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

А21. When Susan’s husband left her all of a sudden she seemed the unhappiest of all women. Not only did she feel …, her plans for the future

А22. She was just a … girl, when she got married, but it didn’t last long as neither of the spouses was experienced and patient enough to run

А23. … are alike although the two women are not even distant relatives.

1)Helen and Ann’s children;

2)Helen’s and Ann’s children;

3)Children of Helen and Ann;

4)Children of Helen and children of Ann.

А24. Some people don’t mind getting a bank loan for major purchas-

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А25. Looking for (1) sales and discounts seems as (2) a good means (3) to save some money, but it’s not an option (4) for busy people.

А26. Inflation and growing prices have (1) an impact (2) on the family budget (3) which is in our control (4).

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Planning a family budget is not only about how much and when and where, it’s also about mutual (A27) … and respect. Naturally a family budget can’t be (A28)… endlessly and as a result can’t meet everybody’s needs at one and the same time. When a major (A29) … is about to be made, everybody’s opinion should be taken into (A30) … . Children ought to be taught to understand their family’s financial situation and plans as early as (A31) ….

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

1)dispute, argument, row, misunderstanding;

2)divorce, reunion, separation, breakup;

3)cleanup, chore, do-it-yourself job, remodelling.

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

I’m so tired of making both ends meet. All these unexpected purchases!

1)Why not make a kind of shopping plan? It could help.

2)Why not ask a bank for a loan?

3)What do you mean?

4)Whatever for?

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

I’ll work from home now. I’ll keep an eye on the kids and earn some money, too.

1)Any plans for lunch hour?

2)What are your office hours?

3)When does your working day start?

4)When are you coming back to work? We miss you.

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

At what age can one legally leave school in the UK and start on his/her

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I. According to reports, 13 million children are born annually to women under twenty years of age worldwide. More than 90% are born in developing countries. Complications caused by childbirth are the leading cause of mortality among women between the ages of 15 and 19 in such areas. The highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world is in some African countries.

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In Niger, for example, 53% of married women had given birth to a child before the age of 18.

II. The overall trend in Europe over the last thirty years has been an increase in the age at which women experience their first birth, and a decrease in the number of births among teenagers. Most continental West European countries have very low teenage birth rates. This is attributed both to good sex education and strong traditional values. There exists a common belief that teenage mothers become pregnant to get benefits, welfare, and council housing. Yet there’s little evidence to support it. Most teen mothers knew little about housing or financial aid before they got pregnant and what they thought they knew often turned out to be wrong.

III. Women who are exposed to abuse, domestic violence, and family strife in childhood are more likely to become pregnant as teenagers. The risk of becoming pregnant as a teenager increases with the number of adverse childhood experiences. According to a 2004 study, one-third of teenage pregnancies could be prevented by eliminating abuse, violence, and family strife.

IV. The researchers note that family dysfunction has enduring and unfavorable health consequences for women during the adolescent years, the childbearing years, and beyond. If the family environment does not include adverse childhood experiences, becoming pregnant as an adolescent does not appear to produce long-term, negative psychosocial consequences. Studies have also found that girls whose fathers left the family early in their lives had the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy. The lowest rates are found in girls whose fathers were present throughout their childhood.

V. Low educational expectations have been pinpointed as a risk factor. A girl is also more likely to become a teenage parent if her mother or older sister gave birth in her teens. A majority of respondents in a one survey attributed the occurrence of adolescent pregnancy to a breakdown of communication between parents and child and also to inadequate parental supervision.

А36. The difference in the number of teenage mothers is especially striking in

1)Africa and America;

2)Western Europe and Africa;

3)Western Europe and Asia.

А37. Statistics

1)justify the fact that most teenage mothers get pregnant for the benefits’ sake;

2)disprove the fact that teenage mothers get pregnant to receive financial aid;

3)contain no data on the issue in question.

