Часть I

ЛЕКСИКА

Учебная лексика

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Something should be done to reform the educational … of the developing countries.

1. school

2. system

3. support

4. goal

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Students must give credit to an author if they use a … in their research papers.

1. foundation

2. innovation

3. quotation

4. collocation

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The B.S. degree in chemistry requires a minimum of 180 … to graduate.

1. credits

2. grades

3. points

4. marks

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In England students who go to … schools pay fees.

1. public

2. comprehensive

3. middle

4. community

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Professor Wilson is a wonderful teacher but there are too many … in his course.

1. diplomas

2. solutions

3. degrees

4. assignments

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The course aims at helping students … knowledge of ocean ecology.

1. acquire

2. earn

3. win

4. deny

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The text of the paragraph should … to the topic sentence.

1. comply

2. coincide

3. agree

4. correspond

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One educational goal for developing countries would be at least a … education for every citizen.

1. basic

2. higher

3. tertiary

4. special

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The … between semesters is a welcome break for students and faculty.

1. contradiction

2. interval

3. publication

4. delay

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Finding a dissertation … is often the most difficult part of PhD work.

1. edition

2. initiative

3. topic

4. quotation

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The irresponsible student … his research paper two weeks late.

1. introduced

2. produced

3. performed

4. submitted

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Putting an end to adult … is one of the main goals for developing countries.

1. illiteracy

2. illegality

3. illegibility

4. illogicality

Деловая лексика

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The … of directors meets once a month to discuss the budget.

1. company

2. board

3. conference

4. consensus

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Any financial information shared during this meeting should be kept …

1. confined

2. confident

3. confidential

4. conflicting

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The … for submitting papers to the conference is May 25th.

1. dead-point

2. deadline

3. deadfall

4. deadlight

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It is … that all supervisors attend Friday’s meeting.

1. mandatory

2. exquisite

3. exclusive

4. sure

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The … is reserved for a managers’ meeting.

1. boardroom

2. bathroom

3. changing room

4. guest room

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The role of treasurer was based on the chairman’s … vote.

1. unanimous

2. deliberative

3. proxy

4. casting

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A … to eliminate all part-time positions was put forward at the meeting.

1. action

2. motion

3. caution

4. vision

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One of the ways to call a meeting is to inform each … individually via e-mail.

1. speaker

2. chairman

3. participant

4. absentee

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An … should outline the order and amount of time to spend on each item at the meeting.

1. agenda

2. issue

3. indication

4. strategy

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The board members couldn’t come to a … so they had to hold a vote.

1. comment

2. grievance

3. motion

4. consensus

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Generally speaking, a good manager … a smooth production process.

1. makes sure

2. ensures

3. is sure

4. as sure as

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Many managers were … about two months ago.

1. shared

2. taken

3. hired

4. received

Профессиональная лексика

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Teachers are expected to use computer-based technology with increasing frequency and … .

1. promotion

2. productivity

3. profoundness

4. proficiency

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Specific learning difficulties most commonly include conditions such as dyslexia, … deficit, hyperactivity disorder etc.

1. addiction

2. attention

3. appreciation

4. imagination

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A typical lesson plan should contain the methods of … .

1. assessment

2. assertion

3. invention

4. engagement

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Students or pupils who … motivation will be unable to benefit fully from their education.

1. have

2. are out of

3. lack

4. doubt

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The curriculum usually includes … and optional subjects.

1. educational

2. electives

3. compulsory

4. free

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Candidates who could demonstrate the relevant … could be accredited with a qualification.

1. assessment

2. fantasy

3. diploma

4. competencies

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National … are used to regulate the levels of attainment required in nationally recognized qualifications.

1. standards

2. tests

3. examinations

4. rules

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The development of thinking … in young pupils is thought to improve the quality of their learning.

1. moods

2. tools

3. skills

4. mind

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… education involves skills training and prepares the learner to enter directly into skilled or semi-skilled employment.

1. vocational

2. secondary

3. normal

4. independent

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… who have a good relationship with their parents are less likely to engage in various risk behaviours.

1. Peers

2. Adults

3. Adolescents

4. Interns

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Young people … optimism about entering the career area of their choice.

1. obeyed

2. expressed

3. experienced

4. gained

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Children with learning … may have difficulty processing information.

