Listening (7-8) answer sheet

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1	A		B
2	A		B
3	A		B
4	A		B
5	A		B
6	A		B	C
7	A		B	C
8	A		B	C
9	A		B	C
10	A		B	C
11	A		B	C
12	A		B	C
13	A		B	C
14	A		B	C
15	A		B	C
16	A		B	C
17	A		B	C
18	A		B	C
19	A		B	C
20	A		B	C

Конкурс понимания письменного текста (7-8)

READING (7-8)

Time 45 min.

Task 1

Read the text. Fill the gaps (1-10) in the text choosing from the list A – J.

Johnny was six years old and his favourite game was cowboys and Indians. He could play all day long. (1) ________________.

One day his mother took him in a train for the first time. (2) ________________. So, they had to get there by a carriage. (3) ________________. Recently he had read a book of Fennimore Cooper about the adventures of Chingachgook. (4) ________________. He had seen a film of an attack by Red Indians on a train in the Wild West, so his mother was not surprised when he began playing cowboys and Indians in the train. All the passengers were watching the boy with tenderness. (5) ________________. She allowed him to have it open only at the top, so that he could shoot out of it if he stood up, but could not fall out.

He was playing happily, hiding behind the curtain, suddenly stepping forward, firing a shot out of the window and then quickly stepping back again. (6) ________________.

Of course, his mother was frightened. (7) ________________. She was now very worried indeed. (8) ________________. The boy didn’t breathe and his eyes rolled in head. She picked Johnny up in her arms to go and find some help. (9) ________________.He pointed to his chest and said something in a weak whisper. (10) ________________. Johnny moaned, his mother looked at her son and he repeated again, «Pull the arrow out, will you? »

A She shook the child gently, but he made no movement. B The station was far away from the village. C But when Jonny wanted to open the window wide so that he could shoot out of it, his mother thought it too dangerous. D She thought that something from outside the train must have hit him as he stood at the window. E Jonny was very happy. F He had a cowboy suit and a belt with two guns, and spent most of his time pretending to be fighting Indians. G Then he suddenly gave a cry, fell back on to the seat and lay there with his chin resting on his chest and his arms resting loosely beside him. H But his mother was so scared that she didn’t hear him. I But just then he lifted one of his arms with great effort. J Of course, he wore his cowboy suit and carried his two guns.

Task 2

Read the passage and complete the summary which is given in italics below using the words which best fit each gap.

Every good climber wants to climb mountain Everest, 8,848 meters above the sea level, and the highest mountain in the world. It stands between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas. It is, in fact, quite a «young» mountain - only about two million years old. The Tibetans call it Chomolungma, the «Mother of the World».

Only just over 600 people have ever climbed to the top of Everest. You cannot climb the mountain without special permission from the government of Nepal; you can only climb it in May or October every year; you must have a booking for your expedition – and at the moment there are no more bookings for the next ten years!

The expeditions which have climbed Everest have all used tents, oxygen bottles and other climbing equipment. Many expeditions have left their old equipment behind them – empty oxygen bottles, old food containers, etc – so there is now a serious litter problem high up on the mountain.

The government of Nepal is now trying to clean up the mountain. In May 1993 they gave permission to a team of young Americans to climb the mountain… but they asked them to bring back the litter on their way down again. The expedition brought down 2,850 kilos of litter from the highest slopes of the mountain. This was the start of a plan to clear all the litter from mountain Everest.

A lot of people want to climb the mountain which the Tibetans (11)…the «Mother of the World». It is, in fact, quite a «young» mountain – Everest. This mountain (12) … between Nepal and Tibet. Very few people could climb the (13) … of Everest. People (14) … to climb without special permission. You can (15) … it from the government. If you (16) … go to the top you (17) … take climbing equipment. (18) … important problem is the litter. So, the government of Nepal is now trying to clean up the mountain. In May 1993 (19) … of young Americans decided to help to clean the mountain. This was the (20) … of a plan to clear all the litter from mountain Everest.

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