Lucky escape егэ ответы

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1.  Lucky escape

2.  Long journey

3.  Good way to meet

4.  Growing in popularity

5.  Ordering in

6.  Fast food is unhealthy

7.  A new way to buy

8.  Too much choice

A. When you are tired and don’t want to cook, just pick up the phone. Restaurants are expensive and take some time and effort to reach if you don’t live in the centre of town. Ordering food for home delivery is cheap and these days there is a huge choice. Indian and Chinese are the most popular but I prefer to get in a pizza.

B. A school group on a skiing holiday to Italy narrowly avoided disaster when their coach left the road and fell eighty meters into a valley. Trees slowed down the falling coach and because of the fresh new snow the vehicle landed quite softly. Amazingly no one was injured.

C. A teenager from London is making news around the world. On his recent holiday in Australia he set off without his mobile phone. Experts are amazed that he is still alive after walking for fourteen days, surviving extreme temperatures and living off the land. However, a lot of Australians are unhappy with him. The rescue cost is estimated at more than 100,000 dollars.

D. You can buy almost anything, new or second hand, on the internet. On one site you can offer the price you want to pay for something. Whoever offers the highest price can buy that item. Recently I made the highest offer for a nearly new pair of skis. However, I only paid half of what they would have cost new in a shop.

E. Making new friends on the internet makes so much sense. You can see someone’s photo and read if they share your interests and opinions. The important thing is you can spend time getting to know people who are attractive to you and looking for the same things in life that you are. Still, for personal safety, most sites recommend that in person you meet initially in a public place like a cafe or a gallery.

F. I like eating out but some restaurants have huge menus. And usually every item sounds mouth watering. The trouble is I like to read about everything on offer and sometimes waiters wait for me rather than on me! The other issue is how they can offer so much whilst maintaining quality? I’d rather take one of five options knowing that each one was brilliant.

G. “Facebook” is a social networking website that has 250 million members and despite lots of criticism by employers, governments and media, continues to attract thousands of new users daily. In spite of claims of concerns about privacy, safety and wasting time at work, “Facebook” is one of the most rapidly establishing phenomena of recent years.

1. 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.

1. The speaker has some time to herself /
himself at work.

2. The speaker hasn’t given up the job
because she / he likes dealing with customers.

3. There is a growing need for the
speaker’s services.

4. Although the job is boring the speaker
does it because it is wellpaid.

5. The speaker enjoys her / his job although
she / he doesn’t make good money.

6. The speaker agrees to do any job
because she / he needs money badly.

7. The speaker likes the environment and
the fact that she / he doesn’t have to work too quickly.

2. Вы
услы­ши­те диа­лог. Опре­де­ли­те, какие из при­ведённых утвер­жде­ний А–G со­от­вет­ству­ют
со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста (1 – True), какие не со­от­вет­ству­ют (2 –
False) и о чём в тек­сте не ска­за­но, то есть на ос­но­ва­нии тек­ста
нель­зя дать ни по­ло­жи­тель­но­го, ни от­ри­ца­тель­но­го от­ве­та (3 –
Not stated). За­не­си­те номер вы­бран­но­го Вами ва­ри­ан­та от­ве­та в таб­ли­цу.
Вы услы­ши­те за­пись два­жды.

A) Mike’s administrative
work was very well paid.

B) Mary did not do well
at University because she had to earn her living.

C) Mary was younger than
the other students at her university.

D) Mary thinks that
regular classes are rather time-consuming.

E) Mary thinks that she
can’t study better than when she was younger.

F) Distance learning
seems to be very convenient for Mary.

G) Mike does not feel
disappointed about going to University.

3. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те пра­виль­ный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The girls decided to
photograph a tiger in the wild in

1) the Aravali hills.

2) Jaipur.

3) Ranthamb hore Park.

4. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те пра­виль­ный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

A good guide was
essential to

1) get a jeep.

2) secure a giant truck.

3) provide technical
support for the cameras.

       5. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те пра­виль­ный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The clothes chosen for
the expedition were needed

1) for cold mornings.

2) for extremes of hot
and cold.

3) to meet technical
requirements.

