It often happens that one kind of sport

ТРЕНИРОВОЧНЫЕ ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ. СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ.

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Henry Ford ___ a man whose ideas changed the world. He was born in 1863 on a farm near Detroit, USA. But when he was a boy, he ____ to live on the farm because he hated farming and he adored machines. In 1896 he built his ___ automobile. In 1903 he started the Ford Motor Company. At that time the automobile was a toy of rich people. Henry Ford decided ____ the situation. The company ____ the Model T Ford in 1908. It was small and ___ than many other cars. Even people who were not rich ____ buy it.

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Many years ago there lived a man whose stories became some of the 1)___ stories in the world.

Now he 2)____as Mark Twain but his real name was Samuel Clemens. He was born in 1835 and 3)___ up in the little town of Hannibal, Missouri. The people in Hannibal 4)___ much money. In the town lived a boy named Tom Blankenship who had no home no parents. No one said to him that he must 5)___ to school. The children 6) ____ him because he knew many exciting stories.

When Sam 7)___ twelve his father died.

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It often happens that one kind of sport gives birth to another. This is the case for bandy. It probably originated as a form of field hockey on ice and is the 1______ likely ancestor of modern ice hockey.

The origin of the sport is not known. «Bandy» was often used as a term for any game 2_______ with a stick and a ball. The players pushed the wooden ball with the stick.

Bandy was originally a form of field hockey, held on grass during the summer and on ice during the winter. By the 1890s it 3________ mostly an ice sport.

Modern bandy 4_______ in England about 1800 in Bury Fen.

The region had many marshes that froze quickly during the winter and were 5_____ than ponds because they’re obviously shallower.

A Bury Fen player introduced bandy to Sweden in 1894, and it 6_____ quickly to other Scandinavian countries, as well as Switzerland, Germany, and Russia.

The Bandy World Championships have been held since 1957 with Russia and Sweden dominating. Another major international tournament is the World Cup in Lusdal, Sweden. This annual tournament 7_____ in October with the best club teams from each country competing.

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The life of Mary Quant.

Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there 1) ___ no teenage fashions. Young 2) ___ were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed her own school uniform. She 3) ___ short dresses and long socks. After school, Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She 4) ___ the college but she met her future husband. Like Mary he wore unusual clothes.

The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties.” During these years 5) ___ designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts and coloured tights. Her fashion shows differed a lot from what they 6) ___ before.

At the age of 37, Mary had a son. ‘It was the 7) ___ thing that ever happened to me’, she says. In 1966, Mary 8) ____ a special medal given by the Queen.

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Robert Baden-Powell was the man who 1)___ the scouting movement. He had a great military career. He got his training in India and Africa. Robert Powell 2) ___ an officer in the war between the British and Boers in South Africa. Here he 3) ____ world-famous because he held a key town, Mafeking, for 217 days against a big enemy force.

Baden-Powell came home to England as the 4) ___ hero of the Boer War. He decided 5) ____ his fame and to help British boys to become

He developed his ideas. He based 7) ____ on his own experiences. He established the 8) ___ Boy Scout camp in 1907. Then he published the book ‘Scouting for boys’. Thousands of boys 9) ___ it and decided to become Scouts.

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What’s a Bruegel?

Many stolen painting have a strange history. But one of the 1) ___ was that of a painting by the famous sixteenth-century painter Bruegel, 2) ___ from the Courtauld Institute in London in the eighties.

The four thieves who had stolen the painting, didn’t know how much it cost. The 3) ___ art expert who came to see the painting said it was priceless and 4) ___ name the exact price. The gang telephoned another art expert who told them that the painting was worth ₤ 2-3 million.

They then tried 5) ___ the painting back to the gallery from which it

6)___. The gallery contacted the police and a meeting

7)___. The gang asked for the money to be brought in two suitcases in unmarked banknotes. However, the meeting 8) ___ place.

A short time later the four were arrested. The police 9) ___ the painting on top of a wardrobe. When the gang were told they were arrested in connection with Bruegel, one of 10) ____ said, ‘What’s a Bruegal? I thought it was rubbish.’

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April Fools’ Joke.

A few years ago there 1) ___ a very unclear photograph of a man on the front page of The Guardian newspaper. The article said that it was the 2)___ picture ever taken and that it was at least seventy or more years

3) ___ than any other photo in the world. Somebody in Japan discovered it hidden in a cave where it had been untouched for over two centuries. Apparently an unknown Japanese scientist 4) ___ a special technique for making photographic negatives before anybody in Europe.

