Прослушайте шесть высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями
каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте
Задание B1 Аудирование
Прослушайте диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А1–А7
соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False)
о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать
ни положительного,ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated).
A1 Lucy wasn’t at school for several days.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A2 Lucy felt bad because of overeating.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A3 Lucy’s mother is a doctor.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A4 Peter did exercises with the map at the blackboard.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A5 Peter is not afraid of the test.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A6 Peter offers his notes to Lucy.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A7 Lucy and Peter are going to review for the test later.
1)True
2)False
3)Not stated
A1-A7 Аудирование
Прослушайте интервью. В заданиях А8–А14 укажите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа.
A8 Which of the following is TRUE about scuba diving?
1)You can do it only in the sea.
2)It involves use of special breathing equipment.
3)It requires three years of training.
A9 Which of the following is NOT true about scuba diving?
1)You can hear a lot of sea sounds.
2)You can look at a lot of different fish.
3)One usually wants to repeat the experience.
A10 Which part of a diver’s equipment is NOT absolutely necessary?
1)Mask.
2)Scuba fins.
3)Wetsuit.
A11 A buoyancy control device helps the diver to …
1)control distance and depth.
2)fight decompression sickness.
3)regulate the air tank level.
A12 According to Barbara, why is it better to go to a dive school?
1)You get a certificate.
2)You learn more about safety underwater.
3)Self-teaching is illegal.
A13 What is the purpose of the ‘buddy’ system in diving?
1)Not to feel lonely underwater.
2)Not to be alone in a difficult situation.
3)Not to depend on one’s instructor.
A14 According to Barbara, what should a diver do?
1)Avoid contact with sea life.
2)Swim near coral reefs.
3)Encourage tourists to dive.
А8-A14 Аудирование
Раздел 2. Чтение
B2 Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами
A–G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру
только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
1. A step to a wider variety 5. Origin of theatre
2. Varieties of theatre 6. Ladies enter
3. Modern problems 7. Not the least important
4. Theatre and politics 8. Stars for a repertoire
A.Modern Western theatre comes in large measure from ancient Greek drama,from which it takes technical terminology, classification into genres, and many
of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. The Greeks also developed
the concepts of dramatic criticism, acting as a career, and theatre architecture.
The theatre of ancient Greece consisted of three types of drama: tragedy,
comedy, and the satyr play.
B.Western theatre developed and expanded considerably under the Romans. The
Roman historian Livy wrote that the Romans first experienced theatre in the
4th century BC. The theatre of ancient Rome was a thriving and diverse art
form, ranging from festival performances of street theatre, nude dancing, and
acrobatics, to the staging of broadly appealing situation comedies, to the
highstyle, verbally elaborate tragedies.
C.Theatre took on many different forms in the West between the 15th and 19th
centuries, including commedia dell’arte and melodrama. The general trend was
away from the poetic drama of the Greeks and the Renaissance and toward a
more naturalistic prose style of dialogue, especially following the Industrial
Revolution. Theatre today, broadly defined, includes performances of plays
and musicals, ballets, operas and various other forms.
D.The eighteenth century in Britain introduced women to the stage, which would
have been extremely inappropriate before. These women were looked at as
celebrities but on the other hand, it was still very new and revolutionary that
they were on the stage and some said they were unladylike and looked down
on. Charles II did not like young men playing the parts of young women, so he
asked that women play their own parts.
E.Theatre took a big pause during 1642 and 1660 in England because of
Cromwell’s Interregnum. Theatre was seen as something sinful and the
Puritans tried very hard to drive it out of their society. Because of this stagnant
period, once Charles II came back to the throne in 1660, theatre (among other
arts) exploded because of a lot of influence from France, where Charles was in
exile the years previous to his reign.
F.Stagecraft is a term referring to the technical aspects of theatrical, film, and
video production. It includes constructing scenery, hanging and focusing of
lighting, design and procurement of costumes, makeup, props, stage
management, and recording and mixing of sound. Considered a technical rather
than an artistic field, it is equally crucial for the practical implementation of a
designer’s artistic idea.
G.While most modern theatre companies rehearse one piece of theatre at a time,
perform that piece for a set “run”, retire the piece, and begin rehearsing a new
show, repertory companies rehearse multiple shows at one time. Repertory
theatre generally involves a group of similarly accomplished actors, and relies
more on the reputation of the group than on an individual star actor.
B3 Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений,
обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя.
Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений,
в таблицу.
A Young Mayor
This is a very unusual case, but as you will see, unusual doesn’t mean
impossible.
An 18-year-old school girl has become the youngest mayor of a British town
in history. Amanda Bracebridge, A _____________________, won leadership of
Clun village council in a dramatic election last night. The tiny village only has 122
voters and Amanda won the election by just two votes from the only other
candidate, 69-year-old Fred Gardner of the Conservative party. Amanda,
B _____________________, was an independent candidate. She was surprised by
her success, C _____________________. “My election promise was to make sure
D _____________________,” she told us. She was referring to the plans from a
large company to buy up farmland and build flats there. “We live in one of the
most beautiful villages in Shropshire and I want to make sure it stays that way.”