6. Вы
услы­ши­те
ре­пор­таж
два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те
пра­виль­ный
ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Until that day the girls
managed to get really good shots of

1) small animals like
lizards, hares, gazelles.

2) leopards and boars.

3) all the target
species.

7. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те пра­виль­ный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The girls knew that

1) huge patience
guaranteed a tiger sighting.

2) there was no
guarantee of seeing a tiger.

3) skill was more
important than luck to find a tiger.

8. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те пра­виль­ный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The best photograph
taken that day was that of

1) the beautiful
tigress.

2) a sustained sequence
of three cubs and the tigress.

3) a
single cub.

9. Вы
услы­ши­те ре­пор­таж два­жды. Вы­бе­ри­те
пра­виль­ный
ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The fact that the girls
left after 5 minutes demonstrated their

1) gratitude to Farid.

2) politeness to the
tigers.

3)
acceptance of park laws.

10. Уста­но­ви­те
со­от­вет­ствие между за­го­лов­ка­ми 1–8 и тек­ста­ми A–G. За­пи­ши­те свои от­ве­ты
в таб­ли­цу. Ис­поль­зуй­те каж­дую цифру толь­ко один раз. В
за­да­нии
есть один
лиш­ний
за­го­ло­вок.

1. Lucky escape

2. Long journey

3. Good way to meet

4. Growing in popularity

5. Ordering in

6. Fast food is unhealthy

7. A new way to buy

8. Too much choice

A. When
you are tired and don’t want to cook, just pick up the phone. Restaurants are
expensive and take some time and effort to reach if you don’t live in the
centre of town. Ordering food for home delivery is cheap and these days there
is a huge choice. Indian and Chinese are the most popular but I prefer to get
in a pizza.

B. A
school group on a skiing holiday to Italy narrowly avoided disaster when their
coach left the road and fell eighty meters into a valley. Trees slowed down the
falling coach and because of the fresh new snow the vehicle landed quite
softly. Amazingly no one was injured.

C. A
teenager from London is making news around the world. On his recent holiday in
Australia he set off without his mobile phone. Experts are amazed that he is
still alive after walking for fourteen days, surviving extreme temperatures and
living off the land. However, a lot of Australians are unhappy with him. The
rescue cost is estimated at more than 100,000 dollars.

D. You
can buy almost anything, new or second hand, on the internet. On one site you
can offer the price you want to pay for something. Whoever offers the highest
price can buy that item. Recently I made the highest offer for a nearly new
pair of skis. However, I only paid half of what they would have cost new in a
shop.

E. Making
new friends on the internet makes so much sense. You can see someone’s photo
and read if they share your interests and opinions. The important thing is you
can spend time getting to know people who are attractive to you and looking for
the same things in life that you are. Still, for personal safety, most sites
recommend that in person you meet initially in a public place like a cafe or a
gallery.

F. I like
eating out but some restaurants have huge menus. And usually every item sounds
mouth watering. The trouble is I like to read about everything on offer and
sometimes waiters wait for me rather than on me! The other issue is how they
can offer so much whilst maintaining quality? I’d rather take one of five
options knowing that each one was brilliant.

G.
“Facebook” is a social networking website that has 250 million members and
despite lots of criticism by employers, governments and media, continues to
attract thousands of new users daily. In spite of claims of concerns about
privacy, safety and wasting time at work, “Facebook” is one of the most rapidly
establishing phenomena of recent years.

11. Про­чи­тай­те
текст и за­пол­ни­те про­пус­ки A–F ча­стя­ми пред­ло­же­ний, обо­зна­чен­ны­ми
циф­ра­ми 1–7. Одна из ча­стей в спис­ке 1–7 — лиш­няя. За­не­си­те
цифры, обо­зна­ча­ю­щие со­от­вет­ству­ю­щие части пред­ло­же­ний, в таб­ли­цу.

Beaches of Portugal 

Covering more than 850
km, the Portuguese coast boasts such a large number of fine, white sandy
beaches that it is almost impossible to keep count. All bathed by the Atlantic
Ocean and all different, their beauty is hard to describe, so there is nothing better
A ______________________.

The most famous are in
the Algarve. With three thousand hours of sun per year and warm waters, there
are beaches to suit every taste and many dreamlike resorts. The choices are
many, from sandy stretches extending as far as the eye can see B
______________________, the trade image of the region. They are always
accompanied by a calm clear sea, C ______________________.

