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

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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.

OUT, SUPPOSE, RIVAL, TENSE

When it comes to pick in friends, celebrities have a tendency to pick other celebrities. One of the attractions of becoming a celebrity is (B1) … the chance to mix with the rich and powerful. Very often, however, an air of (B2) … can hang around a high-profile friendship where an (B3) … show of affection actually masks an underlying (B4) … . Luckily it isn’t always the case.

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

B5. When my friend Lucy shared my secret with among her parents I felt being betrayed and let down.

B6. I didn’t feel like talking to her them and lost my trust belief in people.

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

When we were young, my sister and I used to spend our (B7) … together chiefly on (B8) … own. It happened so because our (B9) … had responsible jobs and were forever (B10) … with another important project.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. My grandmother always tells me (учитьсянасвоихошибках). B12. The triplets (выглядели одинаково) and caused a sensation.

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

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

No matter what culture you (A1) … from there are at least a couple of big life events that you celebrate with your family. Whether we are talking about an anniversary, a wedding or a simple birthday party, these family celebrations (A2) … bigger and bigger. In the USA the budget for an average wedding is just over $20,000 but other events (A3) … almost … up. Even the so much talked-about economic crisis (A4) … the spending down. The idea seems to be that unless you (A5) … enough money at creating the perfect event, it (A6) … out as a wonderful memory for your family. On the morning after you start questioning yourself whether a christening (A7) … less grand without inviting a live band. You wish a Mother’s Day celebration (A8) … into a brunch for forty people at one of the most expensive local restaurants. Limiting a family celebration (A9) … increasingly difficult. You are eager to impress people, you prefer to avoid questions about your financial situation, you don’t want to seem greedy – the list can go on and on. However it’s time somebody (A10) … their foot down – why not you?

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Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

It was Grandpa’s eightieth birthday and (A11) … house was filled (A12) … family and friends. The tables were laden (A13) … food and drinks and the guests were really enjoying themselves. They made numerous toasts (A14) … the old man’s health, successful career and long-lasting marriage. Grandpa was being made much (A15) … and having (A16) … time of his life. Then one of the guests complimented the old man (A17) … his looks and wanted to know (A18) … secret of his youthful appearance. Grandpa smiled and said there was no secret at all. On his wedding day he made a promise to his young bride that if they had an argument (A19) … one who was proved wrong had to go out and take a long walk. So he spent half of his life in the open air and it did him (A20) … world of good.

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

A21. Today is my great grandfather’s jubilee. He expects many guests …

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A22. Would you mind … our Easter holidays as a family reunion?

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

A23. At Christmas, two old ladies were collecting money for the needy,

1 2 3 so we decided donate some to their collection box.

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A24. For a birthday, you shouldn’t always arrange a festive dinner:

1 2 3

a picnic, an outing or even a visit anywhere can also be an option.

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A25. Blowing out birthday candles is an ancient test to see if a growing

1 2

child is strong enough to blow out the greater number every year.

3 4

A26. All the guests congratulated John on his anniversary and drank to

Прочитайте текст, выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Укажите выбранный вариант.

The tradition to brighten our houses (A27) … fir-trees or pines is a little more than a century old. It was started by Queen Victoria. Today (A28) … Christmas tree is an evergreen or artificial tree decorated with lights and (A29) … ornaments. A lot of people opt (A30) … artificial trees (A31) … saves some real ones each year. (A32) … , you can always decorate a pot plant or use your imagination to create a festive composition.

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

A33. What a wonderful party! Your family are charming people! 1) I wonder why not. 3) Look who’s talking!

2) Nice of you to say that. 4) That’s okay with me.

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

A34. Nothing of the kind!

1)Family get-togethers are a thing of the past.

2)I do hate family reunions, indeed I do.

3)I believe you are enjoying yourself.

4)Everyone here is so very kind.

Прочитайте вопрос. Выберите один из вариантов ответа. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A35. Which family holiday is celebrated in the USA at the end of No-

Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий содержанию прочитанного текста. Укажите выбранный вариант.

I. Regardless of age, society class, or living conditions, every Vietnamese family celebrates the New Year in the same traditional way. It’s considered to be the most important and wonderful holiday in my country, since that is the time for people to leave their unhappiness behind and get their fortune for the New Year. Similar to other houses, my family has always bustled in preparing and greeting for the New Year.

II. That was the day preceding New Year, and it was the busiest day in my house. My mother went to the supermarket early in the morning and came back with a bunch of food. From then on, the clatter of dishes and pans and the sizzle of food that was frying, resounded incessantly until late evening. At any place in the house, you could hear the noisy boil on the stove or the scrunching of my mother’s spoon scraping the pan. You could also smell the burned coconut jam, which was being made by my sister. “Why do you always burn it?” I shouted. “That’s the way I like”, she said and laughed at me.

III. I loved her jam so much, but she was always burning it until the white coconut jam became the yellow jam. It was terrible! At noon, the

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puff of smoke and the mixed scent from various kinds of food started spreading over my house. After that, certainly, there were my father’s footsteps clattering on the floor. He left his half-painted walls in the living room to go into the kitchen and grumble to my Mom. “Your smoke is disturbing me”.

IV. In fact, he just wanted to look around the kitchen room and see the many kinds of food on the table. Then he smiled contentedly when he saw my mother cooking next to the tiny crackles of burnt firewood in the stove and the bright red fire which was blazing up the kitchen.

