Report the questions use one word for each space do you like

Всероссийская  олимпиада  школьников по английскому языку.

Школьный этап. 2017-2018 уч. год

9-11 класс

Время  выполнения– 135 минут.  Максимальное количество баллов – 61 балл

LISTENING — 8 баллов (1 балл за правильный ответ), 10 минут

TASK 1.

You will hear a student called Tim Farnham giving a class presentation about a seabird called the albatross. For questions 1-8 complete the sentences. Use one word or two words in each gap. You will hear the recording twice. Remember to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

The Albatross

Tim thinks that the name ‘albatross’ comes originally from a word in the_____________(1) language.

There are currently thought to be a total of ______________(2) species of albatross.

The fact it relies on  ______________(3) explains why the albatross isn’t found in some areas.

By using a locking mechanism in its ______________(4), the albatross can save energy when flying.

Tim explains that the albatross has a surprisingly good sense of ______________(5).

Tim was surprised to discover that ______________(6) attack albatross nests.

The albatross used to be hunted mostly for its  ______________(7) as well as for food.

Tim gives the example of  ______________(8) as plastic objects commonly eaten by albatrosses.

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READING — 16 баллов (1 балл за правильный ответ), 25 минут

TASK 1.

Read the article and for questions 1-10 complete the text with the words from the box. There are 2 extra words. Remember to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

alternative	converting	eco-friendly	emit	recycle	solar
fuel	fumes	greenhouse  gases	plant	engine	pollution

Fueling our Cars

Our love of the fuel car with its poisonous exhaust 1)……………. has had a devastating effect both on our environment and on oil supplied. It is unlikely we will abandon our cas in large enough numbers to resolve this problem, so there is a pressing need to find an 2) …………… fuel. Many car companies are exploring 3) …………… energy sources. Hybrid cars were first developed in 1997 and these are likely to become more commonplace in the future. Hydrogen vehicles that use 4) …………… panels to extract hydrogen from water are also likely to be readily available in the near future. These vehicles 5) …………… only water vapour and so do not contribute to 6) ……………. . However, critics say that building a network of fuelling stations and 7) …………… existing petrol stations to hydrogen will prove too costly and will limit this vehicle’s potential. Nevertheless, countries such as the US, Germany, Japan and Iceland already have ambitious hydrogen plans.

Others believe that biofuels are the future. These fuels are based on ……………. oils and so can be grown. The concept of using vegetable oil as a 9) ……………… dates back to 1895 when Dr Rudolf  Diesel developed the first diesel 10) ……………. to run on vegetable oil. He demonstrated his engine at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and described an experiment using peanut oil as fuel in his engine. In 1912, Diesel said, ‘The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time’.

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TASK 2.

For questions 11- 16 read through the following text and then choose from the list A-J below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-I) in the correct box on your answer sheet. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.

Most people have heard of Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone in 1876. But it was a little-known English priest called Henry Hunnings who made the first big improvement. Bell’s model could transmit a voice up to about 23 km. A year after its invention, Thomas Edison improved on the model by attaching a solid-carbon button inside the mouthpiece. But Hunnings decided to experiment with granular carbon (11) …………. . This improved the voice clarity and extended the voice-transmission distance to about 72 km. Hunnings was granted a patent for his invention in December 1878.

Hunnings was born in 1843 near London. He became a priest in Yorkshire and although much of his time was taken up with Church matters, he had a profound interest in all sorts of gadgets, (12)…………… . A friend of Hunnings with similar interests, called Cox Walker, built a telephone receiver. In 1880, an American called Anders visited England and asked Walker (13) …………… . He was impressed and offered Hunnings 1,000 pounds for the patent. The offer was accepted and the Globe Company was formed (14)…………… In 1881, Hunnings was granted two patents in the United States for his invention. But by this time so many people and companies were involved in telephone design and manufacture (15) ……………. . There was a famous court case in 1882 when the United Telephone Company took the Globe Company to court for an alleged infringement of its patents. At first it failed to have the Hunnings patent declared invalid (16) ………….. . It then bought the rights to the entire patent from Hunnings.

1. which few people had known about
2. instead of solid carbon
3. but later it partially succeeded
4. except that Hunnings’s invention was superior
5. in breach of copyright
6. to make telephones in England
7. that conflict resulted
8. particularly those that dealt with magnetism and electricity
9. if he could inspect the Hunnings transmitter

USE OF ENGLISH — 27 баллов, 60 минут

TASK 1.

For questions 1-5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. The paraphrased second sentence must have a phrasal berb. You must use between THREE and SIX words including the word given.Here is an example (0).

Example

0 We should leave about six, otherwise we might not get there in time for dinner.

set

If ……….    ……….    ……….     …………      …… . six, we might not get there in time for dinner.

Answer: 0         don’t set off about

1. If you should see Paul at the weekend, you could ask him for help.

into

Were ……….   ……….    ………. ……….   ……… at the weekend, you could ask him for help.

1. The employees suggested some improvements to the computer system which would make it easier to use.

forward

The employees  ………….     …………..     …………     ………….    …………. improving the computer system to make it easier to use.

1. This story of yours isn’t true.

up

You …………     ………..      …………     ………….. story!

1. I don’t know why my neighbour thinks she’s so superior to everyone else.

down

I don’t know why my neighbour  ………..     …………     …………..  everyone else.

1. I broke down and cried when I heard the bad news.

into

I ………..   …………    ………  when I heard the bad news.

TASK 2. For questions 6 -20 complete the following article by writing each missing word in the correct space. Use only ONE word for each space. The example (0) is given.

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music

For the past eight years, 0) ……many…… of the world’s leading classical musicians 6) …………… gathered in Switzerland’s  glitziest ski resorts to play, to teach and socialise. 7) …………… this  were all, it would be the ultimate classical music insiders’ club. But the attraction of Verbier,  ……………. charm and relevance, is 9) …………… it is also home for three weeks to 10) …….. than 100 young musicians from 31 countries, starry-eyed about meeting the masters and getting a crash course at the highest possible level. Conductors of the world’s top orchestra’s are 11) ………….. hand to get the young muicians into shape, coaxing fine performances of  12) ………….. daunting challenges as Mahler’s Third Symphony and Brahms’ First Symphony.

Verbier is the creation of the Swede, Martin Engstoem, 13)…………… for many years was a leading agent. He wanted to run his 14) …………. festival and, 15) …………. some of the best contacts in the business, it was 16) ………….. hard to find a Swiss ski resort looking for a summer boost, rich villa owners keen to open their houses to musical celebrities and stars used to 17) …………… indulged. Engstroem is the most relaxed and charming of men, 18) …………… in his way he is a dictator. The music heard at Verbier 19)…………… to be to his classical taste with 20) …………. a note of the contemporary.

TASK 3. For questions 21-27 read the definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner Dictionary which follow and then complete the gaps by adding the vowels to the correct word from the box below.  The words are related to television, newspapers and computers.  Here is an example. Remember to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

0 …………… short news programme often about something that has just happened.

Answer: bulletin

BLGGR	PSD	CNTSTNT	HDLN
BLLTN	PDCST	TBLD	CMMRCL

21. ………… a pre-recorded audio programme that’s posted to a website and made available for download

22. ………….. a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures

23. ………….. an advertisement broadcast on television or radio

24. ………….. someone who produces an ongoing narrative, similar to a diary

25. ………….. a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper

26. ………….. someone who competes, often in a quiz

27. ………….. one of the single parts into which a story is divided when it is broadcast weekly or daily on the television or radio.

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WRITING -10 баллов, 40 минут

WRITING

You see this announcement on the notice board of the school where you study.

Write your article in 180-200 words in an appropriate style.

Всероссийская  олимпиада  школьников по английскому языку.

