Завдання підвищеної складності 5 - 11 класи

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Бібліотека журналу «Англійська мова та література»
Заснована 2003 року
Харків
Видавнича група «Основа»
2010
Випуск 01 (85)
Книга скачана с сайта http://e-kniga.in.ua
Издательская группа «Основа» —
«Электронные книги»
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ISBN 978-617-00-0426-0
УДК 37.016
ББК 74.268
Б93
© Бутенко Н. В., Ільїна М. В., 2010
© ТОВ «Видавнича група “Основа”», 2010
Бутенко Н. В.
Б93 Завдання підвищеної складності з англійської мови.
5–11 класи / Н. В. Бутенко, М. В. Ільїна. — Х. : Вид. група
«Основа», 2010. — 110 [2] c. — (Б‑ка журн. «Англійська
мова та література»; Вип. 1 (85)).
ISBN 978‑617‑00‑0426‑0.
Посібник містить завдання, які сприятимуть поглибленню знань
з граматики, лексики та розвитку навичок розуміння незнайомого тексту,
необхідних для підготовки до всіх форм тестування у школі.
УДК 37.016
ББК 74.268
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Contents
Передмова ......................................................................... 4
I. Warming-up activities
Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу ....................................... 5
II. Listening
Аудіювання ......................................................................... 9
5th form .............................................................................. 9
6th form .............................................................................. 13
7th form .............................................................................. 18
8th form .............................................................................. 26
9th form .............................................................................. 31
10th form ............................................................................ 37
11th form ............................................................................ 45
III. Reading
Читання .............................................................................. 55
5th form .............................................................................. 55
6th form .............................................................................. 57
7th form .............................................................................. 62
8th form .............................................................................. 70
9th form .............................................................................. 74
10th form ............................................................................ 79
11th form ............................................................................ 86
IV. Grammar point
Граматичні вправи .............................................................. 92
V. speaking
Говоріння ............................................................................ 98
VI. Writing
Письмо ............................................................................... 100
Answers
Відповіді ............................................................................ 101
Warming‑up activities ........................................................... 101
Listening ............................................................................. 103
Reading ............................................................................... 106
Grammar point ..................................................................... 108
Література .......................................................................... 110
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ПереДмоВа
Пропонований посібник складається із шести головних частин.
Перша частина — це уведення в іншомовну атмосферу. Запропонова‑
ні нами пісні допоможуть зробити уроки цікавішими, учні можуть виправ‑
ляти помилку в тексті під час прослуховування пісень.
Друга частина — це розвиток навичок аудіювання. Вона розрахована
на учнів 5–11 класів. До кожного тексту додається завдання.
Третя частина використовується для розвитку навичок читання
в 5–11 класі. Після кожного прочитаного тексту учні виконують зав‑
дання.
Четверта частина — це граматичний матеріал, що містить основні роз‑
діли граматики. Це вживання часів (в активному та пасивному станах),
узгодження часів, пряма й непряма мова, безособові форми дієслова (при‑
слівник, герундій, інфінітив), умовний спосіб, модальні дієслова, речення
та типи підрядних речень тощо.
П’ята частина стосується розвитку монологічного мовлення. На кож‑
ну тему учень має усно скласти відповідь, використовуючи вивчений мате‑
ріал підвищеної складності.
Шоста частина використовується для розвитку та вдосконалення
письма. Учень письмово розкриває зміст теми.
Викладач може вибирати той чи інший текст (діалог) до граматичного
матеріалу. До кожного тексту пропонується декілька завдань, більшість із
яких мають творчий характер і спрямовані на розвиток навичок уживання
граматичних явищ у розмовній мові. Учні, працюючи над текстом, зважа‑
ють не тільки на ті чи інші граматичні конструкції в ньому, але й на його
зміст.
Різноманітні граматичні вправи та тексти й діалоги до них сприяти‑
муть збагаченню лексики загалом і повторенню та закріпленню граматич‑
ного матеріалу зокрема, а це поліпшить опанування англійською мовою.
Завдання для письмових робіт сприятимуть збагаченню розмовної
лексики та підготовки до всіх форм тестування.
Тексти для аудіювання можна використовувати для усного й письмо‑
вого переказу.
Увесь граматичний матеріал і вправи до нього складено відповідно до
вимог програми з англійської мови для середньої школи та розраховано на
два роки навчання. Він допоможе учням набути навичок уживання грама‑
тичних конструкцій, типових для сучасної англійської мови.
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Warming-up activities
УВеДеННя В іНшомоВНУ атмосферУ
1. Заповніть пропуски словами з таблиці.
put the words from the table into the song
Name, by, what’s (twice), Richard (twice), is (twice), Will (four), meet,
nice, your (twice), you, Mr. Monkey (twice), Aygo (four)
What’s your __ ?
by __ Graham
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
__ your name?
(clap, clap)
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
My name is Richard.
My name is __ .
My name is __ .
My name is __ .
Nice to __ you
What’s your name?
__ your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
What’s your name?
What’s __ name?
What’s __ name?
(clap, clap)
My name __ __ .
My name is __ .
My name is __ .
My name is __ .
Nice to meet you
(Repeat chorus)
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My name __ __ .
My name is __ .
My name is Richard
My name is Richard
__ to meet you
(Repeat chorus)
My name is Richard.
My name is Richard.
My name is __ .
My name is __ .
Nice to meet __ .
(Repeat chorus)
2. розташуйте слова пісні у правильному порядку.
put the song’s word in correct order.
little, twinkle, twinkle, star,
what, I, you, how, are, wonder!
so, the, above, high, world, up
a, in, like, sky, diamond, the
little, twinkle, twinkle, star,
what, I, you, how, are, wonder!
3. Виправте помилки в пісні. Кожен рядок містить дві помилки.
correct the mistakes in the song. each line has tWO mistakes.
Verse 1
I am sitting in the morning at the diner is on the corner.
I waiting at the counter for the man is to pour the coffee.
And he is fills it only half way, and before I am even argue
He looking out the window at somebody is coming in.
Verse 2
“It always nice to see you”, says the man is behind the counter
To the woman who come in. She shaking her umbrella.
And I am look the other way as they kissing their hellos,
And I pretending not to see them and instead I am pour the milk.
Verse 3
And I am open up the paper. There a story of an actor,
Who had died while he drinking. It no one I had heard of.
And I turning to the horoscope, is looking for the funnies,
But I feeling someone watching me, and so I am raise my head.
In Verses 4 and 5 each line will have only one mistake for you to
correct.
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Verse 4
There a woman on the outside,
Looking inside. She see me?
No, she not really see me,
‘Cause she does sees her own reflection.
And I trying not to notice,
That she hitching up her skirt,
And while she straightening her stockings,
Her hair gotten wet.
Verse 5
Oh this rain, it continue
Through the morning as I listening
Is to the bells of the cathedral
I thinking of your voice __ .
4. Змініть минулу форму дієслів на теперішню, замінюючи
займенники третьої особи однини на першу.
change from the past tense into present and the 3rd person
singular on the 1st person singular.
Verse 1
He dreamt of rain,
He dreamt of gardens
In the desert sand.
He woke in pain,
He dreamt of love
As time ran through his hand
Verse 2
He dreamt of fire
Those dreams were tied
To a horse that would never tire.
And in the flames
Her shadows played
In the shape of man’s desire.
Verse 3
That desert rose, each of her veil
Was a secret promise.
That desert flower,
No sweet perfume had ever
Tortured him more than that.
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Verse 4
And as she turned
That way she moved
In the logic of all his dreams.
That fire burnt,
He realised that nothing was
As it seemed.
Verse 5
He dreamt of rain,
He lifted his gaze
To empty skies above.
He closed his eyes,
That rare perfume
Was the sweet intoxication of her love
Verse 6
Sweet desert rose,
That memory of Eden
Haunted them all.
That desert flower,
That rare perfume
Was the sweet intoxication of the fall
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LISTENING
АУДІЮВАННЯ
5th form
text № 1
A little sister
Pete and Jane have a little sister. Her name is Nelly. Their little
sister doesn’t go to school. She cannot read, she cannot write; she is
only four years old.
In the morning Pete and Jane take their bags with books and exer‑
cise‑books and go to school. Little Nelly says, “Oh, Pete, give me your
bag! I want to go to school with you. I do not want to stay at home.
I don’t want to play with my toys. I want to read books. I want to look
at the pictures in Jane’s English book. Take me with you”.
But the children say, “You are very little, Nelly! We come back
after school, and we read books for you and play with you”.
tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. Nelly is only four years old.
2. She can read.
3. “I want to stay at home”, Nelly says.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Pete has a __ .
a) brother
b) sister
c) friend
2. She is __ .
a) five
b) three
c) four
3. Her name is __ .
a) Nelly
b) Helen
c) Jenny
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III. Fill up the sentences.
1. Pete and Jane have a __ .
2. In the morning Pete and Jane take their __ .
3. I want to read __ .
Iv. answer the questions.
1. Is Nelly big or little?
2. Can she read?
3. Where do children go?
4. Does Nelly want to play with toys?
5. Is she four or five?
text № 2
In the schoolyard
We have a schoolyard near our school. You can see many children
in the schoolyard. The children like to play and run in the schoolyard.
Many children like to sit in the school garden. They like to sit on
the benches under the big green trees.
Nick and Dan are in the schoolyard. They like to play under the
big trees. They don’t like to stand under the trees; they like to run in
the garden.
Nick has a bag in his hand.
Dan has a book in his hand.
tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. We have not a schoolyard near our school.
2. Many children like to sit in the school garden.
3. Nick has a bag in his hand.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. We have a __ .
a) house
b) schoolyard
c) school garden
2. Pupils like to sit __ .
a) on the desk
b) under the bed
c) on the bench
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3. Nick has a __ .
a) bag
b) book
c) boot
III. Fill up the sentences.
1. We have a schoolyard near __ .
2. They like to sit under the big __ .
3. Dan has a book in his __ .
Iv. answer the questions.
1. Where do children like to sit?
2. What do children like to do?
3. Are Nick and Dan in the schoolyard?
4. What has Nick?
5. Has Dan a book or a bag?
text № 3
Where is the berry jam?
“Where is the berry jam?” says Nick’s grandmother to Nick and
to his friends. Nick is only six. His friends are a little white dog and
a big black cat. The dog’s name is Jessy; the cat’s name is Pussy.
“Where is the berry jam?” says Nick’s grandmother again. Jessy
says, “Wow‑wow”. He wants to say, “I don’t know”. Pussy says, “Mew‑
mew”. She wants to say, “I don’t know, Granny”.
The grandmother looks at Nick. His face is red from the berry
jam. He doesn’t look at his Granny. Nick’s grandmother says, “Don’t
you know, Nick, where’s the berry jam?” And Nick says, “I don’t know,
Granny”.
“But I know now. And I can see!” says the grandmother.
tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. Nick is only seven.
2. Nick’s face is red from the berry jam.
3. The grandmother does not look at Nick.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Whom has Nick __ .
a) mother
b) grandmother
c) grandfather
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2. Jessy is __ .
a) cat
b) dog
c) mouse
3. Nick’s face is __ .
a) red
b) blue
c) rosy
III. Fill up the sentences.
1. Nick is only __ .
2. The cat’s name is __ .
3. The grandmother looks at __ .
Iv. answer the questions.
1. What has Nick?
2. What colour is the Pussy?
3. Is Jessy a dog or cat?
4. Who eats jam?
5. Is it a berry jam?
text № 4
In the park
We have a nice park. The children go to the park. They see benches
in the park. They sit in the park under the trees.
Ann has many apples in her bag. The apples are green and red. The
children take the apples. They like the apples. The apples are big and
sweet.
The children play in the park. They run in the park. They are happy.
The dog sees the stick. It takes the stick and runs to the pond.
tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. The children go to the park.
2. Ann has many apples in her hand.
3. The children do not like apples.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. We have __ .
a) house
b) park
c) yard
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2. Ann has __ .
a) apples
b) plumps
c) oranges
3. Nick takes __ .
a) bag
b) apple
c) stick
III. Fill up the sentences.
1. The children go to __ .
2. The apples are big and __ .
3. The dog sees __ .
Iv. answer the questions.
1. What kind of park do we have?
2. Who run in the park?
3. Where are Ann’s apples?
4. Where do children sit?
5. Are children happy?
6th foRm
text № 1
Little foxes and their mother
A family of foxes lives in the forest. They are four: Mother Fox,
two daughters and one son. Mother Fox is very pretty, she is clever,
big and red. She loves her little children and wants them to be clever,
tidy and strong.
It is seven o’clock in the morning. It’s time to get up. Mother Fox
says to her little children: “Get up, children! It’s time to go to school!”
the little foxes don’t like to get up early, they like to sleep, but they get
up and say “Good morning, Mummy!”
“Don’t forget to do your morning exercises!” says Mother to her
three little foxes. And the children do their morning exercises. Then
they wash their faces and paws. Mother Fox makes breakfast for her
little children. They eat fish or meat and drink some water.
Now it’s time to go to school. The three little foxes take their
schoolbags, kiss their mother “goodbye” and go to the lessons.
“Behave yourselves!” says their mother to little children.
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tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. A family of foxes lives in the zoo.
2. Mother Fox is very pretty and clever.
3. It is six o’clock in the morning.
4. Little foxes do not wash their faces and paws.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. A family of foxes lives in the
a) forest
b) zoo
c) city
2. Mother Fox is __ .
a) big and black
b) little and red
c) big and red
3. For breakfast they eat __ .
a) fish or carrot
b) fish or potatoes
c) fish or meat
4. The three little foxes take their schoolbags and __ .
a) kiss their mother
b) go to sleep again
c) play different games
III. answer the questions.
1. How many daughters has Mother Fox?
2. Who prepares breakfast?
3. Do foxes like to get up early?
4. Do the little foxes love their Mother Fox?
text № 2
Beatrix Potter
Many years ago there lived a small girl in a big house in London.
Her name was Beatrix. Her parents didn’t ask other children to come
and play with their daughter.
Beatrix had only animals for her friends. She had dogs, cats, frogs
and a rabbit. Beatrix played with her animals and talked to them. The
animals understood the girl and loved her very much. Beatrix wrote
stories about her animal friends and told those stories to her little
II. Listening. Аудіювання 15
brother, her parents and their friends. She drew pictures for her sto‑
ries too.
Time went on. Beatrix became a young lady, but she continued to
write stories about animals. She knew the animals so well, that they
were like people to her.
In 1900 Beatrix Potter published her first book “The Tale of Peter
Rabbit”. Then she wrote other books and made pictures for them.
Children read Beatrix Potter’s books and liked them very much.
So the hobby of a little girl helped her to find an interesting pro‑
fession.
tasks
I. true or false sentences.
1. Many children came to play with Beatrix in her home.
2. Beatrix wrote songs about her animals.
3. The animals understood the girl and loved her very much.
4. In 1901 Beatrix Potter published her first book “The Tale of Peter
Rabbit”.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Beatrix lived in __ .
a) New York
b) London
c) Paris
2. She had __ .
a) sister
b) elder brother
c) little brother
3. Beatrix wrote __ .
a) stories
b) poems
c) fairy‑tales
4. In 1901 Beatrix Potter published her __ book.
a) last
b) first
c) third
III. answer the questions.
1. Who were her friends?
2. Did she draw pictures for her stories?
3. What was her hobby?
4. Did she know the animals?
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text № 3
Traveling on foot. Hiking
A long walk in the country is very interesting. Such a walk is
called a hike. And when you go for a walk in the country, you say that
you are going on a hike.
Why is hiking such a nice thing for many people, especially for
schoolchildren and students?
Well, a hike is a walk for pleasure in the open air. You don’t need
to think about tickets, timetables and other things like these. Usually
a hike is a good time for friends to spend some days or even a day to‑
gether in the forest, on a bank of the river or in the countryside. What
you need is a rucksack with all the things you will use on a hike and
a group of your best friends or classmates.
It has become a very good tradition for the pupils of some schools
to go hiking. At the beginning of the school year when the classmates
meet again after their summer holidays, they go on a hike. They take
some tents, rucksacks and a guitar with them and go somewhere to the
forest not far from the town. They have a very good time together:
walk in the forest, have sport competitions. In the evening they sit
round the campfire, sing favourite songs and speak about their last
summer holidays.
tasks
I. Fill the sentences.
1. A hike is a walk for pleasure in the __ .
2. They have a very __ .
3. In the evening they sit round __ .
4. Only thing you need is __ .
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Hiking is very popular among __ .
a) old people
b) young people
c) little children
2. On a hike you take __ .
a) a suitcase
b) a school bag
c) a rucksack
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3. On a hike you don’t need __ .
a) to take food
b) to buy tickets
c) to put on comfortable shoes
4. Hiking is __ .
a) a long walk in the country
b) riding a bike
c) driving a car
III. answer the questions.
1. Do you need to think about tickets?
2. How do we call the long walk in the country?
3. Where do the children go for hiking?
4. When do they sing songs?
text № 4
Paper
You know that books are made of paper. And what is paper made of?
Long, long ago the people of Egypt made paper from the tall grass
that grew on the banks of the river Nile. On the stalk of this plant was
a white skin. The Egyptians took off this skin and laid heavy things on
it until it became dry and flat. Then because it was white and flat, peo‑
ple could write on it. This grass from which people made this kind of
paper was called the papyrus and from this name we have our word
“paper”.
Later people used the skins of sheep and goats to write on. They
called this parchment. Parchment is stronger than paper. It is thick
that is why the first books were very large and heavy. Monks who made
books of those days worked very hard and very slowly.
Now paper is made from many different things and materials. It
is made from rags of silk, cotton, and even from old ropes. It is made
from straw, wood and from old paper.
tasks
I. Fill up the sentences.
1. Egyptians made paper from __ .
2. Later people used the skins of __ .
3. The first books were __ .
4. Parchment is stronger than __ .
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II. choose a), b), c).
