LISTENING PART 1

ONE QUESTIONS

  1.Where does the band perform most regularly

B) on а boat

 

2. What does Frank say about the ship called The Seabird?

B) It sank in a storm

 

3. Which day is Jimmy’s guitar lesson?

А) Thursday

 

4. What type of information is the radio reporter giving?

C)  an accident report

 

5. You overhear two people talking in a restaurant. Where has the woman just come from?

А) a supermarket

 

6. On the news you hear a story about a cat. Where was the cat found?

A) in a train carriage

 

7. You hear a man talking to people at the beginning of a course. What is his main point?

A) the benefits of the course

 

8. On weekdays, a visit to the park costs

A) $12

 

9. At the beginning of a radio play, you hear a girl leaving a message for her friend. Where is the speaker?

B)  in a car

 

10. The A-Z of Photography will not interest experienced photographers because

A) the information is unsuitable

 

11. On her first flight alone, Jane didn’t

B)  recognize the white house she was looking for

 

12.  You overhear two people talking on a bus tour of a city. What do they agree about?

A)  how busy the city is

 

13. You hear a man talking on the phone about buying a house. What is the purpose of his call?

 C) to obtain information

 

14. The magazines is different to a local newspaper because of

С) what it contains

 

15. When she was at primary school, Sarah

D)  drew scenes in pencil

 

16. Jamie agrees to move into the new flat on

B) Sunday

 

17. From Edinburgh, the campsite is

B) 40 miles

 

18. What happened to Jane on her test flight?

A) She almost hit something

 

19. What should people do at the moment?

A) keep away from the area

 

20.You overhear a woman talking about some news she has just received. How does she feel about the news?

C) delighted

 

21.What has the man just bought?

C) a car

 

22. Frank finds ships quickly because he

A) reads history books

 

23.How much does Philip pay for the photography?

B) £75

 

24. You hear two people talking. How does the women feel?

C) relieved 

 

25. What should people do at the moment?

A) keep away from the area  

     

26. Sarah earns enough money from her painting for

C) pay for her artist’s materials

 

27. How is the station’s gym different from other city gyms?

B) It is not so expensive

 

28. At the moment, the shopping centre sells

A) clothes

 

29. What do the man and woman agree about?

C) Birds are unlikely to be affected by farms      

                                                      

30. Sarah earns enough money from her painting to

C) pay for her artist’s materials

 

31. Why did Steve and his band leave their recording company?

B) it wanted more control of the band’s music

 

32.The presenter likes Cooking for One because

D) she now likes cooking

 

33. Why was Bob chosen to join the band?

B) They were looking for a singer

34. You overhear a man talking about the competitions that he and his wife enter. What did his favorite prize allow him to do?

B) stay in a luxurious place

 

35. You turn on the radio and hear part of a music programme. What do you learn about the four people mentioned?

C) They have recently formed a group

 

36. What does the woman think is wrong with Holidays in Europe?

B) The maps are not very good

 

37. For his most recent television programme, John

D) went to the Pacific Ocean for a year

 

38.What has Roger been working on recently at a zoo?

B) a survey of native species

 

39. The first old ship which Frank found was

C) easy to find.

 

40. You turn on the radio and hear a man speaking. What are you listening to?

C) an advertisement

 

41. You hear a scientist talking about a slimming diet which is used by people who want to lose weight. What does she say about the diet?

A) It can have useful results.

 

42. What time do the photography classes begin?

C) 6.45 p.m

 

43. Roger thinks the best time to go to the campsite is

B) autumn

 

44. You hear a teenage girl talking about her hobby. What is she talking about?

B) a musical instrument

 

45. Peter failed the test because he

C) didn’t stop at the traffic lights

46. The first old ship which Frank found was

C) easy to find

 

 

 

 

 

 LISTENING PART

MULTIPLE QUESTIONS

1.  TOM+ACTORS

1.Tom critics some top film actors for

 D) their lack of creativity

2. What does Tom see as central to his parents’ style of acting?

A) insight into the demands of a role

3. According to Tom, what is difficult about playing cruel characters?

C) The actor has to make the audience understand them

4. According to Tom, what is the actor’s task when reading a script for a documentary?

B) to convey the necessary information  in a neutral manner

5. What does Tom admit to at the end of the interview?

D) a desire to improve his own character

 

2.  RACHEL+JOB+ARTISTS

1.  What does Rachel say about her job title?

C)  It is appropriate for most of the work she does

2. What is the most common reason for the gallery not exhibiting an artist’s work?

B) It is not of a high enough quality

3. When can phone calls from artists be difficult for Rachel?

C) when their work is not accepted

4. Why does Rachel include a commentary in the catalogue?

A) It gives background  information about the artist

5. What does Rachel say about administrative work?

A)  She is able to leave a lot of it to others

 

3. SETH

1. According to Seth, what mistake do people who are going to camp at the festival frequently make?

B) They take nothing to sleep on

2. Which problem at the festival has now been solved?

D) the level of security for bands

3. Seth believes his festival is more suitable for children than other similar festivals because

D) trained staff are available to look after them

4. Seth predicts that the bands attracting most people this year will be those which

D) have the most famous names

5. According to Seth, why should people go to a big live festivals?

A) It will leave a lasting impression on them

 

4. MADELEINE +MUSIC

1. What does Madeleine say about having to adopt a professional name?

B) It met with some resistance from some people

2. How did faving a part in a musical help Madeleine?

D) It allowed her to re-establish a routine in her life

3. Madeleine thinks that stars who seem to be behaving badly

A) might just be expressing their creativity

4. Madeleine thinks that she hasn’t become a big star because she

D) blames herself when things go wrong

5. Compared to her earlier work, Madeleine thinks that her latest songs

B) reveal more about her as a person

 

5. COLIN+YHA

1. According to Colin, the quality of YHA accommodation

C) has risen over the years

2. Colin says that the YHA decides what shanges to make by

A) asking for the views of customers

3. Colin says that in the early years of theYHA

C) it was more common for young people to travel without parents

4. What does Colin say about YHA regulations?

A) They used to be stricter

5. Colin fears that in the future there may be

A) too many hostels

                                                                                        

6. KATE+TRAVELLING

1. In Norway, Kate’s friends helped her

C) put on the clothes she would fly in

2. During the flight to Denmark, Kate

B) spoke to her son

3. On Monday, Kate was worried because

C) a wheel was not working properly

4. While staying at her friends’ farm, Kate

A) enjoyed hearing the birds sing

5. Kate had to arrive at the flying club in England

C) before it got dark

7. TOBY+OLIVER

1. What was one of Toby’s problems in the kitchen?

B) He couldn’t find anything

2. What is important to Oliver about the biscuits?

B) making them look good

3. Oliver becomes angry with

C) food isn’t ready on time

4. What do the kitchen staff say about Oliver?

C) He teaches them many things

5. Oliver encourages his young cooks to

B) train with other chefs

 

8.BARBARA+TRAVELLING

1. Barbara once felt embarrassed while driving in London because she

A) tried to speak to someone about one of her designs

2. A store detective once suspected Barbara of being a thief because she

C) was waiting without trying to buy anything

3. Why did Barbara tell her headmistress that she wanted to go to art college?

D) She was anxious to suggest an alternative to university

4. Barbara and her husband were not prepared for their first trade fair because

B) they had not given enough consideration to sales procedures

5. Barbara’s company was most profitable at a time when

D) they had no proper business systems

9. PETE

1. When Pete applied to be a guest cosmonaut, he

C) lacked a necessary skill

2. When Pete was at university, he

B) didn’t have to worry about money

3. What does Pete say about the jobs he took after university?

B) They made him decide to take up writing as a career

4. What does Pete think about space exploration?

A) There are advantages despite the coast

5. What does Pete feel about life on other planets?

C) He is hopeful that we will continue looking

10. MARINA+SKI

1, What did Marina’s family do on holiday when she was a child?