Школьный этап. 2017-2018 уч. год

9-11 классы

ANSWER SHEET

Student’s ID number ______________

LISTENING — 8 баллов (1 балл за правильный ответ)

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READING — 16 баллов (1 балл за правильный ответ)

Student’s ID number ______________

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USE OF ENGLISH — 27 баллов

                Student’s ID number ______________

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2		11		20
3		12		21
4		13		22
5		14		23
6		15		24
7		16		25
8		17		26
9		18		27

WRITING – 10 баллов

Student’s ID number ______________

Write 180 — 200 words

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Муниципальное бюджетное общеобразовательное
учреждение средняя общеобразовательная школа № 1
г. Курганинска

ПЯТИМИНУТНЫЕ ТЕСТЫ

Грамматические и лексические задания к урокам

Составитель:

Громова Зоя Владимировна

2011г.

г. Курганинск

Пояснительная записка

Пособие
представляет собой подборку коротких грамматических и лексических заданий
разного уровня сложности, предназначенных для ежедневной активизации
пройденного материала и закрепления нового. Они могут выполняться в произвольном
порядке, дополняя любой учебник. Учитель может использовать их в классе для
проведения контрольных мероприятий, а также предлагать в качестве домашних
заданий. Пособие может быть использовано учащимися средних и старших учебных
заведений, а также лицами, самостоятельно изучающими английский язык.

ELEMENTARY

1. Use the right
pronoun to complete the sentences.

1.       
Pete
is ill. He asked me to hand in_________ paper.

2.     
Do
you see that man? Do you know________ ?

3.   I don’t recognize
these boys. Have you ever met_______ ?

4.     
Ann,
have you found the article? Have_______ translated________?

5.     
My
dog Rex is here. But where is_________ dog-collar?

Key: 1. his; 2. him; 3.
them; 4. you, it; 5. his

2. Fill in the plural. (Запиши
множественное число данных существи­тельных.)

1.       a toy                  —  _____________________              

2.     
a
baby               —  ___________________

3.      
a
bus                  —  _____________________     

4.     
a
watch              —  ___________________

5.     
a
piano              —  ___________________

6.     
a
photo              —  _____________________

7.   a tomato            —  _____________________

8.      
a
video              —  ___________________

9.     
a roof                —  ___________________

10.a leaf                 —  ___________________

Key:
1.
toys; 2. babies; 3. buses; 4. watches; 5. pianos; 6. photos; 7. tomatoes; 8. videos; 9. roofs; 10. leaves

3. Complete the
sentences. Use one of these verbs in the present simple or past simple:

be (2)      lose (2)       go       rain         leave (2)       see       meet

1.      
Jim often______ things.
Yesterday he__________ his umbrella.

2.     
It____________ sunny today, but
yesterday it________all day.

3.     
Last
Sunday we________to the cinema. The film_____ ___boring.

4.     
Lisa
usually ________home at 8. Yesterday
she_________ home at 8.15.

5.     
I____________Nick yesterday. I_________him on the way home.

Key: 1. loses, lost; 2. is, rained; 3. went, was; 4. leaves,
left; 5. saw, met

4. Put in is/are/do/does.

1.       Where______ you from?

2.     
Where______ Jane live?

3.                             you like your new school?

4. Where______ your textbook?

5.                             you play any sports?

6.What time       the library close?

7.                              you usually tired after your classes?

8.                              your mother a lawyer?

9.                              she know your phone number?

10.                            her job
boring?

Key: 1. are; 2. does; 3.
Do; 4. is; 5. Do; 6. does; 7. Are; 8. Is; 9. Does; 10. Is

5. Choose the correct answer.

1. Nick________ the best.runner.

A. he is   .                                       B. do

С is                                                D. are

2.What________ doing
now?

A. Ann is                                       B. Ann

C. does Ann                                   D. is Ann

3.                                              to the swimming pool on your days off?

A. You usually go                          B. Do you go usually

С Do you usually go                        D. Are you go

4.Where_______ yesterday?

A. Ann did go                                B. did Ann go

С Ann went                                   D. was Ann go

5.Where_______ next
summer?

A. were you                                   В. will you go

С you will go                                 D. are you go

Key: l.C;2. D; 3.
C; 4. B; 5. В

6. Put the verb in the correct form
-positive or negative.

0.      Last weekend we went camping. But the
weather was awful. We didn’t enjoy our trip, (enjoy)

1.      
The
sweater was too big for me. I____________ it. (buy)

2.  
The test wasn’t very
difficult. I_____________ enough time to check my answers. (have)

3.      
I
didn’t want to go to school yesterday because I _____ ready for the test.
(be)

4.  
He didn’t want to tell
the truth. He_________ a lie. (tell)

5.      
It
was very cold yesterday and I. ________ a cold.  (catch)

Key: 1. didn’t buy; 2. had; 3. wasn’t; 4.
told; 5. caught

7. Choose А, В, С
or D to complete the text.

1. There
are many different animals in the world. There are wild animals and domestic
animals. They can be long-legged and short-legged…

A.                             The elephant is bigger than the tiger.

B.                             The giraffe eats leaves and grass.

C.                             There are
long-necked and short-necked animals.

D.                             The monkey’s
tail is longer than the hare’s.

2. After
school Ann usually goes home. She has dinner and then_________.

Then she takes her
dog for a walk.

A.                             did her homework

B.                             is hungry and
thirsty

C.                             telephoned
her friends

D.                             does her homework

3. There
are many different countries in the world — for example,___________.

Some countries are
large, but others are not.

A.                             I’d like to
visit them

B.                             they are very interesting

С            warm
countries and cold countries

D.                               the earth
is full of wonders

4. Tim is a very nice boy. He is always friendly
and kind. He has a lot of friends.________.

A.                             He has got a dog.

B.                             He always helps them if they need it.

C.                             Tim lives in a big house.

D.                             He hasn’t a
sweet tooth.

Key: l.C;2. D; 3. C; 4. В

8. Look
at the plan of Green Street Read the text. Write on the houses in the plan the name of the child who lives
there.

School

Cinema

Tina lives in the house
next to the cinema.

On the other end of
the street next to the school lives Hugh.

Tina and Hugh are
very good friends and often play together.

Tina’s next door neighbour is Ann.

Alex lives between
Hugh and Ann.

Key:

School

Hugh

Alex

Ann

Tina

Cinema

9. Read the story and write whose pets
they are and what they can do.

Jane, Jack, Dan and Ted are pet lovers. Jane would like to have a
hamster, but her mother is afraid of hamsters. Instead, Jane has a parrot. Her
parrot is a real chatterbox. Jack always says that he would like to have a
horse. He can’t keep a horse as a pet. He has got a dog — Diamond. When he
comes home from school Diamond brings his slippers to him. Dan has got a
parrot. His parrot can’t talk, he can sing. Ted has got a cat. The cat teaches
her kittens how to hunt mice.

Kitty’s puppy can
give his paw.

Jane’s                                                        

Jack’s                                                        

Dan’s                                                        

Ted’s                                                         

Key: Jane’s parrot can talk. Jack’s dog can
bring slippers. Dan’s parrot can sing. Ted’s cat can hunt mice

10. There are 10
mistakes in Ann’s story. Find them and correct.

My doll is
the beautifullest doll in a world. She have got big blue ears. Her hairs are long and yellow. She can to walk and
talk. I think my doll is nice that Ann’
doll. Her clothes is very smart. She is wearing a pink dress, white tights and black
shoes.

Key: 1. the most beautiful; 2.
in the world; 3. has got; 4. blue eyes; 5. hair is; 6. can walk; 7. nicer; 8. than; 9. Ann’s; 10. clothes are

INTERMEDIATE

1. Use article «to» where
necessary to complete the sentences.

1.      
Our
teacher wants us__________ speak English fluently.

2.     
They
let us________use
dictionaries during the exam.

3.      
Her
parents wouldn’t allow her ___________miss her classes.

4.     
The
teacher asked Kate  _________ read the text once more with the right intonation.

5.     
He was not allowed___________ drive a car.

6.      
Did
you hear Lena___________ speak English with Americans?

7.      
Will
you let me_____________ go to the cinema?

8.      
I’d like you______________ be more serious and attentive.

9.     
We didn’t expect him__________ make off with the money.

10.We would like them___________ make up for their bad behaviour.

