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

А36. Bell came to Baddeck in 1886 to

1)escape from both formality and summer heat of Washington DC;

2)found a new home for his family to spend their holidays there;

3)establish Alexander Graham Bell’s National Historic Site of Canada.

А37. Bell could afford to be totally involved in research as

1)his major invention brought him certain financial freedom;

2)he didn’t care about anything else;

3)he managed to combine earning his living and experimenting.

А38. Bell’s activities at Beinn Bhreagh had a significant impact on the economic life of Baddeck, because

1)financing his numerous projects gave him an opportunity to realize his charitable character;

2)his numerous projects provided people with jobs;

3)he possessed business acumen and could run the estate cleverly.

А39. Mrs. Bell played a vital role in her husband’s career as

1)she supported him morally and financially in all his diverse activities;

2)she financed all his projects;

3)she was a trustworthy partner in all his experiments.

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А40. substantial (I)

1) large; 2) significant;

3) considerable.

А41. pursue (III)

1) follow; 2) persuade;

3) continue.

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А42. By the time of Bell’s arrival in Baddeck, the success of the telephone had freed him from the need to earn a living. (II)

1)Ко времени приезда Белла в Баддек, весть об успехе телефона позволила ему быть свободным в финансовом отношении.

2)Ко времени приезда Белла в Баддек, успех телефона освободил его от необходимости зарабатывать на жизнь.

3)Во время пребывания Белла в Баддеке, успех телефона освободил его от необходимости зарабатывать на жизнь.

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It was the worst ice-storm in living memory. What started in the clouds as rain became ice as it hit power lines, trees and roads. It fell for days, and it paralysed much of Quebec, knocking out the power supply to three million people – nearly half the province’s inhabitants – and hundreds of thousands more in New Brunswick, to the south, and westward in eastern Ontario. Well over 100,000 people had to escape from their freezing homes to those of luckier or better-equipped neighbors or for shelter in public buildings. Quebec’s premier, Lucien Bouchard, even appealed to the federal government to send in troops. The damage amounts to at least $1.4 billion. And the clearing-up is still far from complete.

The collapse of pylons and cables under the weight of ice cut off power to Montreal. At midweek, (A43) …. In West Montreal, where power had been restored, over-demand on Monday plunged homes and offices back into darkness and cold. Most schools, universities, and government offices were closed because (A44)… , to prevent an overload that could knock out the system again. Power was to be rationed for a week; full repair will take longer.

Life this week was worse than that in outlying suburbs and an area south of the city, now known as ‘the triangle of darkness’, where hundreds of thousands of households – indeed some whole towns – still lacked light, heat and water. In some towns most of the people had been evacuated to temporary shelters, usually schools heated by generators. (A45) … – and glad of it: the midweek forecast was for more ferocious weather, with temperatures that might fall to minus 50 degrees. In all, at midweek well over one million people were without power.

(A46) … The affected area was in chaos. Some 600 huge electricity pylons had crumpled under the weight of ice like giant toys; at least 30,000 wooden poles lay on the snow-covered ground like matchsticks. In towns, broken power lines, covered in ice, trailed across streets, many of these still blocked by trees brought down by the weight of ice. The known death toll is not large, but rising: people have been crushed by ice falling from roofs, electrocuted by fallen power-lines; (A47) … . Others trying to heat their homes with portable barbecues have poisoned themselves; at least nine have died.

Meanwhile, police and troops have been going from door to door persuading people to move out of still blacked-out homes, worried at the risk of extreme cold, especially to old people, as temperatures fall. And there are other, less deadly, risks than the cold, unfortunately. (A48) … to protect evacuated areas from looting. Faced with shared disaster, would the Canadians of pre-electric centuries have needed to be restrained from such nastiness?

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

1)Four of the five transmission systems that supply the city and its 2 million-plus people were still out.

2)They expected to be there for some time.

3)The temperature fell sharply after that.

4)The Prime Minister had urged them to stay shut until Thursday.

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

1)The troops have had to be given police powers.

2)Many houses were broken into or vandalized.

3)They have even slipped under snow-dumpers.

4)Most could expect to wait at least a week before it was restored.

