Задания вош по английскому языку
Part 2 (30 minutes)
Maximum points - 10
| Read the passage below. |
The Green House Effect
(A) Saving the world begins at home. The energy we use to power our daily domestic lives and drive our cars produces almost half of our output of carbon dioxide, the gas which is the main contributor to the problem of global warming. The way in which we use energy is not only polluting but also incredibly wasteful. But there is nothing to stop us greatly reducing our energy consumption and creating a more comfortable world.
(B) Redesigning the home to bring our lifestyles more into balance with what the environment can cope with need not involve expensive or painful changes. Most of the technology to make the changes is already available. When the changes have been made, the home of the future will be a better place to live in. So what will it be like?
(C) We will have switched from ‘fossil fuels’ - coal, gas and oil - to sources of power which are non-polluting such as windmills or using the power of tides. Houses will be heavily insulated and heating systems made much more efficient. In addition, our future homes will use low-energy light bulbs.
(D) With water costs rising enormously, most houses will trap rainwater and store it in a large, well-insulated tank in the cellar. This tank also serves to save energy: heat is recycled from other parts of the house to maintain a high water temperature for washing and central heating.
(E) Recycling waste will be much more common than it is today. Tins, bottles, plastic, and paper will be put into vents in the wall from where they will fall into divided bins for collection. All vegetable matter will go straight on to a compost heap in the garden.
(F) The home will be a cleaner place. Air conditioning will do much more than keep you cool. It will improve air quality by filtering out contaminating dust mites and by controlling moisture and condensation.
(G) Outside the home as well, life will have become more pleasant. The car will no longer be the threat to our health that it is today: it will run on hydrogen or a mixture of battery and safer petrol. It won’t be allowed to clog up our cities: people will use the tram, a clean, fast, and quiet form of city transport which many cities are already reintroducing.
(H) This picture of the future is one which should appeal to all of us. It’s one that our grandchildren could take for granted, not believing that people lived any other way, that people went around polluting, destroying, wasting resources, and apparently not caring. But if we want our grandchildren to have a world which is cleaner and safer, we have to start to change our ways. The picture of the future can become a reality but only if we do something about it. And we should do something about it soon.
Below you will find four headings. Each heading describes the contents of one of the paragraphs in the passage. However, since there are eight paragraphs and only four headings, four of the paragraphs will not fit any of the headings below.
You need to choose which heading best describes which paragraph. Write the letter of a paragraph next to the number of the heading 11 -14 on the separate answer sheet.
11. Homes of the future will be more hygienic.
12. We ought to change the way we live.
13. The way we live now damages the world.
14. Future energy needs will be lower and not cause pollution.
Choose option A , В, C or D which best answers the question. Circle the correct letter in boxes 15-20 on your answer sheet.
15. The author’s intention in writing the above article was to show...
A. the sort of future we can expect for our grandchildren.
B. why we should reduce pollution and use energy more efficiently.
C. why we have taken steps to reduce pollution and improve our use of energy.
D. how changes in house design will encourage people to use less polluting energy.
16. Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?
A. In the future, houses will be much healthier.
B. In the future, people will produce much less waste.
C. In the future, very few people will own their own car.
D. In the future, the problem of global warming will be better understood.
17. In the passage the author explains...
A. why using less energy has become more popular.
B. why sources of energy are going to become more scarce.
C. how savings could be made in the way energy is used.
D. how, unless we use less energy, energy costs will rise.
18. In the passage the author DOES NOT explain...
A. how our cities could be made cleaner.
B. why our use of energy needs to change.
C. why water costs will rise in the future.
D. how the way we live produces global warming.
19. According to the author, one of the differences between our way of life and that of people in the future might be that...
A. cars will be much cheaper to maintain.
B. fewer people will travel in the cities.
C. cars will have far more safety features.
D. cars will be used less than they are today.
20. The passage describes the homes of the future. Such homes, according to the author, might NOT be built if we...
A. could not afford the necessary technology.
B. could not find alternative sources of energy.
C. were unable to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
D. failed to agree to make necessary changes in our lives.
Part 3 (15 minutes)
Maximum points - 20
Use of English
Fill in the gaps in the text choosing an appropriate word from the column on the right. Choose one word once only. There are two extra words in the right column which you don’t have to choose. Write the letter which marks the word next to the number of the gap on the answer sheet.