B) They went skiing in their favourite ski resort

2. What did Marina enjoy most about cross-country skiing?

B) The places where she skied

3. On her first day of cross-country skiing, Marina received instruction from

C) a young girl

4. When Marina first used cross-country ski equipment

A) she wasn’t able to control her skis

5. After two weeks of cross-country skiing, what distance could Marina ski in a day?

C) 25 kilometres

6. Where does Marina plan to stay for her skiing holiday next year?

C) in ski nuts

 

11. MARTIN MIDDLETON+TRAVEL

1. What was the origin of Martin Middleton’s love of travel

B) something he read as a child

2. When he visited Borneo, Martin

A) had no fixed expectations

3.Since the early 1960s, wildlife filming has become

C) more organised

4. When he takes a holiday, Martin prefers to

C) travel for a particular reason

5. Martin thought that the holiday-makers he saw in the Dominican Republic were

B) wasting opportunities

 

12. GARY’S TWIN BROTHER DAVID

1. What annoyed Gary’s twin brother David when they were young children?

C) Gary pretending he didn’t have a brother

2. Why were the twins put into different classes at school?

A) to stop them causing trouble

3. Gary remembers that, as teenagers, he and his brother

B) refused to support each other in fights

4. Gary explains that, when they were young, he and David looked so similar that

B) their friends stopped trying to tell them apart

5. When talking about his music, Gary says that being twins

A) has increased the popularity of the brothers’ band

 

13. MR SIMPSON+ZOO

1. Mr Simpson became a zoo owner because he wanted to.

C) share his love of animals

2. He only employs people who

A) want a permanent job

3. Keepers must record animal behaviour in order to

B)  keep the public informed

4. To keep animals in good condition keepers must

B)  vary their routine

5. In the first few months, keepers must work in

A)  all the sections

 

14. SALLY

1. What was Sally’s favourite activity at primary school?

A) reading stories

2. When Sally  first left school, she got a job as a

C)shop assistant

3. Where does Sally get most of the ideas for her stories?

A) She listens to teenage conversations

4, What does Sally find most difficult in her job?

C) getting up very early to write

5.What are Sally’s plans for a next year?

B) To go abroad

 

15. ELENA

1. Elena decided to become a dancer when she was

B) nine

2. At ballet school in New York, Elena

C) learned to be independent

3. What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella?

A) Children will enjoy it

4. In her free time, Elena likes to

C) go shopping

5.What does Elena often do for her fans?

A) She gives them a flower

 

16. SWANTON

1.Where is the town of Swanton located?

B)  by a lake

2. What does Jack say about entertainment in Swanton?

C)  An arts centre has recently opened

3. Jack is worried about the environment of Swanton because

B) there are few wild birds around today

4. What does Jack say about the way Swanton has charged?

B) He thinks it is a more interesting place

5. Jack is positive about the future of Swanton because

A) there is a successful new shopping centre

 

17. ADAM+DIVING+PHOTOGRAPHY

1. Adam first became attracted to underwater diving through

B) doing his training when he was in the army

2. When selecting the team he works with underwater, Adam is

D) willing to give young people an opportunity

3. How does Adam feel about working with a team at sea?

C) The risks involved have to be acknowledged

4. According to Adam , working in a deep water tank in the studio

A) produces less exciting images

5. Adam dislikes using artificial light underwater because

D) it makes his working conditions too unpredictable

18. ANGELA

1.Where is Angela working at the moment?

A)Britain

2.Angela likes her job because she

C) enjoys watching important evebts happen

3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong

C) furniture

4. What time does Angela”s working day begin

A) 8:30 am

5. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend

A) at her sister”s house

19. NICK+MUSIC

1. What has recently helped Nick to produce so much work in such a short space of time?

C) a sense of artistic freedom

2) Musicians who participated in the recording of Nick's work were unhappy about

D) restrictions on the type of instrument allowed

3) What does Nick say about the concept of 'the blues'?

A) It can exist outside music.

4) When asked about writing songs, Nick says that he

B) needs peace in order to compose.

5) In Nick's view, what makes a good song?

B) The words anood music are completely original.

 

20.  RACHEL+BOOKS

1) How does Rachel account for the popularity of her books?        

C) Her target audience can relate to them easily.

2) According to Rachel, what motivates her to start painting each day?

C) a desire to express her commitment to ar

3) Rachel says that when the idea for a character comes to her,

A) it is easy to recognise its potential.

4) How was Rachel's career as an illustrator established?

D) A change of topic helped her produce a successful book.

5) How did Rachel become a successful writer, as well as illustrator of her own books?

A) She created a character who was instantly popular.

 

21.  JUDY+WRITING

1) Why did Judy start by writing about her teens?

C) It was an important period in her life.

2) What advice has Judy’s editor given her?

C) Plan the whole book first.

3) What is her attitude to writing about sensational things?

D) She hasn’t made up her mind yet.

4) In writing her autobiography, Judy

A) finds it difficult to concentrate.

5) What do we learn about Judy from the interview?

C) she hasn’t written any books before

 

22.. BEN+SLEEP

1) Ben says the best thing to do during the day to get a good night’s sleep is to

C) eat at sensible times.

2) What does Ben say about having a short sleep in the afternoon?

A) It is better to avoid doing it.

3) What does Ben particularly recommend for when we go to bed?

C) letting air into the bedroom

4) What does Ben say about beds?

B) It is important to choose a bed carefully.

5) What does Ben say about different ways of relaxing at night?

A) How effective they are depends on the person

 

23. FREDDIE+GO-KART

1) Freddie went to his first go-kart race when he was

C) 15

2) Who helped Freddie buy his first go-kart?

B) his mother

3) What does Freddie find hardest about racing?

A) attention from the media

4) What does Freddie like to do before races nowadays?

C) listen to some music

5) Freddie wants to tell young go-kart drivers about

C) the amount of time needed for training

 

24. KARL+SWIMMING

1) What reason does Karl give for not learning to swim as a child?

B) He didn’t have access to a pool

2) How did Karl feel about his first swimming lesson?

A) excited to be learning a useful skill

3) As Karl was watching the swimmers, he realised that

C) he wasn’t as confident as the children were

4) During Karl’s first lesson, he

B) understood how difficult learning to swim was

5) What does Karl say about the race he took part in?

C) He was pleased that he was good enough to take part

 

25. AGENT+HOUSE

1) What does the agent say about the living area of the property?

B) It has potential for expansion.

2) When talking about the kitchen, the agent

D) is keen for the buyer to understand how it could be improved.

3) The agent says that the closet in the property’s main bedroom

A) is the most unusual she has seen.

4) What does the agent think about the bathroom in the property?

C) The buyer is lucky not to have to spend money on it.

5) According to the agent, the outside space

D) tends to be mostly in shade.

 

26. TV PROGRAMS

1) The Railway Princess’ is on television from

B) 9.00 to 10.30

2) There is a music programme for teenagers

C) at lunchtime

3) You can see a football match between

B) Brazil and Ireland

4) If the weather is bad, there will be no

D) tennis

5) In the quiz program team have to guess

A) the year

6) What kind of film is “I could live forever”?

C) a musical

 

27.

1. What is the maximum size of a class?

B) 4 people

2. How  hot is the water in the swimming pool

C) 33°C

3. One of the extras included in the price of the course is

A) free use of the sauna

4. Which day of the week do the five-day courses start?

C) on Thursdays

5. The company will give you back half your course fees if

A) you do not learn to swim across the pool

6. What do clients have to pay four weeks in advance of their courses?

A) the course fees

B) a deposit

C) an administration fee

 

28. ANNA+CASTLE

1) Why did Anna go to Castle Agnes?

B) to see the gardens

2) What does Anna think is special about the castle?

C) It’s got a toy collection.

3) In the shop you can

B) get gardening advice from the staff.

4) What is a new attraction for children at Castle Agnes?

 A) a playground

5) When is the best time to go to Castle Agnes?

C) early in the morning

 

29. SARAH

1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?

