10 –11 th form
- Listening (10 points)
Time: 15
minutes
Choose a, b, c or d,
which fits best according to the text.
1. The tour starts ... .
a) in the centre
b) in the old town square
c) near the church
2. The tour probably takes place in ... .
a) January b) July c) October
3. The monument to Jan Hus is in the ... of the
square.
a) centre
b) eastern part
c) northern part
4. The monument to Jan Hus was built in ... .
a) 1346
b) the fifteenth century
c) the twentieth century
5. How many churches do they see during the tour?
a) Two b) Three c) Four
6. ... was used in the film "Amadeus".
a) The theatre
b) The market
c) The small church
7. It was used in the film because ... .
a) it hasn't changed
b) it's beautiful
c) it has good acoustics
8. The independence was announced in . .
a) 1346
b) the fifteenth century
c) 1918
9. The Community House ... .
a) has good acoustics
b) was used in the film
c) has a famous cafe
10. The church is very popular
with the ... .
a) tourists
b) citizens
c) spectators
- Reading (20 points)
Time: 20
minutes
Task 1
1)
Read the text twice and do the following tasks.
Thirty years ago my family were one of the lucky ones
and went on holiday, once a year for a week. They went every year to the nearest
seaside resort where there were a few traditionally run hotels, a beach, a
little town and that was it. Today tourism is big business throughout the world
and our expectations and life styles have greatly changed.
There are those people, especially environmentalists,
who see the growth of tourism as a disaster for the environment as well as
local cultures. Tourism has often meant huge hotel complexes, swimming pools,
pollution and overcrowding that has destroyed many beautiful places. This has
been the case on the Costa del Sol in Spain, which has been literally invaded
by tourists for the past few decades. As the tourists start to look for more
exotic places to go on holiday, the problem with protecting yet unspoiled areas
in, for example, South East Asia, Central America and Africa grows.
Many
of us have laughed at the documentary film that shows an American tourist group
on a sightseeing tour in Norway. Whenever the guide points out a local sight of
interest someone on the bus notices a McDonald's or another American Company on
the other side of the bus, and everyone's attention is drawn to that. This is a
good example of how many people, who go abroad on holiday, are actually more
interested in familiar surroundings than discovering the local culture. As a
result, travel companies try to make the resorts look as much as possible like
the environment the tourists are used to.
Yet the growth of tourism has
opened up parts of the world and enabled travellers to go to places they could
only have dreamed of thirty years ago. The meeting of different cultures in
this way has led to a greater mixture of cultures and habits. Take food for
example: Italian dishes such as spaghetti are nowadays eaten
all over the world.
On a more serious level,
foreign tourists bring in much needed foreign investment and this can help that
country buy equipment and goods from abroad. In this way tourism is good for an
area country.
True or False
1. The narrator's family usualy went on holiday to resorts twice a year.
A. True B. False
2. Now tourists try to find more exotic places for a holiday.
A. True B. False
3. Some people think that the growth of tourism has been harmful to nature.
A. True B. False
4. Many tourists on a holiday abroad laugh at Mc Donald's or other American
companies.
A. True B. False
5. Costa del Sol in Spain hadn't been a
popular tourist place until a few decades ago.
A. True B.
False
6. Tourism has led to the
disappearance
of many cultures.
A. True B.
False
7. Travel companies cry to make the resorts look different from the environment
the tourists are
used to.
A. True B.
False
8. Tourism
is often the most important source of investment for developing
countries.
A. True B.
False
Give the open answer to the
question given the heroine of the second text: «What
went wrong?» (not more than 5 sentences).
3. Use of English (30 points)
Time: 25 minutes
Task
l
Choose
the right variant from a), b), c) or d).
1. Have you ever visited other
countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and France.
a) was c) had been,
b) have been d) would be
2. I feel really
tired. We ... to the party last night and have just returned home.
a)went c)
had seen
b)has gone d)
was going
3.When the bus stopped in the small square, Helen … her magazine and
didn't
realize at first that she had arrived at her destination...
a) read c) was reading
b)reads d)
had read
4. My sister's son ... in tomorrow's race, because he is too young. They
do not allow
riders under sixteen.
a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride
b)shan't ride d)
doesn't ride
5. A beautiful
bridge ..... in our city. It will be finished next year;
a) builds c) is being built
b)is built d)
has been built
6. Television
has many advantages. It keeps us informed about the latest news, and
also ... entertainment at home.
a) provide c) is provided
b)provides d)
provided
7. On the other
hand television ... for the violent behaviour of some young people,
and for encouraging children to sit indoors, instead of doing sports.
