I. Определите, в каких группах слов гласные произносятся одинаково, а в каких – нет в соответствии с британской произносительной нормой. В первом случае отметьте цифру 1, во втором – цифру 2.
a) lawn – town – frown
b) lord – horde – cord
c) awful – offal – aweful
d) glow – snow – crow
e) scoff – trough – through
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II. Определите, в каких словах произносятся все согласные, а в каких – не все. Если произносятся все согласные, отметьте цифру 1, если не все – цифру 2.
a) honey
b) lamb
c) ascent
d) monk
e) honest
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III. Установите соответствие между английскими разговорными выражениями и словами (a) – e) и их значениями (1) – 9).
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1. Special or unique 2. Plenty 3. Frightening 4. Tidy up 5. Ridiculous 6. Embarrassing 7. Excessive or exaggerated 8. Irresistible 9. Improve
a) Those peanuts are MOREISH!
b) What’s the most CRINGY thing that has happened to you?
c) This new arts exhibition really HITS DIFFERENT.
d) She is always using such formal language. She is a bit EXTRA.
e) I’ve tried to ZHUZH up my living room with some bright yellow cushions.
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IV. Завершите фразовые глаголы, выбрав подходящие по смыслу предлоги (1) – 5).
a) The two countries have sorted _____ their trade and security dispute.
b) They're just trying it _____ – I don't believe they'll go this far.
c) She finally broke _____ films after an acclaimed stage career.
d) I saw _____ your little ruse from the start.
e) Thomas came _____ with chickenpox at the weekend.
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V. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу знаками препинания.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1. exclamation mark 2. EN dash 3. question mark 4. Comma 5. semicolon 6. quotation marks 7. no punctuation mark 8. colon 9. EM dash
Welcome to the all-night cramming session a) which most students resort to at some desperate point in their college careers. Armed with the energy of youth b) they simply ignore their bodies' cries for sleep c) trying to fend off fatigue with doses of coffee d) or medications. Teachers and parents have long argued that cramming does more harm than good e) and the latest research into sleep needs and patterns suggests that they are right.
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VI. Определите, какой звук (1) – 4) обычно издают животные (а) – е).
a) a goat
b) a python
c) a cat
d) cicadas
e) a craw
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VII. Прочитайте приведенный ниже отрывок и определите, корректно ли употреблены лексические единицы (a) – e) в данном контексте. Если слово употреблено корректно, в талон ответов внесите цифру 1, если некорректно – цифру 2.
Each spring,
a) AMIDST
stories of successful firsts, come tales of overcrowding, fighting and tragedy on Mt. Everest, including last week’s avalanche that killed at least 13 Sherpas who were setting ropes on the mountain’s most popular climbing
b) ROAD.
c) AS A RESULT,
hundreds of people from dozens of countries are at Base Camp right now, and many are planning to make
d) a BID
for the summit of the world’s tallest peak in the next few weeks, though those bids may be complicated by news that Sherpas have decided to
e) EVACUATE
the mountain for the season.
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VIII. Сопоставьте лингвистические термины (a) – e) с их толкованием (1) – 7).
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) the omission of a word or words from a sentence 2) allowing for a number of interpretations 3) a figure of speech where we compare two unrelated or different things
4) the omission of a letter from a word 5) sounding like the thing it represents 6) intended to influence people
7) the arrangement of words in a sentence 8) artistic exaggeration 9) the structure of a paragraph
a) METAPHOR
b) RHETORICAL
c) ELLIPSIS
d) ONOMATOPOEIC
e) SYNTAX
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IX. Завершите фразы, заполнив пропуски подходящими по смыслу союзами и союзными словами. Внимание: вариантов больше, чем необходимо. Варианты могут повторяться.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) EVEN 2) EXCEPT 3) AS LONG AS 4) UNLESS 5) WHETHER 6) IN SPITE OF
a) He was still the Department martial arts instructor, giving up his job.
b) you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's hard to stay motivated.
c) it turns out to be a good idea or a bad idea, we'll find out.
d) She usually cannot be forced to go on leave she can still work.
e) Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, if she ends up doing something wrong.
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X. Завершите фразы (a) – e), выбрав верное усилительное наречие (1) – 5).
a) It is _____ freezing outside.
b) Her comments were _____ offensive.
c) It was _____ rude of him to say such things.
d) They have ______ exaggerated their achievements.
e) Tim’s plan is _____ different from the one Anne suggested last week.
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XI. Дополните предложения с идиоматическими выражениями (а) — е), выбрав подходящее имя собственное (1) — 7). Внимание: два варианта лишние. Варианты не должны повторяться.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) BOB 2) JAMES 3) PETER 4) JILL 5) JACK 6) MARY 7) ANNA
a) All work and no play makes a dull boy.
b) A flat, round-toed shoe for women and girls, with a single strap across the top is called Jane.
c) An excessively cheerful or optimistic person is called Polly .
d) A woman who is a deft hand in anything is called of all trades.
e) Fill in the form, and 's your uncle.