B) 7 years

2. What does Sarah say about her job?

C) She works ten or twelve hours a day.

3. When Sarah does a weather forecast,

A)    she prepares it in advance.

4. Sarah is pleased because she

A)    has got her pilot's licence.

5. A man in India wanted

B) a photo of Sarah.

C) going to football matches

31. JAMES

 

1. Why did James decide he wanted to be a photojournalist?

C) He was impressed by the work of a famous photographer

2. James has recently attended a course on

C) colour photography

3. What was the subject of the last article James did in Australia?

A) towns

4. James usually gets ideas for his photographs

A) by talking to reporters

5. James says that when he photographs people

A) he treats them politely

6. What has James decided he will do when he retires from photojournalism?

C) publish a book of his photographs

 

32. BRITTA

1. How long has Britta lived in Berlin?

C) twenty years

2. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?

A) She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise.

3. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is

B) a good place to eat out

4. How does Britta usually travel around in Berlin?

B) She uses her bicycle.

5. Britta has lots of friends who

A) live near her

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Is there plenty of food for everyone?

2. The picnic was fun  although the weather was bad.

3. I really enjoy stories that are set in the distant future.

4.He prides himself on his ability to remember faces and names.

5. He had to borrow some money so he could pay for the meal.

6. Advertisements are required not to give a misleading interpretation

7. In the city centre, there’s a wide range of restaurants to choose from

8. All the children enjoyed going to school apart from Harry

9. She ought to have had more time to get fit before she ran in the race.

10.Have you got  plenty of money in case there's an emergency?

11. I'm afraid we'll have to walk up the stairs, as the elevator is out of order

12. It took us eight hours to reach our final destination.

13. Although we set out early in the morning, the roads were already busy

14. You should not have a dog if you are not prepared to look after it.

15. I’ll never forget that incredible view, it’ll be etched   on my memory  for all time.

16. Thomas kept messing  with his papers because he was so nervous before he made his speech.

17. Tanya Milton’s The Lost Country is a beautiful work of art from this insofar  unknown artist.
18. I applied for a very interesting job but was turned down.

19. This book is not only for students of anthropology, but will also be of interest to the casual reader.

20. The number of stars observed by astronomers is probably the merest fraction of the total number that exist in our universe.

21. The current dearth  of fresh vegetables is a result of the appalling weather of the last few months.

22. You should always make sure your heating is turned off before you leave you house

23. I had to creep silently up the stairs so that not to wake anyone in the house

24. The board wants to make some severe changes in the company

25. The boss tends to turn a blind eye to staff occasionally being late.

26. He prides himself on his ability to remember faces and names.

27. The company stood even in its first year and made a small profit the following year.

28. I don’t know where I went wrong with this calculation; I’ll just have to start from outset and do it all over again.

30. Peter doesn’t find his work very interesting, so he doesn’t commit himself to it very well.

31. Only those who register before 1 December will be privileged to enter the competition.

32. I couldn’t really agree with him as there were a number of  lapses  in his argument.

33. The board wants to make some profound  changes in the company next year.

34. The party was cancelled at short  notice, due to illness.

35. Success as an athlete is dependent on  having plenty of self-discipline.

36. Please note that prices are inclusive of flights and accommodation, but meals and drinks are at the customer’s expence .

37.  If prices continue to rise, many people won’t be able to make ends meet

38. Given the remote location of the house you’ll be working on, I hope you’ll assume the problems involved in gaining access and prepare accordingly.

39.  It took a team of engineers two years to create a camera to send to Pluto that was lightweight, used little power and could    withstand  the cold and radiation of space.

40. Overworking yourself to the point of burnout becomes counterproductive and can land you in a vicious circle of stress.

41. Certain nonperishable stock, such as artificial flowers and vases, are accumulated by vendors over the year in    anticipation  of the annual festival that is widely celebrated across the nation.

42. Tanya Milton’s The Lost Country is a beautiful work of art from this    insofar unknown artist.

43. Zoe and Corinne were inseparable throughout high school nut they began to  drift apart  after graduation.

44. The striker seized his chance and put the ball in the back of the net.

45. The shrill ringing of the phone rudely interrupted my train of thought.

46. The ‘New Reels’ festival is an annual  showcase for the work graduates have done at film schools across the country

47. You go to a library to borrow books

48. You go to a station to catch a   train

49. You throw a ball into a net when you play  basketball

50. Our group is quite new – it was only  formed about three years ago.

51. All participants must consent to having their personal details entered on our database.

52. As Jack wasn’t accustomed to getting up so early, he felt tired later in the day.

53. My wife was totally engrossed in the book she was reading.

54. If you’re not feeling better by the end of the week, you should go to the doctor

 

 

 

 READING PART

TEXTS. CHOOSE ONE OF FOUR VARIANTS

Сөз таңдау

1.Desert

Deserts exist in every continent of the world apart from Europe. A region can be called a desert if its ____1____ annual rainfall is under 250 mm. _____2_____ most deserts are hot, there are also cold deserts, such as Antarctica, a desert made almost completely of ice.

 

Deserts are often ____3_____ of as impossible places to live in, but they are actually home to a ____4_____ range of plants and animals. With so ____5____ rainfalls, plants grow slowly and flower on rare occasions.

1		2		3		4		5
A	middle	A	As	A	considered	A	wide	A	little
B	average	B	When	B	seen	B	high	B	few
C	medium	C	Because	C	thought	C	deep	C	small
D	standard	D	While	D	imagined	D	long	D	less

 

 

2. A love of travelling

For Nigel Portman a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’.In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out, travelling in America and Asia before  ____1____ to study for his degree.

Now that his university course has _____2_____ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him ____3_____ around the world, using only ‘natural’ transport. In other words,he’ll be ____4_____ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’ an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a ____5____ cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead.

1		2		3		4		5
A	settling down	A	come	A	just	A	relying	A	Quick
B	getting up	B	turned	B	complete	B	using	B	Short
C	taking over	C	reached	C	whole	C	attempting	C	Brief
D	holding back	D	brought	D	right	D	trying	D	Swift

 

3. The River Amazon

Although the River Amazon is not as long as the River Nile, it carries much more water. Starting high up in the Andes mountains of Peru the river flows through the Brazilian rainforest. Every year, melting snow  in the Andes and tropical rain ____1____ floods in the rainforest of up to nine metres deep.

As it continues on its _____2_____ to the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon is ioined by other nvers One of ___3_____ rivers, the River Negro, meets the Amazon near Manaus, ____4_____ is one of Brazil's largest cities.

 

By the time the Amazon gets to the Atlantic Ocean , it is very wide. In just one second it ____5____

pour  200,000 cubic metres of water  into the ocean.

 

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	cause	A	direction	A	their	A	who	A	must
B	develop	B	way	B	this	B	which	B	would
C	build	C	road	C	them	C	what	C	can
D	supply	D	line	D	these	D	where	D	should

 

4. Universal Wet Weekend

 The weather across much of the British Isles remained settled last week, with a good deal of sunshine. The rest of the world, however, was coping with some ____1____ conditions. Hong Kong had 333 mm of rainfall over the weekend, not far off  the_____2_____  for the entire month of August. The southern Chinese town of  Shanwei was ___3_____  up the 468 mm of  rain which fell in sixty hours up to midday on Sunday, ____4_____  twice the usual August rainfall. Although most of Europe enloyed  sun, the high temperatures were sufficient to set off some ____5____   showers. On Tuesday morning a thunderstorm  at Lyon  in eastern France deposited 99 mm of rain in lust six hours.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	extreme	A	norman	A	sponging	A	only	A	Huge
B	extravagant	B	standard	B	soaking	B	fairly	B	Weighty
C	excessive	C	medium	C	drawing	C	hardly	C	Heavy
D	exaggerated	D	average	D	suking	D	nearly	D	Strong

 

5. John Ruskin

In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic made great efforts to encourage people to draw. He believed that drawing was a skill that was greatly neglected in schools and 1___that it was even more important to the human race than writing. In order to improve the 2___ , he gave a series of lectures at the Working Men's College in London. These lectures 3___  large

audiences, which further 4___  Ruskin's belief that everybody should have the opportunity to

learn how to draw.