In Costa da Caparica,
the beaches are particularly dear to Lisbonites D ______________________ for
sun and sea bathing. There are deserted beaches here too, of a wild beauty, E
______________________ nature. In the centre, tourists will find very wide
sandy stretches, to which traditional fishing adds a picturesque touch. And
further north, the colder waters and the invigorating sea are tempered by the
welcoming atmosphere and the clean air of the mountains and the forests.

Despite all their
differences, all beaches share one thing – quality. They are safe and offer a
wide range of support and recreational services, F ______________________. And
a large number of Portuguese beaches are granted the European blue flag every
year, a distinction that is a sign of their excellent conditions.

1. where one can enjoy
close contact with

2. which meet every need
of their users

3. than to discover them
once for oneself

4. who has never been to
this wonderful city

5. which is ideal for
various water sports

6. to the smaller coves,
sheltered by huge cliffs

7. who have different
options around the capital

12. The
first similarity between the narrator’s school and Hogwarts is that both
schools are situated

1) far from pupils’
homes.

2) in an unusual school
building.

3) not far from London.

4) near a village.

Kimbolton School

I went to school in a
large village called Kimbolton in the county of Cambridgeshire. In recent years
I have been reminded of my time there by, strangely enough, the Harry Potter
books by J.K. Rowling. The first and most obvious reason is that Kimbolton is a
castle school; just as Hogwarts is the castle school for Harry and his friends.

Hogwarts is of course
filled with ghosts, such as Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington — better known as
Nearly Headless Nick: But Kimbolton also has a reputation for being haunted and
in fact lays claim to a very famous ghost. This is Katherine of Aragon — the
first wife of Henry VIII. She was sent there in April 1534 after refusing to
accept the legality of Henry’s divorce proceedings. When I arrived there as a
first year in September 1971,1 was told that her ghost was often seen — but
only from the knees upwards. This, I was told, was because she walked on the
original rather than the later modern floors. I am ashamed to confess that at
times we set up “ghostly” tricks to scare our friends. These usually involved
almost invisible fishing lines being used to “mysteriously” open and close
cupboards or move chairs.

There are other
comparisons to be made however. In Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School there are
four “houses”; Gryfinndor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and the dark house, Slytherin.
The four houses being named after famous headmasters of Hogwarts’ past. At
Kimbolton we also had four houses named for the same reason. They were called
Ingram’s, Bailey’s, Dawson’s and Gibbard’s. As I recall there were no sinister
connotations with any house although probably the Slytherin equivalent was
Gibbard’s. At the time Gibbard’s was the house for “day boys” who lived at home
and travelled to school each day. The other houses were for the “borders” that
lived in the castle. The dayboys were nicknamed “day bugs” and the residents
were called “border bugs”. I was a day bug.

There were common rooms
and detentions which I suppose all schools still have. But few schools, like
Kimbolton, have narrow, long corridors lined with portraits whose eyes seem to
follow you round! Mind you — none of our paintings spoke to us as they
sometimes do at Hogwarts! Kimbolton also has a fantastic staircase in the
castle and huge murals by the Italian Rococo painter Pellegrini.

Apart from the castle,
ghosts and houses there were other comparisons to Hogwarts. The teachers (who
were called masters) also wore black gowns and addressed us only by our
surnames. We pupils had to wear suits and ties to school and actually were not
allowed to take our jackets off unless the day was exceptionally hot. But there
were some fairly important differences too.

 Firstly
Kimbolton, at the time I was there, was a school only for boys. It has changed
since, but then we had no Hermione Grangers to fight against evil with. We
played football and cricket rather than Quidditch and took ‘O’ Levels rather
than OWLS. That is “Ordinary” Level exams rather than “Ordinary Wizarding
Levels”. But still, looking back on it all, I have to say that I, at least,
thought the place was rather magical.

13. Students
in Kimbolton School believed that

1) Katherine of Aragon
became a ghost as Henry VIII murdered her.

2) the ghost could be
scared by moving furniture with a fishing line.

3) the ghost regularly
appeared in the castle at midnight.

4) the ghost could be
seen partially, if at all.

