The 11th grade
Practice exams
the 1st variant
Listening
Listen to the radio programme about the Thanksgiving Day in the United States and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 _____ Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Thursday in November.
2 _____ The early colonists arrived in America in the early seventeenth century.
3 _____ The first thing the colonists learnt was to grow crops.
4 _____ The first colonists had problems with native Indians.
5 _____ Indians helped the settlers to learn to fish and hunt.
6 _____ The settlers didn’t feel happy about the crops they gathered in the autumn.
7 _____ For Thanksgiving Day today American families prepare roast beef.
8 _____ Because of Thanksgiving Day children have five free days from school.
Total: 8\___
Grammar and vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the words from the box
beneficial phenomena innocent intricacies landscape
This artist newer painted people, he adored nature and became famous for his …
I think learning English is very …
People around understand the … of the problem, but can’t do nothing.
The terrorist that killed thousands of … people deserved a very hard punishment.
A good understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural … .
___________ 2. _____________ 3. ____________ 4. ___________ 5. ____________
Circle the best alternatives
I’ve been learning English since/by my childhood.
Most languages will disappear/disappeared soon from our planet.
The girl I’ve met in the shop had beautiful gold/golden hair.
He believed/is believed to have been very rich.
If I were you I would joined/joined the sport club.
Total: 10\___
READING
Match the topics (A - G) with the paragraphs (1 - 6). There is one extra topic.
A. CAR RACE С. FAVOURITE TOY E. HELPFUL MACHINE G. UNUSUAL CAR
B. REAL PLEASURE D. SERIOUS PROBLEMS F. DIFFERENT TOYS
Things boys play with are not like objects girls play with. Boys often have more freedom to run about and they get guns, train sets, toy trucks and toy cars. Electronic games are very popular among young boys. Toys for girls are much quieter and more passive. Young girls often get things like dolls, dresses, and pictures to color.
"Teddies" are an important part of British culture. Most people in Britain have a teddy bear when they are young, and most people are very fond of their special bear, even when they are 30 or 40 years old! Many famous people like film stars or pop stars or politicians collect "teddies". These people have donated their old friends to the teddy bear museum which is in Stratford-on-Avon in England. Many tourists go to this place, because it is the birthplace of Shakespeare, but they often love the teddy bear museum more.
Computer games are a multimillion dollar industry, but people who really enjoy games are not satisfied with playing against the computer. They want to play against real people and most computer games allow you to do that just by joining up with other players on the Internet. Regular players say that this is where their true enjoyment of games can be found. With some games up to 60 people can take part. It's a good way to meet people and it gives you something to talk about.
The big American company General Motors has developed a vehicle that uses the power of the sun instead of petrol. The vehicle is called Sunraycer which means "ray of the sun" + "racer". Sunraycer has just taken part in a race against 25 solar-powered vehicles. Sunraycer covered the great distance in 45 hours at a speed of 41 miles an hour at temperatures as high as 48°C. It is certainly the car of the future.
5. Computers are a great technological invention of the 20th century. Their advantages are numerous yet much can be said against them. The main disadvantage of computers is that looking at a screen for long periods of time is bad for the eyes, and sitting on a chair for hours is not healthy. Also, people who use computers have a tendency to become anti-social and stay at home. The strongest argument against the use of computers is that the more jobs which are done by computers, the less are done by people.
6. Thirty years ago few people realized that computers were about to become part of our everyday lives. This short period of time has seen great changes in business, education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to do in past, are now carried out in minutes. Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents were with pencils and exercise books and they don't worry about mistakes having a computer.
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Total: 12\___
WRITING
Fill in an application form with short statement to give reasons why you should be chosen to be a part of a team.
