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Writing
You have received a letter from your pen friend Frank who writes:
…It’s great that you help to clean your city park. I have always thought of doing voluntary
work to help our environment. What environment organization have you joined? Do you have
any qualifications? I would like to have some experience of environmental work either.
Oh, I’ve got to go now as I am late for my tennis training. Hope to hear from you soon.
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Use of English
Task 1.
Объедините предложения. Используйте подходящий по смыслу союз.
1. I can’t pay my bills. I haven’t gotten my paycheck yet.
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2. The taxi will get here in five minutes. Then we can leave for the airport.
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3. I got to the airport at 3:20. My plane left ten minutes later.
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4. Peggy used to take the bus to school, but last week she bought a car. Now she can drive
to school.
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5. This tea is good. I think I’ll have another cup.
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Task 2.
В каждой строке содержится ошибка. Выпишите ошибку.
A case of mistaken identity
After a few minutes, the car stopped in front of the
large hotel. The driver who opened the door, and
said, “Please follow me.” They went up in to a lift.
Then there was a long corridor with two or three
doors. Although it seemed strange so that the car hadn’t
taken her to her aunt’s house, Diana who was not surprised.
Her aunt, who she was very rich, owned several large
hotels, which she often stayed in them. I suppose she felt
so much bored at home that she decided to stay here.
“Please you wait here, will you?” said the driver, and
disappeared into a room in the end of the corridor.
There seemed to be a lot of people that in one of the
rooms. Then the driver, who he hadn’t been gone long,
came back at and asked Diana to follow him. They went
into a large room full of people, who all started claping.
There was a poster that it said, “Diana, Supermodel.”
“Oh dear,” said Diana, “I think there’ve been a mistake!”
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Task 3
Измените слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически подходило по смыслу.
Television viewing has always been the main leisure activity for American teenagers. According
to the _____ of a Nielsen study, US teens spend more time watching television than on the
computer. The study found that teenagers were more engaged than ____ believed with traditional
media such as live television, radio and newspapers. The amount of television watched by the
___American teenager has increased by six percent over the past five years, which is rather
alarming. Time in front of the television cuts into family time and is a leading cause of ___ in
both adults and children. Excessive TV use leads to a more sedentary lifestyle which is ___ for
all of us, both mentally and physically.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
find
popular
type
obese
health
Task 4.
Перефразируйте предложения.
Although it was snowing, we went out for a walk.
Despite
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People who are unemployed often feel depressed.
The
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These books are not interesting.
None
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Someone needs to look at the central heating system.
Seeing
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Nobody at all picked up the litter.
Single
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Task 5.
Выберите правильный вариант. Занесите в таблицу.
1. I don’t like this food. It ______ awful!
A. is tasting
B. tastes
C. has tasted
2. He decided ______ his job.
A. to quit
B. quitting
C. quit
3. Call me as soon as you _____ home.
A. get
B. will get
C. are getting
4. He denied _____ in the exam.
A. having cheated
B. to have cheated
C. to cheat
5. The car seems ____ repaired.
A. having been
B. to have been
C. to having been
6. My little brother is afraid ____ a bicycle.
A. of riding
B. riding
C. to ride
7. You ____see a doctor as soon as possible
A. should
B. ought to
C. must
8. My father prefers watching TV ____ walking in the park.
A. rather than
B. than
C. to
9. When I arrived at the meeting, the leaflets _______ distributed.
A. were
B. had been
C. have been
10. My cat needs _____five times a day!
A. to being fed
B. to be fed
C. to be feeding
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Task 6.
Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово. Занесите в таблицу.
Jake was walking home from school. It was a sunny autumn day. He’d usually stamp on
the 1) _____ of leaves on the footpath to hear them crunch under his shoes. But today he ignored
them. He was busy planning his project.
He was used to being home alone. That was because, three years ago, his dad had decided
to go back to university, which meant his mum had had to go back to working 2) ______. She
did a lot of evening shifts because the money was better.
Jake walked up the stairs onto the veranda and stuck his hand in the pocket for the key
but it wasn’t there. Frantically, he tried the front door, knowing it would be locked, then turned
around and hurried back up the footpath to see if he could find his key. He walked up the road
for two blocks, 3)______the pavement.
It was no 4) _____looking for it; he could have dropped it anywhere. He turned around
and went home. He checked his watch. It was four o’clock and his dad would be back by seven.
Jake supposed he could read the book he’d borrowed 5) ______the school library for his project.
The book was really good with wonderful photos of soldiers.