1. disagreement

2. abilities

3. ambitions

4. disabilities

Термины (дефиниции)

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… attempts to transcribe the sounds of the language into alphabetic letters.

1. Alphabet

2. Listening

3. Spelling

4. Transliteration

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… is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction under the supervision of a trade professional.

1. Apprenticeship

2. Scholarship

3. Acquisition

4. Communication

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… is a condensed form of a particular piece of information.

1. Reference

2. Summary

3. Contents

4. Representation

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… is a person who provides extra help for students with their schoolwork.

1. Instructor

2. Dean

3. Chancellor

4. Tutor

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… is an outline and description of a course.

1. Lecture

2. Syllabus

3. Credit

4. Syllable

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… are measurable benchmarks for growth in academic and functional areas of instruction.

1. Learning styles

2. Learning steps

3. Learning goals

4. Learning skills

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… is the practice of placing students with disabilities in regular classrooms.

1. Inclusion

2. Exclusion

3. Immersion

4. Intervention

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… is the instruction provided for students with educational or physical disabilities.

1. Health education

2. Special education

3. Compulsory education

4. Vocational education

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… is the identification and detailed examination of the constituent parts or elements of some phenomenon.

1. Comprehension

2. Analysis

3. Knowledge

4. Interest

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… is the ability to be original and imaginative, especially in an artistic domain.

1. Creativity

2. Competence

3. Imagination

4. Concentration

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… in education is the state of being prepared to start school.

1. Readability

2. Readership

3. Reading

4. Readiness

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… is a cognitive, social, or physical ability acquired, or developed, through practice.

1. Education

2. Skill

3. Activity

4. Preparation

ГРАММАТИКА

Словообразование

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About 55 per cent of students at both universities come from … schools.

1. state

2. statement

3. statutory

4. stationary

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The three major … of the world ocean are the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.

1. subdivided

2. subdivide

3. subdivisible

4. subdivisions

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We need to work together to … a unified strategy.

1. productive

2. product

3. production

4. produce

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In the 18th century English began its … into Wales and north western Scotland.

1. expansive

2. expand

3. expansion

4. expansible

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This modern approach tries to … the best of the other methods.

1. combination

2. combinative

3. combine

4. combinatorially

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Catalan, even though it has been written and spoken for centuries, is not … to speakers of standard Spanish.

1. understandable

2. understand

3. understandably

4. understanding

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We shouldn’t ignore … context of communication.

1. psychologist

2. psychology

3. psychological

4. psychologically

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Aggression can sometimes be an … of fear.

1. express

2. expression

3. expressive

4. expressly

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The distinction between news and … can at times be fuzzy.

1. entertainment

2. entertain

3. entertainer

4. entertaining

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Social shifts may … ideological shifts and other types of cultural change.

1. accompaniment

2. accompany

3. accompanying

4. accompanied

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Some … believe that mass culture is the most powerful de-educator of the public mind.

1. scientists

2. science

3. scientific

4. sciences

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Some … actively promote traditional family values.

1. political

2. politics

3. politicians

4. policy

Местоимения

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The bus service is excellent. There’s a bus … ten minutes.

1. each

2. every

3. all

4. any

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My friend is very busy with his study. He has … time for other things.

1. little

2. few

3. a few

4. plenty

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Oxford proudly lists 25 prime ministers amongst … alumni.

1. its’

2. it’s

3. his

4. its

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They all seemed to be enjoying … .

1. themselves

2. themself

3. theirs

4. their

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Can I have … milk in my coffee, please?

1. a little

2. any

3. a lot of

4. little

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Can you lend me … dollars?

1. little

2. a lot

3. a little

4. a few

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There wasn’t … traffic this morning.

1. many

2. a few

3. much

4. few

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The Olympic Games are held … four years.

1. each of

2. each

3. every

4. all

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… young people deal successfully with these challenges.

1. Little

2. Most

3. The most

4. None

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Sociologists believe that there are too … positive activities which are attractive for young people.

1. much

2. little

3. a few

4. few

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I haven’t read many of … books.

1. these

2. this

3. that

4. there

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He’s been to Rome … times.

1. little

2. a little

3. a few

4. plenty

Степени сравнения прилагательных

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Women in Hartlepool live around 9.6 years … than in the central London borough.

1. more little

2. little

3. less

4. more less

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Paul is very smart; in fact he is … boy among his classmates.

