Английский язык. Проверь себя. Итоговые тесты повышенной сложности. Пособие для подготовки к централизованному тестированию

A39. The painter’s works gave viewers a chance

1)to admire a variety of colors.

2)to learn about long-forgotten lifestyle.

3)to get to know more about their ethnic roots.

Определите, в каком значении слово употреблено в тексте. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A40. recited (III)

1)remade.

2)narrated.

3)quoted.

A41. replica (V)

1)copy.

2)reproduction.

3)example.

Выберите правильный вариант перевода в соответствии с содержанием текста. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A42. In the early 1800s, he was already an established painter of miniatures in Philadelphia. (II)

1)В начале XIX века он уже прославился в Филадельфии как художник по миниатюрам.

2)В ранних 1800-х годах он уже имел устоявшуюся славу художника по миниатюрам в Филадельфии.

3)В начале XIX века он уже установил свою славу художникаминиатюриста в Филадельфии.

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(A43) ... It is Saturday night at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, a large important-looking nineteenth-century building. Since six o’clock, entry to the museum has been free of charge. People are shouting in the galleries, but the guards, who seem to be unusually relaxed, take no notice. On the ground floor, in the galleries devoted to African art, children are playing hide-and-seek while their parents sip beer from plastic cups. Some teenage girls wander by, leaving a trail of perfume, and head through the sculpture exhibition to a temporary dance floor where a DJ is playing reggae music. Watching the scene is Bryan, a young teacher from a local school. What brings him out tonight? “I’m

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here for the reggae, of course”, he says. “When I heard they were playing that I thought, ‘I have to be there’, and obviously a lot of people feel the same way”. Besides the DJ, the museum has laid on gallery talks, a Martin Scorsese film, a puppet show and a samba band.

(A44) ... The Brooklyn Museum of Art wasn’t always so trendy. For decades, it put on excellent exhibitions that few came to see. Guidebooks described the enormous building as ‘an undiscovered treat’. Had it been over in the city’s fashionable Upper East Side, of course, the museum would have been packing them in. Even when they put on dull exhibitions, New York’s top museums can count on a steady stream of visitors – mostly tourists. But Brooklyn, one of New York’s toughest districts, isn’t on the standard tourist route. When the museum was built, it was in a wealthy suburb, but these days the surrounding streets are home to recent immigrants, mostly poor folk from the Caribbean.

(A45) ... Two years ago, in an effort to revive itself, the museum appointed a new director, Arnold Lehman, who was born in Brooklyn. Lehman was convinced that the museum should forget about trying to attract visitors from the other side of town and try to appeal instead to people from the surrounding area. “The neighborhood’s changed”, he explains, “but this is where the museum is, and we can’t – and won’t – pretend we’re somewhere else”.

(A46) ... The free evening events, called ‘First Saturdays’, are Lehman’s way of reaching out to people. They are certainly popular: the crush of visitors has forced the museum to move the dance floor from the entrance hall to the car park. Lehman is delighted with the result: “It’s remarkable to hear people say, ‘I live four blocks away, and I’ve never been in this building before’. The great thing for me is when you see teenage boys looking at art in the galleries without being handcuffed to their parents”, he says. What’s more, the annual number of visitors to the museum has roughly doubled, from 250,000 to half a million since the scheme was introduced. Similar institutions across the country are now calling, wanting to know how much it costs ‘to throw a good party’. The answer, incidentally, is about $25,000 per event. “And worth every dime”, says Lehman.

(A47) ... Tonight, a woman called Akesha, who seems to vindicate the new direction the museum has taken, is standing on the edge of the dance floor. Akesha walked to the museum from her home, but hasn’t been here since primary school, when a teacher organised a trip to see an exhibition. “The free concert is why I came”, she admits, “but I must come back and look round the museum”.

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(A48) ... Others who come to dance find their way into the galleries almost by accident – like Jean-Michel, who lost his friends in the crush of dancers and thought he might as well take a look at the art. The real achievement of First Saturdays is, therefore, both more significant and more profound than the increased visitor numbers suggest. Most people visit art museums because they want to have a special ‘artistic’ experience. The Brooklyn Museum of Art has introduced thousands of people to the idea that museum-going can be a perfectly ordinary part of their lives.