| An 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia will appear at the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival after taking the American jazz (21) __________ by storm. Joey Alexander, who releases his debut album My Favorite Things this week, has attracted high (22) __________ from trumpeter and director of Jazz at Lincoln Centre Wynton Marsalis, who has said: "There has never been anyone that you can think of who could play like that (23) __________ his age. I loved everything about his playing his rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music." Marsalis said he found out about Bali-born Alexander after a friend suggested he watched a YouTube clip of the then 10-year-old (24) __________ tunes by John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea. Now, to (25) __________ his debut album, Alexander is set to play at the Montreal and Newport jazz festivals. Newport producer George Wein says he"s always been reluctant to (26) __________ so-called child prodigies, but he made an exception after Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, tennis legend Arthur Ashe"s widow, brought Alexander over to his Manhattan apartment to (27) __________ for him. "The thing that differs him from most young players is the maturity of his harmonic approach," Wein told AP reporter Charles J Gans. "His playing is very contemporary but he also has a (28) __________ of the history of the music." Alexander"s parents were jazz fans and he himself admires the playing (29) __________ Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau. He also loves the Avengers and SpongeBob Squarepants. "For me jazz is a calling. I love jazz because it"s about freedom to express yourself and being spontaneous, full of rhythm and full of improvisation," said the young pianist. "Technique is important, but for me first when I play it"s from the (30) __________ and feeling the groove. I want to develop by practicing and playing, and challenging myself to get better every day," said Alexander. | A) at |
| B) book | |
| C) for | |
| D) heart | |
| E) of | |
| F) performing | |
| G) play | |
| H) praise | |
| I) promote | |
| J) pushing | |
| K)scene | |
| L)sense |
| For items 31-40, Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). |
| When you have made the (0) ... to begin exercising, | DECIDE |
| you need more than just enthusiasm - you need to use (31) ... | EQUIP |
| which is high quality, safe and (32) ... .The Classic Home | RELY |
| Cycle is a basic model with a (33) ... distance meter and timer. | MECHANIC |
| It has a strong construction and enclosed flywheel for (34) ... | SAFE |
| and both the seat and handlebars are (35) ... to different | ADJUST |
| (36)... so the user can pedal in the most comfortable position. | HIGH |
| With a rowing machine you can (37) ... the arms and legs as | STRONG |
| well as exercise the back. Brisk rowing is just as (38) ... for | EFFECT |
| burning calories as running at 11 km an hour. The (39)... | REASON |
| priced Classic Rower has a seat which moves smoothly (40) ... the whole rowing programme, and is suitable for all home exercisers. | THROUGH |
Part 4 (30 minutes)
Maximum points - 10
Comment on the following problem: Modern libraries in the digital age should be different from the libraries of the past.
In your comment use the information from the Internet below.
Modern Libraries
Many people, when asked about libraries, imagine old buildings with heavy bookshelves and dimmed light. Libraries around the world are heading into the future, creating for their patrons a more dynamic, multi-level environment for learning and pleasure.
Enjoy most tremendous examples of how modern libraries are shaping the way we learn and enjoy reading in the digital age.
| LiYuan Library, China Built in 2011 in a small village of Huairou on the outskirts of Beijing, this beautiful nature-inspired library was designed by Li Xiaodong. The 175-square-meter building’s interior is spatially diverse by using steps and small level changes to create distinct places. The wooden sticks temper the bright light and spread it evenly throughout the space to give a perfect reading ambience. The library has no electricity supply and closes at dusk. | Ballyroan Library, Ireland Designed by Box Architecture, the new library in South Dublin opened in early 2013. The new library offers extensive seating and a large study area with many public access computers, as well as printing and photocopying facilities. Free internet is available throughout the building. |
Write 100-120 words. Remember to
Make an introduction;
Express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion;
Task 1
For items 1–10
listen to a passage from a lecture and decide whether the statements (1–10)
are TRUE (A)
, or FALSE (B)
according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice
.
Аудиозапись
- Some time ago the speaker went to buy a new bicycle.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker left the shop without buying anything.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker promised the shopkeeper to come back later.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker didn’t want to offend the shopkeeper.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker thinks that his behaviour in the shop was tactful.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker disagrees with the Collins Dictionary definition of tact.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker wants to find words that would make people feel better.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker doesn’t refer to the situations when one needs to compliment somebody.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker calls the behaviour when one is trying to help people avoid feeling bad negative behaviour.
- A) True
- B) False
- The speaker thinks that only positive behaviour is important.
- A) True
- B) False
Task 2
For items 11–15 A, B or C ) to answer questions 11–15 . You will hear the text only once .
- How does Patrick describe the Isle of Collett?
- A) As a place with bad weather conditions.
- B) As a very distant place.
- C) As a stony island.
- What helped Patrick pass the time?
- A) Work on his university thesis.
- B) Weather research.
- C) Birdwatching.
- When Patrick says ‘It took me less than 20 minutes’ he means that…
- A) he couldn’t leave his work for longer.
- B) the island is very small.
- C) he doesn’t like long walks.
- What does Patrick say about his PhD thesis?
- A) He still has a year to work on it.
- B) It was rejected by the university.
- C) He has finished it.
- Where does Patrick plan to spend his short holiday?
- A) In London.
- B) In the Mediterranean.
- C) Back on the Isle of Collett.
READING
Time: 45 minutes (40 scores)
Task 1
For items 1–10 , read the passage below and choose option A, B, C or D which best fits according to the text.
