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7. The man seemed to be (далеко за сорок), with a long sandy
mustache trailing across his lip.
8. I began to earn my own living (в возрасте 15 лет).
9. His voice had (тысячу) modulations.
10. There are nearly (два миллиона) front doors in London.
6.11. Read the biography of a famous footballer and fi ll in the
correct translation.
HE KNOWS HOW TO HIT THE BALL
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese foot-
baller who plays as a winger or striker for Real
Madrid and is the Portuguese national team
captain. He is also a proud breaker and holder
of more records than any other player in football
history which explains a lot of numbers in this
story.
Ronaldo comes from Madeira and has been
obsessed with playing ball since early childhood.
He started playing for the local amateur team
(1) в возрасте восьми лет, later moving to a football club where the (2)
десятилетний star-to-be was spotted by a sporting talent scout.
The boy went on а (3) трёхдневный trial and was accepted by the
Academia Sporting where he trained together with other promising
young players. Yet he managed to become the only footballer ever to
play for Sporting’s (4) до шестнадцати, до семнадцати, до восемна-
дцати teams, B-team and (5) первая team all (6) на протяжении од-
ного года.
In October 2002, he made a fantastic League debut, scoring two goals
and bringing his team to (7) три-ноль victory. Probably, as the result of
this the young star got an offer beyond his wildest dreams. Ronaldo’s
original talent caught the attention of Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester
United legendary manager, who signed up the (8) восемнадцатилетне-
го football genius for an incredible sum of (9) свыше двенадцати мил-
лионов фунтов in 2003. The following season the young star won his
first club honor, the Football Association Cup and played for his motherland, Portugal, at Euro 2004 scoring his first international goal.
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Ronaldo is the first player who won (10) все четыре main Professional Football Association and Football World Association awards
achieving this in one year. He has (11) десяток других наград such
as the European Golden Shoe, the FIFA World Player of the Year, the
Golden Ball, becoming Manchester United’s first Golden Ball winner
(12) за последние сорок лет. Ronaldo also holds the distinction of be-
ing the first player to win the FIFA Puska’s Award, and honour given for
the best goal of the year.
He has scored (13) сотни goals, but got this award in one of the
matches for his club. In the spring of 2011 Ronaldo became the highest
goal scorer in a season in Real Madrid’s history with 51 goals. He also
broke the record of scoring most goals (14) в минуту with a goal scored
(15) каждые 70,7 минут. And that’s not the limit!
ACHIEVEMENT TEST ON NUMERALS
Part A. Choose the correct alternative.
1. One can say that … tried to modernize Russia with the help of his
reforms.
A. Peter the First
B. Peter the One
C. Peter First
D. the First Peter
2. Start reading … on … .
A. Lesson 3, the 10 page
B. Lesson 3, page 10
C. third lesson, the tenth page
D. the third lesson, page tenth
3. Nathalie was a beautiful woman in her early … .
A. fortieth
B. forty
C. forties
D. the fortieth
4. This old car can do only … .
A. 70 kilometre an hour
B. 70 kilometres in an hour
C. 70th kilometers an hours
D. 70 kilometres an hour
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5. Jake takes … in shoes which is really shocking. Poor guy!
A. the size 47
B. a size 47
C. the size 47th
D. 47th size
6. There are …and … in the sky.
A. billions stars, hundreds galaxies
B. several billions of stars, hundreds of galaxies
C. several billion stars, hundreds of galaxies
D. several billion stars, hundreds galaxies
7. Unfortunately the manager is going to make a few … people re-
dundant.
