№1 Reading.
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A Long Way to Travel for Your Dinner.
A1This is an Arctic tern. It is not a very big bird. It is only about six inches (16 centimetres) from its bright red beak to its tail. But soon this small bird will begin a wonderful journey. It will fly from one end of the Earth to the other – a journey of about 12,000 miles (18,000 kilometres).
A2 The tern spends the summer in the Arctic, but it cannpt spend the winter there. It is too cold and there is no food. If the turns stays in the Arctic, it will die.
A3 In autumn the Arctic tern will leave the North Pole and fly south across the equator to the South Pole. When spring comes again in the northern hemisphere, the tern will come back to the Arctic.
A4 how do this small birds make this wonderful journey? We don’t know the answer. Perhaps they use the sun, the moon and the stars as a compass. If it is cloudy or foggy, the birds will not migrate. In its life, an Arctic tern travels as far as to the moon and back. That’s a long way to travel for your dinner!
Установите соответствие заголовков 1 – 5 абзацам А1 – А4. один заголовок лишний.
Why does it leave the Arctic in winter?
The description of the bird.
The unusual bird.
The means of orientation.
The autumn and spring migrations.
Определите, являются ли данные утверждения соответствующими (True) тексту или несоответствующими (False)
| A5 | An Arctic tern is a very big bird. | True | False |
| A6 | The bird travels round the world. | True | False |
| A7 | The bird can’t spend the winter in Arctic. | True | False |
| A8 | There is nothing to eat in Arctic in the winter. | True | False |
| A9 | The tern will return to Arctic, when the spring ends. | True | False |
| A10 | Perhaps, these birds use the sun, the moon, and the stars as a compass. | True | False |
| A11 | The birds will migrate only when it is foggy or cloudy. | True | False |
| A12 | An Arctic tern travels to the moon for its dinner. | True | False |
№2 I. Reading
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The Legend of Beowulf
A1 Once upon a time, there was a horrible monster called Grendel. He was half-man and half-monster. He lived in Denmark.
A2 One day, he came to the king’s castle but nobody could kill the monster. A knight called Beowulf heard about the problem and went to Denmark to help the king.
A3 One night when Beowulf and his men went to sleep the monster came into the castle and killed one of them. Beowulf woke up and killed the monster. When he came back to the castle, the king was very happy and he gave Beowulf presents and money.
A4 Beowulf went back to his country and became a king. He was a wise king for fifty years. But one day, a dragon came to his country and attacked people. The knights were afraid and they did not want to fight the dragon. King Beowulf was an old man but he went to the dragon’s cave with his men and killed the ugly monster.
Установите соответствие заголовков 1-5 абзацам А1-А4. один заголовок лишний.
A brave knight. 4A fairy-tale monster
Gifts for the hero.
A terrible creature. 5 A new danger.
Определите, являются ли данные утверждения соответствующими (True) тексту или несоответствующими (False).
| A5 | Grendel lived in Finland. | True | False |
| A6 | The king’s knights couldn’t defeat the monster. | True | False |
| A7 | Beowulf was a king’s servant. | True | False |
| A8 | When Beowulf came back, the king was very sad and didn’t give him anything. | True | False |
| A9 | Beowulf was a good king. | True | False |
| A10 | Beowulf was the king for forty years. | True | False |
| A11 | Beowulf was afraid of the dragon. | True | False |
| A12 | The dragon was dangerous. | True | False |
№3 Reading.
Вы прочитаете рассказ о писательнице Хэриет Бичер Стоу. Шесть предложений убраны из рассказа. Выберите из предложений А—G то предложение, которое подходит каждому пропуску I —6. Есть одно лишнее предложение, которое вам не надо использовать. Занесите ответы в таблицу.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
