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Take advantage (11) … those vacation days when you have nothing to
do and everything to do. (12) … best thing is to go (13) … holiday where
you can run (14) … from your real life and enjoy pleasures that you normally would not be able to. A holiday somewhere at (15) … seaside will
put you in (16) … right mood. Generally, holidays are (17) … great fun!
But be careful: if you stay (18) … the sun too long, you may get burnt.
Avoid staying out between midday and three o’clock. And smile! (19) …
big friendly smile is understood (20) … every language and is the guarantee of a good rest.
11. a. from b. on c. with d. of
12. a. A b. An c. The d. –
13. a. on b. for c. to d. at
14. a. into b. off c. away d. out
15. a. a b. an c. the d. –
16. a. a b. an c. the d. –
17. a. a b. an c. the d. –
18. a. at b. in c. on d. by
19. a. a b. an c. the d. –
20. a. for b. to c. at d. i
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риантов ответа:
21. Grace cooks her husband tasty meals from her … cookery book.
a. mother’s-in-law c. mother-in-law’s
b. mother-in-law d. mother’s-in-law’s
22. Riding a motorbike is … dangerous than driving a car.
a. far most c. the most
b. far more d. most
23. Mr Kave’s negative travelling experience made him stop … local airlines for several years.
a. fly c. to fly
b. to be flying d. flying
24. The hotel’s private beach is only a … walk from here.
a. five-minute c. five-minute’s
b. five-minutes d. five minute’s
25. I can’t remember anything that I would regret … .
a. buy c. to buy
b. buying d. bought
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Прочитайте предложения. Укажите номер подчеркнутого фраг-
мента, в котором допущена ошибка:
26. Mobile banking has become (A) so popular that (B) a great num-
ber (C) of people is using (D) it.
27. It’s been raining (A) for days and it’s (B) a real danger (C) of
floods if it doesn’t stop (D) soon.
28. I was told (A) that the shortest way to (B) the railway station was
by (C) the bus four (D).
29. Working out at least twice a week (A) will make (B) you feel your-
self (C) well (D) and healthy.
30. Can you imagine (A) a hotel which (B) rooms are not only exclu-
sively designed (C), but also (D) scattered across different locations?
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тов ответа:
Over the past few years, the Web has grown from a (31) … to a utility.
That means most manufacturers and trade agencies are now online. And
many of their websites are (32) … to use. Websites (33) … so much information that you don’t have to be a techie to (34) … what you’re looking
for. Depending on the site, there are several ways to (35) … for specific
information: by project, product category, manufacturer, price or features. It’s also easier to (36) … characteristics you don’t want. Many sites
also (37) … you to save information from visit to visit so you don’t need
to start over each time. In addition, they may have interactive chats and
message boards. Online video chats are another option, (38) … customers advice on various product questions. Besides, most sellers offer (39)
… shipping and customer loyalty discounts to create and expand their
customer base. These features (40) … Web companies offer truly personalized products and services.
31. a. novel b. news c. novella d. novelty
32. a. friendly b. light c. easy d. clear
33. a. supply b. prove c. maintain d. provide
34. a. meet b. discover c. find d. find out
35. a. search b. seek c. gain d. research
36. a. escape b. avoid c. pass by d. miss
37. a. let b. afford c. mean d. allow
38. a. offering b. proposing c. suggesting d. encouraging
39. a. vacant b. free c. available d. open
40. a. allow b. enable c. let d. permit
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Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предло-
женной реплике-стимулу:
41. Did you have any trouble finding my house?
a. Not at all. c. It’s no trouble.
b. Nothing of the kind. d. No, I’d rather not.
Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предло-
женной ответной реплике:
42. Think nothing of it.
a. Do you think I should call him?
b. Do you mind if I open the window?
c. Shall we dance?
d. Please, forgive me if you can.
Прочитайте диалог. Ответьте на вопрос, следующий после
диалога, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа:
43. Linda: Jack was to meet me here at 6 p.m. Where do you think he
could be?
Mark: He’s had a full schedule recently.
What does Mark mean?
a. Jack will make it to the meeting at 6 o’clock.
b. Jack never promised to meet Linda.
c. Jack probably forgot the meeting because he has been so busy.
d. Jack probably got stuck in the traffic jam.