1. The tall grass grew on the banks of the river __ .
a) Dnipro
b) Nile
c) Lena
2. Who made the books of those days?
a) Monks
b) writers
c) workers
3. What colour was the stalk of the grass?
a) grey
b) white
c) green
4. The first books were __ .
a) dry
b) light
c) heavy
III. answer the questions.
1. Who began to make the paper?
2. Who made the first books?
3. How did the people call the grass?
4. What did people use to write on?
7th foRm
text № 1
Robert Burns
Robert Burns, a Scottish national poet, was born on January 25,
1759 in the north of Scotland. His father William Burns was a fanner.
There were seven children in the family and Robert was the eldest.
Although he was poor, William Burns wanted to give his children
the best education he could. So Robert went to local school and for
a short time had a teacher at home. He learned English, English litera‑
ture, French and Math. His mother had a wonderful voice and knew
many Scottish songs and ballads which she sang to her children. At
thirteen Robert was in the fields all day helping his father. At fifteen
he did most of the work on the farm. At this time he began to write his
first poems. They were about his native country and about the life of
II. Listening. Аудіювання 19
poor people. Robert was 24 when his father died. Robert and his bro‑
ther became fanners after his father’s death but they were not success‑
ful.
Burns published his first book of poems in 1786. It was very popular.
Robert became famous in Scotland but he was as poor as he had
been before and had to work hard on the farm again to support his fam‑
ily. R. Burns died at the age of 37 in poverty.
He became famous in Great Britain and in other countries only
after his death. Burns’ Night, the day of poet’s birth, is celebrated all
over the world by Scotsmen. It is the festival of poetry and music.
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) statements.
1. Robert Burns was a famous Scottish writer.
2. He lived in the 18‑th century.
3. Robert came from a rich family.
4. Robert was the youngest son in the family.
5. Robert’s father sent his children to university.
6. Robert Burns worked as a teacher at home.
7. He learned French and Italian.
8. His mother was a good singer.
9. Robert Burns began to write first poem when he was twenty‑
four.
10. Robert became a rich farmer.
11. His first book of poems was not successful.
12. Robert Burns became famous before his death.
II. choose the correct variant and circle it.
1. Robert Burns was born __ .
a) in the south of England.
b) in the north of Scotland
c) in the west of the land
2. His father, William Burns, was __ .
a) a poor teacher;
b) a rich writer;
c) a poor farmer.
3. Robert’s mother was fond of __ .
a) working in the field;
b) singing Scottish songs and ballads;
c) reading books.
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4. Robert received __ .
a) a good education;
b) no education at all;
b) a lot of money after his father’s death.
5. At thirteen Robert __ .
a) helped his father in the fields;
b) went to London;
c) studied at college.
6. He began to write his poems __ .
a) at the age of 30;
b) at the age of 15;
c) at the age of 10.
7. In his poems he wrote about __ .
a) is native country and the life of poor people;
b) his travels around the world;
c) the life of the rich people.
8. After his father’s death Robert became a farmer himself __ .
a) and he became rich;
b) and he was happy;
c) but he was not successful.
9. His first book of poems was published in 1786. It was __ .
a) not interesting for people;
b) very popular;
c) not popular.
10. Robert Burns died at the age of 37 __ .
a) being very poor;
b) being a rich man;
c) having a lot of money.
11. Nowadays the day of the poet’s birth is celebrated __ .
a) in Scotland;
b) all over the world;
c) only in his native city.
12. The birthday of Robert Burns is __ .
a) he festival of poetry and music;
b) the day of all farmers throughout the world;
c) a very sad day.
III. complete the sentences.
1. Robert Burns was __ .
2. His father wanted __ .
II. Listening. Аудіювання 21
3. In the family there were __ .
4. Robert went to __ .
5. The boy studied __ .
6. His mother __ .
7. At thirteen __ .
8. He began to write __ .
9. His poems were about __ .
10. After his father’s death __ .
11. Robert Burns published __ .
12. Now his birthday __ .
text № 2
William Caxton
William Caxton is the first English printer. He was born in Kent
in 1422. His father was a farmer. William did not want to become
a farmer like his father. So his father sent him to London. He worked
in an office which traded with different countries. William liked to
read new books which were printed in Europe.
When William Caxton was thirty, after his master’s death he
started his own business in Belgium. In 1471 he left his business and
began to translate French books into English. He became interested in
printing and at last he learnt it. William wanted to have his own press
one day and he did.
In 1476 he brought his printing‑press to London. Printing was
something new at that time and most people thought that it was the
work of the devil. Some of the people wanted to break his press. Caxton
printed his first book in 1477. It was the first book printed in the Eng‑
lish language. The book was Caxton’s translation of the French ‘Tales
of Troy’.
William Caxton printed about eighty books. He translated thirty‑
one books from French. Caxton died in 1491.
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) statements.
1. William Caxton is the first English writer.
2. He was born in the 15th century.
3. William came from a very rich family.
4. He liked the profession of his father.
5. The boy studied at university in London.
6. A lot of books were printed in England at that time.
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7. William’s master died when William was thirty.
8. William started his own business in England.
9. William printed his first book in Belgium.
10. People were afraid of his printing press.
11. William printed hundreds of English books.
12. He translated books from French.
II. choose the correct variant and circle it.
I. William Caxton was the first English __ .
a) writer;
b) poet;
c) printer.
2. His father was __ .
a) a doctor;
b) a sailor;
c) a farmer.
3. In London William worked __ .
a) in the port;
b) in an office;
c) at the factory.
4. He liked to read books printed __ .
a) in America;
b) in Asia;
c) in Europe.
5. When William was thirty __ died.
a) his father;
b) his mother;
c) his master.
6. He started his own business at the age __ .
a) of twenty;
b) of thirty;
c) of forty.
7. Later he left his business and began __ .
a) to print books;
b) to write books;
c) to translate books.
8. William decided to have __ .
a) a printing press;
b) a bookstore;
c) a publishing house.
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9. Caxton printed his first book .,.
a) in the 14‑th century;
b) in the 15‑th century;
c) in the 16‑th century.
10. It was the first book printed __ .
a) in Europe;
b) in the English language;
c) in France.
11. William Caxton printed about __ books.
a) fifty;
b) eighty;
c) hundred.
12. Caxton translated __ books from French.
a) thirty‑one;
b) forty‑one;
c) fifty‑one.
III. complete the sentences.
1. William Caxton was __ .
2. He was born __ .
3. His father was __ .
4. William didn’t like __ .
5. Father sent him __ .
6. In London he __ .
7. William like to read __ .
8. After his master’s death __ .
9. He began to __ .
10. He wanted to have __ .
11. People didn’t like __ .
12. William Caxton printed __ .
text № 3
The Doctor’s Help
There was a bookseller in a small town who did not like to spend
his money. One day a big box of books fell down and hurt his foot.
“Go to the doctor”, said his wife, “and show that foot to him”.
“No”, he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next
time. Then I’ll ask him what to do about my foot. If I go to see him,
I shall have to pay him”.
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some
books.
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As the bookseller was wrapping up the books, he told the doctor
about his bad foot. The doctor examined it.
“Yes”, said the doctor. “You must put that foot in hot water every
night. Then you must put some ointment on it”.
He took out a piece of paper and wrote a prescription on it. “Buy
this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night”, he said.
“Thank you”, said the bookseller. “And now, sir, here are your
books”.
“How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds”.
“Good”, said the doctor. “I won’t need to pay you anything”. “Why
not?” asked the bookseller in surprise.
“You asked me to look at your foot. I did so and wrote out a pre‑
scription. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for
a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses, I want two
pounds. And I came here, didn’t I?”
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) statements.
1. There was a bookseller who liked to spend much money.
2. One day some books fell on his foot.
3. The bookseller’s wife called the doctor.
4. The bookseller went to the doctor to show him his foot.
5. The doctor wrote a prescription on a piece of paper.
6. He told the man to put some ointment on the foot.
7. The man had to put his foot in cold water every night too.
8. The bookseller had to pay one pound for the doctor’s advice.
9. He didn’t pay anything to the doctor.
10. The doctor usually bought books at the man’s shop.
11. One day he came to the bookseller and chose a book.
12. The doctor had to pay two pounds for that.
II. choose the correct word and circle it.
1. The story is about __ .
a) a man who wrote poems;
b) a man who sold books;
c) a man who bought books.
2. The bookseller lived in __ .
a) a big city;
b) a small village;
c) a town.
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3. The man didn’t like __ .
a) to spend his money;
b) to buy books;
c) to read books
4. __ fell down on his foot.
a) A big box;
b) A box of books;
c) A bookshelf.
5. The bookseller __ right after that.
a) went to see the doctor;
b) asked his wife to call for the doctor;
c) waited for the doctor in his shop.
6. The man __ .
a) couldn’t walk;
b) didn’t want to pay money;
c) decided not to see the doctor.
7. One day the doctor came to the man __ .
a) to help him;
b) to buy some books;
c) to see the doctor’s wife.
8. The doctor examined his patient __ .
a) at home;
b) in the hospital;
c) in the shop.
9. The bookseller __ to the doctor that time.
a) showed his foot;
b) sold new books;
c) told an anecdote.
10. The doctor prescribed some __ .
a) pills;
b) ointment;
c) cold water baths.
11. The bookseller didn’t want to go to the hospital because __ .
a) he was afraid of doctors;
b) he didn’t want to pay money;
c) he couldn’t walk.
12. The doctor __ for the books.
a) didn’t pay anything;
b) paid two pounds;
c) paid one pound.
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III. complete the sentences.
1. The bookseller lived __ .
2. He did not like __ .
3. A big box of books __ .
4. His wife told him __ .
5. The man decided __ .
6. The next day __ .
7. The doctor wanted __ .
8. The man asked the doctor to __ .
9. The doctor took __ .
10. He prescribed __ .
11. The man was surprised __ .
12. The doctor explained __ .
8th foRm
text № 1
Too big for our boots?
Every ten years, the average person in Europe grows about an‑
other 13 millimeters. Every year, more and more truly big people are
born. So welcome to the high society, or, to be more accurate, welcome
back to it. To understand the reasons for this return to our former
height it is necessary to look back on our history. For most of our evo‑
lutionary past, our ancestors got their food from a wide variety of
sources: while women were gathering herbs, fruits and berries, men
were adding to our diet by killing wild animals. One study found that
the “hunter‑gatherers” used to have a diet of 85 different plants, for
example.
Then, about 9,000 years ago, agriculture was invented — with
disastrous results. Most of our planet’s green places were taken over
by farmers, which meant that just three plants — wheat, rice and
maize — became the staple diet of the human race. This left us smaller
and less healthy. Still, agriculture spread because a piece of farmland
could support ten times the number of people who lived off it as hunt‑
er‑gatherers.
During the last ice age, ‘10,000 years ago, people were slightly
rounder and taller as an answer to the cold. Large round bodies are
undoubtedly better at keeping in the heat! Since our climate began to
get hotter, we appear to have become slightly thinner and smaller. As
global warming begins to take effect, we may shrink even further.
II. Listening. Аудіювання 27
Mankind’s future could be that of a couch potato, a lazy creature, with
a taste for far too much junk food, comfortable sofas and home enter‑
tainment. Some scientists say that not enough exercise will result in
humans developing smaller skeletons and bodies, which are too fat. On
the other hand, nowadays, in Europe, America and Japan, diets are
beginning to be what they were before.
As a result, heights in some countries are soaring, but the world
has not yet been intelligent enough to come to terms with this. A stand‑
ard European bed length was fixed in 1860, while the height of a door
was decided in 1880 and both have remained the same ever since. Even
worse, the leg room in some planes and trains seems to have shrunk
rather than grown. The question is, where will it all end? We cannot
carry on growing forever!
tasks
I. Listen the text and put “–“ or “+” near the sentences
1. Humans are rapidly reaching the height they were long ago.
2. Our ancestors were never short of food.
3. The hunter‑gatherers had a healthier, more varied diet.
4. Agriculture had been invented before the last ice age.
5. As global warming begins to take effect, people grow faster.
6. According to some experts, our future is rather gloomy.
7. Invention of agriculture had disastrous results for the mankind.
8. Our diets are beginning to be what, they were before.
9. A standard European bed length was fixed in the last century.
10. Humans change their size and shape according to their environ‑
ment.
II. Listen the text once more and choose the right letter.
11. How much does the average person in Europe grow every ten years?
a) 13 millimeters;
b) 23 millimeters;
c) 30 millimeters.
12. What were ancient women gathering?
a) Vegetables. Fruits and berries;
b) Herbs, vegetables and fruits;
c) Herbs, fruits and berries.
13. When was agriculture invented?
a) About 8,000 years ago;
b) About 9,000 years ago;
c) About 10,000 years ago.
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14. Which three plants were feeding the human race?
a) Wheat, rice and potatoes;
b) Wheat, potatoes and maize;
c) Wheat, rice arid maize.
15. How many people could a piece off arm land support?
a) Five times the number of people who lived off it as hunter‑
gatherers.
b) Nine times the number of people who lived off it as hunter‑
gatherers.
c) Ten times the number of people who lived off it as hunter‑
gatherers.
16. How did the last ice age affect people?
a) They were slightly rounder and taller.
b) They were slightly rounder and shorter.
c) They were slightly heavier and taller.
17. What nickname is given to a lazy person in the text?
a) Coach potato;
b) Couch potato;
c) Conch potato.
18. Where are diets beginning to be what they were before?
a) In Europe, America and Japan;
b) in Europe, North America and Japan;
c) in Europe, Africa and Asia.
19. When was a standard European door height fixed?
a) In 1860;
b) in 1870;
c) in 1880.
20. Has the leg room changed in some planes and trains?
a) It hasn’t changed.
b) It seems to have shrunk.
c) It seems to have grown.
text № 2
History Jokes
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One
day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for
help coming from a nearby boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the
boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy,
screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the
boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
II. Listening. Аудіювання 29
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place.
An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as
the father of the boy farmer Fleming had saved.
“I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s
life”. “No, I can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish
farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s
own son came to the door of the family hovel. “Is that your son?”
the nobleman asked. “Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. “I’ll make
you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the
fellow is anything like his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be
proud of”.
And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become
known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the
discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from
pneumonia.
What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord
Randolph Churchill. His son’s name?
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–” if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. The text mainly tells about ordinary events in history.
2. At the beginning of the story, the farmer was bathing in a river.
3. There must have been an accident with a little boy.
4. The action takes place nowadays.
5. The farmer’s children were all girls.
6. The little boy’s father wanted to give the farmer a sum of money.
7. The farmer seemed to know the importance of knowledge.
8. The nobleman’s prediction did not come true.
9. The boy glorified his family name.
10. Sometimes wonderful coincidences happen in life.
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task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. It may be inferred from the text that the Fleming family lived:
a) In the south of Great Britain;
b) in the north of Great Britain;
c) in the centre of Great Britain;
d) outside Great Britain.
12. The farmer must have been:
a) Kind and wealthy;
b) noble and proud;
c) Hardly able to make ends meet;
d) idle and suspicious.
13. One can make a conclusion that the saved boy’s father was:
a) a successful farmer;
b) a good hunter;
c) an aristocrat;
d) a beggar.
14. The farmer’s son must have been:
a) worth pride;
b) a wonder kid
c) a nobleman;
d) from Ireland
15. The nobleman’s offer was:
a) rather stupid;
b) just and generous;
c) not worth considering;
d) never accepted.
16. After receiving his education, young Fleming was supposed to:
a) work with customers;
b) sell medicines;
c) look for criminals;
d) treat patients.
17. Alexander Fleming discovered:
a) a penny ceiling;
b) a pan sealing
c) penicillin;
d) pennies while pealing
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18. Fleming’s discovery made him:
a) cruel and dangerous;
b) famous worldwide;
c) thrilling and exciting;
d) quite boring.
19. The word “sir” before Fleming’s name may mean that he:
a) became as noble as Churchill;
b) came from Syracuse;
c) performed in a circle;
c) was a sergeant in the British Army.
20. One can infer from the text that:
a) the Flemings and the Churchills were close friends;
b) Alexander Fleming may not necessarily have seen Winston
Churchill after the childhood accident;
c) Winston Churchill almost died from the medicines given by
Fleming;
d) Alexander Fleming was Winston Churchill’s personal doc‑
tor.
9th foRm
text № 1
The internet, a computer‑based worldwide information network,
is composed of a large number of smaller interconnected networks
called internets. These internets may connect tens, hundreds, or thou‑
sands of computers, enabling them to share information with each
other and to share various resources, such as powerful supercomput‑
ers and databases of information. The Internet has made it possible for
people all over the world to effectively and inexpensively communi‑
cate with each other. Unlike traditional broadcasting media, such as
radio and television, the Internet is a decentralized system. Each con‑
nected individual can communicate with anyone else on the Internet,
can publish ideas, and can sell products with a minimum overhead
cost. In the future, the Internet may have a dramatic impact on higher
education and business as more universities offer courses and, more
companies offer goods and services online.
The internets from which the Internet is composed are usually
public access networks, meaning that the resources of the network can
be shared with anyone accessing the network. Other types of internets,
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called intranets, are closed to public use. Intranets are the most
common type of computer network used in companies and organizations
where it is important to restrict access to the information contained on
the network. During the 1990s the Internet has grown tremendously
in the number of people using it and the amount of information
contained on it. According to the Internet Society, a non‑profit society
that studies and promotes the use of the Internet, 134 countries had
full Internet connection and an additional 52 countries had limited
access (for example, e‑mail only) in 1996. Surveys performed by
International Data Corporation and Matrix Information and Directory
Services found that as of September 1997 there were between 53 and
57 million users of the Internet worldwide.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–” if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. The main function of the Internet is information exchange.
2. The Internet is made of supercomputers.
3. You should be quite well off to use the Internet efficiently.
4. The Internet has a strong central authority.
5. There may be a great change in higher education soon.
6. The only thing you need to get on the Internet is a computer with
the Internet access.
7. You can easily find what you need on the intranet.
8. There has been an Internet boom in the recent decade.
9. More countries in the world have only limited Internet access.
10. It is rather difficult to count the number of Internet users in the
world.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
II. Listening. Аудіювання 33
11. The Internet is most likely to be associated with:
a) an ad work;
b) a Ned work;
c) a neat work;
d) a network.