1. intellegener

2. more intelligent

3. the most intelligent

4. as intelligent

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I have never liked studying Chemistry; it is … subject for me.

1. the least interesting

2. the most interesting

3. the less interesting

4. interesting

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The nights in summer are … the nights in winter.

1. not as long as

2. as long as

3. longest

4. longer

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They’ve got … money than they need.

1. little

2. less

3. the least

4. least

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The more you know … you forget. So why study?

1. more

2. the most

3. the more

4. most

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This bag is a bit … than the other one.

1. heavy

2. heaviest

3. the heaviest

4. heavier

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Are you any good at tennis? I am … tennis player in the world.

1. the worst

2. worse

3. bad

4. the baddest

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Richard and Timothy don’t know many people at the party. Lionel and David know … .

1. the most

2. more

3. as many

4. the many

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I didn’t like the book; it’s rather dull. The film is … .

1. as interesting

2. more interesting

3. the less interesting

4. the most interesting

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I like both football and baseball but I prefer … .

1. the last

2. the less

3. the least

4. the latter

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I don’t know much but he knows even … than I do.

1. the least

2. little

3. less

4. litter

Артикли

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He is going to study … Information Science.

1. -

2. an

3. a

4. the

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… average age at first marriage in the UK has risen from 29.3 years in 1996 to 31.8 in 2006.

1. -

2. A

3. An

4. The

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“… Economist” published several interesting reviews last month.

1. An

2. -

3. A

4. The

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It is widely accepted that the process of … education begins at birth and continues throughout life.

1. -

2. a

3. an

4. the

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… unemployment is increasing at the moment.

1. The

2. An

3. -

4. A

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However, for the scientist, … logic of religious behaviour is not simple.

1. the

2. a

3. an

4. -

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… basketball is my favourite sport.

1. A

2. The

3. -

4. An

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Celine is … French.

1. -

2. a

3. an

4. the

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… amazing thing happened to me yesterday.

1. A

2. An

3. -

4. The

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My friend doesn’t eat … red meat.

1. a

2. an

3. the

4. -

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Books, magazines, and newspapers written in … English are available in many countries around the world.

1. a

2. -

3. an

4. the

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… 1930s Cambridge students provided the core of the mathematicians who broke Germany’s Enigma code.

1. The

2. A

3. An

4. -

Предлоги

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You can’t really take … something once it has been said.

1. off

2. in

3. back

4. at

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The word ‘education’ is derived … the Latin educare.

1. from

2. by

3. of

4. with

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Post-compulsory education can be divided … further and higher education.

1. in

2. into

3. at

4. on

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Higher education covers all post-school courses … ‘A’ level standard.

1. after

2. around

3. between

4. above

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When the basic course of study is successfully completed, usually … the end of four years, the graduate receives a bachelor’s degree.

1. in

2. at

3. on

4. over

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American children start school … the age of five years.

1. in

2. of

3. at

4. from

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Nowadays the computer is taken … granted.

1. for

2. as

3. by

4. on

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People judge you … your behavior, not your intent.

1. with

2. by

3. on

4. at

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Facebook may have secured its place … the top of the world’s list of social networking sites.

1. in

2. to

3. by

4. at

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This was a logical arrangement … the mathematical point of view.

1. from

2. in

3. on

4. at

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The later system of numerals was first introduced … the 3rd century BC.

1. along

2. about

3. next to

4. since

12. Заполните пропуск.

The term ‘culture’ refers … all the characteristics common to a particular group of people that are learned and not given by nature.

1. with

2. across

3. for

4. to

Союзы

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We should either walk quickly … take the bus.

1. but

2. nor

3. or

4. than

2. Заполните пропуск.

You look … you’ve seen a ghost.

1. so that

2. as if

3. as long as

4. while

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I’m going shopping for food this evening … I don’t have to go at the weekend.

1. so that

2. until

3. than

4. whether

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I don’t mind if you go out for lunch … you’re back for the meeting at two.

1. unless

2. because

3. otherwise

4. as long as

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… I don’t think she’s perfect for the job, she’s certainly better qualified than Steve.

1. Until

2. While

3. But also

4. As if

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The crowd was both large … enthusiastic.

1. and

2. nor

3. than

4. or

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He could not decide whether to tell the truth … keep silent.

