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

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

1)precipitation, rain, shower, downpour;

2)heat, warmth, sultriness, frost;

3)wind, hurricane, gale, storm.

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

Australia has a lovely climate. Just imagine – you can go to the beach

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

Funny and furry!

1)What do you know about koala bears?

2)Aren’t koalas just charming?

3)What do koala bears look like?

4)What do koalas like?

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

Which of the Australian cities hosted the Milennium Olympic Games

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I. Australia was sighted by Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships in the seventeenth century. No colonies followed at the time, however, as these nations were less interested in colonizing than in exploring. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who established the permanent settlement in Australia.

II. The history and geography of these two former British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about equal in size, and barren western portions of the two bear a close physical resemblance. It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to expand to the west. However, this westward expansion occurred more because the colonists were searching for better land than because the population was increasing. Settlement on the western part of both countries quickened after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.

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III. Although the parallels in the development of these two countries are striking, there are some sharp contrasts as well. The US gained its independence from England by revolution, whereas Australia was granted its independence without having to go to war. Australia, unlike the US, was originally colonised by English convicts, and its economy was rooted in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had 15 times more sheep than it had people, or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the US. Yet, in spite of these and other major differences, Australia and the US have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.

А36. Australia didn’t become a colony straight away as

1)the nations that sighted it were interested only in exploring;

2)it was devoid of proper climatic conditions which made it impossible for the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish to colonize it;

3)in the XVII century such a phenomenon as colonizing simply did not exist.

А37. The US and Australia have a lot of things in common, such as

1)physical resemblance, the period of gold rush, the same political and economic systems;

2)similar landscape, size, and colonizing history;

3)gold rush, climate conditions, revolutionary way to independence.

А38. The westward expansion in both countries began because

1)gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years

later;

2)the population was increasing;

3)the settlers attempted to seek better lands.

А39. Australian economy was originated by

1)English shepherds who bred sheep;

2)English farmers who grew corn;

3)English prisoners who grew wheat and bred sheep.

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А40. grant (III)

1) receive; 2) present;

3) allow.

А41. establish (I)

1) found; 2) find;

3) identify.

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

А42. In spite of the differences, Australia and the US have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world. (III)

1)Несмотря на все различия, Австралия и США имеют больше сходств, чем любые другие страны мира.

2)Несмотря на все различия, Австралия и США имеют больше сходств друг с другом, чем любая из них со всеми остальными странами мира.

3)Несмотрянаразличия, АвстралияиСШАимеютбольшесходств друг с другом, чем с любой другой страной мира.

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For some Australians Ned Kelly represents the spirit of Australia – brave, argumentative, independent – an Australian. (A43) … As a young boy from a desperately poor family, he saved a rich farmer’s son from drowning and was presented with a green sash as a reward. His father was sent to prison and died there. (A44) … Like many others, the Kelly family stole horses and cattle from wealthy farmers, as the land they farmed was too poor to feed them. Ned was sent to prison for three years when he was sixteen for stealing a horse and, on his release, he swore he would never go back.

In 1878 a police officer, Alexander Fitzpatrick, called at the Kellys’ house. (A45) … The police say Ned’s mother, Ellen, attacked Fitzpatrick and that Ned shot him in the wrist. Ned claimed that Fitzpatrick assaulted his sister and that he and his mother were defending her. The result was that Ellen Kelly was jailed, Ned escaped into the bush and a reward of 100 pounds was offered for his capture.

From then on, Ned lived the life of a Bushranger. (A46) … The money they stole belonged to the rich and at each robbery, the Kelly gang left letters explaining why they had done what they had, and calling for justice for the poor. (A47) … Eventually they were cornered in a hotel. The gang had suits of armor, strong enough to stop police bullets, but the armor failed to protect their feet and legs. Ned was shot in the ankle and while wounded was shot another 27 times. (A48) … He was hanged in Melbourne in November 1880. One story of his execution says that his last words were, «Ah, well... such is life». He was just 25 years old.

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

1)Ned, aged eleven, had to leave school to head the family struggling to survive.

2)What actually happened is not known.

3)For others he was an outlaw who stole, killed and deserved to be hanged as a criminal.

4)He was a kind of Australian Robin Hood.

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

1)Amazingly he survived, though all the other gang members were killed.

2)Joined by his brother, Ned and some friends robbed banks, killed three policemen and became famous.

3)Kelly’s gang was known for their cruelty, they spared nobody.

4)His ‘trademark’ was an iron helmet and breastplate which he fashioned from an old plough late in his career.

Часть В

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EXPLORE, TRADITION, SETTLEMENT, NOMAD, INHABIT, DESTRUCTION

The first (B1) … of Australia were the Aborigines, (B2) … people from south-east Asia who reached the continent about 40,000 years ago. In 1770 the British (B3) … James Cook sailed to the east coast of Australia and claimed the land for Britain. The European (B4) … who arrived in Australia (B5) … the aboriginal way of life. The native Australians also lost their lands. Now most Aborigines live in big cities, but a few thousand are still trying to follow the (B6) … lifestyle.

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The Opera House in Sydney is definitely one of the (B7) … amazing buildings in the world. It has become the (B8) … of contemporary Aus-

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tralia. It (B9) … like a ship with fully-blown sails, ready to go on a voyage. The theatre is also highly functional as (B10) … performances can be staged there simultaneously.

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В11. You can’t find many representatives of Australian fauna anywhere else. (Другими словами) they are unique.

В12. Australians take tremendous (гордостьза) their athletes’achievements.