Duncan Phyfe
Duncan Phyfe made some of the most beautiful furniture found in America. His family name was originally Fife, and he was born in Scotland in 1768. In 1784, the Fife family immigrated to Albany, New York where Duncan’s father opened a cabinet making shop. Duncan followed in his father’s footsteps and was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. After completing his training, Duncan moved to New York City. Duncan Fife was first mentioned in the 1792 NYC Directory as a furniture “joiner” in business at 2 Broad Street. Two years later, he moved, expanded his business, and changed his name to Phyfe. He was a quiet-living, God-fearing young man who felt his new name would probably appeal to potential customers who were definitely anti-British in this post-Revolutionary War period. Duncan Phyfe’s name distinguished him from his contemporaries. Although the new spelling helped him better compete with French émigré craftsmen, his new name had more to do with hanging it on a sign over his door stoop.
The artisans and merchants who came to America discovered a unique kind of freedom. They were no longer restricted by class and guild traditions of Europe. For the first time in history, a man learned that by working hard, he could build his business based on his own name and reputation and quality of work. Phyfe’s workshop apparently took off immediately. At the peak of his success, Phyfe employed 100 craftsmen. Some economic historians point to Phyfe as having employed division of labor and an assembly line. What his workshop produced shows Phyfe’s absolute dedication to quality in workmanship. Each piece of furniture was made of the best available materials. He was reported to have paid $1,000 for a single Santo Domingo mahogany log.
Phyfe did not create new designs. Rather, he borrowed from a broad range of the period’s classical styles, Empire, Sheraton, Regency, and French Classical among them. Nevertheless, Phyfe’s high quality craftsmanship established him as America’s patriotic interpreter of European design in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Although the number of pieces produced by Duncan Phyfe’s workshop is enormous, comparatively few marked or labeled pieces have been found extant. In antiques shops and auctions, collectors have paid $11,000 for a card table, $24,200 for a tea table, and $93,500 for a sewing table.
- Based on the information in the passage, what can be inferred about Duncan Phyfe?
- A) He regretted that Great Britain no longer governed New York City.
- B) He was an excellent businessman with a good sense of craftsmanship and design.
- C) He built all his furniture by himself in a workshop in Santo Domingo.
- D) He joined the cabinetmakers’ guild after he moved to Scotland in 1792.
- According to the passage, which of the following does the author imply?
- A) Duncan Fife and his father had the same first name.
- B) Duncan Fife worked for his father in Scotland.
- C) Duncan Phyfe made over 100 different kinds of tables.
- D) Duncan Fife and his father were in the same business.
- Which sentence in paragraph 2 explains Duncan’s name change?
- A) The third sentence.
- B) The second sentence.
- C) The first sentence.
- D) None of the above.
- Which choice does the word ‘it’ refer to in the second paragraph?
- A) His spelling.
- B) His chair.
- C) His name.
- D) His French.
- Which of the following does the word ‘freedom’ refer to?
- A) Restricted.
- B) No longer restricted.
- C) By working hard.
- D) Took off.
- Which choice is closest in meaning to the word ‘guild’ in the third paragraph?
- A) Organization of craftsmen.
- B) Verdict of a jury.
- C) Political party of émigrés.
- D) Immigrants’ club.
- Where in the passage could the following sentence be added to the passage?
Every joint was tight, and the carved elements were beautifully executed.
- A) After the word “workmanship” in paragraph 3.
- B) After the word “cabinetmaker” in paragraph 1.
- C) After the word “stoop” in paragraph 2.
- D) After the words “sewing table” in the last paragraph.
- In his business, Duncan Phyfe used all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) division of labor.
- B) an assembly line.
- C) continental designs.
- D) inexpensive materials.
- Based on information in the passage, what can be inferred about Duncan Phyfe’s death?
- A) He died in the eighteenth century.
- B) He died in England.
- C) He died in the nineteenth century.
- D) He died in Scotland.
- The author implies that furniture from Duncan Phyfe’s work-shop
- A) no longer exists.
- B) costs a lot of money today.
- C) was ignored by New Yorkers.
- D) was made by his father.
Task 2
For items 11–20 , read the passage below and choose which of the sentences A–K fit into the numbered gaps in the text. There is one extra sentence which does not fit in any of the gaps. Write the correct letter in boxes 11–20 on your answer sheet.
Ever since the 1910s, when film-makers first set up shops in Hollywood, mapmakers have been making quite unusual and even unique things: maps showing the locations of the fabulous homes of the stars. Collectively, they form an unofficial version of the Oscars, showing who’s in and who’s out in the film world. ‘Each one looks different,’ says Linda Welton, whose grandfather and mother pioneered these maps. 11 ________. Former film stars vanish from them, new ones appear on them, and some of the truly greats are permanent fixtures on them.
In 1933, noticing the steady stream of tourists going westward to follow the stars from Hollywood to Beverly Hills (the nearby district where most of the stars went to live), Linda’s grandfather, Wesley Lake, got a copyright for his Guide to Starland: Estates and Mansions. 12 ________. For 40 years Linda’s mother, Vivienne, sold maps just down the road from Cary Cooper’s place at 200, Baroda*. The asterisk indicates that it was the actor’s final home, as opposed to a plus sign (denoting an ex-home) or a zero (for no view from the street).