 For Ruskin drawing was of value even when done by people with no talent. He felt that when we are involved in the process of drawing something we have to look at it very  5___, which leads to a deeper appreciation of the thing itself.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	claimed	A	state	A	gained	A	strengthened	A	Closely
B	convinced	B	condition	B	collected	B	raised	B	Distinctly
C	recommended	C	case	C	attracted	C	endured	C	Definitely
D	expressed	D	situation	D	brought	D	grew	D	Exactly

 

6. Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto is one of Brazil’s most talented singers. Her first album,’Tanto Tempo’ ____1____ bought by over a million people, and is among the biggest-selling Brazilian albums of all_____2_____. Her second album, called simply ‘Bebel Gilberto’, followed a few years later.

Bebel comes from a successful musical family and she____3_____ growing up with music all around her. She is particularly grateful____4_____ her mother, who was her first singing teacher. She sang on her mother’s records and, at nine years old, ____5____ her on stage.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	has	A	period	A	considers	A	to	A	Reached
B	is	B	time	B	recognises	B	of	B	Connected
C	had	C	age	C	believes	C	with	C	Joined
D	was	D	date	D	remembers	D	on	D	Arrived

 

7.A famous artist - Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain, the son of an artist, Jose Ruiz, and Maria Picasso. He took his mother’s surname, ____1____ was more unusual that his father’s.

Picasso’s _____2_____  as an artist lasted ____3_____ 75 years. Many people ____4_____ that he changed modern art more than any other artist of his ____5____. Picasso died in France in 1973.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	who	A	career	A	above	A	imagine	A	Life
B	whose	B	work	B	across	B	believe	B	Year
C	which	C	job	C	until	C	hope	C	Experience
D	what	D	time	D	over	D	discuss	D	Generation

 

8. Bebel Gilberto-2

Bebel Gilberto is one of Brazil’s most talented singers. With her first album,’Tanto Tempo’,Bebel says she didn’t know____1____people would like her songs. ‘The problem is always with the second album’, she_____2_____.’I began to worry if people would like this album as ____3_____as they liked the first’.But she didn’t need to worry-her second album, called simply ‘Bebel Gilberto’,was a great success.Bebel has been performing since she was nine years old, and she has no____4_____to end her singing career. ‘I want to sing____5____the age of ninety,’ she says.

1		2		3		4		5
A	unless	A	tells	A	much	A	projects	A	Until
B	while	B	explains	B	many	B	ideas	B	During
C	although	C	describes	C	long	C	plans	C	Since
D	whether	D	speaks	D	far	D	systems	D	For

 

9.  Getting on Well at Work

Most people spend so much of their lives at work that it’s ____1____ to develop good relationships with those around them.

Humour is always a help. If you can laugh at yourself and with your colleagues, you’ll be more than _____2_____ there. Don’t be upset by teasing; touchy people always get more than their ____3_____ share of people making fun of them because they are seen to be vulnerable. It’s a hard world, and you have to be quite tough to____4_____ the pressures.

The best practical advice is to try hard to keep on top of the job. If you feel comfortable about this, you’ll be less anxious and have more energy left to____5____ to the crucial task of relating to others.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	significant	A	moderately	A	fair	A	defend	A	occupy
B	decisive	B	halfway	B	reasonable	B	withstand	B	reserve
C	basic	C	almost	C	just	C	uphold	C	invest
D	vital	D	scarcely	D	even	D	shield	D	devote

 

10. Book review

Dava Sobel’s best-seller, Longitude, tells the story of John Harrison’s long____1____ with the English establishment of the 18^th century to prove that his clocks were the best way to measure longitude at sea. The establishment, _____2_____ in the figure of Sir Nevile Maskelyne found it demeaning that a simple, uneducated mechanic could do better than all the brilliant astronomers. Maskelyne did everything he could to frustrate Harrison. Reading this book, I was struck by how many great inventors have had little education, and in particular how little they ____3_____ to science. Harrison____4_____ mechanics while working as an apprentice carpenter. Thomas Edison had less than three months of normal schooling and Guillermo Marconi had a limited formal education. With the exception of James Watt, none of the great pioneers of steam was even literate, ____5____ alone university educated.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	contest	A	personified	A	oblige	A	found out	A	Let
B	battle	B	enacted	B	behold	B	brought off	B	Leave
C	combat	C	impersonated	C	owe	C	caught off	C	Stand
D	hostility	D	mirrored	D	grant	D	picked up	D	Be

 

11. Crocodiles

All crocodiles live near water, whether it is a swamp or marshy area, lake or river, and they spend a considerable amount of their time there.

All the same, on 1) landcrocodiles are able to move in a variety of ways. 2) Besidesbeing able to walk quite easily on their large flat feet, they can manage to run if necessary and sometimes slide on their stomachs. In the water, they are strong swimmers. They will often stay 3) perfectly still in the water for long 4) periodswith their bodies below the surface of the water. Only their nose, ears and eyes are visible, as these are all on top of the head. Although they need to breathe air, crocodiles have the ability to dive beneath the water and 5) remainthere for some time.

12. A Fitness Buddy

Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is just getting to the gym, and a recent study shows that having a friend to go with can provide the 1) incentiveyou need. Ideally, you and your fitness buddy should be 2) evenlymatched in terms of ability, strength and fitness. Researchers have found that socially engaging with others while exercising is a distraction, which can greatly reduce the 3) perception of how strenuous an activity is. Exercising with friends also helps to 4) break the monotony of working out and creates a tribal effect. Ultimately, by making a workout more fun, you won’t want to miss out, and will be a lot more likely to 5) hold outit for longer.

13. Is there any point in travelling?

If our lives are dominated by a search for happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this 1) quest– in all its ardour and paradoxes – as do our travels. They express, 2) however inarticulately, an understanding of what life might be about, outside the  3) constraints  of work and the struggle for survival. Yet rarely are they considered to present philosophical problems – that is, issues requiring thought beyond the practical. We are 4) inundated with advice on where to go and when to go; we hear little of why we should go, even though the art of travel seems naturally to be in a position to contribute, albeit in a modest way, to an understanding of what can  5)facilitatehuman beings to thrive.

14. Eating your greens

Eating my greens is something I’ve always enjoyed. As a child, I’d happily 1) munch my way through large servings of green vegetables. If they were 2) glistening with butter, so much the better.

Lately, in my home in Italy, I’ve been eating something called misticanza, traditionally a delicious 3) diversity of leaves, field herbs and shoots collected from the fields and eaten as a salad. This habit of collecting wild plants is from the time when they were also a vital 4) source of medicinal extracts.

When I first came to Italy, there was still a woman who would appear at the market selling the plants she had collected. It’s only now that I’ve come to realise that she was the last  5) remaining person to practise what had once been an important tradition

15. Board games in cafés

In cities across Canada, you might be struck by the number of cafés  1) designedsolely to the playing of board games.  Many of them seem to have 2) sprung up in the last few years. Toronto, where such cafés can be seen on practically every street, has become a  3) modelfor any other city that would like to foster its own board game culture.

In addition to providing games, these cafés serve up all kinds of unusual teas and coffees. Walk into any of these places, and you’ll experience the same  4) outgoing  atmosphere: fast chatter, laughter and the sound of rolling dice. The one thing you’ll rarely see is someone’s eyes 5) glued to  a glowing phone screen.

16. Anita Roddick (1942-2007)

In 1976, Anita Roddick opened the first Body Shop in Brighton, England. She sold skin creams made from natural ingredients in environment-friendly containers.

Anita had travelled to many different countries as a student. She 1) noticedthat ordinary women in Africa and south-east Asia did not buy expensive creams for their skin, 2) but used simple local materials like cocoa fat and lemon juice. She 3) discussedthis with a plant expert, and together they developed a completely new 4) kindof skincare product.