Key: 1. to; 2. -; 3. to; 4. to; 5. to; 6.
-; 7. -; 8. to; 9. to; 10. to

2. Complete the text using these
words:

communicate                           important         way

common                                  written   

English plays an (1)_____________ part in
a teenager’s world; it is the dominant language in youth style and it is one (2)___________in
which teenagers across the world can (3)______________with each other and share a (4)_______________
culture. The existence of graffiti (5)  in English in so
many countries is one example of this idea.

Key: 1. important; 2. way; 3. communicate;
4. common; 5. written

3. Open the brackets in if/when clauses.

1.
I
can tell Jim about it if I (to see) him.

2.     
If
I (to get) any news, I (to find) you.

3.     
Hurry
up! If you (not to catch) a taxi, you (not to meet) them at the station.

4.     
Call
for an ambulance, if you (not to feel) better.

5.     
Your
parents (to worry), if you (not to phone) them.

Key:

1.1 can tell Jim about it if I see him. 2.
If I get any news, I’ll find you.3. Hurry
up! If you don’t catch a taxi, you won’t meet them at the station.

4.Call for an ambulance, if you don’t
feel better.                           .    .

5.
Your
parents will worry, if you don’t phone them.

4. Which answers are right? (For some questions more
than one alternative is possible.)

1. Would
you like a cup of coffee?

A. Yes, I do.              С Yes, please.

B. I’d love one.          D. No, thanks.

2. It wasn’t a bad weekend, was it?

A. Yes, it was.           С No, it wasn’t.

B. No, it was.            D. Yes, it wasn’t.

3. Can I
give you a lift?

A. Yes, you can.         C. Yes, of course.

B. Yes, please.           D. Yes, you may.

4. Would
you wait half an hour, please?

A. Yes, please.           С Yes, I would.

B. All right.               D. No, I can’t.

5. Will
you be here tomorrow?

A. No, I won’t.          С No, I’m not.

B. I expect so.            D. I don’t expect so.

Key: 1. B, C, D; 2.
A, C; 3. A, B, C; 4. B, D; 5. A, B, D

5. Are
the underlined degrees of comparison right or wrong? Correct them where
necessary.

1.      
It’s the most sharp
pencil I have.

_________________________________________

2.     
Soon
it will begin to get more colder.

______________________________________

3.  My house is the
furthest from the station.

______________________________________

4.   For farther
information, see page 3.

_______________________________________

5.  Where’s the nearest shop?

_______________________________________

6.  My uncle is the
eldest member of my family.

________________________________________

7.  Pete is my
better friend.

________________________________________

8.  This vase is less
beautiful than that one.

________________________________________

9.     What is the most
latest news?

________________________________________

10. She is one of the nicest
people I know.

_________________________________________

Key: 1.
wrong: the sharpest; 2. wrong: colder; 3. right; 4. wrong: further; 5. right;
6. wrong: the oldest; 7. wrong: best; 8. right; 9. wrong: the latest; 10. right

6. Put in the where necessary.

1.      
I don’t think that_____________ life has changed a lot in the last year.

2.     
Have
you been to________________ Netherlands
or _______ Switzerland?

3.     
I couldn’t survive
without___________ music.

4.                                   English people I know are very friendly.

5.     
People must protect____________ environment.

6.     
You’ve made_____________same mistakes as Kate.

7.     
Have you got these
jeans in___________ size 34?

8.     
I
often go to_______________cinema.

9.     
What’s______________capital
of_________Dominican Republic?

10. Do you know_____________ Professor
Wilson’s e-mail?

Key: 1-; 2. the,-; 3.-; 4. The; 5. the; 6. the; 7. -; 8. the; 9. the,
the; 10. —

7. Find the missing information (?).
Write questions.

0. ?
spends a lot of time online.
Who spends a lot of time online?

1. There are ? on the table.

__________________________

2.  
It is ? mobile phone.

___________________________

3.     
I
met ? on my way home.

___________________________

4.  
?
bought a new DVD player.

___________________________

5.  
We had to do?

___________________________

Key:

1.
What is there on the
table?

2.Whose mobile phone is it?

3.Who did you meet on your way home?

4.Who bought a new DVD player?

5.What did you have to do?

8. Put in few/a
few/little/a little.

1.  Would you mind
if I ask you__________ questions about your  journey?

2.     
At
his new school he met__________ students whom he knew well.

3.      
My mother knows _______________  French,
so she can’t help me with this

article.

4.     
They
are always quarrelling. They both have______ patience.

5.     
I
have___________money. I can’t pay for the Internet right now.

6.     
He
gave us____________advice and we followed it.

7.     
She
passed her exams. I think she has________ free time now.

8.      
I
can’t make up my mind right now. I need_________ time to think.

9.      
Listen carefully! I’m
going to give you______________useful, information.

10.Could you spare _______________minutes?

Key: 1,
a few; 2. few/a few; 3. little; 4. little; 5. little; 6.
a little; 7. a little; 8. a. little;
9. a little; 10. a few

9. Write the conversation with the
correct punctuation.

Kate is talking to
her friend Ann.

sorryiforgottocallyouneverminditwasnotimportanth о n e s t1
у

Kate: Sorry___________________________________

Ann:
__________________________________________

Key:

Kate: Sorry, 1 forgot to call you.

Ann:   Never mind. It was
not important, honestly.

10. Put in used to or used.

1.      
He __________play tennis a lot, but he doesn ‘t play very
often now.

2.     
He_____________my notes to prepare for Psychology.

3.     
They_____________miss
classes, but they prefer not to do it these days.

4.     
There______________be a bookshop near our
school, but it closed a long time ago.

5. She________________her imagination to write a fairy tale.

Key: 1. used to; 2. used; 3. used to; 4.
used to; 5. used

11. Put in use to or use.

1.     
Did
you_____________eat a lot of
sweets?

2.  
Did you________________the
Internet to prepare your report?

3.     
Did you_________________travel a lot?                       

4.     
Did you_________________sleep
late?

5.     
Did
you________________your old notes to write your essay?

Key: 1. use to; 2. use;
3. use to; 4. use to; 5. use

12. Put in prepositions where necessary.

1.       People buy presents____________ Christmas.

2.     
They opened their presents___________ Christmas
morning and were happy________________what
they got.

3.     
He
got this job_____________last February.

4.    
They rushed to the
door___________ the same time.

5.    
We
are leaving_____________next Friday.

Key: 1. at/for; 2. on, with; 3. -; 4. at; 5. —

13. How well do you know English traditions?

1. English
and American people often make__________ — they are promises for the New Year.

2.     
In
Britain, the day after Christmas is_________ .

3.     
In
Scotland the first visitor who comes into a house on New Year’s morning

is «,                                «.
The Scots believe that if this visitor is a man (or a boy), not a

woman, and has dark
hair, he brings luck to the family for the New Year.

4.     
The
Scottish people call___________ «Hogmanay».

5.     
Santa
Claus is supposed to visit each house on Christmas Eve by climbing down the_______________.

Key: 1. New Year’s Resolutions; 2. Boxing Day; 3. the First
Foot; 4. New Year’s Eve;

5. chimney

14. In each sentence below
there is at least one mistake with the verb. Correct the sentences.

1.   I am not go to
school every day.

______________________________________

2.  Go you to the
cinema on Saturday?

______________________________________

3.  Ann like go to
the theatre.

______________________________________

4.  Are you want to
watch TV?

_______________________________________

5. John can’t go for
a walk. He must to do his homework.

_______________________________________

Key:

1.      
I
do not go to school every day.

2.     
Will
you go to the cinema on Saturday?

3.      
Ann
likes to go (going) to the theatre.

4.     
Do
you want to watch TV?

5.     
He
must do his homework.

15. Complete the text using these words:

outdoor     
sandwiches      never     castle     place

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in
April 1926 in London. Her favourite (1)
_____________is Scotland, Windsor (2)__________. Her favourite food is fish, high tea, cucumber (3)______________and
cake. Her favourite drink is tea. She likes sports, riding, driving and (4)_______________life.
She dislikes coffee, sea voyages, cricket
and tennis. She (5)         ________________criticizes her children.

