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

of opportunity”, she explains. “They see icons like Kate Winslet and think it’s possible to be successful here. But for every one that makes it, there are thousands who end up doing dead-end jobs. Many get stuck here because they don’t want to go home again, not so much because they can’t afford it, but because that would be admitting defeat – they’d risk losing face”.

(A47) ... In spite of the constant rejection, Rachael keeps going. “I’m passionate about acting and I think I’ve reached a standard where I can prove I’m a good actress”, she explains. “But I do get down sometimes. That’s when I cry on the phone to Mum, who talks me out of packing my bags and makes me realize I need to strive harder. There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t wonder if I made the right decision to come here, but then a big audition comes up, or someone introduces me to a useful contact, and I realize how lucky I am”.

(A48) ... Rachael always wanted to act. She studied drama at Liverpool University before spending two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, winning their best actress award. It was an instructor there who suggested she try her luck in movies. Four years later, even though she has yet to secure an acting role, she still feels she is doing the right thing. “I know it takes time to make it here. At this stage it’s all about contacts. A week ago, I had a meeting with a production company, and they’ve asked me to audition for a part in a possible film in two years’ time. It’s a long way off, but this could be where the ball starts rolling. It’s like any goal you set – you get so far and you can’t give up”.

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

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

1)Swinging Moods. 3) Chasing One’s Dream.

2)The Dream Land. 4) American Movie Icons.

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ATHLETE, ENGAGE, COMPETE, FOOTBALL

When filmmakers set out to make an art house movie about the legendary French (B1) … Zinedine Zidane, they chose to film just one match. They hoped that the audience would (B2)… from the match itself and focus on the portrait of Zidane’s greatness. Every gesture would be captured and the viewers would see all of the player’s grace, (B3) … and powerful (B4) … in greater detail.

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B5. In the restored Globe Theatre the performances have been held since 1980 and the aim has always been to recreate the spirit of the Elizabethan theatre, following up traditional methods.

B6. The motto of the contemporary Globe is still yet “The whole world is being a stage”.

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Soap operas had appeared long (B7) … television came. They (B8) … not watched but listened to as they were (B9) … on the radio. Such radio shows were especially (B10) … in the USA and Great Britain where large audiences just loved them.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. This film was (наименее) successful and caused a lot of disappointment.

B12. Some soap operas (идут) for several years and even decades.

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Test 19 FASHIONS HIGH AND NOT VERY

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As nomadic people in Asia (A1) … it over 2000 years ago polo can be called the world’s oldest team sport, although the modern rules (A2) … only … down in the 1850’s when the British cavalrymen stationed in India took up the game. By the 1930s polo (A3) … an Olympic sport popular all over the world. It was at this time that the company, La Martina, an official supplier of polo kit and attire to many national teams, (A4) … and with it came the growth of the polo shirt as a fashion item. It was, however, the French tennis star Rene Lacoste who invented the shirt as we know it today although he (A5) … his design on the existing polo shirts. By 1933 Lacoste (A6) … to create a shirt that was both attractive and complied with tennis dress regulations. If the shirt (A7) … so cool and flexible, it (A8) … so popular both inside the tennis world and outside it. The shirt (A9) … its original name, although it is now the world of tennis with which the polo shirt (A10) … most commonly … .

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Well-known fashion designer Stella McCartney is someone, who despite (A11) … nature of her work manages not to compromise (A12)

…personal beliefs. Many of these have been inherited (A13) … her celebrity parents: her father, the internationally renowned pop musician Sir Paul McCartney and her late mother Linda who established (A14)

…successful brand of vegetarian meals. Stella rejected (A15) … most lucrative job offer for moral reasons. The young designer turned (A16)

…the chance to work for Gucci. She explained (A17) … her friends that the job would require her to assume (A18) … direct responsibility for the company’s famous line of leather bags. Stella is a vegan and so she finds the use of animal products, whether it be (A19) … food or as (A20) … fashion item totally unacceptable.

