Тесты по английскому языку. Заключительный этап подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену
.pdfand more (B2) … as time went by. Than she decided to act and started analyzing all the job (B3) … in her local paper to see what occupations were most in demand. Holly came to the conclusion that she didn’t have the right computer skills and her typing was (B4) …. She felt (B5) … but found enough courage to attend an (B6) … computer course at college. You may not believe it but the girl has been offered a job at the end of the course!
Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.
When I was a teenager, my parents never (B7) … me play until I had finished all my homework. They even made me help my sister with her homework before I could have any (B8) …. On the one hand they certainly got me to learn a lot. On the (B9) … I grew up too serious. When I become a (B10) … I want my child to have a notion of what responsibility is, but also I would like him or her to have some fun.
Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.
В11. Unfortunately |
some |
teenagers totally |
neglect school and |
(не прилагают усилий) there. |
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В12. This show is |
popular |
with teens as it |
is always broadcast |
(вживую). |
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5 Test 2
GO GET A VACATION
Часть А
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
(A1)…a camping holiday in Spain, our pet dog Betsy who had been brought along (A2)…the sake of the children, died suddenly. The children said that we simply couldn’t bury (A3)…poor animal in a foreign country with no chance to visit her grave, so we decided to head (A4)… home and attempt to smuggle the dead dog to England. With this (A5)… mind we rolled Betsy’s body into (A6) … carpet, tied it onto the roofrack and began our journey. Having driven all through the night without stopping we crossed the Spanish border and reached France. Tired and hungry we chose to stop for a meal. We parked the car in a side street (A7)… a suitable cafe and rushed in. After (A8)… quick breakfast we ran back to our car, only to discover that most of our possessions had been stolen, including the carpet, containing our pet’s body!
A1. |
1) while; |
2) in; |
3) during; |
4) after. |
А2. |
1) for; |
2) by; |
3) to; |
4) in. |
А3. |
1) – ; |
2) the; |
3) a; |
4) an. |
А4. |
1) to; |
2) – ; |
3) for; |
4) at. |
А5. |
1) over; |
2) into; |
3) on; |
4) in. |
А6. |
1) a; |
2) an; |
3) – ; |
4) the. |
А7. |
1) opposite to; |
2) below; |
3) next to; |
4) above. |
А8. |
1) – ; |
2) the; |
3) a; |
4) an. |
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
When Mark Ellingham went to Greece in the late 1970s, he couldn’t find a guidebook he liked. There was nothing available which (A9) … Greece as a twentieth-century, living culture and not just a paradise for the lazy rich! So Mark and two of his college mates (A10) … to write their own guidebook. At first it seemed totally crazy but once they (A11) … the idea, nothing (A12) … them! By 1982 The Rough Guide to Greece (A13) … and was a great success. Afterwards this small team of recent college
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graduates (A14) … doing Spain and Portugal. By the time they (A15) … those, they had a series. Today there are almost two hundred Rough Guides titles on the market. Nowadays the Rough Guides no longer seem particularly ‘rough’. The early books were written on very little money for readers who (A16) … to be in the same boat, but they appealed to a much wider range of readers than the authors (A17) … . So the books began to give information about more expensive hotels and restaurants. In recent years the series (A18) … in other directions so there are now miniguides to major cities, music guides, phrasebooks and even a guide to the Internet.
A9. 1) treated; |
2) had treated; |
3) was treating; |
4) was treated. |
А10. 1) had set out; |
2) were setting out; |
3) set out; |
4) would set out. |
А11. 1) would get; |
2) were getting; |
3) have got; |
4) got. |
А12. 1) was stopping; |
2) would stop; |
3) stopped; |
4) would have stopped. |
А13. 1) was completed; |
2) had completed; |
3) was being completed; |
4) had been completed. |
А14. 1) were talked into; |
2) had been talked into; |
3) would be talked into; |
4) talked into. |
А15. 1) wrote; |
2) were writing; |
3) had written; |
4) would have written. |
А16. 1) assumed; |
2) had assumed; |
3) were assuming; |
4) were assumed. |
А17. 1) anticipated; |
2) would anticipate; |
3) had anticipated; |
4) have anticipated. |
А18. 1) expanded; |
2) is expanding; |
3) will expand; |
4) has expanded. |
Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
А19. If you … so kind as to follow me, I … you to your rooms. It is the only suite with a sea view.
1) were, showed; |
2) are, will show; |
3) would be, will show; |
4) would be, showed. |
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А20. I’ve been meaning … you about your trip to Italy for ages.
1) asking; |
2) to have asked; |
3) having asked; |
4) to ask. |
А21. «I want to spend … possible time in the airport», Moira demanded
while booking the tickets. |
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1) less; |
2) the least; |
3) little; |
4) fewer. |
А22. Passengers of … are requested to come up to the customs house
to pass the ID control. |
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1) the Flight 735; |
2) Flight 735; |
3) the 735th Flight; |
4) the 735 Flight. |
А23. It took him $300 to go around the world. The secret is that he
travelled hitchhiking in all … . |
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1) weather; |
2) weathers; |
3) the weathers; |
4) the weather. |
А24. I liked … the dirty beach … the indifferent hotel staff. I advise you to never visit the place not to ruin a holiday.
