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.

GROW, YOUNG, MORAL, AWARE

Any school that achieves its goals is effective. Goals may be different, yet there is a growing (B1) … that a school’s mission is to teach the “whole child” that is defined in terms of academic (B2) … , moral strength and physical development. Not all (B3) … possess strong values these days. Sometimes when they grow older their search for meaning in life is frustrated and leads to despair. So an effective school is the one that provides codes of (B4) … young people can admire.

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

B5. That rainy Thursday I left home for school much over half an hour later and ran to the bus stop only to realize that I had missed the usual ordinary bus.

B6. I arrived at school late but there was nobody there as I had completely forgotten that we now have Thursdays free day for to study in the local library.

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

The years you (B7) … at school are often considered to be the best years of your (B8) … . When taught properly, most (B9) … are interesting to learn. It is not seldom that (B10) … are enthusiastic about what they are doing. All that makes the school years unforgettable.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. Generally speaking, the ability to do a difficult task (поднимает) self-confidence.

B12. School teachers often challenge us with hard questions (что) is really stimulating.

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Test 7 SCHOOL IS COOL

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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.

Is your school a cool school? A special team (A1) … at one high school every Friday during the year. They (A2) .. for a high school that has a number of different ‘cool’ non-athletic achievements. It’s not just one thing that (A3) … a school cool, it’s many. Provided you (A4) … to enter your school into the list., you (A5) … out a special form. Then we suggest you (A6) … us what makes your school the coolest around. If school is selected, a special programme (A7) … live and you may be part of it. By the end of the year the team (A8) … 31 schools in 37 weeks. Last year the award went to Smithville High School. Probably they (A9) … it, if they (A10) … an award-winning academic team, a fabulous summer arts programme and an athletic programme gathering money for medical research. But every school is interesting in its own way and any school stands a chance!

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Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа

Teaching English as a foreign language is (A11) … most developed business in Britain and the majority of large towns and cities have at least one language school, so choosing one isn’t (A12) … easy option. Yet certain cities seem to appeal (A13) … foreign students more than (A14) … others. Many go to the south coast, or to the major tourist centers and to London, of course. The students are (A15) … very mixed bag. They come (A16) … all over the world. There are groups of teenage pupils who come for study trips. There are also a lot of adult students who take (A17) … English for various reasons. Many of them work (A18) … major international companies. Some students are keen (A19) … learning professional English – medical, technical or commercial. Many of them want one-to-one classes, too. Although all of them can communicate to (A20) … certain extent, they all want more. But language schools are also fun, offering a full social program which includes discos, barbecues, sports activities and trips.

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

A21. My average grade in history is high. At school we did tests ...

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A22. He got ready for chemistry in advance … he had time to read a

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

A23. Literature is not just a subject to study; it makes us to think and

1 2 3 feel and generally become a better person.

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A24. Algebra is a branch of mathematics concerned with operations

1 2

on sets of various elements often represented like symbols.

3 4

A25. Educational computer programs let students learn on their own pace.

1 2 3 4

A26. There is about 600 schools in the USA that use the Montessori

1 2 3 method to encourage individual initiative.

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

At a time when it was so important (A27) … in school, we shouldn’t be (A28) … to learn that more students are cheating than ever before. With so many of them anxious about (A29) …, students also now seem to believe that those who cheat are unlikely (A30) …. at all. (A31) …, students are using extremely tricky ways of cheating using mobiles, net books and (A32)… !

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

A33. Chemistry is fun. I wish I had more Chemistry classes!

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

A34. On the contrary! Biology fascinates me.

1)Look at yourself, you seem depressed.

2)Looks like it is a very good film.

3)Isn’t your reading on animals boring?

4)Why not do our home assignment together?

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

A35. Being admitted to university in Britain is only possible if a person

1)has passed O-level exams.

2)has passed A-level exams successfully.

3)has done lots of research at school.

4)has passed special entrance exams.

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

I. Young English teacher saved the lives of thirty students when he took control of a bus after its driver suffered a fatal heart attack. Guy Harold, 24, had collected the students and three course leaders from Gatwick airport and they were traveling to Bournemouth to meet their host families. They were going to start a course at the International Language Academy in Bournemouth where Harold works as a teacher.

II. Harold, who has not passed his driving test, said, “I realized that the bus was out of control when I was speaking to the students on the microphone”. The bus collided with trees at the side of the road and he noticed the driver was slumped over the wheel. The driver didn’t move. He was unconscious.

III. “We hit a barrier and swerved to the other side of the road and I grabbed the wheel”, Harold explained. “The driver’s legs were over the pedals and I had difficulty reaching the brakes. We hit a lamp post and it shattered the glass on the front door before I managed to bring the bus to a halt”. Police praised the young teacher’s quick thinking. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, there could have been a terrible accident.

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IV. The bus driver never regained consciousness. He was later pronounced dead at East Surrey hospital. He had worked regularly with the school and was very well regarded by the staff. Harold said, “I was so relieved that no one else was hurt, but I hoped the driver would survive. It was only later I heard he had died. That’s a terrible tragedy”.

V. The LanguageAcademy’s principal told the Gazette that the school is going to send Harold on a weekend trip to Dublin with a friend, as a gesture of thanks for his bravery. A local school has also offered him six free driving lessons.

