You have received a letter from your English -speaking
pen-friend Mary who writes:
…At the lessons of biology we are studying different plants
native to a certain area. Could you tell me which trees are the most wide
spread in Russia?
As for our news, we are in
Scotland. What a relaxing place it is! I wish I could describe how beautiful
the local lochs are…
Write a letter to Mary.
In your letter:
• answer her questions
• ask 3 questions about her holiday in Scotland
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Ann who writes:
…At school I won an annual prize for the best research into the
culture of a foreign country…
As for our news, we decided to
move into a house in a new neighbourhood which is considered the best in our
city…
Write a letter to Ann.
In your letter:
• congratulate Ann
• ask 3 questions about her new house
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
…At school we play rugby and basketball. Could you tell me what
sport games you and your classmates play?
As for my family news, my
sister Jane entered Oxford University…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his sister Jane
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
..My friends and I are planning to come to Moscow for a week in
January. Could you tell me what the weather is like in Moscow at this time of
the year and what clothes we should take?
As for my news, last Friday I
went to the Globe Theatre…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his visit to the Globe Theatre
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
..My friends and I are doing a project about professions which
are in great demand. Could you tell me about occupations which are the most
important to your mind?
As for my news, my Grandpa
came to visit us…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his Grandpa’s visit
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Ann who writes:
…At school we are carrying out a survey on generation gap. Tell
me please if there are any problems between your parents and you? What about
your friends?
As for my news, my parents
presented me with a book about English traditional cooking…
Write a letter to Ann.
In your letter:
• answer her questions
• ask 3 questions about cooking
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
…I got interested in rap. What is your attitude to it? What
about your friends?
I began learning to play the
guitar…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his music lessons
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
…My friends and I decided to do a project about people’s
hobbies. Have you got any hobbies? What about your friends?
My brother Jack got ill…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his brother’s illness
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
…In yesterday’s magazine I saw a picture of St. Basil’s
Cathedral. It struck me greatly. Are there any other beautiful cathedrals in
Moscow?
We decided to make a swimming
pool…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his new swimming pool
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend
Paul who writes:
…The other day I saw a TV programme on tornadoes and got
interested in them. I decided to make a report on natural disasters of the
world. Could you tell me what natural disasters may happen in Russia?
I have got a niece. She was
born two days ago. Now I’m an uncle…
Write a letter to Paul.
In your letter:
• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his niece
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
You have received a letter from your friend who needs your
advice. He writes:
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…And now I have a rather big sum of money.
I don’t want to waste it on useless things. So, I need your advice.
I’ve been dreaming of
two things for a long time: a good computer, maybe a notebook, or a trip to a
foreign country. The problem is I like both ideas and I cannot make up my
mind.
What would you do if
you were me?
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Compare your friend’s two choices and explain which one you
think he should make. Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
Write 100—150 words.
You have received a letter from your pen friend Jenny who
writes:
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…There are a lot of problems in our life
nowadays. Certainly, this ruins our health. So we must be careful to our
health. It is important to eat healthy food and do it regularly. From food we
get all vitamins and microelements necessary for our body to feel well. It is
also very important to go in for sport. Sport and physical exercises make us
strong and help us to keep fit.
What do you do to be
healthy? What food do you eat? How much exercising do you do? What activities help you to be fit?
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Write a letter to Jenny. In your letter express your opinion on
the problem of staying healthy and answer the questions.
Write 100—150 words.
You have 30 minutes to do this task.
You have received a letter from your
English-speaking pen friend David.
...My mother complains that I am
lazy and don’t help her much. Do you or your friends often help your
parents? How? What duties does every member of you family have in the
house? ...
Write him a letter and answer
his 3 questions.
Write 80–100 words. Remember
the rules of letter writing.
You havе rеcеivеd a lеttеr from your
English-spеaking pеn-friеnd Stuart
who writеs: …
Last weekend my cousin taught me how to cook Indian food. It was
great! I love Indian food! What national cuisine do you prefer and why? What
are some of your favourite dishes? What can you cook?... Guess what! I’m
planning to go to a cooking camp for teenagers during the spring break… Writе a lеttеr to
Stuart.