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

A21. What a beautiful scarf! It goes well with your skirt. You really

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A22. Most American girls prefer to wear low-heeled shoes … most European girls wear high-heeled ones.

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

A23. For a whole week the girl came to class on every day with her hair

1 2 3 4 a different colour.

A24. Jeans which are fashionable as well as comfortable originated like

celebrities of every possible kind.

4

A26. In the winter of 2007 the fashion world was in an uproar for some

1 2 fashion houses gave in the idea of using skinny models.

3 4

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Although they were described as the (A27) … designs in many years, there isn’t (A28) … about the latest line of shoes from Santorelli. As one of the most famous designers (A29) … Italy, Salvatore Santorelli is expected to do (A30) … simply repeat the previous year’s successful formula of ‘smart but casual’ sandals in a range of pastels. After all, he can’t let his customers (A31) …, can he? In today’s competitive world a fashion designer has to try hard to (A32) … .

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A34. Sorry, it was wrong of me.

1)A pleasure to hear that.

2)Why are you always criticizing others?

3)You look stunning!

4)Could I look in the mirror?

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A35. Which street in London used to be associated with youth fashions?

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I. What is happening to the landscape of the traditional British high street these days? As more and more retail outlets are moving to the out-of-town shopping malls gaps are left in our once thriving streets. It’s a sad sight to see boarded up shop fronts where grocers, butchers, hardware merchants and bakers once thrived. But hang on a moment, what is this that I see moving in to take their place? Charity Shops!

II. In my very own pleasant middle class suburb, in recent years we have said good bye to an excellent confectionary only to say hello to some brand new research centre, and watch as a butcher metamorphosed into a ‘Help the Aged’ shop.

III. Can this be a good thing, our local necessities being replaced by do-gooders? Well in some ways yes because charity shops fulfill two very important needs in modern society. As the economy booms, house

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prices soar and people get rich they need to throw out their old stuff and replace it with something new. But as society gets polarized, some people get poorer and they need to stretch their limited budgets and buy the second-hand goods that others have disposed of and this is where charity shops come in.

IV. Let’s say you are a poor student, you have little money but need a new outfit to attract a new boy or girlfriend at the Student Union party that you are going to at the weekend. All you need to do is pop along to your local charity shop and buy, for just a few pounds, that fancy accessory that somebody else has become bored with. All this can be done at a fraction of the price of a new item and will often be of a better quality.

V. What if you are no longer a poor student but have some money and have moved into a new flat? Do you really want all that old rubbish that you have accumulated over the years? No of course not but somebody might and it’s not that bad. Why not take it round to the charity shop and get rid of it. You feel virtuous for giving to others and you get rid of unwanted things at the same time!

A36. The main idea of the article is that charity shops

1)are not a novel thing in city streets.

2)are destroying traditional looks of city streets.

3)are playing an important role in the society.

A37. The author implies that in recent years

1)city streets have changed their looks greatly.

2)charity shops have disappeared from city streets.

3)shopping has become a more complicated affair.

A38. According to the author, buying at charity shops is

1)time-consuming.

2)less expensive.

3)not fashionable.

A39. In the author’s view, donating to charity can help one feel that s/he is

1)doing good.

2)having fun.

3)playing fair.

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

A40. thriving (I)

1)deserted;

2)populated;

3)full of life.

A41. fancy (IV)

1)imaginary;

2)cheap;

3)expensive.