Amanda, who is in her last year at nearby Bishop’s Castle High School,
E _____________________ and her exams which she takes in two months. “It’s
going to be a pretty busy few months,” she said. “But when the exams are over I
will be able to concentrate completely on helping my village”.
Amanda had plans to go to university but is now going to start a year later
F _____________________. “I’ve talked to Leeds University and they say my
place will wait for me”. And what is she going to study? Politics? “No, actually, I
am going to do sociology and economics”.
1.who is not a member of any political party
2.that our village would be protected from outside interests
3.but it was not a total shock to her
4.being a politics student at the university
5.so she can do her job as mayor properly
6.who is only just old enough to vote herself
7.will have to find time for her work as mayor
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом
задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую
выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Internet
Internet is one of the greatest tools we have today. Billions of bits of
information, unlimited ways to connect, games to play, videos to watch, things to
learn. There’s something for everyone. We Facebook, tumble, stumble, and tweet
more now than ever. Social media is connecting us in incredible ways. You can
create communities of like-minded people that would never meet before on the
Internet. But, due to this, we are spending copious amounts of time on the World
Wide Web, and it’s slowly changing who you are as a person.
I went for a long period of time where I didn’t read a book. I finally got
around to picking up a few new books and as soon as I started reading them, I
struggled. I couldn’t hold concentration like I used to. I would read a whole
paragraph with my mind elsewhere or had this constant anxious feeling to do
something else, even when there was absolutely nothing else to do. My mind
would jump from one thought to another and I barely could read a chapter in one
sitting. A talked to a few people about this, and I even looked to the trusty
Internet for my solution. I found that I’m not alone, many people report the
same type of concentration shift. The reason for this is the information overload
via Internet. We take in 34 gigabytes of information each day now. That is 5
times more than we did 20 years ago. There is so much going on in our minds
that we rarely spend any time on one particular bit of information because there
is always something new and more intriguing just around the corner. When we
land on a webpage, we spend the average of about 50 seconds, if that, and know
that there are at least 5 other links we can click on the page. We can still
concentrate, but our minds would much rather be focused on a series of things,
not one thought. Not only is it altering our concentration on reading long works,
but it’s changing “how” we read. We no longer read; we skim. This is our way of
adapting to this information overload. It would take too long to process all this
information and we don’t need everything. We sift through the information and
get to the main point or relevant material.
The way things are written online is changing for us as well. For anyone
who has written a blog post, it’s a much different style of writing compared to
novels and even newspaper articles. The things we read online are as clear and
concise as possible. Adjectives are a thing of the past. The information is usually
already condensed for you, and is separated into neat headlines that make it easy
to scan the page in a few seconds. We don’t focus on comprehension anymore,
we know what we’re looking for and we find it quickly.
The way we are reading things is just the start, the way we are thinking is
changing too. Before, we had calm linear thoughts, one thing led to another.
Now,our thoughts are jumping back and forth between so many things. We
have one thought, which leads to four or five other non-related thoughts, and
then some time later we return to the original thought. This is a direct result
of our attention being can take us somewhere new and start a new train of
thoughts. We’ve developed a much more fluid way of thinking. And it’s not a bad
thing. It’s making us more creative. You are much more efficient at combing and
filtering through ideas, which in essence is what inspiration is. Linear thought is
very organized and does not leave room for new ideas.
So, the Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives. But it’s also
important to disconnect for a while and to take care of your body and mind.
Create a balance of time online and in the real world, so you can reap the positive
cognitive abilities the Internet is giving you and avoid forming an unhealthy set of
habits that will cost you later in life.
A15 According to the author, Internet changes people because …
1)it adds lots of friends.
2)it helps to create new communities.
3)they spend too much time online.
4)of the amount of information it provides.
A16 Why does Internet, according to the author, influence reading concentration?
1)The information there changes too fast.
2)It leaves less time for reading.
3)The bits of information there are very short.
4)It provides excessive information.
A17 Which of the following is NOT a feature of an online text?
1)Clarity.
2)Reduced size.
3)Lots of descriptive words.
4)Informative headline.
A18 The way people read has changed because …
1)they don’t need all the information they read about.
2)they lost interest in serious literature.
3)they had to adjust to new conditions.
4)they had to read faster.
A19 According to the author the new way of thinking helps people …
1)browse the Internet effectively.
2)develop creativity.
3)filter useless information.
4)choose right things.
A20 The author calls for …
1)allowing more time for personal life.
2)giving equal attention to real world and Internet.
3)developing thinking abilities.
4)a healthy life style.
A21 It can be implied from the text that the author’s attitude towards Internet is
sooner …
1)positive.
2)skeptical.
3)negative.
4)neutral.
По окончании выполнения заданий В2, В3 и А15–А21 не забудьте
перенести свои ответы в бланк ответов № 1!
Обратите внимание на то, что ответы на задания В2, В3, А15–А21
располагаются в разных частях бланка.
При переносе ответов в заданиях В2 и В3 цифры записываются без
пробелов и знаков препинания.
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