Use of English: vocabulary/ Лексика Time: 15 minutes

Choose the correct word for each gap from the list before the text. Write the word in the correct space. Use each word once only. / Заполните пропуски в тексте подходящим словом из списка ниже. Используйте каждое слово только один раз.

An, as, but, from, going, had, have, he, his, it, like, of, off, rest, the, they, was, were, where, with

A Camping Holiday

It was August and Carlos and Pedro were on a camping holiday in Scotland. They didn't ______ (1) many warm clothes ______ (2) them and they certainly did not have ______ (3) umbrella.

On the second day ___ (4) their holiday they ______ (5) walking back to their tent ______ (6) the village shop. Suddenly the sky became very black and large drops of rain began to fall.

______ (7) wind was blowing and their clothes were very wet. “Let's run!” shouted Carlos to his friend and so ______ (8) ran back to the farm ______ (9) they were staying ______(10) where was the tent? Where were their beds? Where was all their food? “Look up there!” Carlos pointed to a tree and there ______ (11) was. It looked ______ (12) a big, wet bird. “What are we ______ (13) to do?” asked Carlos unhappily. “We're going to stay in a hotel for the ______ (14) of the holiday!” ______ (15) friend answered.

Geography and culture/ Страноведение Time: 5 minutes

Read the sentences and circle the correct answer. / Прочитайте предложения A –J и обведите в кружок выбранный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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1. Agatha Christie is the “queen” of … stories.

1 )adventure 2) “ghost” 3 )detective

B. Which is not a university town?

1)Oxford 2)Brighton 3)Cambridge

C. What do people call New York? The Big…

1)Apple 2)Pot 3)City

D. Canada has two official languages. What are they?

1)English and Spanish 2)English and French 3)English and Irish

E. How many countries are there in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

1)3 2)5 3)4

F. It is the residence of the Queen in London.

1)Buckingham Palace 2)The Tower 3)Westminster Abbey

G. It is said that a famous fiction detective lived there.

1)Downing Street 2)The Royal Albert Hall 3)Baker Street

H. Where did the Beatles come from?

1)Manchester 2)Liverpool 3)Bath

I. Who is the head of Great Britain?

1)the President 2)the Queen or the King 3)the Prime Minister

J. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in…

1)Scotland 2)Wales 3)Ireland

Use of English: grammar/Грамматика Time: 35 minutes Task 1

Read the sentences and circle the correct answer. / Прочитайте предложения и обведите в кружок выбранный ответ A, B или C.

1. He often listens…… pop music.

A. to B. at C. –

2. Mount Everest is …….mountain in the world.

A. the higher B. the highest C. highest

3. London is situated in …..UK.

A. the B. - C. an

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4. Where……the money?

A. are B. is C –

5. Have you seen «Adams Family 2»……?

A. already B. yet C just

6. Can I have……….milk in my coffee, please?

A.. a little B. a few C .a

7. This coffee is……..

A. strong not enough B. not enough strong C. not strong enough

8. What language……….in France?

A. is spoken B. is speaking C. are spoken

9. Pete doesn`t like onions,………?

A. was he B. does he C. doesn`t he

10. We `ll go to Rome ……..train.

A on B. at C. by

Task 2

Fill in the blanks with the words on the left. Заполните пропуски данными слева глаголами в соответствующей форме:

Dear Helen,

receive, write I ……………… your letter about a month ago but I could not find time …………….. the answer.

be, pass I …… very busy this week preparing for my exams. I …………….. my

be, have first exam three days ago. It … English. Next Monday I ………… English

be, sit Literature. It … 7 p.m. now and I …………………….. at my desk.

read, translate Every day my friend and I ……….. a lot of different books. We …………………….. many interesting texts already.

do At the moment he ………………….. a very difficult exercise.

learn, hope He is going ……………….. a poem. We ………. to pass our exams well.

get What marks ….you ….. at your yesterday’s exam?

visit Please, …………. us as soon as possible!

Best wishes,

Alice.

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Task 3

Write the correct form of the word. /Прочитайте приведенные ниже предложения 1-10. Употребите слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами, в необходимой грамматической форме

My friend Alice is a ________________ and honest person. Marco is an _____________ of new café in the centre of town. We have got three ____________ tomorrow. It often _____________ in Scotland in winter. He wants some _____________ about London excursions. Her boyfriend is very ________________ The weather is _____________ and cloudy. The Globe theatre is an amazing _________________. At the end of the marathon, most people ran very ________. Ken looked ___________ before the test.

FRIEND OWN EXAMINE RAIN INFORM ROMANCE WIND BUILD SLOW NERVE