In your lеtter: answer his questions; ask 3
questions about the cooking camp for teenagers. Write 100–140 words. Remember
the rules of letter writing.
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I. Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте
слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами после номеров 1 – 7 так, чтобы они
грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными
словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы1–7.
Tourism in Britain
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Every year more than eleven million
tourists visit Britain. In fact, tourism is an 1________________ industry,
employing thousands of people.
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IMPORTANCE
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Most 2________________ come in the
summer months when they can expect good weather.
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VISIT
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Tourists 3________________ spend a few
days in London, then go on to other well-known cities.
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USUAL
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Perhaps the least visited places in
England are old 4________________ towns.
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INDUSTRY
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But many people think that
nineteenth-century cities show the 5________________ of Britain.
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REAL
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The 6________________ of the past is to
be still seen in their old streets.
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GREAT
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The cheap, concrete buildings of the
1960s look old and dirty, but for the 7________________ tourists these cities
are full of life and colour.
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ADVENTURE
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II.
Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные
заглавными буквами после номеров 1 – 8 так, чтобы они грамматически
соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.
Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1 – 8.
Albert Einstein, a Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
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Albert Einstein was born on March 14,
1879, in Ulm, Germany. His interest in science 1________________ when he was
only five years old.
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BEGIN
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His father gave him a magnetic compass.
Looking at it, the young Albert wanted to know why the needle
2________________.
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MOVE
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In 1902, after graduating from the
university, Einstein took a job in the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. In 1909,
at the age of thirty, Einstein 3________________ his job at the Patent Office
and began his lifelong career in the academic world.
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LEAVE
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His genius was recognized, and in 1921
he 4________________ the Nobel Prize in physics.
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GIVE
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In 1933, when Adolf Hitler came into
power, Einstein and his 5________________ wife moved to the USA.
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TWO
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He 6________________ a professor at
Princeton University where he remained until his death in 1955.
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BECOME
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Shortly before his death he wrote and
signed the
Russell-Einstein Manifesto, 7________________ the people of the world about
the danger of nuclear catastrophe. Albert Einstein is remembered as the
scientist in the world. His theories have changed science
forever.
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WARN
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It is generally thought that Albert
Einstein is the greatest theoretical physicist who ever
8__________________________.
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LIVE
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III. Прочитайте
текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1 – 7. Эти номера
соответствуют заданиям 1 – 7, в которых представлены возможные
варианты ответов (А, Б, В, Г).
Установите соответствие номера пропуска варианту ответа.
Alaska
The first
Europeans to visit what is now called Alaska were Russian sailors led by
Captain Bering. The 1 ______ was funded by Russian czar Peter
the Great. In 1728 Bering and his crew 2 ______ through the
strait that is now named after him, between the easternmost part of
Asia and the westernmost part of the Americas. Their journey 3 ______
that Asia was not connected to North America; however, due to the heavy fog,
they never actually saw the nearby land of North America. In 1741 Bering headed
further south, landing on tiny Kayak Island off the 4 ______
of what is now the southeastern part of the state.
In the
1780s and 1790s Russians began small colonies, first on Kodiak Island and later
on the mainland. In 1799 the Russian-American Company was established to 5 ______
Russian interests. For the next 68 years the company provided the only form of
government for the European colonists, 6 ______ never numbered
more than a few hundred. The Russians ruled the 7 ______ until
the late 1860s, when they sold it to the United States for $7.2 million
dollars.
The 8 ______
of gold in 1896 in the Yukon Territory started a huge gold rush that brought
thousands of settlers.
