Тесты по английскому языку. Заключительный этап подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену

А39. William’s literary style can be described as

1) simple; 2) highly metaphoric;

3) full of romance.

Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

А40. prolific (II)

1) successful; 2) talented;

3) productive.

А41. reclaim (V)

1) get back; 2) refuse;

3) recover.

Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с содержанием текста.

А42. Although he could have easily set up a private practice in Manhattan, he chose instead to work in a working class industrial township. (II)

1)Хотя он с легкостью мог бы открыть частную практику на Манхэттене, он предпочёл работать в промышленном поселке.

2)Хотя он с легкостью мог обосноваться как частное лицо на Манхэттене, он же выбрал жизнь рабочего класса в промышленном поселке.

3)Несмотря на то, что он обосновал частную клинику на Манхэттене, он продолжал работать с рабочим классом в промышленном поселке.

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Treasure Island is one of the best known and most loved children’s adventure stories. It was first published in 1883 but remains popular to this day. People used to think that the story was solely the work of Stevenson’s imagination, but recent research has uncovered the true origin of this thrilling tale of hidden treasure and bloodthirsty pirates.

Treasure Island’s author, Robert Louis Stevenson, was a Scotsman born in Edinburgh in 1850. Although he lived abroad for many years, in 1881 he returned to the land of his birth for a holiday. (A43) … The location of their holiday was Braemar in the rugged Scottish Highlands. (A44) … Each morning Stevenson would get up early and take them out for long walks over the hills. They had enjoyed this for several days when the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Trapped indoors by the heavy rain, Robert’s twelve-year-old stepson, Lloyd, became increasingly bored and restless. Desperate to keep the boy amused, Robert got out some drawing paper and asked the boy to do some painting. (A45) … Robert noticed that his stepson had drawn a large cross

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in the middle of the island. «What’s that?» he asked. «That’s the buried treasure», said the boy.

(A46) … He had recently been asked to contribute stories to a children’s magazine published by his friend W. E. Henley and he began to see the germ of an adventure story in the boy’s picture. While the rain was beating down on the roof of his rented holiday cottage the author sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the hero a twelve-year-old boy, just like his own stepson. (A47) …

For the last four years Henley had published Robert’s stories in his magazine, and the two had become good friends. But there was something unusual about Henley; as a young man one of his legs had been amputated and he walked around with the aid of an artificial wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to include such a character in a story. (A48) … So, thanks to a rainy September in Scotland, a publisher with a wooden leg, and the inventiveness of a twelve-year-old American boy, we have one of the greatest adventure stories in the English language.

Заполните пропуски A43 – A45 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.

1)With him was his American wife Fanny, whom he had met five years earlier in France, and his stepchildren from Fanny’s first marriage.

2)After he had been painting for several hours the boy returned to his stepfather with a beautiful coloured map of a tropical island.

3)They had similar tastes and enjoyed each other’s company.

4)The family soon settled into a relaxing routine.

Заполните пропуски А46 – A48 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1 – 4). Один фрагмент является лишним.

1)But who would be the villain of the piece?

2)Yet, who would publish such a story?

3)The thirty-one-year-old author suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

4)Thus Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was born.

Часть В

Прочитайте текст. 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.

NEW, COURTESY, WONDER, READ, ACQUAINT, INSTINCT

To the dedicated (B1) …, every book has its own distinct smell. A book just purchased from one’s favourite bookshop gives off a (B2) … bou-

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quet of printer’s ink, leather and binding glue. I tend to treat a new book as I would a (B3) … acquired (B4) … . While both new books and new friends have to be treated (B5) …, one still feels comfortable with them due to an (B6) … sense that tells us that warm, lasting relationships are sure to follow.

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

Agatha Christie is probably the most widely known writer of crime novels in the (B7) … . But her personal (B8) … was as exciting as the (B9) … of her novels. At 36 she caused a sensation disappearing for ten days, possibly (B10) … from amnesia. Having divorced her first husband, she married a famous archaeologist. They travelled widely in the East and Agatha Christie recorded her experiences to use them in later novels.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

В11. My son is fond of crime thrillers, while my daughter is fascinated by romantic novels. – Well, (каждому своё).

В12. (Я бы лучше) read the book first and watch its screen adaptation later.

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5 Test 12

HOW TO WIN FRIENDS

Часть А

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

Lately there has been (A1) … remarkable increase in research (A2) … happiness. The scientists have come (A3) … a number of factors which contribute (A4) … a definition of happiness. (A5)…M/most people often report good social relations as a reason (A6)… their happiness. In particular, friends are a great source (A7)… joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because of the way friends use positive nonverbal signals such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar close relationships can also form (A8) … basis of lasting happiness.