‘My grandfather asked Mom to talk to the gardeners to find out where the stars lived,’ Linda recalls. ‘She would come up to them and say: “ 13 ________” Who would suspect a little girl?’ Linda Welton and her team now sell about 10,000 maps a year from a folding chair parked curbside six days a week. 14 ________.
The evolution of the maps mirrors both the Hollywood publicity machine and real estate and tourism development. 15 ________. The first celebrity home belonged to the artist Paul de Longpre. 16 ________.
Although it is not known for certain who published the first map, by the mid-1920s all sorts of people were producing them. 17 ________.
One of the most famous of the early maps was produced to show the location of Pickfair, the home of the newly married stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, and the homes of some of their star friends. During World War I, they opened their home to serve refreshments to soldiers. As Vivienne Welton once explained in an interview, to a map and cartography magazine, ‘She asked a few friends to do the same. 18 ________.’
For over 40 years, people have marched toward the corner of Sunset and Baroda with hand-painted yellow signs saying: ‘Star Maps, 2 blocks’, ‘Star Maps, 1 block’, ‘Star Maps here’. The maps reflect the shifting geography of stardom as celebrities, looking for escape from over-enthusiastic fans, some with quite unhealthy intentions, have moved out to various districts in Malibu. 19 ________. Legendary stars – Garbo, Monroe, Chaplin – remain on them. 20 ________.
- A. As they do so, they give advice to the tourists on star safaris through the lime green landscape of Beverly Hills.
- B. Studios like Paramount published the names and addresses of its stars on theirs, and businesses distributed them as a promotional gimmick.
- C. Others, however, say that the star maps are still an essential part of Hollywood and the film world.
- D. More profoundly, perhaps, the maps suggest the temporary nature of fame.
- E. Early film stars like Lillian Gish lived in modest, somewhat grubby rooming houses, taking street cars to and from the studio.
- F. Updated regularly, they are still for sale at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Baroda Drive.
- G. And so a map was needed.
- H. It is the oldest continuously published star map and one of a half-dozen or so maps of varying degrees of accuracy and spelling correctness sold today.
- I. Oh, this is a beautiful garden, but who lives here?
- J. Others, however, hang on for about a decade and then vanish.
- K. He had a luxuriously-landscaped house at Cahuenga Avenue and Hollywood and real estate agents would take prospective clients past it on tours.
USE OF ENGLISH
Time: 60 minutes, (50 scores)
Task 1. Questions 1–15
For Questions 1–15 , read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on your answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00 ).
Example:
| 0 | V |
| 00 | far |
The Plaza hotel
| 0 | The Plaza is situated close to the centre of town and only |
| 00 | 20 minutes’ drive far from the airport. There are 605 guest |
| 1 | rooms providing a luxurious accommodation for tourists |
| 2 | and business people alike. Each room it is equipped with |
| 3 | a colour television, a mini bar and an individually-controlled |
| 4 | air conditioning. Guests have the choice of five superb |
| 5 | restaurants. Why not to sample local specialities in the Bistro |
| 6 | on the ground floor or enjoy yourself the finest international |
| 7 | cuisine in the fabulous Starlight Room with its panoramic |
| 8 | view of the city? There is a wide range of facilities for |
| 9 | relaxation and enjoyment including of a swimming pool, |
| 10 | health club, beauty salon and karaoke bar. In addition, |
| 11 | our modern conference centre which has been |
| 12 | designed to meet all your business needs. Why should you not stay |
| 13 | elsewhere when you can be sure of a warm welcome |
| 14 | and excellent service at the Plaza? For reservations |
| 15 | and information please to call 010 534 766 (24 hours). |
Task 2. Questions 16–25
Example: 0
. The pool isn’t deep enough to swim in.
too
The pool ……………………. swim in.
| 0 | is too shallow to |
- Laura had to pay a fine of 50 dollars because she didn’t have a ticket.
dollar
Laura had to pay …………………… because she didn’t have a ticket.
- The concert wasn’t as good as we had expected.
live
The concert didn’t ……….. our expectations.
- I’ve been too busy to answer my emails, but I’ll do it soon.
round
I haven’t ………… my emails yet, but I’ll do it soon.
- It’s nearly lunchtime, so would you like to eat something?
feel
It’s nearly lunchtime, so do ……………………………… something to eat?
- Complaints about the food! That’s all I ever hear from you!
always
You …………………………… the food!
- They took advantage of the day-off at work and went to the seaside!
most
They ………………… of the day-off at work and went to the seaside!
- Two detectives investigating the robbery questioned us for over an hour.
enquiries
Two detectives ……………….. the robbery questioned us for over an hour.
- Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery.
got
It was Jake ………… in collecting pottery.
- He really wanted to impress the interviewers.
desperate
He ………………………. the interviewers a good impression.
- Because he was injured he couldn’t play in the next game.
prevented
His ……….…. in the next game.
