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

music before a flight to (B9) … passengers who may feel (B10) … about flying while shops often play fast music to make customers feel happier and spend more money.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

В11. I have seen all Bruce Willis’ films and I like (каждый) of them.

В12. Some film-stars can’t (привыкнуть) constant public attention and miss their privacy.

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5Test 19

ANALYZYING YOUR STRENGTHS

Часть А

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Peter used to work as a house painter. One day he got a phone call from someone asking if he’d like to take part in (A1) … TV program. They were looking for a person willing to spend four weeks learning to be (A2) … abstract artist with cameras recording every step. At first Peter thought it was a joke and hung (A3) … . But the studio called him again and finally he agreed.

It was very hard at first as Peter knew nothing about (A4) … art. But he found it all exciting as he could never guess what would happen during his next class. Gradually he began to see that there really was something (A5) … abstract art. Peter developed a habit (A6) … painting freely and experimenting. At the end of these extraordinary four weeks his paintings were displayed in a gallery (A7) … the works of real artists. Some critics were invited to give their opinion and almost all of them took Peter’s works (A8) … paintings of professional artists.

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One day when I was four years old my father was telling my mother how much money he (A9) … . While he (A10) … I (A11) … it all up. They didn’t believe I (A12) … to do it, because I couldn’t read or write. I’m at university now and I still can add up complicated sums in my head. I (A13) … a math exam once which I completed so quickly that I ate a

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meal in the canteen before the others (A14)… . Next year we have to write essays and I’m not sure whether I (A15) … to do that as I (A16) … never …to spell very well. I’d like to use my mathematical skills in a job, but I (A17) … which one yet. I don’t want to be a math teacher – I would enjoy the math but definitely not the children! I entered a math quiz show on TV once, but when they asked me the questions I couldn’t give any answers as I was just too nervous. So I can’t imagine myself as a TV star. But I can always work in a supermarket, especially when the tills (A18) …!

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

А19. If you … English better at school, now you … better career options.

1)had studied , would have had;

2)studied, would had;

3)had studied, could have;

4)studied, could have.

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А20. Doing both psychological and sociological tests will let you …

А23. Dictation is a good way to check up your spelling, but there are some words that are a problem to remember. ‘Necessary’ is often misspelt

А24. Some people tend to underestimate their abilities … others think

Укажите номер подчёркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

А25. The man insisted that (1) his success was due to (2) motivated (3) rather than (4) brilliance.

А26. Being (1) realistic of (2) your abilities might (3) protect you from (4) unnecessary frustration.

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Do you feel that your current job doesn’t allow you to fulfill your (A27) …? If so, you are not alone. According to a recent (A28) … nearly half of all full-time and part-time workers feel the same (A29) … . A lot of people seem to think so. In the United Kingdom, more than one million people a month look for jobs (A30) … recruitment sites on the Internet. With such demand, it’s not surprising that sites which (A31) … to put job hunters together with job offers have sprung up in their thousands.

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

1)potential, aptitude, capability, attitude;

2)gift, faculty, ability, capacity;

3)genius, talent, aptness, skill.

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

I could never understand Mike’s ability to carry out calculations in a

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

Cheer up! Scientists claim that each person can have up to three careers.

1)Why not look for something new?

2)I’m expecting a promotion quite soon.

3)I’m getting nowhere in my present job.

4)My new work is just great.

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

The score that expresses a person’s mental age relative to his or her

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I. Psychological research shows we consistently underestimate our mental powers. But it is not really your memory letting you down; just your ability to retrieve information from it.

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II. We would remember a lot more if we had more confidence in our memories and knew how to use them properly. One useful tip is that things are more likely to be remembered if you are in exactly the same state and place as you were when you learned them. So if you are a student who always revises on black coffee, perhaps it would be sensible to prime yourself with a cup before going into the exam. If possible, you should also try to learn information in the room where it is going to be tested.

III. When you learn is also important. Research shows that there is a biological rhythm for learning, though it affects different people in different ways. For most of us, the best plan is to take in new information in the morning and then try to consolidate it into memory during the afternoon. But this does not apply to everyone, so it is essential to establish your own rhythm. You can do this by learning a set number of lines of poetry at different times of the day and seeing when most lines stick. When you have done this, try to organize your life so that the time set aside for learning coincides with the time when your memory is at its best. Avoid learning marathons – they do not make the best use of your mind. Take plenty of breaks, because they offer a double bonus: the time off gives your mind a chance to do some preliminary consolidation and it also gives a memory boost to the learning which occurs on either side of it.

IV. Popular fears about the effects of ageing on intelligence are based on a misconception. Research shows that although we do slow down mentally as we approach the end of life, becoming stupid or losing your grip in the world is not an inevitable consequence of the ageing process. If you do not want to lose it, use it. Learning goes well when people feel challenged and badly when they feel threatened. Whenever a learning task becomes threatening, both adults and children feel anxious. Anxiety interferes with the process of learning because it is distracting.