Key: 1. place; 2. Castle; 3. sandwiches;
4. outdoor; 5. never

16. Complete these sentences using either
the singular or plural forms (or
both) of the verbs in brackets.

1. Fashionable
clothes (be) very expensive.

2. The police (have) arrested him.

3.     
Last
summer his family (be) in the country.

4.     
The
government (have) solved this problem.

5.      
Our
basketball team (be) not going to lose the game.

Key: 1. are; 2. have; 3. was; 4. has/have;
5. is

17. Complete each sentence using the best
adverb.

0.     
Sue
is a very bad singer. She sings badly.

1.       
Our
teacher is very quiet. She speaks________ .

2.     
Tim
is a good swimmer. Tim swims_________ .

3.     
My
father is a careful driver. He drives_________ .

4.     
He
is seldom very angry. He seldom speaks to me______

5.      
He
is a quick runner. He runs___________.

Key: 1. quietly; 2. well;
3. carefully; 4. angrily; 5. quickly

18. Complete the table. Be careful. Some
adverbs are irregular.

Adjective	Adverb
slow
quiet
careful
sudden
bad
good
hard
fast
late
early

Key:

Adjective	Adverb
slow	slowly
quiet	quietly
careful	carefully
sudden	suddenly
bad	badly
good	well
hard	hard
fast	fast
late	late, lately
early	early

19. Right or wrong adverb usage?

1.      
Sue
can spend money wisely._______

2.     
She
studies English hardly.________

3.     
She
seldom goes to bed lately._______

4.   She can run fast.__________

5.     
She
understands her English teacher perfectly.____

Key: 1. right; 2. wrong
(hard); 3. wrong (late); 4. right; 5. right

20. Fill in every day of your diary with
activities in London.

Sunday have had a boat trip on the Thames	Thursday
Monday	Friday
Tuesday.	Saturday
Wednesday

21. Which
is right?

1.      
I
feel nervous/nervously.________

2.     
She
works hard/hardly._________

3.     
It’s
raining heavy/heavily.________

4.     
He
drives dangerous/dangerously.______

5.  
These
flowers look beautiful/beautifully._____

Key: 1. nervous; 2. hard; 3. heavily; 4.
dangerously; 5. beautiful

22. Choose
the verbs in the correct form.

1. My mother______________ to change her job.

A. goes           B. is going         С will go

2. Look at him! He____________ soup.

A. eats           
B. is
going to       С is eating

3. He__________ an interview last week.

A. gave           B. is giving         С will give

4. Her elder brother usually__________ books on history.

A. reading       B. will read         C. reads

5. They ______ in the student exchange next
year.

A. will take part   B. took part     С taking part

Key: l.B;2. C;3.A;4. C; 5. A

23. Put in have/do/does/are/can

1.                                    you
ever lost friends?

2,                                    you
like to be popular?

3.                                    you
worried about your grades?

4.                                   your
teacher often criticize your homework?

5.                                   you
concentrate when it’s noisy in your classroom?

Key: 1. Have; 2. Do; 3. Are; 4. Does; 5. Can

24. Choose the correct word.

1.       
She isn’t
interesting/interested in computer games.

2.     
The
novel was quite exciting/excited.

3.     
Everybody
was shocking/shocked.

4.     
I
was really amazing/amazed when I was given a «five».

5.  
Are
you satisfying/satisfied with your job?

Key: 1. interested; 2, exciting; 3.
shocked; 4. amazed; 5. satisfied

25. Put this conversation in the correct
order.

_a ()                           Yes,
please. That’s really nice of you.

_b ()____________Well, I’m. a bit stressed. It’s my first day here and eveiything’s
going wrong.

_c (1)__________ What’s the matter?

_d ()                          Well, can I help you? Would you like me to post
those letters for you?

_e ()___________That’s
all right.

Key: l.c; 2. b;3.d; 4. a; 5. e

26. Write the conversation with the
correct punctuation.

Harry is talking to
his friend Louise.

sorryimlatethetrafficwasterriblewe11whydidntyouleaveearlieritstypicalofyouokokimscrrywhatmorecanisaynothing…

Harry:   Sorry_________________________

Louise:                          ___________________

Harry:                                  _____________

Louise:                                ______________

Key:

Harry:   Sorry, I’m late. The
traffic was terrible!

Louise: Well, why didn’t you leave earlier? It’s typical of you.

Harry:  OK_s OK, I’m
sorry. What more can I say?

Louise: Nothing…

27. Complete
the following sentences using the correct  form  of  make or  do.

1.
Do
you know what discovery Newton____________ ?

2.
My
mother always______________ tasty cakes.

3.
You
should___________ an effort to finish your work in time.

4. Try and_____________your best!

5.
Will
you_____________the washing?

Key: 1. made; 2.
makes; 3. make; 4. do; 5. do

28. Are
these words used with the verb make
or do?

changes                                      a month course

a suggestion                                a mistake                 a decision

an appointment                            discovery

business                                      a phone call friends   a promise an experiment

make	do
changes	a month course

Key:

make	do
changes	a month course
a suggestion	business
a mistake	an experiment
a decision
an appointment
a discovery
a phone call
friends
a promise

29. Complete the
table by adding the correct noun or verb.

verb	noun
laugh
	complaint
choose
	advice
suggest

Key:

verb	noun
laugh	laughter
complain	complaint
choose	choice
advise	advice
suggest	suggestion

30. Complete the
table below by adding the correct noun or adjective.

noun	adjective
	different
medicine
	famous
danger
	angry
	safe
	political
stress
truth
	independent

Key;

noun	adjective
difference	different
medicine	medical
fame	famous
danger	dangerous
anger	angry
safe	safety
politics	political
stress	stressful
true	truth
independence	independent

31. Fill in the blanks with the past
simple of the correct verbs from the list.

come               
be         break  eat          have

        Yesterday Math class (1)_______ terrible.
All the pupils (2)__________to school

without their homework done. All of them
(3)_____ ______excuses. Some excuses

were silly. For example, Frank said that
his dog (4)___________his exercise book.

Some excuses were
very serious: Vicky (5)______ ___________her arm.

Key: 1. was; 2. came; 3. had; 4. ate; 5.
broke

32. Read
this text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Pubs

(1)                                company
and conversation the English go to the «pub». The pub

(2)                            the place
where you meet people. You get to know other «regulars»,

you buy drinks for (3)__________ and they
buy drinks for you. You talk about the

weather or how the English cricket players
are doing in the match (4) _____________

Australia, about football, or about Parliament. Most pubs have a piano and
(5)                            Saturday night the customers often sit around it
and sing.

Key: 1. For; 2. is; 3. them; 4. against;
5. on

33. Write questions with How long
does (did/will) it take…?

0. (I
usually go by train from Moscow to St. Petersburg.)

How long does it
take by train from Moscow to St. Petersburg?

1. (I’ll learn to drive.)

                                      you_________________

2. (They
wrote a test last week.)

___________________________________________

3.  (Nick found a
part-time job the other day.)

___________________________________________

4.  (She usually
walks to school.)

___________________________________________

5. (She did the
ironing.)