1. when

2. nor

3. or

4. and

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… I told the truth, you would not believe me.

1. Even if

2. So that

3. For

4. Because

9. Заполните пропуск.

I would rather wait here … risk missing the bus.

1. when

2. than

3. or

4. neither

10. Заполните пропуск.

… you read this book, you would be sure to enjoy it.

1. Until

2. Whereas

3. Even if

4. If

11. Заполните пропуск.

I’m learning English … I can get a better job.

1. or

2. so that

3. unless

4. whether

12. Заполните пропуск.

Please wait … I make a phone call.

1. while

2. during

3. than

4. as though

Глагол и его формы

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In Britain milk … to your doorstep.

1. delivered

2. delivers

3. is being delivered

4. is delivered

2. Заполните пропуск.

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we … more than four hundred miles.

1. shall have driven

2. shall drive

3. shall be driving

4. drive

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The letter I was waiting for didn’t arrive because it … to my old address.

1. was sent

2. had been sent

3. has been sent

4. is sent

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In June, my grandmother and grandfather … for fifty years.

1. will have been married

2. will have married

3. will be married

4. are married

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Sam was trying to change a light bulb when he … .

1. fall

2. was falling

3. was felling

4. fell

6. Заполните пропуск.

The students are usually taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they … by Mr. White.

1. was taught

2. are being taught

3. taught

4. teach

7. Заполните пропуск.

English has … every day.

1. to be practiced

2. practiced

3. be practiced

4. to practice

8. Заполните пропуск.

Hadrian’s Wall … by 15,000 Roman soldiers.

1. guarded

2. was guarded

3. has been guarded

4. is being guarded

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The Statue of Liberty … to the United States by France.

1. gave

2. will give

3. was given

4. was gived

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The White House and the Capitol … by Pennsylvania Avenue.

1. are connected

2. connected

3. is connected

4. are being connected

11. Заполните пропуск.

A new factory is going … in Portland.

1. be built

2. be building

3. build

4. to be built

12. Заполните пропуск.

Over 20 models … in the past two years.

1. was produced

2. have been produced

3. were produced

4. produced

Неличные формы глагола

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In order to save time, we tend … fast food.

1. buying

2. to buy

3. to buying

4. buy

2. Заполните пропуск.

Travel agents usually advise … flight bookings three days before departure.

1. to reconfirm

2. reconfirm

3. to reconfirming

4. reconfirming

3. Заполните пропуск.

Mr. Miller asked … included in the meeting with the new clients.

1. to be

2. being

3. to have been

4. be

4. Заполните пропуск.

They had difficulty … a parking place.

1. to finding

2. finding

3. to find

4. find

5. Заполните пропуск.

We advised him … a taxi instead of walking to the restaurant.

1. taking

2. to take

3. to taking

4. take

6. Заполните пропуск.

I don’t remember … the legend before.

1. having heard

2. to have heard

3. to hear

4. hear

7. Заполните пропуск.

We had fun … down the Colorado River.

1. rafting

2. to raft

3. to have rafted

1. raft

8. Заполните пропуск.

They prepared … early in the morning.

1. leave

2. leaving

3. to leaving

4. to leave

9. Заполните пропуск.

I can’t help … in love with him.

1. to fall

2. falling

3. fall

4. to have fallen

10. Заполните пропуск.

Do you enjoy … movies?

1. to watch

2. watch

3. watching

4. to watching

11. Заполните пропуск.

On the way home from work, he stopped … some groceries.

1. to buy

2. buying

3. to buying

4. buy

12. Заполните пропуск.

Lilly stopped … sweets and cakes as she was on a diet.

1. to buy

2. buying

3. to buying

4. buy

Фразовые глаголы

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We have applied … membership of the European Marketing Scheme.

1. to

2. on

3. of

4. for

2. Заполните пропуск.

I am going to complain … their poor delivery.

1. about

2. over

3. at

4. in

3. Заполните пропуск.

I must apologise … keeping you all waiting.

1. about

2. for

3. in

4. at

4. Заполните пропуск.

We must contact them; they are waiting … our answer.

1. at

2. for

3. out

4. up

5. Заполните пропуск.

We are looking forward … meeting you.

1. on

2. to

3. about

4. with

6. Заполните пропуск.

Some interesting matters … in our discussion yesterday.