1. A) travel;
Б) trip; В) journey; Г)
expedition
2. A)
paddled; Б) sailed; В) travelled; Г) rowed
3. A)
proved; Б) convinced; В) persuaded; Г)
appeared
4. A) bank; Б) beach; В) shore; Г)
sea-side
5. A) look
after; Б) look at; В) look for; Г) look
away
6. A) which;
Б) whose; В) what; Г) who
7. A)
country; Б) area; В) ground; Г) earth
8. A)
discovery; Б) detection; В) exploration; Г)
innovation
I. Прочитайте
приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами
после номеров 1 – 7 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию
текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует
отдельному заданию из группы1–7.
California
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Nicknamed the “Golden State”, California
is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The
1________________ of gold and
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DISCOVER
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the immigration in 1849 of thousands of
gold diggers in search of the 2________________ metal helped California’s
admittance into the Union in 1850.
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VALUE
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Today, California, land of
3________________ redwoods, has the highest population of any state in the
country.
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MARVEL
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It is also America’s main
4________________ state,
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AGRICULTURE
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which is 5________________ known for its
avocados and grapes.
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SPECIAL
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It is also the home of Hollywood, the
center of America’s movie 6________________.
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BUSY
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However, not everyone wants to move to
California. In recent years forest fires, floodings and earthquakes have left
thousands of people 7________________.
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HOME
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II.
Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными
буквами после номеров 1 – 8 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали
содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск
соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1 – 8.
Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Albert Schweitzer is known throughout
the world for his missionary work in Africa. He was born on January 14, 1875
in Alsace, which was part of Germany and 1________________ Part of France
after World War I.
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LATE
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He was a talented person and by the age of
thirty, 2________________ as an author, a lecturer, and a musician.
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KNOW
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It was at this time that he learned of
the great need of medical doctors in Africa. He decided to become a doctor of
medicine. In 1913, Doctor Schweitzer and his wife 3________________ for
Africa.
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LEAVE
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The morning after the Schweitzers
arrived, they started to treat their patients in an old farmhouse. However, a
new hospital building 4________________ with the help and the trust of the
African people.
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BUILD
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Their work was interrupted by World War
I. Only in 1924, Dr. Schweitzer was finally able to return to Lambarene to
rebuild the hospital. When Mrs. Schweitzer came back to Africa in 1929, the
hospital was much 5________________.
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LARGE
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There was a 6________________ staff of
doctors and nurses.
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GROW
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In 1953 Dr. Schweitzer 7________________
the Nobel Peace Prize.
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GIVE
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He was grateful, but said, “No man has
the right to pretend that he 8________________ enough for the cause of peace
or declare himself satisfied.”
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WORK
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III. Прочитайте
текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1 – 7. Эти номера
соответствуют заданиям 1 – 7, в которых представлены возможные
варианты ответов (А, Б, В, Г). Установите соответствие номера пропуска варианту
ответа.
The First Day at School
Do you
remember your first day at school? It was probably 1 ____
confusing. Now, to 2 ____ this confusion, many primary schools
in England have a special teacher who welcomes new pupils. She is 3 ____
a reception class teacher. The children are 4 ____ with the
idea of school and if they have been good, they can’t understand why they have
to go to school. They imagine that school is optional. When the
child goes to school on his first day and watches his mother leaving he thinks
that she is deserting him. The teacher must 5 ____ him that at
the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home. The children are
not the only people that are disturbed by going to school. The teacher
sometimes has as much difficulty in 6 ____ with the mothers.
They hang around and dislike leaving the child without their protection.
The best
way to 7 ____ with the situation is to get the child used to
the idea of school. Before the beginning of term, the mother should take her
child to see the teacher and to look 8 ____ the school. The
first day should be something to emphasize the regularity of
school.
1. А) enough;
Б) rarely; В) rather; Г) equally
2. A)
escape; Б) defeat; В) beat; Г) avoid
3. A) named;
Б) called; В) said; Г) told
4. A)
afraid; Б) threatened; В) endangered; Г) risked
5. A)
convince; Б) prove; В) explain; Г)
announce
6. A)
managing; Б) guiding; В) coping; Г)
handling
7. A) face; Б) deal; В) touch; Г)
consider
8. A)
through; Б) about; В) after; Г) round
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