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5. “The substantial conversation” (line 22):
A. a long conversation
B. a considerable conversation
C. a famous conversation
D. an important conversation
Choose the correct variant:
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1. the late
A. the latest C. forgotten
B. dead D. the last
2. attain
A. achieve C. get
B. possess D. represent
3. rise
A. getting up C. improvement
B. addiction D. summary
4. foolproof
A. as foolish C. as against a fool
B. like foolish D. seriously
5. ominous
A. dangerous C. forgiving
B. strange D. threatening
EDUCATIONAL PROVISION
All children in Britain up to the age of 16 must by law receive
full-time education. Around 94 per cent of pupils get free education from public funds. The rest attend fee-paying independent
schools. Boys and girls are taught together in most schools.
In England and Wales non-selective comprehensive education
caters for children of all abilities. Nearly all pupils in Scotland attend non-selective schools. Secondary schools are largely selective
in Northern Ireland, where a small number of integrated schools
have been established at primary and secondary levels with the aim
of providing education for Roman Catholic and Protestant children
studying together.
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Broadly based national curricula ensure that pupils study a
balanced range of subjects. In Wales the Welsh language forms
part of the national curriculum. Schools in England and Wales
may also teach the main ethnic minority community languages at
secondary level. Religious education is available in all schools,
although parents have the right to withdraw their children from
such classes.
Pupils ages 16 are normally assessed by the General Certifi-
cate of Secondary Education examination (or the Scottish Certificate of Education). Students who choose to continue their studies
after 16 – about two-third – works for academic or vocational
qualifications which are the main standard for entry to higher education or professional training.
Higher education is study above Advanced level or equivalent.
The proportion of young people entering higher education in universities and colleges has risen from one in eight in 1979 to almost
one in three today.
In 1994–95 there were over 1.5 million students in higher
education courses, of whom 49 per cent were women. Overseas
students at publicly funded higher education institutions numbered
158,000.
In 1994-95 more than 3.5 million people were enrolled on fur-
ther and adult education courses, which are largely work-related
and vocational. Many attend on a part-time basis or during the
evenings.
Choose the correct translation of the word according to
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the text:
15
20
25
30
35
1. attend
A. записаться С. посещать
B. учиться D. числиться
2. cater for
A. предоставляться C. устанавливаться
B. оказываться D. гарантироваться
3. providing
A. обеспечивая C. определяя
B. оказывая D. финансируя
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4. ensure
A. выдать C. определить
B. гарантировать. D. оказать
5. available
A. доступный C. оказанный
B. выданный D. оцененный
6. assess
A. оценивать C. предоставить
B. ценить D. установить
7. vocational
A. доступный C. профессиональный
B. гарантированный D. образовательный
8. entry
A. вход C. зачисление
B. поступление D. учеба
9. overseas
A. иностранный C. хороший
B. отличный D. приглашенный
10. enroll
A. поступать C. посещать
B. пригласить D. зачислить
MISSING PERSONS
Running away from home is one of those things everybody thinks
about at some time when they're growing up. Your father scold you
because you stayed out 'late', your mother doesn't like your new
boyfriend and shows it; your life isn’t giving you any choices, you
are longing for a change, something new… But you don't do it
because what you've got isn't that bad and what's out there might
be awful.But some people, usually the ones with the most serious
problems, take the risk. They run away, become 'missing persons'.
Meanwhile back home, their parents, and maybe brothers and sisters,
are facing the pain of their absence and fear of what's happened to
them.
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Nobody knows how many people go missing in this country. Many
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are not reported and the police haven’t found a useful way of punching
the ones they do know about into their national computer.
The figures usually quoted when the subject comes up in Parliament
are purely for London, though they include people believed to have
run to the capital from elsewhere. Graham Brown of The Central
London Teenage Project said: "Estimates of the numbers of young
eople on the loose in London on any given day vary from 300 to
2000." And that's just London .Every major provincial city is a
magnet to runaways in its region.
The laws which are supposed to control the situation are a mess. If
you are over 16 you can work officially, or claim government money
until you get a job. You can survive. If you are under 16 you might
be able to lie about it and work for a while. Once that's blown you
will have no income at all. That means no accommodation because
you can't pay for a hotel and the centers for runaways can't take you
because of the laws.