Task 3. Questions 26–30
| Informal English | Neutral Equivalents |
| 26. Oh well, don’t let it get you down | A) to borrow sth for a short time |
| 27. I wish you’d stop going on about it for hours on end. | B) to change one’s mind |
| 28. It really bugs me when people don’t return my pen after they’ve borrowed it. | C) to fool sb |
| 29. My bicycle’s been nicked | D) to annoy sb |
| 30. He flipped his lid | E) to upset sb |
| F) to steal sth | |
| G) to argue | |
| H) to lose one’s temper | |
| I) to speak steadily | |
| J) to surprise sb |
Task 4. Questions 31–40
| 31 . The Trail of Tears | A) the artist who made his masterpieces by putting the painting on the floor and then walking around it, letting the paint drip from sticks |
| 32 . John Bull | B) a figure who stands for the USA sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat |
| 33 . The Great Gatsby | C) This book deals with a poor Cockney girl who is taught how to speak and behave like an upper class lady as a scientific experiment. |
| 34 . Prohibition | D) the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal |
| 35 . Louisiana Purchase | E) an English filmmaker of the 20-th century who specialized in thrillers |
| 36 . Pygmalion | F) the massive area of land bought from France in 1803 which doubled the US size |
| 37 . The Great Depression | G) a figure who stands for England in literary and political satire |
| 38 . Jackson Pollock | H) a group of eight old and respected universities in the Northeastern US |
| 39 . The Ivy League | I) the path that the Cherokees, forced to move away from their homes, travelled in the autumn and winter of 1838 to 1839 |
| 40 . Alfred Hitchcock | J) the severe economic problems that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and resulted in the failure of many banks and businesses |
| K) This novel describes the rise and fall of the main character, who extravagantly lives from bootlegging. He loves a beautiful woman who is the cause of his downfall. | |
| L) an English animator of the 20-th century who is famous for inventing some of the best-known cartoons | |
| M) Oxford and Cambridge together |
WRITING
Time : 60 minutes, (30 scores)
Comment on the following quotation.
“All that glisters is not gold.”
Write 200–250 words .
Use the following plan:
- explain how you understand the author’s point of view;
- express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons in its support;
- give examples to illustrate your reasons, using your personal experience, literature or background knowledge;
- make a conclusion.
Внимание!
При превышении объема более чем на 10% от заданного (276 слов и более), проверяются первые 250 слов . При превышении объёма менее чем на 10% от заданного, баллы за содержание не снижаются.
Audioscript
Listening comprehension
For items 1–10 listen to a passage from a lecture and decide whether the statements (1–10) are TRUE (a), or FALSE (b) according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice.
You have 20 seconds to study the statements.
(pause 20 seconds)
Now we begin.
Some time ago, I was in a bicycle shop looking for a new lock for my bicycle. The shopkeeper showed me several, patiently explaining their advantages and disadvantages. None of them was quite what I wanted and eventually I said to the shopkeeper, “I’ll think about it. Thanks very much”, and left the shop. Why did I say, “I’ll think about it”? Not something more straightforward like, “None of these is right”, “They’re too big”, “They are too small”, “They’re too expensive”, “I’ll go elsewhere”? I think, there are two reasons why I chose to say “I’ll think about it”. The first is that I didn’t want the shopkeeper to feel that his products were not valued or that his time had been wasted and second is that I didn’t want to be the object of his possible annoyance or irritation. In other words, I didn’t want him to feel bad. And I didn’t want me to feel bad. We have words for this general behavior pattern of not wanting ourselves or other people to feel bad as a result of the interactions that we have… have with other people. We talk about tact, which is defined in the Collins Concise Dictionary as ‘the sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others so as to avoid giving offence’, or we might equally call this, as many people do, politeness behaviour. Now notice that the definition of tact talks about avoiding giving offence. It is not talking about something positive that we do in order to make people feel better than they otherwise would. So, here we are not talking about the kind of behaviour we get into when, for example, we console a friend whose cat has just been run over or compliment our partner on a very well-cooked meal. We are not trying here to positively make people feel better, but trying to avoid them feeling bad. So, this is a negative kind of behaviour that I’m talking about. But the fact that it’s negative doesn’t mean that it’s not terribly important. It is extremely important. It is essential to our self-preservation and to social cohesion. And for this reason avoidance behaviour is of great interest to many different kinds of scholars.
(pause 20 seconds)
Now listen to the text again.
(text repeated)
You have 20 seconds to check your answers.
(pause 20 seconds)
For items 11–15
listen to the dialogue. Choose the correct answer (A, B
or C
) to answer questions 11–15
. You will hear the text only once.
You now have 25 seconds to study the questions.
(pause 25 seconds)
Now we begin.
A Lonely Job
Jane : Wherever have you been, Patrick? I haven’t seen you for months. Someone said you’d emigrated.
Patrick : Whoever told you that? I’ve been working on a weather research station on the Isle of Collett.
Jane : Where on earth is that?
Patrick : It’s a lump of rock about 100 miles north-west of Ireland.
Jane : Whatever did you do to pass the time?
