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Unit I
READING COMPREHENSION
1. А; 2. С; 3. В; 4. В
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	red with letter В on the side	1 (за полный ответ)
2.	St. John’s College
3.	King’s College
4.	Jesus College
5.	boat club / oldest college club on the River Cam
6.	founded by Henry VI
7.	in 1441
8.	library + a copy of
	the first edition of the first Bible
	printed in America
	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 6 баллов   4 за 7—8 баллов   5 за 9—10 баллов

 

Unit II
READING COMPREHENSION
1. В; 2. А; 3. В; 4. С
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	October, 8
2.	Theatre Royal
3.	“Cats”
4.
5.	Andrew Lloyd Webber
6.	October, 9
	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 3 балла   4 за 4—5 баллов   5 за 6 баллов

 

Unit III
READING COMPREHENSION
1. В; 2. A; 3. В; 4. С
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	is different from / differs from
2.	rock, rap, country music	1/2+1/2+1/2
3.	foreign music / local music
4.	people who work there
5.	Tuesday	1/2
6.	committee / team / group of people
	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 3 балла   4 за 4—5 баллов   5 за 6 баллов

 

Unit IV
READING COMPREHENSION
1. В; 2. В; 3. А; 4. С
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	girl
2.	(no ticks)
3.	(no ticks)
4.	girl
5.	boy
6.	girl
7.	girl
	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 4 балла   4 за 5—6 баллов   5 за 7 баллов

 

Unit V
READING COMPREHENSION
1. A; 2. B; 3. B; 4. С
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	attendant
2.	part-time
3.	Smith
4.	Helen Mary
5.
6.	life guard / life guard on / at beach / seaside last summer (no alternatives)	1 1 1
7.	One mark for correct ticking in the section Mon-Thur and one mark for Fri-Sun.	2

 

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
morning	V	V	V	V	V	V
afternoon	V		V	V	V	V
evening	V		V	V		V

 

	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 6 баллов   4 за 7—8 баллов   5 за 9—10 баллов

 

Unit VI
READING COMPREHENSION
1. В; 2. A; 3. A; 4. С
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
		Score
1.	Monday / August 8th
2.	craft fair
3.	Wednesday / August 10th
4.	10 a. m. — 12 a. m.; 2 p. m — 4. p. m.
5.	75 pence
6.	12th
7.	7 p. m.
8.	Theatre Royal
9.	21756/21757
	Total
	Оценка: 3 за 5 баллов   4 за 6—7 баллов   5 за 8—9 баллов

 

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Unit I

You will hear a coach announcement during a tour through Cambridge. What sight were seen during the tour? Look at the map and fill in the spaces in this note.

Woman: Can everybody hear me? Can... can you hear me at the back? Could... could you just sit down for a few minutes, please, we haven’t actually stopped yet. If you would just sit down and listen for a couple of minutes while I give you some information. Do... do you like the Cambridge colleges? Look on the right. You see St. John’s College. I’m sure you didn’t expect to see so many boats on the river Cam, did you? No? Right. Well... There’s the oldest college club on the River Cam. It’s the Lady Margaret Boat Club. Its oarsmen wear scarlet jackets, which gave rise to the name ‘Blazer’. They challenged Oxford to a boat race in 1829 and so began the annual University Boat Race rowed on the River Thames in London.

Well... Now on my watch it’s ten to four. So we are going to stop in a minute in the car station and we are going to stay here for one hour until 5 o’clock. Now we are just coming and now you can see lots of coaches, and we are going to stop here. Do please remember that this coach is red with a big letter В on the side of it. Can everybody remember? Um... Can you all be here at 5 o’clock? So check your watches.

What to see — right you can go... Well, Cambridge is a city to be enjoyed at any time. On the tour we’ve passed many of the 31 colleges dating back over 700 years. You can go and see King’s College, founded by Henry VI in 1441. Admire its magnificent view. It’s the important part of the town... and... it’s... well. King’s College Chapel is the finest Gothic building in Europe and one of the best known buildings in the world.