Установите соответствие между репликами-стимулами 1–4
и ответными репликами (A–E). Одна реплика (A–E) является лишней.
44. 1. I feel anxious about my exam today.
2. Have you got any ideas? B. No problem.
3. Why don’t we take a break? C. Yes, isn’t it awful?
4. Is it all right if I come ten minutes late? D. Good luck! Break a leg!
E. None at all.
a. 1D 2E 3A 4B c. 1A 2B 3E 4C
b. 1C 2A 3D 4E d. 1E 2C 3B 4A
A. Good idea. I’m all for it.
Расположите реплики так, чтобы получился связный диалог.
Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:
45. A. Wow, that’s really nice of you to offer.
B. Pretty well, thanks. There’s lots of information on the Internet.
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C. That’s cool! Listen, I can give you a lift to college tomorrow morn-
ing, if you like.
D. How is it going?
E. Some research for my biology project.
F. What are you up to, Fred?
a. D B F E C A c. F B D C A E
b. D E F B A C d. F E D B C A
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твующий содержанию прочитанного текста:
§1. Do you agree with the following statements? Just answer yes or
no – and do it as quickly as possible.
I looked up to my father as the ideal man.
Sometimes I feel like smashing things.
Women should not be allowed to drink alone in bars.
I prefer having a bath to a shower.
All these statements appear on a personality test currently being used
by employers in Britain. And since your next job or promotion could
depend on your answers you had better take this test very seriously.
§2. At a time when employing the wrong person could cost a company money, employers are understandably careful about accepting information from candidates at face value, in most cases, employers simply
want to know basically what type of person you are. They need to know
whether you are sociable or shy, the type that enjoys a challenge or runs
away from change. If you’re always out-going, you could be the perfect
sales assistant – but might not be suitable for another position.
§3. Personality testing is not new. In Old Testament, Gideon, the war
leader used a simple psychological test to select an army that was about
to go into battle. The ancient Chinese also used personality tests to select
high-ranking clerks and civil servants. In modern times, however, personality testing only dates back to World War I, when the American army
tested two million men in order to place them in the most suitable jobs.
§4. Despite their popularity, not everyone thinks personality tests
work. Do we know ourselves well enough to be able to give correct and
honest answers? Psychologists believe that there is a huge gap between
what people say about themselves and their true personalities. Applicants are usually aware of the types of people an employer wants. As
a result, there is a tendency for applicants to lie or cheat by giving the
answers he or she knows the employer wants to hear. Another thing these
tests assume is that people, who are organized in their private lives, will
be organized in the workplace. Clearly this may not be the case, but the
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person whose test results say that they are hardworking and honest will
appear very attractive to an employer.
§5. But nowadays, with so many applicants for each job employers
are not all that interested in whether there is real evidence that personality tests work. They just want a quick, cheap method of cutting down
on the number of applicants they have to interview for each job. And a
refusal to complete one of these tests when you apply for a job is unlikely
to be seen as a positive sign by the employer. If one applicant refuses,
while all the others agree, the employer will often just throw the application away.
46. Personality testing
a. costs companies a lot of money.
b. is the only way of selecting the right people.
c. has a long history.
47. Psychologists doubt that
a. employers choose people who give honest answers.
b. people give honest answers.
c. people who give honest answers are suited for the job better than
others.
48
. The problem with personality testing is that people who apply for a job
a. often refuse to complete the test.
b. often make mistakes while completing the test.
c. usually know what sort of answers will make them attractive to the
employer.
49. Nowadays employers use personality tests because
a. testing applicants is more convenient than interviewing.
b. testing helps to reduce the number of people applying for the job.
c. there is a lot of evidence that personality tests are efficient in choosing the right people.
Определите значение указанного слова в тексте:
50. currently (§1)
a. sometimes b. at the present time c. shortly
51. assume (§4)
a. imply b. prefer c. require
Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски одним из предложен-
ных текстовых фрагментов:
This season, I shall be wearing mainly Oasis. Or perhaps MaxMara
or Alberta Ferretti. Or maybe even a combination of the three. Whatever
it is, and whether I end up looking terribly stylish – or merely terrible –
the responsibility will be mine. (52) ____
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Other people do, though. You see them every weekend, sailing up and
down escalators, clutching their carrier bags and chatting animatedly in
twos and threes. “What did you think of this?” “Perhaps I should have
gone for that.” “No, better wait for the sales.” (53) ____
Of course, everyone’s very earliest shopping expeditions are accompanied. There is no escaping those painful outings with your mum when
she insists on buying you a pretty little flowery dress with huge sleeves
and a lace collar, with a sweet matching bag.