A special exhibition 5) ___ just for the public to view it in London. The reason for that short viewing was because the negative was so old and 6) __ be in the light for very long. When people 7) ___ there, there was nothing to see.

The article had been 8) ___ on the first of April, which is April Fools’ Day, the day when people play jokes on 9) ____ friends

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From the history of Golf.

Nobody really knows where the game of golf was 1) ___played. The Romans played a game with wooden sticks and a leather ball 2) ___ with feathers, but the details are not known.

In the fifteenth century, golf first 3) ___ in the written history of Scotland. In 1457 The Scottish parliament was displeased with the number of people 4) ____ golf instead of training for the army and the game

However, by 1503 even the King 6)___ playing golf again.

Mary, the Queen of Scots, 7) ___ to have been the first woman-golfer. People say she played a few rounds of golf after her husband was murdered.

Грамматика и лексика

Грамматика и лексика (базовый уровень)

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Modern world of sports knows many kinds of gymnastics. One of them, rhythmic gymnastics 1__________________ out of modern gymnastics and the Swedish system of free exercise in the 19-th century.

It was called “aesthetic gymnastics” as the students 2__________________ express feelings and emotions through body movement. It combined elements of ballet, gymnastics, and theatrical dance.

Young 3__________________ exercised to music, moving from simple calisthenics to more energetic activities. A growing number of men are participating in this kind of sport now.

In the 1880s in Switzerland various exercises to music were created. They were designed to give grace of movement, and a much 4__________________ pose.

A degree of difficulty for each movement 5__________________ by the European Sport Association after the World War I. So all the elements were graded accordingly.

In 1906 rhythmic gymnastics was introduced to North America, but the sport 6__________________ much popularity.

Ten European countries 7__________________ part in the first world championship, held in 1973 in Budapest, Hungary. The United States did not begin competing in the biennial world championship until 1973.

· Критерии оценивания задания 1

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It often happens that one kind of sport gives birth to another. This is the case for bandy. It probably originated as a form of field hockey on ice and is the 1__________________ likely ancestor of modern ice hockey.

The origin of the sport is not known. «Bandy» was often used as a term for any game 2__________________ with a stick and a ball. The players pushed the wooden ball with the stick.

Bandy was originally a form of field hockey, held on grass during the summer and on ice during the the 1890s it 3__________________ mostly an ice sport.

Modern bandy 4__________________ in England about 1800 in Bury Fen.

The region had many marshes that froze quickly during the winter and were 5__________________ than ponds because they’re obviously shallower.

A Bury Fen player introduced bandy to Sweden in 1894, and it 6__________________ quickly to other Scandinavian countries, as well as Switzerland, Germany, and Russia.

The Bandy World Championships have been held since 1957 with Russia and Sweden dominating. Another major international tournament is the World Cup in Lusdal, Sweden. This annual tournament 7__________________ in October with the best club teams from each country competing.

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Where did the Olympic Games come from?

There are many different stories about the beginning of the Olympics. One myth says that Zeus himself started the Games. Athletic games 1__________________ as an important part of many religious festivals in ancient Greek culture.

Olympia was one of the 2__________________ religious centers in the ancient Greek world.

The 3__________________ sight at Olympia was the gold and ivory statue of Zeus.

The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This explains why Olympia 4__________________ as the site for the most important athletic competition.

Some athletes travelled hundreds of miles, from colonies. These colonies were as far away as modern Spain, Egypt, Ukraine and Turkey. Any free-born Greek (a man or a boy) 5__________________ take part in the Olympics.

6__________________ did not compete, they were also barred from attending the games, under penalty of death. Unmarried girls were allowed to attend.

Unlike the modern Olympics, judges 7__________________ from all over the world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia.

Bicycle is faster

Buses instead of cars

The world’s first public passenger railway was built in Great Britain in 1826 and ran between the industrial north-eastern towns of Stockton and Darlington. After 180 years experience the British say that their trains still don’t seem to run efficiently or even safely. On average, about 500 accidents with broken rail tracks happen in the country every year.

The British government is promising to give Ј33.5 billion to modernise the railways before 2010. Another Ј30 billion is to come from the private sector. The main target is to increase safety and speed. For example, new London-to-Scotland high-speed trains significantly reduce journey times and in 2004 a warning system was installed throughout the country.

