Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

 

Задание 3

I Fred describes the outgoing year as the one which

 

1) brought him new financial problems.

2) seriously changed his whole life.

3) marked the end of his construction business.

 

Задание 4

Fred worked with the children who

 

1) lacked some physical ability.

2) attended a weekend school.

3) had to stay in a hospital.

 

Задание 5
When dealing with the children Fred was instructed to

 

1) be aware of their depression.

2) try to avoid getting them excited.

3) behave in the usual way.

 

Задание 6
The new experience helped Fred to become more

 

1) persistent.

2) determined in doing what he wanted.

3) patient.

 

Задание 7

Fred says that before becoming a father he was particularly good at

 

1) losing the time.

2) spending the leisure hours.

3) entertaining his friends.

 

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Задание 8

The parenthood made Fred

 

1) pay more attention to sports activities.

2) spend less time at work.

3) more responsible.

Задание 9

Fred mentions as his special father’s talent the ability

 

1) to understand his wife.

2) for a sound sleep.

3) to calm down a crying child.

 

Задание 10

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

 

1. Thoughtless behavior

2. Benefits of private business

3. Too complicated to use

4. Bad for business

5. Science brings hope

6. Road incident

7. More parking places

8. Personal choice

 

A. City centre parking is expensive and many important roads are now closed to private transport. This would be fine — if public transport was cheap and convenient, but it is neither. The result is that people are avoiding the city centre so restaurants, cinemas and shops are closing.

 

B. The motorcyclist drew along side and I heard abusive language as he banged on the car roof. I immediately locked the car doors and tried to work out what was wrong. He then shouted that I had almost collided with him. Truth to tell — I didn’t see him until now. I tried to apologize but he wouldn’t listen.

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C. They now have cars that run on electricity, solar power and even on vegetable oil. New petrol engines are super efficient and make less harmful emissions. More people are working from home because of advances in communication technology and computer security. At last we have some grounds for optimism.

 

D. As she approached the traffic lights the driver in front of her tipped out a mess of fast food boxes, polystyrene cups and chip bags. She pressed her horn angrily. “Why don’t people consider what they do”, she wondered helplessly. “Someone will have to clear this up and we all have to pay for it.”

 

E. Sarah has worked for herself more than 10 years now. It had been risky but now her interior decoration business is a success. She loves being her own boss. It constantly amazes her that her friends in big corporations believe they have job security. How can they think this way when these companies are constantly firing people to make bigger profits?

 

F. It was not easy deciding. It never is when buying a new car. Reliability and comfort are big issues as are fuel economy, maintenance and so forth. A car has to feel right as well. Price and value for money are also critical. But in the end Ralph made his decision confident that it was just the right one for him.

 

G. Jane studied the small print. To make a successful insurance claim for her accident she needed so much information. Several complicated forms took hours to complete. She then needed three independent quotations, a witness statement, and a police statement and after everything she still had to pay the first $500 anyway.

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G

 

 

Задание 11

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 — лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

26 Harry Potter course for university students Students of Durham University are being given the chance to sign up to what is thought to be the UK's first course focusing on the world of Harry Potter. Although every English-speaking person in the world knows about Harry Potter books and films, few have thought of using them as a guide to … modern life. The Durham University module uses the works of JK Rowling A __________ modern society. “Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion” will be available for study next year. So far about 80 undergraduates have signed B __________ a BA degree in Education Studies. Future educationalists will analyse JK Rowling’s fanfiction from various points of view. A university spokesman said: “This module places the Harry Potter novels in a wider social and cultural context.” He added that a number of themes would be explored, C __________ the classroom, bullying, friendship and solidarity and the ideals of and good citizenship. The module was created by the head of the Department of Education at Durham University. He said the idea for the new module had appeared in response D __________ body: “It seeks to place the series in its wider social and cultural context and will explore some fundamental issues E __________. You just need to read the academic writing which started F __________ that Harry Potter is worthy of serious study.”

 

1. up for the optional module, part of 2. such as the moral universe of the school 3. to examine prejudice, citizenship and bullying in 4. including the world of rituals, prejudice and intolerance in 5. to emerge four or five years ago to see 6. such as the response of the writer   27 7. to growing demand from the student Пропуск A B C D E F Часть предложения

Задание 12

Time to get off the phone

Last  week, while I was trying to enjoy my manicure, I watched in horror as the two women across from me talked on their phones the entire time they were getting their nails done. They employed their head nods, eyebrow raises, and finger-pointing to instruct the manicurists on things like nail length and polish choices.

I really couldn’t believe it. I’ve had my nails done by the same two women for ten years. I know their names, their children’s names, and many of their stories. They know my name, my children’s names, and many of my stories. When I finally made a comment about the women on their cell phones, they both quickly averted their eyes. Finally, in a whisper, the manicurist said, “They don’t know. Most of them don’t think of us as people.”

On my way home, I stopped at Barnes & Noble to pick up a magazine. The woman ahead of me in line bought two books, applied for a new “reader card”, and asked to get one book gift-wrapped without getting off her cell phone. She plowed through the entire exchange without making eye contact or directly speaking to the young woman working at the counter. She never acknowledged the presence of the human being across from her.

After leaving Barnes & Noble, I went to a drive-through fast food restaurant to buy a Diet Coke. Right as I pulled up to the window, my cell phone rang. I wasn’t quite sure, but I thought it might be my son’s school calling, so I answered it. It wasn’t the school – it was someone calling to confirm an appointment.