An hour later he finished the book and felt like having a 6) ______ but it didn’t feel right
to sleep with nothing over you. So he covered his chest with the foot mat and the book was his
pillow. When he woke up, the Miller sisters were standing over him, staring.
“Why are you lying on the veranda with a foot mat over you?” said Adele.
“It’s 7) ________ of your business”, Jake thought.
1
1) piles
2) bundles
3) sacks
2
1) long-time
2) half-time
3) full-time
4) peak-time
3
1) staring
2) skimming
3) scanning
4) looking
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1) point
2) use
3) reason
4) aim
5
1) of
2) at
3) from
4) in
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1) nap
2) dream
3) relax
4) snack
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1) nothing
2) not
3) neither
4) none
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4) flocks
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Reading
Task 1.
Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами A-G. занесите ответы в
таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок
лишний.
1. Various Applications
5. A Sport or a Hobby?
2. Changing Styles
6. Unexpected Victory
3. Benefits of Sport
7. Breaking World Record
4. Choosing Proper Equipment
8. Challenging Sport
A. Playing sports is a great way to make exercise fun and help children to develop healthy
habits. Sports can also help children improve their agility, balance, and coordination.
Participating in sports can help build a child’s self-esteem. Studies show that children
who play sports work harder in the classroom. Children also learn problem-solving skills
and time management when they are part of a team.
B. Late last week BMX legend, Kevin Robinson, made history by flying higher than any
human has ever gone on a BMX bike as part of Red Bull Experiment in New York City!
Thousands of fans and spectators were on site to catch all the action. This awesome feat
had been a lifelong dream of Kevin’s which until now no one else has ever been able to
pull off!
C. American tennis star Venus Williams has lost her place at the Madrid Open when she
was beaten in the second – round part of the contest by Russian teenager Alisa
Kleybanova. Williams is the current world number three and her 19-year-old opponent
was unseeded so the defeat came as a big shock. Williams said she thought Kleybanova
had won ‘by just being aggressive from both sides of the court.’
D. Skateboarding traces its roots to the seventies but it really reached the peak of its
popularity in the mid-eighties to the present when major skateboard manufacturers
propelled it to new heights. First, they started with half-pipe and vert ramp skateboarding.
As the years went by, the focus shifted to street skateboarding, which brought about a
few changes in deck shape and wheel size.
E. While the majority of scuba diving is recreation, there are those who do it for a living as
well. Scientific exploration and research is another area with a lot of scuba diving
demand. They spend a lot of time in the water watching sea life cycles, and how
microorganisms fit the whole underwater environment. There are also others who work in
constructing underwater platforms that are often used for research as well as offshore oil.
F. Surfing is a sport which is undertaken by almost every individual in the US. This term is
often referred to as a surface water sport in which the person surfing is carried along the
face of a breaking ocean wave standing on a surfboard. Surfboards can also be used on
rivers on standing waves. Some people practice this as a hobby while others become
professional surfers.
G. If you are interested in snowboarding, you will need to find out which length and width
board is best for you. Both of these factors are critical to the success of snowboarding. Be
aware that shorter boards are easier to manoeuvre, therefore making them great if you are
just learning to snowboard. When it comes to width, it is important to consider foot size
when choosing the width of a board.
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B
C
D
E
F
G
Task 2.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений,
обозначенными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей лишняя. Занесите ответы в
таблицу.
Reality television is a genre of television programming which, it is claimed,
presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations and features ordinary people rather
than professional actors. It could be described A_____. Although the genre has existed
in some form or another since the early years of television, B____.
Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from
game or quiz shows to surveillance-focused productions such as Big Brother. Critics say
that the term “reality television” is somewhat of a misnomer C____. The participants of
these shows are often put in exotic locations or abnormal situations and are sometimes
coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, whereas the events on screen are
manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.
Part of reality television’s appeal is D____. Reality television also has the
potential to turn its participants into national celebrities, mainly in talent and performance
programmes such as Pop Idol, E___.
Some commentators have said that the name “reality television” is an inaccurate
description for several styles of programme included in the genre. In competition-based
programmes such as Big Brother and the Real World, producers design the format of the
show and control the day-to-day activities and the environment, F____. Producers
specifically select the participants, and use carefully designed scenarios, challenges,
events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and conflicts.
1. the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000
2. though frequently Big Brother participants also reach some degree of celebrity
3. that is rather popular with teenagers
4. because such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of
reality
5. as a form of artificial documentary
6. creating a completely fabricated world in which the competition plays out
7. due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations
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