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Грамматика и лексика (базовый уровень)

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Meeting a Stranger
I was coming home at about three o’clock on a black winter night, when suddenly I saw two people.
The 1________________ was a short man who

ONE

2________________ along the street,


WALK

and the 3________________ was a little girl who


TWO

4________________ as fast as she could.


RUN

Well, the two crashed into each other and the child 5________________ down.
FALL

But the man calmly walked on and left the 6________________ child on the ground.
CRY

I ran after the man and brought 7________________ back. There was already a small crowd around
the child.
HE

The man was perfectly cool, but he gave me a very cruel look, which 8________________ me feel
sick.

The child’s family then arrived, and also the doctor.

I had taken a violent dislike to the short man. So had the child’s family – that was only natural.

MAKE

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Задание 2

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Mr Utterson
Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a quiet, serious man. He was shy with strangers and afraid of
1________________ his feelings.

SHOW

Among friends, however, his eyes 2________________ with kindness and goodness.
SHINE

And, although this goodness never found 3________________ way into his conversation, it showed
itself in his way of life.

IT

He 4________________ himself many enjoyable things in life.


NOT ALLOW

He ate and drank simply and, although he 5________________ the theatre,


ENJOY

he 6________________ a play for twenty years.


NOT SEE

However, he was gentler towards other 7________________ weaknesses, and was always ready to
help people rather than criticize them.

MEN

As a lawyer, he was often the last good person that criminals 8________________ on their way to
prison. These people often carried memories of his politeness and fairness with them.

MEET

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A Walk in London
I knew that my 1________________ best friend
COUSIN

was a man 2________________ Richard, who was well-known as a fun-loving person.


CALL

2
Nobody could understand why they were friends, as they 3________________ from each other in
every way.

DIFFER

They often went for long walks together, 4________________ through the streets of London.

MARCH

One of these walks 5________________ them down a narrow side-street in a busy part of London.
TAKE

A dark, mysterious, windowless building 6________________ near the end of this street. Dirty
children played on the doorstep, and nobody ever opened the door to drive them away.

STAND

As the two friends passed the building, Richard 7________________ to it.

POINT

“Have you ever noticed that place?” he asked. “It is connected with a strange story.”

“Really?” said my friend. “Tell 8________________ about it”. And Richard began his story.

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Задание 4

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Paul Anthony Samuelson, a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics


Paul Samuelson was born on May 15, 1915, in Gary, Indiana. He 1________________ at the
University of Chicago in Illinois and at Harvard University.

EDUCATE

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In 1947, Samuelson 2________________ “Foundations of Economic Analysis” in which he used the
language of mathematics to explain the world of economics.
WRITE

In 1948 he published “Economics” which is considered to be the 3________________ economics text


of our time.
IMPORTANT

“Economics” 4________________ in new editions today.


PUBLISH

Samuelson 5________________ the 1970 Nobel Prize in Economics for doing "more than any other
contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory."
GIVE

Samuelson says that he finds the 6________________ pleasure in solving problems of economics and
it is the mathematical work.
GREAT

But while he 7________________ it, he thinks about the real-world problems.


DO

Samuelson's life work has been to use economics in the service of humanity. He 8________________
more than anyone of his time to influence government policy at the highest level.

DO

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Задание 5

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Albert Einstein, a Nobel Prize Winner in Physics


Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. His interest in science
1________________ when he was only five years old.

BEGIN

His father gave him a magnetic compass. Looking at it, the young Albert wanted to know why the
needle 2________________.

MOVE

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In 1902, after graduating from the university, Einstein took a job in the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. In
1909, at the age of thirty, Einstein 3________________ his job at the Patent Office and began his
lifelong career in the academic world.

LEAVE

His genius was recognized, and in 1921 he 4________________ the Nobel Prize in physics.

GIVE

In 1933, when Adolf Hitler came into power, Einstein and his 5________________ wife moved to the
USA.