12. The computers in the Internet are:
a) connected to each other;
b) standing on each other
c) looking for each other;
d) not needed at all.
13. One can make a conclusion that:
a) corresponding with a distant friend is much easier now;
b) there are fewer powerful computers now than before;
c) it is difficult to afford using the Internet;
d) you need to be an expert to use the Internet.
14. It can be inferred from the text that:
a) it is more difficult to post an advertisement on the radio than
on the Internet;
b) it is more expensive to use the Internet for selling goods;
c) using the Internet for educational purposes is not con‑
sidered;
d) some universities offer complete Internet training.
15. Where from is it least possible for general public to connect to the
Internet?
a) From home;
b) from public library;
c) from a private company;
d) from an Internet cafe.
16. Internets and intranets differ in:
a) the cost of use;
b) accessibility;
c) the number of supercomputers;
d) the way of connecting computers together.
17. Companies create intranets to:
a) protect the environment;
b) prevent misuse of important data;
c) restrict working areas;
d) predict the future.
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18. It may be inferred from the text that the Internet Society:
a) has the aim of earning money;
b) does a database research;
c) wants more people in the world to use the Internet;
d) died out in the 1990s.
19. The researches mentioned in the text:
a) were carried out at the same time;
b) could not be trusted;
c) promoted using e‑mail;
d) were done independently on each other.
20. One can infer from the text that because of the Internet:
a) more information is now used by fewer people;
b) less information is available;
c) there’s recently been a great increase in the information ex‑
change;
d) about 57 million people will never use the Internet.
text № 2
The process of domesticating animals started long ago. The first
animal to be domesticated was the dog. No one knows when or where
the dog was first domesticated. It’s believed, however, that the proc‑
ess took place more than 10,000 years ago. The remains of what is
thought to be an early example of a domesticated dog were found in
a cave in Idaho. These remains are believed to be around 10,500 years
old. So, domestication took place during humankind’s earliest stage of
development — the hunter‑gatherer period.
All of the dogs you see today, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes,
are descendants of wolves. Obviously, domestication of these wild
creatures required that humans select the most useful and easily’
trained young animals as breeding stock. As such selection continued
over countless generations, dogs became adapted to many tasks.
Dogs apparently first served as guards. With their keen sense of
smell and hearing, dogs made it almost impossible for strangers to ap‑
proach a sleeping village by surprise. And later, humans took advan‑
tage of dogs’ hunting instincts. Dogs learned to help humans procure
meat and skins from wild animals. Then, after humans domesticated
herd animals such as goats, cattle, and sheep, dogs helped round these
herd animals up and move them from place to place by barking and nip‑
ping at their heels. Take a look at this fresco from the wall of a sand‑
stone grotto in the Sahara. It’s probably about 5,000 years old. The
II. Listening. Аудіювання 35
herders are driving their oxen home from the field, while their “best
friend” is apparently helping them.
Of course, after that, at some unknown time, dogs began to take
on a new role, the role that most of them have today. They began to be
valued not so much for the work they did as for the company they pro‑
vided.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–”, if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. The first animal to be tamed was the dog.
2. The remains of a domesticated dog were found in a cave in Af‑
rica.
3. Domestication took place during the harvest ‑gatherer period.
4. All of the dogs you see today are ancestors of wolves.
5. The most useful and easily trained young animals were selected as
breeding stock.
6. Dogs learned to help humans obtain meat and skins from wild
animals.
7. After the dog humans domesticated herd animals.
8. There is a fresco on the wall of a sandstone grotto in the Alps.
9. Dogs helped move herd animals by barking find stinging.
10. Nowadays dogs are valued just for the company they provide.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. They say that the process of domestication took place:
a) more than 10 centuries ago;
b) less than 10,000 years ago;
c) more then 100 centuries ago;
d) more than 1000 decade ago.
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12. So, domestication took place during humankind’s:
a) latest period of improvement;
b) earliest stage of expansion;
c) former point of development;
d) newest stage of introduction.
13. The selection of dogs continued over:
a) favorite relations;
b) numerous adaptations;
c) few generations;
d) infinite generations.
14. One can easily make a conclusion that:
a) the dog was disciplined;
b) the god was handsome;
c) the dog was baking;
d) the dog was generous.
15. Dogs apparently first served as:
a) guards;
b) herds
c) shepherd;
d) guides
16. Humans took advantage of dogs’
a) haunted instincts;
b) hunting insects
c) hunted sixth sense;
d) hunting intuition.
17. Dogs learned to help humans:
a) obtain pork and skins from undomesticated animals;
b) get hold of me at and hides from wild animals;
c) secure meat and skins from tamed animals;
d) procure lamb and hides from natural animals.
18. It may be inferred from the text that there is:
a) a fresco in the fortification of a stone grotto;
b) a fresco on the partition of a granite cavern;
c) a fresco in the hedge of a brickwork grotto;
d) a fresco on the wall of a sandstone cave.
19. It was mentioned in the text that:
a) the shepherds are driving their cattle home;
b) the herders are making homes for their oxen;
c) the shepherds are driving their cars home;
d) the herders are riding their oxen home.
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20. Nowadays most of the dogs have:
a) a new character;
b) a new role‑play
c) a new function;
d) a new part
10th foRm
text № 1
Keep On Dancing
After forty‑five minutes of dancing the bell rang. The dancers
left the dance floor and slowly headed for the beds in the next room.
Fifteen minutes later, the bell rang again and the weary dancers strag‑
gled back to the dance floor. All day and all night, the same dancers
continued to dance. Weeks passed and they kept on dancing. They were
called dance marathons and people were crazy about them in the 1930s.
In the longest marathon, the dancing went on for 5,148 hours or near‑
ly 215 days. It was just after the stock market crash of 1929 in the
United States. The Great Depression that followed affected everyone,
and thousands of people were out of jobs. For some young people, en‑
tering a dance marathon was simply a way to earn money for food. As
long as they continued to dance, they got food to eat.
The first 500 hours of a dance marathon were the most difficult.
Dancers had to get used to sleeping while leaning on their partners.
Feet got sore and swollen, and tempers flared as dancers got tired.
Three times a day, tables were pilled out onto the dance floor and the
dancers ate — while dancing.
For many people, watching a dance marathon was a cheap form of
entertainment. At any time of day or night they could go and watch
the dancers in the marathon. They yelled and threw money at their
favorite dancers to encourage them to keep dancing. Some made bets
on who would quit or fall down next.
Dancers in a marathon were pushed to their limits. Without prop‑
er sleep, many got sick. When several dancers died from overexertion
in a 1929 dance marathon, government officials tried unsuccessfully
to outlaw marathons. Instead, marathons continued to be popular un‑
til the United States entered World War II. The wartime economy
brought the country out of the Depression and people finally began to
lose interest in dance marathons.
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tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–”, if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. Nowadays, people are crazy about dance marathons.
2. In the longest marathon, the dancing went on for nearly seven
months.
3. Dance marathons appeared during the Great Depression.
4. Entering a dance marathon was a way to become rich.
5. Professional dancers only had a right to participate in a marathon.
5. Watching a dance marathon was an expensive form of entertain‑
ment.
6. Bets were made on who would quit or fall down next.
7. Several dancers died from indigestion in 1929.
8. Government officials outlawed marathons when the USA entered
World War II.
9. People finally began to lose interest in dance marathons in the
1990s.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. How long did hourly breaks last?
a) Five minutes;
b) ten minutes;
c) fifteen minutes.
12. When did people become crazy about dance marathons?
a) In the 1920s;
b) in the 1930s;
c) in the 1940s.
13. When did the US stock market crash?
a) In 1929;
b) in 1930;
c) in 2001.
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14. How long did ‘the longest dance marathon last?
a) 115 days.
b) 215 days;
c) 250 days.
15. What did the dancers get as long as they participate in the con‑
test?
a) Bed and breakfast;
b) free meals;
c) pocket money.
16. When could people watch the dancers in the marathon?
a) At any time of day or night;
b) in the evening;
c) at night.
17. What did spectators throw at their favorite dancers?
a) Some food;
b) some towels;
c) some money.
18. Why did several dancers die?
a) They got poisoned;
b) they got exhausted;
c) they got bribed.
19. Did the government ban dance marathons?
a) Yes, it did;
b) no, it did not;
c) it failed.
20. Why did people finally begin to lose interest in dance marathons?
a) The USA entered World War II;
b) people became fed up with them;
c) the marathons were outlawed.
text № 2
Natural Classic
I’m a very keen reader, but selecting the book with a natural‑his‑
tory theme, which has influenced me most, was some challenge, until
I thought back to my childhood. Then it was easy.
Where the book came from is a mystery, and I have never met any‑
one who has heard of it. It is Rita Richie’s The Golden Hawks of Geng‑
his Khan. I read it when I was about 10 years old and I remember to this
day the effect it had on me.
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Set in 1218, it is a story of a rich boy whose parents are dead. He
is growing up in the splendid city of Samarkand and has a fascination
for hawks, those magnificent hunting birds. There is a great deal of
mystery surrounding his past, but he is led to believe that a band of
Mongols killed his father to steal a rare type of bird — the golden
hawk. Determined to get these birds back, he runs away from Samar‑
kand and joins a group of people travelling to the country of Mongolia.
What follows is a grand adventure centered on the city of Karakorum,
where the great Mongol chief Genghis Khan was then based.
The book combines adventure, mystery, honour, friendship, dan‑
ger, suffering — all seen through the eyes of the young hero, Jalair.
I still find this fantasy a thrilling read. Jalair’s great love for the birds
was enviable and inspiring. But most of all it was the sense of place
that stayed with me. The book gives the reader an idea of the vast open
spaces of central Asia and its huge skies, without the use of the long
descriptive passages that would bore a child. There are no boundaries.
The emptiness of the Gobi Desert, the Tian Shan mountains and the
excitement of riding through forests and over rolling hills fascinat‑
ed me.
The book gave me more than hawks, horses and a desire for wild
places. It also gave me a set of values. The Mongols in The Golden
Hawks were totally uninterested in possessions, a characteristic that
is absolutely essential for people who spent their lives travelling from
place to place. They were never mean. Generosity, good will and opti‑
mism were highly valued, hard work was enjoyed and the rest was pure
fun. They simply loved life.
Two years ago, I fulfilled a life‑long ambition and went riding in
Mongolia’s mountains. I was not disappointed.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–” if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. The author hasn’t read a good history book for a long time.
2. The book the author is telling about was borrowed from a library.
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3. The main character of the book is Genghis Khan.
4. The action takes place in the 13th century.
5. Jalair is an orphan.
6. Mongols take the boy as prisoner.
7. The Mongols’ chief is dead at the beginning of the story.
8. Jalair’s father’s nickname was Golden Hawk.
9. The boy is eager to find those who killed his father.
10. The book was interesting to read because it had a lot of pictures in
it.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. One can make a conclusion that the writer:
a) is an educated person;
b) can hardly read;
c) has always been fond of nothing but history;
d) is an experienced traveller.
12. The city where the boy lived was probably:
a) like slums;
b) a wonderful place to live;
c) the capital city of Mongols;
d) the place for training hunting birds.
13. One can make a conclusion that the boy’s father was:
a) a successful businessman;
b) a good hunter;
c) a Mongol;
d) a beggar.
14. Jalair seems to:
a) be a promising traveller;
b) become a merchant in future;
c) follow in his father’s footsteps;
d) be a relative of Genghis Khan.
15. The geographical name NOT mentioned in the text is:
a) Karakorum;
b) Gobi;
c) Tian Shan;
d) Everest.
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16. Jalair is trying to get to:
a) the heart of Mongolia;
b) Asia;
c) Mongolia’s mountains;
d) Samarkand.
17. The book most probably was written:
a) with a lot of facts and details;
b) in a pretty simple language
c) in Mongolia;
d) by an eyewitness.
18. Jalair’s travel must have been:
a) hard and, dangerous;
b) extremely boring;
c) thrilling and exciting;
d) quite simple
19. The Mongols in the book:
a) are strong and merciless warriors;
b) differ from the traditional image;
c) are keen on collecting valuables;
d) have no positive features at all.
20. Which of the following is NOT true about the writer?
a) She has not regretted going to Mongolia;
b) she is an unemotional person;
c) she was able to realize her old dream;
d) she knows how to handle a horse.
text № 3
The technology of the North American colonies did not differ
from that of Europe, but in one respect, the colonists enjoyed a great
advantage. Especially by comparison with Britain, American had won‑
derfully plentiful supply of wood.
The first colonists did not, as many people imagine, find an entire
continent covered by a climax forest. Even along the Atlantic seaboard
the forest was broken at many points. Nevertheless, there was an abun‑
dant supply of fine trees of all types, and through the early colonial
period, those who pushed westward encountered new forests. By the
end of the end of the colonial era, the price of wood had risen slightly
in eastern cities, but wood was still readily available.
The availability of wood brought advantage that has seldom been
appreciated. Wood was a foundation of the economy. Houses and all
II. Listening. Аудіювання 43
manner of buildings were made of wood to a degree unknown in Bri‑
tain. Secondly, wood was used as a fuel for heating and cooking. Third‑
ly, it was used as the source of important industrial compounds, such
as potash, an industrial alkali; charcoal, a component of gunpowder;
and tannic acid, used for tanning leather.
The supply of wood conferred advantages, but had some negative
aspects as well. Iron at that time was produced by heating iron ore with
charcoal. Because Britain was so stripped of trees, she was unable to
exploit her rich iron mines. But the American colonies had both iron
ore and wood; iron production was encourage and became successful.
Britain had to abandon the charcoal method and went on to develop
coke smelting. The colonies did not follow suit because they had plenty
of wood and, besides, charcoal iron was stronger than coke iron. Coke
smelting led to technological innovations and was linked to the emer‑
gence of the Industrial Revolution. The former colonies lagged behind
Britain in industrial development because their supply of wood led
them to cling to charcoal iron.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statements true and a “–” if a statements is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. The passage mainly describes the first British colonies in North
America.
2. The technological development in Britain was higher than in the
North American colonies.
3. The first colonists found the entire continent covered by forest.
4. The price of wood went up in the eastern cities.
5. Wood was a foundation of the British economy.
6. Potash was a component of gunpowder.
7. The abundant supply of wood had some negative aspects.
8. Britain had both wood and iron ore.
9. Coke iron was better than charcoal iron.
10. Technological innovations in Britain were caused by the demand
for iron ore.
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task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. One can make a conclusion that the colonists enjoyed a great:
a) holiday,
b) benefit
c) disadvantage
d) fame
12. Through the early colonial period the supply of wood was:
a) scarce,
b) on make,
c) bounty,
d) profuse
13. In the end of the colonial era wood was still:
a) on hand,
b) on make,
c) on site,
d) on demand
14. The availability of wood brought advantages that have seldom been:
a) valued,
b) considered,
c) apprehended,
d) regarded.
15. The word “manner” in line 10 is most likely to mean:
a) mode,
b) method,
c) approach,
d) style
16. Houses in the colonies were made of wood to a degree __ in Britain.
a) unspecified,
b) useless,
c) unheard of,
d) mysterious
17. To produce gunpowder you need:
a) alkali,
b) acid,
c) coal,
d) potash
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18. The supply of wood had some negative aspects such as:
a) stagnation,
b) water pollution,
c) iron ore deficit,
d) redundancy
19. Britain had to abandon the charcoal method and went on to de‑
velop:
a) smoke smelting,
b) snow melting,
c) cow smelling,
d) coke smelting
20. The industrial development in Britain was caused by:
a) conquest of firewood
b) altered form of wood
c) shortage of timber
d) abundance of lumber
11th foRm
text № 1
What Is Being Done to Protect the Environment?
It seems that all we hear is bad news about the environment. But
in some ways, things are looking up. Tough new laws are being passed
to prevent further damage to the environment. More factories are be‑
ing forced to stop polluting the air and water.
More of our trash is being recycled. If you just look around, you’ll
see that many interesting and unusual ways are being found to protect
the environment. Here are a few examples: to cut down on air pollu‑
tion, employees of some U.S. companies are being encouraged to leave
their cars at home. One company in California gives employees a dollar
a day if they walk, carpool, or bike to work. In Seattle, Washington,
a 12‑mile path is being used every day by 800 bikers on their way to
work. The Seattle bike trail goes from the centre of the city out to the
suburbs. It is paved and it even has traffic signals, signs, and speed
limits. At some time during this decade, Seattle will be connected to
the surrounding suburbs by a total of 140 miles of trails. This should
encourage more people to leave their cars at home.
The average American produces about 3.5 pounds of trash a day.
Half of it is packaging. It took a family picnic to get Lois Harbaugh
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involved in doing something about this problem. At the end of the
picnic, Harbaugh was shocked to see all the trash the family had
produced. This made her wonder why so many things are packaged
in non‑recyclable paper and plastic. To draw attention to the problem,
Harbaugh decided to start a packaging contest. Harbaugh took her
idea to Washington Citizens for Recycling, a nonprofit environmen‑
tal group. With their help, the contest has become an annual event.
Rewards are given to products whose packaging can be refilled or
recycled. Booby prizes are given to products whose packaging is
wasteful. The contest has made a lot of people think about the waste‑
fulness of most packaging. And when customers start complaining,
businesses will start to change the way their products are pack‑
aged.
Imagine that you own a large piece of land in the United States,
much of it forest or farmland. As the value of land has gone up, you
can no longer afford to pay the taxes. Developers would like to buy
your land, divide it up, and build houses on it. But you think the land
should be kept as open space. So what can be done to save the land? One
option is to give an easement on your land to a conservation organiza‑
tion. When you give an easement, you give up the rights to develop the
land at any time in the future. In return, your land is taxed at a much
lower rate. You can still farm the land, but it can never be divided up
and built on. You may also sell the land, but you sell the land with the
easement. This means that the person who buys your land can’t devel‑
op it either. Many landowners have already given easements on their
land. In fact, over two million acres of land in the United States are
already being protected because of this program.