1) either … or; |
2) both … and; |
3) neither … nor; |
4) less … than. |
Укажите номер подчёркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.
А25. They say (1) it is sensitive (2) to take out (3) some insurance before you travel (4).
А26. The problem facing (1) most tourists (2) is what they should (3) see among such (4) many possibilities.
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
We are having a great time on our world (A27) …! We have visited some amazing places and swum at some beautiful beaches. I’m getting used to carrying this enormous rucksack although it was a (A28) … when someone (A29) … my friend’s purse at the station and we couldn’t run after him fast enough. Fortunately another student had seen everything and he got in the guy’s way and stopped him. The guy (A30) … red and gave back the purse. He tried to pretend it was all a mistake. (A31) … this student bought us all coffee and we chatted until it was time for the train.
A27. 1) cruise; |
2) voyage; |
3) tour; |
4) trip. |
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А28. |
1) problem; |
2) nuisance; |
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3) worry; |
4) trouble. |
А29. |
1) took; |
2) ceased; |
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3) seized; |
4) snatched. |
А30. |
1) came; |
2) ran; |
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3) went; |
4) seemed. |
А31. |
1) however; |
2) anyhow; |
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3) although; |
4) anyway. |
A32. Определите ряд, в котором не все слова относятся к теме.
1)fun, entertainment, amusement, enjoyment;
2)pleasure, diversion, boredom, recreation;
3)merriment, gaiety, joy, gladness.
А33. Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной реплике-стимулу.
What a lovely place! I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful rest here.
1) Whatever for? |
2) |
No, of course. |
3) I wouldn’t mind. |
4) |
My sentiments exactly. |
A34. Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую к предложенной ответной реплике.
You are most welcome.
1)Come again any time you want.
2)I wish I could stay longer, but I really can’t.
3)Thanks for your hospitality. We had a wonderful holiday.
4)I’m sorry I have to leave.
A35. Прочитайте вопрос. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
Where do the members of the British royal family prefer to relax in
summer? |
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1) |
In Wales; |
2) |
In Northern Ireland; |
3) |
In Scotland; |
4) |
In England. |
Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий содержанию прочитанного текста.
I. Holidays can damage your health. Psychologists believe that many of the millions of Britons returning to work this week would have been better off staying at the office instead of taking their annual break. Increasing evidence that holidays can cause harmful stress rather than provide welcome rest and reinvigoration is to be scientifically tested later this year. Researchers from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and
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Technology plan to attach telemeters, small instruments that measure stress intake, to a selected sample of holiday-makers before, during and after their yearly break
II. Kerry Cooper, professor of organisational psychology at the Institute, is even more determined to go ahead with the project after taking his two children to Disneyland on a study tour in the United States last week. «I’m shattered. I’m exhausted», he told The Sunday Times from Los Angeles. «It’s been very stressful indeed; so much so that I’m looking forward to a business breakfast tomorrow». Cooper maintains that even the most smooth-running holiday produces stress simply by being a change in routine. Whether the stress builds up to health-harming levels depends, he says, on your personality, on the relationships within the family, and on the type of holiday you take.
III. According to researchers there are two types of people. Type A people, the more dynamic, goal-oriented, hard-driving, take far longer to unwind than the more relaxed less ambitious type B group. A two-week holiday would often not relax a type A person who would spend the time worrying about work he could have been doing at the office, the cost of the holiday, or whether their home is being broken into. As one holiday-maker put it, «I spent the first part of my holiday worrying if I locked up the house properly and the rest of the time worrying if it’ll still be safe when I come back».
IV. One reason why the hazards of holidays had until recently escaped the attentions of stress researchers is the bland response most people give when asked how they enjoyed it. «People have invested so much time and energy into a holiday that if they had a bad time they won’t admit it, even to themselves», said Vanja Orlans, of Stress Research and Control Center at London University’s Birkbeck College.
V. Professor Cooper pointed out that family tensions, kept at bay during the rest of the year, often erupt when the family is thrust together incessantly. «The vacation itself may cause conflicts through each holiday maker preferring a different sort of activity, or inactivity, ‘museums versus sandcastles’ syndrome», added Vanja Orlans. Even those who said they had a successful holiday came back worried. «I was depressed at the thought of going back to work», said Lynn Hatley, a part-time secretary in a garage. «When I walked in my front door I felt pain right round my head as all pressures piled back on me».
VI. The stress specialists debunk the notion that a good holiday necessarily helps people start work with renewed enthusiasm. «People who come back from a terrific holiday are often disorientated and can’t work well», Orlans said. She added that the fixed yearly holiday period has big drawbacks: people may postpone dealing with things that are getting them
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down at work or at home, believing holiday will be the cure. Cooper believes new research could help provide guidelines for people to design the right sort of holiday for their personality, family structure and work position. Some may need passive ones, others active, some short, some long. Going on holiday when work stress is affecting you, or taking several short ones during a year often meets the individual’s needs better.