In the short time it took me to say, “Yes, I’ll be at my appointment,” the woman and I had finished our soda-for-money transaction. I apologized to her the second I got off the phone.

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I must have surprised her because she got huge tears in her eyes and said, “Thank you so much. You have no idea how humiliating it is sometimes. They don’t even see us.”

I don’t know how it feels for her, but I do know how it feels to be an invisible member of the service industry. I worked my way through undergrad and some of graduate school by waiting tables and bartending. I worked in a very nice restaurant that was close to campus and a hot spot for wealthy college kids and their parents. When the customers were kind and respectful, it was OK, but one ‘waiter as object’ moment could tear me apart. Unfortunately, I now see those moments happening all the time.

I see adults who don’t even look at their waiters when they speak to them. I see parents who let their young children talk down to store clerks. I see people rage and scream at receptionists, then treat the bosses/doctors/bankers with the utmost respect.

When we treat people as objects, we dehumanize them. We do something really terrible to their souls and to our own. Martin Buber, an Austrian-born philosopher, wrote about the differences between an I-it relationship and an I-you relationship. We create an I-it relationship when we treat people like objects – people who are simply there to serve us or complete a task. I-you relationships are characterized by human connection and empathy.

I’m not suggesting that we engage in a deep, meaningful relationship with the man who works at the cleaners or the woman who works at the drive-through, but I’m suggesting that we stop dehumanizing people and start looking them in the eye when we speak to them. If we don’t have the energy or time to do that, we should stay at home.

Задание 12  The author watched the two women on their cell phones in horror because they …

 

	1)	ignored their manicurists.
	2)	talked on their phones too loudly.
	3)	talked to their manicurists rudely.
	4)	didn’t know their manicurists’ names.

 

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Задание 13

The word exchange in paragraph 3 means the …

   

	1)	interaction between the woman and the cashier.
	2)	money that the cashier gave back to the woman.
	3)	conversation the woman had on her cell phone.
	4)	process of choosing purchases at the shop.

 

 

Задание 14

 The phrase human being in paragraph 3 refers to the …

		1) author.
		2) woman working at the counter.
		3)  woman talking on her cell phone.
		4) next person in the queue. Задание 15  The author answered her cell phone while she was at the fast-food restaurant because she …

 

 

 

1)

always answers her cell phone.

 

2)

thought it was an important phone call.

 

3)

knew it would be a short phone call.

 

4)

didn’t think it could be impolite.

Задание 16

 The woman at the fast-food restaurant got tears in her eyes because she was …

	1)	insulted.
	2)	worried.
	3)	grateful to the author.
	4)	unhappy about her job.

 

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Задание 17

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Martin Buber’s teaching?

		1) There are two ways people communicate with each other.
		2) We choose between two types of relationships depending on who we think we are.
		3) There can only be I-it relationships between customers and service staff.
		4) I-you relationships are more difficult than I-it relationships. Задание 18  The main message of the article is that

 

 

1)

talking on the cell phone in public is always impolite and irresponsible.

 

2)

we should treat people with respect regardless of their social status.

 

3)

it’s important to stand up for shop assistants who are mistreated by customers.

 

4)

all people are equal regardless of their jobs and how well they do them.

                         

 

 

Задание 19-25

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слова так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста.

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  Задания 26-31

Образуйте от слов однокоренные слова так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

Задания 32-38 Вставьте пропущенное слово:

To the North of London

The Aldenham Country Park is a large and pleasant area easily reached if you are travelling north out of London. It is worth visiting if you want a quick breath of fresh air and a reasonably attractive place for a brief picnic. The most important point of the park is Aldenham Reservoir.                                                                           

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 It was built in 1796 to 1 ______ the water level in the river 2 ______ by the newly constructed Grand Union Canal, and more recently has been used as a reserve public water supply. Not far from there lies the busy town of Watford which can be recommended for a brief visit. And in any 3 ______ much more interesting stretches of the canal are met further north. And if you make your way through the town you can visit the Watford Museum in the High Street which has materials on printing and paper-making on 4 ______. The picture gallery has changing exhibitions of works by artists who lived or painted in the area. Another attraction of the neighbourhood is a fascinating complex of Roman buildings, the 5 ______ of a great city, once the third largest centre of Roman Britain. The private houses were impressive, many of them furnished with mosaic floors. The beauty of the mosaics can hardly be described on paper, and it is best 6 ______ by standing and looking for a while. The other principal Roman site to be visited is a long stretch of the city wall which 7 ______ back to the 3^rd century.

1. А) remain Б) support В) hold Г) maintain

2. А) confused Б) affected В) bothered Г) disturbed

3. А) condition Б) situation В) circumstance Г) case

4. А) presentation Б) display В) demonstration Г) exhibition

5. А) remains Б) wastes В) wreckage Г) reminders

6. А) praised Б) approved В) appreciated Г) regarded

7. А) dates Б) returns В) follows Г) comes

Задание 39 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom who writes: …Last week our family went to the famous Niagara Falls. It was my first visit there and it was fun! We enjoyed the weather and the splashes of falling water on our faces. It reminded us of our last rafting trip. Where can you see beautiful water sights in Russia, if at all? Have you ever gone rafting? What do you think about extreme sports in general? By the way, we are going to Greece this summer… 33 Write a letter to Tom. In your letter – answer his questions – ask 3 questions about his trip to Greece Write 100–140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

Задание 40

 

Comment on the following statement.

Virtual Internet communication results in losing real-life social skills.