Who says that laws can’t be made by children? A group of young
people in Freeport, Maine, have proved that they can be. The eighteen
young environmentalists, aged 6 to 11, decided that products that
are made of or packaged in Styrofoam should be banned from sale in
their community. First they collected information about the problems
that are caused by Styrofoam. Then they presented this information
to the town government. But not everyone agreed with the kids. One
restaurant, whose food was sold in Styrofoam containers, argued
against the ban. Restaurant executives said that the ban wasn’t nec‑
essary because the company had a good recycling program. But the
kids claimed that the recycling program wasn’t working. To prove
it, they brought in two large bags of trash that they had collected in
twenty minutes. Well over 50 per cent was Styrofoam. One kid said,
II. Listening. Аудіювання 47
“If your program is so good, how come we were able to collect all this
[Styrofoam] in twenty minutes?” Two weeks later, the Town Council
voted on the issue. The kids won, and today food and drinks cannot
be sold or served in Styrofoam containers in their community. The
company later announced that it was phasing out the use of Styrofoam
boxes nationwide.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1‑10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statements true and a “–” if a statements is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
1. All we hear is bad news about the environment.
2. Less of our trash is being recycled.
3. More people leave their cars at home to save on petrol.
4. Special bicycle paths are built in Seattle, Washington.
5. An average American produces about 24.5 pounds of trash
a week.
6. Some companies have stalled using ecologically friendly packag‑
ing.
7. An easement doesn’t allow selling the land.
8. Many landowners have already given an easement on their land.
9. Styrofoam containers are banned in the USA.
10. The eighteen young environmentalists, aged 6 to 11, have won
over the restaurant executives.
task 2
For each of the questions 11‑20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. What do the federal authorities do to prevent further damage to
the environment?
a) They hold elections;
b) they pass laws;
c) they recycle trash.
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12. Why does the company give employees a dollar a day?
a) To pay for parking space;
b) to save up for the new petrol tax;
c) to leave their cars at home.
13. How many kilometers of bike trails will be built in Seattle?
a) About 140;
b) about 200;
c) about 226.
14. How did Lois Harbaugh get involved into doing something to pre‑
vent pollution?
a) She went to the country;
b) she went to a factory;
c) she went to a meeting.
15. How often is the packaging contest held?
a) Every decade;
b) every year;
c) every month.
16. Why can’t landowners in the USA afford to pay the taxes?
a) They don’t have enough money;
b) the price of land went up;
c) the tax went up.
17. What option do the landowners have?
a) To give an easement;
b) to take an easement;
c) to bring an easement.
18. Where did the kids want to ban Styrofoam from sale?
a) In their area;
b) in their community;
c) in their region.
19. What was sold in Styrofoam containers?
a) Drinks;
b) food;
c) food and drinks.
20. What did the kids do to prove that the recycling program wasn’t
working?
a) They led the Town Council members out of the building;
b) they gathered three sacks of trash;
c) they brought in two bags of trash.
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text № 2
Show Me the Way to Go Home
Unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their par‑
ents. This fact is becoming abundantly familiar as American parents
are forced to make room for their adult children. There is a naive no‑
tion that children grow up and leave home when they are 18, and the
truth is far from that. Today, 59 % of men and 47 % of women be‑
tween 18 and 24 depend on their parents for housing in this or that
way and this is part of a major shift in the middle class.
Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The
marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its amenities
particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a de‑
clining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotion‑
ally battered survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense
of an away‑from‑home college has become so exorbitant that many stu‑
dents now attend local schools. Even after graduation young people
find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.
Sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are
the hassles over bathrooms, telephones, and privacy. Some families,
however, manage the delicate balancing act.
Still, most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake.
Offspring, struggling to establish separate identities, can wind up
with a sense of inadequacy, defeat, and failure. And aging parents,
who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find
themselves bogged down with responsibilities. Living with children of
any age involves compromise and obligation, factors that can be detri‑
mental to some aspects of well‑being. All children, even adult child‑
ren, require accommodation and create stress.
Brief visits, however, can work beneficially. They may make par‑
ents and their children much closer to each other without being a bur‑
den for either part.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–” if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
Remember: you are NOT allowed to take notes at ANY time when
the text is being read to you.
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1. Leaving home after school used to be a tradition in the US.
2. Children do not want to leave their parents’ houses.
3. There is a variety of choices for children to make.
4. Students nowadays have fewer options for studying than before.
5. More females than males depend on their parents for housing.
6. Living with adult children is relaxing in most cases.
7. When adult children return home, it is them who need to get used
to their parents’ way of life.
8. Most parents expect their lives will change for the better without
their children living with them.
9. Living with parents may be psychologically harmful.
10. There seems to be no possible way to handle the problem today.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. The situation described is something:
a) not very well known;
b) not very much waited for;
c) not very embarrassing;
d) not very naive.
12. It can be inferred from the text that:
a) the life of the middle class has changed;
b) middle class people have to work in two shifts;
c) middle class students major in housing;
d) middle class houses are different from what they used to be.
13. You may be most likely expected to live with your parents if you
are:
a) 21;
b) 28;
c) 42;
d) 81.
14. Americans today tend to get married:
a) earlier than before;
b) at the same age as before;
c) later than before;
d) only after being forced to.
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15. The text states that the cost of housing:
a) is slowly getting more expensive;
b) remains the same;
c) is going down a bit;
d) is increasing at a high speed.
16. It is implied in the text that:
a) most families feel comfortable when living together;
b) a few families are able to find a compromise;
c) there is no problem with personal space;
d) no efforts to solve the problem are made.
17. Living in the parents’ house may produce a negative effect on
children’s:
a) self‑esteem;
b) selfishness;
c) attitude to parents;
d) intentions to get married.
18. In the families where parents and adult children live together, it
is more likely to find the atmosphere of:
a) friendliness;
b) hopefulness;
c) nervousness;
d) ruthlessness.
19. According to the text, parents believe that they must:
a) provide their children with a place to live;
b) improve their children’s well‑being;
c) enjoy their children;
d) establish children’s identities.
20. One can make a conclusion that parents and children in America
are traditionally:
a) very close;
b) a bit distant from each other:
c) glad to visit each other;
d) a burden for each other.
text № 3
The spectacular and famous eruptions of Old Faithful geyser in
Yellowstone National Park do not occur like clockwork. Before the
earthquake of 1959, eruptions came every 60 to 65 minutes; today
they are as little as 30 minutes or as much as 90 minutes apart. Chang‑
es in weather and in atmospheric pressure can influence the regularity
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of the eruptions and the height of the column. The geyser usually gives
a warning: a short burst of steam. Then a graceful jet of water and
steam rises up to 150 feet in the air, unfurling in the sunlight with the
colors of the rainbow playing across it.
The eruption is only the visible part of the spectacle. In order for
a geyser to erupt, there are three necessary ingredients: a heat source,
a water supply, and a plumbing system. In the geyser fields of Yellow‑
stone, a steady supply of heat provided by hot spots of molten rock as
little as two miles below the surface. The water supply of Old Faithful
comes from groundwater and rainfall, but other geysers in Yellow‑
stone are located on river banks. Geysers have various types of plumb‑
ing systems. Geologists studying Old Faithful theorized that it had
a relatively simple one consisting of an underground reservoir con‑
nected to the surface by a long, narrow tube. In 1992 a probe equipped
with a video camera and heat sensors was lowered into the geyser and
confirmed the existence of a deep, narrow shaft and of a cavern, about
the size of a large automobile, about 45 feet beneath the surface.
As water seeps into Old Faithful underground system, it is heated
at the bottom like water in a tea kettle. But while water in a kettle rises
because of convection, the narrow tube of the plumbing system pre‑
vents free circulation. Thus, the water in the upper tube is far cooler
than the water at the bottom. The weight of the water puts pressure on
the column, and this raises the boiling point of the water near the bot‑
tom. Finally, the confined, superheated water rises, and the water in
the upper part of the column warms and expands, some of it welling
out of the mouth of the geyser. This abruptly decreases the pressure on
the superheated water, and sudden, violent boiling occurs throughout
much of the length of the tube, producing a tremendous amount of
steam and forcing the water out of the vent in a superheated mass.
This is the eruption, and it continues until the water reservoir is emp‑
tied or the steam runs out.
There are two main types of geysers. A fountain geyser shoots wa‑
ter out in various directions through a pool. A columnar geyser such as
Old Faithful shoots water in a fairly narrow jet from a conical forma‑
tion at the mouth of the geyser that looks like a miniature volcano.
tasks
task 1
For each of the questions 1‑10 decide which of the statements are
true or false on the basis of what is stated or implied in what you have
II. Listening. Аудіювання 53
heard and put a “+” if a statement is true and a “–” if a statement is
false next to the corresponding number on your answer sheet.
1. The eruptions of Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National
Park do not happen every hour.
2. Changes in weather can influence the depth and regularity of the
eruptions.
3. The geyser usually gives warnings after eruptions.
4. Some geysers in Yellowstone are located on river banks.
5. Some time ago a probe equipped with a video camera and heat sen‑
sors was launched into the geyser.
6. Geologists studying Old Faithful say that it has an underground
reservoir.
7. The weight of the water puts pressure on the column.
8. There are two main types of geysers a fountain geyser and a co‑
lumnar geyser.
9. Eruptions continue until the water runs out of the tank.
10. A columnar geyser erupts like a miniature volcano.
task 2
For each of the questions 11–20 decide which of the answers (a, b,
c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is stated or
implied in what you have heard and mark the corresponding letter
with a “+” on your answer sheet.
11. The passage mainly tells about:
a) a faithful geyser;
b) a national park
c) a spectacular;
d) a volcanic eruption.
12. A graceful jet of water and steam rises up to:
a) 150 meters;
b) 45 feet;
c) 150 yards;
d) 150 feet.
13. In order for a geyser to erupt, there are three necessary ingredients:
a) a heat s9urce, water, a plumbing system;
b) a water supply, a reheat source, a plumbing system;
c) a plumb system, a water supply, a heat source;
d) geyser fields, a water supply, a heat source.
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14. The water supply of Old Faithful comes from:
a) grounded water and rainfall;
b) groundwater and precipitation;
c) groundwater and waterfall;
d) grind water and rainfall.
15. The text states that geysers have various types of:
a) plumbing systems;
b) reservoirs;
c) narrow tubes;
d) superheated water.
16. It is implied in the text that geysers erupt because of:
a) shafts and caverns;
b) tremendous amount;
c) water supply;
d) violent boiling.
17. The water in the upper tube is far cooler than the water:
a) at the bottom;
b) in the middle;
c) at the top;
d) in the shaft.
18. A probe equipped with a video camera and heat sensors was low‑
ered into the geyser:
a) in 1893;
b) in 1992;
c) in 1993;
d) in 1982.
19. According to the text, the eruption continues until:
a) the water reservoir is emptied or the spray runs out;
b) the water tank is emptied or the mist runs out;
c) the water reservoir is emptied or the steam runs out;
d) the water reservoir is emptied or the water runs out.
20. One can make a conclusion that a fountain geyser shoots water out
in:
a) a range of guidelines through a lake;
b) a variety of directions trough a pool;
c) various direction through a pond;
d) different directions through a pool.
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III
readINg
ЧитаННя
5th foRm
text № 1
A story about a clever dog
An old woman had a clever dog. She had a big arm‑chair too and
she liked to sit in it and read the newspaper. But the old dog liked the
arm‑chair too. Very often the woman found the dog in the arm‑chair
when she wanted to sit down. And the dog was angry when she told him
to get up. One day the woman came into her room and saw the dog in
her arm‑chair. She went to the window and said: “Cats”. The dog ran to
the window and the woman went to her arm‑chair and sat down. The
next day the dog came into the room and saw the old woman in the arm‑
chair. He ran to the window and began to bark. “Who can it be?” — the
old woman thought and went to the window.
The dog went to the arm‑chair and sat down.
tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. A young woman had a dog.
2. She had a big arm‑chair.
3. The dog was angry when she told him to get up.
4. She went to the window and said: “Mice”.
5. The dog came to the window and looked out.
6. The old woman went to the window.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Whom did an old woman have?
a) dog
b) cat
c) cow
2. What kind of arm‑chair did she have?
a) small
b) big
c) she hadn’t arm‑chair
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3. What did she like to do in her arm‑chair?
a) slept
b) watched TV
c) sat and read newspapers
III. answer the questions.
1. Who had a clever dog?
2. Who liked to sit in the arm‑chair?
3. Was the dog angry when the old woman told him to get up?
text № 2
Spring is coming
The winter is over. There is no more ice in the ponds, rivers and
lakes. There is almost no snow on the ground. The days are longer and
warmer, and the nights are shorter.
Everything begins to waken from its winter sleep. Spring is com‑
ing. The spring months are March, April and May.
The sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly. The wind often
blows very hard in spring, especially in March. Sometimes the wind is
cold, but more often it is warm. After the rain you can see streams or
water in the streets and in the gardens.
The buds on the trees and bushes are opening. The birds are com‑
ing back from the south and begin to build their nests.
Children make green corners in their classrooms. They plant flow‑
ers in the pots. Every day the pupils on duty water the plants. The
schoolchildren like their little kitchen garden in the classroom and
take care of it. They put the flowerpots on the windowsills, because
flowers cannot live without sun.
Some of the pupils work in the school garden, they take care of the
trees and bushes, sweep in the schoolyard and clean the grass in the
stadium.
tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. Everything begins to waken from its winter sleep.
2. The wind doesn’t blow in spring.
3. After the rain you can not see streams of water.
4. Every day the pupils on duty water the trees.
5. The spring months are March, April and June.
6. Flowers cannot live without the sun.
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II. choose a), b), c).
1. In spring the sky is __ .
a) blue
b) grey
c) white
2. The wind is __ .
a) hot
b) warm
c) cold
3. What are opening on the trees and bushes?
a) flowers
b) berries
c) buds
III. answer the questions.
1. What kind of corner do children have?
2. After what can you see the streams of water in the streets?
3. Where do the children clean the grass?
6th foRm
text № 1
Mothering Sunday
In Great Britain there is a very nice tradition. It is called Mother‑
ing Sunday. This holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in May
and is very popular not only in England, but also in the United States
of America.
The history of this tradition goes in old days in England. When
village girls worked in the houses of rich people in town, they had only
one day off a week. Usually it was Monday. The girls missed their fam‑
ilies and mothers who stayed at their native homes and wanted to visit
them.
Kind masters gave one more day for the girls to go and visit their
mothers in the village. Traditionally it was the second Sunday in May.
The girls went to their villages, met their relatives and helped the
mothers about the house.
At presents on Mother’s Day people visit their mothers, if possi‑
ble, give them flowers and small presents. If they cannot come, they
send “A Mother’s Day Card”. The families try to give the mother little
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rest on this day. Sometimes the father and the children cook breakfast.
They help with cooking some other meals and do the washing up.
On Mother’s Day the children say “thank you” to their mothers for
taking care of them during the whole year. They give the holiday card to
the mother and a little present — some flowers or a box of sweets.
tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. This holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in March.
2. The history of this tradition goes in old days in England.
3. The girls had only two days off a week.
4. The father and the children don’t cook breakfast.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. When do Englishmen celebrate Mothering Day?
a) in March
b) in April
c) in May
2. Where did the village girls work?
a) in the houses of rich people
b) at factories
c) at the shops
3. When did they have their day off?
a) on Sunday
b) on Monday
c) on Saturday
4. What do the children say to their mothers?
a) good bye
b) I love you
c) thank you
III. complete the sentences.
1. Kind masters gave one more day __ .
2. At presents on Mother’s Day people visit __ .
3. This holiday is celebrated on the __ .
4. The girls missed their __ .
text № 2
British homes
The majority of the British population lives in small houses built
close together. A typical house of this kind is built with two floors.
III. Reading. Читання 59
The front door, which faces the street, opens into a hall with two
rooms, one on each side of the hall. One of them is the dining room; the
other may be called the sitting room or the living room. The most mod‑
ern name for this room is the lounge. The rooms upstairs are bedrooms;
they are often very small.
Often the dining‑room is the most comfortable room in the house,
and the one that is used all the time. The other members of the family
bring their hobbies and games to the table. But when the television set
is turned on, no one can do anything in the dining‑room.
Very many houses of this type were built in British cities in the 19th
and early 20th centuries. Today the land on which they stand has become
very valuable and the owners either sell it or pull down the old houses and
built large blocks of flats. In this way the owners make more money.
tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. A typical house of this kind is built with one floor.
2. Often the dining‑room is not the most comfortable room in the
house.
3. Today the land on which houses stand has become very valuable.
4. Very many houses of this type were built in British cities in the
19th and early 20th centuries.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. What kind of houses do the English people have?
a) big
b) small
c) block of flats
2. How many floors have these houses?
a) two
b) three
c) one
3. What is the modern name of the living‑room?
a) lounge
b) sitting‑room
c) kitchen
4. What is the most comfortable room in the house?
a) hall
b) bedroom
c) dining‑room
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III. complete the sentences.
1. The majority of the British population lives in __ .
2. The front door, which faces the street, opens into a __ .
3. Very many houses of this type were built in British cities in __ .
4. In this way the owners make __ .
text № 3
A dangerous pool
Jimmy lived in the country and he loved to play in a small river
near the house. But then his father got a job in a big city, and Jimmy
went to live with his family.
Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small.
Jimmy wasn’t very happy.
“Is there a river near there?” he asked his mother on the first
morning.
His mother answered, “No, there isn’t, but there’s a beautiful
park near here, Jimmy, and there’s a pool in it. We’ll go there this af‑
ternoon”. Jimmy was happy.
After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park. Jimmy
wanted to come near the pool, but there was a warning in front of
it. His mother read it to him. “This pool is very dangerous. 157 peo‑
ple fell into it”. Jimmy looked into the pool and then said, “I can’t
see them”.
tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. Jimmy and his parents lived in the country.
2. There was a forest near their house.
3. Jimmy’s father got a new job in a big city.
4. Their new house had a big garden.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Where did Jimmy live?
a) in a small town.
b) in the country.
c) in a big city.