14. Kimbolton
School had four houses that

1) got their names as in
Hogwarts.

2) selected students
similarly to Hogwarts.

3) had different
reputation as at Hogwarts.

4) had the same names as
houses at Hogwarts.

15. The
house the narrator belonged to

1) was the privileged
one.

2) had an evil
reputation.

3) had one particular
difference.

4) was similar to other
houses.

16. The
narrator thinks Kimbolton was not like other schools as it had

1) a special system of
punishments.

2) a very special kind
of decor.

3) common rooms.

4) several houses.

17. Both
teachers and students in the narrator’s school

1) had to follow a
certain dress code.

2) were dressed in
school uniform.

3) were addressed by
their surnames.

4) could be compared to
the ones in Hogwarts.

18. According
to the narrator, Kimbolton was unlike Hogwarts because it

1) had a different exam
system.

2) had a different kind
of magic.

3) used to be a school
for boys.

4) had recently become a
school for boys.

19. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово IT так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

California Summer Camp for Children

When it comes to
California summer camps for kids, Sky lake Yosemite Summer Camp is the very
best. This year the camp is celebrating ______ 66th season.

20. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово COME так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

A sleepy female voice
answered and told me he was at work and ______ home late in the evening.

21. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово LATE так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

18 years ______________
Frank started his business.

22. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово INVENT так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

That’s how the world
famous drink __________.

23. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово CHOOSE так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Victory Day

On this day, Russia
celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany and honours 20 million Soviet people
who died in the war. May 9 ______ , since on the night of the 8th/9th of 1945,
the Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies in Berlin.

24. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово EAT так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

Then follows a 20 minute
break and two single periods on History and French. Lunch lasts an hour. We
spend about 10 minutes on ______ and then have 50 minutes for football.

25. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово NOT CONNECT так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

My present job __________________
with cooking. I work for a computer company. I like
it, but I miss communicating with people.

26. Об­ра­зуй­те
от слова TRAVEL од­но­ко­рен­ное
слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

Bath

“Bath is the finest place on earth for you
may enjoy it without getting tired”. These are the words of the 18th century
__________________ James Boswell upon his first visit to the place.

27. Об­ра­зуй­те
от слова NERVE од­но­ко­рен­ное
слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

Crum made thinner
slices, but the ______ customer was still dissatisfied.

28. Об­ра­зуй­те
от слова BUILD од­но­ко­рен­ное
слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

Bath is one of the
easiest cities to explore with a compact centre of broad main streets lined
with numerous historic __________________ and pretty shops.

29. Об­ра­зуй­те
от слова DECORATE од­но­ко­рен­ное
слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

People can see very few
__________________ and very narrow corridors inside.

30. Об­ра­зуй­те
от слова TOUR од­но­ко­рен­ное
слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

It is during Thailand’s
festivals that it becomes most obvious to any __________________ that despite
the country’s recent modernization, its culture, its spiritual heritage, is as
real to Thai people as it has ever been.

31. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те,
если это не­об­хо­ди­мо, слово EFFECTIVE так,
чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию
тек­ста.

Morse used a
dots-and-spaces code for the letters of the alphabet and for numbers. It was
later improved to use dashes with dots and spaces. Since then, it has proved
its ___________ many times.

32. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное
слово:

1) spoke

2) said

3) talked

4) told

A trip to Thailand

I have always been
interested in various cultures especially those completely alien to us. Thus,
imagine my delight when my father 32 ______ me that he was taking us on a
holiday to Bangkok and from there to visit a remote tribe that lives about 200
kilometers north of the capital city. As my father explained, the tribe lives
an isolated life and the members are cut 33 ______ from the rest of the world
in terms of their unique and even weird cultural practices.

During our trip I have
noticed that the Thai people are very friendly and their greetings are very 34
______ to the Indians’. For example, when they meet you they bring their palms
together in a prayer-like position and bend their bodies a little as a way of
welcoming and acknowledging you. It would definitely 35 ______ you feel as an
honored guest. At first, I was rather 36 ______ by these greeting traditions
which seemed so unusual and respectful to me. Surprisingly, soon I got used to
doing that myself and 37 ______ this procedure during my entire trip to Thailand.
We spent only two fantastic days in Bangkok before heading 38 ______ the remote
village which was going to be the most exciting time of our lives, dad
promised. We were excited and could not wait seeing everything with our own
eyes!

33. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное слово:

1) out

2) back

3) off

4) down

34. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное слово:

1)
equal

2) near

3)
similar

4)
alike

35. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное слово:

1) hold

2) take

3) keep

4) make

36. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное слово:

1) attached

2) influenced

3) related

4) impressed

37. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное
слово:

1) enjoyed

2) preferred

3) amused

4) pleased

38. Вставь­те
про­пу­щен­ное
слово:

1) against

2) towards

3) besides

4) within

39. You
have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Mary who writes:

Write a letter to Mary. In your letter answer
her questions, ask 3 questions about her coming summer holidays. Write 100—140
words. Remember the rules of letter writing. You have 20 minutes to do this
task.

40. Comment
on the following statement: Some people prefer to eat out. However,
many people still like to cook meals at home. What is your opinion
about having meals at home? Write 200–250 words. Use the following plan:

− make an introduction
(state the problem)

− express your personal
opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

− express an opposing
opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

− explain why you don’t
agree with the opposing opinion

− make a conclusion
restating your position

41. Imagine
that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting
material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend.
You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out
aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

42. Study
the advertisement.

You are considering
staying one week at the resort and you’d like to get more information. In 1.5
minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) discounts for regular
customers

2) special offers

3) entertainment
programs

4) multilingual staff

5) if you can pay with a
credit card

You have 20 seconds to
ask each question.

43. These
are photos from your photo album. Choose one photo to describe to your friend.

You will have to start
speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12–15
sentences). In your talk remember to speak about:

• where and when the
photo was taken

• what/who is in the
photo

• what is happening

• why you keep the photo
in your album

• why you decided to
show the picture to your friend

You have to talk
continuously, starting with: «I’ve chosen photo number … «.

44. Study
the two photographs. In 1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the
photographs:

• give a brief
description of the photos (action, location)

• say what the pictures
have in common

• say in what way the
pictures are different

• say which kind of
activities presented in the photos you’d like to do

• explain why

You will speak for not
more than 2 minutes (12–15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.

10th Grade

Final Test

Variant 1

Раздел 1. Аудирование

A        Victor is Anna’s elder brother.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

B        Victor and Anna watched the film together.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

C        Victor and his friends analyze historical movies in class.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

D        Victor thinks historical movies often re-write history.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

E        Victor believes that politicians dictate their will to film makers.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

F        The screen image of Queen Elisabeth was very close to reality.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

G        Victor didn’t like the film.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

Раздел 2. Чтение

Раздел 3. Задания по грамматике и лексике.

10th Grade

Final Test

Variant 2

Раздел 1. Аудирование

A        Victor is Anna’s younger brother.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

B        Victor and Anna watched the film together.

1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

C        Victor and his friends analyze historical movies in class.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

D        Victor doesn’t think historical movies often re-write history.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

E        Victor believes that politicians dictate their will to film makers.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

F        The screen image of Queen Elisabeth was very far from reality.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

G        Victor liked the film.

        1) True        2) False        3) Not stated

Раздел 2. Чтение

Раздел 3. Задания по грамматике и лексике.

Alaska flag

Do you know any kids’ inventions? One of them is 13-year-old Bennie Benson from the USA, who designed the state flag of Alaska in 1926. His design ________1.CHOOSE__________in a flag-designing contest.

_______2.LATE___________, in 1959, it became the official flag of Alaska. The blue background is for the sky and the forget-me-not, the state flower.

The flag also has the Big Dipper (a symbol of strength) and the North Star (also ________3.CALL__________ Polaris), which represents Alaska’s northern location.

For a prize Bennie _______4.WIN ___________ a $1000 scholarship and a watch.

Camping

This year we decided to go on a camping trip. It was our ________5.ONE__________ experience.

We started ________6.PACK__________ a month before the trip.

 When our neighbor saw the assortment of boxes, bins and gear strapped to our car’s roof rack, she came rushing over. “Oh!” she exclaimed. “I ________7.NOT KNOW__________ you were leaving! I’m so glad I got to see you before you moved!”