Statistics show that only 12% of all journeys made in Britain are by public transport. The remaining 88% are made by car. Every year British people spend about two weeks travelling to and from work including nine days in their own cars. But anyone will say this isn’t a quick and easy way to travel. In fact, a journey from London to Manchester frequently takes seven hours. A cyclist could get there quicker.

Every year there are about half a million traffic jams in Britain. That is nearly 10,000 a

week. There are hundreds of big traffic jams every day. According to the forecast, the number of jams will grow by 20 per cent over the next ten years. Nearly a quarter British people find themselves in a jam every day and 55 per cent at least once a week.

Nowadays many British people take their children to school by car. Twenty years ago, nearly one in three primary school children made their own way to school. Now only one child in nine makes their own way. During the school year at 08:50 a. m. one car in five on the roads in any British town is taking children to school. The solution could be special school buses widely used in the USA.

Many scientists hope that new technologies allowing more people to work at home may help with traffic problems. Fewer people will work from 9 to 5 and travel to and from work during the rush hour. But only 15% of people now want to spend more time working at home. The workplace is, for many people, a place to meet other people and to talk to them, so they would miss it if they worked from home.

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US Younger Generation

Britain, the World Empire

Modern Branch of Industry

For 150 years America was a British colony. At that time British and American English were almost exactly the same. When America won the War of Independence in 1776, it became a free country. The USA was quickly growing richer, and millions of Europeans came to settle here. They brought new words and expressions to the language. As a result, English in America began to develop in its own way and today, there are certain differences in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling between American and British English.

Typical American teenagers are in fact very ordinary. They think their teachers make them work too hard, they love their parents but are sure they don’t understand anything, and their friendships are the most important things in their lives. Some of them do have a lot of money to spend, but usually they have earned it themselves. Most young people take jobs while they are in school. They work at movie theatres, fast-food restaurants, gas stations, and stores to pay for their clothes and entertainment. Maybe this is what makes them so independent from their parents at such a young age?

Is it possible to have one device with the functions of a TV-set, a PC and the Internet? With the advent of Internet TV it has become a reality. Imagine watching a film on TV and getting information on the actors in the film at the same time! To enter web-addresses and write e-mails you use a remote control and an on-screen keyboard or an optional wireless clicking a button, you can also read adverts, ‘chat’ with a friend, plan your holiday and play your favourite video games. And in the future you’ll be able to change the plot of the film you are watching!

When do you stop being a child and become an adult? There are lots of laws about the age when you can start doing things. In Britain, for example, you can get married at 16, but you cannot get a tattoo until you are 18. In most American states you can have a driving licence at 17, but you cannot drink until you are 21. In Russia you can be put to prison when you are 16, but you cannot vote until you are 18. In fact, most European countries and the US have the same age for voting: 18. Many people, however, think that this is unfair. They would like to vote at an earlier age.

Blue jeans were a by-product of the Gold Rush. The man who invented jeans, Levi Strauss, emigrated from Germany to San Francisco in 1850. Levi was 20 years old, and he decided to sell clothes to the miners who were in California in search of gold. When he was told that durable trousers were the most needed item of clothing, Levi began making jeans of heavy tent canvas. Levi’s jeans were an immediate success. Soon he switched from canvas to a cotton fabric which came from Nimes, a city in France. The miners called it ‘denim’ and bought a lot of trousers from Strauss.

Some fifty years ago people hadn’t even heard of computers, and today we cannot imagine our life without puter technology is now the fastest-growing industry in the world. The first computer was the size of a minibus and weighed a ton. Today, its job can be done by a chip the size of a pinhead. And the revolution is still going on. Very soon we’ll have computers that we’ll wear on our wrists or even in our glasses and ear-rings. Such wearable computers are now being developed in the USA.

Some American words are simply unknown on the other side of the Atlantic, and vice versa. But a lot of words exist in both variants, and these can cause trouble. British visitors to America are often surprised at the different meanings that familiar words have acquired there. If an Englishman asks in an American store for a vest, he will be offered a waistcoat. If he wants to buy a handbag for his wife, he should ask for a purse, and if she wants to buy a pair of tights, she should ask for pantyhose: tights in America are what ballet dancers wear.

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Army Invention for Everyone

Are They So Bad?