2. Where did Jimmy like to play?
a) in the forest
b) in the yard
c) in the small river
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3. What did Jimmy’s father get?
a) a new job
b) a new shop
c) a new car
4. What was there near Jimmy’s new house?
a) a river
b) a forest
c) a park
III. complete the sentences.
1. Jimmy lived in the __ .
2. Their new house had a __ .
3. But then his father got a job in a
4. After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went __ .
text № 4
The most beautiful hands
Many years ago three rich women met very often in a garden. They
sat there and talked the whole day. One morning one of them said,
“How white and beautiful my hands are!”
Another said, “My hands are more beautiful!”
The third woman said, “My hands are the most beautiful”.
An old woman in a very poor coat came up to them. She said, “I’m
old and cannot work. I haven’t eaten for a long time. Give me some‑
thing to eat, please”.
But the rich women gave her nothing. They only asked her, “Tell
us, old woman, which of us three has the most beautiful hands?”
“I shall tell you a little later”, the old woman said and walked
away.
A village woman was sitting in another place. She was poor and
her hands were dark from the work. The old woman came up to her and
said, “I haven’t eaten for a long time. Give me something to eat,
please”.
The poor woman opened her bag, took out a piece of bread and
gave half of it to the old woman.
The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the vil‑
lage woman by the hand, brought her before the rich woman and said,
“Now I’ll tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of
this poor woman are dark from work, but they give us bread. They are
more beautiful than your white hands which don’t know work!”
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tasks
I. true or false sentences
1. Many years ago two rich women met very often.
2. An old woman in a very poor coat came up to them.
3. A village woman was poor and her hands were dark from the
work.
4. The old woman ate it and drank some juice.
II. choose a), b), c).
1. Many years ago three rich women met very often in a:
a) yard
b) garden
c) shop
2. The rich women gave an old woman:
a) bread
b) milk
c) nothing
3. She was poor and her hands were:
a) dark
b) white
c) yellow
4. The poor woman opened her:
a) eyes
b) bag
c) box
III. answer the questions.
1. What did three rich women do?
2. What kind of coat had an old woman?
3. What kind of hands had village woman?
4. Who had the most beautiful hands?
7th foRm
text № 1
The Rose Is Red
Caddie went back to school in February. She was glad to be back at
school in time for Valentine’s Day, because that was always fun. On
that day children gave each other comics and the girls got pretty Val‑
III. Reading. Читання 63
entine’s greeting cards. There were many of them at Dunville shop.
Caddie had a dollar and she also saved six pennies for the Valentine’s
cards. Her friend Tom envied her, because he didn’t have money for
the holiday.
On February thirteenth Caddie started for the Dunville shop. She
bought six penny comics for her friends. Then she saw the most beauti‑
ful card with roses and violets, and in the centre of a pink heart was
printed:
The rose is red, the violet’s blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
Caddie was sorry she had left her dollar at home. “How much is
it?’ she asked the shopkeeper.
“Fifty cents”, Mr Adams answered, “but it’s sold, Caddie. There’s
a young man in the back room here peeling potatoes to pay for it”.
“Oh!” said Caddie. Now she knew. It was Tom! But was it for her,
this lovely Valentine? Tom always gave her comics. But who was a bet‑
ter friend to Tom than she?
The next day the best Valentine in the Dunville shop was on Katie
Hyman’s desk. It was her first Valentine, because she was so shy that
no one gave her penny comics. Everyone wanted to know who sent it,
but there was no name on it anywhere.
Caddie walked home slowly. She was thinking; “I do everything
with Tom. I’m much more fun than Katie. Why, she’s afraid of horses
and snakes and she can’t swim across the river. But she’s what you call
a little lady, and I’m not”.
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) sentences.
1. Children had a lot of fun at school in February.
2. Tom wanted to have some money to buy some flowers on Valen‑
tine’s Day.
3. Caddie went to the shop to buy presents for her friends.
4. Caddie had a dollar and wanted to spend it on the most beautiful
Valentine card.
5. Caddie thought they were good friends with Tom.
6. Tom got the Valentine card without money.
7. Caddie received the ‘rose is red’ Valentine and was happy.
8. Katie Hyman was a very shy girl and she didn’t get any Valentine
card.
9. Everybody knew that the card was sent by Tom.
10. Everybody called Caddie a little lady.
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11. Caddie was a brave girl.
12. She couldn’t understand why the most beautiful Valentine card
was on Katie’s desk.
II. choose the correct variant of answer and circle it.
1. Caddie went back to school in __ .
a) January;
b) February;
c) March.
2. On Valentine’s Day the children gave each other __ .
a) flowers;
b) sweets;
c) comics.
3. Before the holiday Tom saved __ .
a) a silver dollar;
b) six pennies;
c) no money.
4. On February 13‑th Caddie went shopping with __ .
a) a silver dollar;
b) a silver dollar and six pennies;
c) six pennies
5. The girl bought __ for her friends.
a) the comics;
b) the cards;
c) some perfume.
6. The most beautiful card cost __ .
a) one dollar;
b) six pennies;
c) fifty cents.
7. In the back room of the shop Tom __ .
a) washed up;
b) cleaned the shoes;
c) peeled potatoes.
8. Tom gave the card to __ .
a) Katie;
b) Hetty;
c) Caddie.
9. Katie Hyman was __ .
a) very brave;
b) very shy;
c) very clever.
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10. Katie got __ on Valentine’s Day.
a) many cards;
b) a lot of comics;
c) the most beautiful card.
11. Caddie didn’t like __ .
a) to ride horses;
b) to cross the river;
c) to stay at home alone.
12. Caddie thought that she was __ than Katie.
a) prettier;
b) funnier;
c) cleverer.
III. arrange the sentences in the logical order.
1. Caddie bought six penny comics.
2. On that day children gave each other comics.
3. Caddie liked the time for Valentine’s Day at school.
4. Tom peeled potatoes to have the Valentine card.
5. Caddie was sorry that she had left her dollar at home.
6. The best Valentine card was on Katie’s desk.
7. Tom couldn’t save money for the holiday.
8. Caddie returned to school in February.
9. There was no name on the card.
10. Caddie went home very slowly thinking about the day.
11. Katie got her first card that day.
12. Caddie was much more fun than Katie.
text № 2
Eton
Eton is one of the oldest and best‑known public schools for boys,
in the town of Eton on the river Thames. Its students are largely from
aristocratic and upper class families. The school was founded in 1440.
Boys usually stay at Eton for five years (between the ages 13 and 18).
Eton gives good knowledge in science, languages, computing and de‑
sign. There are two major libraries, College Library and School Lib‑
rary, but also a lot of subject libraries in Eton.
Sport plays a very important part in the life of Eton. The most
popular games are rugby, football and cricket. Athletics, swimming,
golf, tennis, fencing, judo and karate are all very popular.
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Boys can attend art, sculpture, woodwork, metalwork and silver‑
work clubs in their free time. Besides, almost any musical instrument
can be learned. There are also fifty clubs run by the boys themselves.
Many famous people of Britain studied at Eton, among them
twenty of Britain’s Prime Ministers. There were future writers among
the students of Eton. Among them Thomas Gray, Percy Bysshe Shelley
and Henry Fielding.
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) statements.
1. Eton is a school for boys and girls.
2. The town stands on the river Thames.
3. Only rich pupils study at Eton.
4. The school was built in the 15th century.
5. The children study there for ten years.
6. They go to study to Eton at the age of seven.
7. There is one good library in Eton.
8. The pupils at Eton can go in for different sports.
9. Musical instruments cannot be learned at this school.
10. Many famous politicians studied at Eton.
11. A lot of well‑known sportsmen were the students of this school.
12. Eton school gives good knowledge.
II. choose the best variant and circle it.
1. Eton is the school for __ .
a) girls;
b) boys;
c) boys and girls.
2. The town stands on the river __ .
a) Avon;
b) Severn;
c) Thames.
3. Eton school is __ .
a) very old;
b) new;
c) not very old.
4. The pupils usually go to this school when they are __ .
a) seven years old;
b) thirteen years old;
c) seventeen years old.
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5. They study there for __ .
a) five years;
b) ten years;
c) twelve years.
6. Eton gives good knowledge __ .
a) only in foreign languages;
b) only in computing and design;
c) in science, languages, computing and design.
7. Students can visit __ libraries at Eton.
a) one;
b) two;
c) many.
8. Among the most popular sport games at Eton is __ .
a) football;
b) hockey;
c) basketball.
9. Students go in for __ .
a) wrestling;
b) fencing;
c) cycling.
10. There are __ clubs run by the students.
a) five;
b) fifteen;
c) fifty.
11. __ British Prime Ministers studied at Eton.
a) Two;
b) Twenty;
c) Twelve.
12. Among the future writers __ studied at Eton.
a) William Shakespeare;
b) Robert Burns;
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
text № 3
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe was born in London in 1660. By the way, his sur‑
name is also known as De Fooe. He was the third child and the first son
of James and Mary Defoe. Daniel received a very good education. His
father hoped he would become a priest, but Daniel wasn’t interested in
this profession.
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His mother died when the boy was only ten, and his father sent him
to school in 1670, after school Daniel Defoe went to Marlon’s Academy.
He was an excellent student and got good knowledge in geography, his‑
tory, astronomy. He also knew several foreign languages.
By 1683 Daniel became a successful young merchant.
He married a young girl, Mary Tuffey and they had seven child‑
ren: two sons and five daughters.
Later Daniel travelled for three years and wrote very bold poetry
which King, James II, didn’t like.
But unfortunately Daniel became poor. Writing was more and
more important in his life.
In 1701 Daniel Defoe wrote a poem called “A True‑Born English‑
man”. This poem became very famous.
Daniel Defoe was in prison several times because of his political
poems and pamphlets.
In 1707 Daniel Defoe was a spy for the English government. He
returned to Scotland and started a newspaper in Edinburgh.
Daniel Defoe had an exciting life as a journalist and a spy. He died
at the end of April, in 1731. But even today a lot of people read his
books. He is one of the most famous English writers.
tasks
I. mark the true (t) and false (F) statements.
1. Daniel Defoe lived in the sixteenth century.
2. He was the third son in the family.
3. His father wanted him to become a sailor.
4. Daniel Defoe wasn’t interested in the profession of a priest.
5. He was a little boy when his mother died.
6. Daniel Defoe studied at school and at university.
7. He knew one foreign language.
8. Daniel Defoe became a successful sailor.
9. He travelled for three years.
10. Daniel Defoe wrote poems and stories.
11. Several times he was in prison for his bold poems.
12. He was a journalist and wrote for a newspaper in England.
II. choose the best variant and circle it.
1. Daniel Defoe was born __ .
a) in England;
b) in Ireland;
c) in Scotland.
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2. He was __ of his parents.
a) the first child;
b) the first son;
c) the third son.
3. His father wanted him to become __ .
a) a writer;
b) a merchant;
c) a priest.
3. His mother died when he was __ .
a) five;
b) nine;
c) ten.
4. Father sent him __ .
a) to school;
b) to his grandmother;
c) on a voyage.
5. At Marion’s Academy Daniel Defoe was good at __ .
a) geography and history;
b) biology and astrology;
c) maths and literature.
6. He studied __ .
a) one foreign language;
b) several foreign languages;
c) many foreign languages.
7. In 1683 he became __ .
a) a priest;
b) a spy;
c) a merchant.
8. Daniel Defoe got married and had __ children.
a) five;
b) six;
c) seven.
9. Daniel Defoe travelled for __ .
a) ten years;
b) three years;
c) five years.
10. The King didn’t like his poems because they were __ .
a) not good;
b) bold;
c) very long.
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11. The life of Daniel Defoe was __ .
a) difficult;
b) interesting;
c) boring.
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text № 1
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
American English spelling differs from British English spelling
largely because of one man, American lexicographer Noah Webster. In
addition to his well‑known American Dictionary of the English Language,
Webster published The American Spelling Book (1783, with many subse‑
quent editions), which became one of the most widely used schoolbooks in
American history. Webster’s books sought to standardize spelling in the
United States by promoting the use of an American language that inten‑
tionally differed from British English. The development of a specifically
American variety of English mirrored the new country’s separate political
development. Webster’s most successful changes were spellings -or instead
of -our (honor, labor for the British honour, labour); with -er instead of -re
(center, theater for the British centre, theatre); with an -s instead of a -c
(defense, license for the British defence, licence); with a final ‑ck instead
of -que (check, masck for the British cheque, masque); and without a final
‑k (traffic, public, now also used in British English, for the older traffick,
publick). Later spelling reform created a few other differences, such as
program for British programme. Canadian spelling varies between the
British and American forms, more British in Eastern Canada and more
American in Western Canada.
tasks
Statements
1. The passage mainly discusses:
a) Noah Webster’s literary heritage;
b) the varieties of spelling;
c) Webster’s political preferences;
d) popular schoolbooks in America.
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2. The passage implies that written British and American words:
a) look absolutely different;
b) are absolutely the same;
c) may differ;
d) come from Canada.
3. It may be inferred from the passage that Webster’s scientific in‑
terest was in:
a) standards;
b) vocabulary;
c) editing books;
d) political reforms.
4. The changes between American and British English were gener‑
ated:
a) on purpose;
b) by accident;
c) in Canada;
d) by politicians.
5. The word “subsequent” in line 4 may most probably mean the fol‑
lowing:
a) different;
b) expensive;
c) following;
d) literary.
6. One can make a conclusion that Webster’s changes:
a) simplified the language;
b) were of no importance;
c) made the language more difficult for understanding;
d) developed the language used in Great Britain.
7. The word “mirrored” in line 8 is closest in meaning to:
a) portrayed;
b) reflected;
c) generated;
d) prevented.
8. It can be seen from the passage that the changes brought into
American English must have:
a) developed a completely new language;
b) stopped using dictionaries;
c) required spelling books;
d) influenced the original British English.
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9. The passage states that in Canada:
a) people use the only variety of the English language;
b) people live only in the east and the west of the country;
c) there may be language misunderstanding between people
from different regions of the country;
d) people use different grammar rules compared to the US.
10. The passage implies that of the two books mentioned in it:
a) neither was published;
b) both were printed at the same time;
c) the Spelling Book was published before the Dictionary;
d) Dictionary was published before the Spelling Book.
text № 2
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
Ambient divers, unlike divers who go underwater in submersible
vehicles or pressure resistant suits, are exposed to the pressure and
temperature of the surrounding (ambient) water. Of all types of diving,
the oldest and simplest is free diving. Free divers may use no equipment
at all, but most use a face mask, foot fins, and a snorkel. Under the
surface, free divers must hold their breath. Most free divers can only
descend 30 to 40 feet, but some skilled divers can go as deep as 100 feet.
SCUBA diving provides greater range than free diving. The word
SCUBA stands for Self‑Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
SCUBA divers wear metal tanks with compressed air or other breath‑
ing gases. When using open‑circuit equipment, a SCUBA diver simply
breathes air from the tank through a hose and releases the exhaled air
into the water. A closed‑circuit breathing device, also called a re‑
breather, filters out carbon dioxide and other harmful gases and auto‑
matically adds oxygen. This enables the diver to breathe the same air
over and over.
In surface‑supplied diving, divers wear helmets and waterproof
canvas suits.
Today, sophisticated plastic helmets have replaced the heavy cop‑
per helmets used in the past. These divers get their air from a hose
connected to compressors on a boat. Surface‑supplied divers can go
deeper than any other type of ambient diver.
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tasks
Statements
1. The passage mainly discusses:
a) going underwater in submersible vehicles;
b) free diving;
c) surface‑supplied‑diving;
c) various types of diving.
2. The passage improves that the oldest type of diving is called:
a) ambient diving;
b) SCUBA diving;
c) free diving;
d) pearl diving.
3. It may be inferred from the passage that all divers:
a) use no equipment at all;
b) use sophisticated equipment;
c) submerge;
d) surface.
4. According to the text most free divers use:
a) a snorkel, a face mask and hand fins;
b) a face mask, foot fins, and a snorkel;
c) a self‑contained underwater breathing apparatus;
d) a snorkel, back fins and helmet.
5. The word “ambient” in line one may most probably mean the fol‑
lowing:
a) underwater;
b) encompassing;
c) resistant;
d) submersible.
6. One can make a conclusion that most free divers can reach the
depth of:
a) 10 yards;
b) 20 yards;
c) 30 yards;
d) 40 yards.
7. While going underwater a SCUBA diver wears:
a) a canvas hose;
b) a plastic helmet;
c) rebreathers;
d) metal tanks.
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8. It can be seen from the passage that the rebreather filters out:
a) carbon dioxide;
b) detrimental gases;
c) inert‑gases;
d) open‑circuit gases.
9. The passage states that the diver can breathe:
a) the same air over and over;
b) raw oxygen;
c) carbon dioxide;
d) other harmful gases.
10. The passage implies that in surface‑supplied diving, divers wear:
a) intricate canvas helmets;
b) sophisticated copper helmets;
c) sophisticated plastic helmets;
d) heavy copper helmets.
9th foRm
text № 1
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
Elvis Aaron Presley, American singer and actor, one of the most
popular entertainers of the 20th century, is renowned as an early
pioneer of rock‑and‑roll music and considered by many to be the genre’s
greatest performer.
In his youth, Presley attended churches where he was exposed to
gospel music.
He also listened to blues and country‑and‑western music and won
a talent contest at the age often for a rendition of the country ballad
“Old Shep”.
Following high school, Presley worked as a truck driver. In 1953,
while recording some songs as a birthday gift for his mother at a Mem‑
phis studio, Presley impressed the studio manager with his unique vo‑
cal style, demonstrating b9th outstanding range and influences of
black American music. At age 21 Presley recorded his first songs for
a major record label, the Radio Corporation of America, including the
original and popular “Heartbreak Hotel”.
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From 1956 to 1958, Presley starred in four motion pictures, all of
which featured his soundtracks. After serving in the United States Armed
Forces from 1958 to 1960, Presley appeared in numerous musical films.