А36. A telemeter is
1)a piece of equipment that measures your body temperature;
2)a small device that helps to measure your stress level;
3)a small instrument that is attached to a selected sample of the tested to mark the changes in the heart-beat.
А37. Holidays can damage your health as
1)holiday-makers usually are faced with culinary differences which may cause health problems;
2)they can cause stress the level of which depends on a number of factors: your own personality, the family atmosphere and so on;
3)tourists are often cheated by the locals which causes stress and nervous breakdowns.
А38. The hazards of holidays haven’t been studied recently as
1)researchers were not eager to waste time on such trifles;
2)researchers were disoriented by positive responses holiday-makers
gave;
3)people have invested so much time and energy into their holidays that all of them justified their expectations.
А39. Holidays may cause conflicts as
1)the tension among the family members usually erupts when they are put together incessantly;
2)holiday-makers and the locals find it difficult to come to terms with each other;
3)people who come back from a wonderful holiday are often disoriented and can’t work well.
Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.
А40. maintain (II)
1) deny; 2) continue;
3) claim.
А41. postpone (VI)
1) delay; 2) put back;
3) cancel.
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Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с содержанием текста.
А42. Whether the stress builds up to health-harming levels depends on your personality, on the relationships within the family, and on the type of holiday you take. (II)
1)От того, какой вы человек, какие отношения в вашей семье и какой отдых вы предпочитаете, зависит, достигнет ли стресс угрожающего здоровью уровня.
2)Перейдет ли стресс на уровень, угрожающий вашему здоровью или нет, зависит развитие вашей личности, отношения в семье, а также выбор того или иного вида отдыха.
3)Так или иначе, но стресс достигнет уровня, угрожающего здоровью, и это отразится на вашей личности, семейных отношениях,
атакже на выборе отдыха.
Прочитайте текст.
Christopher Winney runs a holiday company with a difference. (A43)
…Yet Winney says his main aim is to support the environment. He has just won an award for actively promoting responsible tourism via his company, ATG Oxford.
(A44) …When he was asked to do a book on long-distance walking, he jumped at the chance in the knowledge that it might lead to other commissions. So, he walked from London to Rome, and it was the most enjoyable thing he has ever done. Christopher thought, «Why isn’t everybody walking across Europe?»
(A45) … But nobody seemed to be tapping into the business potential. He reckoned that the idea of organised walking tours could easily catch on with people of all ages, especially if it was linked to the principles of conservation and sustainable tourism, because people who like walking generally like to give something back.
The company gives away ten per cent of its pre-tax profits to environmental charities. (A46) … One can’t get away from the fact that there’s an additional cost involved, but it’s easily justified. Winney is not a do-gooder with a mad gleam in his eye, but if the objective of his business was just for him to enjoy a better lifestyle, it’d be a very limiting exercise. He really wants to think carefully about what we do with the money we make, and if the choice is paying off his bank loan or restoring a unique piece of landscape, then there’s no contest.
According to Winney his walking holidays appeal to nice people. (A47)
…They have all sorts of clients, from the rich and famous, to people who have really saved hard to afford one of their holidays. (A48) … They cater for all levels of walkers – you don’t have to be superbly fit! There are
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some clients who hardly get any exercise normally, but they still end the holiday smiling! Their clients come from all backgrounds, but they soon find something in common with each other; people who go walking tend not to be elitist.
Заполните пропуски A43–A45 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.
1)Well, of course, people have been doing it for centuries!
2)He never dreamt of setting up such a business.
3)He organises walking tours for holiday makers all over the world.
4)He used to be a not-terribly-successful travel writer.
Заполните пропуски А46–A48 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.
1)They also try to source only locally produced food and support local industries on their walking tours.
2)Walking is a great leveller.
3)Sometimes there is a bit of a scandal but everything is sorted out quickly.
4)But people who are attracted to what the company offers tend to be like-minded.
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.
SYMPATHY, COURTEUOS, BAD, BEHAVE, ORGANIZATION, SERVE
My mother has just returned from a trip, full of praise for the travel company who arranged it. The trip started off (B1) … due to my mother getting the travel times wrong but the company managed to (B2) … it for her. What impressed her most was the (B3) … of the staff and in general the high quality (B4) … that was provided. Although she had no one to blame but herself, my mother was treated very (B5) … and helped in every possible way. She never expected the staff of such a huge organization to show such pleasant (B6) … towards clients who were obviously in the wrong.
Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.
One of the most unusual and exciting holidays available in the world today is to go on a hill-walking (B7) … in the Himalayas. I did this a few years ago, when by chance, I came (B8) … an article about such a holiday.
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It didn’t take me long to make (B9) … my mind. Physically the holiday proved to be hard, but I was fascinated by this mountainous country and the (B10) … there!
Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.
В11. The tourists were so charmed by the beauty of the scenery that they (потеряли счёт времени).
В12. Tastes differ. Some holiday-makers prefer luxurious hotels, (другие) opt for campsites.
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