Итоговая
контрольная работа по английскому языку
Form 10
Name___________________________________
Date
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I.
Listening.
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите
соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A-F и утверждениями,
данными в списке 1-7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное
соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.
Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
Which speaker says
that …
1. friendship is a great
thing?
2. he has very few
friends?
3. his friend is so dear
to him?
4. friends are stealers of
time?
5. animals can be friends,
too?
6. a bosom friend makes
your life happier?
7. friends must help each
other?
Говорящий
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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Утверждение
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II.
Reading.
1. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А1-А6. В каждом задании
обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами
варианту ответа.
New Yorkers used to see the graffiti on the walls of poor
neighbourhoods and subway trains as an example of young people rebellion. The
slogans were seen as aggressive, the work of vandals seeking to express their
identities or even make a political point. Up to the 1970s, most New Yorkers
hated graffiti.
Since those days, graffiti has changed a lot and it is not
longer found only in the subway and in the poor areas of the city. Nowadays, it
has the status of “street art” and you get graffiti in places where you would
not expect to – in advertisements, on clothes, on toys, and even on the Wall
Street Journal’s official website! In the early 1980s, there was a real craze
for graffiti art and the sophisticated Manhattan art world had displays of
street art in its galleries. Then trend was short-lived – until the arrival of
hip-hop music in the late 80s.
In her book, Subway Art, Martha Cooper says,
“Graffiti came back with hip-hop music and people are now appreciating it for
its style, which they couldn’t back then, because they couldn’t get beyond the
vandalism thing.” Hip-hop was originally black music, sung by young African
Americans from the poor, run-down districts of American cities. When it
suddenly got to the top of the American music charts, hip-hop culture was
spread, bringing graffiti with it.
Today companies are starting to use the appeal of graffiti
in advertising. Kel Rodriguez, who used to spray New York subway trains, was
the artist chosen to design the Wall Street Journal’s website and it is
obviously done in graffiti style.
Many of this new wave of artists give lectures on
developments in the art. Lee Quinones is having a lot of success in Europe and
feels that European galleries and museums are more open to this art form. “They
want to support an artist as he develops,” comments Quinones, who can get up to
$10,000 for his paintings. Indeed, the Groninger Museum in Holland is one of
the few museums in the world that displays and recognizes graffiti as an art
form.
Another artist, Blade, has his own website devoted only to
the world of graffiti. This website has ‘a page’ where Blade sells things with
his own original designs all over the world – everything from baseball caps to
yo-yos! Leonard McGurr, a street artist for 25 years, went from painting subway
trains to designing and marketing graffiti-inspired clothes for young people.
“Graffiti has been a story of survival,” he says. “There’s a way to benefit
from your work without spoiling public property.”
A1 According to the article, people did not like
graffiti because…
1
nobody understood it.
2
it made cities ugly.
3
it considered to be the work of hooligans.
A2 Nowadays people’s attitude towards graffiti is …
1
not as bad as it used to be.
2
worse than before.
3
the same as in the past.
A3 What do graffiti and hip-hop have in common
according to the article?
1
They are both illegal.
2
They are both examples of political views.
3
They came from similar background.
A4 What is said in the article about graffiti
artists?
1
Most of them moved to Europe.
2
Some of them are treated as respected artists.
3
They haven’t learnt how to draw properly.
A5 Lee Quinones thinks that graffiti is more
popular in Europe because…
1
graffiti artists can make money more easily there.
2
graffiti is taken more seriously there.
3
European museums and galleries have more space for graffiti as an art
form.
A6 Some graffiti artists make money by…
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painting subway trains.
2
selling painted street walls.
3
selling products with graffiti design on them.
2. In
Britain today, more and more young people want to be independent and live apart
from their parents.
1. Which of the following
problems are discussed in the article?
1. For teenagers leaving home is
a route to independence.
2. For many young people leaving
home may cause a lot of problems.
3. Most young people hope to have
their own house or flat.
4. Teenagers leave home in search
of more exciting lives.
5. A lot of teenagers want to run
away from their homes, which are overcrowded and unhappy.
6. Young people who study away
from home get help from their parents.
7. Unemployment among
home-leavers is a problem.
WHAT MAKES OUR
CHILDREN LEAVE HOME?
ABOUT 20% of British teenagers
leave home after the age of 16. Some of them are students. They get help from
the government (grants) or their parents to study away from home but they go
back home during their holidays, so they have not really left.
MOST of the 20% leave home
because they want to get work and experience of the world. However,
accommodation is a big problem. Sometimes young people share flats, but most
young people have to live in bedsitters that are rooms you sleep and live in.