Well... Jesus College... Yes, it... There’s a library...

The Old Library has an autographed copy of the first edition of the first Bible printed in America in 1663, it was translated by John Elliot.

Please, keep your tickets. If you don’t like walking, do something more exciting like going to the restaurant or café... and have a cup of tea, there’s a bar not far from here, or perhaps do some shopping activities. There’re lots of places to buy souvenirs, postcards, chocolates, anything you want...

Now you will hear the piece again.

This is the end of this part of the test.

Unit II

You will hear a recorded telephone announcement giving details about musical performances in London. Fill in the gaps on the programme board.

At the Palace Theatre they have Les Miserables. Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo. First performance at the Barbican Theatre 8th October 1985.

At the Theatre Royal they present Miss Saigon a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Adapted from original French lyrics by Alain Boublil. First night at this theatre 20th September 1989.

The New London Theatre presents Cats. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ by American poet T. S. Eliot. It also includes some unpublished poems by Eliot. First performance at the New London Theatre 11th May 1981.

At Her Majesty’s Theatre they have The Phantom of the Opera. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics by Charles Hart. Based on the novel Le Fantome de l’Opera by Gaston Leroux. World premiere performance at this theatre Thursday 9th October 1986.

Unit III

You will hear an interview of Brett Hansen, Director of Production and Programming for MTV Europe. Fill in the notes the reporter made.

— Is MTV the same in every country?

— No. MTV Europe has its own separate identity from the American version of MTV. It would be much cheaper and easier just to hook up to the American version, but MTV Europe has a powerful mark. It has to have a different personality to what you see in America.

— But the Channel features only British and American bands.

— The European charts, which MTV compiles weekly, are dominated by American and British acts, and all MTV Europe can do is reflect current trends. But American music is no longer dominant. There are basically three types of American music: rock, which is still international, rap, which has been totally rejected in its black American form, but is often Europeanised, and country music, and you just can’t give that away in Europe. It is up to the individual countries and music stations to push harder. At the same time there are not enough foreign music TV shows that showcase and produce local talent in the first place, which hampers MTV from the start. It is a constant effort of ours to find European bands that we feel can break across barriers.

— What sets the mood of MTV Europe?

— I see MTV as a channel which is, in itself, a programme. It’s, in a way, like your friend. The mood of the channel is set by the people who work there, and they are all encouraged to go to gigs and clubs, and to keep up with what’s happening. It’s the style of the people that dictates the mood of the channel.

— MTV’s liberal attitude is well known. Does it mean that the channel will play anything? What about the selection process?

— The selection process is long and sometimes complicated. We play all the new releases each Tuesday. They are put to a committee which includes the music programmers, the channel programmers and anybody else involved with each individual programme. In specialised music programmes, the VJs, or video jockeys, are on the team, too. Then we look at the feedback from record companies, radio stations, viewers’ opinions and chart placing before reaching the final decision. We have to be careful. We have a huge responsibility and we know we have the power to dictate the market.

Unit IV

In the table below there are two people and seven statements about them. Listen to the dialogue and decide which statements apply to each person and tick the appropriate boxes.

Boy: Have a cigarette!

Girl: No thanks. I’ve stopped smoking.

Boy: How do you stay so slim? Most people put on weight when they stop smoking.

Girl: That’s because people often replace cigarettes with sweets.

Boy: I eat sweets as well! Perhaps that’s why you are slimmer than me.

Girl: I’m reading a book called “Be Fit, Stay Slim”. It tells you to eat lots of potatoes, and wholemeal bread, and baked beans.

Boy: I thought potatoes and all those things were fattening.

Girl: No, it’s sweet things that are fattening. We should eat less fat and less sugar. The book advises eating lots of fruit.

Boy: That’s easy in the summer. But it’s not so easy in winter.

