Трудности грамматики английского языка = The Complexities of English Grammar. Пособие для подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену

he could and the smoking stick landed in the centre of the lake. They smiled happily.

57.But the happy smiles disappeared when they saw the dog running joyfully across the ice. Spot was a very trained dog as far as collecting sticks concerned. The young men shouted to him to stop running, but in vain!

58.Spot took the stick of dynamite into his mouth and happily headed towards the men. They understood the situation at once and tried to get away from the car. When Spot got back, he saw the two men running away, dropped the stick near the car and began to chase them.

59.A few seconds later, the dynamite went off. The Air Rescue helicopter arrived at the place after getting some calls about a loud explosion on the lake. The crew found there a very shocked dog and two men shouting angrily at each other beside a huge hole in the ice. The car was not seen as it had sunk to the bottom of the lake.

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During the second half of the last century the Theatre had to meet three challenges — from radio, cinema and television. All three produce drama of a sort; all possess important advantages. As a rule it doesn’t cost as much to see a film as it does to see a play. Films can be seen in a great many places that have never known a theatre 60 ___. A lot of people tell us that with their TV sets at home they and an occasional visit to the movies, they no longer need the Theatre and do not care whether it lives or dies. Such people do not understand that the Theatre is the parent of these new dramatic forms. Without a living theatre where writers, directors, designers and actors could learn their jobs and 61 ___ In a very good restaurant we have a dinner that is specially cooked for us; in a canteen we are served with a standard portions of a standard meal. 62 ____. In the Theatre the play is specially cooked for us. Those who have worked in the Theatre

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know that a production never takes its final shape until it has audience.

Заполните пропуски 60 — 62 одним из предложенных фрагментов (1 — 4) Один фрагмент лишний.

1)movies and TV plays would be very crude indeed.

2)Radio and television can be enjoyed at home, with a minimum of effort, turning the living room into a playhouse.

3)Is there something special that it offers us?

4)And this is the difference between the living Theatre and the mass entertainment of films, radio and TV

With films, radio, television, the vast audience can only receive what is being offered. But in the Theatre the audience might be said to creatively receptive; it’s very presents heightens the drama. The actors are not playing to microphones and cameras buy to warmly responsive fellow — creatures. 63 ___ Films and television acting is much smaller and quieter than that of the theatre. Nevertheless, with a very few exceptions the best performers of films and television are actors and actresses from the Theatre, 64 ____. It is the ancient but very youthful parent of all entertainment in dramatic form. 65 ___. This means that the Theatre should be rescued from such conditions. For itself, existing on for almost three thousand years, the Theatre is anything but showy and cheap. It is the magical place where man meets his image, it is the enduring home of dramatic experience, searching, rewarding, enchanting.

Заполните пропуски А63 — А65 одним из предложенных фрагментов (1 — 4) Один фрагмент лишний.

1)Which has taught them their art.

2)We know that it offers amusement and pleasure.

3)Much of its work, especially under commercial conditions, may often be trivial(showy, but cheap).

4)And they are never giving exactly the same performance.

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CHOOSE, ADVANCE, KNOW, DIFFER, POSSIBLE, MAJOR

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People have a lot of 66 ___ reasons for learning foreign languages. For the 67 ___ of students, languages are in the curriculum and they have no 68____. For others, the 69 ____ of a second languages offers the 70 ____ of 71 _______ in their professional life.

RELATIVE, BELONG, FLY, REGULAR, COMFORT, STORE

Dear passengers, we want to ensure you that your 72_____ is both 73___ and safe. As space on the plane is 74 ____limited, we would appreciate it if you could place your 75____ in the 76___ compartment. We would also like you to point out that airline rules and 77 ___ forbid smoking at ay time during the flight. Your mobile phones should be switched off.

EXPLAIN, FAIL, BRIEF, SPRCIAL, SOLVE, FINISH

I have a 78 ___ full of papers which describe cases Homes has investigated. Some are 79___, since there were no final 80 ___ for the mysteries in cases. These 81 ___ problems without a 82 ___ may interest only 83 ____, but not the general reader.

Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.

While Susan was waiting 84 ___ bus to take 85 ___ to Jane’s birthday party, she 86 ___ a mewing sound. She 87 ___ down and there by her 88 ___ was a small Siam kitten looking lost and 89 ___. As she picked it 90 ___, she 91 ___ the kitten that It 92 ___ be a nice birthday 93 ___.

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

94.Shiela’s never been rude and never lied (òîæå).

95.What (åù¸) journals did you read in order to write your essay?

96.Peter does nothing (кроме) dream of meeting his favourite football player.

97.The City Library is very (близко) to the University.

98.The contract is inviting, (в целом), but there are some points I disagree.

99.Which of the two books can I take ? (любую)

100.They spent the (âåñü) day in the mountains.

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?TEST 2.

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1 ____ A / airline stewardesses are lucky to visit different countries in all the parts of the world. Still there are always places which are new to them. Pedra had been working as 2 ____ airline stewardess for three years before she decided to take 3 _____ holiday. As 4A _____ employee of 4B airline she could get 5 ___ discount on any flight she wanted. So She took her friend’s advice and began to make 6 ___ plans. She went to 7 ___ travel agency not far from her house to arrange her flight.” We don’t have 8 ___ flights to Turkey this weekend,” said the clerk.. ”Would you like Paris or London, perhaps? We have more requests 9 ___ flights to Paris or London than anywhere else” Pedra replied, “I spend my whole life flying to Europe, so neither Paris nor London appeals 10 ____ me”.

