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- •Unit I Вариант 1
- •1. Read the article. Choose from the list a-h the heading which best summarises each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
- •2. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
- •3. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-7. The joy and enthusiasm of reading
- •1. The unlimited liberty of reading for the narrator means
- •5. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
- •Invention of bubble gum
- •6. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Harrods
- •Вариант 2
- •1. Read the article. Choose from the list a-h the heading which best summarises each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
- •2. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Hollywood
- •3. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-7. To become wealthy
- •1. In his childhood the narrator’s idea of happiness was to
- •5. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
- •Invention of computer
- •6. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. The qualities of great children’s films
- •Вариант 3.
- •1. Read the article. Choose from the list a-h the heading which best summarises each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
- •2. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Hi-tech brings families together
- •3. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-7. A busy saturday
- •1. The word ‘it’ (line 4, paragraph one) refers to
- •5. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
- •Invention of crossword puzzle
- •6. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. New york city: nostalgia for the old neighbourhood
- •Unit II Вариант 1
- •1. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
- •Memories and reality
- •2. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form. Jeans
- •3. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Alfred nobel
- •4. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. A new way to find a job
- •5. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-3. Bali revisited
- •1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?
- •2. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form. Who discovered australia?
- •3. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. The circus
- •4. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Not enough viola players
- •5. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-3. The history of the english pound
- •1. According to the author …
- •2. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form. History of washington, d.C.
- •3. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Alaska
- •4. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Happiness
- •5. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-3. Artificial intelligence
- •1. According to the text, people have been trying to create thinking machines …
1. The word ‘it’ (line 4, paragraph one) refers to
A. Barry’s shop.
B. life in the town.
C. traffic in the town.
D. the high street.
2. In paragraph two, the phrase ‘hustle and bustle’ means
A. noisy and busy activity.
B. traffic congestion.
C. large groups of people.
D. friendliness in the community.
3. Barry preferred working alone because he
A. didn’t trust anyone else to help him.
B. wasn’t a very sociable person.
C. was free to do as he pleased.
D. often worked unusual hours.
4. The woman had come to see Barry in order to
A. express her anger about something.
B. inform him of a decision she had made.
C. apologise for her son.
D. pick up a pair of shoes.
5. Barry didn’t argue with the woman because
A. he felt a little afraid of her.
B. she left before he could speak.
C. he knew she was right.
D. he thought it was a waste of time.
6. The woman spent Saturday morning
A. re-organising the shop.
B. energetically helping customers.
C. cleaning and tidying the shop.
D. doing all of Barry’s work for him.
7. In the final paragraph, the writer suggests that the woman
A. thought that Barry was lazy and disorganised.
B. was interested in working at the shop every Saturday.
C. was enthusiastic about making changes to the shop.
D. had been trying to make Barry work harder than usual.
4. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD: TEOTIHUACAN
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Teotihuacan is an enormous archaeological site in Mexico. It contains some of the (1)......... pyramids in America. Also, the archaeological site of Teotihuacan (2)......... for the so-called ‘street of the dead’ and its colourful frescos. Between 1AD and 250AD Teotihuacan (3)......... an important religious and economic centre when the construction of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon had been finished. At that time as many as 200,000 people (4)......... in Teotihuacan in at least 2,000 houses. However, after there (5)......... a great fire, for some unknown reason all the population decided to leave the city. This happened in 650AD. Since then Teotihuacan (6)......... the Aztecs, the Spanish invasion and has been deserted for many years. Nowadays Teotihuacan is visited by millions of people every year. Archaeologists are sure that it (7)......... popular in the future being a must-see if you’re in Mexico City. |
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5. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.
Invention of crossword puzzle
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Crossword puzzles are the most popular word puzzles in the world. However, their history is (1)......... short. They were created in the 19th century in England, but the (2)......... of the first published crossword puzzle took place in 1913 in the New York World newspaper. The author of the puzzle was Arthur Wynne, a (3)......... born in Liverpool, England. Wynne’s crossword puzzle looked much (4)......... from the crosswords used today and had no black squares. At first, only the New York World published such puzzles every week. But in 1924 the first collection of World puzzles was printed in book form and crossword puzzles immediately gained (5).......... A major breakthrough in crossword puzzle development came with the personal computer. Although many computer specialists used to say that it was (6)......... for a computer to create a crossword puzzle, software was developed which allows any person to construct their own crossword puzzles. |
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