Application Form
Date__________________
Name _____________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________
Date of birth _______________________ Sex: male\female (underline)
Nationality _________________________
What foreign languages do you speak\read _______________________________
What are your best qualities? ___________________________________________________________________
How do you react in dangerous\stressful situations? _________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Can you communicate well with other people?______________________________
How do you work best: on tour own, in pairs, in a team? ___________________________________________________________________
Signature ___________
Total: 10\___
The 11th grade
Practice exams
the 2nd variant
Listening
Listen to the radio programme about the Thanksgiving Day in the United States and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 _____ Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
2 _____ The early colonists arrived in America in the early seventeenth century.
3 _____ The first thing the colonists learnt was to grow crops.
4 _____ The first colonists had problems with health.
5 _____ Indians helped the settlers to learn to fish and hunt.
6 _____ The settlers didn’t feel happy about the crops they gathered in the autumn.
7 _____ For Thanksgiving Day today American families prepare roast beef.
_____ Because of Thanksgiving Day children have five free days from school.
Total: 8\___
Grammar and vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the words from the box
affect tested elusive minor crime fluently
The … idea of the picture is difficult to understand.
He speaks Chinese …
Unconventional lifestyle some people often … the values of young people.
Street vandalism is an example of … that may lead to serious problems with police.
The theory will be … by computer program.
___________ 2. _____________ 3. ____________ 4. ___________ 5. ____________
Choose the best alternatives
She is wearing a silk/silky dress.
He was said/is said to have robbed a bank.
We visited -/the Egypt last summer.
A lot of wild animals were killed/killed by illegal hunters.
Have you ever visited/Were you visiting London?
Total: 10\___
READING
Read the text and choose the best ending.
TEA-LEAVES
Many years ago people didn’t know about tea in European countries. Many people didn’t even know the word tea, though tea was very popular in the East.
Once a young sailor came back from India. He returned from a far-away country and brought his mother a gift. He brought her a box of tea. The old woman didn’t know anything about tea, but she liked the smell, and invited all her friends to come and try it.
When her guests arrived, she invited them to the dining table. The old woman treated them to cakes and fruit and tea-leaves.
When the sailor entered the room and saw a big plate filled with tea-leaves, he understood everything. He smiled when he saw his mother’s friends eating tea-leaves with butter and salt. They pretended the liked in, but it was clear they didn’t enjoy eating the leaves. “Where is the tea, Mother?” the sailor asked. His mother pointed to the plate in the middle of the table. “No, this is only the leaves of the tea,” the sailor said. “Where is the water?”
“The water!” his mother said. “I threw the water away, of course.”
Many years ago people in Europe
a) liked tea b) didn’t like tea c) didn’t know about tea
2. People drank tea
a) in Europe b) in the East c) in Africa
3. A young sailor came back from
a) Asia b) India c) Canada
4. He brought his mother
a) a box of sweet b) a box of tea c) a box of coffee
5. The old woman
a) didn’t know anything about tea b) didn’t like tea c) didn’t want to drink tea
6. She invited her friends
a) to look at tea b) to try tea c) to smell tea
7. The old woman treated them to
a) sweets b) tea-leaves c) apple-pies
8. The guests
a) played with tea-leaves b) ate tea-leaves c) looked at tea-leaves
9. The guests
a) liked tea-leaves b) didn’t like tea-leaves c) took tea-leaves home
10. The sailor’s mother
a) drank the water b) threw the water away c) gave the water to her guests
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Total: 10\___
WRITING
Fill in an application form with short statement to give reasons why you should be chosen to be a part of a team.
Application Form
Date__________________
Name _____________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________
Date of birth _______________________ Sex: male\female (underline)
Nationality _________________________
What foreign languages do you speak\read _______________________________
What are your best qualities? ___________________________________________________________________
How do you react in dangerous\stressful situations? _________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Can you communicate well with other people?______________________________
How do you work best: on tour own, in pairs, in a team? ___________________________________________________________________
Signature ___________
The experience of a lifetime.
We are looking for ten people from different regions to take part in TV project Desert Island. Being part of a team you will have to live in a hard living conditions with no contacts for a mounth.
Write and tell us why you are the person we are looking for?
Apply to Desert Island bow.
Contact Jim Fraser for Details.
Total: 10\___
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