Girl: It’s possible in winter, too. You can freeze some things — frozen raspberries are very good. Anyway this book gives some suggested menus. Breakfast: cereal, two slices of toast, tea or coffee. Lunch: a cheese sandwich, and two small peaches.

Boy: It doesn’t sound like much. What’s for supper?

Girl: Vegetable soup, beans on toast, and a small ice-cream. I love beans on toast. It’s so easy to make.

Unit V

You will hear a girl being interviewed for a job at a swimming pool. Fill in the missing information in the spaces provided on the application form. Some of it has been filled in for you.

OASIS INTERVIEW

Interviewer: Good morning, Miss Smith. Sit down please.

Helen Smith: Good morning. Thank you.

Interviewer: Now I have an application form here. Would you mind answering a few questions so that I can fill in this form? Then we can put it in our files.

Helen Smith: Yes, of course.

Interviewer: Good. Now, it’s Helen Smith, isn’t it?

Helen Smith: Yes, that’s right... but if you need my full name it’s Helen Mary Smith.

Interviewer: Helen Mary Smith... and how old are you?

Helen Smith: Twenty-two next month.

Interviewer: Thank you. Now I understand that you are a student and want some vacation work here as a swimming bath attendant.

Helen Smith: Yes, please. At the moment I’m on a grant and I would like some extra money for the summer... I have actually qualified in life-saving.

Interviewer: I see. What qualification have you got?

Helen Smith: Well I’ve got a bronze medal in life-saving. I started training for it in 1982 and passed the tests the following year.

Interviewer: That seems fine... Have you any experience as a swimming pool attendant?

Helen Smith: Well no, apart from the pool where I did the life-saving course. But I did work as a life guard on the beach last summer.

Interviewer: Ah, good. Now if we do offer you employment it will have to be on a part-time basis. Would that suit you?

Helen Smith: Yes, that would be alright.

Interviewer: As you know we do need attendants at some of the sessions. Can I just make a note on the form as to when you would be available... we have three daily sessions at our baths — morning, afternoon and evening, except for Tuesdays when we close at mid-day.

Helen Smith: Well the only times I couldn’t come would be Friday evenings and all day on Sundays. Otherwise I’m free.

Interviewer: That sounds very promising. At present you’ll understand that I can’t definitely say yes or no as we do have other applicants coming in to see us later today. And I would like to check the references that you have. But I hope we’ll be able to find a few sessions for you. In any case you will hear from us within the next two or three days.

Helen Smith: Right, well thank you very much. Goodbye.

Interviewer: Goodbye.

Unit VI

Listen to a recorded announcement giving information for tourists visiting the city of York and then fill in the spaces in this note.

YORK LEISURELINE

This is York’s “What’s on Service”. Welcome to York and over nineteen hundred years of history. When you are here, be sure to visit as many of our places of interest as possible including our magnificent Minster, the National Railway Museum, which houses a very fine collection of locomotives, the world famous Castle Museum with its reconstructed streets, and the Treasurer’s House.

Here is a selection of events.

On Monday August 8th from outside the Tourist Information Centre you can join a special interest walk through old York.

On Wednesday August 10th, 10.00 a. m. until noon, and 2.00 p. m. until 4.00 p. m. the Bishop’s Palace, the home of the Archbishop of York, will be open to the public. Admission is 75 pence. From 7.30 p. m. to 10.00 p. m. have coffee by candlelight at the Treasurer’s House behind York Minster. Admission, inclusive of coffee, is 1.30.

From Tuesday August 11th until the 13th a craft fair in the Assembly Rooms, Blake Street.

On Friday August 12th at 7.00 p. m. outside the Tourist Information Centre you can join a special interest walk on riverside York.

At the Theatre Royal is “See Now They Run” by Philip King.

Until mid-September in York Minster an exhibition is taking place to mark the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther.

Further information on all these items be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre, Exhibition Square York. Telephone York 21756 or 21757. The opening times are Monday to Saturday 9.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m. and Sunday 2.00 p. m. to 5.00 p. m.

We do hope you enjoy your visit to York.

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