A36. Which would be the most suitable title for the article?

1)Young Teacher Nearly Killed Thirty Students.

2)Thirty Students Saved By Young Teacher.

3)Bus Driver Killed In Tragic Traffic Accident.

A37. The students arrived in Great Britain

1)to take an excursion to Bournemouth.

2)to take a crush language course.

3)to take a bus tour of the countryside.

A38. The young teacher’s job was

1)to accompany the students to their host families.

2)to escort the students to Gatwick Airport.

3)to drive the students to the Language Academy.

A39. The story implies that a teacher’s job

1)can be very exciting at times.

2)is full of unpleasant surprises.

3)requires lots of nerve and ability.

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

A40. slumped (II)

1)sank.

2)collapsed.

3)subsided.

A41. gesture (V)

1)signal.

2)motion.

3)sign.

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

A42. Harold said, “I was so relieved that no one else was hurt…” (IV)

1)Гарольд сказал: “Я был так облегчен, потому что больше никто не страдал…”

2)Гарольд сказал: “Я очень рад тому, что больше никто не пострадал…”

3)Гарольд сказал: “Мне было настолько легко, что никто больше не пострадал…”

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

(A43) …If you’re like most parents, you have scrapbooks full of pictures of your kids and other family members. But have you given thought to collecting memories for your children? A little planning and effort on your part will create a collection of memorabilia that will call to mind many happy times as your children approach adulthood.

(A44) …With the existence of digital cameras and printers, it’s easy to create multiple copies of photos. As you work on your own family scrapbooks, it makes sense to also put together scrapbook pages for each of your children, with each child as the star of his or her own scrapbook. Family barbeques, vacations, special events like recitals and graduations, and just plain lazy days will all convey welcome memories for your children. Don’t forget to include family photos and pictures of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and even copies of photos of earlier generations of the family.

(A45) …Once your children enter school, they will bring reams of papers home – completed drawings, homework, notices – all kinds of interesting material. You may want to create a file folder for each of your children for the current year, and save absolutely everything, especially if they may need to refer back to certain papers as they progress through the school year.

(A46) …Dividing papers into different subjects, like math, English, science, and so on, can actually help them in their studies. Once the year ends, go through the papers you’ve collected, with your child, and help them edit the collection, saving the best of the papers and drawings. Choose a couple to add to the child’s scrapbook, and file the rest away in a folder, marked with the dates of the school year.

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(A47) …Your collection of memories can go beyond just photos and school papers. Most children own lots of toys, clothes, and books throughout their childhoods, and grow out of them as they grow up. Recycling out-grown toys and clothes to other families is a great idea, but why not save one or two items each year for a memory box? A favorite childhood book, a beloved teddy bear, a frequently worn dress or shirt can be tucked away in a sturdy acid-free box, to be saved for your grown child to share with his or her own growing family.

(A48) …Stashing away valued memories for your children’s future will evoke many happy recollections; more than that, these memories will create a common bond between family members and forge a family history that can be passed on for generations.

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

1)Collecting School Work.

2)Saving Memorabilia.

3)Working On Very Own Scrapbooks.

4)Memories That Stay.

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

1)Creating Family History.

2)A Memory Box.

3)School Items.

4)One Extra Aid In Studies.

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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.

CREATE, DEPEND, PSYCHOLOGY, IMAGINE

The minds of children may not be as well developed as those of adults but they are much more (B1) … . According to (B2) … children are far more (B3) … than grown-ups and this gives them an advantage

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over teachers and parents who have become too (B4) … on what they have learned at school. Even if some of the children’s ideas are impractical they are often brilliant!

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

B5. The school I went to was similar to with an ideal one though some improvements should be made done to turn it into a perfect school.

B6.There could be a better pupil-teacher relationship specially especially between older teachers and pupils, besides pupils should be given some kind of incentive to do well both at academic and or sports activities.

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

Homework seems to be quite an issue (B7) … days. Students complain there is too (B8) … of it, while (B9) … think there isn’t (B10) … enough. It is likely that something has to be done to solve the problem, don’t you think?

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

B11. Our Math class is really hard, but I (не против).

B12. David got into a Chemistry class (по ошибке), now he can’t imagine his life without it.

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Test 8 A TEACHER’S WORK IS NEVER DONE

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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 best teacher I (A1) … ever … was my high school English teacher in the USA because he (A2) … exactly how to appreciate and utilize our natural initiative and enthusiasm. We were one of those classes that if portrayed in a positive light (A3) … exuberant and smart. Since we were teenagers our sole goal was to have a good time. We could turn any material into a good time, that is if the teachers let us and most of them (A4) … . But our English teacher was different. A good example was our weekly vocabulary list. If that assignment (A5) … in an ordinary way it (A6) … a monotonous and boring task. Our teacher let us transform the lists into stories incorporating as many new words as possible. With his blessing we (A7) … those vocabulary assignments into a weekly exchange of witticisms and laughter, as we wrote stories about each other. We both laughed and learned, never noticing that we (A8) … dozens of new words by the end of the week. Now I’m a teacher myself. I’m perfectly sure that when my students (A9) … they (A10)… . I try in my teacher’s honour though I don`t always succeed.

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