His public appeal faded during this period as his rebellious image gave
way to the more wholesome persona developed in his film roles.
During the 1970s, facing personal difficulties, including a long‑
term drug dependency, Presley retreated from public appearances and
were rarely seen outside his Memphis mansion. His death, a subject of
some controversy, has been officially attributed to heart failure,
a likely result of Presley’s chronic overuse of prescription barbitu‑
rates.
Known as the King of Western Bop and the Hillbilly Cat, Presley
fused sounds of country music with black rhythm‑and‑blues influenc‑
es and what was then the new rock‑and‑roll style. His unprecedented,
electrically charged performances helped make Presley one of the first
mass idols of United States popular culture.
tasks
Statements
1. A lot of people believe:
a) there has been no better rock‑n‑roll singer than Elvis Presley;
b) Elvis Presley could outdo anyone in acting;
c) was the only one to start the genre of rock‑n‑roll;
d) was the pioneer of the 20th century.
2. Presley’s musical education consisted mainly of:
a) a church musical school;
b) a rhythm‑and‑blues orchestra;
c) a combination of different styles;
d) a country musical band.
3. The word “rendition” in line 6 may best stand for:
a) interpretation;
b) transliteration;
c) transcription;
d) remix.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Presley got involved in
performing music
a) at a rather old age;
b) as a truck driver;
c) quite young;
d) by his mother.
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5. The feature of Presley’s singing was the clear influence of:
a) a studio manager;
b) the African American style of performance;
c) his age;
c) his mother’s birthday in Memphis.
6. The passage implies that:
a) Presley hated acting in movies;
b) he became rather popular in a comparatively short period of
time;
c) movie producers didn’t like Presley’s songs;
d) Presley was a movie star rather than a singer.
7. The word “appeal” in line 15 may be best replaces with:
a) request;
b) claim;
c) attraction;
d) service.
8. Presley’s acting in movies:
a) brought him more recognition of the audience;
b) had nothing to do with music;
c) slightly decreased his popularity;
d) was never noticed.
9. During the last years of his life Presley:
a) was not very happy;
b) started using drugs;
c) performed only in Memphis;
d) had a heart disease.
10. When on stage, Presley usually was:
a) dressed in electrical clothes;
b) performing very emotionally;
c) repairing electrical equipment;
d) emitting electricity.
text № 2
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
In the 1400s, merchants and traders from Europe travelled long
distances to the east by land and by sea. They exchanged, bought, and
sold things to people in Asia. Merchants from Italy, Spain, and Portugal
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travelled to Asia to buy such things as jewels, gold, tea, and silk. They
also bought salt and spices that were necessary to preserve food. The
trade route back and forth to Asia by land was very long and difficult.
On the sea, ships had to travel all the way around Africa. It was a long
and dangerous trip.
An Italian sea captain and mapmaker named Christopher Colum‑
bus believed that there was an easier way to travel to Asia from Eu‑
rope. In the 1400s, many people believed that the world was flat! They
believed that ships would fall off the earth if they travelled too far
west. Columbus believed that he could travel west across the Atlantic
Ocean and arrive in Asia. He believed the world was round. Many peo‑
ple laughed at Columbus, but the queen of Spain believed Columbus
was correct. She gave l1im money, ships, and men. He went to look for
a faster trade route to Asia.
In 1492, Columbus travelled across the Atlantic Ocean with three
ships. After about 30 days, he reached a land. He thought he had arrived
in India. In fact, he had really found islands of North America. Columbus
showed the world’s people that the Earth was not flat! He opened up a “New
World” for exploration, for trade, and for settlement. When Columbus
reached the islands of North America, he thought he was in India. He called
the people on the island Indians. Of course, they were not Indians. They
were Native Americans whose ancestors had migrated from Asia thousands
of years ago. Millions of Native Americans lived in the Americas. They
lived in many beautiful cities in over 2,000 separate and advanced societ‑
ies. Many of these societies were attacked and totally destroyed by the
Spanish and Portuguese who came after Columbus in the 1500s. These
explorers came to find gold and other riches. They came to take new land
for their countries: They killed the Native Americans, stole their women,
their gold, their land, and their possessions. These explorers became rich
and powerful. Spain and Portugal controlled all of the people and land in
what are now the southern and western parts of the United States and all
of Mexico, Central America, and South America, France and England
also controlled land in North America.
tasks
Questions
1. Merchants and traders from Europe travelled long distances:
a) to the west by sea and by land;
b) to the west by air and by see;
c) to the east by sea and by land;
d) to the east by land and by air.
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2. The trade route to Asia by land was:
a) very time‑consuming and hard;
b) very short and easier said than done;
c) very protracted and intricate;
d) very extensive and wide.
3. In the 1400s, many people believed that:
a) the earth was flat;
b) the globe was unexciting;
c) the planet was smooth;
d) the world was routine.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Columbus believed that:
a) the moon was around;
b) the earth was rotating;
c) the humanity was ill;
d) the planet was round.
5. Among the people who didn’t laugh at Columbus was:
a) the queen of Britain;
b) the principal of Spain;
c) the sovereign of Spain;
d) the king of France.
6. The passage implies that Columbus travelled across:
a) the Atlantic Ocean with three vessels;
b) the Atlantic Ocean with three ships;
c) the Pacific Ocean with three boats;
c) the Atlantic Ocean with three dispatches.
7. Columbus thought he was:
a) in America;
b) in Asia;
c) in China;
d) in India.
8. The word “ancestors” in line 20 may best stand for:
a) successors;
b) descendants;
c) predecessors;
d) inheritors.
9. The explorers killed the Native. Americans:
a) stole their woman, their gold, their land, and their wealth;
b) stole their women, their gold, their territory, and their things;
c) stole their men, their gold bars, their land, and their posses‑
sions;
d) stole their women, their gold, their terrain, and their gods.
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10. Spain and Portugal controlled what are now:
a) the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and South America;
b) the United States, South America, Mexico, and Central Ame‑
rica;
c) the United States, Panama, Central America, and South
America;
d) the United States, Central Africa, Mexico, and South America.
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text № 1
Sutter’s Ill-kept Secret
Marshall couldn’t wait to talk to his boss. He had ridden as fast as
he could to get back to the fort. His clothes were soaked through from
the heavy rain.
“I need to see you — alone”, he said to Mr. Sutter, barely disguis‑
ing his excitement. “Can we talk in your office?”
John Sutter was surprised to see Marshall. Only yesterday he had
sent food and equipment up to the mill, and now here was Marshall
back again. He couldn’t imagine what Marshall wanted. Something se‑
rious must have happened up at the mill. Sutter escorted Marshall to
his office and closed the door behind them. “Is the door locked?” Mar‑
shall asked nervously.
Sutter knew that Marshall was a strange man, but the question
surprised him.
“No”, Sutter replied, “but I can lock it if you wish”.
When he was certain no one could see them, Marshall pulled from
his pocket a white cotton rag with something in it. When he opened it,
a small quantity of bright metal particles fell out.
“I think I might have found gold up by the mill”, Marshall said to
Sutter as he handed him the specimens.
Sutter should have been elated by the discovery of gold, but he
wasn’t. He must have realized even then that the gold was going to
bring lots of problems.
When gold was discovered at the mill in 1848, Sutter had been in
California for only ten years. California was a territory of Mexico at
that time, and Sutter had given up his Swiss citizenship to become
a Mexican citizen. His farm in northern California covered 50,000
acres and he had large numbers of sheep, cattle, and horses. He had
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become an important landowner in California, and he might even have
become an important political figure — if the gold hadn’t been disco‑
vered. But the discovery of gold turned everything around. What
should have been a blessing turned out to be a disaster for Sutter.
Just nine days after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, Califor‑
nia became part of the United States. For Sutter, the timing couldn’t
have been worse. Suddenly his ownership of the land in California was
in question. And as the news of gold spread across the country, streams
of people hurried to California in search of wealth. Many just moved
onto Sutter’s land and claimed it as their own. Without a police force
to keep people off his land, Sutter’s only recourse “Yes to go to court.
But that was an expensive and time‑consuming process. By 1852, Sut‑
ter was bankrupt.
Even with the advantage of hindsight, it’s hard to know what Sut‑
ter could have done. Maybe he should have kept the discovery of gold
a secret. But like most of us, Sutter couldn’t resist spreading good
news.
tasks
1. Marshall wanted to see his boss __ .
a) in private;
b) in his cabinet;
c) in public.
2. Only yesterday John Sutter sent __ .
a) equipment to the mill;
b) food and equipment down to the mill;
c) supplies up to the mill;
3. The discovery of gold made the boss __ .
a) happy;
b) sad;
c) angry.
4. California belonged __ .
a) to the USA in 1849;
b) to Mexico in 1849;
c) to Panama in 1849.
5. Sutter was __ .
a) Mexican by origin;
b) Swiss by origin;
c) Californian by origin.
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6. He might have become __ .
a) a landlord;
b) a politician;
c) a millionaire.
7. Sutter’s ownership of the land in California was __ .
a) demanded;
b) suspected;
c) disputed.
8. The newcomers claimed __ .
a) they had inherited Sutter’s land;
b) they had legal rights for the land;
c) they had bought his land.
9. By 1852 Sutter was __ .
a) penniless;
b) penny‑pinching;
c) penny‑wise.
10. People like telling each other __ .
a) bad news;
b) fast news;
c) good news.
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Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
Academy Awards is the name for prizes given annually in the
United States by the Academy of Motion. Picture Arts and Sciences
for excellence in the creation and production of motion pictures. First
presented in 1929 for films shown in 1927 and 1928, the Academy
Awards, commonly known as Oscars, are among the film industry’s
most coveted prizes.
The entire academy membership participates in voting for the an‑
nual awards.
In most award categories, a maximum of five entrants are first
nominated by the academy members who work in that particular field
(that is, actors select actors, directors select directors, and so on).
From among these nominees all academy members select the winners
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by secret ballot. The winners are publicly announced at a formal‑cere‑
mony each spring. One hour of the 1929 awards ceremony was broad‑
cast on the radio, and from 1944 through 1969 the entire ceremony
was broadcast. Television broadcasts began in 1953 and today attract
a worldwide audience. Various people claim to have given the name
Oscar to the symbolic statuette presented to winners, but the origin of
the name has never been definitively determined. The gold‑plated
bronze human figure, which is 34.3 cm high and weighs 3.9 kg, was
created by American sculptor George Stanley based on sketches made
by American motion‑picture art director Cedric Gibbons.
Awards are given for best motion picture; foreign‑language film;
performances by male and female actors in both leading and support‑
ing roles; achievement in direction; screenplays, both original and
adapted from previously produced or published material; and scores
and songs composed for films. Other award categories include live‑ac‑
tion short subject, animated short subject, documentary feature, and
documentary short feature. Excellence in technical disciplines is also
recognized, including art direction, cinematography, costume design,
makeup, film editing, sound and sound effects editing, and visual ef‑
fects. In addition, special or honorary awards are given for distin‑
guished careers or humanitarian achievement.
tasks
Statements
1. The ceremony described in the passage is about:
a) 1929 years old;
b) as old as three quarters of a century;
c) giving prizes to the members of the Academy;
d) to die out.
2. The word “coveted” in line 5 may best be replaced with:
a) excellent;
b) desired;
c) distributed;
d) useless.
3. It may be inferred from the text that the awards are given for:
a) the movies made in the current year;
b) the movies made in the two years before the ceremony;
c) the movies made in the following year;
d) the movies made in the previous year.
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4. The decision on giving an award is made by:
a) the Academy’s rector;
b) all the members of the Academy;
c) a few selected academicians;
d) the public.
5. It may be inferred that the Academy is:
a) an educational establishment;
b) a scientific organization;
c) a research institution;
d) a public organization.
6. Each nominee has a __ percent probability to become a winner:
a) twenty;
b) fifty;
c) five;
d) twenty‑five.
7. The official ceremony is closest in time to: .
a) Christmas;
b) Thanksgiving Day;
c) Independence Day;
d) April Fool’s Day.
8. The word “scores” in line 23 most probably means:
a) music;
b) marks;
c) subjects;
d) topics.
9. It is stated that Oscars are made of:
a) bronze covered with gold;
b) gold covered with bronze;
c) an alloy of bronze and gold;
d) golden plates.
10. One can make a conclusion that this category will NOT be awarded:
a) a 3D‑minute thriller;
b) a 60‑minute documentary about Saddam Hussein;
c) a 5‑minute cartoon about Mickey Mouse;
d) a I DO‑series Santa Barbara TV soap opera.
text № 3
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
started or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b,
c, or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
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Given the choice, most people would prefer not to climb a live
volcano. But for Hazel Rymer, it’s all in day’s work, and she loves her
job.
Studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer fre‑
quently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of moun‑
tains, then climb 200 meters into the crater of active volcanoes. But
the 38‑year‑old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarm‑
ing than it is. “Driving to work is more risky”, she insists. “And the
deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 meters. I gener‑
ally just scramble down then scramble back up again”, she adds, trying
to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk.
Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so it’s not surpris‑
ing she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began while she
was learning Latin at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii.
“I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction
of the city”, she explains. The thought of all those Pompeian’s just frozen
in time had quite an effect on me. Twenty years later, this fascination is
still strong. “I suppose you sense that volcanoes have this dangerous
beauty, and that never leaves you”, she smiles. “I still get excited when
I approach one I haven’t encountered before”.
Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There
have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting
icecaps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so study‑
ing them is more hazardous than ever before. Hazel seems unconcerned.
”I don’t take any unnecessary risks and I don’t try to make situations
dangerous”, she says. “If things happen, they happen”. However, she has
had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on slopes of
Mount Etna in Sicily. While she was taking measurements on the edge of
the lava flow, she was slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walk‑
ing 10 hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it”, she
explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream.
“I guess it was 50 meters. The flow was 1000 °C, so if you hesitated your
boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical deci‑
sion — there wasn’t time to do anything else”.
And what about the future? “I haven’t been to the volcanoes in
Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the
Antarctic”, she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lave flows
erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang”. In other
words, Hazel Rymer won’t be exchanging her volcanoes for the rela‑
tive safety of driving to work just yet.
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tasks
Statements
1. Give the choice, most people would prefer not to:
a) climb alive volcano
b) descend a live volcano
c) mount a live volcano
d) ascend alive volcano
2. Studying volcanoes is a __ profession.
a) challenging
b) frustrating
c) rigorous
d) solemn
3. It may be inferred from the text that __ is more risky.
a) driving to work
b) scrambled a volcano
c) ascending a volcano
d) arriving to work
4. The word “scramble” in line 8 most probably means:
a) jumble
b) rush
c) mess up
d) mix up
5. It may be inferred that Hazel Rymer got interested in volcanoes
while she was:
a) teaching
b) educating
c) learning
d) studying
6. I suppose you sense that volcanoes have this dangerous:
a) gorgeousness
b) attractiveness
c) magnificence
d) loveliness
7. Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more:
a) regular
b) volatile
c) explosive
d) humdrum
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8. The word “dormant” in line 20 most probably means:
a) undeveloped
b) active
c) hidden
d) sleeping
9. It is stated that Hazel’s worst experience was on:
a) the slope of Mount Etna in Sicilly
b) the slopes of Mount Etna in Sisily
c) the slope of Mount Etna in Sisilly
d) the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily
10. One can make a conclusion that Hazel Rymer will:
a) substitute her volcanoes
b) explore her volcanoes
c) operate her volcanoes
d) pursuit her volcanoes
11th foRm
text № 1
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
started or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b,
c, or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
And Then There Were Five Hundred
There is a farm in Newbury, Massachusetts that many people call
Buffy’s farm because an old buffalo named Buffy is kept there. He’s
probably there to attract customers to the farm, which sells vegetables
and flowers. On a good day, half a dozen kids will be watching Buffy
while their parents shop at the store. It’s difficult not to feel sorry for
the animal. He is enclosed in a small field with a cow that pays little
attention to him, and he usually looks hot, tired, and bored. Looking at
Buffy, it is hard to imagine that buffalo once roamed the Great Plains
of the United States in enormous herds. It is said that some herds were
so large that it took a week for the entire herd to pass one point. In
1873, one buffalo hunter said that he saw “a solid herd as far as we
could see, all day they opened up before us and came together again
behind us”. Another hunter claimed that, “for four days we saw noth‑
ing else but buffalo. For seventy miles we were in the centre, it seemed,
of a herd numbering into the millions”.
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For many years, the buffalo was important to the Plains Indians be‑
cause it provided them with food, clothing, and shelter. Buffalo hides were
used to make clothing and to build tepees. Bones became tools and toys.
Other parts of the buffalo were used to make containers, arrowheads, ear‑
rings, and blankets. And because the Indians killed only the buffalos they
needed in order to survive, the herds remained plentiful.
By the l860s, the enormous herds of buffalo were beginning to
disappear from the Great Plains. Strangely enough, the demise of the
buffalo was related to the history of the cattle in the Argentine pam‑
pas. Several centuries before, Spanish cattle had been brought to Ar‑
gentina. They multiplied so quickly in the lush grasslands that soon
there were great herds of cattle. For a long time there was no reason to
kill the animal. Because of the lack of refrigeration, cattle meat could
not be transported and sold. Then, in the l860s, it was discovered that
cattle hides could be used for leather. Cattle were quickly killed, and
boatloads of hides were shipped to Europe and the United States. But
by 1870, the supply of cattle in Argentina had got low, and a new
source of leather was needed. Unfortunately for the buffalo, it was
discovered that this animal’s hide could be used to make fine leather.
And for a person wishing to make some quick money, buffalo hunting
was easy enough. A good hunter could kill 75 to 100 buffalos a day. An
average hunter could kill 50. Within just a few years, the great herds
were gone. By 1889, fewer than 500 buffalos roamed freely.
tasks
1. Buffy is kept __ .
a) on a ranch;
b) on a farm;
c) in a field.
2. The old buffalo looks __ .
a) bored, cold and exhausted;
b) tired, hot and weary;
c) sad, hot and boring.
3. It is believed that buffalo herds were so large __ .
a) that it took a week for the herd to pass one point;
b) that it needed a week to pass one point;
b) that it took four days to pass the herd.
