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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.
Прослушать аудиозапись
1. Gifts from young children bring joy.
2. Christmas day is nothing special.
3. Exotic location makes Christmas memorable.
4. Christmas is mainly about gift giving.
5. Adults could still enjoy some magic getting presents.
6. Christmas away from family can be enjoyable.
7. The bigger family, the bigger fun.
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.
Прослушать аудиозапись
A. Julie and Steve are about to end their academic year.
B. Steve’s brother Josh is younger than him.
C. Steve didn’t read many books when he was a child.
D. Steve compares Harry Potter books and films.
E. Julie finds Harry Potter books very depressing.
F. Steve knows about Joanne Rowling’s achievements.
G. Julie did her project about Harry Potter a year ago.
What does Dana NOT mention as a health benefit of yoga?
1) Eliminating stress.
2) Fighting diseases.
3) Making one sleep better.
Why did Brenda start working on The Secret Garden?
1) She likes stories of this kind.
2) She has never read the story.
3) She found the task very easy.
Why does Anna think stories have a therapeutical effect on people?
1) Reading relieves stress and tension.
2) Books make us change our behaviour.
3) You see you’re better than book heroes.
Amy’s books help teenagers by …
1) revealing their hidden talents.
2) showing them their true value.
3) persuading them to lose some weight.
Anna keeps medieval castles in her workspace to …
1) concentrate.
2) have a rest.
3) inspire herself.
Liza thinks an interpreter must be …
1) opinionated.
2) emotional.
3) accurate.
As a parent, James never …
1) disagrees with his wife in front of the kids.
2) speaks to his kids in a quiet voice.
3) copies his father’s behaviour.
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. Fun in theory, boring in reality
2. Deficit of activity problems
3. Saving rare animals
4. Contrary to popular belief
5. Benefits of being outdoors
6. Ready to help
7. Original style
8. Similar sounds – different emotions
A. In addition to being highly intelligent, elephants are capable of a remarkable amount of empathy. During a natural disaster, elephants are able to understand that something dangerous is happening. They can understand that a person is in trouble and that the situation is unsafe. Elephants have good sense of smell and there have been cases when they alerted rescuers to people trapped in a building. Elephants have been observed saving their young from drowning and also been filmed trying to save people they see at risk of drowning.
B. A lot of studies suggest that green spaces enhance mental health and learning capacity, both immediately and over time, by lowering stress levels and restoring attention. Greenery restores attention by drawing the eye and at the same time calms the nervous system, creating an ideal state for learning. Similarly, studies show that spending time in the sunlight can reduce attention deficit symptoms, while bright light first thing in the morning can improve mood and the quality of sleep.
C. Why are hyenas known for laughing? There is even a phrase we use: “to laugh like a hyena”. Zoologists will tell you that the unique sounds they make are actually no laughing matter. Hyenas indeed make loud barking noises that sound like laughter, but it’s not because they’re amused by anything. Instead, a hyena’s “laughter” is actually a form of communication used to convey frustration, excitement, or fear. Most often, you’ll hear this unique vocalization during a hunt or when the animals are feeding on prey as a group.
D. Zoologists believe that boredom isn’t a uniquely human emotion – animals can be bored, too. Animals which live in captivity (in zoos, for example) and don’t have to take care of their survival may experience boredom and try to find ways to overcome it. They may come up with some “creative” activities which they wouldn’t normally do in their natural environment. As for the pets at home, they may also suffer from the lack of stimulation. That’s why we need to make sure we give them enough time, attention and toys regularly.
E. While most dogs jump eagerly into the water to swim, cats don’t usually do that, and many believe that cats have a phobia of water. But some pet groomers insist that it’s not true and getting a cat to trust you enough to bathe is quite possible, with some patience and skill. Most cats are not afraid of water like so many people may think. They are actually afraid of loud noises and of drowning, rather than water itself. Cats drink water every day, lots of cats even play with water or follow people into the shower.