Morse Code

Before phones, computers, and telegraphs were invented, messages would take months or even years to reach their destination. Samuel Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in April 1791, not knowing that he would be a famous _______1.INVENT___________.

Since the age of four, Morse had been interested in ________2.DRAW__________ and he wanted to become a painter. Mr. and Mrs. Morse were afraid that he couldn’t make a living as a painter, so they made him a bookseller. He worked as a bookseller but at night he would paint.

________3.FINAL__________, his parents realized how he loved art, so they found the money for Morse to study art in London.

After a ________4.SUCCESS__________ artistic career (first painting historical scenes and then portraits), Morse built the first American telegraph around 1835.

Morse patented a working telegraph machine in 1837, with help from his _________5.BUSY _________ partners, Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail.

Morse used a dots-and-spaces code for the letters of the alphabet and for numbers. It was later improved to use dashes with dots and spaces. Since then, it has proved its _________6.EFFECTIVE_________many times.

Подробности

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LAMBETH PALACE

B4	Lambeth Palace is a rare surviving example of a 13th century building. Built between 1207 and 1229, the palace __________________ the residence of the archbishops of Canterbury for almost 8 centuries now.	BE
B5	Throughout those centuries, many successive occupants of Lambeth Palace __________________ numerous alterations to the building.	MAKE
B6	Most of the archbishops were consecrated in the little chapel. It __________________ almost entirely after World War Two.	REBUILD

AVALANCHE HORROR

B7	Avalanches, also known as snowslides, are not a rare occasion in the mountains. A British family had a lucky escape in the Alps when an avalanche missed _____________ by 20 metres.	THEY
B8	Dan and Sue Bright, with their children Billy and Jemma, ______________ their future plans, when they heard an enormous roaring noise and tons of snow slid past. ‘We all love skiing, and this is such a beautiful place. We come here every year,’ said Dan Bright, ‘and we	DISCUSS
B9	‘We all love skiing, and this is such a beautiful place. We come here every year,’ said Dan Bright, ‘and we __________________ anything like this before.’	NOT EXPERIENCE
B10	The family agreed that they _____________ back to the Alps to ski.	COME

Read the text below and decide which word a, b, c, or d best fits each space. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

A Lucky escape

It was November 1971 in London on a day (0)___ any other. On one of the city’s underground stations, a train (1)___ the platform. Suddenly, a young man (2)___ himself (3)___ into the path of a moving train. The horrified driver slammed on the brakes, certain that there was no way to stop the train (4)___ the man was crushed (5)___ the wheels. But miraculously the train did stop. The first carriage (6)___ be jacked up to (7)___ the badly injured man, but the wheels had not passed over him and he (8)___.

The young man (9)___ out to be a gifted architect who was recovering (10)___ a nervous breakdown. His amazing rescue from death was (11)___ coincidence. For the (12)___ of the accident revealed that the train had not stopped (13)___ the driver’s hasty braking. Seconds before, acting (14)___ impulse and completely (15)___ of the man about to throw himself on the tracks, a passenger had (16)___ down the emergency handle, which automatically applies the brakes of the train. The passenger had no (17)___ reason for doing so. In fact, the Transport Authority considered prosecuting him on the (18)___ that he had no reasonable cause for using the emergency system!

0 a as                    b like          c by                           d similar
1 a has reached   b entered   c was approaching  d had got to
2 a leapt               b plunged    c pushed                  d hurled
3 a directly          b fully          c sudden                  d at once
4 a while              b until          c before                   d as
5 a through         b under        c with                      d behind
6 a must              b had to       c would have to      d should
7 a repair            b take back  c remove                d liberate
8 a survived       b perished    c succeeded           d relived
9 a came             b made         c proved                 d turned
10 a over            b of               c from                     d by
11 a because   b depending on   c with a view to   d based on
12 a investigation   b inquiry   c conclusion    d examination
13 a despite        b until        c during      d because of
14 a with              b by           c on                   d with
15 a unknown     b unaware    c unconnected     d unsure
16 a held              b broken         c pulled          d thrown
17 a specialist      b peculiar       c convinced       d particular
18 a reason           b grounds           c cause          d motive

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