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XII. Прочитайте приведенные в левой колонке пословицы и поговорки (a) – e) и подберите их наиболее точные толкования (1) – 9). Внимание: четыре варианта лишние.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar 2) when you are impatient for something to happen times seems to be dragging along
3) the way somebody behaves towards other people will affect the those people behave towards them in the future 4) very sad or difficult situation will have a positive side
5) you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it 6) if you delay in doing something it may you may lose a good opportunity
7) used to describe somebody who is not thinking clearly or not paying attention 8) a quiet person who rarely complains is likely to protest when the situation becomes too hard to bear
9) if you don’t know about something, you can’t worry about it
a) THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY’S HOME
b) WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
c) ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY
d) THE WORM WILL TURN
e) A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS
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XIII. Прочитайте пары предложений (a) – e) и выберите слово, которое можно употребить в обоих предложениях.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) POINT 2) DARE 3) PAIN 4) BRAIN 5) BEAR 6) FAULT 7) CARRY 8) GUILT 9) MIND
a) She can be a real ___ when she is in a bad mood.
They were required to cut pollution levels, on ___ of a $10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
b) ___ taken. Let’s drop the subject.
I agree with you up to a ___.
c) Many people live in poverty through no ___ of their own.
He had always been polite – she couldn’t ___ him on that.
d) ___ you don’t cut yourself – the knife is very sharp!
She couldn’t call to ___ where she had seen him before.
e) Don’t you ___ tell her what I said!
He climbed onto the roof for a ___.
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XIV. Определите прагматическое значение слова ‘HELLO’ в приведенных ниже выражениях (а) – е).
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) attracting attention 2) regret 3) pity 4) hurry 5) annoyance 6) surprise 7) anxiety
a) HELLO there, look I’m on my way to the university.
b) HELLO, can anyone tell me what’s going on here?
c) HELLO, this is very strange – I know that man.
d) HELLO, did you see me waving at you?
e) HELLO! Is there anybody in?
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XV. Восстановите текст, вставив недостающие части предложения (1) — 7) в нужные пропуски (а) — е). Внимание: два варианта лишние.
Write only the numbers of the answers.
Answer variants:
1) BY USING DISHES, VIALS, SYRINGES AND SO ON JUST ONCE 2) IN WHICH THE FOOD IS DISPLAYED LOOSE
3) WHILE INCREASING THE RISK TO HEALTH 4) WHERE THE FOOD IS PRESENTED
5) WHICH ALSO MAKE IT SO HARMFUL 6) LIKE COTTON BUDS AND DRINKING STRAWS AND CHARGES FOR DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS
7) WHILE MAKING IT DIFFICULT IT SURVIVE
Around the world, people are realising the significant problems caused by plastic waste. In the last 65 years, we have become increasingly dependent on plastic. It’s easy to understand why: it’s cheap to produce, light – therefore easy and cheap to transport – and incredibly strong and durable. But it’s these advantages (a) . Plastic never fully degrades by bacteria, so it must be gradually broken down into tiny pieces by the wind, sun or water. The micro-plastics that result from these processes are harmful to the environment. It is also very difficult to recycle, in fact currently only 9% of all the plastic produced has been recycled. Some is burnt, but the majority goes to landfill.
One popular solution to the problem is to prohibit single use plastics. In the UK, supermarkets are being encouraged to set up plastic-free aisles, (b) , and shoppers are encouraged to make more environmentally friendly choices in packing and transporting their food. A tax has already been placed on plastic carrier bags, which has cut their use by 90%. Bans on single-use plastic items (c) are also coming into place. Schemes for reducing the use of plastic bottles are also being considered, including paying people to return bottles to shops and increasing the number of public drinking fountains. Some governments, such as Canada and India, have even promised to ban the use of single-use plastic altogether by the not-too-distant future.
Such plans are well-intentioned, but it may not be beneficial to eliminate the use of single-use plastic altogether. One of the fields where single-use plastic has a vital role is medicine. This is not just because of its low cost. It’s also because, (d) , infection and cross-contamination are minimised. Although glass products are a potential alternative, cleaning them would be extremely expensive in terms of time, money and environmental resources, (e) . Plastic packaging is also crucial in the food industry, as it ensures that food is safe for consumers. Meanwhile, the provision of bottled water in poor regions and in emergency situations has reduced the spread of water-borne diseases and saved many lives.
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XVI. Прочитайте приведенный ниже фрагмент статьи об известном британском исполнителе Эде Ширане и определите, какие высказывания (1) – 7) являются правдивыми, а какие - ложными.
When Ed Sheeran wrapped up the last date of his record-breaking Divide Tour in 2019, he thought his career might be over.
"I thought that was it," he told GQ earlier this year. "That was the top of the mountain and, you know, I'd never do that again. I thought it would be all downhill from here. The end of that tour hit me very hard."
He settled down to married life in Suffolk, took up painting, and became the proud father of a baby girl, Lyra, in the middle of the pandemic.
For months, the singer – one of the biggest-selling artists in the world – didn't even pick up a guitar.
"I was like, 'That's it, this is me, I'm just going to be a dad, I'm not going to play music anymore,'" he told Sirius XM radio.
And then, an epiphany.