A. a dozen
B. dozen of
C. dozen
D. dozens
8. I’ve told you about it …, and you never bother to remember.
A. a thousand of times
B. thousand times
C. thousandth times
D. a thousand times
9. The company has been waiting for the goods to be delivered for … .
A. a month and a half
B. a month and halves
C. month and a half
D. a month and half
10. I’m leaving by … train so I’d rather you gave me a lift.
A. the five twenty fifth
B. five twenty-five
C. the five twenty-five
D. the fifth twenty-five
11. It’s quite hot today … in the shade. I can hardly stand it.
A. 30 C over zero
B. 30 C above nil
C. 30 C above zero
D. 30 C above the zero
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12. The Harry Potter books appeared and rose to world popularity in …
A. the 1990
B. the 1990s
C. the 1990 th
D. 1990s
13. They say that every … person owns a personal computer today.
A. fourth
B. fours
C. four
D. the fourth
14. Tomas graduated in … and went on to do his Master’s Degree
A. the year of 2009
B. the 2009 year
C. year 2009
D. year of 2009
15. The train was … late so I needn’t have rushed to the station
A. 40 minutes late
B. 40 minutes’ late
C. 40-minute late
D. 40-minutes late
Part B. Choose the correct alternative.
SUPER SIZE ME
In the year of (16) 2004 / 2004th, American independent film-maker
Morgan Spurlock released Super Size Me, a feature-length documentary
that attacked the fast-food industry and specifically McDonald’s, the
fast food giant (17) number one / the first. The title comes from McDonald’s former policy of encouraging customers to buy the largest size of
whatever they ordered from the menu, which Spurlock regarded as one
of the factors contributing to the obesity epidemic in (18) millions of /
millions children and adults sweeping the United States at the end of (19)
the 20th century/century the 20th.
The documentary largely took the form of an experiment in which
Spurlock aimed to eat only McDonald’s food three times (20) a day / in
a day for (21) thirties / thirty days. At the outset of the film, he weighed
a healthy 185 pounds, but gained 22) a 24.5 / 24.5 pounds by the end of
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the month and went to (23) size 16 / the size 16. He consumed about (24)
a hundred / hundreds giant burgers.
During this time, he experienced (25) a dozen of / dozens of mood
swings and severe liver damage. His doctor insisted he return to a normal
diet immediately. The film was nominated for an Academy Award and
was one of the highest-earning documentaries in the USA that year.
Part C. Choose the correct alternative.
CONTROVERSIAL
In her (26) sixties / sixty’s, Patricia Rashbrook is so far the oldest
woman in Britain to give birth. The healthy baby boy, nicknamed JJ, was
conceived through IVE after (27) a dozen of / a dozen previously failed
attempts. The treatment was carried out by an Italian doctor who runs
a fertility clinic in Rome. The birth sparked controversy among those in
the fertility profession and attracted media attention around the world.
JJ was Ms Rashbrook’s (28) fourth child / child four; the youngest of
(29) the other three / other three was (30) an 18-year-old / an 18-years-
old lad when his new sibling was born. John Farrant, Ms Rashbrook’s
new husband, told the media that they were well able to meet the child’s
needs. The couple say that they are in good health, but in the event that
(31) the two of them / two of them meet an untimely death, friends have
agreed to become surrogate parents.
We can divide opinion on this issue into (32) second / two major
camps. Those who are against it say that the parents (33) over forty /
above forty are only thinking of themselves. They believe that the child
will be ashamed of having much older parents as he or she grows up.
(34) Those / this in the other camp, however, point to the fact that many
children are brought up by grandparents and benefit from this arrangement. Older parents can often offer the child greater financial security
and constant devotion.
Part D. Choose the correct alternative.
THE SONIC TEENAGER DETERRENT
If you’re out with a group of (35) a dozen / a dozen of people, but
you’re the only one who can hear an unbearable high-pitched noise and
it’s driving you crazy, the chances are that you’re the only person (36)
under 20 / below 20. And if you’re out late at night and congregating
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around a shop or in a car park, the chances are even higher that what
you’re hearing is the Sonic Teenager Deterrent, a gadget specifically designed to drive young trouble makers away.
Unfortunately, the Mosquito, as it’s otherwise known, makes no distinction between well-behaved teens and those in gangs. The under (37)
20th / 20s all have the capacity to hear high-frequency band widths and
(38) ninety per cent / ninety per cents of older people do not. The Mos-
quito is a remote-controlled device that comes packaged in a small black
box and emits bursts of pulsing sounds that are effective more than (39)
twenty yards / twenty yard away.
