Task 1
For questions 1-12 read the text below and decide which answer (A,B, or
C) best fits each space.
Aztec
Calendar
The Aztec Calendar is a system (1)_____ measuring time
used (2)_____ the Aztecs, a
people who ruled what is now central and southern Mexico in (3)____15th and early 16th centuries. The Aztec calendar was
central to a complex system of religious
beliefs and ceremonies, which (4) _________ ritualized warfare and human sacrifice. An agricultural people, the
Aztecs believed that such practices
guaranteed the continuity of natural cycles that (5) ________ the fertility
of their fields, such as the daily reappearance of the sun
and the annual return of summer rains. The Aztecs used
two different calendar systems, one with a
cycle lasting 260 days and the other with a 365-day cycle. The 260-day calendar cycle was a sacred
calendar used mainly by priests to (6) ________ the future. It was
divided (7)____ 20 periods of 13 days. Each
of these periods (8)______ an individual name. In Aztec hieroglyphs,
each period was (9)______ by a symbol, such as water, a rabbit, or a flint
knife. The Aztecs also employed a 365-day calendar, (10)_____ to the solar year, the time it (11) _____ for the earth
to revolve once around the sun. This 365-day calendar dictated the timing of
important religious rites and agricultural tasks, such as planting and harvesting. Each year was divided into 18
periods of 20 days and a final 5-day period that was regarded as a hazardous
and unlucky time. Each of these periods had its own distinctive festival,
(12)______tied to the annual agricultural cycle.
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3
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4
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5
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to
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by
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was
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affected
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decide
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B
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of
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with
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included
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dealt
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guess
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C
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by
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along
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the
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made
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touched
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predict
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for
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is given
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represented
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proper
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takes
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highly
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B
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into
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gave
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presented
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corresponding
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makes
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closely
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C
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by
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was given
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begun
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suitable
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lasts
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widely
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Task 2
For questions
13-18 read the text below and use the words to the right of the text to form
one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text.
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It is believed that Halloween was
brought to America by the immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. In the 19th
century they celebrated Halloween (13)____to their old traditions. The
(14)____ part of the festival was a lantern made of a pumpkin with holes in
the form of eyes, a nose and a mouth, and people believed that during the
(15)_____ all pumpkins left their vegetable gardens to dance in the streets.
In recent years, grown-up people have begun to (16)____ in Halloween. In New
York, for example, the young and the old take part in parades together. On
the 31st of October, long before the time when the carnival
(17)_____ begins to move, a great number of people get together in one of the
streets. They are dressed as (18)___, demons, and other evil spirits. There
are hundreds of large orange pumpkins in their hands. This is how the
Americans celebrate Halloween.
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(13)ACCORDANCE
(14) INTEGRITY
(15) CELEBRATE
(16)PARTICIPATION
(17) PROCEED
(18) WITCHCRAFT
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TASK 3
READING
Look at the statements 1-10 about advice for new students at a
university. Read the text below to decide if each statement is correct or
incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If it is incorrect, mark B.
1. Some centres are open all winter.
2. The activities available depend on the weather.
3. Action Sports Camps courses are unsuitable for people who are
excellent at sport.
4. You need to have your own sports equipment.
5. Children and adults spend some time together each day.
6. Some of the staff are unqualified.
7. Action Sports Camps only recommend accommodation of a high quality.
8. You have to pay the total fee one month after you book.
9. Action Sports Camps charge you more if you pay with your credit
card.
10. If you cancel three weeks before your camp, you will get half your
money back.
ACTION
SPORTS CAMPS
Action Sports Camps provide activity
holidays for children aged over five and adults. We offer training in over
twenty sports at ten different centres throughout the UK. All the centres are
open from April until October and some open during the winter for weekend
courses. The sports offered differ from one centre to another so if you want to
do something in particular you should check our colour brochure.
The camps are not just limited to outdoor
sports - we cover a wide range of indoor
activities as well. So if the rain comes,
the camps continue although you may have to take off your football boots and
pick up a squash racket instead. With the experience we've gained over the
years, we put together the right mix of sport and activities providing sport
for all, not just for those who are brilliant at athletics. It is unnecessary
to bring any equipment because it is all provided.
We work in small groups, children working
with others of their own age, but we do all come together for social activities
and meals. So, different members of a family can make their own individual
choices but they get a chance to exchange their experiences later on.
Our centres offer first-class accommodation,
food and facilities - and the staff are first-class too. Qualified teachers or
professionals receive training from us and many work with us year after year.
We always employ qualified staff for activities such as swimming, trampolining
and gymnastics but some of the assistants organising the children's games are
students, many of whom came to the camp themselves when they were younger.
At most of our centres, accommodation is in
a hostel or tents. It \s not possible for us to arrange other accommodation but
we can send you a list of what is available in the area. Most of the places are
recommended to us, but not all, so we are not responsible for the quality of
the accommodation on this list. Luxury accommodation is not available near our
camps.
To book a place at a sports camp, complete
the form and send it with a cheque for the deposit to the address below. The
rest of the fee can be paid at any time but we must receive it at least one
month before your camp. Please note, to keep costs down, you are charged 2.5%
extra by us if you pay with your credit card. You will receive a letter of
confirmation within ten days of sending your form.
Cancellations made up to a month before the
camp are refunded in full apart from a 5% administration fee. Fifty per cent of
the fee is refunded if cancellation is made up to two weeks before the date of
the camp. After that no refunds can be given.
TASK 4
WRITING
You are
going to write a composition on the topic below.
Teenagers
should get a part-time job to learn how to become responsible adults.
Ключи к заданиям:
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
1 B
13 accordingly 1 B
2 A
14 integral 2 A
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C 15 celebration 3 B
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B 16 participate 4 B
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A 17 procession 5 A
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C 18 witches 6 A
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B 7 B
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C 8 B
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A 9 A
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B 10 A
11 A
12 B
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