Borrowings in English

The next generation of computers will be able to talk and even think for themselves. They will contain electronic ‘neural networks’. Of course, they’ll be still a lot simpler than human brains, but it will be a great step forward. Such computers will help to diagnose illnesses, find minerals, understand and control the world’s money markets, identify criminals and control space travel. The computer revolution is changing our life greatly. People are constantly inventing new models, most of which are born in Silicon Valley, the world’s top computer-science centre.

The world’s population is indeed growing very quickly. It adds up to 184 people every minute, 11,040 every hour, 264,960 every day and 97 million every year! Just imagine how many people there will be on our planet by the year 2050 if the present trend continues. Of course, the world’s population hasn’t always expanded so quickly. In fact, the number of people on the planet started off growing very slowly. That’s because people didn’t live as long as they do today. As time passed, better medical care and cleaner water helped people live longer.

According to the ‘older generation’ teenagers are lazy, they wear ridiculous clothes and are appallingly rude to their elders and betters. They find it impossible to be polite, helpful, constructive or hard-working. Actually, it seems to me to be quite the opposite of the truth. Teenagers spend a lot of time thinking about their studies, families and friends and their hobbies. Sure, there are preoccupations like clothes, money, their bodies. But isn’t it the same for most people? So what about the myth that all teenagers are rude, selfish, lazy and greedy? I consider it nonsense.

The most famous traditional British dress is undoubtedly the Scottish kilt. The particular pattern of tartan, the checked fabric from which kilts are made, represents the family clan the person is from. During WWI Scottish soldiers still wore kilts. Well-known for their bravery they terrified the enemy by their fierce attacks as well as their brightly coloured ‘skirts’. The only problem was that the Germans could often see them from a long way away because of the bright colours that are often used in tartan. So what did the Scotsmen do? They started wearing a khaki kilt over their ‘coloured’ one!

70% of the Earth’s surface is water. Water once covered the whole surface of our planet. When the oceans were being formed 4,000 million years ago, it rained for over 60,000 years without stopping! And, amazingly, that same water is still around today because it’s being recycled all the time. The sun dries the land and sucks the water up into the air, and then it falls as rain. In fact, most of the water on this planet is over 3,000 million years old, so if it tastes a bit funny, it’s hardly surprising. Another fact is that only 2.6% of the world’s water is fresh, not salt.

T-shirts started off as underwear. During WWI, European soldiers wore them underneath their uniforms to keep warm. American troops copied the idea and started calling them ‘T-shirts’ because of their T the 1960s T-shirts had conquered the world. Sport teams, clubs and rock bands were all using colours and logos on their ‘tees’ to get noticed. Today, T-shirts are worn in every corner of the world. They are worn by babies, kids, teenagers and adults. They tell others what we like, where we’ve been, and what competitions we’ve won. They are also used to make statements.

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Henry Ford ___ a man whose ideas changed the world. He was born in 1863 on a farm near Detroit, USA. But when he was a boy, he ____ to live on the farm because he hated farming and he adored machines. In 1896 he built his ___ automobile. In 1903 he started the Ford Motor Company. At that time the automobile was a toy of rich people. Henry Ford decided ____ the situation. The company ____ the Model T Ford in 1908. It was small and ___ than many other cars. Even people who were not rich ____ buy it.

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Summerhill is in Leisten in Suffolk. It’s 1)___ than seventy years old. There 2)___ only seventy students, aged from five to sixteen. The children have classes usually according to their age, sometimes according to their interests. Every Saturday the students and the teachers have a meeting where they make 3) __ own rules and laws. Students can either 4) ___ to the lessons or spend their time playing. A. S. Neil who 5) ___ this school in 1921 believes that his school is possibly the 6) ___ school in the world. Parents should pay for the teaching. It 7)___ about £6,000 a year to go there.

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Many years ago there lived a man whose stories became some of the 1)___ stories in the world.

Now he 2)____as Mark Twain but his real name was Samuel Clemens. He was born in 1835 and 3)___ up in the little town of Hannibal, Missouri. The people in Hannibal 4)___ much money. In the town lived a boy named Tom Blankenship who had no home no parents. No one said to him that he must 5)___ to school. The children 6) ____ him because he knew many exciting stories.

When Sam 7)___ twelve his father died.

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It often happens that one kind of sport gives birth to another. This is the case for bandy. It probably originated as a form of field hockey on ice and is the 1______ likely ancestor of modern ice hockey.