Some bedsitters have washinf and cooking facilities.
SOMETIMES, young people live in
empty houses. This is called squatting. There are also hostels for the
homeless. The main problems are loneliness, getting a job and being able to do
the washing and cooking. In Britain, however, it is natural for children to
leave home. In fact, only 9% of people aged over 65 live with their children
and many older parents who cannot look after themselves have to live in old
people’s homes.
2. Choose the correct ending.
1. Squatting
is…
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2. A grant is…
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3. Accommodation is…
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a) when a
person lives alone
b) when a
person is homeless
c) when a
person lives in an empty house
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a) pocket money
b) financial help from government
c) financial help from parents
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a) some job
b) some place to live
c) being a student
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III.
Grammar.
1.
Fill in the articles with geographical names where
necessary:
1….…Lake Superior is one of the
Five Great Lakes in ……..USA.
2…….England is washed by ……..Straits
of Dover.
3…….Alps is the best place for
skiing for millions of tourists and famous sportsmen.
4. Can you show ….…Australia on
the map?
5…….. Everest has been conquered
by some of the alpinists.
6. He took part in the expedition
across …….. Gobi Desert.
2. Прочитайте отрывок из журнальной статьи. Заполните пропуски B2
– B8 словами LIKE
или AS.
B2 ________ their parents forty years ago, young
people today say, “Our parents don’t understand us. They treat us B3 _______
babies! ‘Don’t speak to me B4 _______ that!’ – is the only expression
they know.” B5 ______ their parents did many years ago, a lot of parents
today complain that their children never listen to them, “Talking to them is B6
________ talking to the wall.” B7 _______ the results of the survey
show, all the British teenagers today want to earn money and be independent of
their parents. Prof. Barton, who organised the survey, admits at the same time
that British teenagers, B8 _______ many young people in other industrial
countries, have a great deal of independence nowadays.
IV.
Cultural awareness.
For statements 1-7, decide
which of them are TRUE and which of them are FALSE. Tick the
necessary box
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TRUE
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FALSE
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1.
In Britain you can’t get your ears pierced without your parents’
permission if you are 15.
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2.
In Britain you can get married before you can get a driving licence.
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3.
In Britain you can’t buy fireworks until you are 16.
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4.
In Britain at the age of 13 you can’t go to prison.
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5.
In Britain you can’t buy a pet without your parents’ consent if you
are under the age of 12.
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6.
In Britain you are considered to be an adult when you are 17.
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7.
In Britain you can smoke at any age.
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Listening
Speaker A
I don't see
any reason to have friends. When you really need help, they simply run away and
don't care for you
anymore. At the same time they insist on your helping them in everything,
spending time with them, listening to them, lending them money... I'd better do
something for myself instead of hanging around with
them throwing my good money on tins of beer.
Speaker B
I
don't think I can call those boys my son's friends. They come to our place so
often because of my being
an important person in this little town, because we have a better VCR, because
we use the Internet unlimitedly,
because of our being better off. But they seldom invite him to their parties or
streetball matches. They never help him with his problems which he has as a
newcomer. This is only an illusion of friendship, but I don’t know what I can do about it.
Speaker A
I am not very social, that's a mere fact. I don’t have dozens of
friends. So what? I had only one friend when I was at school, but it was the
friend I could confess to, could rely upon. I would not need another one, but Andie died in a car accident five
years ago. For a long time I had nobody to talk to but my parents and my younger sister. But now I have another
friend. We have come through a few things together and I know that Lynn is a friend indeed.
Speaker D
If you want my opinion, I really believe that friendship
is the best thing in the world. Friendship gives you support and understanding. Friends rarely
quarrel or fight, they discuss problems they have and get along very well. Having a friend is much
better than having a brother or a sister. Siblings often rival for their parents' love, struggle for the
computer, count who has got more sweets... Disgusting!
Speaker E
I wish I had a real friend. Only one! My life would be
much happier, much brighter then. We'd walk together, share our secret thoughts, our problems with
parents and schoolmates. We'd help each other with homework and could share
books, hobbies and interests. We'd listen to music together, speak about
singers, groups and styles, and maybe we'd
visited a rock festival. We'd visit London and what not!
Speaker F
I'm a happy person, I have a loyal friend in whom, I'm sure, beats a loving heart. He always feels my mood, and if I am sad, he is sure to
be sad, too. When I have a wish to walk, he is always ready. I'm sure he'll never
tell my secrets to anyone. Dogs can't talk, you know. But they can make great
friends. The more I know dogs, the stronger I believe they are wonderful
friends and companions.
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