Patrick : Fortunately I had my university thesis to work on. If I hadn’t had a pile of work to do, I’d have gone off my head.
Jane : Was there anything else to do?
Patrick : Well, if you were a bird watcher, it would be a paradise; but whenever I got tired of studying, I could only walk round the island – and that took me less than twenty minutes.
Jane : However did you stand it? If I’d been in your shoes I’d have taken the first boat back to civilization.
Patrick : Well, I needed some information for my research there, and they paid me, so I saved some money. Now I can have a short holiday before I start looking for a job.
Jane
: Have you finished your PhD already? I thought you had another year to do.
Patrick
: No, time flies, you know. As long as they don’t reject my thesis, I’ll be leaving for London next week.
Jane : If I were you, I’d go off to the Mediterranean or somewhere before starting work.
Patrick : No thanks, I’ll stay in London. I’ve had enough of the sea for a while. This is the end of the listening comprehension part. You have 1 minute to complete your answer.
Keys
Use of English |
|
| Item | Answer |
| 1 | a |
| 2 | it |
| 3 | an |
| 4 | V |
| 5 | to |
| 6 | yourself |
| 7 | V |
| 8 | V |
| 9 | of |
| 10 | V |
| 11 | which |
| 12 | not |
| 13 | V |
| 14 | V |
| 15 | to |
| 16 | a 50-dollar fine |
| 17 | live up to |
| 18 | got round to answering |
| 19 | you feel like having |
| 20 | are always complaining about |
| 21 | made the most |
| 22 | making enquiries into/ about |
| 23 | who/ that got me interested |
| 24 | was desperate to give |
| 25 | injury prevented him from playing |
| 26 | E |
| 27 | I |
| 28 | D |
| 29 | F |
| 30 | H |
| 31 | I |
| 32 | G |
| 33 | K |
| 34 | D |
| 35 | F |
| 36 | C |
| 37 | J |
| 38 | A |
| 39 | H |
| 40 | E |
Подсчёт баллов за все конкурсы
Listening – максимальное количество баллов 30. Задание проверяется по ключам. Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два.
Reading – максимальное количество баллов 40. Задание проверяется по ключам. Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два.
Use of English – максимальное количество баллов 50. Задание проверяется по ключам. В заданиях 1, 3, 4 каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. В задании 1 орфография не учитывается. В задании 2 каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 2 балла. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Орфография учитывается. Если дан грамматически правильный ответ, но в ответе допущены орфографические ошибки, ответ оценивается в 1 балл.
Writing – максимальное количество баллов 30. Задание оценивается по Критериям оценивания. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два. При подведении итогов баллы за все конкурсы суммируются. Максимальное количество баллов за все конкурсы – 30 + 40+ 50 +30 = 150.
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9-11 класс.
(Чтение) Reading - Time 20 min
You are going to read an extract from an autobiography. For questions 1-7, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Put your answers to the answer sheet below.
A Visit Home
Amid the swarming, clattering travellers, railway staff and suitcases, I saw the thick, dark eyebrows of my brother Guy lift by approximately one millimetre in greeting as I came down the steps of the footbridge and out into the station forecourt. Guy speaks like most men in the village we come from, i.e. not at all until he has spent five minutes considering whether there are other means of communication he can use instead. His favourites are the eyebrow-raise, the shrug, and the brief tilt of his chin; if he is feeling particularly emotional, he may perform all three together . That morning, as I worked my bags through the other passengers, he kept his eyebrows raised. Standing in his work clothes, he looked rather out of place, resembling a large, solitary rusty nail in the midst of, but apart from, the crowd of people: his steel-capped boots, battered, formless jacket and heavy stubble seemed to be causing many people to give him a wide berth , diverting their path to the exit rather than heading for it directly.
‘Hello, Guy’, I said.
‘Now then,’ he replied. ‘Give me one of your bags.’
‘Thank you,’ I said, and passed him a large bag.
‘Whatever have you got in here?’ he exclaimed.
My brother is appalled by indulgences such as luggage, although his exclamations are less aggressive than resignedly bemused. With Guy, you have to understand that when he asks what on earth you’ve got in a bag, it is a way of saying, ‘Hello, how are you?’
‘It’ll be the computer that’s heavy. And there are some books,’ I explained.
‘Books,’ he said wearily, shaking his head.
‘Sorry.’
‘Doesn’t matter,’ he said. ‘It’s not that heavy.’ He yanked the bag up onto his shoulder.
‘It’s nice to see you, Guy.’
Guy raised his eyebrows and chin five millimetres, and strode off towards the car park.
I felt relieved by his distracted, unemotional expression because it was usual: since he was a small child he had gone through much of life looking as if he was pondering the answer to a complex mathematical problem. But as I caught up with him and looked at him from the side, I noticed dark half-circles below his eyes.
‘Are you all right, then?’ I said.
He raised his eyebrow again, and blew out through pursed lips. He looked as if he were trying to pop the features off his face. Then he gave me the sort of consolation smile you give people when they’ve asked a stupid question, batted his lashy black-brown eyes and shrugged.