Today there are over 2,000 Body Shops around the world. Anita Roddick showed people a new way of 5) doingbusiness successfully.

17. Juggling (2)

Enrico Rastelli was probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known. Juggling Involves throwing a number of objects up into the air and catching them 1) without dropping a single one.Rastelli was able to juggle 2) as many as eight balls at the same time. However, 3) what made him a genius was his perfect style, rather 4) than the quantity of objects he 5) could juggle.

18. Advertising

A company tells the public about the things it makes through advertising. A company also____1____advertising to persuade people to buy_____2_____of its products. These days, so many goods are advertised in so many different___3_____that it is possible for us to come into contact with hundreds of different advertisements____4_____a single day. Sometimes firms even decide to offer things to people free of charge so that they can just try them____5____paying anything at all.

1		2		3		4		5
A	handles	A	better	A	ways	A	for	A	Without
B	gives	B	more	B	methods	B	by	B	Apart
C	uses	C	extra	C	types	C	at	C	Except
D	operates	D	others	D	orders	D	in	D	Outside

 

19. The Island of St Kilda

We were entering our sixth hour at sea,sailing west onto the Atlantic from the Scottish mainland when we finally saw St Kilda.I knew the island was a volcanic stone outcrop in the middle of the ocean-but I had no idea exactly____1____ to expect. St Kilda is far enough out into the Atlantic to have_____2_____own weather:the storm systems roll across from Canada and catch on the jagged heights of the island, like sheep’s wool on a barbed-wire fence. Consulting of a mountain range rising over 1,400 feet,St Kilda is the most remote part of the British Isles and____3_____of the most extraordinary. Thought to have been inhabited for at least two thousand years, there are traces of Neolithic sites. That this place was inhabited at____4_____is remarkable, given the unforgiving landscape and weather, and the great difficulty in ever____5____able to land there.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	when	A	his	A	one	A	once	A	Been
B	how	B	it’s	B	also	B	all	B	Be
C	what	C	its	C	is	C	first	C	To
D	where	D	their	D	which	D	least	D	Being

 

20. Dogs and wolves

Analysis of DNA extracted from a fossil tooth recovered in southern Siberia confirms that the tooth belonged to one of the oldest known ancestors of the modern dog. Human domestication of dogs dates back to before the beginning of agriculture about 10,000 years ago, but exactly when modern dogs emerged____1____a species distinct from wolves is still unclear.

_____2_____some previous studies have suggested that this separation of domestic dogs and wolves occurred over 100,000 years ago, the oldest known fossils of modern dogs are only about 36?000 years old. New research evaluates the relationship of a 33,000-year-old Siberian fossil to modern dogs and wolves based on DNA sequence. The researchers named this fossil the Altai dog after the mountains from ____3_____ were recovered. They found it is more closely related to modern dogs and other prehistoric ‘canids’ found on the American continents____4_____it is to wolves. They added that their results suggested a more ancient history of the dog outside the Middle East or East Asia, the regions that____5____,until then, been thought to be the centres where dogs originated.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	as	A	as	A	Siberia	A	as	A	Were
B	from	B	while	B	that	B	than	B	Have
C	to	C	but	C	there	C	that	C	Had
D	into	D	in	D	where	D	where	D	Has

 

21. Preserving food

You may wonder why it is that whenever there is a public holiday coming up which lasts for more than a day, everyone feels impelled to rush out and panic buy, ____1____great quantities of preserved foods. the fact is, this same_____2_____drove our ancestors to find ways of keeping supplies of food ready for all eventualities throughout the year. Unliketoday, however, they spent a great deal of their time____3_____with where the next meal coming from. They also used most of their energies in producing, storing and preserving their food. An  abundance of fresh summer vegetables would be followed by great quantities of autumn crops and____4_____of stuffing themselves throughout the summer and autumn before going hungry for the rest of the year, ancient peoples had no alternative but to find some way of turning these seasonal____5____into food that would be edible all year round.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	loading	A	allure	A	troubled	A	short	A	Floods
B	hoarding	B	appeal	B	vexed	B	apart	B	Spares
C	heaping	C	instinct	C	preoccupied	C	other	C	Overloads
D	stacking	D	cause	D	apprehensive	D	without	D	Gluts

 

22. Keep yourself motivated to study

 

At times, you may find your course less interesting or exceptionally hard, and then maintaining motivation is seriously challenging.

One way to stay motivated ____1____to promise yourself a reward for successfully completing learning tasks. This  works because our anticipation if an enjoyable activity overcomes a dread of something we _____2_____rather not do.

For shorter pieces of work, the reward might be something____3_____simple as a coffee break or going outside for fresh air. On reaching a more significant learning milestone, you could visit friends overnight, or play video games all weekend!____4_____sure the reward comes immediately after you have completed the task, and the size of the reward matches that of the task. Aim to have at least one motivating activity every day, so that you always have something enjoyable to look forward to, regardless of____5____else is going on.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	and	A	should	A	more	A	make	A	Anything
B	is	B	are	B	very	B	but	B	Whatever
C	study	C	would	C	really	C	for	C	Something
D	in	D	have	D	as	D	I’m	D	Everything

 

 

23. Getting involved in student life

It is important to remember that going to university or college is about so  ____1____ more than just studying. There are a lot of ways  _____2_____ enjoy life socially too. Join a student society, for example. Joining societies is a great way of meeting lots of new people, making new friends and having fun. There is usually something for everyone. ____3_____ part of a sports team or just playing for pleasure is another good way of taking part in student life. So ____4_____  you love sport, join a club. ____5____ only will you have a brilliant time and meet lots of new people, it’s also a great way of keeping fit.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	interesting	A	for	A	Taking	A	do	A	Not
B	exciting	B	of	B	Being	B	that	B	If
C	important	C	to	C	Be	C	if	C	Then
D	much	D	and	D	The	D	when	D	So

 

24. A new book about history

History is much less simple than it something seems. There are many stories that can   ____1____ told about the past. However, we are not, perhaps, as free  _____2_____ we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end.

This stimulating new book about ____3_____ we study and understand history begins by asking us various questions provoked by our investigation of history. It then explores the different ways in ____4_____  these questions have been answered in the past. Fascinating and concrete examples of how historians work give the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not  ____5____ the past, but also ourselves

1		2		3		4		5
A	we	A	as	A	history	A	how	A	Only
B	not	B	time	B	what	B	all	B	In
C	be	C	and	C	how	C	what	C	About
D	also	D	so	D	that	D	which	D	To

 

25. Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypuspygmaeus)

The smallest of the three-toed sloths is the pygmy three-toed sloth. It is characterised ____1____ pale grey-brown fur that is often blotchy and tan-coloured face with a distinctive dark band around the eyes. Male adults have a bright orange patch on their back, through _____2_____ a black band runs vertically. Sloths have an unusual means ____3_____ camouflage to avoid predation; their outer fur is often coated in algae, and this ____4_____  the hair a greenish colour that helps conceal them in their forest habitat. Three-toed sloths can be distinguished  ____5____ their distant relative, two-toed cloth, be the three digits on their forelimbs, blunter muzzle, and simpler chisel-shaped teeth.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	as	A	which	A	for	A	is	A	by
B	with	B	it	B	that	B	makes	B	from
C	by	C	out	C	to	C	gives	C	for
D	for	D	with	D	of	D	make	D	with

 

 

26. The River Amazon-2

Although the River Amazon is not as long as the River Nile, it carries much more water. Starting high up in the Andes mountains of Peru the river____1____ through the Brazilian rainforest.On its long journey towards the Atlantic Ocean, it increases in size as it_____2_____ fed by thousands of smaller rivers such as the River Negro, which___3_____the Amazon near the city of Manaus.