TWO

He 6________________ a professor at Princeton University where he remained until his death in


1955.
BECOME

Shortly before his death he wrote and signed the


Russell-Einstein Manifesto, 7________________ the people of the world about the danger of nuclear
catastrophe. Albert Einstein is remembered as the scientist in the world. His theories have changed
science forever.

WARN

It is generally thought that Albert Einstein is the greatest theoretical physicist who ever
8________________.

LIVE

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Задание 6

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Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner


Albert Schweitzer is known throughout the world for his missionary work in Africa. He was born on
January 14, 1875 in Alsace, which was part of Germany and 1________________ Part of France after
World War I.

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LATE

He was a talented person and by the age of thirty, 2________________ as an author, a lecturer, and a
musician.

KNOW

It was at this time that he learned of the great need of medical doctors in Africa. He decided to become
a doctor of medicine. In 1913, Doctor Schweitzer and his wife 3________________ for Africa.

LEAVE

The morning after the Schweitzers arrived, they started to treat their patients in an old farmhouse.
However, a new hospital building 4________________ with the help and the trust of the African
people.

BUILD

Their work was interrupted by World War I. Only in 1924, Dr. Schweitzer was finally able to return to
Lambarene to rebuild the hospital. When Mrs. Schweitzer came back to Africa in 1929, the hospital
was much 5________________.

LARGE

There was a 6________________ staff of doctors and nurses.


GROW

In 1953 Dr. Schweitzer 7________________ the Nobel Peace Prize.


GIVE

He was grateful, but said, “No man has the right to pretend

that he 8________________ enough for the cause of peace or declare himself satisfied.”

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WORK

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Задание 7

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Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is a true Hollywood star. She is also one of the 1________________ Australian
actresses of her time.

FAMOUS

Nicole was born in Hawaii, where her father 2________________.

STUDY

Five years 3________________ the family moved to Sydney.


LATE

Her 4________________ stage performance was in her school’s Christmas show when she was six.
ONE

Nicole 5________________ appearing on Australian television during her teens and at the age of 17
she was voted the ‘Actress of the Year’ by the Australian Film Institute.
BEGIN

She 6________________ to Hollywood to make her first American film in 1989.


INVITE

Tom Cruise was her partner in the next film and during 7________________ the couple fell deeply in
love.

FILM

It was a whirlwind courtship and they 8________________ on Christmas Eve in 1990.


MARRY

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Задание 8

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An Accident
That morning, the ‘Swinging Four’ group had set out from Derby, full of hope for the evening. They
were on their way to Sheffield where they hoped 1________________ at a dance in the Three Kings
Pub that night.

PLAY

The shopkeeper where they had bought their guitars and drums was getting very angry with them.
Mick, the leader of the group, 2________________ a letter last Monday from the shop. They still had
fifty pounds left to pay for their instruments. If they didn’t pay within two weeks, they would have to
give the instruments back.
RECEIVE

Now they 3________________ at the side of the road just outside Sheffield
STAND

4________________ unhappily at the steaming bonnet of the old car that had just exploded.
LOOK

Mick looked at the car again and turned to Peter who 5________________ all about cars.

KNOW

‘Come on, Peter. What’s the matter with it?’ Peter lifted the bonnet and examined the engine. ‘I’ve no
idea,’ he said. ‘It 6________________ only a month ago. I think it’s time we bought another car.

REPAIR

I’ll try and get a lift to the 7________________ garage and ask them to come and look at the car. We
must get to Sheffield in time.’

They all looked at the road.


NEAR

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Задание 9

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Waking Up

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He hated the way his wife woke him up in the morning. It showed that she was angry with him and it
1________________ like that every day.

DO

But it was really dangerous 2________________ an artist like that! It made him feel bad for hours –
simply hours.
WAKE

She came into the room in her working clothes, with a handkerchief over her head, just to show him
that she 3________________ up much earlier

GET

and now she 4________________ about the house.


WORK

She called in her low warning voice: ‘Jerry!’

‘What! What’s the matter?’