It is the brainchild of Howard Stapleton, who was once an electronics apprentice at British Aerospace. Stapleton created it after becoming
fed up with local youths who were intimidating (40) hundreds of / hun-
dreds customers at his local shop. His (41) fourth / four children were
his original guinea pigs, and Stapleton knew his invention worked when
they clutched their ears and ran away. Now that it has been bought by
(42) thousands / thousands of shop owners and several local authorities,
the Mosquito is tormenting many other teens who are loitering in the
wrong place at the wrong time.
Part E Complete the sentences with English equivalents.
43. Rock appeared on the musical scene in (семидесятые годы
двадцатого века) and has been popular ever since.
44. Robert’s test score was (сто баллов) which was (первый раз) in
the history of his school.
45. The shop you are looking for is in (двадцать пятой улице) just
opposite the park.
46. In the latest WTA Championship a Belarusian tennis player
(заняла второе место).
47. (Елизавета Вторая) is one of the longest ruling monarchs in
British history.
48. My friends live (в доме тридцать пять) Green street. The house
has been in the family for generations.
49. Sorry, you must have been misinformed. Your train has just left
(с пятой платформы).
50. Skip (пятнадцатое упражнение) and get down to (упражнение
шестнадцать).
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PART SEVEN ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ORIENTATION: VICTORIA AZARENKA
7.1. Read the following biography and choose the correct variant.
THE LION PRINCESS
AND THE SCREAM QUEEN
The Belarusian-born tennis pro Victioria
Azarenka has every reason to feel (1) good / well.
She became the (2) highest / tallest-ranked Belarusian tennis player ever surpassing Natasha
Zvereva. It was at seven that Victoria was introduced to the game of tennis by her mother who
had always seemed (3) confident / confidently of
her daughter’s coming stardom. According to
Victorias’ mom, it’s all about the girl’s nature.
It may sound (4) ridiculous / ridiculously,
but Victoria is not only Leo or Lion by her zodiac sign, she is a lion at
heart. The young athlete is (5) totally / extremely competitive and has
always worked (6) hard / hardly. She has already won two mixed doubles
Grand Slam titles – 2007 US Open and 2008 French Open with such (7)
wide / widely known partners as Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Bob Brian of
the USA. Victoria and Max won Olympic gold, too.
Her singles results are no (8) less / least spectacular – Victoria can
boast of seven singles titles (one Grand Slam among them) and several
Grand Slam semi-finals and quarter-finals and Olympic bronze. It all
sounds very (9) impressive / impressively, doesn’t it? At the age of 22 the
young tennis star has a great career and can (10) easy / easily achieve
more. Yet there is always a ‘but’ even three ‘buts’ in Victoria’s case.
Firstly, Azarenka seems accident-prone and suffers from (11) vari-
ous / varied traumas. As a result she has had to retire from different prestigious tournaments which is (12) high / highly disappointing for Victoria, her coach and fans.
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Secondly, the young player cannot always (13) fully / full control her
emotions. She sometimes breaks down on court. There is definitely a lot
of room for improvement here.
(14) Last / lastly, Victoria is part of the so-called scream queens’
team – a group of successful tennis players who are also famous for their
loud screams on court. Victoria is notorious not so much for the volume
of her screams but for their length. Such behavior has often been commented upon as unsuitable and even public and opponent distractive.
Yet Azarenka says it helps her to play (15) well / good. So let’s not forget
that Victoria is just a girl who is playing one of the most challenging
sports and enjoying it.
7.2. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Angela is amazing / amazingly good with animals.
2. As soon as I saw her I was sure / surely she had been crying.
3. Do you think that’s a real / really diamond in her ring?
4. He was wearing a true / truly astonishing tie.
5. I felt her arm gentle / gently to see if any bones were broken.
6. I read an amazing / amazingly thing in the newspaper this
morning.