a) blames c) is blamed
b)blamed d)
would blame
8. Every time that I miss the bus, it means that 1 ... walk to work.
a)has to c)
had. to
b)have to d)
could
9. Every time when I missed the bus, I .... to return home late.
a) must c) can
b)had d)
may
10.That was great! It was…meal you have ever cooked.
a) good c) best
b)better d)
the best
11. This exhibition is .... interesting than the previous one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
12................................. My cat catches a lot of….
a) mouse c) the mice
b)mice c) a mouse
13. Everybody
agrees that... happiness is very important in the life of people.
a) - c) a
b)the d) many
14. When
they arrived ... the station, they rushed to the platform not to miss the
train.
a) to c)in
b)at d) for
15. When
you…older, you'll change your mind about this.
a) will grow c) have grown
b)grow d) grew
16.... is at home and no one knows where they are.
a) Anybody c) Everybody
b)Somebody d) Nobody
17. Martin
said that he .... the tickets the next day.
a) bought c) will buy
b)had bought d) would buy
18. Whose house is it? - It's ..... .
a) my c) her
b)mine d) our
19. "Come
home ... Christmas Day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says
to me.
a)in c)
b) on d)
at
20. Everybody
in our team played ... except the captain.
a) bad c) worst
b)badly d) the worst
21. The
comic told silly jokes, but nobody laughed ... him.
a) on c) at
b)under d)about
22. Tom
has had to give ... playing football since he broke his leg.
a) in c) at
b)on d) up
Task 2
Transform the words in brackets so
that they grammatically corresponded to the contents of the text.
Adopt or Die?
As history shows, monarchies need to reform
23)______(THEY), if they want to survive. 24)_________(ARGUE) about the
Monarchy are as old as the institution itself. But this summer, critics who
have been calling for reform were taken by surprise. According to the Political
25) _______(EDIT) of the Sun newspaper, Trevor
Kavanagh, it is the
Queen who has recognized, the need for change. "She
set up the committee four years ago," he said. "They meet every six
months, and she, at the age of 70, looks into the future and understands that
the Royal Family has to change taking into account the changing times".
Buckingham Palace has not revealed all the details about the committee's 26)
_______(DISCUSS), but it is clear that the Queen is considering changing some
of the Monarchy's more ancient rules. One 27)____________(PROPOSE) is to end
the law, which says that the title of Monarch passes to sons rather than
daughters. The present Queen only inherited the title because there were no
male heirs. But big changes are not expected soon. It is clear that these
meetings are part of an 28) ______(EVOLUTION),
not revolutionary process of change and reform. The British Monarchy has,
throughout history, been very good at adapting to circumstances. It has
survived wars, 29)__________(POLITICS) and social changes, and tips and downs
in its 30)_______(POPULAR).
Participant’s
ID number
- Writing (20 points)
Time: 35
minutes
How do you
understand the following utterance by D.
Kennedy: «Don’t ask what your country did for you, but ask what
you did for your country». Write the composition (150 words).
- Speaking (20 points)
Times: 8 – 10
minutes
Task
1 (3-4 mm)
Give a
2 minute talk on music.
Remember
to say:
- what your
favourite type of music is
- if your taste in
music has changed over the years, why/why not
- where you like to
listen to music
- if you
like to listen to music with or without your friends
You
have to talk for 1.5 - 2 minutes. The teacher will listen until you have
finished. Then she/he will ask you some, questions.
Task 2 (3 - 4 min )
You
are discussing with your friend (a student) where to go out. The student begins
the conversation.
This
is what you think about each option:
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Fast
food restaurant
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They serve junk food (not healthy) which contains much fat and cholesterol.
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There's no choice: only hamburgers, French fries and a few salads.
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There are always a lot of people and it's difficult to find a vacant place.
• I
can't stand the atmosphere. It's really noisy as they are playing loud music.
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They are quite quick to serve.
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It’s not very expensive.
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There is a variety of burgers at
every restaurant so we have choice.
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Cafe
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It's rather expensive.
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We may have to wait long till the
dish is cooked.
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People are usually allowed . to smoke
and I don't really like eating while somebody is smoking.
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- They serve all
types of food: fish, steak, pastas of different types and fresh vegetables.
- The service is
polite and unhurried
- Atmosphere is
relaxed and comfortable.
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Chinese
restaurant
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Dishes are too spicy.
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Food there is so unusual, we might
have stomach problems.
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They mix pineapples, ham and
mushrooms in one salad and I don't like eating such things.
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They serve exotic food and it's nice
to try something you haven't tasted before (something new).
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The oriental atmosphere is exotic; we
will see waiters in national costumes.
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Service is efficient and friendly.
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Maximum 100 points
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