The origin of the sport is not known. «Bandy» was often used as a term for any game 2_______ with a stick and a ball. The players pushed the wooden ball with the stick.

Bandy was originally a form of field hockey, held on grass during the summer and on ice during the the 1890s it 3________ mostly an ice sport.

Modern bandy 4_______ in England about 1800 in Bury Fen.

The region had many marshes that froze quickly during the winter and were 5_____ than ponds because they’re obviously shallower.

A Bury Fen player introduced bandy to Sweden in 1894, and it 6_____ quickly to other Scandinavian countries, as well as Switzerland, Germany, and Russia.

The Bandy World Championships have been held since 1957 with Russia and Sweden dominating. Another major international tournament is the World Cup in Lusdal, Sweden. This annual tournament 7_____ in October with the best club teams from each country competing.

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The life of Mary Quant.

Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there 1) ___ no teenage fashions. Young 2) ___ were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed her own school uniform. She 3) ___ short dresses and long socks. After school, Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She 4) ___ the college but she met her future husband. Like Mary he wore unusual clothes.

The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties.” During these years 5) ___ designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts and coloured tights. Her fashion shows differed a lot from what they 6) ___ before.

At the age of 37, Mary had a son. ‘It was the 7) ___ thing that ever happened to me’, she says. In 1966, Mary 8) ____ a special medal given by the Queen.

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Robert Baden-Powell was the man who 1)___ the scouting movement. He had a great military career. He got his training in India and Africa. Robert Powell 2) ___ an officer in the war between the British and Boers in South Africa. Here he 3) ____ world-famous because he held a key town, Mafeking, for 217 days against a big enemy force.

Baden-Powell came home to England as the 4) ___ hero of the Boer War. He decided 5) ____ his fame and to help British boys to become

He developed his ideas. He based 7) ____ on his own experiences. He established the 8) ___ Boy Scout camp in 1907. Then he published the book ‘Scouting for boys’. Thousands of boys 9) ___ it and decided to become Scouts.

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What’s a Bruegel?

Many stolen painting have a strange history. But one of the 1) ___ was that of a painting by the famous sixteenth-century painter Bruegel, 2) ___ from the Courtauld Institute in London in the eighties.

The four thieves who had stolen the painting, didn’t know how much it cost. The 3) ___ art expert who came to see the painting said it was priceless and 4) ___ name the exact price. The gang telephoned another art expert who told them that the painting was worth ₤ 2-3 million.

They then tried 5) ___ the painting back to the gallery from which it

6)___. The gallery contacted the police and a meeting

7)___. The gang asked for the money to be brought in two suitcases in unmarked banknotes. However, the meeting 8) ___ place.

A short time later the four were arrested. The police 9) ___ the painting on top of a wardrobe. When the gang were told they were arrested in connection with Bruegel, one of 10) ____ said, ‘What’s a Bruegal? I thought it was rubbish.’

VII. Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в скобках после номеров 1-9 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

April Fools’ Joke.

A few years ago there 1) ___ a very unclear photograph of a man on the front page of The Guardian newspaper. The article said that it was the 2)___ picture ever taken and that it was at least seventy or more years

3) ___ than any other photo in the world. Somebody in Japan discovered it hidden in a cave where it had been untouched for over two centuries. Apparently an unknown Japanese scientist 4) ___ a special technique for making photographic negatives before anybody in Europe.

A special exhibition 5) ___ just for the public to view it in London. The reason for that short viewing was because the negative was so old and 6) __ be in the light for very long. When people 7) ___ there, there was nothing to see.

The article had been 8) ___ on the first of April, which is April Fools’ Day, the day when people play jokes on 9) ____ friends

VIII. Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в скобках после номеров 1-7 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

From the history of Golf.

Nobody really knows where the game of golf was 1) ___played. The Romans played a game with wooden sticks and a leather ball 2) ___ with feathers, but the details are not known.

In the fifteenth century, golf first 3) ___ in the written history of Scotland. In 1457 The Scottish parliament was displeased with the number of people 4) ____ golf instead of training for the army and the game

However, by 1503 even the King 6)___ playing golf again.

Mary, the Queen of Scots, 7) ___ to have been the first woman-golfer. People say she played a few rounds of golf after her husband was murdered.