"It's very difficult for us to deal with under-16s," said Alan Davidson
of Alone In London, a specialist advice center. "We were set up to deal
with homeless 16-21-year-olds. We don't turn younger ones away.
We make it clear to them we are not going to phone the police
or social services about them, because we have to build up trust. But
then all we can do is explain to them how difficult it will be and
persuade them to go back home."
So our system of social care for youths has now reached a point where it
gives care and attention to 'young adults', the 16 pluses, while turning its back on younger ones who must surely be in greater danger.
Back home there may be help from a social worker. But outside,
nothing. It's almost a declaration that under-16s don't exist unless
they're within the normal situation of home life.
1 2
What does the second
sentence (Your... new…)
Which of the following is true, according to lines 7–11 (But … them.)?
describe ?
A
Reactions parents show
when their children
threaten to run away
Great problems arise when people
who have run away from home return.
from home.
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20
25
30
35
40
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B Reasons why young
B
A
B
people have to give up
their plans of running
Most people run away from home
because of problems with their relatives.
away from home.
C Situations which make
young people feel like
C The relatives of people who have run
away suffer a lot.
running away from home.
3 4
What is suggested about
the members of Parlia-
What are Graham Brown's words in
lines 17–19 meant to illustrate?
ment in lines 15–17?
A They are only interested
in the people who run
That the number of runaways in Britain forms a serious problem.
away from London.
B They have an incom-
plete picture of the
number of runaways in
That the number of runaways London
is much higher on some days than on
others.
Britain.
C They refuse to believe
that the problem of run-
C That the number of runaways is rising
very rapidly at the moment.
aways is serious.
'Once that's blown (line
25) can be replaced by
A Once it has been discove-
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'we have to build up trust' (line 33).
With whom?
A With the police.
red that you are not yet 16.
B Once it has been dis-
B With the runaways.
covered that you have
run away from home.
C Once you have lied
C With the runaway's family.
about your age.
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Q
RE-ARRANGE THE PARAGRAPHS INTO THE TEXT.
A VISITOR
c. "It's a client. It seems that a young lady has arrived in a consider-
able state of excitement, and insists upon seeing me. She is waiting now
in the sitting-room. I presume that it is something very pressing which she
has to communicate. Should it prove to be an interesting case, you would,
I am sure, wish to follow it from the outset. I thought at any rate that I
should call you, and give you the chance."
"My dear fellow, I would not miss it for anything".
f. "Very sorry to knock you up, Watson," said he, "but it's the com-
mon lot this morning."
"What is it, then? A fire?"
d. "Good morning, madam", said Holmes cheerily. "My name is
Sherlock Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson,
before whom you can speak as freely as before me. Ha, I am glad to see
that Mrs. Hudson has had the good sense to light the fire. Please draw up
to it, and I shall order you a cup of hot coffee, for I observe that you are
shivering."
a. It was early in April that I woke up one morning to find Sherlock
Holmes standing, fully dressed, by the side of my bed. He was a late riser
as a rule, and, as the clock on the mantelpiece showed me that it was a
quarter past seven, I blinked up at him in some surprise, and perhaps just
a little resentment, for I was myself regular in my habits.
b. "It's not cold that makes me shiver," said the woman in a low
voice. "It's fear, Mr. Holmes. It's terror." She raised her veil as she spoke,
and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her
face all drawn and grey, with restless eyes. Her features and figure were
those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature grey, and
her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over
with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.
e. I rapidly threw on my clothes, and was ready to accompany my
friend down to the sitting-room. A lady dressed in black and heavily
veiled, who had been sitting in the window, rose as we entered.