‘It’s time to get up. It’s half-past eight.’ And then she left the room, 5________________ the door
quietly behind her.

CLOSE

He supposed that she 6________________ very pleased with herself.


FEEL

What was the matter with her? What did she want? He earned lots of money. She didn’t have any
money, but he never said that to her. His heart was heavy. She seemed to enjoy making life
7________________ for him than it was already. She made an artist’s life impossible. She wanted to
make him like herself.

DIFFICULT

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Задание 10
Everybody knows that Christopher Columbus discovered America. However, America
1________________ after Amerigo Vespucci who explored the eastern coast of South America.

NAME

Was he really the first to reach the continent? The great Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdal
2________________ it wasn’t true.

THINK

He believed that ancient people were able to build boats that 3________________ cross oceans.

CAN

To test his ideas, Heyerdal decided to build a copy of the reed boats, which 4________________ in
ancient Egyptian paintings and sail across the Atlantic.

PICTURE

On May 25, 1969 the boat called Ra left a port in Morocco and headed across the
5________________ part of the Atlantic.

WIDE

Before reaching Barbados, Ra 6________________ but all the members of the expedition survived
and wanted to try again.
BREAK

So, on May 17, 1970 Ra II successfully crossed the Atlantic, 7________________ that ancient
civilizations had enough skill to reach America long before Columbus.

PROVE

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Грамматика и лексика (повышенный уровень)

Задание 1

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A Strange Housekeeper

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I explained the latest development to Poirot and suggested making inquiries at Mr. Smith's
1________________ .

AGENT

Poirot replied it was 2________________ as he was sure they had never heard about Mrs. Middleton
there.
USE

Later we found out that a car brought the 3________________ housekeeper to her new post.

MYSTERY

The agent’s answer confirmed Poirot’s 4________________. Mrs. Middleton had never been on their
books.

PREDICT

They had received Mrs. Havering’s 5________________ for a housekeeper,


APPLY

and had sent her 6________________ applicants for the post. But Mrs. Middleton was not among
them.
VARY

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Making Inquiries

Mrs. Todd hurried in, her face alight with curiousity.


Poirot was 1________________ enough
CARE

to calm the woman 2________________.


TACTFUL

“It is difficult,” he explained, “for a person of exceptional 3________________ such as yourself,


Madame, to have patience with methods that

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INTELLIGENT

a poor 4________________ has to use”.


DETECT

He brought the conversation to her husband and got the 5________________ that he worked with a
firm in the City.

INFORM

“Certainly he is very worried by this 6________________,” declared Mrs. Todd.

BUSY

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BRITISH THEATRE

The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful
plays can 1 ____ without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of
them not 2 ____ from Trafalgar Square. 3 _____ London even some quite big towns have no
public theatre at all, but every town has its private theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you
can 4 ____ the best of everything – an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated actors and
a well-dressed 5 ____.

Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain 6 ____to the
end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll
probably want to sit as near to the 7 ____ as possible.

1. А) show Б) perform В) run Г) produce

2. А) far Б) remote В) distant Г) close

3. А) Inside Б) Outside В) In Г) Out

4. А) take Б) give В) hold Г) get

5. А) audience Б) auditorium В) authority Г) publicity

6. А) puts up Б) sets up В) makes up Г) goes up

7. А) scene Б) stage В) scenery Г) performance


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A CHINESE VASE

When I was a child I loved visiting my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace.
As I grew older the house and garden seemed smaller, but I still loved visiting the old lady. There
were so many lovely things to look 1 _____ in the house.

I loved her paintings and the old clock, but 2 _____ all I loved a big Chinese vase which stood in
the hall. It was 3 _____ than me, and I couldn’t see 4 _____ it. I walked round and round it
looking at the beautiful ladies and the birds and flowers and trees, and Grandmother often 5 _____
me stories about these ladies. She said that her grandfather had brought the vase with him when he
returned from a long 6 _____ to China.