But the time the Amazon ____4_____the sea, it is very wide. Every second, it pours 200,000 cubic metres of water into the ocean. This is the same ____5____ of water that is held by a hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	brings	A	was	A	adds	A	gets	A	Number
B	passes	B	has	B	connects	B	comes	B	Amount
C	follows	C	is	C	joins	C	arrives	C	Sum
D	pulls	D	had	D	mixes	D	reaches	D	Total

 

13. John Ruskin (2)

In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic, made great efforts to encourage people to draw, believing that this was a much- neglected skill.As well as giving lectures, he published two books on drawing, which 1) widelyread. Ruskin’s efforts were not 2) aimed at turning people into good artists but at making them happier. He felt that when we are involved in the process of drawing something, we become aware of the different parts which 3) makeup the whole. It is in this way that we 4) cometo a deeper appreciation and 5) understandingof the thing itself.

14. The ancient Roman City of Ostia

 

The Roman city of Ostia took its name from the Latin ostium, meaning river mouth. According to texts from writer and poet Ennius, from historian Titus Levy, from the writer Cicero-to mention but a ____1____ scholar of Roman civilization-Ostia was founded around eight thousand years ago by AncusMartius, the fourth king of Rome. The king was desperate to assure an outlet for the military and commercial expansion of Rome,_____2_____at that time was still relatively small. After conquering the coastal populations standing in the way of this project, AncusMartius____3_____a citadel built near the mouth of the river. His soldiers were thus ideally located when it____4_____to controlling navigation on the river Tiber. It is known that the design of the citadel____5____have been modified later, since the ruins of Ostia today contain hardly any original structures.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	group	A	which	A	was	A	began	A	built
B	famous	B	but	B	made	B	started	B	building
C	few	C	because	C	built	C	was	C	must
D	great	D	however	D	had	D	came	D	which

 

15. The Sami reindeer herders

 

I was recently privileged to join a Sami reindeer herdsman to experience the 110-kilometre annual migration, a grueling and dangerous journey into Norway’s frozen north.

On arriving, I spotted the distant shapes of the reindeer trudging ____1____single file through the deep snow. ‘How many reindeer do you have?’ I asked Lars, the herdsman. He replied he didn’t know, but of course he did really. I_____2_____to have known better. You don’t ask a Sami reindeer herder how many animals he owns; I might as____3_____have asked to see his bank statement.

Lars had granted permission for me and a group of tourists to accompany him as he believes it’s important to open up the reindeer herders’____4_____understood way of life. Lars explained, ‘We cannot keep our culture to____5____anymore. I want to share it with outsiders because educating the outside world is the best way for us to preserve our identity.’

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	on	A	had	A	you	A	little	A	us
B	in	B	should	B	to	B	to	B	ourselves
C	into	C	ought	C	I	C	the	C	hide
D	a	D	want	D	well	D	and	D	ourself

 

16. The philosopher, Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant was an 18^th century German philosopher ____1____work initiated dramatic changes in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and teleology. Like many thinkers of that period, he holds our mental faculty of reason_____2_____high esteem. He believes that____3_____is our reason that invests the world we experience with structure. In his work he puts____4_____the argument that our faculty of judgment enables us to have experience of beauty and grasp those experiences____5____part of an ordered, natural world with purpose.

 

1		2		3		4		5
A	who	A	in	A	philosophy	A	on	A	are
B	whose	B	with	B	thinking	B	out	B	in
C	his	C	for	C	it	C	up	C	as
D	who’s	D	on	D	this	D	forward	D	from

 

17.  My day

I get up ____1____6:30 in the morning. I always run in the park. Then I _____2_____breakfast. I drink a____3_____of orange juice and eat some bread. I work in a hotel. I____4_____ walk there because it’s near my flat. After work, I go to the gym for two____5____. I always go to bed early.

1		2		3		4		5
A	on	A	have	A	plate	A	need	A	hours
B	to	B	wait	B	fruit	B	can	B	weeks
C	at	C	meet	C	glass	C	am	C	days

 

18. Oldest big cat fossil found in Tibet

Scientists have identified a new big cat fossil. Found in the foothills of the Himalayas, the fragments are considered to be the oldest ones ever unearthed and have been dated ____1____ 4.1 and 5.95 million years old. Their discovery in Tibet supports the theory _____2_____ asserts big cats evolved in central Asia-not Africa- and spread outward.

“this is a very significant finding as it gives us a great insight into ____3_____ early big cats may have looked like and where they may have lived”, reported Dr Tseng who led the 2010 expedition. Scientists used both anatomical and DNA data____4_____ determine that the sculls belonged to an extinct big cat, whose territory appears to overlap many of the species we know today.

The DNA evidence suggests they diverged____5____ their cousins the Felinae-which includes cougars, lynxes and domestic cats- about 6/37 million years ago.

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Reading part

Texts. Fill in the gaps with one word only СӨЗ ЖАЗУ

1. Riverside Hotel

The Riverside Hotel has had a reputation for excellent food ever  1) since the day it opened in 1949.  It was started by a businessman called Henry Davies, who saw an advertisement for a house overlooking a river.  He had been thinking of converting a family home  2)into a hotel, and this house seemed perfect.

Davies 3) was soon running the hotel himself, but hired a top chef, Geoffrey Dawson. Within six months, the restaurant was  4) being heavily booked that Davies had to take on new staff.  The hotel won several awards for the quality of its food.  The present owner, Sally Rutland, has personally trained 5) anumber of chefs who have gone on to become famous.

 

2.Blobfish is ugliest animal

The grumpy-looking, gelatinous blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.

The society began as a science-themed comedy night and devised its mascot campaign 1) todraw attention to “aesthetically challenged” threatened species. The bizarre creature lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, at depths of 2) between600 and 1,200m, where atmospheric pressure is several dozen times higher than at sea level.

It feeds on crabs and lobsters and so suffers a significant threat 3) fromfishing trawlers. Although it is inedible itself, it gets caught up in the nets.

Carly Waterman from the Zoological Society of London's Endangered Species programme, which aims to highlight and conserve evolutionary “one of 4) akind” species, praised the campaign, saying it was important to raise awareness of less “traditionally charismatic animals”.

The campaign was run in conjunction 5) withthe National Science and Engineering Competition.

 

3. Graphology at work

Graphology, the science of analysing handwriting, is used by recruitment personnel in many companies.  Job applicants 1) areasked to submit a sample of their handwriting.  This reveals characteristics ranging from honesty and thoroughness 2) toanxiety and aggression.  Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, ‘From the sample, we analyse an applicant’s aptitude for a job; for example, whether they would be capable 3) ofdealing with pressure’.  What happens, though, if applicants refuse to take a writing test?  Sturgeon says, ‘Refusing a test in itself tells you a lot 4) aboutan applicant's character.  It is made clear to them that handwriting analysis is only part of the process, and is used together 5) withother tests, CVs and interviews’.

 

4. Graphology at work with Eleanor Sturgeon

Can your handwriting reveal anything at all concerning your character?  Enough, perhaps, to decide whether you will get the job that you have applied 1) for Graphology, the science of analysing handwriting, is being used by recruitment personnel in a growing number of companies. Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, ‘Companies find it helpful but it all depends on both 2) howmuch they know about graphology 3) andthe way they use it.’

Sturgeon points out that handwriting analysis is only a part of the recruitment process. ‘If someone doesn’t get a job,’ she says, ‘it won't be just 4) becauseof their handwriting. Almost certainly, they wouldn't 5) havegot the job anyway.

 

5. Amelia Earhart, Pioneer Woman Pilot (1897-1937)

Amelia Earhart, the pioneering woman pilot, had 1) her first flying lesson in January 1921, and convinced herself that she was destined to become a pilot. In the six months that followed, she managed to save enough money to buy a plane. Earhart named the bright yellow plane ‘The Canary’, and put it to good use, setting the first women’s record by rising 2) toan  altitude of 14,000 feet,  a remarkable achievement. From 3) thenon, Earhart’s life revolved 4) aroundflying. But strong 5) enough Earhart’s convictions were, challenging financial obstacles lay ahead.