7. John was wonderful / wonderfully kind to me when I came to this
country.
8. Keith seemed gentle / gently, but there was something cruel
underneath.
9. One leg of the chair was slight / slightly damaged.
10. Sarah drives a real / really beautifully restored 1914 sports car.
11. She looked at me kind / kindly, but didn’t say anything.
12. The door was bad / badly painted.
13. The food was wonderful / wonderfully, but the service was awful /
awfully.
14. The room is clever / cleverly organized so three of us can work
there.
15. The job was surprising / surprisingly easy.
16. He’s acted unbelievable / unbelievably stupidly in the past year.
17. Remember to hold on tight / tightly when we go round the
corners.
18. You shouldn’t have been driving so fast; it serves you right /
rightly.
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19. The group’s supporters are most / mostly students.
20. He is so unreliable you can guarantee he’ll arrive late / lately.
21. He didn’t say much but I could tell he took it hard / hardly.
22. They worked for three days, hard / hardly stopping to eat
or rest.
23. As I left the house, it was raining hard / hardly.
24. Do you like these shoes? I got them cheap / cheaply in the market.
25. There are lots of snakes in the forest, and some of them are dead /
deadly.
26. He was dead / deadly tired that night and that’s probably what
led to the crash.
27. Open the window as wide / widely as you can, please.
28. Organic food is now much more wide / widely produced than
before.
29. The cost of public transport puts people off. They should be able
to travel free / freely within the city.
30. The information is free / freely available in the public library.
7.3. Choose the correct alternative.
1. He stood close / closely to the door.
2. You can get the book free / freely.
3. Не couldn’t explain it clear / clearly.
4. I hard / hardly studied at all last term.
5. You guessed wrong / wrongly.
6. He opened the door wide / widely.
7. She was high / highly praised for her work.
8. He has been working hard / hardly.
9. I’m getting pretty / prettily tired.
10. You can speak free / freely in front of him.
11. My friends are most / mostly students.
12. I haven’t been to the theatre much late / lately.
13. I wrong / wrongly assumed that you were my friend.
14. He close / closely inspected the lock.
15. He came back late / lately.
16. You’re doing fine / finely.
17. Take it easy / easily.
18. The kite flew high / highly.
19. The girl was dancing pretty / prettily.
20. I understood his English easy / easily.
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21. He pulled the strings tight / tightly.
22. It was near / nearly midnight.
23. Of all fruit he loved apples most / mostly.
24. They differed wide / widely in opinions.
25. The car drove up near / nearly to the gate.
26. I clean / cleanly forgot about it.
27. He loved his parents dear / dearly.
28. He will be in short / shortly.
29. He bought it cheap / cheaply.
30. His refusal cost him dear / dearly.
31. He turned round sharp / sharply.
32. They treated him fair / fairly.
33. The foreman cut me short / shortly.
34. She clenched the letter tight / tightly in her hand.
35. She wiped the table clean / cleanly.
36. He always travels light / lightly and cheap / cheaply.
37. You must play fair / fairly.
38. He kissed me light / lightly on the cheek.
39. It was ten o’clock sharp / sharply.
40. Stand clear / clearly of the machine.
7.4. Choose the correct alternative.
1. How high / tall is Athens above sea level?
2. He looks slim / skinny and handsome since he lost weight.
3. Some supermodels are far too slim / skinny. They look as if they
haven’t eaten for weeks.
4. The last / latest time I saw Rob was in Manchester.
5. Have you got the group’s latest / last album yet?
6. Don’t worry for your feelings of depression are perfectly natural /
physical.
7. These trousers are made of strong / powerful material so they
won’t tear easily.
8. He took the stick and broke it in two with his powerful / strong
hands.
9. Come and look! There’s a large / great view from this window.
10. How great / big is your house in the country?
11. Have you met my small / little sister?
12. The boys are getting taller / higher all the time.
13. I wish my legs were thinner / skinnier.
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