Подберите заголовки A43–A45 из предложенных (1–4). Один заголовок является лишним.

1)Special District, Special Needs.

2)New Strategy.

3)Having Fun.

4)Art Trends.

Подберите заголовки A46–A48 из предложенных (1–4). Один заголовок является лишним.

1)Learning Unwillingly.

2)Expense Worthy.

3)True Motivation.

4)‘Throwing a Good Party’.

Часть

Прочитайте текст (В1–В4). Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных и запишите его в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз и что заданную форму слова необходимо изменить.

ENIGMA, INFLUENCE, EXPLAIN, KNOW

Jackson Pollock was one of America’s most (B1) … and fruitful abstract artists of the 20th century. But if he had created only one painting “Lavender Mist” we would still have (B2) … his greatness. This (B3) … canvas dazzles people by the combination of all shades of violet and its impressive size. Besides, the picture possesses a kind of (B4) … magnetism.

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Прочитайтетекст(В5–В6). Выпишитеподвалишнихслова из каждого предложения в порядке их предъявления в тексте.

B5. When I started going out with a girl who she was studying at the local art college it came as quite a pleasant surprise when she said me she didn’t like the stuff at our gallery at all.

B6. Her idea of art was something called installations which are sculptures compositions made out of everyday objects like old bicycle frames and some saucepan lids.

Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.

The National Art Museum is located in Minsk, the (B7) … of Belarus. It (B8) … vast collections of Russian and Belarusian (B9) … . They (B10) … to different ages and schools. The museum is definitely worth visiting.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. His (последняя) work was impressive. I wonder what he is working at now.

B12. The art collection housed in the Hermitage Museum is not just valuable, it is (бесценна).

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Test 18 THE WORLD OF MOVIES AND THEATRE

Часть

К каждому заданию даны варианты ответов, из которых только один является верным. Выберите правильный ответ из четырех предложенных.

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I don’t normally go the cinema. Not because I don’t like it but because it’s just a habit I (A1) … never … into. However on this occasion I (A2) … to go because my friends (A3) … constantly … on about this film and eventually wore me down. It starred some Hollywood actor whom I (A4) … vaguely … of. We got to the cinema early to find people (A5) … already… outside which proved that my friends were not the only ones who (A6) … the film was worth seeing. However I could still think of several other things I (A7) … at that moment. In the end the film (A8) … out to be not that bad although I (A9) … something with a bit more action. The plot centered on some complicated bank robbery. It was OK but I (A10) … of going again.

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Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

He plays (A11) … vampire every girl wants to be bitten by. But in real life Robert Pattinson couldn’t be further removed (A12) … (A13) … character he plays in the Twilight Saga, Edward Cullen. He is warm, funny and in (A14) … sharp contrast (A15) … Edward, very relaxed. Though he refuses to discuss his off-screen relationship with his costar, he is happy to talk about anything else, from the serious to the trivial. Clearly Pattinson was not cut (A16) … superstardom – he still finds (A17) … interview process awkward, but he has loosened (A18) … since his first media conferences. Luckily he is not cursed (A19) … (A20) … superego. People have been calling him Edward which never fails to amuse the young star.

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложен-

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Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

A23. Interstellar adventures are what many of today’s animation consists of.

1 2 3 4

A24.Norma Jean Baker was the real name of the famous Hollywood

1 2 3 star known such as Marilyn Monroe.

4

A25. Planning, rehearsing, reading loudly and interpreting parts from

1 2 famous dramas will be included in the City Readers Theatre Sessions.

3 4

A26. The film-processing company has devised meanses of developing

1 2

a 62-year-old amateur film that must solve the mystery.

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A new version of Romeo and Juliet (A27) … performed at the Bolshoi Theatre last week. Talented young dancers were involved (A28) … the performance. In spite (A29) … the fact that the staging idea was not new, this version gained (A30) … considerable success. It is one of those stories that never go out of (A31)… . Besides the production was rewarded (A32) … the best scenery.