F. Videogame testers spend most of their time testing the game long before it’s finished and long before it starts to become a fun experience. Even after the game is developed enough to start being fun, the testing tasks often aren’t entertaining at all. Testers may have to walk their character around a forest, for example, to look for trees that aren’t drawn well. They then record the coordinates so an artist can fix them later. It’s monotonous work and can take days to finish. So if testing video games seems like a fun, easy job to you, think again.
G. Claude Monet’s impressionist paintings were all about nature. In his works he tried to capture nature as it appeared to him at the moment. He also experimented with light and shadow and how they changed during different times of the day. Some artists of the time criticized Monet because his works lacked detail and didn’t resemble finished paintings. Monet used strong colours, which he did not mix. He painted them onto the canvas in short brush strokes. He was also criticized for not using classical painting techniques.
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.
Saint Petersburg
A city of palaces and museums, broad avenues and narrow canals, St. Petersburg’s short history is rich in architectural and artistic treasures. Alongside world-famous attractions such as the Hermitage and St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the city has a lot of equally interesting buildings A__________. St. Petersburg is considered to be Russia’s cultural capital. It reflects the country’s extraordinary fate like no other city.
St. Petersburg is a relatively young city, by both Russian and European standards, as B__________. Despite its short life, the city has a rich history. From the early days of Peter the Great to modern times, the city has always bustled with life and intrigue.
Lying across the delta of the Neva River, St. Petersburg, the Venice of the North, is a city C__________, some of which are well-known for their unique history.
Bridges are an essential part of the city’s architectural make-up. Among the city’s over 500 bridges, there are numerous technological masterpieces. The centre of the city offers vast areas of green space, D__________.
St. Petersburg is a beautiful and fascinating holiday destination and one E__________. Whether to visit the city in a romantic and snowy Russian winter F__________, visitors will be spellbound by St. Petersburg’s culture and beauty.
1) that is built on hundreds of islands
2) or during the dazzling white nights in summer
3) it was only founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great
4) or considering a variety of the trip accommodation offers
5) that reveal the mysterious and tragic genius of St. Petersburg
6) of the most intriguing and historically significant cities in Europe
7) including beautiful historic gardens and extensive leisure parks
The author’s travel experience is …
1) mostly in China.
2) rather limited.
3) strange in a way.
4) quite extensive.
What does the author think about museums?
1) The European museums are the best.
2) He finds most of them to be boring.
3) There should be only science museums.
4) He thinks they are a waste of money.
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.
How Harry Potter saved one small town
Mallaig is far from the prettiest of Highland settlements, even when the weather is fine. Several rows of what could be prewar council houses stretch across the hill beyond the harbour. A mishmash of car parks, jetties and workaday buildings squats close to the railway terminus. When I last stayed in Mallaig, it was known as the biggest herring port in Europe.
Today, the herring have vanished, and yet Mallaig remains a busy place. Ferries come and go and fishing boats land shellfish, which is driven away in lorries to the markets of France and Spain. None of this activity, however, explains the hundreds of people who can be seen roaming Mallaig’s few streets every afternoon between the beginning of May and the end of October, or the presence of so many restaurants. What do explain them are two enthusiasms, one for low fact and the other for high fiction, which are kindled in childhood and among many adults never entirely disappear.
The railway reached Mallaig from Fort William and the south in 1901. It was among the last big lines to be built in Britain, late enough to have its viaducts built of concrete. It traversed one of Europe’s most spectacular and emptiest landscapes, with hardly anything large enough to be called a village along its 40-mile length.
The construction needed a large government subsidy, but the traffic never grew much beyond the two or three trains a day that carried fish boxes and a few dozen travellers to and from the Hebrides. It made little economic sense. Only 60 years after the line opened, it began to be threatened with closure. Few people would have guessed then that its commercial salvation would be owed to a novel and a film, and first of all, to a hobby.