The life of Mary Quant

WERE WOMEN WORE DID NOT ENTER MARY’S HAD BEEN MOST IMPORTANT WAS AWARDED

What’s a Bruegel?

STRANGEST STOLEN FIRST COULD NOT TO SELL HAD BEEN STOLEN WAS ARRANGED DID NOT TAKE FOUND THEM

April Fools’ Joke.

WAS FIRST OLDER HAD INVENTED WAS ARRANGED COULD WENT WRITTEN THEIR

Вариант №1 Раздел 1. Аудирование

Раздел 1. Аудирование

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.

Magazines are good for decorating a sitting room.

Magazines can give as much useful material as books.

Reading for pleasure should be short and light.

Colourful book covers look nice on the shelves.

Books are more interesting to read than magazines.

Reading books requires serious and careful thought.

The best way to kill time is to read magazines.

Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А1 – А7 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). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A1. The population of Oregon is small.

A2. Mary did some outdoor sports when visiting the state of Oregon.

A3. Tim seems to feel comfortable in a hut underground while snow camping.

A4. Tim would like to learn to build igloos.

A5. Big storms are quite common in the mountains in Oregon.

A6. Snow from the storm kept Tim and his friends inside their car.

A7. While snow camping, Tim trusts in modern gadgets to get information about his location.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8 – А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A8. What practical skills has Jane gained as a student of dramatic art?

telling people little white lies

handling personal relationships

disguising her real feelings

A9. In the near future Jane is planning to start

teaching English drama to Asian students.

using role-play to teach English drama.

running a new course for foreign students.

A10. How does Jane overcome her stage fright?

She goes to a psychiatrist.

She does breathing exercisers.

She eats a lot of sweets.

A11. According to Jane, Shakespeare remains popular today because

his works are relevant to modern audiences.

people became interested in historical drama.

he is a master of different literary genres.

A12. What does Jane think about the language of Shakespeare’s plays?

It is commonly used as the language of drama.

It has a relatively limited vocabulary.

It has a very complicated grammar structure.

A13. What does Jane have in common with Hamlet?

She is always preoccupied with her own thoughts.

She keeps delaying something that must be done.

She easily gets furious about different things.

A14. From what Jane says we understand that

Shakespeare’s way of showing the funny side of life is universal.

All Shakespeare’s comedies are good for modern remarks.

she prefers Shakespeare’s comedies to his sonnets.

По окончании выполнения заданий В1 и А1 – А14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ на то, что ответы на задания В1, А1 – А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в задании В 1(в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания

Раздел 2. Чтение

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.

1. Education 2. Way of life

3. Public transport 4. Geography

5. Places to stay in 6. Favourite food

7. Hot spots for kids 8. Nightlife

A. Denmark, a small kingdom in northern Europe, has a lot of interesting places for tourists with children. For example, Legoland, a theme park, has become the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside its capital Copenhagen. And Copenhagen itself is world famous for its Tivoli Gardens amusement park, which opened in 1843 in the heart of the city. The park offers ballet and circus performances, restaurants, concerts, and fireworks displays.

B. Denmark is the smallest Scandinavian country, consisting of the Jutland peninsula, north of Germany, and over 400 islands of various sizes, some inhabited and linked to the mainland by ferry or bridge. Throughout the country, low hills provide a constant change of attractive views; there are also cool and shady forests of beech trees, large areas of open land covered with rough grass, a beautiful lake district, sand dunes and white cliffs on the coast.

C. More than four-fifths of all Danes live in towns. The main cities represent a combination of medieval buildings, such as castles and cathedrals, and modern office buildings and homes. Denmark’s high standard of living and wide-ranging social services guarantee that the cities have no poor districts. Most people in the cities live in flats. But in the suburbs many also live in single-family houses.

D. Denmark’s fine beaches attract many visitors, and there are hotels and pensions in all major seaside resorts. Besides, excellent inns are to be found all over the country. Some are small and only serve local travellers, but others are adapted to the tourist and have established reputations for both international dishes and local specialities. There are also private rooms to let, usually for one night, and chalets all over Denmark.

E. There is a wide selection of places to go out in the evening, particularly in Copenhagen. Jazz and dance clubs in the capital city are top quality and world-famous performers appear regularly. There are numerous cafes, beer gardens and speciality beer bars. Entertainment available includes opera at the recently opened opera house in Copenhagen, ballet and theatre at a number of places in the larger cities, and live music of all kinds.