‘You look a bit worn out,’ I said.
‘I should think I do,’ he said. ‘I’ve been doing twelve-hour days on the farm since July. Sling your bags into the back of the van then.’
This was not as straightforward as he made it sound. He used the van as a workshop, storage unit and mobile home, and so as well as the usual driving-dregs of sweet wrappers and plastic bottles, there was farm equipment of an often surprising scale – straw bales, black polythene barrels, bundles of shovels and forks, metal toolboxes which were themselves almost as large as small cars, and other tools which I did not recognise or understand. Intermingled with that were random, inexplicable household articles: sofa cushions, half a dozen plant pots and a roll of carpets.
I gingerly balanced my bags on some boxes, and then walked round the van and climbed into the front passenger seat. Guy stamped down the accelerator and we shot out of the car park. Guy looked straight ahead into the traffic, lifted his eyebrows and moved his mouth in what may or may not have been a grin. As we drove through the city, I watched his face to try to catch his expression when the half-grin lapsed, but he just lost himself in nonchalant concentration on the other cars and vans around us. For something to do, I turned on the radio and began retuning it. This caused a very loud static noise to fill the cab, and Guy to jerk round in his seat, shouting, ‘Don’t fiddle with that radio.’
I snapped it off, and looked at him again. ‘Sorry’.
‘Never mind,’ he said. ‘It only plays one station and it takes me ages to get that. There are some CDs in the glove compartment. Put one of those on instead.’
I put a CD on but as we accelerated off at the bypass roundabout the music was drowned out by the engine noise anyway.
It takes only twenty minutes to drive through the hills to our village, but that day the journey seemed to take forever. Neither of us could think of anything to say to each other so Guy pretended to concentrate on the speed of his windscreen wipers which were keeping the driving rain off the windscreen so he could see the road ahead. I, on the other hand, leant my forehead against the side window, looking out at the scenery which was so familiar to me but was actually obliterated by the horizontal rain.
1. What aspect of Guy’s personality is the writer reinforcing when he says ‘if he is feeling particularly emotional, he may perform all three together’?
A His facial expressions are difficult to interpret.
B His speech is always backed up by non-verbal expressions.
C He is very controlled when expressing his feelings.
D He can give out conflicting messages about what he is thinking.
2. What is meant by many people giving Guy ‘a wide berth’ ?
A People were staring at him because of the way he looked.
B People were getting annoyed with him because he was in their way.
C People did not understand what he was doing there.
D People did not feel comfortable getting too close to him.
3. How does the writer feel when Guy complains about his bag?
A He knows he shouldn’t take the complaint seriously.
B He thinks Guy is making an unnecessary fuss.
C He wishes Guy had not greeted him with a complaint.
D He is embarrassed about bringing so much luggage.
4. As they walk towards the car park, the writer realises that
A he is not being sensitive enough about Guy’s situation.
B there is a change in Guy’s normal behaviour.
C Guy’s expression seems more worried than usual.
D he had more reason to be concerned about Guy than he initially thought.
5. What does the writer exaggerate when he is describing the back of the van?
A the combination of items
B the size of the items
C how old the items were
D how many items were unnecessary
6. Guy gets annoyed in the van because
A the radio doesn’t work properly.
B he prefers to listen to CDs.
C the radio made a terrible noise.
D his brother touched the radio.
7. What does the writer say about the journey in the van?
A He preferred to look out at the countryside rather than talk.
B He didn’t speak to Guy because the driving conditions were difficult.
C The fact that they travelled in silence seemed to make it longer.
D It was much slower than usual because of the weather.
Answer sheet
(Лексико-грамматическое задание) Use of English - Time 30 min
Task 1
For questions 11-20 match two parts of 10 idioms. There is one extra part in the second column. Put your answers to the answer sheet below.
To be as alike as | chalk and cheese |
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To be as different as | daughter |
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To be the apple of | the family |
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To be the black sheep of | the mice will play |
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To be tied to | thicker than water |
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To be your mother’s | two peas in a pod |
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Blood is | two sisters |
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Follow in | your father’s eye |
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Twist someone round | your father’s footsteps |
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While the cat’s away | your little finger |
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your mother’s apron strings |
Answer sheet
Task 2
For questions 1-10 read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or В) fits the space best. Example: (0) just. Put your answers to the answer sheet below.
On the other hand?
We left-handed people lack collective pride. We (0) just t ry to get by, in our clumsy way. We make (1) ______ demands and we avoid a fuss. I used to say whenever someone watched me sign my name and remarked that he or she was also left-handed: “You and me and Leonardo da Vinci!” That was a weak joke, (2) ________ it contained my often unconscious desire to belong to Left Pride , a social movement that (3) _____ far doesn’t exist but I hope may one day come. There are many false stories about the left-handed (4) ______ circulation: for example, a few decades ago someone wrote that Picasso was left-handed, and others kept repeating it, but the proof is all (5) ______ the contrary. The great genius Einstein is often still claimed as one of ours, also (6) ____ proof. And sadly there is also no truth in the myth that the left-handed tend to be smarter and more creative.