"I was suddenly like, 'It is more important for my daughter to grow up knowing that her parents have work ethic and her parents love working hard and love creating and enjoy their jobs'," he said. "And seeing that rather than, like, looking at your dad as technically unemployed."
So here we are, with Ed Sheeran's fourth solo album, called EQUALS. It arrives in the busiest period for new albums in years – a week before Abba's unexpected return, two weeks before Taylor Swift's updated version of Red, and three weeks before Adele's "Divorce album".
Sheeran has a head-start over the competition, though. The first two singles from BAD HABITS and SHIVERS spent a combined 15 weeks at number one over the summer – proving, if nothing else, that the star had lost none of his knack for writing slick, memorable pop hooks.
The rest of the album is similarly polished, balancing Sheeran's ruthless commercial instincts with more introspective, emotional moments.
In keeping with the title, the 30-year-old's lyrical preoccupation is finding equilibrium in his personal life. The first words he sings are: "I have grown up/ I am a father now/ Everything has changed/ But I am still the same somehow."
1) ED FELT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT WINDING DOWN HIS DIVINE TOUR.
2) ED’S INTERESTS SHIFTED FROM STAGE TO FAMILY.
3) ED HAS NEVER COMMITTED HIMSELF TO BEING SOMEONE OTHER THAN AN A-LIST STAR.
4) ED CONTINUED DOING MUSIC WHILE BUILDING UP HIS FAMILY LIFE.
5) ED’S COMEBACK IS NOT THE ONLY AWAITED EVENT IN THE MUSIC WORLD.
6) THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT ED’S ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE MUSIC WORLD BY STORM.
7) THE ARTICLE IMPLIES ED’S FINANCIAL INTERESTS HAVE ALWAYS STOOD ABOVE HIS MUSIC ETHICS.
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XVII. Прочитайте приведенный ниже фрагмент статьи об освоении космоса и, опираясь на контекст, выберите наиболее точное толкование слов, выделенных в тексте заглавными буквами.
Blue Origin, the space tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to launch a commercial space station.
Bosses said on Monday that they hope to operate the station, named "Orbital Reef," by the end of the decade.
PROMOTIONAL material released by the company claims the station will be a "mixed-use business park" in space and will host up to 10 people.
The company will partner with Sierra Space and Boeing to build the outpost.
Blue Origin said the 32,000 sq ft station would provide customers with an ideal location for "film-making in microgravity" or "conducting CUTTING-EDGE research" and said it would also include a "space hotel".
At a press conference to launch the initiative, executives from Blue Origin and Sierra Space declined to give an estimate of the building costs, though the project seems assured of HEAVY funding from Mr Bezos, who has committed to spending $1bn (£726m) a year on Blue Origin.
The announcement comes as Nasa searches for proposals to replace the 20-yearold International Space Station (ISS). While funding for the station has been guaranteed until at least 2030, the outpost is in DESPARATE need of repairs.
Russian officials have previously warned that its cosmonauts could leave the station by 2025 over fears outdated equipment could trigger a major incident.
In response, Nasa announced plans earlier this year to award $400m in private contracts to space companies to help the agency replace the ageing outpost.
However, there is likely to be STIFF competition for the funding. Earlier this week, a partnership between Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin announced its own plans to launch a space station into low orbit by 2027.
Blue Origin has faced mixed fortunes so far this year. High-profile launches of its New Shepard rocket, which saw Mr Bezos and Star Trek star William Shatner blasted into space, gained significant media attention.
But the company has also faced accusations of turning a blind eye to serious safety concerns from former employees.
Last month it missed out on a lucrative $2.9bn Nasa contract which went to billionaire Elon Musk's Space X, one of Blue Origin's chief rivals in the commercial space race.
a) PROMOTIONAL
b) CUTTING-EDGE
c) HEAVY
d) DESPARATE
e) STIFF
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XVIII. Завершите текст, выбрав подходящие по смыслу лексико-грамматические варианты.
We spend countless hours _____ (a)
to ____ (b)
and _____ (c) .
_____(d)
inform our ideas and opinions, our values and beliefs. They _______(e) .
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XIX. Завершите текст, изменив форму слова, выделенного заглавными буквами. Выберите верный вариант измененного слова.
You might (a) _____ (FORGIVE)
for thinking that Lewis Pugh is somewhat out of his mind, particularly since he once swam in water so cold at the North Pole that the cells in his fingers burst. The extreme swimmer then went on to almost drown while swimming in a (b) ___ (GLACE)
lake on Mount Everest because of the thin air, and more recently has become the first person to swim long distances across seven seas (c) ___ (INCLUDE)
the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Black Sea. His motive is crystal clear: to draw the attention of (d) ___ (POLICY)
and leaders to the (e) ___ (GRADE)
of the environment, particularly our oceans, before it is too late.
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XX. Прочитайте приведенные ниже утверждения по истории, географии и культуре Великобритании и США и определите, являются ли утверждения истинными или ложными.
a) The Globe Theatre is commonly associated with the name of Geoffrey Chaucer.
b) The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France.
c) The Capitol is the home and office of the US President.
d) William of Normandy was crowned king of England in 1066.
e) Vivien Leigh starred in ‘Gone with the Wind’.
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