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

I first met my girlfriend Jacky through what (A9) … as a dating agency. We (A10) … in our personal details for inclusion in the agency’s database. The agency (A11) … that we were a good match on paper and (A12) … our first meeting in a London restaurant. It was what people (A13) … a blind date and neither of us (A14) … on one before. My first impression was that Jacky (A15) … very nice but a bit official. She explained to me with a smile that she (A16) … straight from the office. By and by we found we had quite a few common interests. Although I (A17) … on the date with an open mind, I didn’t really expect it to lead to a long-term relationship. But I found enough courage to suggest another meeting and we (A18) … out regularly ever since!

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Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

А19. I … I … her new e-mail. I need her help so much now when I’m

А20. My elder brother has no difficulty… friends wherever he goes.

А21. Jane is very depressed. You should talk to her as her best friend. I reckon you know her … than anyone else.

А22. «This dress is mine! I saw it …», Lisa cried out. «You are a liar!» Monika burst out in reply. – That was the end of their long lasting friend-

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А23. Somebody left … golden ring in Tim’s flat after the party, but he couldn’t remember whose jewelry it was that’s why he had to phone all of

А24. … it was midnight, I decided to phone Mary as she was the only person to share my problems and give support.

Укажите номер подчёркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

А25. Betrayal is the (1) cause which is the most (2) often responsible for (3) ending a friendship (4).

А26. The number of people (1) whose (2) friends include members of the opposite sex point out (3) that these relationships are different from (4) relationships with people of the same sex.

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You know the feeling. You meet someone for the first time, and it’s (A27) … you’ve known (A28) … all your lives. Everything goes smoothly. You know just what your new acquaintance means, and he knows just what you mean. You (A29) … at the same time. Your sentences and his have a perfect (A30) … You are sure you are going to be (A31) … friends. Well, for the rest of your lives anyway.

A32. Определите ряд, в котором не все слова относятся к теме.

1)friend, companion, mate, comrade;

2)enemy, opponent, rival, ally;

3)devotion, loyalty, dedication, commitment.

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А33. Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной реплике-стимулу.

Have you quarreled with Jenny? You hardly ever speak to her!

1)That’s none of your business.

2)I’d rather not talk about it.

3)Sorry.

4)Who cares?

A34. Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую к предложенной ответной реплике.

May I bring a friend along?

1)Would you help me with my English homework?

2)Do you mind waiting for a few minutes?

3)You are coming to my party, aren’t you?

4)Could you be quiet, please?

A35. Прочитайте вопрос. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

Which of these literary characters are not famous for their close friendship?

1)Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson;

2)Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort;

3)Winnie-the Pooh and Piglet;

4)Prince Hamlet and Horatio.

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

I. Lorraine liked art best because he sat next to her in art. She liked the sound of his name. She could say it perfectly in her head, Thomas Baldwin. But she couldn’t say it out loud at all. The two words of his name got all tangled as they came out, the way so many words do when you are only nine years old. At least, she was nine years old. He was ten. His birthday was in June. She could not have said what he looked like because she never looked at him. But he was yellow and blue somehow and most boys were red and black. He was also smooth and most boys were rough. Somehow, Lorraine felt all right with him in the same way she felt all right with her dad.

II. Art was nice anyway. You splashed about with water and you made pretty patterns. Miss Crosby, her teacher, often got cross in the Friday art lessons but Lorraine understood that. It was because Miss Crosby was young and new and there were thirty of them in the class and there was only one of her and the boys sometimes behaved badly. Lorraine liked Miss Crosby. But not as much as she liked Thomas Baldwin.

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III. Today’s Friday art lesson is more than usually lovely. Today they are making patterns in twos. Some of the boys were silly about that, as usual. But not Thomas Baldwin.

«What colours do you want to do?» he asks her, in that serious way he has. «Yellow and blue», she says.

She and Thomas Baldwin work steadily and quietly together while most of the others throw paint and water at each other or talk and scream. When Miss gets to them she has that high voice she sometimes has at the end of the week. «Finished, Miss», says Lorraine and waits anxiously for the expected praise, which, when withheld, leads to tears.

«‘That’s very good, Lorraine Pitcher and Thomas Baldwin», says Miss Crosby. «Now empty your water and start another one». Miss Crosby moves distractedly across the classroom to break up a water fight.