V. At the end of the day when everything was done, my house became brilliant with colorful balloons, ribbons, and flowers. However, you couldn’t sit next to the walls in the living room because the layer of new paint was still sticky and would adhere on your clothes. Moreover, the smell of paint was very strong at the end of this day.

A36. The story describes

1)a newly-introduced celebration.

2)a traditional celebration dating back to ancient times.

3)an unconventional celebration.

A37. Most probably, the narrator comes from

1)Western Europe

2)North America

3)South-East Asia

A38. Before the New Year, the family always

1)made it a day of peace and quiet.

2)engaged in lively preparations.

3)cooked tons of newly-invented dishes.

A39. The family decorated the house with

1)wooden figures.

2)newly-painted glass.

3)flowers and balloons.

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

A40. fortune (I)

1)good luck.

2)a sum of money

3)destiny

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A41. grumble (III)

1)scold

2)report

3)complain

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

A42. However, you couldn’t sit next to the walls in the living room… (V)

1)Правда, вынемоглисадитьсяблизкокстенамвгостиной…

2)Однако, вгостинойлучшебылонесадитьсярядомсостенами…

3)Темнеменее, никтонемогсестьрядомсостенамивгостиной…

Прочитайте текст. Подберите заголовок к каждому абзацу в соответствии с его содержанием.

(A43) …Not everyone loves Halloween. Actually, there are quite a few folks who detest it a lot. On the other hand, the people who really like it seem to truly put a whole lot of consideration and energy into trying to think up great costumes or arranging the ideal party.

(A44) …When these folks turn into mothers and fathers, it’s possibly more exciting, because they get to spruce up the home and lawn and the children as outrageously as they like, all under the guise of it being “for the kids”. The terrific thing is, this exhibits quite a bit of creative thinking hiding within these kinds of folks and Halloween night gives these people a superb outlet where by they can certainly undoubtedly have a good time.

(A45) …One error in judgment that may perhaps be made is that the parents become far too engaged with what that they wish to do on Halloween and really don’t pay attention to their children. It is really important to recognize what television or movie characters your youngster is really excited about to make sure that you can let them have their particular brand of fun with their Halloween costumes. Doing this furthermore nurtures their individual originality as well as values their particular choices. There are some suggestions for making sure you’re ready for Halloween night.

(A46) …The first thing may be to ask your child which Halloween costume they would probably prefer to wear. Don’t end up being surprised in the event they change their mind three times each day. It truly is a very good plan to have a deadline for when the ultimate choice must be made in order that you can easily order early on. The last problem you want to happen is that the particular costume that they have chosen runs out of stock just before Halloween night. This sometimes takes place with extremely sought after costumes.

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(A47) …The subsequent measure is to order the Halloween costume in advance of the end of September. This accommodates for costumes that may possibly be on back-order, as well as for one to receive it and then help to make certain it fits properly. Most people certainly never wish to get a hold of a fabulous costume on October 30th merely to learn the item is much too small!

(A48) …The final benefit of ordering early on is that your youngster gets to look at the costume and let the anticipation associated with Halloween night increase to real enthusiasm. Try to not let them play in the costume prior to the event – getting into the costume on Halloween evening should feel like a special and striking moment in time. This is the stuff remembrances are made of!

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

1)Recognizing Children’s Favourites.

2)Tastes Differ.

3)Getting Ready for Halloween Night.

4)Splashing Parental Energy.

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

1)Saved It for Halloween Night.

2)Choosing the Outfit Correctly.

3)Halloween Enthusiasm.

4)Purchasing Long in Advance.

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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

UNION, MISTAKE, SPECIAL, OFFICE

Thanksgiving is noted for its (B1) … historic character. It was (B2) … proclaimed a national holiday in 1863 but observed centuries before that. Now it is celebrated with church services and traditional dinners which are often family (B3) …. . It is also a popular day for watching all kinds of sport, (B4) … football – American style.

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

B5. Independence Day is both a public general holiday and it a family one.

B6. Many people celebrate it with by a trip to the country or the beach, though one can also enjoy historical pageants, military parades and firework displays shows.

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

In (B7)… cultures, there exists a great variety of ways to see the New Year in. In spite of such diversity, some things are surely (B8) … to all cultures. Firstly, the holiday is mostly a (B9) … affair. Secondly, there are always many (B10) … to give to one another and lots of tasty things to eat.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. The possibility of spending Christmas at home sounded (чу-

десно).

B12. (Кстати), do you celebrate Orthodox or Catholic Easter? – Well, both!

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Test 3 SOMETHING ABOUT DEMOGRAPHY

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

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

The structure of the traditional British family (A1) … over the past few decades, with the divorce rate rising and the popularity of marriage falling. New figures published recently for 2007 (A2) … that the number of marriages (A3) … below 300.000 that year. The high risk of marital breakdown (A4) … young people increasingly cautious, with more couples delaying the age at which they take their vows. A lot of other couples (A5) … to live together and have children out of wedlock. Britain’s divorce rate is among the highest in Europe. It (A6) … constantly … since the year 2000.These data (A7) … so sad and alarming, if parents’ separation (A8) … children so much. A spokesperson for the Family Policy Studies Centre pointed out that the children of divorced couples (A9) … worse than those of full families. Fortunately, a lot of Britons still (A10) … in marriage and want it to last a lifetime.

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