A. Each night after putting her six children to bed, she worked on her novel.
B. Slaves had no rights; they could be sold and bought.
C. It was a book that spoke out against slavery.
D. Disagreements between the North and the South grew.
E. Yet “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” surely played a part.
F. Yet most Northerners were not strongly against slavery.
G. Over 300,000 copies were sold in a year.
Sometimes a book can help change history. One book that certainly did was “Uncle Torn’s Cabin”, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. (I) At the time Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her novel, there were over 3.5 million slaves in the United States. Slaves were usually in the cotton-growing states of the South. The Northern states had abolished slavery. (2) They were willing to let slavery' continue in the South. Stowe was determined to make people understand that slavery was evil. (3) She told the story of characters like Tom, a courageous old slave, Simon Legree, a cruel man who buys Tom, and Eliza, who makes a dangerous escape to freedom. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was published in 1852. (4) People reacted strongly to the novel. In the North many people were finally convinced that slavery must be ended. In the South many people were very angry. (5) By 1861 the two sections of the country were at war. The Civil War, which lasted until 1865, finally brought an end to slavery. Of course, the Civil War had many different causes. (6) Stowe met President Lincoln in 1862. As Lincoln took her hand, he said, “So you’re the little woman who started the big war.”
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№4 Reading.
Вы прочитаете рассказ о Давиде и Голиафе. Выберите самое подходящее заглавие из списка А—I для каждой части 1—8 этого рассказа и запишите его в рамку. Есть одно лишнее заглавие, которое вам не надо использовать. Занесите ответы в таблицу.
David and Goliath
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David lived in Bethlehem. He was a shepherd. He worked every day in the fields. He watched his father’s sheep and protected them from wild animals. David was also a very holy man. He prayed to God regularly. He believed that God protected him when he was with his sheep.
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King Saul was the king of Israel. He was in a war with the Philistines. The Philistines were evil people. They did not believe in God. They had many soldiers in their army. Many of the soldiers were scary giants. The largest giant was named Goliath.
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Every day Goliath shouted to the Israeli soldiers across the river. He said, “Choose a man to fight me. I am big and strong. No one can defeat me.” Everyone was afraid of Goliath. No Israeli soldier wanted to fight him.
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Three of David’s brothers were soldiers. They were with King Saul’s army. David went one day to the battlefront. He wanted to bring food to his brothers. He wanted them to fight well.
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David arrived at the soldiers’ camp. He heard Goliath shout. All of the soldiers were afraid of him. David said that he would fight Goliath. King Saul said that David was too small and too weak. “Goliath is a giant. He is a professional soldier. You cannot win, David. You are weak and you have no training as a soldier.”
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David knew that God would help him. “God protects me with my sheep. I killed lions and bears because of God’s help. I will fight Goliath. God will help me.” David took his sling with him. He also took five rocks from the river. He did not wear armour. He went to Goliath.
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Goliath thought that David was weak. “You cannot kill me,” he said. But David took his sling. He fired a rock and hit Goliath in the head. Goliath fell onto the ground. David quickly grabbed his sword. He stabbed Goliath with the sword and killed him.
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All of the Philistines were frightened. God helped David kill their giant. They ran away quickly. David was a hero in Israel. The people of Israel made David their King when King Saul died.
A. Belief in God
B. A Boastful Giant
C. A Brave Decision
D. A War with Giants
E. Grateful People
F. Things for the Battle
G. Fight and Victory
H. A Shepherd’s Life
I. Food for Brothers
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№5 Reading.
Вы прочитаете рассказ “Корабль-призрак”. Пять предложений убраны из рассказа. Выберите из предложений А—F то предложение, которое подходит
каждому пропуску 1—5. Есть одно лишнее предложение, которое вам не надо использовать. Занесите ответы в таблицу.
Ghost Ship
A. They called this dream route the Northwest Passage.
B. The ship was named after the Roman Emperor.
C. What we do know is that the entire crew was dead.
D. It was a strange journey.
E. No one heard from them or saw them until 1775.
F. That’s a long trip — especially if you live in New York and want to sail to San Francisco.
For a long time the only way to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific was to the south, around the tip of South America. (1) So queens, captains and merchants dreamed of finding a shortcut through the northern part of Canada. (2)
The first ship to make the voyage through the Northwest Passage was the Octavius. (3) Here’s why:
In 1762 the Octavius and her crew got iced in off the northern coast of Alaska. They were stuck. (4) The ship was spotted off the coast of Greenland by a whaling boat.
How could the Octavius have sailed for 13 summers and 13 freezing winters, from the Pacific to the Atlantic?
No one knows. (5) They had frozen or starved that first winter in 1762, and the ship had drifted for 13 years on its own — with a crew of the dead.
