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Раздел 1. Аудирование

Прослушайте шесть высказываний.Установите соответствие между высказываниями

каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7.

Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой,

только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.

Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

    1) Climate can influence national character.

    2) The weather changes according to some objective phenomena.

    3) The stock market depends on weather conditions.

    4) Bad weather can be the result of human behavior.

    5) Wet weather can be good in any season.

    6) Some people have a gift for predicting things.

    7) The weather can affect people’s health and emotions.

 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 David hasn’t been to school for some time.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A2 Paula knew David felt much better.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A3 Doctors think David needs a month to recover.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A4 David has to read 78 pages from the history book.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A5 David thinks the essay task is very hard.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A6 Paula will e-mail the article for the biology task to David.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

A7 Paula agreed to visit David the next day.

    1)True

    2)False

    3)Not stated

 A1-A7 Аудирование
Now we are ready to start.
David: Hi, Paula. It’s really so sweet of you to drop in on me today. I’m so lonely here at home. Not being able to attend school. Thank you so much for not forgetting me.
Paula: That’s fine. I missed you so much too! Everybody does. You look so much better than you sounded on the phone. I hope you are getting better?
David: You really never know with this nasty colds, but I do feel good. Doctor said I’ll be ok in a few days. Ready to come back to studies. I tired thinking about of how much I have to catch up.
Paula: You shouldn’t, really. You’ll have to write an essay, that’s true. But the part of that is pretty much simple reading and you can start doing that right after I leave.
David: So you think I shouldn’t worry?
Paula: Absolutely!
David: What should I star with? What can you advise me?
Paula: Well, if I were you, I’d start with history. You’ll have to read two chapters of the book: numbers seven and eight. These are about science and religion in the 18th century. Then you’ll have to write an essay, comparing those two in the past and modern times. That’s seems the most difficult, I guess.
David: Take it from me. It does sound impossible.
Paula: No. Believe me, as you progress with your reading, the structure of the essay will become clearer. Then there are some French exercises. But French has always been the strong point of you. So it should be a piece of cake for you.
David: Still. I’ll do the exercises. I need extra practice anyway. Anything else I need to do?
Paula: There is an article to read for biology. Our teacher gave us also copies.
David: But I don’t have one! Oh my God! Where I’m going to get mine from?
Paula: Don’t panic, please! Here you go. I took one for you.
David: Paula, you are a star.
Paula: Thanks. After reading it, you must write down three most important ideas in the article and submit your work in written form to the teacher.
David: OK, It looks like I’ll be able to get back to school with some confidence after all. Thanks once again
Paula: That’s ok. I think I have to go now. You are probably still weak and I mustn’t disturb you. Take care!
David: You too! You too!

Прослушайте интервью. В заданиях А8–А14 укажите номер выбранного

Вами варианта ответа.

A8 Greg believes that his present professional success depends on …

    1)rich experience.

    2)putting pressure on himself.

    3)his happy family life.

A9 Speaking about his past Greg says that he …

    1)was too busy achieving his goals.

    2)was a good family man.

    3)never experienced a failure.

A10 What is said about Dina’s relations with Greg’s children from his previous marriage?

    1)She is friendly with them.

    2)She tries to avoid meeting them.

    3)She doesn’t know anything about them.

A11 Describing his relations with his little daughter, Greg stresses that …

    1)he now has the opportunity to give her enough attention and care.

    2)it is quite difficult to raise a child at his age.

    3)she is brighter and more spiritual than his other children.

A12 In his youth, Greg had a dream to …

    1)act in westerns.

    2)play jazz.

    3)serve in the army.

A13 What does Greg say about his age?

    1)It has no influence on his career.

    2)It has affected his strength and energy.

    3)It makes him think about stopping work.

A14 Which of the following may refer to one of the most important lessons of Greg’s life?

    1)Plan your life and follow your ambitions.

    2)Life cannot be always perfect.

    3)Anger helps to achieve a lot in life.

