Listening.
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A1. Gertie the Dinosaur was the first cartoon character in cinema history.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A2. Walt Disney gave Mickey Mouse his own voice.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A3. Walt Disney produced his first black and white Mickey Mouse film in 1928.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A4. Children did not like Mickey Mouse at first.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Tapescript
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. Mickey Mouse a cartoon hero.
Cinema's first cartoon character was Gertie the Dinosaur. She first appeared on the screen in 1909. Since then, a long list of cartoon stars have followed Gertie into the movies.
The greatest cartoon-maker in cinema history was Walt Disney, who has often been quoted as saying, It all started with a mouse. It's true. Mickey Mouse has become an international cartoon superstar. Without him, Disney could not have made his own dreams come true. Many artists worked on Mickey's appearance and personality because Disney couldn't draw Mickey Mouse himself. They tried hard to make Mickey look angry, sad, scared or happy. They changed his body a few times until they found the ideal shape for his head, body and ears. Until 1946, Walt Disney provided Mickey's voice himself.
Disney produced his first black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon in 1928. It was a great hit with both children and adults. Since then, Mickey has starred in about 120 cartoons often joined by the four famous characters: Donald Duck, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto. They have made Mickey's adventures more colourful and amusing. They have also become children's favourite cartoon characters all over the world and Disney is still the best-loved name in children's entertainment
You have 30 seconds to complete the task. (Pause 30 seconds.) Now you will hear the text again.
This is the end of the task... This is the end of the Listening Test.
2. Reading.
1. Read the story. Say what sentences are True and what are False and also point out what sentences contain the information that is not mentioned in the text. If it is True-put letter (T) next to the sentence. if it is False-put letter (F) and if the information is not mentioned put (Not Stated)
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Reggie, a robot.
Reggie is a robot. He has a computer for a brain. The scientists who designed and built Reggie had lots of problems to solve. The biggest one was finding a way to control how he moved. After lots of thought, they designed a control system using the computer and a pair of microphones.
They fixed the microphones to the side of his head so that electrical signals could be sent from the microphones to the computer.
Lastly, they programmed the computer to make Reggie: go forward when they blew a whistle once, stop when they blew the whistle twice, turn round when they blew three times.
At first, everything went well. Reggie moved exactly as he was supposed to. But then, one day, a disaster happened.
It was the ice-cream seller, Ernie's fault. He stopped his van in the street outside and blew one long blast on his whistle to let everyone know he was there. And Reggie moved forward... straight through the window on the fifth floor! It took scientists a year to make a new Reggie out of the broken body of the old one. They had to make sure that he would never again have the same kind of accident! And so they redesigned him.
Reggie Mark II has photocells fitted to the front of his head and touch pads to his hands.
When he walks close to the window, the bright light makes the photocells send electrical signals to the computer. When he touches something the pad cells also send signals. And when the computer receive s the signals, it makes him stop.
Reggie hasn't had another accident but that's not surprising. Like a human, he has 'senses' to help himmove around.
A5. It was easy for scientists to design Reggie.
A6. A disaster happened on Monday.
A7. When Reggie touches something, he gets signals.
2. Read the text and put the events in the correct order.
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B1. a. The van stopped in the street and blew a whistle.
B2. b. Reggie hasnt any problems.
B3. c. Reggie could go forward and turned around.
B4. d. Reggie has a computer brain.
B5. e. Scientists redesigned him.
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1. Choose the correct answer. Only one variant is correct.
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Buying a hotel
The price of hotels in Britain is going up faster than at any time since the war. There are a number of reasons for this but the A8 all is the Government's economic policy. Managers in factories see their standard of living so they are attracted to the idea of having A9 business. A10 Britain's weather is often disappointing, the tourist industry is growing. Many people A11 like to combine a short holiday with the opportunity A12 their English. It is therefore not A13 that businessmen are buying hotels. The only thing A14 worries me is the kind of treatment their guests are likely to receive since A15 of them know anything about hotel management.
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| A8 | 1) most important of | 2) more important of | 3) more important from | 4) most important from |
| A9 | 1) its own | 2) his own | 3) theirs own | 4) their own |
| A10 | 1) In spite of | 2) Although | 3) Even | 4) However |
| A11 | 1) on the Continent | 2) in the overseas | 3) abroad | 4) foreign |
| A12 | I) to improve | 2) for improving | 3) of improve | 4) of improving |
| A13 | 1) surprise | 2) surprising | 3) surprisingly | 4) surprised |
| A14 | 1) that | 2) what | 3) as | 4) who |
| A15 | 1) little | 2) a little | 3) few | 4) a few |
2. Choose the correct definition for each idiom.( )
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A 16. These drinks are on the house.
a) The drinks are horn
b) The drinks are free.
A 17. Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical brought the house down.
a) The musical was a success.
b) The musical wasn't a success.
A 18. My mum brings the bacon in our family.
a) Mum buys the meat in our family.
b) Mum earns the money in our family.
4. Writing
This is part of a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend.
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...At school we are doing projects on teenagers in different countries. What is your idea of a typical Russian teenager? You will help me a lot if you could tell me about Russian teenagers. What do they enjoy? What are their most popular leisure activities?
Anyway, the weather is fine today and I'm going to try my new skateboard...
Write a letter to David. In your letter
answer his questions
ask 3 questions about his hobbies
Write 100-140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
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