Часть В

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INVENT, CONSERVE, SURVEY, WIN, SIGNIFY, DISCOVER

Since 1919 Government of Canada has designated a great number of people, places and events as being of national historic (B1) … Now you can visit the Parks Canada Website to discover more about important Canadians, such as Sir Frederick Banting (B2) … of insulin, Grey Owl, Indian writer and (B3) … and Lester P. Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize (B4) … Do you know that James Naismith, physician and (B5) … of basketball was Canadian? So was Sir Sandford Fleming, (B6) … and engineer. And there are many, many more.

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Niagara Falls is Canada’s main tourist attraction spot in terms of the number of visitors it attracts. (B7) … from the waterfall itself, however, there is very (B8) … to detain you in the area. Unless, that is, if you are a fan of wax museums, neon lights and souvenir shops! But the Maid of the Mist boat ride is (B9) … not to be missed. In operation since 1846, the boat takes millions of tourists a year around the base of the falls. It is a wet ride

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and more (B10) … than not the raincoats they give you are useless, but it’s definitely worth it!

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В11. Toronto is definitely (стоит посетить) as it’s a sightseer’s paradise.

В12. (И) historically (и) geographically, Ontario is the heartland of Canada.

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5Test 17

SOMETHING ABOUT IRELAND

Часть А

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When I was in Ireland, people often told me that I was lucky. I remember one time, years ago, when I was sitting with friends in (A1)…. Emerald Arms, Belfast. The door suddenly opened and (A2)…. voice called (A3)…., «Bomb! Get out!» Conversations stopped instantly and everything and everyone suddenly moved. Glasses and bottles crashed (A4)…. the floor. As I started to get up from my seat, I was knocked down. I struggled (A5)…. my feet and was carried along by the surging crowd (A6)…. the back door. I was pushed out of the door backwards by the force of the people (A7)…. me. Then we ran to the end of the street and stood there waiting, but no bomb exploded and no windows shattered into (A8)…. thousand pieces. There was blood on my cheek, but it was only a tiny scratch. I was lucky – I could have got seriously wounded.

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Welcome to the world’s most spectacular volcanic site: the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. This magnificent site (A9)…. you with its alien appearance. According to Irish traditions, the Giant’s Causeway (A10)…. two possible origins, both involving the legendary hero Finn McCool. The first legend says that the Causeway was McCool’s labour of love. He (A11)…. for the charms of an island girl and in attempt to see her more often, McCool (A12)…. the Causeway so that she could come to him. The second story (A13)…. the Causeway’s construction in a less

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romantic light. McCool (A14)…. to duel by a Scottish giant. Finn was sure that he (A15)…. the duel easily, so he hastily hurdled stones into the Irish Sea to form a passage way for his enemy to walk across. But Finn’s wife feared that her husband (A16)…. so she dressed him up as a baby and laid him in an enormous cradle. She offered the Scottish giant a cup of tea and asked him to be quiet as her baby (A17)…. When the giant saw the baby, he began to wonder about the size of the father. By nightfall he (A18)…. to Scotland, ripping up parts of the Causeway on his way.

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А19. If Ireland … by inner conflicts, its people … the happiest citizens of our planet.

1)were not torn, would be;

2)wasn’t torn, will be;

3)isn’t torn, will be;

4)hadn’t been torn, wouldn’t have been.

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А20. Some elderly Irish remember … for speaking their mother tongue

А21. «The weather is getting …, I can’t get used to it», thought Mike while driving along one of wet Irish motorways.

А22. Thanks to warm and moist climate ninety per cent of grass in Ire-

А23. … drive from the airport and you will get to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, a really unique place which is situated on the east bank of the

А24. Ireland is the country of my dream: I like its meadows, grassy

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А25. James Joyce’s (1) Ulysses was (2) censored in his native country and elsewhere (3) influenced a whole generation (4) of writers.

А26. One (1) must (2) easily imagine gnomes, spirits and elves (3) in the (4) Irish hills and valleys.

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Patrick or Paddy is the (A27) … men’s name in Ireland and no wonder! St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. According to the popular (A28) … he drove all the snakes from the island into the sea, so there have been no snakes in Ireland ever since. What is more important, he (A29) … Christianity to Ireland. Irish people all over the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. There are lovely (A 30) ..., music and dancing. Everyone will be (A31) … something green or bunch of shamrock – the Irish national plant.