V. Learning is an active process. Despite claims to the contrary, you cannot learn when you are asleep. Any learning that seems to have occurred in this situation will actually have been done after you woke up but were still drowsy. Other people can provide you with information, but only you can learn it. It also has to be «chewed over» before it can be integrated into your body of knowledge. That is why just reading a book is no way to acquire information unless you happen to possess a photographic memory. Parroting the author’s words is not much better. You, have to make your own notes because this obliges you to apply an extra stage of processing to the information before committing it to memory. Effective revision always involves reworking material, making notes on notes, and perhaps re-order- ing information in the light of newly-observed connections. As a general

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rule, the greater your brain’s investment in a body of information, the better its chances of reproducing it accurately and effectively when you need it.

А36. Things are more likely to be remembered if

1)you drink coffee while learning;

2)you preserve the same physical condition and stay in the same place where you were while learning;

3)you are learning in the same room where your knowledge is going to be checked up.

А37. You can check your biological rhythm for learning by

1)consulting your psychotherapist;

2)memorizing certain material at different times of the day and seeing when your memory retains most of it;

3)reciting poetry at different times of the day.

А38. Research shows that approaching the end of life people

1)become less intelligent and lose their grip;

2)slow down mentally;

3)become anxious and, thus, unable to learn.

А39. The best way to learn the material is to

1)chew gum while reading;

2)rework and re-organize information, thus making learning an active process;

3)parrot the author’s words.

Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

А40. tip (II)

1) gratuity; 2) advice;

3) proposal.

А41. take in (III)

1) structure; 2) understand;

3) absorb.

Выберитеправильныйвариантперевода(1,2 или3) всоответствии с содержанием текста.

А42. Despite claims to the contrary, you cannot learn when you are asleep. (V)

1)Несмотря на обратные утверждения, вы не можете учить во время сна.

2)Несмотря на противоположные утверждения, вы не можете выучить что-либо, если вы сонный.

3)Несмотря на претензии со стороны оппонентов, вам не удастся учить в сонном состоянии.

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I really love my job, it makes me feel good at the beginning of every week, because I love working with small children and I enjoy the challenges that arise. But I also think what I do is something worthwhile and there was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career. I wasn’t very good at school. I mean, I didn’t like studying much, so I didn’t try very hard. I thought I was the sort of person who couldn’t do schoolwork, I suppose. I was just impatient to leave as soon as I could. But in my final term I started thinking what I might do and I realised that I didn’t have much to offer. If I’d worked harder, I would have had better grades, but it was too late. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. (A43)… Their father worked abroad and their mother had some high-powered job in an insurance company. I did most of the housework and I had a lot of responsibility for the children although I was only sixteen. (A44)… The problems began really when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening.

What was supposed to happen was, if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. (A45)…. Anyway, one Sunday, I was in the park with them, while their parents were on yet another business trip, and I met this girl Megan I used to go to school with. We weren’t particularly friendly before, but she asked me what I was doing, so we got chatting. (A46)… I thought you couldn’t do courses if you didn’t have all sorts of exams from school, but she persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. (A47) … But it was worth it in the end. Now I’ve got a full-time job. Most of the children in this school come from families where there are problems, unemployment, poor housing and so on. (A48)… I shall always be grateful to Megan. If I hadn’t bumped into her, I would have stayed on where I was, getting more and more fed up. I wish I’d realised earlier that you can have a real career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

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

1)But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting more and more tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the little ones. I felt trapped, because if I walked out there wouldn’t be anyone to look after them.

2)Then I thought, well, I’ve spent every holiday for the past five years helping my mum – I’ve got two little brothers and a little sister, all much younger than me. So I found myself a job as a nanny, looking after two little girls.

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3)I was working really hard, trying to educate the girls and do some housework, too.

4)It wasn’t too bad at first, because I was living at home and my mum gave me advice and looked after me when I got home exhausted. And it felt great to be earning.

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

1)I find that the work we do helps in lots of ways. The children benefit, but also the parents. It gives them time to sort things out, go for training, or job interviews and so on.

2)The following year I gained a further certificate which means I could apply for the post of deputy if it became vacant, or even transfer somewhere else if I want to.

3)I was telling her how I loved the kids but hated the job and she said, if you want to work with children, you ought to do a course and get a qualification.

4)I had to leave my job with the family, but I got work helping out at a nursery school. I was really short of money and I even had to get an evening job as a waitress sometimes.

Часть В

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TIME, PROMOTE, HAPPY, DEFINE, REWARD, FINANCE

One person’s (B1)…of success is nearly always different from another’s. Generally, owning your own home, having an expensive car, being (B2)…. secure and finding a good job with chances of (B3)…. are what most people define as success. But success doesn’t always bring personal (B4)…. Successful people often have to work (B5)…. or spend a lot of time away from home, which leads to arguments and misunderstanding. One can’t have a balanced family life and a (B6)…. career without making sacrifices.

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They say that leaders are born, (B7) … made. Some (B8) … really are born leaders. They become (B9) … of football teams, top managers of ma-

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jor companies and professors who stand in front of hundreds of students. (B10) … have to work hard to find the leader within.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

В11. He had a great decision-making ability, (чтосделаловозможным) for him to get this post.

В12. If you are not sure about your career choice, (почему не обратиться) to Career Advisers Service?

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