___________________________________________

Key:

1.      
How
long will it take you to learn to drive?

2.     
How
long did it take them to write a test last week?

3.     
How
long did it take him to find a part-time job?

4.     
How
long does it take her to walk to school?

5.     
How long did it take
her to do the ironing?

34. Make up sentences.

1.      
hasn’t
reading she finished the book part yet first of

____________________________________________

2.     
many
already we seen interesting have places

____________________________________________

3.  years this has
bike had for he three

_____________________________________________

4. known each have
other since we in were school

_____________________________________________

5. very Linda studied term this hard
hasn’t

_____________________________________________

Key:

1.      
She
hasn’t finished reading the first part of the book yet.

2.  
We
have already seen many interesting places.

3.     
He
has had this bike for three years.

4.     
We
have known each other since we were in school.

5.     
Linda hasn’t studied
very hard this term.

35. Complete
the sentences with a preposition if necessary.
Dear Mum and
Dad,

Here I am in the Scottish Highlands. It’s
great. We’re staying (1)____ _______ a Youth
Hostel and we go (2)_____________trips
every day. Tomorrow we’re visiting Doune Castle. It’s close (3)______________the
village of Doune. From the castle we’re cycling (4)__________________south
and then (5)___________west along the Flanders Mass.

Key: 1.
in; 2. on; 3. to; 4. -; 5. —

36. Put
questions to the underlined words.

1.  She speaks
English perfectly.

___________________________________

2.  My little sisters
are very noisy.

____________________________________

3.  She is an experienced
teacher.

____________________________________

4.  They are
late every morning.

____________________________________

5. They go to school by bus.

____________________________________

Key:

1.       How well does she
speak English?                                      ‘   .

2.  
Who
is/are very noisy?

3.  
What
kind of teacher is she?

4.  
Who
is late every morning?

5.     
How
do they go to school?

37. Put the sentences in the correct
order to make the conversation.

a)— Oh? What was it like?

b)— We enjoyed ourselves very much. We
just lay on the beach all day.

c)— Did you have a good holiday?

d)— It was all right, thank you. We went to Spain.

e)— Well, you are certainly looking brown.

Key: 1. c; 2. d; 3. a; 4. b; 5. e

38. Complete the
table to practise passive structures.

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple		English is spoken in India.
	They learnt a lot of new words.
		The article won’t be translated.

Key:

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple	They speak English in India.	English is spoken in India.
Past Simple	They learnt a lot of new words.	A lot of new words were learnt.
Future Simple	They won’t translate the article.	The article won’t be translated.

39. Rewrite the
following sentences using compound adjectives.

0.  The trip lasted three days. It was a
three-day trip.

1.       I got my salary for
two weeks. It is my_____________ .

2.     
The dress costs ninety
dollars. It is________________ .

3.     
I
walk to school. It takes me 10 minutes to walk there. It is______ _______.

4.     
The girl is five years
old. She is___________________ .

5.      The voyage lasted
two weeks. It was_______________ .

Key: 1. two-week salary; 2.
a ninety-dollar dress; 3. a ten-minute walk; 4.
a five-year-old girl; 5.a two-week voyage.

40. Match the spoken words (1-10) to
the reported words (a-j).

1. todey                                             a) there

2. tomorrow                                       
b) the day before

3. yesterday                                      
c) the next day

4.  
here                                               d)
his or her

5.  
my                                                 e)
that day

6. now                                              f)
the following week/year (or the next year)

7. last week/year                                  g)
that or
the

8. next week/year                               h) before that (or the previous day)

9. this                                               i) then (or at that
moment)

10. ago                                              j) the week/year before

Key: 1. e; 2. c; 3.
b; 4. a; 5. d; 6. i; 7. j; 8. f; 9. g; 10. h

41. Fill in the gaps with the correct
form ofsay or tell.

1.  I’ll never                              you the truth.

2. I saw them
yesterday, but they__________ me nothing about it.

3. Don’t                               anything to anyone.

4. What did he______________ to the police?

5. She                                 goodbye and left.

Key: 1. tell; 2.
told; 3. say; 4. say; 5. said

42. Ask your friend
about his/her summer holiday. Various answer are possible.

1. Where                                                                                          

2.     
How__________________________________________________

3.      What__________________________________________________

4. Why__________________________________________________

5.  Who___________________________________________________

Key. For example:

1.      
Where
did you spend your holiday?

2.     
How long did the
journey take?

3.     
What
was it like?

4.     
Why aren’t you looking
brown?

5.     
Who advised you to go
there?

43. How well do you understand grammar?

1. Which tense do we use to talk about
habits?____________________

2.     
Which
tense do we use to talk about general truths and facts?_________________

3.  
Which
tense do we use with phrases like «twice a week»?__________________

4.   Do modal verbs
change for person? Yes/No

5.     
Do
modal verbs have an infinitive? Yes/No

Key: 1., 2., 3. Present Simple; 4., 5. No

44. How well do you understand grammar?

1.  Which is correct?                                 My train will leave
in an hour. /

                               
                                       My train leaves in an hour.

2. Which
is correct?                                   I’ll tell Ann when I see her. /

                                                                      
I’ll tell Ann. when I’ll see her.

3. Which of these is a regular verb?             sing/prefer/get

4. Which is correct?                                   He owns two horses,
/ He is owning two

                                                                 horses.    

5. Is this sentence
correct?                          I am seeing the reporter tomorrow

                                                                       
morning. Yes./No.

Key: 1.
My train leaves in an hour.; 2. I’ll tell Ann when I see her.: 3. prefer; 4. He owns two horses.; 5. Yes.

ADVANCED

1. Present Simple or Present Perfect?

English (1) (creep) into everyday use in many countries alongside their
own language.
Many English (or American) words (2) (be) in common use: cool, sorry, OK and so on. In France,
where the older generation (3) (object) to the influence of English, they (4) (give) this
phenomenon a name, «Franglias» and, in Latin America they (5) (talk)
of «Spanglish».

Key: 1. has crept; 2. are; 3. objects; 4.
have given; 5. talk

2. Complete the sentences with on or
in.

1.       What’s your mark_____________ Chemistry?

2.     
Do you have extra
classes_________ Math?

3.     
I’ve read a lot of
articles___________ this subject’

4.     
Who
gives your classes___________ English?

5.     
Could
you give me your notes_________ England?

Key: 1. in; 2.
in; 3. on; 4. in; 5. on

3. Complete the text using these words:

high-quality          any          increase              carefully     multi-media

We live in a (1)_____________ ____  society. How does
the Internet affect our lives? It

can be very helpful to people who (2)__________ _______choose
websites that they

visit. The Internet
can (3)_________________our knowledge of the outside world: there

is much (4)                              information
that can help us understand many fields of

study. In this
global network you can find (5)_________________information in a few

minutes.

Key: 1. multi-media; 2. carefully; 3. increase; 4. high-quality;
5. any

4. Fill the gaps using so or such.

1.       
You
are____________impatient.

2.     
It
is_______________a high temperature. I’m
worried.

3.     
She
is______________crazy about pop music.

4.     
They are______________good
friends.

5.     
Today
there is_______________nasty weather.

6.     
The box
is__________________heavy.

7.     
The jeans are__________________dirty.

8.      
You
are___________________absent-minded.

9.     
They are in________________a bad mood.

10.She is_________________an emotional girl.

Key: 1. so; 2. such;
3. so; 4. such; 5. such; 6. so; 7. so; 8. so; 9. such; 10. such

5. Complete these
sentences using the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.

1.      
Be
careful! It looks like that ladder____________ (fall down).

2.     
Your
train_______________(arrive)
in Athens at nine o’clock.

3.     
I________________(clean)
the floors if you help me with cooking dinner.

4.                                   (do)
anything special on Sunday at 2 o’clock?