We live in a modern house, and I’m afraid my husband and I often nag at the children. “Don’t make
the new carpet dirty, Paul!” “Be careful with the new table, Philip!”

Before she died, Grandmother gave me the vase I loved so much. It 7 _____ beautiful in our
modern hall.

One day I came home from the shop. The boys met me at the door. “I’m as strong as George Bes,
Mummy,” said Paul. “I got a goal and I broke the vase.” Philip tried to be more diplomatic than Paul,
“It doesn’t really matter, does it? You told us it wasn’t new. You aren’t cross, are you?”

1. А) out Б) at В) into Г) about

2. А) mostly Б) great of В) greatly Г) most of

3. А) higher Б) larger В) taller Г) greater

4. А) about Б) around В) inside Г) outside

5. А) said Б) spoke В) talked Г) told

6. А) voyage Б) tour В) hike Г) excursion

7. А) looked Б) viewed В) appeared Г) seemed


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The King’s New Dress


Many years ago, there was a King who spent all his time and money on dressing up. He loved riding
round in his 1________________ garments so that everybody could see him.

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EXPENSE

His wardrobes contained clothes of 2________________ patterns and designs.


DIFFER

One day two 3________________ men appeared at the palace and said they could make beautiful
clothes which had magical properties.
HONEST

Only clever people would be able to see them - but they would be 4________________ to anyone
who was stupid or not good at their job.

VISIBLE

The King thought this was an excellent opportunity to find out who was wise and who was foolish in
his 5________________.

KING

The two men were given gold and silver thread and two 6________________ weaving machines and
they started to work.

WONDER

After several weeks the King decided to send an old and honest minister, who was
7________________ clever and good at his job, to visit the two men. Can you guess what he saw?

CERTAIN

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Tourism in Britain
Every year more than eleven million tourists visit Britain. In fact, tourism is an 1________________
industry, employing thousands of people.

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IMPORTANCE

Most 2________________ come in the summer months when they can expect good weather.
VISIT

Tourists 3________________ spend a few days in London, then go on to other well-known cities.
USUAL

Perhaps the least visited places in England are old 4________________ towns.

INDUSTRY

But many people think that nineteenth-century cities show the 5________________ of Britain.

REAL

The 6________________ of the past is to be still seen in their old streets.


GREAT

The cheap, concrete buildings of the 1960s look old and dirty, but for the 7________________
tourists these cities are full of life and colour.

ADVENTURE

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California
Nicknamed the “Golden State”, California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The
1________________ of gold and

DISCOVER

the immigration in 1849 of thousands of gold diggers in search of the 2________________ metal
helped California’s admittance into the Union in 1850.

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VALUE

Today, California, land of 3________________ redwoods, has the highest population of any state in
the country.
MARVEL

It is also America’s main 4________________ state,


AGRICULTURE

which is 5________________ known for its avocados and grapes.


SPECIAL

It is also the home of Hollywood, the center of America’s movie 6________________.

BUSY

However, not everyone wants to move to California. In recent years forest fires, floodings and
earthquakes have left thousands of people 7________________.

HOME

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The Oldest Road


The M1 road is the grandfather of the British motorway system. The southern section celebrated its
silver Jubilee in November 1984. Nowadays it is a mass of traffic with large numbers of trucks, and
you need all your 1________________ on the road.

ATTENTIVE

Not that this matters too much. This part follows a 2________________ route north from the capital,
and the sights here are not at all special.

TRADITION

Only when you reach Bedfordshire, and the pace relaxes slightly, it is worth considering turning off.
From there on you can find a lot of 3________________ things to do.

VARY

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The countryside isn't spectacular, but it is almost always lovely and 4________________ typical
English shire country,

ENJOY

with rolling hills, good walks and views, interesting churches and 5________________ country
houses.

BEAUTY

Further north, there is an interesting mixture of handsome market towns and industrial sites and
6________________ country in the foothills of the Pennines.

