Australia – New Zealand Travel

Australia is just so far from everywhere else that making the trip over here is a big deal. Asia is between 8 and 14 hours away, __________________ depending on what country you are heading from.

LARGE

 

 

 

 

74

 

So, it’s no wonder that many __________________ choose to continue a trip to Australia by visiting New Zealand.

TRAVEL

 

 

 

 

75

 

Australia – New Zealand travel is a great __________________ of the two countries to enjoy the similarities and contrasts between them.

COMBINE

 

 

 

 

76

 

However, there can be some minor __________________ about this decision.

ADVANTAGE

 

 

 

 

77

 

Even though they both speak the same language, there is a marked __________________ in accents.

DIFFER

 

 

 

 

78

 

New Zealand is a manageable size which makes touring really pleasant. Contrast that with the vibrancy, cities, beaches and sunshine of Australia and you will have a __________________ holiday!

WONDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 79–85. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 79–85, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Merrywood Elementary

My mother decided it was time for me to go to school. I was sent to Merrywood Elementary when I was six and I thought it was a complete waste of time. What was the 79 _______ of school when I could learn all I needed at the docks? It turned 80 _______ that Mum had other plans for my future which didn’t include joining Uncle Stan in the shipyard.

Once Mum had dropped me off each morning, I would hang around in the yard until she was out of sight, and then slope off to the docks. I made sure I was always back at the school gates when she returned to pick me up in the afternoon. On the 81 _______ back home, I had to be very inventive. I would 82 _______ her everything I’d done at school that day. I was good at making up stories.
83 _______, it wasn’t long before she discovered that was all they were – stories.

Occasionally Mr. Haskins, the gatekeeper, decided he’d seen me leave the school too often and I’d be 84 _______ to the headmaster. My form master, Mr.Holcombe, never let on if I didn’t show up for his class, but then he was a bit soft.

One or two other boys from my school also 85 _______ to hang around the docks but I kept my distance from them. They were older and bigger and never missed a chance to beat me if I got in their way.

 

79

 

 

1)

help

2)

goal

3)

point

4)

aim

 

Ответ:

 

 

80

 

 

1)

off

2)

out

3)

in

4)

over

 

Ответ:

 

 

81

 

 

1)

trial

2)

path

3)

track

4)

way

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

82

 

 

1)

speak

2)

say

3)

tell

4)

talk

 

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83

 

 

1)

moreover

2)

however

3)

therefore

4)

although

 

Ответ:

 

 

84

 

 

1)

reported

2)

remembered

3)

reminded

4)

required

 

Ответ:

 

 

85

 

 

1)

held

2)

kept

3)

used

4)

had

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

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At home

The holiday time was approaching. Harry hadn’t been 86 _______ forward to the holidays; not just because he wondered if he’d ever see his friend Giles again, but also because it meant 87 _______ to No. 27 Ashton Road. He would have to share a room with his uncle, Stan.

Harry’s days at Ashton Road 88 _______ into a well-ordered routine: up at five, one slice of toast for breakfast, report to Mr. Deakins at the newsagent’s by six, stack the papers in the correct order, then deliver them. The whole exercise took about two hours, 89 _______ him to be back home in time for a cup of tea with Mum before she went off to work. At around eight-thirty Harry would set off for the library, where he would meet up with his best friend, Billy. Billy was always sitting on the top step waiting patiently for him.

In the afternoon, Harry would report for choir practice, as part of his
90 _______ to St Bede’s. He never 91 _______ it as such because he enjoyed singing so much.

In fact, he often prayed, “Please, God, when my voice breaks, let me be a tenor and I’ll never ask for anything else.”

After spending the evening going 92 _______ old exam papers, Harry would climb into bed around ten. He quickly fell asleep because he felt tired at the end of the day.

