symbolising one of seven principles, including creativity, faith and unity.
7. In many parts of the United States and Canada, groups of carollers walk
from house to house and sing Christmas songs. Some people give the singers
money or small gifts or invite them in for a warm drink. Many people attend
church services on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Churches are
decorated with evergreen branches, red flowers, and scenes from the
Nativity. Churchgoers listen to readings from the Bible and join in singing
Christmas carols.
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обозначенными буквами А – G. Одна из частей в списке А – G лишняя.
Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в
таблицу.
Of the various kinds of animals, the dog family has undoubtedly been of the greatest direct service to mankind.
When we speak of dogs, we generally have in mind the domesticated
dogs, 1 __________________. They range from the big Newfoundland with its
magnificent, shaggy coat to the diminutive hairless Chihuahua. In this group we
find not only our domesticated dogs but also wild dogs and other wild animals
such as wolves, foxes and jackals.
The dog family has had a long and interesting history. One of the earliest
direct ancestors of the group was the small animal known as Cynodictis,
2 __________________. It had a long and flexible body and a long tail. It was a
tree dweller and had a larger brain, in proportion to its size,
3 __________________. The early dogs gradually departed from the treedwelling
habits of their forebears and began to live in open plains country,
4 __________________. They had to be fleet in order to capture other plains
animals. In time their legs lengthened. They also developed the endurance to run
great distances. There were several different lines of dog evolution. One line led
to the now-extinct hyena-like dogs that once roamed over the plains of North
America.
Another branch terminated in large bearlike dogs 5 __________________.
The wolves, jackals, foxes and domesticated dogs formed still another group –
our modern dog family – 6 __________________. The Cape hunting dog of
Africa, the hunting dog, or dhole, of India, the Malay wild dog, the Siberian wild
dog and the Brazilian bush dog are other representatives of the family.
A. than other primitive carnivores
B. where they hunted in packs
C. which have also become extinct
D. numbering over a hundred different breeds
E. which is now distributed throughout the world
F. which lived about 35 million years ago
G. where they are found in considerable numbers
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обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами
варианту ответа.
We flew to Paris and went to Longchamp, the biggest French racecourse.
My father’s trip included a lunch appointment with Mr Ramsey Osborn, the coowner of his newly bought horse, Blue Clancy.
After they were seated at table together, I left them and went to ground
level, happier to be with the action. I had been racing in France a good deal,
having for some years been assistant to a trainer who sent horses across the
Channel to France as often as to York. Paris was nearer anyway, he used to say,
dispatching me from Epson via nearby Gatwick airport whenever he felt
disinclined to go himself. I knew in consequence a little racecourse French and
where to find what I wanted, which was essential in the vast stands with
hurrying French racegoers.
I wandered around, greeting a few people, watching the first race from the
trainers’ stand, tearing up my losing ticket, wandering some more, and feeling,
finally, without any horse to saddle, purposeless. It was an odd feeling. I
couldn’t remember when I’d last gone racing without being actively involved.
Racing wasn’t my playground, and on that day it felt hollow.
Vaguely depressed, I returned to my father and found him blossoming in
his role as racehorse owner. He was referring to Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
familiarly as ‘the Arc’ as if it hadn’t swum into his consciousness only half a
week earlier, and discussing Blue Clancy’s future with Ramsey Osborn.
‘We’re thinking of the Breeders’ Cup,’ he said to me, and I interpreted the
glint in his eyes as a frantic question as well as an instant decision.
After lunch my father and Ramsey Osborn watched the races on
television. Ramsey told us he came from Connecticut, and had made his money
by selling sports clothes. ‘Baseball caps by the million,’ he said expansively. ‘I
get them made, I sell them to retail outlets. And shoes, shirts, jogging suits,
whatever goes. Health is big business, we’d be nowhere without exercise.’
Ramsey himself did not look it, though. He had pads of fat round his eyes,
a heavy double chin and a swelling stomach. Still, he radiated good will but
there was supreme arrogance on his face as my father said reciprocally that he
himself dealt humbly in currency and metal.
Ramsey wasn’t grasping his meaning, I thought, but then for all his
occasional flamboyance my father never drew general attention to his wealth.
‘Quantum’ was a large comfortable Victorian house, but it wasn’t a mansion:
when he had reached mansion financial status, he’d shown no signs of wanting
to move. I wondered briefly whether that would change in future, now that he’d
tasted prodigality.
In due course, the three of us went down to the saddling boxes and met
both Blue Clancy and his trainer, John. Ramsey and the trainer claimed my
father’s attention away from me to discuss tactics with the jockey, and I thought
of the summer holidays when we were children, when my brother and I had
learned to ride. We’d learned on riding-school ponies, cycling to the nearby
stables and spending time there grooming, feeding and cleaning. We’d ridden
backwards, bareback, and with our knees on the saddle. The ponies had been
docile and no doubt tired to death, but for two years we had been circus virtuosi:
and my father had paid the bills uncomplainingly, but had never come to watch
us. I’d ridden almost every possible morning, laying down a skill without
meaning it seriously, not realising, in the flurry of academic school
examinations, that it was the holiday pastime that would hold me for life.