In the natural order of things, you can expect to progress from shopping with mother to the mass shop so loved by teenagers. They descend
like a cloud of insects on the nation’s high streets each Saturday morning, filling the communal changing rooms and urging each other to buy
dreadful fashion mistakes.
The key idea of true shopping philosophy is that proper shoppers do
it on their own. There are good practical reasons for this. (54) ____
Your attention is taken up, not by looking for the perfect top, but by
her lengthy account of what she said to her boyfriend, and whether the
fact that he kissed her means it’s all OK again or not.
And then, when the shirt does show up, there will only be one of it.
And your friend and you will spot it at the same moment. And because
she is having such difficult time with her love life, you will feel obliged to
say, “No, no, you have it.” Friendship is simply not built to stand up to
this sort of sacrifice.
If, on the other hand, you go shopping with someone who is not
a real friend, you will have nobody but yourself to blame when you return home to discover that, somehow, she has persuaded you to spend
a month’s salary on a bright yellow furry coat several sizes too large.
(55) ____
But whether you go with a true friend or secret enemy, it makes no
difference to the simple rule that shopping in company is a disaster.
Your attention wanders, your instincts are blunted, your sense of self
is weakened. It’s a largely unrecognized fact that shopping is a thoroughly primitive activity, a combination of two of the most basic human instincts – the need to decorate one’s body and the need to hunt.
(56) ____
So, as you push your way through the jungle of the sales, that isn’t
little Miss Jones from the Accounts Department at work that you see
there, determinedly searching for the delightful half-price designer dress
at the bottom of the pile. No, it’s a wild creature using all the instinctive
hunting skills it was born with. (57) ____ Trust me. They do not.
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Заполните пропуски 52–54 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (a–d). Один фрагмент является лишним:
a. First of all, if your shopping companion is a real friend, you are going to find yourself distracted from the task in hand by gossip and good
manners.
b. I shall not, while shopping for what I’m wearing, have listened to
any opinions on the subject other than my own. It’s a common enough
happening, but still, I have never understood why anyone would want to
go shopping for clothes with a friend.
c. “For God’s sake, pay attention,” I want to shout when I see them.
“Concentrate on what you’re doing. Shopping is a serious business, you
know.” You have only to look at them to see where it leads, this sort of
group shop. Dressed by committee – and it shows.
d. This is perfectly normal adolescent behaviour, and a necessary
stage in the formation of your personal style.
Заполните пропуски 55–57 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (a–d). Один фрагмент является лишним:
a. Thus proper shoppers, when they set out to track down and carry
off that little black dress which will suit them to perfection, do so with
the single-minded concentration of a tiger creeping up on a deer.
b. She, meanwhile, has quietly picked up an armful of the most beautifully cut buys in pearly satin and delicate pale silk. (“Awfully boring, really.
But I have to stick to the classics. I just haven’t got your sense of style.”)
c. Even old friends like these cannot be relied upon to know precisely
what shade of cream you have in mind to go with that skirt you bought last
month. Nor do they always know exactly what advice you want to hear.
d. Do such natural huntresses want the company of Miss Roberts
from Marketing, who goes on about how awful the crowds are, and how
her feet are hurting, and what about some lunch before you tackle the
knitwear department?
Прочитайте текст. От приведенных в скобках слов образуйте
однокоренные слова таким образом, чтобы они грамматически
и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните
пропуски полученными словами:
Nowadays, the amount of traffic in the central districts of some busy
cities is a huge problem. Over the years, (58) … (vary) strategies of traffic
management have been developed, though none of them were entirely
successful. In order to (59) … (courage) people to leave their cars at home
or in car parks and take public transport, it is becoming (60) … (increase)
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common for cities to impose a fee on those drivers who choose to come
into the city centre. Nevertheless, this method does not provide a total
(61) … (solve) to the problem of traffic congestion.
Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только
одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.
Regular exercise (62) … as jogging or swimming not only gives you
more energy to enjoy life, but is good for your heart as (63) … . It also
relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better, and boosts overall mood. Research indicates that modest amounts of exercise can (64)
… a difference. No matter what your age or fitness level is, you can use
exercise (65) … a powerful tool to feel better.
Прочитайте текст (66-67). В каждом абзаце найдите по два
лишних слова:
66. Two weeks ago my elder brother married to a beautiful girl called
Azari and we all were invited to the wedding ceremony which took place
in a nice old church. We have got there about half an hour early, went
inside the church and waited for the bride to turn up.
67. When she did finally arrived, music started playing and she walked
to the front of the church with her father. She was wearing an elegant
dress and looked just like a princess. The vicar read the service and it was
really such romantic.
Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, дан-
ный в скобках:
68. (Не было) no other way of escaping the accident.
69. (Меньше) people attend church regularly now than ten years ago.
70. Nobody’s got to stay up late tonight, (не так ли)?
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Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариан-
тов ответа:
Yesterday, today, tomorrow and every day more than 3,000 people (1)
… on the roads of the world because of traffic accidents. Recent statistics
show that more than 1.25 million people (2) … each year as a result of
road traffic crashes. Between 20 and 50 million more people (3) … nonfatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury.
They are innocent individuals who set out to do their routine things and
(4) … their lives on the roads. While we may hear, see or read news reports, most of us don’t give it a second glance unless tragedy (5) … us
directly. We (6) … immune to the slaughter (жестокое убийство) on
our roads that has claimed more lives in the last 100 years than the two
world wars combined. It (7) … that road traffic injuries (8) … the seventh
leading cause of death globally by 2030 unless something (9) … to stop
this trend. These days, in-car technology (10) … that could significantly
impact on those road safety statistics.
1. a. killed c. are killed
b. kill d. were killing
2. a. die c. are dying
b. have died d. are died
3. a. are suffered c. would suffer
b. suffer d. had suffered
4. a. have lost c. are lost
b. are losing d. lost
5. a. will affect c. won’t affect
b. doesn’t affect d. affects
6. a. were becoming c. have become
b. are become d. had become
7. a. has estimated c. has been estimating
b. has been estimated d. estimated
8. a. will become c. had become
b. are becoming d. have become
9. a. isn’t done c. is done
b. will be done d. will do
10. a. is evolving c. was evolving
b. is evolved d. has been evolving
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Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариан-
тов ответа:
Nike is (11) … American manufacturer of athletic shoes, apparel
and other sports equipment, which are popular (12) … both athletes and
kids. The company’s founder, Phil Knight, came (13) … with the idea
of outsourcing manufacturing jobs to cut costs while attending Stanford
Business School in (14) … early 1960s. (15) … these days, the company’s
manufacturing network consists (16) … over 700 factories in 42 countries. The company’s logo – a curved check mark called the “swoosh” –
is said to symbolize the wing (крыло) of (17) … famous Greek Goddess
of Victory, Nike. The logo was created (18) … Carolyn Davidson, (19) …
graphic design student at Portland State University, in 1971. (20) … her
services, the company paid her $35.
11. a. a b. the c. an d. –
12. a. between b. to c. for d. with
13. a. up b. across c. out d. on
14. a. an b. a c. – d. the
15. a. On b. – c. In d. At
16. a. with b. of c. from d. in
17. a. a b. an c. the d. –
18. a. by b. with c. – d. to
19. a. a b. an c. the d. –
20. a. To b. For c. About d. On
Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных ва-
риантов ответа:
21. Some computer users believe that the cloud is just … computer, but
in fact it’s not.
a. someone’s else c. someone else
b. someone else’s d. someone’s else’s
22. Keep the fruits and vegetables in the fridge … to keep them fresh.
a. so c. so as
b. so that d. because
23. The use of recycled paper saves … trees from being cut down each
year.
a. thousand of c. thousands
b. thousand d. thousands of
24. Feeling respected by others makes us … than any material wealth
does.
a. a lot happier c. more happier
b. much more happier d. many more happy
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