4. One hunter said that he had seen __ .
a) a very large herd;
b) a comparatively large herd;
c) an enormous herd.
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5. Some parts of the buffalo were used by the Plains Indians __ .
a) to kill their enemies;
b) to forecast the weather;
c) to make wheels.
6. Tepees are a sort of __ .
a) houses;
b) sheds;
c) tents.
7. The buffalo was killed __ .
a) for meat;
b) for horns;
c) for leather and meat.
8. For a long time there was no reason to kill the animals __ .
a) because they were very friendly;
b) because people could not store meat;
c) because people did not need leather.
9. Buffalo hunting was a source of __ .
a) income;
b) pride;
c) food.
10. The great buffalo herds were gone __ .
a) in the 1890s;
b) in the 1880s;
c) in the 1970s.
text № 2
Directions: For each of the questions 1–10 decide which of the an‑
swers (a, b, c or d) best complete the statements on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text and mark the corresponding letter (a, b, c
or d) with a “+” on your answer sheet.
Everyone in the world knows The Beatles, a British rock music
group, which revolutionized popular music around the world in the
1960s by leading a movement in rock music known as the British
Invasion. From 1964 through 1969, the Beatles achieved unprecedented
popularity with 30 songs reaching the Billboard magazine top ten
popular music charts.
Formed in 1959, the Beatles were composed of four musicians
born in Liverpool, England: guitarist George Harrison, guitarist John
Lennon, bassist Paul McCartney, and drummer Peter Best. In 1962
drummer Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) replaced Best. Influ‑
III. Reading. Читання 89
enced by American rock‑and‑roll artists of the late 1950s, such as Lit‑
tle Richard and Buddy Holly, the Beatles styled their songs in the so‑
phisticated manner of the American tradition of popular‑music
songwriting that peaked in the 1920s and 1930s. From the simple,
fresh style of their early songs, such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
(1963) and “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964), the Beatles progressed to in‑
novative, experimental works culminating in the album Sgt. Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Considered the first concept album
(songs unified by a common theme), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band was also admired for its haunting harmony and lyrics, unconven‑
tional musical phrases and rhythms, and the integrated use of elec‑
tronic music and the Indian sitar. Other Beatles’ albums include With
the Beatles (1963), Beatles for Sale (1964), Abbey Road (1969), and
Let it Be (1970).
In 1970 the Beatles split up and each member pursued another
musical career, either as a solo artist or as bandleader. Despite indi‑
vidual successes, members were often approached with requests to re‑
unite, fueling wide speculation until John Lennon’s murder in 1980.
The Beatles won the Grammy Trustees Award in 1972 and the group
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1995 the
first volume of a three‑album retrospective of the Beatles, Anthology,
was released, accompanied by a television miniseries of the (same
name. The Anthology album, which includes the previously unrecord‑
ed song “Free as a Bird” (written by Lennon and recorded by the sur‑
viving band members during 1994 and 1995), became one of the fast‑
est‑selling albums in the history of popular music. The second album
of the series, Anthology 2, was released in 1996.
tasks
Statements
1. The words “In the British Invasion” in line 3 most probably mean:
a) a British attack on America;
b) conquering a new land by the British;
c) spreading of new ideas;
d) putting something into a British vase.
2. It may be concluded from the passage that:
a) no one had managed to write famous songs before the Beatles;
b) the Beatles became popular by making music charts;
c) the Billboard magazine writes on music;
d) the Beatles composed about 5 songs a year.
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3. The composition of the group:
a) was never changed;
b) needed changing regularly;
c) was the same for about 8 years;
d) required much time and effort.
4. It is implied in the passage that the Beatles wouldn’t have become
famous had it not been for:
a) Ringo Starr;
b) a little man named Richard;
c) the culture of a different country;
d) Hollywood.
5. The word “sophisticated” in line 9 can best be replaced with:
a) pervert;
b) subtle;
c) complicated;
d) urban.
6. It took the Beatles about __ years to get to the peak of their artis‑
tic career.
a) 2;
b) 4;
c) 6;
d) 8.
7. The thing that was NOT mentioned as the one that made Sgt. Pep‑
per’s Lonely Hearts Club Band an outstanding event in music was:
a) song texts;
b) voice arrangements;
c) unusual instrument combinations;
d) the general idea.
8. It is implied that:
a) a lot of people wanted the Beatles to join together after their
breakup;
b) each of the Beatles wanted to become a bandleader;
c) John Lennon was murdered not to let the group reunite;
d) the ex‑Beatles’ were not very happy in their solo careers.
9. It can be inferred that the Grammy Trustees Award is given for
achievements:
a) in music;
b) in murder;
c) in splitting up;
d) in reuniting
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10. One can make a conclusion that:
a) the Anthology album was released shortly after Lennon’s
death;
b) in 25 years after the breakup the group was still very po‑
pular;
c) after inducting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the group
never recorded songs together;
d) the album consisted of previously unrecorded songs.
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grammar pOINt
ГраматиЧНі ВПраВи
I. complete the story by supplying the correct form of the verb.
We first realised that something unusual __ 1 (to happen) when
one of the ship’s officers __ 2 (to come up) to the Chief Engineer, who
__ 3 (to sit) at our table, and __ 4 (to speak) to him in a low voice. The
Chief Engineer __ 5 (to rise) at once and with a brief excuse which __
6 (to tell) us nothing __ 7 (to leave) the dining‑room. At first we __
8 (to think) that there __ 9 (to be) an accident or that a fire __ 10 (to
break out) on board the ship, but soon the word went round that a man
__ 11 (to notice) __ 12 (to float) in the sea.
The ship __ 13 (to slow down) and was beginning to turn round
with rather a violent motion. Some of the passengers __ 14 (not to
wait) __ 15 (to finish) their meal, but at once rushed up on deck. Oth‑
ers __ 16 (to crowd) round the portholes
__ 17 (to make) it impossible for us __ 18 (to eat) in comfort. There
was such confusion in the dining‑room that we __ 19 (to decide) to join
those who __ 20 (to go) up the deck.
There we __ 21 (to learn) that one of the crew really __ 22 (to see)
a man in the sea some distance from the ship. He __ 23 (to inform) the
captain who at once __ 24 (to order) the ship __ 25 (to turn round).
By that time we already __ 26 (to be) only two hundred yards from
the man and a lifeboat __ 27 (to lower) into the sea. In it there __ 28 (to
be) an officer, four sailors and the ship’s doctor. The officer shouted an
order and the sailors began __ 29 (to row) away from the ship. By looking
in the same direction as the boat __ 30 (to go) we were able to make out the
position of the man in the water. He __ 31 (to lie) on a large piece of wood.
He understood he __ 32 (to watch) and loon __ 33 (to save).
Ever since we __ 34 (to realise) what __ 35 (to happen) we __ 36 (to
be) rest — less.
At last after what __ 37 (to seem) to us an age, the lifeboat __
38 (to reach) the man who __ 39 (to pull) on board. This was not at all
easy, for the sea was rather rough. Then the sailors began to row back
to the ship. The lifeboat __ 40 (to raise) out of the water and the res‑
cued man __ 41 (to help) out onto the deck.
IV. Grammar point. Граматичні вправи 93
When he __ 42 (to lead) along the deck, everyone __ 43 (to greet)
him __ 44 (to cry out) cheers. Leaning on the arm of the ship’s doctor
but still able to walk in spite of his terrible experience, he __ 45 (to
take) to the ship’s hospital.
II. complete the story by supplying the correct form of the verb.
The manager __ 1 (to wave) his hand towards the chair on the oth‑
er side of the desk and Henry __ 2 (to tell) __ 3 (to take) a seat.
“I __ 4 (to wait) for a long‑distance call from Manchester”,— the
manager explained. The telephone __ 5 (to ring) as he __ 6 (to speak).
The manager __ 7 (to pick up) the receiver and for some minutes __
8 (to speak) rapidly and impatiently into the telephone. Henry __ 9 (to
wait) till the manager __ 10 (to finish) the telephone talk. He __ 11 (to
wait) rather long. He __ 12 (to feel) rather upset that the interview,
which he __ 13 (to dread) for days __ 14 (not to begin) at once. By the
time the manager __ 15 (to finish), his secretary already __ 16 (to be)
in the office also __ 17 (to wait) for the manager to finish the talk. She
__ 18 (to come) in with a pile of letters.
“I really __ 19 (not to keep) you __ 20 (to wait) much longer”,—
said the manager apologetically as he __ 21 (to pick up) some papers
and __ 22 (to begin) to read them, — “these __ 23 (to have) __ 24 (to
catch) the next post”.
By that time Henry already __ 25 (to be) so tired and nervous that
he thought he __ 26 (to find) no voice to speak. He __ 27 (to pass) the
time by __ 28 (to examine) the manager’s office in detail. On his right
there was a large window with a view of the factory yard. Henry could
see two workmen __ 29 (to push) a trolley across it. Close to the win‑
dow there __ 30 (to be) a long low table and three chairs __ 31 (to ar‑
range) around it. To Henry’s left there __ 32 (to stand) a bookcase
which __ 33 (to cover) the greater part of the wall. The shelves __
34 (to cram) with technical journals which Henry thought, __ 35 (may)
at any moment __ 36 (to slip) and __ 37 (to fall) to the floor.
Henry __ 38 (to finish) his survey of the room and was watching
the manager as the latter signed the last paper. He __ 39 (not to notice)
the secretary __ 40 (to enter) the room and he rather __ 41 (to sur‑
prise) to see her standing nearby.
“Now let me __ 42 (to see)”,— the manager said addressing Hen‑
ry.— “You __ 43 (to come) about our advertisement for a clerk, is that
right?” Henry nodded and said: “Yes sir, I’d like to work for your firm
as...”— He already __ 44 (to answer) the manager’s questions. His in‑
terview __ 45 (to begin).
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III. Fill in the appropriate grammar forms.
1. p. Mr. Williams, you were the security officer on duty at Malgo
Department Store on July 28th. Please tell the court what (hap‑
pen) __ that afternoon.
W. Yes, sir. I (be) __ particularly interested in the cosmetics
department, because the company (lose) __ a lot of money through
shop‑lifting earlier in the year. So, I (watch) __ the customers on
the security screen when I (notice) __ , a woman behaving rather
suspiciously.
2. a. There is no point in (arrive) __ half an hour earlier. We’d only
have (wait) __ .
B. I don’t mind (wait) __ . It’s better (be) __ too early than too
late.
3. Local schoolboy Brian Walker is recovering in hospital after fall‑
ing into the river. Mr. Paul Bates, who (take) __ his dog for a walk
at the time, jump) __ into the water and (pull) __ the boy to safety.
Brian (play) __ on the river bank when the accident (happen) __ .
4. Park notice: All dogs (modal verb) be kept on leads.
5. That book is overdue. If you (not take) __ it back to the library
tomorrow you (have) __ to pay a fine.
6. After ancient Greek athletes (win) __ a race in the Olympics, they
(receive), __ a simple crown of olive leaves.
7. Would you mind (not turn on) __ the radio until I (finish) __ with
this phone call?
8. After the race (win) __ , the celebration (begin) __ .
9. Two men (question) __ at Marylebone Police Station now in con‑
nection with last week’s armed robbery in Luton, in which $25,000
(steal) __ from a Security van. Another man already (arrest) __
for the crime.
10. I (go) __ to see uncle Charles quite a lot recently.
Iv. Fill in the appropriate grammar forms
1. Barston’s oldest inhabitant, Fred Whyte, has died at the age of
101. Fred (live) __ in Barston since 1924 and (teach) __ at the lo‑
cal primary school until he (retire) __ in 1950. His funeral (take)
place next Friday.
2. My children enjoy (allow) __ to stay up late when there’s some‑
thing special on TV.
3. Railway notice: Passengers (modal verb) cross the line by the foot‑
bridge.
IV. Grammar point. Граматичні вправи 95
4. My father (work) __ in Canada for the last year, so by the time he
(return) __ the month after next I (not see) __ him for fourteen
months.
5. The child used (lean) __ on the gate (watch) __ the people (go) __
to work in the mornings and (come) __ home in the evenings.
6. Richard Barnes had just come home from work when he (find) __
a leak in the bathroom. Water (drip) from the ceiling for some
time, and there (be) __ a large pool of water on the floor.
7. He resented (be) __ asked (wait) __ . He expected the minister
(see) __ him at once.
8. When you (see) __ him again you (be struck) __ by the way his
health (improve) __ since he (go) to Switzerland.
9. I’ll look for your notebook and if (find) __ it I (give) __ you a ring.
10. They let us (park) __ motorcycles here but they won’t allow us
(park) __ cars.
v. Fill in the appropriate grammar form.
1. a. What you (make) __ , Pamela? It (smell) __ really nice.
B. Well, I (try) __ a recipe my mother gave me. It (sound) __ meat
and vegetables and then you just (add) __ a few herbs. When she
(make) __ it, it (taste) __ really delicious.
2. a. Let’s (go) __ (fish) __ today. There’s a nice wind. What about
(come) __ with us, Ann?
B. No, thanks. I’m very willing (cut) __ sandwiches for you but
I’ve no intention of (waste) __ the afternoon (sit) __ in a boat
(watch) __ you two (fish) __ .
3. tourist. I (be) glad when I (get) __ to the top!
guide. When you (see) __ the view you (be) __ glad you made the
effort.
4. Warning. No part of this book (modal verb) be reproduced with‑
out the publisher’s permission.
5. The popular novelist Barbara Bartlett (open) __ the new extension
to Barston Library next Wednesday afternoon. Miss Bartlett, who
(write) more than twenty best‑selling novels, (sign) copies of her
latest book from three to four o’clock.
6. a. I don’t think we (meet) __ before?
B. Well, I (see) __ you once at a party, but we (not introduce) __
then.
7. We are very proud of our firm’s record. We (make) __ biscuits
since before 1815 and (gain) __ many awards for our product. My
great‑great‑grandfather (found) __ the firm.
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8. He (play) __ the guitar outside her house when someone opened
the window and (throw out) __ a bucket of water.
9. He used (have) __ a day off once a week and on that day he was
used to (get up) __ early, (have) __ a hasty breakfast and (set’ out)
__ for the river.
10. He said he (not want) __ (see) __ the film as he (hear) that it (be)
__ not as good as the critics (suggest) __ .
vI. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of “to be” in the
present.
1. The crew __ asleep in their bunks down in the hold of the ship.
2. Several unusual species of birds __ found in this area.
3. When a young deer __ motionless, its coloring will hide it well.
4. The committee __ ready to make its recommendations public.
5. Both apparatus __ available for your use.
6. The family __ fighting among themselves constantly.
7. The fish in the aquarium __ waiting for their daily feeding.
8. Each of those species of birds __ common in Texas.
9. All sheep dipped in the spring to kill the parasites.
10. The press requested to show their credentials to the guard.
11. Neither the doctor nor the nurses __ here.
12. The number of nurses in the city __ very large.
13. All of the nurses __ very good.
14. All of the medicine __ gone.
15. Some of the water used for irrigation.
16. Most of the money counterfeit.
17. Not only the money but also the jewels __ locked up in the safe.
18. Neither the jewels nor the money __ mine.
19. All of the cookies __ gone.
20. Half of the furniture __ in the truck.
vII. Write “which”, “although”, or “what” to complete the sentence.
use each word only once in each trio of sentences.
1. Everyone was surprised at the number of flowers __ the family
grew in their garden.
2. __ the family worked hard, the results were disappointing.
3. __ they did to encourage such growth was to tend the garden with
great care.
4. COBOL was chosen __ many computer languages were available.
5. Computer experts know __ the best language is for a specific pur‑
pose.
6. COBOL is a computer language __ is used for business purposes.
IV. Grammar point. Граматичні вправи 97
7. __ forecasters did not predict was rainfall heavy enough to cause
flooding.
8. __ forecasters predicted rain, no one expected serious flooding.
9. The rainfall __ the city received was heavier than expected.
10. The fabric fence __ was constructed in Marin County was 24 miles
long.
11. Most ranchers understood __ the artist was trying to do.
12. The long fence was built __ some local residents tried to stop its
construction.
13. __ caused his insomnia was caffeine.
14. Caffeine is a stimulant __ can cause sleeplessness in some users.
15. __ it has little effect on some, for others caffeine inhibits sleep.
vIII. Here are ten pairs of nouns that are randomly arranged.
One of each pair is an abstract noun, while the other is a noun
that refers to a person. Write each noun in the proper column.
Employee, alcoholic, authorship, carpenter, service, racket, serv‑
ant, employment, carpentry, geology, innovator, youth, geologist, so‑
ciability, alcoholism, racketeer, socialite, youngster, authoress, inno‑
vation.
abstract nouns Nouns referring to people
IX. Here are fifteen pairs of words that are randomly arranged. One
word in each pair functions as a noun while the other functions
as an adjective. Write each word in the proper column.
Ease, heroic, fame, foolish, care, supplement, troublesome, wood‑
en, statuesque, comfort, truthful, famous, traditional, Texas, com‑
fortable, death, statue, tradition, action, heroism, easy, truth, active,
supplementary, careless, trouble,· Texan, wood, fool, deathly.
Nouns adjectives
X. Write each word in the correct column. there are ten of each.
Worldly, nervously, neighborly, foolishly, beautifully, friendly,
seriously, costly, womanly, easily, carelessly, yearly, ghostly, univer‑
sally, enjoyably, cowardly, passively, finally, stately, shapely.
adjectives adverbs
98
v
SpeakINg
ГоВоріННя
1. You share a room with a foreign student. Tell him about your fam‑
ily and traditions.
2. You have some problems at school and do not know how to solve
them. Ask your friends for advice.
3. A new pupil came to your form. He is from another city. Tell him
how he can get to school, where he can go shopping, how he can
spend his spare time, etc.
4. During your stay in the USA you have to discuss the current po‑
litical situation in the world.
5. You participate in an international conference on ecological prob‑
lems. Tell about ecological situation in your country.