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

A42. In my very own pleasant middle class suburb… (II)

1)В моем очень приятном для меня пригороде, где живут представители среднего класса…

2)В том самом моем уютном пригороде, где живут представители среднего класса…

3)В моем собственно очень уютном пригороде, где живут представители среднего класса…

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(A43) ... No one knows exactly when the first pair of Levi jeans was made. All records were lost when the Levi Strauss head office was destroyed by fire during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. But it was some time in 1873, the year Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the idea that would ultimately make Levi jeans world famous. Davis, a Latvian-born tailor working in Reno, Nevada, came up with the idea of inserting copper rivets into trousers to give them extra strength, after one of his customers complained of pockets ripping. Davis could not afford the $68 needed to patent his idea, so he turned to the man from whom he bought his cloth, Levi Strauss, who ran a wholesale dry goods business in San Francisco. Davis suggested they jointly apply for the patent and manufacture the strengthened “waist overalls”. Strauss saw the potential, signed up and the two went into business.

(A44) ... Levi Strauss & Co’s first jeans had one back pocket, riveted in the corners, a watch pocket, and buttons for braces. The two back pockets so familiar on today’s jeans did not appear until 1902. In 1937

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the rivets were covered with cloth in response to customer complaints that they scratched furniture and saddles. The red tab was introduced in 1936 to help salesmen identify Levi jeans at rodeos. Strauss first bought his material from an east coast textile mill which had also made arms during the American Civil War. His company was later to switch to a mill in North Carolina, the centre of denim production in the US.

(A45) ... Strauss was born Loeb Strauss in Buttenheim, Bavaria, in 1829 and emigrated to the United States where he worked in his brothers’ dry goods business in New York and changed his first name to Levi. But in 1853 he went to San Francisco, then booming after the Gold Rush, and set up his own dry goods company. When he died in 1902 his nephews inherited a thriving business dealing in dry goods and making Levi jeans.

(A46) ... Levi Strauss & Co, which pulled out of wholesaling in 1948, is still a family-owned firm today. The company’s carefully cultivated image of a socially caring business was damaged earlier this year when it announced the closure of eleven US factories, the loss of 5,900 jobs, and a search for cheaper production facilities overseas. It is a far cry from the founder’s decision in 1887 to fund 28 scholarships at the University of California. Scholarships are still available today. The company and the Levi Strauss Foundation last year made charitable donations totaling $20 million to bodies involved in causes such as the fight against AIDS, racism and discrimination.

(A47) ... Remarkably for what is now a global icon symbolizing the casual, unpretentious American way of life, Levi jeans only started to be sold throughout the US in the 1950s. Overseas sales coincided with the rise of youth culture of the 1960s. Careful market research boosted European sales of Levi’s by 80%. The twin messages were “these are the original jeans” and “don’t they look sexy”.

(A48) ... But in a disastrous move in the 1970s, the company tried to sell products from baby clothing to polyester suits under the Levi brand and soon started to lose money. Since then it has introduced nonjeans lines under different brand names. The company then realised the importance of brand perception. It was its status as the original blue jeans maker that enabled it to charge premium prices. The back-to-ba- sics policy worked. The flagship 501s are essentially the same as the jeans sold to miners, cowboys and farmhands in the 1800s. A few years ago teenagers would have given their eyeteeth for a pair. Now designer labels and cargo pants are flavour of the moment. But denim will rise again.

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

1)Levi Strauss & Co.

2)Meeting Customer Requirements.

3)History of Levi’s.

4)The Founding Father.

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

1)Brand Magic.

2)Social Policy.

3)Levi’s Worldwide.

4)Levi’s Crisis.

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STYLE, SELECT, INSPIRE, FUNCTION

It was quite a surprise in the fashion industry when Julien McDonald, the well-known dress designer, teamed up with the company Intel to produce a computer bag. He first got (B1) … for the bag when he caught sight of his female colleagues at fashion shows, working on their laptops. Yet the (B2) … bags had been pushed out of sight under the chairs. The challenge facing the designer was how to combine an attractive form with the (B3) … required to protect expensive computer equipment. Mc Donald coped with the task perfectly well, creating a fashionable bag in a (B4) … of colours: white, black and even pink.

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B5. The prices of clothes, make up and accessories have gone down sky high, so it’s vital that you don’t waste of your money and shop carefully for value.

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