 

 

86

 

 

1)

seeing

2)

looking

3)

watching

4)

glancing

 

Ответ:

 

 

87

 

 

1)

replacing

2)

returning

3)

restoring

4)

removing

 

Ответ:

 

 

88

 

 

1)

kept

2)

held

3)

went

4)

fell

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

89

 

 

1)

agreeing

2)

admitting

3)

allowing

4)

accepting

 

Ответ:

 

 

90

 

 

1)

agreement

2)

obligation

3)

requirement

4)

responsibility

 

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91

 

 

1)

regarded

2)

respected

3)

thought

4)

found

 

Ответ:

 

 

92

 

 

1)

about

2)

with

3)

over

4)

into

 

Ответ:

 

 

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Oliver Dermot

Oliver Dermot rose before six o’clock that morning. He had an early appointment. While he showered, he listened to the morning news. He was interested in economic news, that’s why political and sports news didn’t make him 93 ______ the volume. He was sure that Dermot Finance shares were unlikely to move dramatically either way, as only two other people were aware of his bankruptcy. Dermot was having breakfast with one of them at seven, and he would fire the other at eight.

By 6.40 am, Dermot had showered and dressed. He glanced at his reflection in the mirror. He 94 ______ he were a couple of inches taller, and a couple of inches thinner. He would also like to have grown his hair again, but not while there were so many people from his country who might still 95 ______ him.

96 ______ his father had been a tram conductor in Dublin, Oliver Dermot looked a real gentleman. Anyone who gave the perfectly dressed man a second 97 ______ as he stepped out of his house and into his chauffeur-driven limousine would have assumed that he had been born into the upper class establishment.

Dermot settled down in the back of his limousine. “The office,” he said before touching a button in the armrest. A smoked grey screen rose up, cutting off any unnecessary conversation between him and the driver. Dermot picked 98 ______ a copy of the New York Times from the seat beside him. He looked 99 ______ the pages to see if any particular headline would grab his attention.

 

93

 

 

1)

rise

2)

turn

3)

lift

4)

raise

 

Ответ:

 

 

94

 

 

1)

longed

2)

wished

3)

wanted

4)

willed

 

Ответ:

 

 

95

 

 

1)

recognise

2)

resemble

3)

remind

4)

recover

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

96

 

 

1)

Therefore

2)

However

3)

Although

4)

Moreover

 

Ответ:

 

 

97

 

 

1)

look

2)

glance

3)

stare

4)

view

 

Ответ:

 

 

98

 

 

1)

out

2)

up

3)

in

4)

off

 

Ответ:

 

 

99

 

 

1)

around

2)

over

3)

through

4)

away

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

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Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist, an engineer and an inventor who made a dramatic improvement to communication. We 100 ______ his name because he invented the telephone, but there are many other interesting facts about this scientist.

 Alexander Graham Bell was Scottish. His childhood was surrounded by science and experiments. His family was fond of communication and 101 ______ many efforts to improve and simplify communication. This created a deep interest in Alexander’s mind and he became very passionate about science.

He moved to Canada when he was 23 years old. He studied human voice and to gain experience, he worked at many schools for the hearing impaired. Alexander was an amazing piano player and he mastered it 102 ______ a very young age, which also helped him in his work.

His experiments with sounds and voices led him to experiment with various sound devices. Further, he worked on an acoustic model to develop a new communication device. He 103 ______ in his attempts and invented the first telephone. The first words spoken by Bell through the telephone were to his assistant. He said, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to 104 ______ you!” His continuous research and experiments helped him improve the design of the telephone.

105 ______, he had a strong interest in related fields of science. He also took 106 ______ in medical research, looked for the alternative fuels and experimented with metals.