 A8-A14 Аудирование
Now we are ready to start.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our program “Five minutes with the star”. Today we have a well-known actor Greg Jones. Hello, Greg! So nice to see you today. Thanks for coming.
Greg: Hi everybody! It’s my pleasure being here with all of you today.
Presenter: So, your acting career is on another height at the moment. To what do you attribute this?
Greg: I think having a happy home really helps. It took a long time for me to achieve that. I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to accomplish things: make money, gain experience. And I wasn’t a proper father and husband when I was younger. I learned a lot from my failures in the past. Now, with my wife Dina I’ve been able to realize what really matters and devote myself to her and to raising our daughter Merylin.
Presenter: I see. And do you keep in close touch with your older children?
Greg: Yes. Actually, Dina is the person who brings everyone together. She doesn’t have any resentment about my previous marriage. She got acquainted with my first wife and it’s been really wonderful for me to see her be very open and want everyone to feel appreciated.
Presenter: Is it tough to raise a young daughter in your 60s?
Greg: Absolutely not! I have more time, I understand more about being a father and watching her grow-up has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. She is an amazing girl. Very bright, very spirited. It’s the first time when I’ve been really able to be a kind of father that I wanted to be, but because of my career ambitions I never allowed myself a chance to spent that kind of time with my older children.
Presenter: Speaking about your career, what was your first big ambition?
Greg: Well, when I was younger, I wanted to become a jazz musician, which got somehow sidetracked when I was drafted into the army. After that, it took a long time for me to get any good acting roles until I started doing westerns. It took many years, even after I became quite famous, for me to understand what I really wanted to do.
Presenter: That’s interesting. And you have any thoughts of retiring?
Greg: Age is just a state of mind. And I’m lucky as retirement isn’t in force on actors and directors. I planned on not working after I was 39. But here I am at 69 and enjoy working on today and I’ve ever done. I think I shall go on while I have all these strength and energy.
Presenter: Do you feel you’ve learned any lessons about life that you would like to share with us?
Greg: Life really goes the way you plan it. There are good things and bad things that happen to you all the time. And you have to be able to admit that, deal with it and move on! When I was younger, I was angry at the world, always full of ambitions, but now, finally, I’ve been able to relax.
Presenter: Ok, and my final question: what do you see as your biggest accomplishment?
Greg: Well, my life now is exactly how I hoped it could be 20 years ago. Lots of things are important: my 4 children, professional success. But I’d say finding a good partner in life is true happiness for me.


Раздел 2. Чтение

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) It had its finest hour                       5) Ideas on sale

2) A long way to popularity                6) Brilliant ideas and brave deeds

3) A stairway to heaven                      7) Borrowed ideas

4) Extraordinary combinations           8) Revolutionary materials

    

A) Born in 1743, Thomas Jefferson helped shape the new American nation and
also shaped some of the country's most famous buildings. The twentieth century
architects who designed the circular Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. drew
inspiration from Thomas Jefferson's architectural ideas. And from where did
Jefferson get his ideas? The Pantheon in Rome! This building with its classical
portico became a model that influenced Western architecture for 2,000 years.

B) Postmodern architecture evolved from the modernist movement, yet
contradicts many of the modernist ideas. Combining new ideas with traditional
forms, postmodernist buildings may startle, surprise, and even amuse. Familiar
shapes and details are used in unexpected ways. Philip Johnson's AT&T
Headquarters is often cited as an example ofpostmodernism. Like many buildings
in the international style, this skyscraper has a classical facade.

C) The Industrial Revolution in Europe brought about a new trend: the use of
metals instead of wood and stone in construction. Built in 1889, the Eiffel Tower
is perhaps the most famous example of this new use for metal. For 40 years, the
Eiffel Tower measured the tallest in the world. The metal lattice-work, formed
with very pure structural iron, makes the tower both extremely light and able
to withstand tremendous wind forces.

D) By the early 1800s, Belfast had become a major port at the beating heart of
the region's industry. The launching of the Titanic from the shipways was
attendedby an estimated 100,000 people, showing how important this event
was for Belfast.Many more impressive ships would leave the yard in the coming
years before the decline of the shipbuilding industry began in the 1950s, but the
Titanic marked the zenith of the great shipbuilding era in Belfast.