Выберите ответную реплику, подходящуюпосмыслукпредложенной реплике-стимулу. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A33. Thanks for taking me to the opera.

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Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной реплике. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A34. Let’s leave then.

1)The show is so funny!

2)I don’t know what to make of it.

3)What a tasty meal!

4)The plot is so boring!

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A35. Which place in London is primarily associated with drama and

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I. There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers.

II. Those measures that appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed, some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama. Those who believe that drama evolved from ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theatre because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used.

III. It is interesting to remember, too, that the word tragedy, which is often used to describe any sort of disaster or misfortune, more precisely refers to a work of art. A tragedy probes with high seriousness questions concerning the role of man in the universe. It was in Attica, the ancient state whose chief city was Athens, that the word was first used in the 5th century BC to describe a specific kind of play, which was presented at festivals in Greece. Sponsored by the local governments, these plays were attended by the entire community, a small admission fee being provided by the state for those who could not afford it themselves.

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IV. The atmosphere surrounding the performances was more like that of a religious ceremony than entertainment. There were altars to the gods, with priests in attendance, and the subjects of the tragedies were the misfortunes of the heroes of legend, religious myth, and history. Most of the material was derived from the works of Homer and was common knowledge in the Greek communities.

V. Another theory traces the theatre’s origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person.

A36. The article mainly discusses

1)the importance of storytelling.

2)the advantages of ritual.

3)the beginning of theatre.

A37. According to the article, myths originated from

1)abandoned rituals.

2)rituals that survived.

3)ancient music and drama.

A38. The main themes of tragedy as a genre are

1)never small.

2)always big.

3)unimportant.

A39. According to the extract, which is the main difference between ritual and drama?

1)Ritual is shorter than drama.

2)Ritual has religious content but drama doesn’t.

3)Ritual requires fewer performers.

Определите, в каком значении слово употреблено в тексте. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A40. were abandoned (II)

1)were forgotten.

2)were left behind.

3)were overlooked.

A41. was derived (IV)

1)was borrowed.

2)was followed.

3)was described.

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Выберите правильный вариант перевода в соответствии с содержанием текста. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A42. Another theory traces the theatre’s origin from the human interest in storytelling. (V)

1)Согласно другой теории, театр ведет свою историю с того момента, как у людей появился интерес к фантазированию.

2)Еще одна теория прослеживает возникновение театра от человеческой заинтересованности в рассказывании историй.

3)Подругойтеории, театрначался тогда, когдаулюдейпоявился интерес к рассказыванию историй.

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(A43) ... For every Kate Winslet or Catherine Zeta Jones, there are thousands of British ‘wannabe’ actresses who never make it in Hollywood. “It is disheartening”, admits 28-year-old Rachael Nortance. “I’ve been to so many auditions for film parts where I walk in and there’s a room full of equally talented people, and I ask myself: ‘Why am I here?’”

(A44) ... But ironically, what Rachael finds hardest to accept is how nice people are to her at auditions. “The organizers tell you they love your work, and for the first month or so I believed them, but eventually I realized it’s totally fake because mostly you never hear from them again”. During her four years in the USA, Rachael has been to more auditions than she can remember.

(A45) ... She has sent out thousands of photos of herself, and been to all the right parties. For all that, the closest she has come to a camera is the one she is using to send snaps home to her family in England. She has yet to land any film or TV work, and is currently working at a children’s talent agency to make ends meet. “Basically, I do my best to keep happy and focused on the industry”, she says. “I was very realistic when I came to Hollywood – I presumed I would have to be a waitress, so I can’t complain about a job that not only pays the bills, but which also gives me a lot of satisfaction”.

(A46) ... Rachael is just one of an estimated 1,000 hopefuls who arrive in Los Angeles every week, chasing dreams of stardom. Many are British, and almost all are unprepared for the intensity of the competition for acting jobs, and end up taking menial jobs because they have to support themselves. “British actresses think Los Angeles is the land

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