 

100

 

 

1)

remind

2)

review

3)

revise

4)

remember

 

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101

 

 

1)

took

2)

spent

3)

made

4)

held

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

102

 

 

1)

to

2)

at

3)

on

4)

by

 

Ответ:

 

 

103

 

 

1)

managed

2)

fulfilled

3)

achieved

4)

succeeded

 

Ответ:

 

 

104

 

 

1)

see

2)

look

3)

watch

4)

glance

 

Ответ:

 

 

105

 

 

1)

Although

2)

Otherwise

3)

Moreover

4)

Therefore

 

Ответ:

 

 

106

 

 

1)

place

2)

time

3)

part

4)

charge

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

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History of Christmas

Christmas is celebrated all many countries. Centuries ago plants and trees that 107 _______ green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter.

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree 108 _______ as we now know it. In the 16th century religious Christians 109 _______ fir trees into their homes. Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and 110 _______ them with evergreens and candles.

They 111 _______ that in the sixteen century Martin Luther, the reformer, first added lighted candles to a tree. Walking toward his home one winter evening, he was 112 _______ by the brilliance of stars twinkling amidst evergreens.
To recapture the scene for his family, he 113 _______ a tree with lighted candles on its branches in the main room.

 

 

107

 

 

1)

reminded

2)

survived

3)

remained

4)

continued

 

Ответ:

 

 

108

 

 

1)

tradition

2)

belief

3)

culture

4)

custom

 

Ответ:

 

 

109

 

 

1)

brought

2)

gave

3)

kept

4)

used

 

Ответ:

 

 

110

 

 

1)

renovated

2)

illuminated

3)

painted

4)

decorated

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

111

 

 

1)

speak

2)

say

3)

talk

4)

tell

 

Ответ:

 

 

112

 

 

1)

repressed

2)

expressed

3)

pressed

4)

impressed

 

Ответ:

 

 

113

 

 

1)

cut

2)

put

3)

bought

4)

grew

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

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Plans for the future

Fred Simpson worked hard the last two years. His mother thought that he had spent too much time at work. Now he decided to take a month’s vacation in England before 114 ______ any firm decision about his future. He didn’t know what to do. He was in two minds whether to move to New York or to 115 ______ from the board of the firm. His girl-friend Maggie wanted him to move to New York. She hoped that they would marry and find a big house there. But Dan convinced him that was not the course of 116 ______ his father would have taken in the same circumstances. Dan appeared to take his friend’s defeat even harder than Fred himself.

Fred decided to let the incident 117 ______ without comment and invited Dan to join him and Maggie for dinner that night. Dan declined, claiming that he had a lot of letters to 118 ______ up on. Fred wouldn’t have given the refusal a second thought if Dan hadn’t been dining at the restaurant that night with their boss.

Fred, preoccupied with his departure for Europe, took less 119 ______ of his friend’s strange behavior than he might otherwise have taken. At the last moment Fred couldn’t face a month in England alone and asked Maggie to accompany him. To his surprise and delight she 120 ______.

 

 

114

 

 

1)

making

2)

having

3)

keeping

4)

getting

 

Ответ:

 

 

115

 

 

1)

resign

2)

remove

3)

leave

4)

remain

 

Ответ:

 

 

116

 

 

1)

activity

2)

approach

3)

action

4)

act

 

Ответ:

 

 

 

117

 

 

1)

pass

2)

come

3)

go

4)

fall

 

Ответ:

 

 

118

 

 

1)

run

2)

cover

3)

catch

4)

overtake

 

Ответ:

 

 

119

 

 

1)

excuse

2)

notice

3)

part

4)

place

 

Ответ:

 

 

120

 

 

1)

approved

2)

affirmed

3)

admitted

4)

agreed

 

Ответ:

 

 

Ответы к заданиям раздела 3 «Грамматика и лексика»

 

