium bowl protects fans from bad weather with a sliding roof F __________.
1) and is visible right across London
2) that can be closed and reopened
3) that are higher and closer to the pitch
4) that are built in the best possible way
5) to maintain industry-leading facilities that
6) and the second-largest stadium in Europe
7) as an iconic, world-class venue that hosts
The purpose of the article as stated in the beginning is to …
1) give advice to budget travellers.
2) describe advantages of travelling.
3) introduce foreigners to Russia.
4) warn against the dangers of travel.
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.
Should children be allowed to retake tests?
My daughter texted me from school, upset that she’d failed a physics test she thought she’d been prepared for. She was worried it would bring down her overall grade at the end of the first marking period. A half-hour later, she texted to say all was good. Her teacher allowed her to make corrections – she got all the problems right this time, and her grade was no longer under threat.
On the one hand, I was pleased that she’d taken the initiative to fix what she viewed as a problem. On the other hand, I wasn’t sure how I felt about this infinite redo approach.
When I heard that my daughter was allowed to go back and correct her mistakes, my mind instantly went to all the professionals in the real world – surgeons, firefighters, death-row case trial lawyers, pilots, paramedics, cops and more – who really, really needed to get their jobs right the first time. With some jobs, “later” isn’t an option. Heck, in the realm of less life-and-death professions, I spent years working as a live TV show producer. There were no second takes there, either.
As with all education research, both pros and cons have been tallied and reported.
Some of the pros include the assertion that letting kids retake tests reduces cheating, makes them responsible for their own grades and helps them better evaluate their own learning.
Cons have been listed as: low motivation; students procrastinating until they’ve fallen too far behind, leading to stress; and teachers needing to teach separate lessons to different class members during the same period.
Then I turned to my focus group of one: my husband, a middle school math and physics teacher who has, for years, allowed his students to redo their homework and in-class work as many times as they wish in order to get to 100% mastery.
I asked him why he believes his technique is beneficial.
He stressed that, “Homework and in-class work is formative assessment, which is the key here. Homework and in-class work is practice. Doing the work correctly over and over again is the only way to improve. Tests are summative assessments. They measure performance after practice. I allow redos only on homework and in-class work. I don’t allow resitting tests, because tests measure what they’ve learned after all that practice. If you are a performing artist, it’s the performance that matters. For athletes, it’s the game. Homework versus tests is the same thing.”
That brings us back to those surgeons, firefighters, death-row case trial lawyers, pilots, paramedics, cops and more who, in real life, I would really like to get their tasks right the first time.
Their jobs can be considered the ultimate in summative assessment. But that assessment didn’t come on the first day of training. It came after many, many years of formative assessments in the form of arguing mock trials, practicing approaches on flight simulators, and conducting rescue drills – not to mention taking paper-and-pencil tests as well.
So much education policy debate these days seems to be driven by a zero-sum game mindset. If we do things one way, we shouldn’t be doing them another. As the late Stephen Sondheim wrote, “Is it always “or?” Is it never “and?”
Just as students benefit from a cross-section of classmates, they should also benefit from a cross-section of opinions on how best to teach. It would better prepare them for living and working with a variety of people for the rest of their lives, and help them figure out how they learn best, so they can adapt accordingly.
That said, I would still prefer that my daughter got her physics equations right the first time.
What does the phrase “There were no second takes there” in paragraph 3 mean?
1) Only the best ones were hired.
2) There was very little time to make a decision.
3) There was only one attempt to do the job.
4) If you failed for the first time, nobody gave you the second chance.
Which of the following does NOT explain the author’s love for science museums?
1) He loves history of gadgets.
2) There is a chance to see how mechanisms work.
3) It’s possible to touch the things that he likes.
4) The author likes stories of inventions.
Which of the following is NOT offered by the author's university as a support in seeking internships?
1) Online tips for finding internships.
2) Meetings with prospective employers.
3) Training procedures for selection.
4) Individual face-to-face consultations.
According to the text, to choose a career it is necessary to ...
1) ignore all the advice you get.
2) take into account your parents’ advice.
3) try working in different places.
4) study all the relevant information.
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 author of the article aims to …
1) advise on how to balance work and study.
highlight the disadvantages of part-time work. 2)
3) explain how to find a part-time job.
4) persuade students to take up a job.
Beginnings of Russian railways
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In the middle of the 19th century, the Russian Empire was so big that the necessity of creating a railway system to connect the central regions with the eastern territories became obvious. |
ONE |
The ____________________ thing about it is that it can clean anything.
GOOD
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In French, the language is normally called “basque”, though in recent times “euskara” has become common. |
GREAT |
Horoscopes
Do you read your horoscope online or in newspapers and magazines? Many people enjoy ____________________ so.
DO
| For instance, Niels Bohr ________________ an idea about the atomic structure while sleeping. | HAVE |
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Many people think that exotic seafood dishes are the ____________________. |
GOOD |
GeoSure Global provides safety ratings for ____________________ neighborhoods all over the world.
COUNT
It gives soft and pleasant light which is especially good for people after a ____________________ day at school or at work.
STRESS
Onboard, the passengers can use various facilities like a dining car, luxury sleeping cabins and themed ____________________.
ENTERTAIN
It is located in the southern part of the island and the ____________________ of the modern city comes to about 180 thousand people.
POPULATE
1) admire
2) enjoy
3) adore
4) envy
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The Met is __________________ worth visiting. If you go to New York, do not miss a chance of going there. |
REAL |
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
A famous athlete
Victoria Green is a tennis player who holds the most combined major titles among active players. But how did she 30 ______ to get all of those cups? She dominates the court with her strength and agility. Her serve is 31 ______ one of the best serves in women's tennis history. She serves with power and places the ball with accuracy. At Wimbledon in 2010, Green not only won the tournament, but she also 32 ______ the tournament's record when she served 100 aces throughout her matches in the tournament!
Green uses her mental strength and resilience to win tennis matches. Victoria has made incredible comebacks in her career. In the 2013 US Open Final, she was losing to her opponent towards the end of the game. 33 ______ she was two points away from losing the whole match, Green did not give up. Finally, she made a comeback and won the championship! Her victories in high-pressure tournaments illustrate her remarkable focus and 34 ______.
Victoria Green continues to play professional tennis and also runs her own businesses. She has been on the cover of many popular magazines. She has also created her own charitable organization that 35 ______ educational opportunities for underprivileged youth around the world. Victoria Green 36 ______ young people that they can accomplish their dreams through hard work and dedication.
1) pushed
2) fought
3) crashed
4) broke
1) Otherwise
2) However
3) Moreover
4) Therefore
1) amuse
2) please
3) enjoy
4) satisfy
1) obtaining
2) observing
3) offending
4) objecting
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