G. Almost all adult Danes can read and write. Danish law requires children to attend nine years of school. Primary school consists of the first seven grades, and secondary school lasts from three to five years. A five-year secondary school student can enter a university. Denmark has three universities. The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest. It was founded in 1479 and has about 24,000 students.

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.

Hi-tech brings families together

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the US.
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the Internet are A _______________________. The research looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found that traditional families have more hi-tech gadgets in their home B _______________________. Several mobile phones were found in 89% of families and 66% had a high-speed Internet connection. The research also found that 58% of families have more C _______________________.
Many people use their mobile phone to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children. Seventy percent of couples, D _______________________, use it every day to chat or say hello. In addition, it was found that 42% of parents contact their children via their mobile every day.
The growing use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer gather round the TV to spend time together. 25% of those who took part in the report said they now spend less time E _______________________. Only 58% of 18-29 year olds said they watched TV every day. Instead the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go online F _______________________ several times a week and 51% of parents browse the web with their children.
«Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt families, but we see that technology allows for new kinds of connectedness built around cell phones and the Internet,» said the report.

1. than any other group

2. watching television

3. in the company of someone else

4. than two computers in the home

5. communicated with their families

6. helping them communicate

7. owning a mobile

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания A15–A21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

To Become Wealthy

As a kid, I always wanted to become wealthy. I knew if I could achieve this, I would be able to consider myself successful. At the time, I had no worries and felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill all my needs and wants. My simple philosophy of that time was if I was rich, I would definitely be content with my life.
My father always stressed his belief that happiness includes much more than money. I can remember him lecturing me about how money does not make an individual happy; other things in life such as: health, family, friends, and memorable experiences make a person genuinely happy. At this time in my life, I took what my dad said for granted and did not give any thought to his words. All I could see was the great life my cousins had because they had everything a kid ever dreamed of.
At a young age, I noticed society was extremely materialistic. The media seemed to portray the wealthy as happy people who add value to our society. My opinions did not change; in high school I still sought a career that would eventually yield a high salary. I still felt that the possibility of living life from paycheck to paycheck would automatically translate into my unhappiness. However, things changed when I decided to take an internship in the accounting department for the summer after my second year of college.
Starting the first day on the job in the accounting department, I found myself extremely bored. I was forced to do monotonous work, such as audit eight thousand travel and expense reports for a potential duplicate. In addition, I had to relocate away from friends and family in order to accept the position. I was earning the money I always wanted; however, I noticed that having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying.
I began to think back to what my dad always said. After a few months in the job, I truly realized that money does not bring happiness. A more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary summer job for far less money. For me to understand that concept, it took an experience as painful as this one. I often contemplated how much money it would take me to do this as my everyday job. I concluded, whatever the salary for this position I would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a career out of this job.
As I looked forward to the summer to draw to a close, I truly comprehended the meaning of my dad’s words. Contrary to my prior beliefs, I firmly believe through experience that money cannot make a person happy. The term “wealth” is a broad term, and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in great memories, friends, family, and health. This I believe.

A15. In his childhood the narrator’s idea of happiness was to

1) get what he wanted.

2) live an interesting life.

3) be an influential person.

4) make other people happy.

A16. The narrator heard what his father used to say, but did not

2) agree with him.

3) understand him.

4) think over his words.

A17. From his early childhood till he finished school the narrator was convinced that

1) society was extremely unfair.

2) media added value to society.

3) money was the only thing that ensured happiness.

4) the wealthy could not spend money properly.

A18. After the second year in the college the narrator decided to

1) start to work.

2) quit his studies.

3) change the college.

4) take a summer course.

A19. The narrator’s internship proved that

1) it was not a money-making job.

2) he had chosen the wrong job.

3) he could not cope with professional tasks.

4) he had to get rid of his family and friends to keep the position.

A20. It became obvious to the narrator that he

1) needed to think of another career.

2) would like to work only in summer.

3) would like to have a higher position.

4) preferred ordinary non-professional work.

A21. The summer for the narrator was

1) monotonous and lonely.

2) dragged out and boring.

3) dynamic and satisfying.

4) difficult but inspirational.

По окончании выполнения заданий В2, В3 и А15 – А21 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания В2 – В3, А15 – А21 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В2 – В3 цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4 – B10, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B4 – B10.

Грамматика и лексика (базовый уровень)