5. Don’t worry! I________________(send) this e-mail later.

Key: 1. is going to fall down/will fall down;
2. arrives/will arrive; 3. will clean; 4. Are you doing; 5. will send :

6. Find a proper definition.

1.      
loan

2.     
negotiate

3.     
objective

4.     
hire

5.     
collaborate

a)  
to try to come to an
agreement with another person

b) 
money that has been
lent

c)  
a
business aim  

d)    
to work together with
others   

e)     
to obtain the
temporary use of by paying a rental fee

Key: l.b;2.
a; 3. c; 4. e; 5. d

7.Read the text below
and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

5 November 1605

The fifth of November
is notorious (0) as the day a group of fanatics tried to blow (1)______________  the Houses of Parliament in 1605. (2)___________the
conspirators was Guido Fawkes, whose name
(3)_____________since been taken to
commemorate (4)_______________attempt.
Guy Fawkes’ or Bonfire Night is now marked with bonfires and fireworks (5)________________the
country.

Key: 1. up; 2. Among; 3. has; 4. the; 5.
across  

8. Open the brackets.

James Bond

Spy 007 (1. to work) for the British Secret Service since 1953 when Ian
Fleming first (2. to write)
about him in Casino Roy ale. Fleming (3. to be) now dead, but the spy
still (4; to live) on. The first film (5. to be) Dr No in 1962 and since
then he (6. to appear) in over twenty films. Since the Cold War (7. to end),
Bond’s ⁿ enemies (8. not to be) Russians anymore, but there (9. to
be) still plenty of bad people out there! Columbia, the film’s producer,
recently (10. to finish) filming spy 007’s latest adventure.

Key: 1. has been
working; 2. wrote; 3. is; 4. lives; 5. was;.6. has appeared; 7. has ended; 8. are not; 9. are; 10. has
finished

9.Use the word given
in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.

1. This site uses a     way___________                                    DIFFER

of searching the
Internet.

2. We
need a new department of____________ _____             GOVERN

to direct our work.

3. He always sounds more_______________                            CONFIDENCE

than he feels.

4. You can’t be a teacher — you

are very                                        _.                                          PATIENCE (neg.)

5.  Brains are supposed to be good at

remembering the___________________ between                    RELATE

lots of different
things.

Key: 1. different;
2. government; 3. confident; 4. impatient; 5. relationships

10. Complete
the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Don’t change the word given. You must
use between two and five words.

1. «They are the most helpful people
I’ve ever met.» (never)

He told us he                                             
such helpful people before.

2. «Can you give me apiece of
advice?» (could)

He asked me_________________________
a piece of advice.

3. «Do
you know that girl?» (knew)

Ann asked me______________________ that girl.

4.     
«When
did you have a break?» (had)

He wondered ___________________________a break.

5.     
«Has he
gone?» (whether)

He wanted to know________________________.

Key: 1. had never met; 2. if I could give him; 3. if I knew; 4. when
(we) had had; 5. whether he
had gone

11. Choose the correct word А, В, С
or D to complete these sentences.

1. Is
there any___________to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmarsh world?

A. reason                                           B. goal

С aim                                                D. purpose

2. We
need to do more to protect the______________ .

A. environment                                  B. nature

С ecology                                          D. global

3. Plato was the first to_______________ the lost city of Atlantis.

A. compose                                        B. write

С describe                                         D. publish

4. What
do you___________________when you talk about intelligence?

A. seem                                              B. want

C. describe                                         D. mean

5. Does your father___________________more
in his job than your mother?

A. afford                                            B. adore

С win                                                 D. earn

Key: 1.
A;2.A;3. C;4.D;5.D

12. Complete each
sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first sentence.

0.       Of course, I can give
you a hand.

      He promised to give
me a hand.

1. We were surprised that he turned up at
the party.

Nobody expected_________________________ .

2.       Her parents forbid
her to go there.

Her parents don’t
let_________________________.

3.       What causes you to
feel so tired?

What makes___________________________?

4.      My parents insisted
and I was forced to phone Ann with excuses.

My parents made_____________________________.

5.       I knew that he
didn’t allow anybody to use his computer.

I was told that he
wouldn’t let________________________.

Key:

1.
Nobody
expected him to turn up at the party.

2.
Her
parents don’t let her go there.

3.
What
makes you feel so tired?

4.My parents made me phone Ann with
excuses.

5.I was told that he
wouldn’t let anybody use his computer.

13. Complete the
text with the following verbs in the correct form.

follow      
punish       refuse              support       object

The Pilgrims were
people of England who (1)__________ to the relationship with God and religious services used in the Church of England. King
James (2)___________________      all who (3)___________________to (4)                                                                                  the laws and traditions of the Church of England and to give money (5)                                                                 it

Key: 1. objected; 2.
punished; 3. refused; 4. follow; 5. to support

14. Complete the
following sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.

1.  We will know
their____________ next week.            DECIDE

2.     
His
life is very_______________at times.                     STRESS

3.     
Clothes
can tell the world about our_______________.  PERSON

4.     
Some
people______________in the
supernatural.          BELIEVE

5.     
Cars cause a lot of_______________ .                        POLLUTE

Key: 1. decision; 2. stressful; 3.
personality; 4. believe; 5. pollution

15. Complete these sentences
using the correct form of one of the phrasal
verbs in each space.

count on            
come up
with                put on    take to   get by

1.       
It didn’t take her
long______________ a very convincing example.

2.     
They
can_______________their classmates for support.

3.      
Our group decided______________ a play at school.

4.     
I didn’t think I would_____________ his film, but I did.

5.      
If I don’t find a job
that pays more, we___________________.

Key: 1. to come up with;
2. count on; 3. to put on; 4. take to; 5. won’t get by

16. Read the text and complete the
sentences below.

Mary’s first thought on receiving the invitation to the school reunion
was to ignore
it. But then she changed her mind and decided to meet up with her former schoolmates.

She hardly
recognized John when he came up to her. They danced, and he asked her out. Soon
they found they had fallen in love.

Wasn’t
it lucky she didn’t ignore the invitation and met her future husband?

1.      
If
Mary________________, she wouldn’t have thought about her old
schoolmates.

2.     
If John hadn’t come up
to her, she________________ .

3.      
If she hadn’t danced
with him, he_____________________.

4.     
If
he___________________, they
wouldn’t have fallen in love.

5.     
Had
she ignored the invitation, Mary______________________.

Key:

1.       If Mary hadn’t changed her mind/hadn’t
received the invitation, she wouldn’t have thought about her old schoolmates.

2.      If John hadn’t come
up to her, she wouldn’t have remembered him/wouldn’t have recognized him.

3.      If she hadn’t danced with him, he wouldn’t
have asked her out.

4.   If he hadn’t asked her out, they wouldn’t
have fallen in love.

5.      Had she ignored the
invitation, Mary wouldn’t have met her future husband.

17. Complete the text using the correct
form of the verbs in brackets.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is a land alternative to
surfing. It (1)_______ (develop) in California in the 1960s and
(2)__________________ (become) a craze in the 1970s. Skateboarding (3)________________________(enjoy) a revival since the
late 1980s when teenagers

started to form
communities of skateboarders with their own values, beliefs and special
activities such as skateboarding shows. Since then it (4)___________________(become)

an extreme sport
rather than a hobby, because now skateboarders (5)________________

(practice) ramp and rail
skateboarding.

rail перила

Key: 1. was developed; 2.
became; 3. has enjoyed; 4. has become; 5. practice

18. Use the word given in capitals at the end
of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Students Take Up Cash for College

The UK has one of the
highest (1)                                   EDUCATE

drop-out rates at age 16
in the industrialised

world. Education
Maintenance Allowances,

aimed at (2) poorer
students from                                  PREVENT

(3) school at 16,
were introduced                                   LEAVE

last September.
Students must sign (4)                            AGREE

and attend courses (5)
to qualify.                                    REGULAR

allowance     денежное пособие

Key: 1. education;
2. preventing; 3. leaving; 4. agreements; 5. regularly

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LANGUAGE
LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE

FINAL
TEST A

In September, I’m going to university but at the moment I am ⁰
in two minds about where to go and what to
study. My personal choice would be to study theatre in Rome. I have a
very open personality, I am full of self- ¹ ___________
and people say that when they talk to me they can’t ²___________.
So, studying theatre would be a great idea as I could be an actor, or
even a ³___________. In addition, living in Rome sounds
so ⁴___________. Life in Italy is totally ⁵___________
to life in England but I think I can ⁶___________the
different ⁷___________ and ways of life there. The only
big problem for me is the ⁸___________ in Rome.
There are just too many cars! The university does provide a
⁹___________ service to the university but friends tell me
it still takes two hours. Another problem is my parents. I think it
is highly ¹⁰___________ that they will ¹¹___________me
going to Italy and studying theatre. They want me to study
International Politics in York. Their ¹²___________for
this is that they want me to be a highly ¹³___________
academic. I must admit, I am interested in ¹⁴
___________but I’d rather study theatre. Still, I’d better
¹⁵___________doing some more work because if I don’t
pass my exams I won’t be going anywhere!