PLEASURE

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Задание 9

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Self-care
We live in the era of 1________________ advances in “self-care”.
IMPORTANCE

What you need is new information. There is so much you can learn to have a 2________________
life. Then you can fulfil your needs in health easily and routinely as part of your normal way of life.

HEALTH

It is more and more obvious that 3________________ kinds of treatment and cures in the world
cannot bring lasting health if you are not willing to live an existence without diseases.
VARY

Years of physical damage – smoking, drinking, overeating, the wrong food, lack of rest or exercise –
can only interfere with good health. Emotional instability is also incompatible with good health. And
when the result is ill health, drugs are only 4________________ aids.

ADDITION

To repair the damage of disease, or more to the point, to prevent it, you must live more
5________________

HEALTHFUL

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It is possible that you know this already. But you must also know how to use that instinctive
6________________

KNOW
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Задание 10

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Castle Clinton
Castle Clinton was built in the times of Napoleonic wars and great tension between Britain and the
US. New York was almost 1________________ and in a short time five new forts, Castle Clinton
among them, were built.

DEFENSE

However, it was never used as a fortress. In 1824, it became a place of public 2________________.

ENTERTAIN

A newspaper described it as a “fanciful garden, tastefully ornamented with shrubs and flowers”. The
garden was the setting for band concerts, fireworks and demonstrations of the latest
3________________ achievements.

SCIENCE

Many 4________________ people were honored at the Garden, President Andrew Jackson among
them.
REMARK

In 1896 Castle Clinton became the city Aquarium and thousands of 5________________ rushed to see
fish that came from the waters around New York.

VISIT

Later exotic fish from around the world were brought to the Aquarium and the collection grew in
number and 6________________.

VARY

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'It's Only Me'

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her
bedroom. She was too excited to do any
1 ______ that morning, because in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her
husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and she had 2 ______ her costume the night before. Now
she was 3 ______ to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. Mrs
Richards put it 4 ______, looked in the mirror, smiled and went downstairs. She wanted to find out
whether it would be 5 ______ to wear.

Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a 6 ______ on the front door. She knew
that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to
leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to 7 ______ the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid
in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards realized that it must
be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to 8 ______ the
situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several
paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he ran away, slamming the door behind him.

1. А) homework; Б) household; В) housework; Г) housewife

2. А) did; Б) made; В) built; Г) created

3. А) nervous; Б) restless; В) ill at ease; Г) impatient

4. А) up; Б) on; В) over; Г) down

5. А) attractive; Б) exciting; В) comfortable; Г) cozy

6. А) knock; Б) kick; В) hit; Г) crash

7. А) fear; Б) worry; В) disturb; Г) frighten

8. А) describe; Б) explain; В) interpret; Г) clear

Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner

B4

Albert Schweitzer is known throughout the world for his missionary


work in Africa. He was born on January 14, 1875 in Alsace, which was
part of Germany and __________________ Part of France after World
War I. LATE
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B5

He was a talented person. By the age of thirty, he


__________________ as an author, a lecturer, and a musician. KNOW

B6

It was at this time that he learned of the great need of medical doctors
in Africa. He decided to become a doctor of medicine. In 1913, Doctor
Schweitzer and his wife __________________ for Africa.
LEAVE

B7

The morning after the Schweitzers arrived, they started to treat their
patients in an old farmhouse. However, a new hospital building
__________________ with the help and the trust of the African BUILD
people.

B8

Their work was interrupted by World War I. Only in 1924, Dr.


Schweitzer was finally able to return to Lambarene to rebuild the
hospital. When Mrs. Schweitzer came back to Africa in 1929, the
hospital was much _________________. LARGE

B9

In 1953 Dr. Schweitzer __________________ the Nobel Peace Prize. GIVE

B10

He was grateful, but said, “No man has the right to pretend
that he __________________ enough for the cause of peace or declare WORK
himself satisfied.”

Tourism in Britain

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B11

Every year more than eleven million tourists visit Britain. In fact,
tourism is an __________________ industry, employing thousands of IMPORTANCE
people.