(7) _____ the amount of research that has been carried out, researchers in the field still find it hard to decide precisely what we mean by left-handed. Apparently a third of those who write with their left hand throw a ball with their right. (8) ____, those using their right hand for writing rarely throw with their left. A difficult skill that becomes crucial at a most impressionable age, writing defines (9) _____ you will call yourself. I have never used scissors, baseball bat, hockey stick or computer mouse with anything but my right; (10) _____ so, I think I’m left-handed as does everyone else.
some | little | |||||||
while | still | even |
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this | ||||||||
under |
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despite | without | lacking | beyond |
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Although | However | Nevertheless | Despite |
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However | Whereas | Despite | Unlike |
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what | this | which |
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more |
Предлагаю вам задания всероссийской олимпиады школьного тура по английскому языку для 9 класса с таблицей правильных ответов к ним.
Тренировочные тесты можно применять на занятии в 9 классе, предоставив ученикам возможность лучше понять и обновить в памяти ранее изученные темы, а также определить, насколько хорошо учащиеся подготовлены к олимпиаде.
1. Choose the best answer for each sentence
You _______ come here again or I’ll report you to the police!
- А) shouldn’t to
- Б) ‘d better not
- В) oughtn’t to
2. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting one of the modal verbs expressing the absence of necessity.
You _____ a ticket. I had an extra one just in case.
- А) needn"t have bought
- Б) didn"t need to buy
- В) needn"t to buy
- Г) didn"t have to buy
3. Choose the most appropriate modal verb for each sentence.
You wait in another room, please.
- А) must
- Б) would
- В) shall
4. Choose the most appropriate answer expressing request
Buying two loaves of bread on your way home?
- А) would you mind
- Б) would you
- В) will you mind
5. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting one of the modal verbs expressing the absence of necessity.
There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You _____ buy any.
- А) needn"t
- Б) don"t need to
- В) don"t have to
6. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.
The sign says, “No parking”. That means you _______ to leave your car here.
- А) mustn’t
- Б) cannot
- В) don"t have to
7. Choose the most appropriate modal verb for each sentence.
You_____ leave this house immediately.
- А) must
- Б) would
- В) are
8. Choose the most appropriate answer expressing request
Would you mind if I _________ your dictionary for an hour or so?
- А) would borrow
- Б) will borrow
- В) borrowed
9. Choose the correct modal verb:
She________________ leave home at eight every morning.
- А) have to
- Б) has to
- В) must
- Г) need
10. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting one of the modal verbs expressing the absence of necessity.
We _____ waited, they didn’t come.
- А) didn"t need to
- Б) didn"t have to
- В) needn"t have
11. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting one of the modal verbs expressing the absence of necessity. Note that in some sentences more than one variant is possible.
He _____ ________ yesterday, so he went to the movies with us.
- А) didn’t have to study
- Б) didn’t need to study
- В) needn"t study
- Г) needn"t have studied
12. Choose the correct form of the verb:
She wouldn"t have yawned the whole day if she _______ late last night.
- А) doesn"t stay up
- Б) didn"t stay up
- В) Hadn"t stayed up
13. Choose the most appropriate modal verb for each sentence.
You_____ stay in your room because I say so.
- А) should
- Б) would
- В) will
14. Choose the best answer for each sentence
You ________ pack too much or you will have to take it out at the airport!
- А) had not better
- Б) better not
- В) had better not
15. Choose the best answer for each sentence
My mother isn’t feeling well, so I told her that she ______ to the doctor.
- А) ought
- Б) ought go
- В) ought to go
16. Choose the most appropriate answer to express strong probability, expectation or logical assumption.
I can’t find my car keys. I _______ them in my office.
- А) should leave
- Б) must have left
- В) ought to have left
17. Choose the most appropriate answer to express strong probability, expectation or logical assumption.
They live in a very big house. They _______ rich.
- А) must be
- Б) are
- В) should be
18. Choose the correct modal verb:
You ________________ come to work in time.
- А) have to
- Б) has to
- В) must
- Г) need
19. Choose the most appropriate modal verb for each sentence.
Children, why are you still watching TV?
You_____go to bed!
- А) shall
- Б) would
- В) must
20. Choose the most appropriate answer expressing request
You open the window, please?
- А) can’t
- Б) will
- В) could
Ответы к всероссийской олимпиаде по английскому языку 9 класс
В этой таблице представленны ответы на примеры заданий по английскому языку к школьному этапу всеройссийской олимпиады
| Номер задания | Правильный ответ |
| 1 | Б |
| 2 | А |
| 3 | Б |
| 4 | А |
| 5 | А |
| 6 | Б |
| 7 | А |
| 8 | В |
| 9 | Б |
| 10 | В |
| 11 | АБ |
| 12 | В |
| 13 | В |
| 14 | В |
| 15 | В |
| 16 | Б |
| 17 | А |
| 18 | В |
| 19 | В |
| 20 | В |