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Marion needs a holiday. She 11 _____ a holiday since 2004. Last year, her doctor 12___ her to rest. She 13 ___ a holiday for quite some time, but she 14 ____ so busy at the office that simply 15 ___

the time to get away. Finally, she 16 ___ to listen to her doctor and go on holiday. She 17 already ___ to me about her plans. I like her

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idea as she 18 ___ a very exotic place where it’s so easy to forget about all the problems at work. She 19 ___ to write. I 20 ____ her that I 21 _____ too. I 22 ____ how important it is to get a letter when you are so far from your place.

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Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

23.Danny is always leaving the milk out of the fridge____ really annoys me.

30.It’s a well-known fact that for many years the dogs have lived with man.

1 2 3 4 31. A typical weekend for this family are gardening and playing cricket.

1 2 3

32. Every one lecturer prepares some notes before making a lecture in

4 public.

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

44. What does he look like?

45. What is she like?

46. ‘Tom has returned from the USA!’ ‘How does he look like?’

Выберите реплику — стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной реплике.

47.Take it easy.

1)The day is lovely.

2)Will you take the kids with you?

3)We haven’t won the prize.

4)I don’t know her address.

48.I’ll give you a lift if you like.

1)I’ll spend the day at home.

2)I am in a hurry to catch the train.

3)I’ve bought a new book.

4)Don’t be late!

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49. The Kennedys are supposed to be like a symbol of the USA of the 20th century. Every American newspaper can’t but write about

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every day life of the family; news about each member and their relatives. The attention of the press was given not only to political activities, but their common life as well.

50. It all started with Patrick Kennedy, an adventurous young farmer, who arrived in Boston in the autumn of 1848. It was the time when lots of immigrants from Europe sailed to The USA. All of them hoped to find a better life there. But for thousands of Irish immigrants pouring into the USA at that time, dreams of happy life didn’t come true. Only the strongest survived and the Kennedys were among them.

51. Patrick, the eldest son, had a wonderful talent for listening, giving advice and lending a hand in time of need. People turned to him when it was necessary. It made him a respected and popular person in East Boston. That’s why he was elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 23 and then to the State Senate.

52.His son Joseph succeeded as a business man and a politician because he was well trained by his father. He had received from his father a motto that he would later pass on to his own children: “Come in first, second place is a failure, and don’t make mistakes. ”In 1938 he was appointed ambassador to Great Britain. He and his wife were excellent parents dedicated to upbringing of their brood. He used to say that “The measure of a man’s success in life is not the money he has made but the kind of the family he has risen”. With pride he saw that his four boys and his five girls always counted among the best. The girls were educated in the best convents. The boys attended nonreligious schools because it was the way to get a broader outlook by having contact with people of various backgrounds. All of them studied at Harvard University and traveled in Europe, South America North Africa. Russia and the Orient.

53.The eldest son Joseph Jr. was one of the most promising of all the Kennedy Children. But in 1941, when the war began, he left Harvard and volunteered for naval aviation and perished in the explosion of his plane during dangerous mission. For John, following his brother at school after school was not so easy experience because of his poor health. At University everything finally changed. A professor, who knew the family perfectly well, said: “It was clear to me that John had a far better historical and political mind than his father and elder brother” He was astonished by his capacity for seeing

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events in historical perspective. In November 30, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the USA. But his presidency lasted not long enough to turn his intentions into reality. On November 22, 1963 he was shot in Dallas, Texas. Only one of the brothers remains now; there are also the sisters and a score of young Kennedys.

54. A lot of tragedies befell the America’s famous family. In June, 1958 Robert Kennedy was gunned down in Los Angeles. Only one of the brothers remains now; there are also the sisters and a score of young Kennedys. In 1973 Senator Edward’s son Teddy had a leg amputated because of bone cancer. Edward Kennedy’s career crushed when he was accused of letting a girl drown in a car crashed. Edward Kennedy and John F. Kennedy’s nephew David had been having treatment for drug problem before he was found dead in a hotel room. It is not the last tragedy in the history of America’s “first family”

Подберите заголовки к абзацам 49 — 54.Один заголовок является лишним.

1.In search for prosperous life.

2.America’s first family.

3.The starting point for political career.

4.Edward Kennedy follows the traditions of the clan.

5.Happy and fatal life can be fatal as well.

6.Family education is necessity number one.

7.On the top of political career

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There are a lot of illusions about the Theatre among people who have never worked in it. 55___ Actually, in a serious production the smallest movement, the shortest speech, is carefully rehearsed. Another illusion is that while acting might be very difficult to the ordinary man, it is very easy for a man born to be an actor. Ability to imitate the voice, a walk, a gesture, is often thought to be enough to make a man an actor. 56 ______. There they learnt how to use their voice, how to speak clearly, how to control their breathing. They were taught good body — movements; how to walk, to sit down and get up, to dance, to fence. 57 ____. Each great capital city has several

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