0 a out of my mind b making up my mind c in two minds d
keeping an open mind

1 a confidence b defence c development d respect

2 a speak louder than words b get a word in edgeways
c
hear it on the grapevine d on the same wavelength

3 a poet b critic c ghostwriter d dramatist

4 a frustrated b isolated c intriguing d inadequate

5 a criticised b different c moving d impossible

6 a approve of b consent to c participate in d adjust to

7 a cuisines b climates c customs d geography

8 a traffic congestion b mindless vandalism c open spaces d
crime rate

9 a barge b shuttle c scooter d tram

10 a unnecessary b ineffective c unlikely d mistrust

11 a relate to b get on with c succeed d approve of

12 a motive b profile c assessment d false impression

13 a praised b different c unexpected d qualified

14 a natural resources b psychology c human rights d hierarchy

15 a get down to b put up with c fall out with d get used to

/15

B For questions 16–30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

When you visit ⁰___the_____Louvre
Gallery in Paris you find yourself face to face with one of the
greatest mysteries in the art world. For hundreds of years, no one
has known ¹⁶___________ the woman in Da Vinci’s famous
painting ‘The Mona Lisa’ was. No one knows ¹⁷___________she
was rich or poor, fact or fiction. Her identity ¹⁸___________
caused ¹⁹___________ argument over the years.
²⁰___________the back of the painting had
²¹___________signed or dated, investigators may have been
able to discover Mona Lisa’s identity. In addition, there is
²²___________record of a commission for the portrait in Da
Vinci’s papers. Supposing there was a note in his paper, would
²³___________ have helped us find this mystery women’s
identity? Maybe the answer can be found in the fact that the painting
²⁴___________ to be called ‘La Gioconda’. German
scientist Veit Probst thinks so. He has ²⁵___________ he
knows who Mona Lisa ²⁶__________. He is sure that she is
Lisa Gerardoni, wife of a Florentine cloth merchant
²⁷___________Francesco del Giocondo. Probst ²⁸___________
journalists that her identity ²⁹___________revealed by a
note that belonged to a former owner of the painting. His scientific
article on this issue will ³⁰___________ published next
month.

/15

C For questions 31–40, complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in bold
and other words. You must use between two and five words in total.

31 I could give you my boat for a month. Where would you go?

imagine

________________________my boat for a month, where would you go?

32 They drove for ten hours and then saw the coast.

driving

They ________________________ten hours before they saw the coast.

33 I finally managed to convince him to come.

succeeded

I finally ________________________ come.

34 It’s not possible for him to finish the report by ten.

finished

He ________________________ the report by ten.

35 What time is it?

know

Do you ________________________?

36 ‘Is the train arriving at eleven tomorrow?’

arriving

She asked ________________________ at eleven the next day.

37 David says he will do it so it won’t be necessary for you to go.

need

David says he will do it so you ________________________ to go.

38 Someone comes and cleans our carpets twice a year

have

We ________________________ twice a year.

39 The exhibition will take place at Thornley Castle. The exhibition
will close on Monday.

which

The exhibition ________________________, will take pace at Thornley
Castle.

40 I am very tired this evening.

absolutely

I ________________________this evening.

/10

D For questions 41–50, read the text below and look carefully
at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word
which should not be there.

If a line is correct, put a tick ().
If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the
space.

0 Last year, while we were on our way to our holiday house, we had had a 00 car crash. It wasn’t a bad accident. Both cars were only slightly 41 damaged and the man with who was in the other car hurt his hand but 42 it was not a bad injury. However, his lawyer suggested taking us to 43 court to get damages. We didn’t want go to court so we had a little 44 choice but to offer him a large amount of money. If you were 45 being in our situation, what would you have done? 46 His lawyer advised to him to accept the offer. However, to our 47 surprise, he has felt that he deserved more than we were offering. 48 After that, the man had refused to discuss any offer we might 49 suggest, even though we asked to him what he wanted from us. 50 So here we are now in court. We are extremely devastated by all this but what can we do?

_____had___ _________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

/10

E For questions 51–60, read the text below. Use the word given
in capitals beside each gap to form a word that fits in the same
space in the same line.

It’s not that I ⁰ dislike (LIKE) working
in this office. That comment would be totally ⁵¹___________
(ACCURACY). There are a lot of things that I really like, for example
the ⁵²___________ (DEVELOP) programme, which is really ⁵³
___________ (VALUE) in this profession if you want to get a
promotion. What really makes me angry is the ⁵⁴___________
(RESPONSIBILITY) behaviour of some of the managers here. In recent
years, this company has grown so large that we are now an
⁵⁵___________ (NATIONAL) company with offices in ten
cities around the world. As well as being a large company, we are now
a ⁵⁶___________ (CULTURE) company. However, many of the
British-based managers don’t seem to realise this and have made no
effort to understand their foreign colleagues. This has resulted in a
lot of ⁵⁷___________ (UNDERSTAND) and a feeling of
⁵⁸___________ (TRUST) in many offices. I’d like to think
we can do something about this but I think it is ⁵⁹___________
(LIKELY). Many managers, however, think such action is ⁶⁰___________
(NECESSITY) and we should only be concentrating on making a profit.

/10

READING:

F You are going to read an article about art
forgeries. Choose from the list A–H the sentence which best
summarises each part (1–7) of the article. There is one extra
sentence which you do not need to use.

WHEN IS THE MONA LISA NOT THE
MONA LISA?

1 How many Mona Lisa paintings
do you think there are in the world today? Just the one? I don’t
think so. The truth is that there are probably many, many Mona Lisa’s
hanging on walls or in studios. Of course only one was painted by
Leonardo Da Vinci but the art of copying or, if you can call it by
its legal term, ‘forgery’ is very common in the art world.

2 In fact it is true to say
that artists have been copying from other artists for hundreds if not
thousands of years. Traditionally, it was normal for artists to copy
other artists’ paintings. This was a way of making sure historical,
religious and artistic traditions were available for future
generations. It was considered normal for an artist in training to
practise by copying the work of other great artists. In fact some of
the most famous forgers in history, probably discovered their skill
while studying art at university. Even today this practice continues.

3 Historically, the purpose of
art was for historical reference, religious inspiration, or simple
enjoyment. Most of the time no one cared who painted the paintings.
This is why we find it difficult to identify the artists behind some
of the greatest older paintings. Paintings were usually commissioned
by the church or state, not by individuals so the name of the artist
was really unimportant.

4 However, from around the
16th century the church and state became poorer and money found its
way into the hands of rich individuals. These individuals, as a means
of showing their place in society or a knowledge of art, drastically
increased the demand for art. Suddenly more and more artists were
needed and people competed to buy the paintings of certain individual
artists. These created people whose job it was to buy and sell
paintings. It also created galleries and auction houses. Suddenly art
was a business and at its centre was money.

5 As it became more and more
important to decide how to value a painting or a work of art, dealers
and collectors needed to create a system to value a painting. One way
of doing this was by identifying an artist. If a painting was by Da
Vinci then it would be exceedingly expensive. If it was a painting by
one of his students it would be far cheaper. Now it was important for
artists to sign their works so that they could be identified.