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А38. Young women tend to get pregnant in their teens if

1)their school attendance was low ;

2)they had a traumatic childhood;

3)their performance at college was poor.

А39. Parent – children relationship

1)plays no role in teenage pregnancy tendencies whatsoever;

2)has proved to be instrumental in teenage pregnancy tendencies;

3)has ceased to play a crucial role.

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А40. attributed (II)

1) discribed; 2) put down to;

3) defined.

А41. adverse (III)

1) opposite; 2) difficult;

3) harmful.

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

А42. Low educational expectations have been pinpointed as a risk factor. (V)

1)Низкие образовательные ожидания выделяются как фактор риска.

2)Невысокий интерес к получению образования был указан как один из факторов риска.

3)Невысокий учебный интерес был указан как один из факторов риска.

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Ah, family members. You can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Mom and Dad drive you crazy, and little sister sneaks into your room every chance she gets. But what if things have gotten so bad you can’t breathe without somebody blowing up? Keep in mind, nobody really wants to yell. (A43) … Here’s how you can work things out.

Are you constantly being grilled about where you’re going, what you’re doing and who you’re seeing? It’s like a firing squad every time you step out the door. It may have never bugged you before – but the older you get, the more privacy you want. That’s natural. If you’re convinced your parents have turned into FBI investigators, here’s how to tell if their concern is normal.

(A44) … They’re normal if they straighten up your room; they ask how you’re getting home from the movies; they ask who you’re on the phone

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with. If you feel your privacy is being invaded, sit down with your parents, and go over what’s acceptable to both of you. Use phrases that start with «I feel... » rather than «You always.... » (A45) …

When you were little, you almost always followed the rules. Now that you’re mature and making your own decisions, you’re questioning what’s fair. Parents don’t realize that the rules they imposed five years ago-like «Lights out by 8:30!»-may not work with your mature status. Want them to ease up? Be responsible. (A46) … Give as much as you take. If you get permission to sleep over at your friend’s house, come home at a reasonable hour the next day. Then wash the dishes or do something special to let them know you appreciate the freedom.

Keep them informed. (A47) … A minute-by-minute schedule isn’t necessary, but some names and numbers are a good start. There are many ways to improve things with your folks. Communication is primary. That doesn’t mean complaining about how many chores you have to do; it’s about listening to and understanding each other. Maybe when Mom grumbled that you don’t do anything around the house, what she really meant was you forgot to take out the trash last night. (A48) … Moreover, spend only 20 percent of your energy discussing a problem and 80 percent resolving it.

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

1)This way, it should go smoothly, since you’re not accusing them of anything.

2)Your parents want to find a solution just as badly as you do.

3)Be persistent but don’t make a row.

4)There’s a problem if they read your diary; they trail you to the mall; they listen to your phone conversations.

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

1)They’re more likely to let you go out if they know you have a ride home.

2)Make a step forward before you make a step back.

3)So get to the bottom of things before World War III breaks out.

4)That means: negotiate all rules before you break them.

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Часть В

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ROUND, CHAOS, LAW, OPT, BIRTH, SENSIBLE

When our second child was (B1) …, my wife didn’t want to be a fulltime mum. She is a (B2) … and her work brings in more money than mine. So it made (B3) … for me to stay at home to look after the children. Some men might feel awkward in my position, but I appreciate being (B4) … to see my kids grow up. A lot of my friends think it’s an easy (B5) … but they haven’t a clue what I actually do. The children never stop and the house gets pretty (B6) … at times!

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When my husband took early retirement, we took the (B7) … to change our lives dramatically and went to Africa. It was the right decision for us as we had been (B8) … on holiday and loved it. I started teaching (B9) … children. My husband became fond of doing things with his own hands, (B10) … he had hated in England. We have less money, but we manage and of course we are having a great time!

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

В11. When teenagers have a part-time job and (вносят вклад в) the family budget, they learn the value of money.

В12. (Большинство) married couples plan the number of kids they would like to have, but life often changes their plans.