Blue Clancy looked as well as any of the others, I thought, watching the
runners walk round, and John, the trainer, was displaying more confidence than
uncertainty. He thanked me for fixing the sale (from which he’d made a
commission) and assured me that the two-million-guinea horse was now settled
comfortably in a prime box in his yard. He’d known me vaguely until then as
another trainer’s assistant, a hard worker, but as son and go-between of a new
owner showing all the signs of being severely hooked by the sport, I was worth
cultivation.
А15 How did the narrator come to speak French?
1) He had often been sent to France by his employer.
2) He had lived and worked in France for a long time.
3) He had taken a course in the French language.
4) He had picked it up from his French trainer.
А16 The narrator felt vaguely depressed because
1) he had bet on the wrong horse.
2) he didn’t like French racegoers.
3) the racing on that day was dull.
4) he didn’t have anything to do.
А17 How deep was the narrator’s father’s involvement in horseracing?
1) He would rather others made a decision.
2) He set the asking prices for racehorses.
3) He set up Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
4) He was a complete beginner in horseracing.
А18 What conclusion did the narrator draw about Ramsey’s attitude to sport?
1) Ramsey held that proper clothes were essential to sport.
2) Ramsey thought that racing was the only worthy sport.
3) Ramsey didn’t seem to do much sport himself.
4) Ramsey ruined his health through sport.
А19 What kind of person was the narrator’s father?
1) He was careful with money.
2) He was modest for a rich person.
3) He was cautious with strangers.
4) He was caring towards his friends.
А20 Why did the narrator become a horseracer?
1) He had been dreaming of it since he was a child.
2) He had failed his exams, and had no other skills.
3) His interest in horseracing never lessened.
4) His father insisted that he should be a horseracer.
А21 John showed interest in the narrator because
1) he thought the narrator’s father might buy more racehorses.
2) he had learned that his father would take part in the Breeders’ Cup.
3) he had learned that the narrator was also a racing man.
4) the narrator had promised to become his assistant.
Раздел 3. ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА
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The Twins
At last Colin began to relax. The food and wine
B4 ------------ excellent. After the meal he went into BE
the bar.
He tried to find an empty seat but all the seats
B5 ------------. The room was noisy and crowded. OCCUPY
As he was watching the people there he
B6 --------------- something that almost made him drop SEE
his glass.
B7 He walked towards a man who -------------- at the STAND
other end of the room.
The other man was shocked too. They were unbelievably
alike. They were both in their late thirties and had almost
identical features. Colin was perhaps slightly
B8 -------- than the stranger, but otherwise they HEAVY
were twins. They introduced themselves. The other man’s
name was John Bentley. He introduced Colin to his wife.
B9 “It’s incredible,” she said ------------- at Colin and LOOK
her husband. “You are perfect twins!” “I’ve not seen you here
before,” John said.
Colin enjoyed being with the Bentleys. He liked their friendly
way of talking. As a result he became very talkative too.
B10 He spent more time in the bar than he ---------------- to. PLAN
When they were leaving, Colin shook hands with the
Bentleys, and they wished one another goodnight.
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Learning a Foreign Language
| В 11 Most people have the __________ to learn foreign languages | ABLE | |
| B 12 They simply need constant ___________ in order to overcome their fears | ENCOURAGE | |
| B 13 __________ seems to be the most difficult aspect for some students | CONVERSE | |
| B 14 Students may be _________ of their accent. | SHAME |
| B 15 We could say that the reason for this problem might be the student’s desire for _________ | PERFECT |
| B 16 However, no one can have perfect __________ without practice. | PRONOUNCE |
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great was Russia’s fourth Romanov Tzar and at 6 foot 7 inches, probably, the tallest. He also had an enormous A22 _______ for food and drink. Another “great” A23________ of his personality was his temper, which was fearsome. But it was his thirst for knowledge combined with his A24 _______ of a new Russia that made him a great leader. In 1697 Peter travelled around Europe learning valuable military and industrial skills.
When he returned to Russia, Peter was A25________ to throw off the remnants of the past. He dramatically reduced the powers of the Russian aristocracy and abolished age-old traditions. In order to A26________ his dream of a modernised Russia, he A27_______ universities, established the country’s first newspaper and encouraged the development of industry. He also pushed back the empire’s boundaries by expanding the armed forces. Before his death in 1725, Peter had had a new capital built and A28_______ it St Petersburg. It was modelled on the Western cities he most admired, like Paris and London, and remained the capital until the First World War.
A22 1) Aptitude 2)Applause 3)Taste 4) Appetite
A23 1) Face 2) Aspect 3) View 4) Angle
A24 1) Vision 2) Ambition 3) Jealousy 4)Greed
A25 1) Convinced 2) Interested 3) Determined 4) Unwilling
A26 1) Make 2) Prepare 3) Fulfill 4) Produce
A27 1) Began 2) Founded 3) Made 4) Found
A28 1) Entitled 2) Labeled 3) Named 4) Said
Работа № 2
Вы услышите 4 высказывания. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1 - 4 и утверждениями, данными в списке A-G. Каждому высказыванию соответствует одно или два утверждения. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей буквой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.