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UNUSUAL STORYTELLING
b. 'It's the seventh minute into a match and we're up against one of the
top clubs in Britain. We're expected to lose. I get the ball and I'm running
as fast as I can for the goal. The goalkeeper runs towards me. Do I try to
get round him or shall I shoot?'
d. 'It was particularly good for the kids to have strong male role mod-
els involved. Many boys grow up wanting to be professional footballers
and they'll listen to what we have to say far more readily than they would
listen to their teachers. It's not just the boys who get a lot out of it; even
though a lot of the stories are football based, the girls never get bored,'
says Taylor.
a. 'I decide to shoot and I can see the ball going wide. But then I look
up and see my mum blowing hard on her whistle from the side of the
pitch, and the ball swings to the right and falls inside the goal post. I've
just scored and we're one-nil up against the favourites.'
e. It's gripping storytelling and not a single child has moved. It also
happens that every word is true, with the exception of the bit about his
mum! The speaker is a former football player, Barry Morgan, who now
works as a community relations officer in a large city in southern England.
g. Part of Barry's job involves visiting clubs, schools and libraries
along with a professional storyteller, Rick Taylor, in order to try and
reach the kids who mainly sit at the back of classrooms and don't want to
take part in lessons. They want to both excite the children's imaginations
and encourage them to read, and so far they are delighted with the success
of the project.
c. The original idea for the project was Rick Taylor's. Over the years
he had collected a huge number of folk tales and stories and had earned
his living travelling around the world telling them
f. After a one-off event with Barry Morgan, which was a tremendous
success, Taylor decided that they should try and do more.
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COMMON PROBLEMS AND MISTAKES
Q
Don’t mix up the words:
1. Only – the only. Хорошо известное наречие only – "только" часто смешивают с the only, которое означает "единственный".
2. Some – the same. Some – количественное местоимение. The
same – прилагательное со значением "тот же".
3. Because – because of. Because – союз "потому, что", и за ним
следует подлежащее. Because of – предлог "из-за", "вследствие",
и за ним следует обстоятельство.
4. To accept – принимать; to except – исключать.
5. To affect – влиять на;
6. About – приблизительно, около; above – выше.
7. At best – в лучшем случае ; the best – самый лучший.
8. To arise – возникать; to rise – подниматься.
9. Beside – рядом; besides – помимо (этого), кроме (этого).
10. By way of – вставить, by the way – между прочим.
11. Except – за исключением, expect – ожидать.
12. Few – почти не, очень мало; a few – несколько.
13. Hard –
упорно, усиленно, тяжело, hardly– едва
to effect – осуществлять.
Q
Remember the following set phrases:
as a rule – как правило
as a matter of fact – само собой разумеется
at the moment – в данное время
at a glance – сразу
(when) at home – находясь дома
at most – в лучшем случае
at a time – одновременно
as it is – фактически, в действительности
at the bottom – внизу (страницы), у подножья
to the bottom – до дна, на дно
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from top to bottom – сверху донизу
to the best advantage – наилучшим образом
to do one's best – делать все возможное
to bring home to убедить
to bring forward – выдвинуть
but for – за исключением, если ты не
all but – все, кроме
by chance – случайно
by hand – вручную
by the (that) time – к этому (тому) времени
by turns – по очереди
in case – в случае, если
in any case – во всяком случае
in no case – ни в коем случае, никогда
in such a case – в таком случае
to consist in – заключаться в
to consist of – состоять из
of course – конечно
as a matter of course – само собой разумеется
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FINAL TEST
Q
I Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.
DISASTER.
About 70 years ago, a Dutch ship (1)…(sail) near the North Pole; it
(2)…(head) for Blacklead Island. On the ship (3)…(be) a scientist, Edgar
Greenhead, who (4)…(work) on the island for many years; he
(5)…(conduct) research into the life of the local inhabitants.
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
Q
II Выберите правильный вариант ответа a), b), c) или d)
6. The wagon is being pulled by two ....
a) ox c) oxes
b) oxen d) oxs
7. The.. .remark was very clever.
a) passer-by's c) passer's-by
b) passers'-by d) passer-by
8. This bedroom is ... in the house.
a) more sunny c) sunnier
b) the sunniest d) the sunnyest
9. The ... house is 10 minutes away.
a) next c) nearest
b) nearer d) near
10. Roses smell very ....
a) sweet c) sweetly
b) sweety d) sweeter
11. Pack the eggs in....
a) dozen c) dozens
b) the dozen d) the dozenth
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