6 The problem with this system
was that anyone could copy a signature. More complex ways of
identifying the artist were needed, such as the colours they used or
how they mixed their paints. Soon it became an art itself to be able
to identify who really painted a work of art. However, even styles
can be copied and art students who needed to make money now could
make a name for themselves by being able to copy exactly a great
painter’s style of work.

7 In addition, as always when
money is involved, laws were needed to protect the real painters and
paintings. It is at this point when we stop talking about ‘copying’
and begin talking about ‘forgery’ and ‘forgers’.

8 Today there are strict laws
protecting artists and art from forgery. Dealers and auction houses
employ specialists who are skilled at identifying forgeries. However,
whilst copying is central to learning the art of Art, Art will
continue to create the same people that damage it, the forgers. So
don’t expect there ever to be one Mona Lisa.

0 There are many forgeries in the world today. ______1____

A Dealers looked for the name of an artist on the
painting. ___________

B Copying is an important tradition in the Art World. ___________

C Laws make copying a crime. ___________

D Ways of identifying paintings became more complex. ___________

E Why were paintings painted and who for? ___________

F Not all forgeries are found. ___________

G Art makes its own criminals. ___________

H Art becomes commercial. ___________

/7

G You are going to read a newspaper article in which people
talk about their favourite forms of transport. For questions 1–7,
choose from the people. For questions 8–14, choose which person’s
form of transport is referred to. The people and the types of
transport may be chosen more than once and there may be more than one
answer.

DAVE:

Last year I went on an adventure camp with friends in America and I
got the opportunity to ride a quad bike. It was fantastic. They are
really fast and go pretty much anywhere but you do have to be
careful. Maybe it’s just men who have a need for speed but you
always want to go a bit faster and that really isn’t a very good
idea when you are in a forest. I nearly had a really bad accident.

VIJAY:

When I went skiing in Switzerland last year we had to use a cable car
to get to the top of the mountain. Because it is so slow it gives you
a lot of time to look around you and the views from the car were
magnificent. It’s very relaxing to use a cable car , which is just
as well as five minutes later you are probably zooming down the side
of a mountain. Unfortunately, when I was there the cable cars were
really crowded.

PENNY:

When I was young I was terrified of closed spaces so it is really
strange that I spent most of my life in a submarine. I’ve been in
the Royal Navy now for ten years and from the first moment I saw a
submarine I wanted to work in one. I know it’s strange but I’ve
always been the type of person who challenges their fears. The great
thing about a submarine is the friendships you build in one. Because
you are all in this tin can with nowhere to go and no one else to
talk to, you all become really close friends.

KEMAL:

When I was young my family lived in Cappadocia which is famous for
its caves and its geography. Some foreigners living there ran a
balloon company so tourists could see Cappadocia from the sky. One
day they let me go up in the balloon and I was absolutely amazed by
what I saw. I could see right across Cappadocia and suddenly it
looked a completely different place. That summer I wouldn’t leave
the owners alone. I was desperate to go up as often as possible. Now
I hope that when I finish university, I can start my own balloon
company, maybe on the coast of Turkey.

FRANCOIS:

I’ve always wanted to travel on a hydrofoil since I saw one when I
was child. Unfortunately there are now very few hydrofoils in service
in France. They used to be very common, travelling from one tourist
resort to another. You could always recognise them by the noise they
made and the way their blades threw up the water. My mother says we
had hovercrafts before hydrofoils. These looked like ships on
bubbles. It doesn’t sound very safe to me. Of course, when I was
young the big problem with hydrofoils was that they were so expensive
and now when I have the money, I can’t find one.

OLA:

In my city Warsaw, one of the most popular forms of transport is the
tram. It’s particularly popular with university students in the
centre. I don’t know why because of course the underground is
better. Maybe it’s because the trams are old and they remind us of
the past. Certainly the seats are very uncomfortable. The big
advantage of them though is that although they are quite slow it is
easier to get around town because they don’t cause so much
congestion. It is actually quicker to get from one part of town to
the other during the rush hour by tram than it is by car. Plus, you
get to see the city rather than just blank walls if you take the
underground.

ROBERTA:

I own my own scooter. In Italy it’s almost a tradition, or at least
it used to be, to have your own scooter. Scooters are great because
you can quickly move through the traffic and get to where you want to
go quickly and easily. There’s no trouble with traffic congestion
as the scooter can go round the cars that are stuck in the jam. In
many countries people say it’s dangerous to ride a scooter in
traffic but in Milan it isn’t because most of the time the cars
aren’t moving because of the traffic! My scooter is bright yellow
with flowers painted on it. I know it’s a bit strange but that’s
the beauty of scooters. Motorbikes are just hard and grey but
scooters are fun.

Which person …

0 … travelled up a mountain? _Vijay_____

1 … used their form of transport to overcome a
phobia? ___________

2 … has redesigned their form of transport? ___________

3 … does not say what their form of transport is? ___________

4 … probably won’t have the opportunity to use their form of
transport? ___________

5 … used their form of transport on holiday? ___________

6 … knew the owner of the form of transport? ___________

Which form of transport …

7 … shows the world in a different way? ___________

8 … forces people to get to know each other? ___________

9 … is popular with young people? ___________

10 … motivates you to drive quickly? ___________

11 … avoids traffic? ___________

12 … is noisy? ___________

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Перевод задания
Прочтите письмо и выберите лучшее слово A, B или C для каждого пропуска.
Сэм,
Привет. Спасибо, например, ваш адрес электронной почты. Я надеюсь, что с тобой все в порядке. Я хочу рассказать о своих увлечениях и интересах. В течение недели я 41) _ домашнее задание по вечерам и 42) _ смотрю телевизор. Я люблю смотреть ситкомы и реалити−шоу, но не очень люблю ток−шоу. Иногда приходят мои друзья, и мы смотрим DVD.
43) _ выходные я занимаюсь спортом. В субботу утром я играю в футбол со школьной командой, а днем хожу по магазинам. Я всегда хожу 44) _ кино с друзьями в субботу вечером, а затем в воскресенье я отдыхаю дома и читаю книгу или 45) _ я катаюсь на велосипеде.
В следующем письме расскажи мне, что тебе нравится делать.
С любовью,
Кэрри
например

A. you
B. your

C. our
41.

A. make

B. do

C. study
42.

A. after

B. then

C. when
43.

A. In

B. At

C. For
44.

A. at

B. in

C. to
45.

A. sometimes

B. never

C. always

 
ОТВЕТ
41 – B, 42 – A, 43 – B, 44 – C, 45 – A.

Sam,

Hi. Thanks for e.g. your email. I hope you are well. I want to tell you about my hobbies and interests. During the week, I 41) do my homework in the evenings and 42) after that I watch TV. I like watching sitcoms and reality shows but I don’t really like talk shows. Sometimes my friends come around and we watch a DVD.
43) At the weekend, I do some sports. On Saturday morning, I play football with the school team and in the afternoon I go shopping. I always go 44) to the cinema with friends on Saturday night and then on Sunday I relax at home and read a book or 45) sometimes I go cycling.

Tell me what you like doing in your next email.

Love,

Carrie

 
Перевод ответа
Сэм,
Привет. Спасибо, например, ваш адрес электронной почты. Я надеюсь, что с тобой все в порядке. Я хочу рассказать о своих увлечениях и интересах. В течение недели я 41) делаю домашнее задание по вечерам и 42) после этого смотрю телевизор. Я люблю смотреть ситкомы и реалити−шоу, но не очень люблю ток−шоу. Иногда приходят мои друзья, и мы смотрим DVD.
43) В выходные я занимаюсь спортом. В субботу утром я играю в футбол со школьной командой, а днем хожу по магазинам. Я всегда хожу 44) в кино с друзьями в субботу вечером, а затем в воскресенье я отдыхаю дома и читаю книгу или 45) иногда я катаюсь на велосипеде.
В следующем письме расскажи мне, что тебе нравится делать.
С любовью,
Кэрри