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№6 Reading.
Вы прочитаете пять рассказов о странных происшествиях. Ответы на вопросы 1 —11 выберите из рассказов А—Е. Рассказы можно использовать неоднократно.
In which of the stories does the writer state the following:
1. They heard the bad news on the phone
2. The weather changed very quickly.
3. They don’t meet very often.
4. They lost their house while they were abroad.
5. They were talking about their school life.
6. They were walking near the lake.
7. It happened during the break.
8. He managed to take a photo.
9. There were two people in the room.
10. The dog was frightened.
11. Sixteen people watched it.
12. His dream came true.
Five Strange Stories
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Tony Wilson was walking his dog Sally last July when Sally suddenly stopped. “She was very upset about something,” said Tony afterwards, “but I didn’t know what it was. We were next to Red Lake, near our house. Then, 1 saw something in the lake. Sally was very scared, but I went to investigate. I couldn’t see clearly, but there was definitely something there. It wasn’t a boat, but it was about the same size as a small boat. I had my mobile phone with me, so I took a photo.” Three days later, Tony’s photo appeared in several national newspapers. No one knows what Tony saw, but people have called it “The Red Lake Monster”.
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Fifteen schoolchildren were playing in the playground during the lunchtime break when one of them pointed up to the sky. Soon, all the children were looking up. Right above the playground, was a bright round object. “I don’t know what it was,” said Jilly, one of the children. “I know it wasn’t a plane, though.” Alan Craig, the teacher who was with them, also saw the object. “It stayed above us for about five minutes,” he said, “before it flew off. Was it a UFO? I suppose so, because none of us know what it was!”
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Mike and Carla were watching TV when it suddenly became very cold. “It was very strange,” said Carla, “because it was the middle of summer. I put a sweater on, and we carried on watching TV. Mike saw it first. It looked just like a person, but it was grey and we could see through it. It walked all the way across the room, and through the wall! It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever seen! I don’t really believe in ghosts, but I can’t explain what we saw.”
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Twelve-year-old Toby was on holiday with his parents in Italy when he said, ”1 had a weird dream last night. I dreamt our house was on fire and all my toys were destroyed.” Two hours later, Toby’s dad’s mobile phone rang. It was their next-door neighbour. “I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news, Carl. We don’t know how it started, but your house burnt down last night. The firemen did their best, but there’s not much left. At least no one was hurt.”
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Liza and Christine were friends from school. Now in their thirties, they meet once or twice a year, usually at a restaurant in London. On one occasion, they were chatting about their days at school. “Do you remember Fiona Shaw?” asked Liza. “1 often think about her,” she said. “I wonder what happened to her.” A voice at the next table interrupted them. “Liza? Christine? I can’t believe it! It’s me. Fiona Shaw. Remember me?”
№7 Reading.
Вы прочитаете рассказ “В пещере”. Шесть предложений убраны из рассказа. Выберите из предложений А—G то предложение, которое подходит каждому пропуску 1—6. Есть одно лишнее предложение, которое вам не надо использовать. Занесите ответы в таблицу.
A. But it was no good, it was too heavy.
B. They were smooth and wet.
C. If there is air getting into the cave perhaps there is anotherway in.
D. The door is closing!
E. I pulled at the ring with all my might.
F. We stood with our mouths hanging open in surprise.
G. Inch by inch we ran our hands over the rock.
In the Cave
In the corner we saw three huge stone boxes full of lumps of gold and crudely made coins. (1) There must have been thousands of them, more! We all went over and picked up the metal letting it fall through our fingers, and back into the box.
Suddenly John jumped back. We all looked round to see him struggling with Gagool. “Look out! (2)” John shouted. We all ran over, but before we could help, Gagool made a last effort and freed herself and dived for the door. But she was too late, the heavy stone slab came down on her.
We all tried to lift the stone up. (3) We must have tried for an hour, bul in the end the torches went out, and we were still no closer to moving the heavy stone.
“Why is the air in the cave still fresh after all these hours?” asked Sir Heniy, after several more hours had passed. “(4)”
There was nothing to lose, so we started feeling the walls and floor to see if there were any cracks. (5) After an hour and a half John cried out, “Hold on, I think I have found something. Come here!” With one of our last matches we were able to see a metal ring set into a stone. The air was blowing through the cracks around the edge of the block. (6) When it opened we could see a narrow staircase leading down into the mountain.
