D) Back and deep into the past
E) Return of the popularity
F) From Eastern to Western culture
G) They come back in spring
H) Return to the market
Задание 2. Напишите 5 вопросов разных типов к тексту задания 1. Перенесите готовые вопросы в Бланк для ответов.
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Задание 3. Лексико-грамматический тест.
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1–7. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1–7, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов (A, B, C, D). Установите соответствие номера пропуска варианту ответа. Перенесите готовые ответы в бланк для ответов.
New York City: Nostalgia for the Old Neighbourhood
Life is made up of little things: some unimportant memories from childhood that, in fact, shaped your character. I 1_____________ on Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan during the 1950s-60s where family life was centred around old 2_____________ of flats and small stores. Third Avenue was my old neighbourhood and it had character. It was 3______________ with working families of Italian, German and Irish origin. We shopped together with all those people and their kids played together. Third Avenue influenced the way our family lived. I absorbed the street life. It gave me an 4____________ that I could not have received in any other place. To me, it was home. In a recent walk around Third Avenue my eyes 5_______________ signs of the old neighbourhood but couldn’t find any. If I hadn't been born here and someone described the area, it would be 6_______________ to believe. It wasn't because a few buildings had changed – everything had changed. The transformation began in the late 1950s and 60s when corporations replaced the old neighbourhood. In the early 1960s, the houses were pulled down. Families were forced to 7_______________, the small stores went out of business and the old neighbourhood was changed forever. And now there is a lack of character in the transformed neighbourhood.
1. A) brought up B) grew up C) went up D) got up
2. A) blocks B) houses C) groups D) sets
3. A) covered B) held C) loaded D) filled
4. A) knowledge B) information C) education D) training
5. A) looked after B) looked for C) looked through D) looked at
6. A) hard B) easy C) strange D) heavy
7. A) stay out B) take out C) move out D) go out
Задание 4.Письменное высказывание: напишите личное письмо.
Перенесите готовое письмо в Бланк для ответов.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend John who writes:
Next weekend I’m going hiking with my classmates…
Write a letter to John.
In your letter
- tell him about your weekend
- ask 3 questions about his hiking plans
Write 100–140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
Вариант ХХХХ
Задание 1. Чтение.
Прочитайте вопросы 1–7. Установите, в каких текстах A–G можно найти ответы на эти вопросы. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждый текст только один раз.
Перенесите ответы в Бланк для ответов.
Which place
| 1.is a place of rocks and caves? | 5.is a birthplace of a famous poet? |
| 2.is rich in building material? | 6.was described in many books? |
| 3.was a publishing centre? | 7.is a centre of making medical tools? |
| 4.was an important medical centre? |
| -A- Rochesterwas originally called the "Flour city" because of its milling industries. Rochester also became known as the "Flower City" because of its rich gardening areas. It has the nation's largest film and camera plant and leads in the manufacture of surgical instruments, needed for rare operations, optical and dental goods. | -B- Herkimer was settled in1725. It has had a long history. It began as a dairying centre producing butter and cheese, then during the early 1800s it became a centre of state politics and meetings. In 1865 Warner Miller improved the process of making paper from wood and they began to print newspapers and books there. Theodore Dreiser wrote his novel An American Tragedy carefully studying what took place in the town. |
| -C- Cooperstownwas founded in 1786 by Judge William Cooper, father of James Fenimore Cooper, who wrote The Last of the Mohicans and other works. Otsego Lake in a beautiful setting of hills and forests is the setting for many Cooper's novels. Many of the town's buildings and homes have been carefully kept so that they look as in Cooper's time. | -D- Saranac Lake was first settled in 1819. Because of good climatic conditions it very soon became an important treatment centre for people who were ill with tuberculosis, an infectious disease during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many treatment centres from those days still stand along Saranac Lakes streets. Now it's a popular vacation place. |
| -E- Potsdamwas settled in 1803 by Benjamin Raymond, a land agent for the Clarkson family. The family ran a variety of businesses. They founded the Thomas Clarkson College of Technology, built a schoolhouse, which became part of the state university system in 1949. Sandstone dug in the area has been used for structures in New York City and other cities of the USA. | -F- Huntingtonhas seen several historic events. The famous American poet Walt Whitman was born here. The farmhouse where he was born is furnished in period, with a library and changing exhibits. The British hanged Nathan Hale, an American, here as a spy in 1776. The memorial Monument marks the spot where he was captured. |
| -G- Panama Rocksconsist of an erupted Paleozoic ocean floor made of ocean quartz. The rocks are huge and some are more than 60 feet high. Geologic features include small caves, hundreds of passageways and thousands of cracks. |
Задание 2.
Напишите 5 вопросов разных типов к тексту/мини тексту задания 1. Перенесите готовые вопросы в Бланк для ответов.
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Задание 3. Лексико–грамматический тест.
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1–7. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1–7, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов (A, B, C, D). Установите соответствие номера пропуска варианту ответа, занесите их в таблицу.
Перенесите ответы в Бланк для ответов.
A Storyteller
In my early 20s, after a year and a half in England, and four months in France, I returned to the United States and got a job at a camp in northern Virginia. My 1__________ that summer was Dan from Mississippi, and I am from Rhode Island. We worked together with a group of boys from 12 to 14 years old. I've always been a bit untidy, but Dan was 2___________________ and clean, even after a night in the woods with our campers. We could not have been more different, but we got on because we shared the same 3______________ of humor.
At the end of the summer, a few of us went to 4________________ a cave in West Virginia and got stuck in the cave for the night. It wasn’t as dramatic as it sounds. The park rangers had told us to stay there if anything happened. They knew where we were going, and when we should have been back. Dan hurt his right foot badly. So we had to 5___________________ the night in the cave. Food and water were not a problem, but we turned off our lights to save power. In the distance, we could hear the sound of running water. To 6______________ the time, we told stories. That night in the cave we moved from one family story to another. As the night wore on, I remembered more and more. I was not alone–the cave, the blue light and the flowing water released stories and memories that we had never revealed to anyone. It was as if a river of stories had started flowing in each of us. When the rangers came the next morning, we didn’t want to 7. "Can't we just tell a few more stories?" In the cave, that night, I became a storyteller.
1. A) friend B) teammate C) partner D) opponent
2. A) clear B) neat C) exact D) careful
3. A) feeling B) emotion C) reason D) sense
4. A) explore B) analyze C) teach D) learn
5. A) lead B) spend C) hold D) waste
6. A) keep B) waste C) spare D) pass
7. A) escape B) leave C) remain D) retire
Задание 4. Письменное высказывание: напишите личное письмо. Перенесите готовое письмо в Бланк для ответов.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom who writes:
Last month our class went to Washington to visit the National Museum of American History. It was my first visit there and it was fun! How often do you go to museums with your class, if at all? Which museum is your favourite or what museum would you like to visit? Why do you think people should go there?
Write a letter to Tom.
In your letter
- answer his questions
- ask 3 questions about his summer plans
Write 100 – 140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
Вариант ХХХХ
Задание 1. Чтение.
Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания 1–7. В каждом задании занесите букву A, B, C или D, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа, в таблицу.
Перенесите готовые ответы в Бланк для ответов.