 

6. Diamonds are forever

The word diamond' comes from the Greek word 'adamas', meaning 'unconquerable' and they have been a source of fascination for centuries. A diamond is a transparent gemstone consisting of carbon, 1) one of the earth's most common elements. It is well-known for 2) being the hardest substance, natural or synthetic, known to man. It is thousands of times harder than corundum, the next hardest substance from 3) which rubies and sapphires are formed. Even after many years 4) of constant wear, a diamond will preserve its sharp edges and corners when most other stones have become worn and chipped, maintaining its natural brilliance. However, many people suffer under the misconception that a diamond is unbreakable. In fact, 5) since diamond's crystal structure has 'hard: and 'soft1 directions, a blow of sufficient force, in a very particular direction can crack, chip, split or even shatter a diamond.

 

7. Juggling 1896

Juggling involves throwing a number of objects up into the air and catching them 1) without dropping a single one. Probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known was Enrico Rastelli, who was born in 1896. He started using rubber balls 2) instead of the cotton balls that were 3) in use at the time. These rubber balls are now standard. It was Rastelli, too, who began the now commonly seen practice 4) of throwing a ball into the air, and then catching the ball on a stick held in his mouth.

The degree of control shown 5) by Enrico Rastelli has never been equalled. Everyone agreed that his performances were truly astonishing.

 

8. Light population

Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today 1) have never seen the night sky properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is 2) not only in cities - people living in the country are also affected 3) by lights from nearby towns. It is a problem for those simply trying to enjoy the stars and for serious astronomers 4) as well.

One university in the UK has come up 5) with an interesting solution. It has built a telescope in the Canary Islands and allows schools to use this via the internet.

 

9.Plants in cold deserts

The vast sagebrush landscapes of the western United States form an immense cold-desert ecosystem. Long, frozen winters and hot, rainless summers result in bone-dry soils. Now, new research is beginning to solve the puzzle of 1) howplants there manage to gain the nutrients they need from the ground. This feat of survival is achieved despite 2) the fact that they live in the driest conditions imaginable.

For the last nine years, researchers have studied the sagebrush steppe, where the sagebrush's deep root systems serve 3) asconduits for water from deep, moist soil to extremely dry surface soil, even during the depths of drought. Water moves upward through roots from deep moist soil and is deposited in shallow, parched soil at night, to 4) betaken up again by plant roots the following morning to support leaf function. This has been known for some time, but 5) what is new is that they have found evidence indicating that this process also plays a role in delivering nutrients to plants by keeping the microbes responsible for decomposition and nutrient cycling hydrated.

 

10. Pelicans

Pelicans are remarkable birds. They have large pouches underneath their beaks which hold 1) upto three times as much as their stomachs, although they do not store their catch there.

Brown pelicans are the smallest of the species, 2) evenif they do have an impressive wingspan of 2.3 metres. In fact, pelicans’ flight is surprisingly graceful 3) forbirds that waddle clumsily on foot. 4) Unlikeother birds, which tend to form a V-shape when they fly in a group, pelicans usually fly one behind the other.

In the past, many pelicans were affected by oil spills and by pesticides. Numbers have now started to rise again, but some species of pelicans are 5) still at risk.

 

11. Ways of Communicating

People, in common with all social animals, must be able to communicate. 1) Only through communication can one animal influence the behaviour of 2) another . Human language is complex, allowing an infinite variety of new meanings. 3) As a rule, however, each animal signal conveys one, and only one message. But each single message may, however, contain several bits of relevant information. For example the call of certain insects, as well as giving information about social status, can also indicate 4) theirwhereabouts. Information  5) such as this may play a crucial role in a species’ survival.

 

12. Light pollution

Light pollution occurs when powerful electric lights around us stop us seeing the stars in the night sky. Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today 1) havenever seen the night sky properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is 2) notonly in cities – people living in the country are also affected 3) bylights from nearby towns. It is a problem for those simply trying to enjoy the stars, and for serious astronomers 4) aswell. However, one university in the UK has come up 5) withan interesting solution. It has built a telescope in the Canary Islands and allows schools to use this via the internet.

 

13. The hot river

 

Deep in the Amazon jungle there’s an amazing natural phenomenon: a river so hot it almost boils. How on earth is that possible? It’s all down to a series of hot springs that heat up water flowing into the river. It’s the only river Of  its kind anywhere in the world. Of course , hot springs are not unique to this area-they Can be found all over the world. They normally occur where there are volcanoes, yet there are none anywhere near this river.

Locals have, an occasion, To be known to swim in the river, but only after heavy rain has reduced the temperature considerably. More often than That the river is used simply for making tea and cooking.

 

14. Henry Davies

 

In 1948 businessman Henry Davies was reading a newspaper when he suddenly came

across an advertisement showing a house for  sale overlooking a river. Davies was interested in setting up a hotel, and this house seemed to be exactly what  he was looking for.

Davies called his hotel ‘The Riverside Hotel. He ran the hotel himself but he hired a top chief, Geoffrey Dawson, to do the cooking. The partnership lasted for almost 50 years. During that  time, the hotel won several awards for the quality of its food. The Riverside Hotel has inspired many other hotel owners to  create similar hotels.

 

15. Who to respect

 

When I was a child I clearly remember being told that I should respect the elderly. To be honest, I could not really see why  I should do so; old people to me seemed to be out of touch, impatient, ill-tempered and constantly goering on about how things were better in old  day.

Of course, I did not include my grandparents in this . I knew them personally and they were not at all like that – they were good company. Much more lively and interesting in every way.

Now, as I approach old age myself, I realize that, despite  appearing to be morally righteous, the advice was wrong; we should treat all people, same  they old, young or somewhere in between with courtesy and consideration. Everybody deserves respect.

 

16. Perseverence

 

Success often depends on a crucial quality: perseverance, the ability to keep going in adverse circumstances -with a cheerful countenance if at all possible.

It is said that perseverance is a good trait unless it is applied to inappropriate aims. This places the emphases on knowing which are the appropriate ones. Some might say that an individual with absolutely poor musical ability who perseveres in his endeavours to master the violin is obviously on the wrong track. But  someone else might reply that any worthy aim, for instance , playing the violin , dignifies the struggle to achieve it, and however difficult such a person might have found it to learn to play , they would still have gained a great deal simply from trying. What do you think?

 

17. Cheap English Books!

 

Have you just started to learn English? Do you want to buy some English books For beginners?

I have several easy books on grammar and vocabulary. I’ve only used them a little, so they look new. And they won’t cost a lot! New books are a lot more expensive. You can see my books in Class 4A. I will be there on Wednesday and Friday, from 1.30 pm to 3.00.

18. Dear Maria

 

Dear Maria,

It’s good to be back home in my country but I still think about  all the friends I made in our English class, especially you. I was sad when  I left England because my visit was too short. I would like to return to England but this time I will stay for a longer time.

Sophie

19. Dear Lorna

 

Dear Lorna

How are you? I’ve got a job in the Tourist Information Office. I start work at half past seven, so I have to get up very early! I love this job because I meet people from a  number\ lot  of different countries. I like telling them  about our city.

Here is  the photo of me. I’m in\ wearning  my new uniform. Do you like it?

 

Love, Gloria.

 

20. Hello Sergei

 

Hello Sergei,

I am studying very hard at the moment. I find  a lot of the subjects difficult, but they  are all very interesting. I hope I can get a good job when I have   finished the course. I would  like to go and work in another country because I enjoy travelling.

Alice

 

21.Dear Sir 

 

Dear Sir

I read your advertisement for English courses in the newspaper. I would like to have some more information. How much does a course cost and when does the next course start?

Thank you

Sam Jones

Dear Mr. Jones

Thank you for your letter. Our next course starts in three weeks, onMonday 9 May and it costs £250. If you prefer to begin in June, we have another course then. I hope this is the information you want.