E) Thomas Andrews was the chief naval architect at the Harland and Wolff
shipyard in Belfast during the early 1900s. He brought the idea of 'Olympic
class' ocean liners to life. The most famous of these was Titanic, which he joined
on its first voyage. His actions when the ship sank on 15 April 1912 are believed
to have saved many lives, but at the cost of his own. In his home town of
Comber, the life of Thomas Andrews is commemorated by the Memorial Hall,
opened in 1915.

F) An e-book or “electronic book” is available digitally downloaded, and accessed
through a device such as a computer, a smart phone or, popularly, a portable e-book
reader. In 1971, Michael Hart began storing vast contents of libraries in electronic formats.
Hart named his efforts Project Gutenberg, after the inventor of the printing press. Libraries
were early adopters of the technology. But it took nearly thirty years for the idea of the e-book
to take firm hold with the consumer.

G) The Frankfurt Book Fair is held in October of each year. It usually hosts more than 7,300
exhibitors from 100 countries ranging from Albania to Zimbabwe. For the American book publishing
industry, the Frankfurt Book Fair is predominantly a trade fair, that is, a professional meeting
place for publishers, editors, librarians, book subsidiary rights managers, booksellers, film
producers, authors and many others who are involved in the creation and licensing of book content.

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.

                                   Number of teenagers with Saturday job drops


The number of teenagers with Saturday jobs has dropped. Young people do not acquire any experience
for their CVs – a crucial step towards getting full-time work. The proportion of teenagers
combining part-time jobs with school or college has slumped from 40% in the 1990s to around
20% now, according to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), a government agency.
Latest figures show that only A _______ in 1997.
The trend is not just recession-related, but the result of an increasing expectation B_______
well as a falling number of Saturday jobs, according to the report. Many of the jobs that young
people do, such as bar work, are in long-term decline, and are forecast to decline further over
the next decade.
"Recruiters place significant emphasis on experience … C_______," the report says. Word of mouth
is the most common way to get a job, D_______ young people are unable to build up informal contacts,
it adds.
Ms. Todd, a commissioner at the UKCES, said: "There's more emphasis on doing well at school, young
people are finding less time to do what they would have done a few years ago." I think it's also
the changing structure of the labour market. Retail is still a big employer, E_______. As
a consequence,we need to think about how we get young people the work experience they need."
A new initiative to send employees into state schools to talk about their careers was
also launched recently. The scheme, Inspiring the Future, is meant to give state schoolchildren
access to the kind of careers advice that private schools offer. The deputy prime minister said:
"The power of making connections F________ and can be life-changing."

1)that young people should stay on at school, as
2)that inspire young people is immeasurable
3)but an increasing shortage of work experience means
4)but a lot more of it is being done online
5)260,000 teenagers have a Saturday job compared with 435,000
6)that it was researching the system of funding education after 16
7)but young people are leaving education increasingly less experienced

Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания 1–7. В каждом задании

обведите букву A, B, C или D, соответствующую выбранному вами

варианту ответа.