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5 Test 16

VISITING CANADA

Часть А

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Lucan, Ontario, commonly regarded as a sleepy rural town was, in fact, the location for one of the bloodiest conflicts Canada was ever to know. The conflict became infamous as the most horrible in (A1) … modern history of the nation. The setting for this real-life tragedy was (A2) … early part of the XIX century. The chief participants were the Donnelly family. The Donnelly clan, who were (A3) … Irish descent, immigrated to North America in the late 1840s. They say that (A4) … moments of getting (A5) … the train in Lucan James Donnelly, the head of the family got into a quarrel which would develop into a sort of local war. The feud fought between ‘the Black Donnellys’ and the simple townfolk of Lucan was to last for (A6) … better part of 33 years. It entailed murders, barn-burn- ings, stage-coach robberies and train derailment. The diversity and scale of crimes committed by the Donnellys (A7) … their enemies strikes our imagination even today. This conflict stands (A8) … as both monstrous and totally pointless.

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Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, is one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries. For over two hundred years, its secret (A9) … many,

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yet no one has uncovered what is there. At some time in the past somebody (A10) … something. Exactly where and what is buried (A11) … unknown to this day. It all started one day in 1795 when 16-year-old Daniel McGinnis rowed his boat to the island to explore. Just below an old oak tree, he noticed that the ground looked as if someone (A12) … a hole and then filled it in again. Mc Ginnis brought two of his friends and they began digging. They found the layer of stones that (A13) … from the island. Then they discovered a platform of oaklogs. This caused great excitement, yet there was nothing below the logs, only earth, though they could see it (A14) … before. The pit was getting deeper and deeper and they came across oak platforms again. Finally the pit (A15) … too deep for them to continue digging. Very discouraged, they left the pit and went home. They never (A16) … about it, though, and returned to the island in 1803, but in vain. Since then hundreds of people (A17) … to discover the buried treasure. The pit is now semi-destroyed and extremely unsafe. Still people continue searching, but maybe the treasure (A18) … never ... .

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А19. Supposing you … a million, which country …? – Definitely, Canada. It’s the land of great nature and culture.

1)won, would you visit first;

2)won, will you visit first;

3)have won, would you visit first;

4)had won, would you have visited.

А20. If you haven’t seen Canadians … hockey, you haven’t seen real

А21. Canada relies greatly on wind resources which have become one of the major factors to establish … stability in the country.

А22. When asked about the Queen of the United Kingdom’s role in Canadian political life … of the students could give a definite answer.

А23. North Canada once was a paradise for hunters: it wasn’t a rare sight to see a herd of … just wandering on the outskirts of villages.

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А25. In 1970 the (1) Canadian scientist George Kell proved (2) that warm water froze (3) more quickly (4) than cold water.

А26. Vancouver, British Columbia, was named (1) for (2) the man who (3) explored the area in the 1790s (4).

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For Canada L. M. Montgomery is a person of national historic (A27) … and a (A28) … of the XX century: gifted author, diarist, photographer,

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letter writer and newspaper woman. Her public and (A29) … works show Canadian culture as she imagined it. The author is best known for Anne of Green Gables and Emily – books that give readers special (A30) … into the Canada Montgomery made (A31) … around the world. The books have also been successfully adapted for the screen.

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

1)colony, province, dominion, protectorate;

2)parliament, congress, senate, house;

3)king, emperor, tzar, president.

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

Most people associate maple leaves with Canada.

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

Don’t you know Canada is a bilingual country?

1)I’m going to an environmental conference in Montreal.

2)Great news! A Canadian hockey team is coming to Minsk!

3)I’ve got a Canadian penfriend.

4)They are looking for a French interpreter to accompany a business group to Canada. I wonder why.

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

Which of these tall structures is located in Toronto, Canada?

1)The Empire State Building;

2)The Eiffel Tower;

3)The CN Tower;

4)The Sears Tower.

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I. Best known as the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell was also one of the outstanding figures of his generation in the education of the deaf. Bell first came to Baddeck, Canada in 1885 and returned the next year to establish a vacation home for his family, far from the formality and summer heat of Washington D.C. He regularly spent a substantial part of the year at Beinn Bhreagh, which is now known as Alexander Graham Bell’s National Historic Site of Canada. Both he and his wife, Mabel Hubbard Bell, played an active role in the social and intellectual life of the village.

II. By the time of Bell’s arrival in Baddeck, the success of the telephone had freed him from the need to earn a living and, at Beinn Bhreagh, Bell continued his busy routine of experimentation and analysis. His imagination and wide-ranging curiosity led him into scientific experiments in such areas as sound transmission, medicine, aeronautics, marine engineering and space-frame construction. Bell can be considered an inventor, an innovator, an inspirer of others and a humanitarian. Aeronautical work was a large part of his life at Beinn Bhreagh, from early kite-flying experiments to the success of the Silver Dart in February 1909. This achievement was a product of Bell’s collaboration with four young men in the Aerial Experiment Association, founded in 1907. In later years, Bell and Baldwin turned to experiments with hydrofoil craft that culminated in the development of the HD-4, which set a world speed record in 1919.

III. Bell’s activities at Beinn Bhreagh had a significant impact on the economic and social life of Baddeck. The estate provided work for men and women both in traditional service occupations and in jobs connected with Bell’s experiments, such as production of thousands of tetrahedral cells for his massive kites. Mabel Bell played a vital role in her husband’s career, providing him with both financial and moral support to pursue his diverse interests. It was Mabel Bell who inspired, founded and funded the Aerial Experiment Association which achieved heavier-than-air flight. Mabel Bell was primarily responsible for the management of Beinn Bhreagh and was deeply involved in village life, helping to establish the local public library, and the Home and School Association as well as a reading club for young women. Still in private ownership, Bell’s summer estate retains many elements such as roads, wharfs and buildings from his time. His descendants maintain Beinn Bhreagh Hall and many of the historic outbuildings although some are considerably changed. The graves of Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel are located on the Beinn Bhreagh estate.

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