1. came up

2. came off

3. came by

4. came down

7. Заполните пропуск.

This piano piece is difficult to … .

1. carry away

2. carry over

3. carry off

4. carry down

8. Заполните пропуск.

Nothing … as much as your manner of speech.

1. gives you away

2. gives you back

3. gives you off

4. gives you out

9. Заполните пропуск.

Further taxes may be … this spring.

1. laid out

2. laid off

3. laid on

4. laid up

10. Заполните пропуск.

Would you please … these brochures to the other members of the committee?

1. hand off

2. hand out

3. hand down

4. hand along

11. Заполните пропуск.

On his way home, Jack stopped at the supermarket … some milk.

1. to pick at

2. to pick out

3. to pick over

4. to pick up

12. Заполните пропуск.

We’re … this weekend with some friends from college.

1. getting together

2. getting back

3. getting on

4. getting up

Модальные глаголы

1. Заполните пропуск.

… I have one of these cakes?

1. Should

2. Must

3. Have to

4. May

2. Заполните пропуск.

… you wait a moment, please?

1. Can

2. Should

3. Must

4. Need

3. Заполните пропуск.

Where is Nick? He … be in his office.

1. should

2. would

3. might

4. ought to

4. Заполните пропуск.

Are you going to read the report? No, I … . I already know what it says.

1. mustn’t

2. shouldn’t

3. needn’t

4. can’t

5. Заполните пропуск.

I am so angry with them. I … kill them!

1. can

2. must

3. should

4. could

6. Заполните пропуск.

She … help you tomorrow.

1. was to

2. will be able to

3. will can

4. is able to

7. Заполните пропуск.

You … take the car, but be careful.

1. can

2. must

3. has to

4. might

8. Заполните пропуск.

The situation was bad but it … worse.

1. could

2. should be

3. could have been

4. would have been

9. Заполните пропуск.

Ask Catherine about your problem. She might … help you.

1. be able to

2. is able to

3. to be able to

4. can

10. Заполните пропуск.

The baby … sleep. There is too much noise here.

1. can’t

2. is able to

3. should

4. is allowed to

11. Заполните пропуск.

I can’t understand Martin. I’ve never … understand him.

1. could

2. be able

3. been able to

4. can

12. Заполните пропуск.

You … see the film. It’s so interesting!

1. must

2. can

3. have to

4. were to

РЕЧЕВОЙ ЭТИКЕТ

1. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Passenger 1: Excuse me, is this seat free?

Passenger 2: ____________

1. No.

2. It’s nobody’s business.

3. No, I’m afraid, not.

4. Don’t mind me!

2. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Immigration officer: Your passport, please. Have you got a visa?

Traveller: _____________

1. What for?

2. Why did you ask?

3. I will not hear of it.

4. Here you are.

3. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Customer: I would like some information on your agency. Can you help me?

Receptionist: _____________

1. Yes, certainly. What would you like to know?

2. Yes.

3. I have the very thing you want.

4. What did you say?

4. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Shop assistant: Could I help you with anything?

Customer: ____________

1. I’m very glad to see you.

2. Show me that wristwatch!

3. Leave me alone.

4. Could I look at the wristwatch in this case?

5. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Employee: __________

Chief: I’d like to say yes, but it’s just not possible.

1. I need time off next week.

2. Would you mind if I had some time off?

3. Is there any chance of having time off?

4. Can you fix up time off for me?

6. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Receptionist: Doctor Howard’s office!

Patient: ____________

1. I’m ill.

2. This is Mrs. Laurence. I’d like to make an appointment.

3. What about my visit?

4. I’m glad to hear you!

7. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Driver: Excuse me, can I park my car on the other side of the street?

Policeman: _____________

1. I’d rather you didn’t.

2. I don’t think that’s a good idea.

3. Do as you think best.

4. I’m afraid not, parking isn’t allowed there.

8. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения..

Job applicant: My name is Frank Rowland. I was invited to come to an interview. I’d like to arrange a time.

Clerk: _______________

1. Oh, really?

2. I see… Is Wednesday morning all right for you?

3. Let’s meet on Monday then.

4. Do you think we could meet to discuss it?

9. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student: ____________

Hostess: Yes, I’ll have a room free after weekend.