IV. «Come on», Lorraine says to Thomas. She gets up and crosses the classroom, carrying the dirty water in a jam jar. When she reaches the sink she knows, she just knows that he has followed her. She looks round breathlessly. And he has. He has. Lorraine throws the dirty water into the sink, sighing the way her mother does when she does the housework. She fills the jam jar with clean water. «Come on», she says again to Thomas Baldwin and again Thomas Baldwin follows her.

V. In later life Lorraine sometimes wondered if she would have been Mrs Baldwin if she had got back to her seat without incident. But life had another path for her. She tripped over Peter Robinson, who for some reason was lying on the floor, went down with a bang and spilled the water all down the front of her dress. She burst into tears in an untidy wet heap on the floor. «Silly girl», said Thomas Baldwin, as he stepped carefully over her. As the bell went, he walked into the playground and out of her life.

А36. Lorraine was fond of art lessons most of all, because

1)children could splash with water and make pretty patterns;

2)she liked Miss Crosby;

3)Thomas Baldwin and she occupied the same desk.

А37. The girl couldn’t describe Thomas’ appearance as

1)she was too embarrassed to look at him;

2)she had poor eyesight and his image was like a blur;

3)his looks didn’t matter.

А38. Miss Crosby often got cross in the Friday art lessons, because

1)she was too young and inexperienced to control the whole class;

2)the children were too naughty and wouldn’t obey;

3)she was usually worn out and nervous at the end of the week.

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А39. Thomas Baldwin went out of Lorraine’s life because

1)he was selfish and arrogant;

2)Peter Robinson vanquished the girl’s heart once and forever;

3)the boy preferred to spend his time in the playground.

Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

А40. anxiously (III)

1) keenly; 2) apprehensively;

3) nervously.

А41. break up (III)

1) split up; 2) smash;

3) stop.

Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с содержанием текста.

А42. In later life Lorraine sometimes wondered if she would have been Mrs Baldwin if she had got back to her seat without incident. (V)

1)Позже, Лоррейн было интересно знать, станет ли она миссис Болдуин, или все испортил тот несчастный случай, который помешал ей вернуться на свое место.

2)Будучи взрослой, Лоррейн иногда задумывалась, стала бы она миссис Болдуин, если бы она без происшествий вернулась на свое место.

3)В прошлой жизни Лоррейн мечтала стать миссис Болдуин, но все испортил тот несчастный случай, который помешал ей вернуться на свое место.

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Why do we like some people more than we do others? Why do we fall in love? (A43) … Others believe in fate. However, psychologist Angela Hubbard, who advises one of the biggest computer dating services in the country, rejects these explanations. «The reasons people are attracted to each have been known for a very long time. (A44) …», she says.

The first reason is Frequency of Contact; the more often we see a person, the more likely is that we will become friends or lovers. Angela describes a well-known experiment that took place in the 1980s. «(A45) … They didn’t realize it but they were shown some photographs more frequently than others, and these were of the faces they later said they liked».

(A46) … The more interests we share with another person the more likely it is that we will not only become friendly with that person but that our friendship will not break up.

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The third reason is called Complementary Qualities, which basically means that we are more likely to like or love people whose personalities balance our own in positive ways. (A47) … .

The fourth reason is Recognition and Reward. (A48) … However, most of us also tend to be suspicious of people who flatter us - who say nice things about us but who we think are not really sincere.

Заполните пропуски A43–A45 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.

1)People were shown photographs of strangers and asked which faces they liked most.

2)Astrologers say it is determined by the stars.

3)The reasons are unknown, it is mostly a matter of coincidence.

4)There are four main reasons, and there’s nothing mysterious about

them.

Заполните пропуски А46–A48 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.

1)The second reason is Similarity of Interests.

2)We tend to like people who give us a feeling that they like and appreciate our good qualities rather than reject us because of our faults.

3)We are attracted to people who make us feel comfortable.

4)If, for example you are a very quiet person, you may unconsciously look for a friend or a lover who has a need to talk and who is more expressive than you are.

Часть В

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SPIRIT, LIKE, SOCIETY, ATTRACT, RELATE, DIFFER

Friendship is defined as mutual (B1) … between people. However it is (B2) … from merely (B3) … someone. Friendship can be based on external similarities, when people are of the same colour, race, (B4) … background or have the same hobbies or business interests. But real friendship is based on internal similarities – mental and (B5) … ones. This kind of (B6) … is hard to come by, but it’s the only true friendship.

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