B12

Most __________________ come in the summer months when they VISIT


can expect good weather.

B13

Tourists __________________ spend a few days in London, then go USUAL


on to other well-known cities.

B14

Perhaps the least visited places in England are old


__________________ towns. INDUSTRY

B15

But many people think that nineteenth-century cities show the


__________________ of Britain. REAL

B16

The __________________ of the past is to be still seen in their old GREAT


streets.

'It's Only Me'


After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went
upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, because in the
evening she would be going to a fancy dress A22 ______ with her husband. She intended to dress up
as a ghost and she had made her costume the night before. Now she was
A23 ______ to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. Mrs
Richards put it A24 ______, looked in the mirror, smiled and went downstairs. She wanted to find out
whether it would be A25 ______ to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a
A26 ______ on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight
in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to A27
______ the poor man,
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Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and
heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered. Mrs
Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter.
She tried to A28 ______ the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out a cry
and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he ran away, slamming the
door behind him.

A22

1) show 2) performance 3) party 4) programme

A23

1) nervous 2) restless 3) ill at ease 4) impatient

A24

1) up 2) on 3) over 4) down

A25

1) attractive 2) exciting 3) comfortable 4) cozy

A26

1) knock 2) kick 3) hit 4) crash

A27

1) fear 2) worry 3) disturb 4) frighten

A28

1) describe 2) explain 3) interpret 4) clear

Грамматика и лексика
В4 later
В5 wasknown
В6 left
В7 wasbuilt
В8 larger
В9 wasgiven
B10 hasworked
B11 important
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B12 visitors
B13 usually
B14 industrial
B15 reality
B16 greatness

Раздел 3. Грамматика и
лексика
№ задания Ответ
А22 3
А23 4
А24 2
А25 3
А26 1
А27 4
А28 2

The History of Man

How long has man been on earth? Let us travel 5,000 years into the
B4 LEARN

past. We are in the days before man ___________ to write.

B5

Recorded history ________________________ yet. NOT BEGIN

B6

Let us go ___________ into the past to 8,000 years ago. FAR


We are in a world without cities or towns, houses or roads.

B7

Yet there are people, about five million of them, ___________ on all
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five continents. LIVE

B8

They have cows and horses and they _______________ FARM


the land.

B9

To find the ___________ man we must go many hundreds of ONE


thousands of years into the past.

B10

The _________ true human being, Homo sapiens, appeared in Europe EARLY
more than 50,000 years ago.

B11

We can be proud of the progress the man ___________ since then. MAKE

The National Maritime Museum is set in

B12 the ___________________ surroundings of BEAUTY

Greenwich park.

Within the complex of the museum there

B13 is a wide _________________ of objects, VARY

displays and paintings. The collections

relate to the shipping, astronomy

B14 and ____________________. NAVIGATE

The museum tells the story of figures of great

B15 ____________________ to Britain’s history, IMPORTANT

such as Lord Nelson and captain James Cook.

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Galleries and exhibitions are often updated

B16 to bring back into view __________________ DIFFER

parts of the huge hidden collections of the

B17 museum which is _______________ all over FAME

the country.

В18 This visit will be an ___________________ FORGET

experience.

Little Sassy Sam


Little Sassy Sam was a special kind of kid.
B10

Nobody knew quite what to think of ____________ . Everything he did HE


or said was strange in some way. For the most part, he seemed to be
quite ordinarily, but … something just wasn't right with him.

B11

For instance, he wore a striped orange T-shirt. Nobody else


___________ a shirt like that, just Little Sassy Sam. Where on earth HAVE
could anybody get that kind of a shirt?

B12

Wherever he went, you were sure to see his dog, Tickles, with him.
The two ____________ many afternoons together laughing and SPEND
running around in circles.

B13

When they were tired from ___________, they would lie down in the RUN
grass and lick each other's faces.

B14

"Now, isn't that strange!" The other kids would say.