1. I wonder if you can help me – I’m looking for a room.

2. I want you to rent a room to me.

3. I would like to book a room.

4. Is the room free now?

10. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Job applicant: Excuse me, have you any vacancies for full-time staff? Secretary: ____________

1. I’m sorry, we are booked out.

2. We are not waiting for any one.

3. Anything in particular that appeals to you?

4. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

11. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Hotel guest: Will you help me to fill up this form, please?

Receptionist: _____________

1. You must do it yourself.

2. Please sign this cheque.

3. Don’t disturb me till noon, please.

4. Certainly, I’ll be glad to. Let’s have a look at it.

12. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student: Professor, I really apologize for not attending your lecture last Friday, I was laid up with a cold.

Professor: ____________

1. It’s all right. You couldn’t have known that.

2. What a pity! I couldn’t deliver it without you.

3. That’s quite all right. I hope your cold is better.

4. I’ll thank you to be a little more polite.

13. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student 1: Happy New Year to you!

Student 2: ___________

1. My congratulations!

2. The same to you!

3. Just my luck!

4. What good news!

14. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Visitor: I’d like to cash this traveller’s cheque, please.

Bank Clerk: ___________

1. Have you got your passport with you, madam?

2. I’m very much obliged to you.

3. I’m sorry, but I’m a stranger here.

4. Would you give me one pound in silver, please?

15. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student: ___________

Librarian: It’s all right. But please, don’t forget about it next time!

1. I’m going to return the book.

2. Well, here is your book.

3. I must apologize for not returning the book in time.

4. You know, I couldn’t return the book.

16. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Manager (on the phone): Good afternoon. I’d like to speak to Mr Smith, if I may.

Secretary: ____________

1. I’m afraid Mr Smith is out at the moment. But I can take a message for him.

2. Answer the telephone for me, please.

3. I don’t know where he is.

4. Repeat what you’ve just said.

17. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Hostess: How about a nice cup of tea before you go?

Guest: ___________

1. A strong one without sugar.

2. No, please.

3. Let me think.

4. Yes, I’d love to.

18. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Policeman: Can I see your driving licence and insurance certificate?

Driver: ___________

1. Here you are.

2. Will next Monday be all right with you?

3. I like that!

4. That’s very kind of you.

19. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Chief: Miss White, will you, please, translate this notice for me?

Clerk: ___________

1. Gladly, Mister Smith.

2. I can’t.

3. Don’t disturb me, please.

4. Repeat your question.

20. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Visitor to London: ___________

Taxi Driver: We’ll be all right if the traffic’s not too heavy.

1. How long are you staying?

2. Paddington, please. I want to catch the 11.15.

3. I’m sorry to have troubled you.

4. Why doesn’t the taxi go on?

21. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student: Would you mind if I opened the window? It’s stuffy in here. Teacher: ___________

1. Well, no, but I’ll have to close it if anyone feels cold.

2. I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do about it.

3. What a shame!

4. Why? What’s happened?

22. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Clerk: ___________

Director: Certainly. Won’t you sit down?

1. Excuse me. Are you very busy just now?

2. It’s a pleasure to have met you.

3. How’s business?

4. Excuse me. I’d like to ask you a favour, if I may.

23. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Man: Shall I wait for you?

Woman: ____________

1. Yes, please. I won’t be long.

2. Oh, come along!

3. I see.

4. Well, I never! That is a nice thing to say to a lady!

24. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Hotel Guest: ____________

Hall Porter: Which room number, please, sir?

1. I’m sure you’re ready to bring my luggage down!

2. Please could you have my luggage brought down? I’ll be leaving in about ten minutes.

3. How do you find bringing my luggage down?

4. Are you served?

25. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Student: I wonder if it would be possible for me to leave a bit earlier tomorrow.

Teacher: ____________

1. That’s exactly what I think.

2. I’m afraid not. You have a test.

3. Oh, never mind, it doesn’t really matter.

4. What are you going to do about it?

КУЛЬТУРА И ТРАДИЦИИ СТРАН ИЗУЧАЕМОГО ЯЗЫКА

1. Заполните пропуск.

The most densely-populated country of the United Kingdom is … .

1. Scotland

2. Wales

3. England

4. Northern Ireland

2. Заполните пропуск.

Christopher Columbus landed in America in … .

1. 1620

2. 1942

3. 1492

4. 1547

3. Заполните пропуск.