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5 Test 5

PAYING RESPECT TO THE ELDERLY

Часть А

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Getting (A1) … the home can become more difficult with (A2) … age which can lead to isolation. The problems are even greater when your home stands in a busy street and you live alone. But pensioners in Newport can rely (A3) … an escort service run by local volunteers to take them out and return them safely home again. (A4)… service was started ten years ago. Newport is a big town and bus routes don’t always take elderly people where they want to go or they may be worried about being out after dark. It was (A5) … response to these and other problems, that the scheme was set (A6) … . Pensioners simply telephone (A7) … information centre to book a lift. Volunteer drivers use their own, privately owned cars to ferry the pensioners around. Though the drivers are not paid for what they do, they are friendly and obliging. One of the goals of this program is to turn Newport (A8) … a safer and warmer place to live in.

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Mrs Hammond was old and blind but she (A9) … to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks alone for exercise and fresh air. She found her way by touching things with her white stick. Mrs Hammond (A10) … where everything was and never (A11) … her way. But one day some men came and cut down some of the familiar pine trees along the road the old lady usually followed. When she reached the place that night,

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she (A12) … the trees with her stick and she had a serious problem. Mrs Hammond didn’t know what to do, so she just went ahead. The old lady (A13) … hardly… for half an hour, when she (A14) … the sound of water. The lady found herself on a river bridge and then she knew she (A15) … really… . While she (A16) … there, a man came up to her and offered help. He took the old lady to her cottage where they had some cake and tea. Mrs Hammond thanked him for saving her. But to her surprise the man thanked her for saving his life. As it turned out he (A17) … on the edge of that bridge with the intention to jump down and drown himself, but he (A18) … it any more. Mrs Hammond’s determination to live and cope despite her age and disability had taught him a good lesson.

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

А19. Assuming she … her daughter up in a decent way, she … in the asylum.

1)had brought, wouldn’t have ended up;

2)brought, wouldn’t have ended up;

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3)brings, won’t end up;

4)would bring, wouldn’t end up.

А20. There is no point … to change the elderly. Accept them as they are.

А21. This young woman works in a nursing home for the elderly. She realizes that she is needed, she likes her job, but it is often … .

А22. The old lady suffers a lot now, when she is confined to a wheelchair. She can’t get used to it, moreover there is so … room in her tiny flat.

А23. Twenty five miles per day … a long way to walk even for the young, but this 85-year-old man claims it’s the secret of his longevity.

А24. …the fact that she is 65 years old, she leads a rather active lifestyle: she goes in for jogging and ballroom dancing.

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А25. Human beings (1) who (2) live longer than a hundred years (3) are a rare (4).

А26. The elderly (1) find it (2) harder and harder (3) to adopt to (4) modern changes.

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A dog or a cat can be an ideal (A27) … for the elderly, (A28) … the need to walk the animal is a burden at times. Indeed, researchers are now talking not just about pets, but about companion-animals. Such animals provide the necessary physical contact and can (A29) … loneliness and sadness. Besides, a new (A30) … of about 6,000 people shows that cat and dog owners have (A31)… cholesterol and blood pressure levels – in other words they are generally healthier.

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

1)aged, elderly, senior, old;

2)wise, sage, experienced, ignorant;

3)frail, weak, delicate, feeble.

А32. Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной реплике-стимулу.

My Grandpa is over eighty and still drives his car.

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

Could you help me cross the street, Miss?

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

Prince Charles is the oldest heir to the throne in British history. How

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I. When I first retired, I thought I’d love spending more time on the gardening, needlework, and other creative activities I’d found so relaxing after my demanding job. But it didn’t turn out that way. I found that I didn’t want, or need, that kind of relaxation anymore. I wanted to stimulate my mind instead. Also, they’re all solitary activities and I missed the company and interests of my old companions.

II. So, with a couple of friends, I went along to an art appreciation evening class at our local regional college. It was wonderful, but only lasted a

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