Railways became an amateur pastime as well as a means of transport during the last decades of the 19th century. Then professional men such as vicars and lawyers began to see the large variety of trains and their technical progress as a hobby offering a similar kind of pleasure to philately and butterfly-hunting. By the end of the century they had their own magazine and their own club, the Railway Club, the world’s first society for railway enthusiasts. It was founded in London in 1899 and had its own premises with a library and leather armchairs. It was from these elite beginnings that the 20th century’s great cult of trainspotting spread, reinforcing a more general fondness for steam locomotives that many people had without knowing quite why. So a sense of loss ran through Britain when, in the 1960s, it became clear that their day was nearly done.
Hundreds of them were saved from the scrapyards and restored to working order; dozens of branch lines repaired and reopened so that in the holidays Britain could be charmed by how it once was. It’s hard to think that anywhere in the world has seen a more popular or successful preservation movement, or at least one run and largely funded by volunteers. Out of this business grew the West Coast Railway Company, which hires out engines, coaches and crew for steam excursions.
A film producer looking to shoot a fantastical train in a dramatic location would naturally turn to such a company, and so in three Harry Potter films the train to Hogwarts is seen crossing Glenfinnan’s viaduct.
Today, the Jacobite Express fills with Potter fans from all parts of the globe and always stops for a photo opportunity at Glenfinnan, which is where the real Bonnie Prince Charlie really raised his standard in '45 and marked as such by a real memorial. All of which reality is cast into shadow by the film of a modern fairytale.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the railway line?
1) It was the last big line constructed in Europe.
2) The traffic on it was busy at the beginning.
3) It finally became profitable.
4) It was closed shortly after its opening.
Which of the following is NOT true about iGen teenagers, according to the author?
1) They prefer loneliness to company.
2) It is easy to hurt them psychologically.
3) Most of them feel extremely unhappy.
4) They have more physical health problems.
What does the author think about attending classes?
1) You can spend this time on studying by yourself.
2) It is the foundation of successful learning.
3) The schedule of classes should be more flexible.
4) Classes must be recorded for students’ convenience.
David Hudson thinks that the substance he discovered …
1) is not gold.
2) is the thing mentioned in legends.
3) doesn’t need a patent.
4) is not for distribution in the USA.
The main aim of the text is to …
1) give food for thought.
2) disprove stereotypes.
3) advertise British food.
4) criticise foreign cuisines.
No more selfies! |
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Modern social media is full of people’s selfies. People use various filters to look ____________________ than they really are, but is it worth it? |
GOOD |
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When a calf is born, it __________________ and protected by the whole matriarchal herd.
RAISE
He knew that if he didn’t work hard, he ____________________ |
NOT ACHIEVE |
any further success. |
The most famous book for kids
| Have you read Mary Poppins? It is a series of eight books for ____________________ written by P.L.Travers and published over the period | CHILD |
There are many interesting facts about snow. For instance, snow is colourless – it just looks white to us. A long time ago people ________________ to make artificial snow.
LEARN
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The Galapagos Islands |
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The world-renowned Galapagos archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador. The remote islands are one of the world’s most ____________________ wildlife viewing destinations. |
AMAZE |
Thus, they feature on the bucket lists of many ____________________.
ADVENTURE
These ratings offer a general view of how safe an area is and are broken down into lots of smaller categories, each with their own scores.
Examples include health and medical care, theft and so on.
If you’re travelling to a foreign country as a ____________________, you may be at greater risk of crimes like pickpocketing.
TOUR
The city can boast of several major ____________________.
ATTRACT
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The University of Auckland also offers postgraduate studies, which will certainly broaden your academic and ____________________ horizons. |
EMPLOY |
1) off
2) up
3) in
4) on
1) on
2) for
3) at
4) to
1) keeping
2) holding
3) fixing
4) carrying
1) telling
2) talking
3) saying
4) speaking
1) However
2) Therefore
3) Although
4) Moreover
1) fulfilled
2) managed
3) achieved
4) succeeded
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