The highest mountain in the United Kingdom is … .

1. Snowdon

2. Ben Nevis

3. the Adirondack Mountains

4. the Ozark Mountain Range

4. Заполните пропуск.

The longest river in Canada is … .

1. the Mackenzie

2. the Columbia

3. the Fraser

4. the Saskatchewan

5. Заполните пропуск.

Range of hills known as the “backbone of England” is … .

1. the Adirondack Mountains

2. the Ozark Mountain Range

3. the Appalachian Mountains

4. the Pennine Chain

6. Заполните пропуск.

The first university in America was … .

1. Boston University

2. Harvard

3. Eton

4. Oxford

7. Заполните пропуск.

Canada’s largest city is … .

1. Ottawa

2. Toronto

3. Quebec

4. Manitoba

8. Заполните пропуск.

The longest river in Britain is … .

1. the Thames

2. the Tay

3. the Tweed

4. the Severn

9. Заполните пропуск.

Loch is … .

1. a person who is not clever

2. a lake

3. a valley

4. a dale

10. Заполните пропуск.

The national symbol of America is … .

1. the rose

2. the bald eagle

3. the shamrock

4. the Statue of Liberty

11. Заполните пропуск.

Members of … are not elected in Canada.

1. the House of Commons

2. the House of Representatives

3. the House of Lords

4. the Senate

12. Заполните пропуск.

Caesar came from Rome to British Isles in … .

1. 55 B.C.

2. 55 A.D.

3. 43 A.D.

4. 43 B.C.

13. Заполните пропуск.

The Statue of Liberty is … .

1. in California

2. in Massachusetts

3. in New York

4. in Washington

14. Заполните пропуск.

In Canada the dates 1897-1899 refer to … .

1. Gold Rush

2. growing manufacturing industry

3. growing agriculture

4. the establishment of new provinces

15. Заполните пропуск.

Misfortune fell upon London in 1665 was … .

1. the Great Flood

2. the Plague

3. the Great Fire

4. the Great Earthquake

16. Заполните пропуск.

The American parliament has … chambers.

1. 4

2. 3

3. 2

4. 6

17. Заполните пропуск.

Canada’s constitutional autonomy from Britain was confirmed in … .

1. 1949

2. 1899

3. 1931

4. 1929

18. Заполните пропуск.

… presides over the British House of Commons.

1. the Speaker

2. the Prime Minister

3. the Lord Chancellor

4. the Major

19. Заполните пропуск.

The central lowlands in the USA are called … .

1. the Mississippi valley

2. the eastern lowlands

3. the prairie

4. the Missouri valley

20. Заполните пропуск.

In Canada the Government is formed by … .

1. the Queen

2. the party that wins the largest number of seats

3. by the Governor General

4. the Senate

21. Заполните пропуск.

Religious capital in England is … .

1. Windsor

2. York

3. Canterbury

4. Coventry

22. Заполните пропуск.

The largest state in the USA compared to all other states is … .

1. Alaska

2. Texas

3. California

4. Nevada

23. Заполните пропуск.

To create trading routes in Canada aboriginal peoples and fur traders used … .

1. roads

2. waterways

3. railway

4. air

24. Заполните пропуск.

The world-known Speaker’s Corner is in … .

1. Kensington Gardens

2. St. James’s Park

3. Hyde Park

4. Green Park

25. Заполните пропуск.

The First State to ratify the Constitution of the US was … .

1. Delaware

2. Nebraska

3. Illinois

4. Washington

26. Заполните пропуск.

To encourage people to settle the Prairie provinces Canadian government … .

1. offered to pay travel expenses

2. offered land at cheap prices

3. promised gold mines

4. paid settlers to move out west

27. Заполните пропуск.

Wimbledon is associated with … .

1. horse-racing

2. soccer

3. tennis

4. cricket

28. Заполните пропуск.

… is the poorest district of New York, where more than one million Afro-Americans live.

1. Manhattan

2. Broadway

3. Brooklyn

4. Harlem

29. Заполните пропуск.

The first explorers came to Atlantic Canada … .

1. to establish farming communities

2. to escape wars in Europe

3. to look for gold

4. to fish and trade with First Nations People

30. Заполните пропуск.

The country’s official name became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in … .

1. 1801

2. 1603

3. 1535

4. 1921

31. Заполните пропуск.