Before we went down the stairway we filled our pockets and a couple of sacks with gold. In the darkness we groped our way down the stairs and along a passage.
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№8 Reading.
Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами и их заголовками: к каждому тексту, обозначенному буквами А–G, подберите соответствующий заголовок, обозначенный цифрами 1–8. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.
1. The scientific explanation
2. The real shape
3. A lucky sign
4. Some tips
5. Places without rainbows
6. A personal vision
7. A bridge between worlds
8. Impossible to catch
A. Two people never see the same rainbow. Each person sees a different one. It happens because the raindrops are constantly moving so the rainbow is always changing too. Each time you see a rainbow it is unique and it will never be the same! In addition, everyone sees colours differently according to the light and how their eyes interpret it.
B. A rainbow is an optical phenomenon that is seen in the atmosphere. It appears in the sky when the sun’s light is reflected by the raindrops. A rainbow always appears during or immediately after showers when the sun is shining and the air contains raindrops. As a result, a spectrum of colours is seen in the sky. It takes the shape of a multicoloured arc.
C. Many cultures see the rainbow as a road, a connection between earth and heaven (the place where God lives). Legends say that it goes below the earth at the horizon and then comes back up again. In this way it makes a permanent link between what is above and below, between life and death. In some myths the rainbow is compared to a staircase connecting earth to heaven.
D. We all believe that the rainbow is arch-shaped. The funny thing is that it’s actually a circle. The reason we don’t see the other half of the rainbow is because we cannot see below the horizon. However, the higher we are above the ground, the more of the rainbow’s circle we can see. That is why, from an airplane in flight, a rainbow will appear as a complete circle with the shadow of the airplane in the centre.
E. In many cultures there is a belief that seeing a rainbow is good. Legends say that if you dig at the end of a rainbow, you’ll find a pot of gold. Rainbows are also seen after a storm, showing that the weather is getting better, and there is hope after the storm. This is why they are associated with rescue and good fortune. If people happen to get married on such a day, it is said that they will enjoy a very happy life together.
F. You can never reach the end of a rainbow. A rainbow is all light and water. It is always in front of you while your back is to the sun. As you move, the rainbow that your eye sees moves as well and it will always ‘move away’ at the same speed that you are moving. No matter how hard you try, a rainbow will always be as far away from you as it was before you started to move towards it.
G. To see a rainbow you have to remember some points. First, you should be standing with the sun behind you. Secondly, the rain should be in front of you. The most impressive rainbows appear when half of the sky is still dark with clouds and the other half is clear. The best time to see a rainbow is on a warm day in the early morning after sunrise or late afternoon before sunset. Rainbows are often seen near waterfalls and fountains.
Ключ
№1
| A1 2 | A2 1 | A3 5 | A4 4 | A5 false |
| A6 true | A7 true | A8 true | A9 true | A10 true |
| A11 false | A12 false | A13 B | A14 A | A15 B |
| A16 B | A17 A | A18 B | A19 A | A20 B |
| A21 B | A22 C | A23 A | A24 C | A25 B |
| B1 were | B2 cheaper | B3 hours | B4 people | B5 them |
№2
| A1 3 | A2 1 | A3 2 | A4 5 | A5 false |
| A6 true | A7 false | A8 false | A9 true | A10 false |
| A11 false | A12 true | A13 A | A14 A | A15 A |
| A16 B | 17 B | A18 A | A19 C | A20 C |
| A21 B | A22 C | A23 C | A24 C | A25 C |
| B1 was | B2 narrower | B3 went | B4 people | B5 third |
№3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| C | F | A | G, | D | E |
#4
1 H , 2 D, 3 B , 4 I , 5 C , 6 A , 7 G , 8 B
#5
1 F, 2 A, 3 D, 4 E, 5 C
#6
1 D, 2 C, 3 E, 4 D, 5 E, 6 A, 7 B, 8 A, 9 C, 10 A, 11 B, 12D
№7
1 F, 2 D, 3 A, 4 C, 4 G
#8
A – 6
B – 1
C – 7
D – 2
E – 3
F – 8
G – 4