"I ____________ anything like it." NEVER SEE

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B15
Little Sassy Sam certainly had a reputation, although he wasn't fully
aware of it. His teachers always remarked how wonderful it was to
have Little Sassy Sam in ____________ classrooms. THEY

B16

"He's a joy!" His ____________ grade teacher, Mrs. Spindlehorn told ONE
his parents at Parent-Teacher conference.

B17

"No matter what's going on in the world, Little Sassy Sam always
____________ a smile on his face." HAVE

Felix and Nancy

Felix and Nancy held A15 ____ as they walked together through the crowded stores of
Fashion Place Mall. It was a cold winter day outside and even though the A16 ____wasn't bathing in
riches, they thought it might be fun to "window" shop. Felix led his girlfriend into an electronics store.
He smiled when he A17 ____ there a huge collection of wide-screen TV's.
"Just A18 ____ this!" he said aloud. "This is the right size for our family room! We could
invite all of our friends over, put on some DVDs, and serve some drinks and appetizers…"
He laughed. Nancy laughed with him and added, "We could have an Indiana Jones marathon."
The salesperson asked them if his assistance was needed.
"Nah, we're just A19 ____ ," Felix explained.
"Ok. Let me know if you have any questions."
The jewelry store was next. Nancy went directly for the emeralds. They were her favorite!
Without warning, she caught Felix by his sleeve and pointed to a sparkling emerald ring on
either side. "Look at how gorgeous it is," she said in an excited whisper. "And it's just my size!"
Nancy asked the jeweler if she could try it A20 ____ .
She was right. It fit her A21 ____.

A15

1) arms 2) hands 3) fingers 4) palms


1) team 2) pair 3) group 4) collective
1) founded 2) opened 3) explored 4) found
1) look for 2) look after 3) look through 4) look at
1) seeing 2) watching 3) looking 4) observing
1) on 2) by 3) with 4) over
1) good 2) better 3) perfectly 4) perfect
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грамматика.
№ задания Ответ
А15 2
А16 2
А17 4
А18 4
А19 3
А20 1
А21 3

Mrs Garstin was a hard, cruel, managing and ambitious woman. Coming to Hong Kong on her
marriage, she found it hard to reconcile herself to the fact that her social position was A22 ______ by
her husband’s occupation.
Of course everyone was very kind, and for two or three months they went out to parties almost every
night, but she understood quickly that as the wife of a bacteriologist she was of no particular
consequence.
“It’s too absurd,” she told her husband. “There’s hardly anyone here that one would bother about for
five minutes at home”.
“It is rather funny when you think of all the people who used to come to our house at home that here
we should be A23 ______ like dirt,” she said, laughing in A24 ______ that what she said might not
seem snobbish.
She was the daughter of a solicitor in Liverpool, and Bernard Garstin had met her there. He had
seemed then a young man of A25 ______ and her father said he would go far, but he hadn’t.
He was painstaking, industrious and capable, but he had not the will to advance himself. Mrs Garstin
despised him. But she recognized that she could only achieve success through him, and she set herself
to drive him on the way she desired to go.
She discovered that if she wanted him to do something which his sensitiveness revolved against she
had only to give him no peace and eventually, exhausted, he would give A26 ______.
Still he made no headway as a leader. But he A27 ______ any disappointment he may have felt, and if
he reproached his wife it was in his heart.
His daughters had never looked upon him as anything but a source of income; and now, understanding
that through his A28 ______ money was less plentiful, the indifference they had felt for him was
tinged with contempt.

A22

1) decided 2) determined 3) revealed 4) fixed

A23

1) treated 2) dealt 3) taken 4) regarded

A24

1) case 2) fact 3) condition 4) order

A25

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1) luck 2) promise 3) hope 4) expectation

A26

1) away 2) over 3) in 4) off

A27

1) held 2) kept 3) experienced 4) concealed

A28

1) guilt 2) fault 3) blame 4) inability

Раздел 3. Грамматика и
лексика
№ задания Ответ
А22 2
А23 1
А24 4
А25 2
А26 3
А27 4
А28 2

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