The symbol of American advertising business is … .

1. Fifth Avenue

2. Broadway

3. Park Avenue

4. Madison Avenue

32. Заполните пропуск.

The Klondike Gold Rush occurred in … .

1. Alaska

2. Yukon

3. Northern British Columbia

4. Newfoundland

33. Заполните пропуск.

The symbol of the Lord Chancellor’s power is … .

1. the woolsack

2. the bell

3. the crown

4. the mace

34. Заполните пропуск.

… are the salaried or professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labour.

1. “Blue collars”

2. “Red collars”

3. “White collars”

4. “Gold collars”

35. Заполните пропуск.

The nickname of the Canadian dollar is … .

1. the Beaver

2. the Loonie

3. the Moose

4. the Caribou

36. Заполните пропуск.

The earliest known people of Britain were … .

1. the Celts

2. the Danes

3. the Anglo-Saxons

4. the Iberians

37. Заполните пропуск.

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in … .

1. New York, NY

2. Washington, DC

3. Los Angeles, California

4. Dallas, Texas

38. Заполните пропуск.

“First Nations” is a legally defined term in Canada that came into common usage in the 1980s to replace the word … .

1. European descendant

2. Métis

3. Indian

4. Inuit

39. Заполните пропуск.

The guards in the Tower of London are called … .

1. Tower Guards

2. Beefeaters

3. Security Guards

4. Castle Guards

40. Заполните пропуск.

… doesn’t belong to the five Great Lakes.

1. the Lake Superior

2. the Lake Huron

3. the Great Salt Lake

4. the Lake Ontario

ЧТЕНИЕ

TEXT 1

From the History of the Computer

(1) IBM introduced the System/360 family of computers in 1964 and then dominated mainframe computing during the next decade for large-scale commercial, scientific, and military applications. The System/360 and its successor, the System/370, was a series of computer models of increasingpower that shared a common architecture so that programs written for one model could run on another. Also in 1964, Control Data Corporation introduced the CDC 6600 computer, which was the first supercomputer. It was popular with weapons laboratories, research organizations, and government agencies that required high performance. Today’s supercomputer manufacturers include Cray Research, NEC, Hitachi, and Fujitsu.

(2) Beginning in the late 1950s, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) built a series of smaller computers that it called minicomputers. These were less powerful than the mainframes, but they were inexpensive enough that companies could buy them instead of leasing them. The first successful model was the PDP-8 shipped in 1965. It used a typewriter-like device called a Teletype to input and edit programs and data. In 1970, DEC delivered its PDP-11 minicomputer, and in the late 1970s, it introduced its VAX line of computers. For the next decade, VAX computers were popular as departmental computers within many companies, organizations, and universities. By the close of the 20th century, however, the role of minicomputers had been mostly taken over by PCs and workstations.

(3) By the mid-1970s, microchips and microprocessors had drastically reduced the cost of the thousands of electronic components required in a computer. The first affordable desktop computer designed specifically for personal use was called the Altair 8800 and was sold by Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems in 1974. In 1977 Tandy Corporation became the first major electronics firm to produce a personal computer. They added a keyboard and monitor to their computer and offered a means of storing programs on a cassette recorder. Soon afterward, entrepreneur Steve Jobs and his engineer partner Stephen Wozniak founded a small company named Apple Computer. They introduced the Apple II computer in 1977. Its monitor supported relatively high-quality color graphics, and it had a floppy disk drive. The machine initially was popular for running video games. In 1979, Daniel Bricklin wrote an electronic spreadsheet program called VisiCalc that ran on the Apple II. Suddenly businesses had a legitimate reason to buy personal computers, and the era of personal computing began in earnest.

(4) IBM introduced its Personal Computer, or PC, in 1981. As a result of competition from the makers of clones (computersthat worked exactly like an IBM PC), the price of personal computers fell drastically. Today’s personal computer is 400 times faster than ENIAC, 3,000 times lighter, and several million dollars cheaper. By the late 1990s, it was possible to buy a powerful PC for less than 1,000 dollars. In rapid succession computers shrank from tabletop to lap-top and finally to palm size. With some personal computers, called pen-pads, people can even write directly on an etched-glass, liquid-crystal screen using a small electronic stylus, and words will appear on the screen in clean typescript.

(Britannica Student Encyclopedia Library)