Английский язык. Учебно-тренировочный тест для подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену

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A40. Which street in London used to be associated with youth fashions?

1)Fleet Street

2)Downing Street

3)Carnaby Street

4)Baker Street

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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 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 Un-

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ion 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!

A41. 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.

A42. 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.

A43. One can make a conclusion that

1)fewer people are doing shopping these days.

2)expensive shops are not for everybody.

3)more customers prefer huge supermarkets.

A44. According to the author, buying at charity shops is

1)time-consuming.

2)less expensive.

3)not fashionable.

A45. 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.

A46. thriving (I)

1)deserted

2)populated

3)full of life

A47. fancy (IV)

1)imaginary

2)cheap

3)expensive

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A48. 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…

A49. Let’s say you are a poor student… (IV)

1)Давайте скажем, что вы бедный студент…

2)Предположим, что вы бедный студент…

3)Давайте скажем так: "Вы – бедный студент…"

A50. All this can be done at a fraction of the price of a new item… (IV)

1)Всё это обойдется вам гораздо дешевле, чем покупка новой вещи…

2)Всё это может быть сделано за часть цены новой вещи…

3)Всёэтоможетбытькупленозачастичнуюценуновойвещи…

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PART B

?В каждом предложении заполните пропуск словом, образованным от указанного в скобках.

B1. Even everyday clothes like sweaters and jeans can be very (style).

B2. Nowadays the world of fashion has become … (commerce).

B3. Some fashion designers are … by real life events to create new collections (motive).

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B4. A lot of fashionable articles can be bought (на распродаже). B5. (Есть) a trend to employ models who are not too skinny. B6. (Почему бы не) visit a fashion show advertised in the media?

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Some items of clothing never (B7) … out of fashion. Jeans are worn (B8) … by the wealthy and the not-so-rich. White blouses can (B9) … found in the wardrobes of grannies and their granddaughters (B10) … . The same applies to the classical style in clothing.

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PART A

К каждому заданию даны варианты ответов, из ко-

?торых только один является верным. Выберите правильный ответ из четырех предложенных.

A1. What's there in the book? Consult the … page.

1)content

2)contents

3)content's

4)contents'

A2. The words … in bold type are to be learnt by heart.

1)printing

2)printed

3)being printing

4)printted

A3. It’s … book I read in the original.

1)fifth

2)the five

3)fifths

4)the fifth

A4. It’s a pity I’ve found … information in this encyclopedia.

1)little

2)few

3)small

4)a few

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A5. He … eleven when his friends … him a bookworm.

1)was, had called

2)had been, called

3)was, called

4)has been, had called

A6. Once you … our talks on bestselling authors, it … your knowledge of literature.

1)will visit, extend

2)visit, will extend

3)visited, will extended

4)had visit, would extended

A7. She … us the plot of the classical novel when the bell ….

1)had been telling, gone

2)was telling, went

3)has been telling, had gone

4)told, was going

A8. Much attention … to Yanka Kupala's poetry. His first poem … in 1905.

1)is being paid, had been published

2)had been paid, is published

3)was paid, has been published

4)is paid, was published

A9. Every time he … reading a detective story, he … absorbed in it completely.

1)starts, gets

2)is starting, is getting

3)started, had got

4)will start, will have got

A10. I … through the preface before I … about the price of the volume.

1)looked, had asked

2)had been looking, ask

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3)looked, asked

4)had looked, asked

A11. She … a keen reader. She … this thick book by 7 p.m.

1)was, would have read

2)has been, had read

3)is, will have read

4)is, will read

A12. These historical novels … by next week. They … now.

1)will have been sold, are being advertised

2)would have been sold, had been advertised

3)will be sold, have been advertised

4)would have been sold, are advertised

A13. He … busy. He … his little son to sleep in the evening.

1)was, has read

2)is, is reading

3)is being, reads

4)will be, is being read

A14. I haven’t made up my mind yet … to join the library club … not.

1)in order, or

2)so that, or

3)whether, or

4)as if, or

A15. . “Do you mean that reading makes a person intelligent?” –

“Yes.” – They … her if she … that reading makes a person intelligent and she …

1)ask, meant, agrees

2)asked, mean, agrees

3)asked, meant, agreed

4)asked, meant, agree

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A16. My mother has bought a new romantic novel this week.

Yesterday she spent two hours in the study. She … have finished reading it.

1)can

2)must

3)ought to

4)had to

A17. Do you mean we can … him … our literary society?

1)make, to join

2)made, joined

3)make, join

4)made, to be joined

A18. For him … so illiterate was unforgivable.

1)to be

2)being

3)to being

4)to be being

A19. If he … much time on studying, he … his final exams.

1)hadn't spent, could have failed

2)hasn't spend, would failed

3)didn't spend, would fail

4)hadn't spent, can have failed

A20. I don't read newspapers. But I … I … more socially-conscious.

1)am wishing, was

2)wished, were

3)want, am

4)wish, were

A21. I told … children that they can learn … French language themselves.

1)the / the

2)- / -

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3)- / the

4)the / -

A22. To be aware of everything I always buy … Minsk Times and read all … articles in it.

1)A / -

2)- / the

3)The / the

4)- / -

A23. Looking … a dictionary in a bookshop I came … my favourite book … Lawrence.

1)for / across / by

2)through / in / on

3)at / across / with

4)in / off / by

A24. Serious reading is never to be … … fashion. It is always …

1)out / in / over

2)in / with / in

3)down / in / out

4)out / of / in

A25. It’s … to you whether to spend your time … vain or to dedicate it … self-education.

1)for / on / for

2)up / in / to

3)- / through / with

4)over / about / to

A26. … the process of self-education is not controlled by anybody, most people forget about it.

1)If

2)Since

3)While

4)Though

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A27. … you start reading anything by this author, in a week you’ll be addicted to his style.

1)as long as

2)until

3)before

4)provided

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A28. We spent a great deal of time looking through a large number of

1 2

books to help him find just a little facts about ancient Britain.

3 4

A29. Most critics agree unanimously that William Shakespeare was

1 2

a greatest writer in the English language.

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?Определите тему, к которой относится данный ряд слов. Укажите выбранный вариант.

A30. title, table of contents, chapter, illustration

1)software

2)cassette

3)manual

4)glossary

Из предложенных вариантов выберите слово, отно-

?сящеесявариант. к заданному ряду слов. Укажите выбранный

A31. poet, playwright, dramatist, publicist

1)compositor

2)co-author

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