6. You are a sports fan. Tell about your favourite sports team.
7. You are going out with a girl/ boy. Where would you like to go?
8. You are crazy about computers. Tell your friend about your fa‑
vourite computer game.
9. You have just visited a concert of a popular group. Share your
impressions about it.
10. Your friend has some problems with his parents. They do not un‑
derstand each other. Give your advice.
11. You have got some bad habits that you want to get rid off. Ask
your best friend to help you.
12. You are going to visit the USA. Find out as much information
about the country as you can.
13. Are you an ambitious person? Share your ambitions with
a friend.
14. You have won a lottery. What would you do with the money?
Where would you go?
15. Your friend is keen on marshal arts. Ask him to give you several
lessons for self‑defense.
16. Your parents are going to rent a room to a foreigner. Give her de‑
tailed information about it.
17. You have to make a report about a famous writer from an English
speaking country.
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18. You are at an international summer camp. Tell your friends an
interesting episode from the history of your country.
19. Your friends are going to hold a sports tournament. What sports
or games should be included?
20. You are at an interview with the manager of a large firm. There is
a vacancy at the marketing department.
21. You have to tell a foreigner about the values of our Ukrainian so‑
ciety.
22. You want to have a pet, and your parents do not want any pets at
home. Try to persuade them.
23. You have many friends, but only one of them is the best. Why?
24. You are at an international conference on drug abuse. Take part
in the discussion.
100
vI
WrItINg
Письмо
Explain next proverbs and find Ukrainian equivalents:
1. Knowledge is power.
2. East or West, home is best.
3. Live and learn.
4. Language is a dress of thought.
5. Time is money.
6. The hardest work is to do nothing.
7. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
8. Great deeds live.
9. Love conquers all things.
10. Make short the miles with talk and smiles.
101
aNSWerS
ВіДПоВіДі
WARmInG-up ACtIVItIes
1. What’s your name?
by Richard Graham
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
My name is Richard.
My name is Richard.
My name is Will
My name is Will
Nice to meet you.
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
What’s your name?
(clap, clap)
My name is Will.
My name is Will.
My name is Aygo
My name is Aygo
Nice to meet you.
(Repeat chorus)
My name is Aygo.
My name is Aygo.
My name is Richard
My name is Richard
Nice to meet you.
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(Repeat chorus)
My name is Richard.
My name is Richard.
My name is Mr Monkey
My name is Mr Monkey
Nice to meet you.
(Repeat chorus)
2. Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
3. Tom’s diner
Verse 1
I am sitting... diner _ on...;
I am waiting ...man _ to pour...
He __ feels... I even argue;
He is looking... somebody __ coming in.
Verse 2
It is always... man __ behind...:
Who has come ...she is shaking...;
I __ look ...they are kissing...;
I am pretending... I __ pour...;
Verse 3
I __ open... there’s a story...;
He was drinking... it was no one...;
I’m turning..., __ looking ...;
I’m feeling... I __ raise...;
Verse 4
There’s a woman...; ...does she see me; ...she does not
really...; she __ sees...; I am trying...; ...she’s hitching up...;
...she is straightening...; her hair has gotten wet.
Verse 5
...it will continue...; ...I’m listening...; _ to the bells...;
I am thinking...
4. Desert Rose
Verse 1: I dream of gardens, I wake, I dream of love, time runs, my
hands.
Verse 2: I dream of fire, these dreams, are tied, shadows play.
Answers. Відповіді 103
Verse 3: this desert rose, is a secret, this desert flower, perfume
ever tortured me, than this.
Verse 4: she turns, this way, she moves, my dreams, this fire
burns, I realize, nothing is, it seems.
Verse 5: I dream, I lift, my gaze, I close, my eyes, this rare, is the
sweet.
Verse 6: this memory, haunts us, this desert, this rare, is the
sweet.
LIstenInG
5th form
text № 1
I: 1 T; 2 F; 3 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a.
III: 1 sister; 2 bags; 3 books.
IV: 1 little; 2 No; 3 to school; 4 No; 5 four.
text № 2
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 T.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a.
III: 1 our school; 2 trees; 3 hand.
IV: 1 school garden; 2 play and run; 3 Yes; 4 bag; 5 book.
text № 3
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 F.
II: 1 b; 2 b; 3 a.
III: 1 six; 2 Pussy; 3 Nick.
IV: 1 friends; 2 black; 3 dog; 4 Nick; 5 Yes.
text № 4
I: 1 T; 2 F; 3 F.
II: 1 b; 2 a; 3 c.
III: 1 the park; 2 sweet; 3 stick.
IV: 1 nice; 2 children; 3 in the bag; 4 under the tree; 5 Yes.
6th form
text № 1
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F.
II: 1 a; 2 c; 3 c; 4 a.
III: 1 two; 2 Mother Fox; 3 No; 4 Yes.
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text № 2
I: 1 F; 2 F; 3 T; 4 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b
III: 1 animals; 2 Yes; 3 writing stories; 4 Yes.
text № 3
I: 1 open air; 2 good time; 3 campfire; 4 rucksack
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 b; 4 a.
III: 1 No; 2 Hike; 3 forest; 4 in the evening.
text № 4
I: 1 tall grass; 2 sheep and goats; 3 large and heavy; 4 paper
II: 1 b; 2 a; 3 b; 4 c.
III: 1 Egyptians; 2 Monks; 3 papyrus; 4 skins of sheep and goats.
7th form
text № 1
I: 1 T; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F; 5 F; 6 F; 7 F; 8 T; 9 F; 10 F; 11 F; 12 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 b; 4 a; 5 a; 6 b; 7 a; 8 c; 9 b; 10 a; 11 b; 12 a.
III: 1 a (Scottish) (national) poet; 2 to give his children education;
3 seven children; 4 local school; 5 English, English literatura, French
and Maths; 6 had a beautiful voice; 7 Robert helped his father in the
fields; 8 poems at 15; 9 his native country; 10 Robert became a farmer;
11 his first book of poems in 1786; 12 is celebrated all over the world.
text № 2
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F; 5 F; 6 F; 7 T; 8 F; 9 F; 10 T; 11 F; 12 T.
II: 1 c; 2 c; 3 b; 4 c; 5 c; 6 b; 7 c; 8 a; 9 b; 10 b; 11 b; 12 a.
III: 1 the first English printer; 2 in Kent (in 1422); 3 a farmer;
4 farming; 5 to London; 6 worked in an office; 7 (new) books; 8 he
started his own business; 9 translate books; 10 his own press; 11 print‑
ing; 12 the first book in English.
text № 3
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F; 5 T; 6 T; 7 F; 8 F; 9 T; 10 F; 11 F; 12 T.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b; 5 c; 6 b; 7 b; 8 c; 9 a; 10 b; 11 b; 12 a.
III: 1 in a small town; 2 to spend money; 3 fell on his foot; 4 to go
to the doctor; 5 to wait (for the doctor); 6 the doctor came (to buy
books); 7 to buy (some) books; 8 examine his foot; 9 out a piece of pa‑
per; 10 ointment; 11 because the doctor did not pay anything; 12 that
the book cost as much as his work.
Answers. Відповіді 105
8th form
text № 1
1 +; 2 +; 3 +; 4 +; 5 +; 6 +; 7 +; 8 +; 9 –; 10 +.
11 a; 12 c; 13 b; 14 c; 15 c; 16 f; 17 b; 18 a; 19 c; 20 b.
text № 2
1 –; 2 –; 3 +; 4 –; 5 –; 6 +; 7 +; 8 –; 9 +; 10 +.
11 b; 12 с; ’13 c; 14 a; 15 b; 16 d; 17 c; 18 b; 19 a; 20 b.
9th form
text № 1
1 +; 2 –; 3 –; 4 –; 5 +; 6 +; 7 –; 8 +; 9 –; 10 +.
II d; 12 a; 13 a; 14 a; 15 c; 16 b; 17 b; 18 b; 19 d; 20 c.
text № 2
1 +; 2 –; 3 –; 4 –; 5.+; 6 +; 7 +; 8 –; 9 –; 10 +.
11 c; 12 b; 13 d; 14 a; 15 a; 16 d; 17 b; 18 d; 19 a; 20 c.
10th form
text № 1
1 –; 2 +; 3 +; 4 –; 5 –; 6 –; 7 +; 8 –; 9 –; 10 –.
11 c; 12 b; 13 a; 14 b; 15 b; 16 a; 17 c; 18 b; 19 c; 20 a.
text № 2
1 +; 2 –; 3 –; 4 +; 5 +; 6 –; 7 –; 8 –; 9 –; 10. –.
11 a; 12 b; 3 b; 14 c; 15 d; 16 a; 17 b; 18 c; 19 b; 20 b.
text № 3
1 –; 2 +; 3 –; 4 +; 5 –; 6 –; 7 +; 8 –; 9 –; 10 –.
11 b; 12 b; 13 a; 14 a; 15 d; 16 c; 17 c; 18 a; 19 d; 20 c.
11th form
text № 1
1 –; 2 –; 3 –; 4 +; 5 +; 6 +; 7 –; 8 +; 9 –; 10 +.
11 b; 12 c; 13 a; 14 a; 15 b; 16 b; 17 a; 18 b; 19 b; 20 c.
text № 2
1. +; 2 –; 3 –; 4 +; 5 –; 6 –; 7 –; 8 +; 9 +; 10 –.
11 b; 12 a; 13.a; 1; 4.c; 15 d; 16 b; 17 a; 18 c; 19 a; 20 b.
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text № 3
1 +; 2 –; 3 –; 4 +; 5 –; 6 +; 7 +; 8 +; 9 –; 10 +.
11 a; 12 d; 13 a; 14 b; 15 a; 16 d; 17 a; 18 b; 19 c; 20 d.
ReAdInG
5th form
text № 1
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 T; 4 F; 5 F; 6 T
II: 1 a; 2 b; 3 c.
III: 1 old woman; 2 dog and woman; 3 Yes.
text № 2
I: 1 T; 2 F; 3 F; 4 F; 5 F; 6 T
II: 1 a; 2 b; 3 c.
III: 1 green; 2 rain; 3 in the stadium.
6th form
text № 1
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F.
II: 1 c; 2 a; 3 b; 4 c.
III: 1 for the girls; 2 their mothers; 3 on the second Sunday in
May; 4 families and mothers.
text № 2
I: 1 F; 2 F; 3 T; 4 T.
II: 1 b; 2 a; 3 a; 4 c.
III: 1 small houses; 2 hall; 3 19th and early 20th centuries.
text № 3
I: 1 T; 2 F; 3 T; 4 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b.
III: 1 country; 2 garden; 3 big city; 4 to the park.
text № 4
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 T; 4 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b
III: 1 met and talked; 2 poor; 3 dark; 4 village woman.
Answers. Відповіді 107
7th form
text № 1
I: 1 T; 2 T; 3 Т; 4 F; 5 Т; 6 Т; 7 F; 8 T; 9 F; 10 F; 11 Т; 12 F.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 с; 4 с; 5 a; 6 с; 7 с; 8 a; 9 b; 10 c; 11 c; 12 b.
III: 8; 3; 2; 7; 1; 5; 4; 6; 11; 9; 10; 12.
text № 2
I: 1 F; 2 T; 3 T; 4 T; 5 F; 6 F; 7 F; 8 T; 9 F; 10 T; 11 F; 12 T.
II: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b; 5 a; 6 c; 7 b; 8 a; 9 b; 10 c; 11 b; 12 c.
text № 3
I: 1 F; 2 F; 3 F; 4 T; 5 T; 6 F; 7 F; 8 F; 9 T; 10 F; 11 T; 12 F.
II: 1 a; 2 b; 3 c; 4 c; 5 a; 6 b; 7 c; 8 c; 9 b; 10 b; 11 b.
8th form
text № 1
1 b; 2 c; 3 b; 4 a; 5 c; 6 a; 7 b; 8 d; 9 c; 10 c.
text № 2
1 d; 2 c; 3 c; 4 b; 5 b; 6 a; 7 d; 8 b; 9 a; 10 c.
9th form
text № 1
1 a; 2 c; 3 d; 4 c; 5 b; 6 b; 7 c; 8 c; 9 a; 10 b.
text № 2
1 c; 2 a; 3 a; 4 d; 5 c; 6 b; 7 d; 8 c; 9 b; 10 b.
10th form
text № 1
1 a; 2 c; 3 c; 4 b; 5 b; 6 b; 7 c; 8 b; 9 a; 10 c.
text № 2
1 b; 2 b; 3 d; 4 b; 5 d; 6 a; 7 d; 8 a; 9 a; 10 d.
text № 3
l c; 2 a; 3 c; 4 b; 5 d; 6 a; 7 b; 8 d; 9 d; 10 b.
11th form
text № 1
l b; 2 b; 3 d; 4 c; 5 a; 6 c; 7 c; 8 b; 9 d; 10 b.
108 Завдання підвищеної складності з англійської мови. 5–11 класи
text № 2
1 c; 2 c; 3 c; 4 c; 5 b; 6 d; 7 b; 8 a; 9 a; 10 h.
GRAmmAR poInt
I1
was happening / had happened; 2 came up; 3 sat / was sitting;
4 spoke; 5 rose; 6 told / was telling; 7 left; 8 thought; 9 had been / was;
10 had broken out; 11 had been noticed; 12 floating; 13 had slowed;
14 didn’t wait; 15 to finish; 16 crowded / had crowded; 17 making;
18 to eat; 19 decided; 20 had gone / were going; 21 learned(t); 22 had
seen; 23 had informed; 24 ordered / had ordered; 25 to be turned
round; 26 were; 27 had been lowered / was lowered; 28 was; 29 to row /
rowing; 30 was going / went / had gone; 31 was lying/lay; 32 was being
watched; 33 would be saved; 34 realised; 35 had happened / was hap‑
pening / had been happening; 36 had been; 37 had seemed / seemed;
38 reached; 39 was pulled; 40 was raised; 41 was helped; 42 was being
led; 43 greeted; 44 crying out; 45 was taken.
II
1 waved; 2 was told; 3 to take; 4 am waiting; 5 rang / was ringing;
6 spoke / was speaking; 7 picked; 8 spoke; 9 waited; 10 finished / had
finished; 11 waited; 12 felt / was feeling; 13 had been dreading / had
dreaded; 14 hadn’t begun; 15 finished; 16 was; 17 waiting; 18 had
come; 19 won’t keep; 20 waiting; 21 picked up; 22 began; 23 have / will
have / shall have; 24 to catch; 25 was; 26 would find; 27 passed / was
passing; 28 examining; 29 pushing / push; 30 was; 31 arranged / were
arranged; 32 stood; 33 covered; 34 were crammed; 35 might; 36 slip;
37 fall; 38 had finished; 39 hadn’t noticed; 40 enter / entering; 41 was
surprised; 42 see; 43 have come / came; 44 was answering; 45 had be‑
gun.
III
1 happened; was; had lost / had been losing; was watching; no‑
ticed; 2 arriving; to wait; waiting; to be; 3 was taking; jumped; pulled;
was playing / had been playing; happened; 4 must; 5 don’t take; will
have; 6 won; received; 7 not turning on; I’ve finished; 8 had been won;
began; 9 are being questioned; was stolen; has already been arrested;
10 have gone / have been going.
Answers. Відповіді 109
Iv
1 had lived / had been living; taught / had taught; retired; will
take; 2 being allowed; 3 must; 4 has been working; returns; I’ll not
have seen; 5 to lean; watching; going; coming; 6 found; had been drip‑
ping; was; 7 being; to wait; to see; 8 see; will be struck; has improved;
went; 9 find; will give; 10 park; to park.
v
I are you making; smells; am trying; sounds; add; makes; tastes;
2 go fishing; coming; to cut; wasting; sitting; watching; fish; 3 ’ll be;
get; see; ‘ll be; 4 may; 5 will open / is to open; has written; will be sign‑
ing / will sign; 6 have met; saw; were not introduced; 7 have been mak‑
ing / have made; have gained; founded; 8 was playing; threw out; 9 to
have; getting up; having; setting out; 10 didn’t want to see / wouldn’t
want to see; had heard; was; had suggested / suggested.
vI
1 were; 2 are; 3 is; 4 is; 5 are; 6 are; 7 are; 8 is; 9 are; 10 are;
11 are; 12 is; 13 are; 14 is; 15 is; 16 is; 17 are; 18 are; 19 are; 20 is.
vII
1 which; 2 although; 3 what; 4 although; 5 what; 6 which; 7 what;
8 although; 9 which; 10 which; 11 what; 12 although; 13 what;
14 which; 15 although.
vIII
abstract nouns: authorship, service, racket, employment, car‑
pentry, geology, youth, sociability, alcoholism, innovation.
Nouns referring to people: employee, alcoholic, carpenter, serv‑
ant, innovator, geologist, racketeer, socialite, youngster, authoress.
IX
Nouns: ease, fame, care, supplement, comfort, Texas, death, sta‑
tue, tradition, action, heroism, truth, trouble, wood, fool.
adjectives: heroic, foolish, troublesome, wooden, statuesque,
truthful, famous, traditional, comfortable, easy, active, supplemen‑
tary, careless, Texan, deathly.
Xa
djectives: worldly, neighborly, friendly, costly, womanly, year‑
ly, ghostly, cowardly, stately, shapely
adverbs: nervously, foolishly, beautifully, seriously, easily, care‑
lessly, universally, enjoyably, passively, finally.
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БУТеНКО Наталія Володимирівна
ІЛьїНА Марина Вікторівна
ЗаВДаННя ПіДВищеНої сКлаДНості
З аНГлійсьКої моВи.
5–11 Класи
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Редактор А. Л. Мирошніченко
Відповідальний за видання Ю. М. Афанасенко
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Підп. до друку 15.01.2010. Формат 60 ×90/16.
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ТОВ «Видавнича група “Основа”»
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Тел. (057) 731‑96‑33, е‑mail: office@osnova.com.ua
Свідоцтво суб’єкта видавничої справи
Свідоцтво КВ № 11395–268Р від 26.06.2006 р.
Віддруковано з готових плівок ПП «Тріада+»
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