First Train Trip

I must have been about eight when I made my first train trip. I think I was in
second grade at that time.It was midsummer, hot and wet in central Kansas,
and time for my aunt Winnie’s annual vacation from the store, where she
worked as a clerk six days a week. She invited me to join her on a trip to
Pittsburgh, fifty miles away, to see her sister, my aunt Alice.
"Sally, would you like to go there by train or by car?" aunt Winnie asked.
"Oh, please, by train, aunt Winnie, dear! We’ve been there by car three times
already!"
Alice was one of my favourite relatives and I was delighted to be invited to her
house. As I was the youngest niece in Mother’s big family, the aunties all tended
tospoil me and Alice was no exception. She kept a boarding house for college
students, a two-storey, brown brick building with comfortable, nicely decorated
rooms at the corner of 1200 Kearney Avenue. She was also a world-class cook,
which kept her boarding house full of young people. It seemed to me that their
life was so exciting and joyful.
Since I’d never ridden a train before, I became more and more excited as the
magic day drew near. I kept questioning Mother about train travel, but she just
said,"Wait. You’ll see." For an eight-year-old, waiting was really difficult, but
finally the big day arrived. Mother had helped me pack the night before, and my
little suitcase was full with summer sundresses, shorts and blouses, underwear
and pyjamas. I was reading Billy Whiskers, a fantastic story about a goat that
once made a train trip to New York, and I had put that in as well. It was almost
midnight when I could go to bed at last.
We arrived at the station early, purchased our tickets and found our car. I was
fascinated by the face-to-face seats so some passengers could ride backwards.
Why would anyone, I thought, want to see where they’d been? I only wanted to
see what lay ahead for me.
Finally, the conductor shouted, "All aboard!" to the people on the platform. They
climbed into the cars, the engineer blew the whistle and clanged the bell, and we
pulled out of the station.
This train stopped at every town between my home in Solomon and Pittsburgh.
It was known as the "milk train" because at one time it had delivered goods as
well as passengers to these villages. I looked eagerly at the signs at each station.
I’d been through all these towns by car, but this was different. The shaky ride of
the coaches, the soft brown plush seats,the smells of the engine drifting back
down the track and in through the open windows made this trip far more exotic.
The conductor, with his black uniform and shiny hat, the twinkling signals that
told the engineer when to stop and go, thrilled me. To an adult, the trip must
haveseemed painfully slow, but I enjoyed every minute.
Aunt Winnie had packed a lunch for us to eat along the way as there was no
dining car in the train. I was dying to know just what was in that big shopping
bag she carried, but she, too, said, "Wait. You’ll see." Midway, Aunt Winnie pulled
down her shopping bag from the luggage rack above our seats. My eyes widened
as she opened it and began to take out its contents.
I had expected lunchmeat sandwiches, but instead there was a container of fried
chicken, two hardboiled eggs, bread and butter wrapped in waxed paper, crisp
radishes and slim green onions from Winnie’s garden, as well as rosy sliced
tomatoes. She had brought paper plates, paper cups and some of the "everyday"
silverware.A large bottle of cold tea was well wrapped in a dishtowel; the ice had
melted,but it was still chilly. I cautiously balanced my plate on my knees and ate,
wiping mylips and fingers with a large paper napkin. This was living!
When we had cleaned our plates, Aunt Winnie looked into the bag one more
time. The best treat of all appeared – homemade chocolate cakes! Another cup
of cold tea washed these down and then we carefully returned the remains of
the food and silverware to the bag, which Aunt Winnie put into the corner by her
feet. "Almost there," said my aunt, looking out of the window at the scenery
passing by. And sure enough, as we pulled into the Pittsburgh station we
immediately caught sight of aunt Alice, waiting for us, a smile like the sun
lighting up her face, arms wide open. We got off the train and she led us past the
taxi rank and the bus stop to her car that was parked near the station.
And all the way to her home she was asking about my impressions of my first
train trip and I could hardly find the words to express all the thrill and excitement
that filled me.
 

A15. The first time Sally travelled by train was when she

А) had to move to her aunt Alice.

B) had a summer vacation at school.

C) went to Pittsburgh for the first time in her life.

D) visited her aunt Alice together with aunt Winnie.

A16. Aunt Alice made her living by

А) working as a cook.

B) keeping a boarding house.

C) decorating houses.

D) working as a teacher at college.

A17. Sally was waiting for her first train trip so impatiently that she

А) packed her things long before the trip.

B) lost her appetite a week before the trip.

C) asked her Mother many questions about train trips.

D) couldn't sleep the night before the trip

A18. Sally didn’t like the idea of riding backwards because

А) it could make her sick.

B) she could miss her station.

C) she could miss the conductor.

D) she wanted to see where she was going.

A19. The trip to Pittsburgh by train seemed so exotic to Sally because

А) she had never travelled so far from her native town.

B) travelling by train was very different from a car ride.

C) she had never travelled in comfort.

D) she had never travelled without her parents.

A20. Sally thought that at lunchtime they would have

А) meat sandwiches.

B) bread and butter with coffee.

C) fried chicken, eggs and vegetables.

D) tea with chocolate cakes.

A21. Aunt Alice was waiting for Sally and aunt Winnie

А) at home.

B) in her car.

C) on the platform.

D) at the bus stop.






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