№ задания	Ответ
1	didnotknow; didn’tknow
2	worst
3	them
4	third
5	woulddestroy
6	havebecome; 'vebecome
7	more
8	hasbeen
9	worst
10	leaving
11	him
12	faster
13	hadcrossed; wascrossing
14	won
15	are planning; plan
16	will be; ‘llbe; are
17	those
18	grew; were growing
19	returning
20	are used
21	higher
22	showing
23	was impressed
24	are sitting; ’re sitting; have been sitting; ’ve been sitting
25	was addressed
26	threw
27	them
28	would write
29	European
30	slowly
31	commercial
32	development
33	visitors
34	combination
35	contributions
36	accidentally
37	refrigeration
38	cooler
39	natural
40	difference
41	population
№ задания	Ответ
42	settlements
43	prestigious
44	annually
45	tourism
46	impossible
47	global
48	particularly
49	symbolize; symbolise
50	celebration
51	beautiful
52	unforgettable
53	has gone; went
54	caught; has caught
55	children
56	were called
57	more distracting
58	are focused
59	will become
60	climbers
61	successfully
62	easily
63	tourists
64	impossible
65	safety
66	moredangerous
67	us
68	willappear
69	’shad; hashad; had
70	using
71	first
72	isplaced
73	largely
74	travelers; travellers
75	combination
76	disadvantages
77	difference
78	wonderful
79	3
80	2
81	4
82	3
83	2
№ задания	Ответ
84	1
85	3
86	2
87	2
88	4
89	3
90	2
91	1
92	3
93	4
94	2
95	1
96	3
97	2
98	2
99	3
100	4
101	3
102	2
103	4
104	1
105	3
106	3
107	3
108	1
109	1
110	4
111	2
112	4
113	2
114	1
115	1
116	3
117	1
118	3
119	2
120	4

Раздел 4.

Письмо

 

Для ответов на задания 1–8 используйте дополнительный лист. Обратите внимание на необходимость соблюдения указанного объёма текста. Тексты недостаточного объёма, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объём, не оцениваются. Запишите сначала номер задания (1–8), а затем ответ на него. Если одной стороны бланка недостаточно, Вы можете использовать другую его сторону.

 

1

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend John who writes:

…My brother has just graduated from University. He is a lawyer now. What professions are the most prestigious in Russia? What kinds of money-making jobs in Russia do not require a university degree? Do you want to go to college, why or why not?

This summer we are going on a three-day bicycle trip…

Write a letter to John.

In your letter

- answer his questions

- ask 3 questions about the trip.

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

 

2

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Elisabeth who writes:

…Yesterday I finished reading a book about the 14^th century England. What kinds of books do you like reading? What would you call the most interesting period in Russian history and why? If there were a time machine, what country and what period would you like to visit?

I got a puppy for my birthday this year!...

Write a letter to Elizabeth.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about her birthday this year.

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

3

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Ann who writes:

… This year I started learning French. It’s a beautiful language, but some French sounds are difficult to pronounce. When did you start learning a foreign language? Why did you choose English? What do you like most about your English class?

My elder sister started taking piano lessons last week …

Write a letter to Ann.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about her elder sister

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

4

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Amanda who writes:

… If you ask me who my best friend is, I’ll say – my Granny. She is so much fun to be with! Who is your best friend and what’s special about him or her? Do you prefer virtual or real communication, and why? What kind of people could never become your friends?

I finally bought the new CD of my favourite singer …

 

Write a letter to Amanda.

In your letter

– answer her questions

– ask 3 questions about her favourite singer

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

5

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend George who writes:

… My family is planning a trip to Russia next summer. What places of interest should I visit in your country? What is the best way to travel around in Russia? What season is the best for travelling and why?

I have decided to join the school football club.

 

Write a letter to George.

In your letter

- answer his questions

- ask 3 questions about the school football club.

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

 

6

 

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Fran who writes:

… Yesterday I went shopping; I needed a birthday present for my best friend. What presents do you usually give to your friends on their birthdays? Where and how do you celebrate your birthdays? What can make this day really special for you?

 My German cousin is coming next week …

 

Write a letter to Fran.

In your letter

– answer her questions

– ask 3 questions about her cousin

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Comment on the following statement.

Young people like travelling more than senior citizens.