Yours

K May

22. Newmarket. England. 20^th July

 

Newmarket. England. 20^th July

Dear Maria,

 

How are you? I’m studying hard in England. I have lessons for five hours a day. Newmarket is a nice town and it’s easy to visit different places from here.Last night I went to the cinema to see an Australian film. I liked it very much.

Please write soon.

Love. Jan.

 

23. Juggling

Juggling involves throwing a number of objects up into the air and catching them 1) without dropping a single one. Probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known was Enrico Rastelli, who was born in 1896. He started using rubber balls 2) instead of the cotton balls that were 3) in use at the time. These rubber balls are now standard. It was Rastelli, too, who began the now commonly seen practice 4) of throwing a ball into the air, and then catching the ball on a stick held in his mouth.

The degree of control shown 5) by Enrico Rastelli has never been equalled. Everyone agreed that his performances were truly astonishing.

24. Juggling (2)

Enrico Rastelli was probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known. Juggling Involvesthrowing a number of objects up into the air and catching them 1) without dropping a single one. Rastelli was able to juggle 2) a smany as eight balls at the same time. However,3) what  made him a genius was his perfect style, rather 4) than the quantity of objects he 5) could juggle.

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26. The Café

·         By seven o'clock in the morning the little café is crowded, every table filled, the smell of coffee and cooking in the air. Some sit alone, enjoying a moment of quiet  feeling ·          before the busy work day begins. Others chat excitedly, bringing each other up to  date on happy news and tales of weekend adventures. A suited man in the corner taps away on the keyboard of his laptop computer; a young woman by the window offers her hungry child bits of food from her plate; a small boy and his dad watch cartoons on the tiny TV screen on the wall. By ten o'clock the café is empty again, the tables cleaned, the sauce bottles refilled. The sun shines  through the windows and there is a moment of peace before the café springs to life again in the mid-morning rush.

 

 

  

 

Texts Reading

1.Trees in Britain

1. Steve Green is planting trees to

A) redevelop an area outside the city

2. More land can be used for growing trees when

B) better ways of farming found

3. The British suddenly started to value trees because of

C) a single night of bad weather

4. Evidence of increasing interest in trees is shown by the number of

A)  people joining a tree conversation club

5. Lesley Robinson

C) helps children appreciate trees

 

2. Amanda

1. When Amanda first entered Heinzelman’s shop Mary Louise seemed

В) delighted that Amanda had returned

2. From what Mary Louise says, it seems that

c) she thought it was late for a customer call

3. Amanda quickly told Mary Louise that she was on holiday because she wanted to

B) stop Mary Louise talking so much

4. Seeing Mary Louise wave to her, Amanda remembered that Mary Louise

A) had had a very similar childhood to hers

5. From what Amanda says about Mattie, it is clear that

 А)  Mattie was a lot younger than Amanda

 

3. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

1. When McGregor and Boorman firs had the idea for their trip, their wives

C) seemed to accept it

2. In the beginning, why did the actors decide to travel a long way

A) to make a TV programme

3. What does McGregor say about his motorbike training?

B) It made him sad initially

4. Now he is back home, McGregor

B) misses the quieter places they went to

5. The writer thinks the TV programme is good because of

A) the people who took part in it

 

4. White Star School

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A) Suggest ways that children can  help the environment

2. The most unusual thing about White Star School is

C) the teaching method

3. Jane Bartlett started White Star School because

A) she wanted to stay in a area

4. In the future, Jane would like the students to

D) encourage others to care for the environment

5. What would a teacher at the White Star School say about it?

C) Although we spend a lot of time outdoors, it’s very important to us that the children get the best education possible.

 

 

5. Wilderness in southern Utah

1. The first paragraph indicates that the writer wants to

C) consider whether damage caused by off-road driving can be limited

2. According to the second paragraph, which definition of wilderness is shared by the general public and US legislation?

B) areas which are inhabited or visited by few people

3. What change that has occurred in southern Utah is mentioned in the third paragraph?

D)  There has been a reduction in the level of rainfall

4. What effect has the use of ORVs in Tenmile Canyon recently had?

D) The disappearance of some types of fish and insects

5. What view do many environmental organisations in the region have?

D) There are not enough police officers in areas used by ORV drivers

 

6. Homage to Kefalonia

1.When the writer mentioned she was going to Kefalonia, other people were

B) discouraging

2.In the evenings, the streets in the town of Sami are full of

C) a mix of the entire population

3. What does the writer recommend about the Melissani cave?

A) seeing the cave at a particular time for the best view

4. What does the writer say about influences from abroad in Kefalonia?

A) There are ruins of buildings from a different age and culture

5. What did the director of the film say about Kefalonia?

B)  The inhabitants of the island are very special.

 

7. The wisdom of Birds an illustrated history of ornithology by Tim Birkhead

1. What point is made about our ancestors’ beliefs concerning birds?

B)  It is difficult to understand they were taken seriously

2. What is the focus of Birkhead’s book?

A)  Developments in the way that knowledge is gained

3. What point does the reviewer make in the third paragraph?

B) It is necessary to question generally held beliefs

4.According to the fourth paragraph John Ray’s book

A)  is more important than a first impression would suggest

5. The reviewer refers to swallows landing on ships in mid-ocean to show that

C)  beliefs about birds were rarely changed in the light of fresh evidence

6. What point does the reviewer make in the sixth paragraph?

D)  The study of birds helps us to make sense of the world

 

8. Racing Driver

1. When Carrie Wilson took part in competitions for radio controlled cars,

C) she found the journeys to the events enjoyable

2. According to the second paragraph, Carrie hoped

C)  to match Fittipaldi’s speed.

3. What does the third paragraph say about Carrie’s time at school?

C) She had difficulty in doing all her home work

4. What happened as soon as Carrie left school?

C)  Her father became her trainer

5. What does the fifth paragraph say about Carrie’s situation now?

A) She is very inexperienced compared with some other drivers

6. In the final paragraph, what does Carrie say about her progress?

B) She believes she learns from the mistakes she makes

 

9. The Cabinet Maker

1. When she arrived at the workshop, the writer

A) was not sure if her first impression of Hurst was accurate

2. Hurst has few problems selling his furniture because he

B) is known to be a skilled craftsman

3. What does Hurst think has led to the decline in the craft of cabinet making?

C) Consumers will accept poor quality furniture

4. Hurst believes that it is essential for craftsmen to

C) produce functional designs

5. The writer’s final impression of Hurst is that he

A) has an unusual attitude to his work

 

10. Chris Sharma

1. What is the writer doing in the first paragraph?

D) Summing up the main achievements of Sharma’s climbing career

2. What was Sharma’s attitude on completing Realization?

A)  He considered it an important event in his career

3. What does Sharma say about his life after Realization?

B) He found the attention he received hard to deal with

4. What does Sharma say about his recent involvement in climbing?

C) He is grateful for the support he gets from other climbers

5. Which of the following is Sharma most likely to say about himself?

D)  Although this sport has always fascinated me, I have needed to take a break from it occasionally

 

11. Letter to the Newsport   Evening News

1. What is the writer trying to do in the letter?

B) Show her thanks

2. What will the reader learn from the letter?

C)  There are some kind people in Newport.

3. How did the writer feel after her experience?

A)  Surprised that nothing was stolen

4. Why did the writer cry?

D) She was anxious

5. What would be a good headline for the letter?

C) Woman’s bad day has a happy ending.

12. Piano players- when they were young

1. Who had more than one sister or brother?

B) Oleg

2. Who enjoyed other subjects as well as music?

C) Josef

3. Who studied in another county for two years?

B) Oleg

4. Who had music lessons with someone who wasn’t a piano player?

A) Ivan

5.Who also wrote music?

A) Ivan

 

13. Laurence Stephen Lowry

1. What did Lowry do after work?

B)  He studied art.

2. Lowry’s family?

A)  liked his paintings

3. Lowry became famous because

C)  an important man liked his paintings

4. When Lowry stopped working in the office, he

A)  became rich

5. Today, Lawry’s work is

B) loved in his own country