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

1)elf, fairy, spirit, puck;

2)troll, goblin, vehicle, leprechaun;

3)giant, dwarf, gnome, pixie.

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

They say the Irish are very friendly and sociable.

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

Barely. They don’t speak it much though all kids learn it at school.

1)Do they speak Irish or English in Ireland?

2)Is the Irish language still alive?

3)Are Irish and English different or similar?

4)I hear English is taking over in Ireland.

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

Which of these authors is not Irish by origin?

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I. For a comparatively small country, Ireland has made a disproportionate contribution to world literature in all its branches, in both the Irish and English languages. The works that are best known outside the country are in English. For example, in the 20th century, Ireland produced four winners of the Nobel Prize for literature: George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, William B. Yeats, and Seamus Heaney. Three of these were born in Dublin

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(Heaney being the exception), making it the birthplace of more Nobel literary laureates than any other city in the world.

II. The early history of Irish visual art is generally considered to begin with early carvings, ornamental gold objects, and the religious manuscripts of the medieval period. During the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a strong indigenous tradition of painting emerged, including such figures as Willaim Orpen and Jack Yeats.

III. The Irish tradition of folk music and dance is also widely known. In the middle years of the 20th century, as Irish society was attempting to modernise, traditional Irish music fell out of favour to some extent, especially in urban areas. Young people at this time tended to look to Britain and, particularly, the USA as models of progress and jazz and rock and roll became extremely popular. During the 1960s, and inspired by the American folk music movement, there was a revival of interest in the Irish tradition.

IV. Before long, groups and individual musicians were incorporating elements of traditional music into a rock idiom to form a unique new sound. During the 1970s and 1980s, the distinction between traditional and rock musicians became blurred, with many individuals regularly crossing over between these styles of playing. This trend can be seen more recently in the work of bands like U2, The Cranberries and The Corrs.

А36.The Nobel Prize laureate who wasn’t born in Dublin is 1) Samuel Beckett; 2) Seamus Heaney; 3) George Bernard Shaw.

А37. In the 1950s, when the society was modernizing, the Irish folk music became

1) more popular; 2) less popular;

3) more spread in urban areas.

А38. The revival of Irish folk music was

1)initiated by American folk music bands;

2)motivated by American folk music movement;

3)introduced by an American folk music organization.

А39. During the 1970s and 1980s, the distinction between traditional and rock musicians became blurred as

1)many musicians blended these two styles;

2)there appeared a special public relations company to promote new rock groups;

3)it was drastically important to catch up with the world’s music fashion.

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Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

А40. indigenous (II)

1) native; 2) local;

3) ancient.

А41. modernise (III)

1) update; 2) fashion;

3) promote.

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А42. Before long, groups and musicians were incorporating elements of traditional music into a rock idiom to form a unique new sound. (IV)

1)Вскоре группы и музыканты начали совмещать элементы народной музыки и рока, что сформировало качественно новое звучание.

2)Вскоре группы и музыканты начали включать элементы народной музыке в рок стиль, чтобы создать качественно новое звучание.

3)Еще не скоро группы и музыканты начали совмещать элементы народной музыки и рока, что сформировало качественно новое звучание.

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Although Patrick, or Paddy, is the most Irish of names, the first Patrick was not Irish by birth. He was born about AD390, probably in west Scotland or Wales, and his family was Christian. (A43) … He was made to look after pigs and cattle in County Antrim in the northeast of Ireland. His solitary life gave him plenty of time to think and pray. (A44) … After six years he managed to escape and reach the coast. There he found a ship and the kindly captain helped him to return home across the Irish sea to his parents.

Although Patrick was now at home again, he missed the people of Ireland and their country. (A45) … He went to France, and after studying for some years he was made a priest. He stayed in France until he was nearly forty, and in the year AD432 he returned to Ireland with a few monks.

(A46) … Many people became Christians and turned away from the teachings of the Druids, the pagan priests. Patrick built churches and founded monasteries where many people had their first chance of learning to read and write. He was made Bishop of Armagh and grew to be greatly loved by the people of Ireland. (A47) … It is said that while he was praying on a mountain in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, he drove all the snakes into the sea. It is true that Ireland is one of the few places in the world where no snakes live.

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