Вариант 2

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Vocabulary

A Complete the text with the words in the box. Be careful - there are four extra words.

anxiety blush bright cautious collection exhibition humiliating reasonable risks unreasonable whenever

I’ve always had an (1) ______ fear of not being liked. I’m quite a (2) ______ person and I really don’t like to take too many (3) ______. So, (4) ______ people find out that I’m an artist they seem surprised. Recently I had an (5) ______ of my paintings in a big art gallery in New York. I was standing next to one of the pictures when I overheard a man and a woman talking about it. The man said he thought

it was a load of rubbish and I went (6) ______ red. The woman noticed and she came over and

asked me what was wrong. So, I told her that I was the painter and she started laughing, it was so

(7) ______.

B Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

(8) Don’t worry, he’s completely harmful / harmless. He wouldn’t hurt anybody.

(9) She’s such a courage / courageous person. She’s an inspiration to everyone.

(10) He always looks on the bright side of everything. He’s a real pessimist / optimist.

(11) Whatever / Whenever happens, please don’t worry.

(12) I think that everybody should get equal / equality treatment.

(13) Wait until you’ve heard the hole / whole story.

(14) Why do you think everything is perfect? Your idealism / realism is not based on any evidence.

Grammar

C Choose the correct forms to complete the text.

In the last few years campaigners in the UK (15) tried / have been trying to get fox hunting banned. Last week they (16) claimed / have claimed to have won the argument when the Prime Minister agreed to include a Bill making hunting illegal in the next parliament. Anti-hunt protestors (17) were celebrating / had celebrated what they see as a victory. However, local hunt organizers

(18) were arguing / have argued that if hunting is banned many people (19) will lose / had lost their jobs. Two attempts have already (20) failed / been failing and hunt organizers were hoping that the Bill would be dropped.

D Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Grant Pullis (21) ______ (start) his epic walk in 2004. He (22) ______ (walk) for almost three years.

“One day I (23) ______ (watch) a programme about great explorers and I (24) _____ (think) I can could? do that.” Grant (25) _____ (fly) to Santiago in Chile and started walking north. After three months he (26) _______ (walk) all the way across Chile. ‘I felt tired, but great.’ said Pullis.

E Choose the correct ending for each sentence.

(27) If I were you I …

a) will do it. b) would do it.

(28) If she hadn’t voted for him, he …

a) wouldn’t have won. b) wouldn’t win.

(29) I _______ the book for a few hours when you called.

a) had read b) had been reading

(30) I wish I …

a) would have listened to you. b) had listened to you.

(31) You really _______ tried harder.

a) should b) should have

(32) He won’t win the election …

a) if he’s very lucky. b) unless he’s very lucky.

(33) If he makes lots of promises he …

a) might win. b) might have won.