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Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого го-

ворящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обо-
значенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.
Вы услышите запись дважды.

1. TV may have a negative effect on learning.

2. TV should change in the future.
3. TV can teach a lot.
4. TV has many functions.
5. TV can ruin family life.
6. TV should be switched on and off in time.
7. TV can be a good friend.

Говорящий A B C D E F

Утверждение

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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 два-
жды.
A) Jeff hired a designer to decorate his room in Japanese style.
B) Jeff and Mark made friends not long ago.
C) Mark doesn’t give any money to run the home.
D) Mark is quite an obstinate and untidy person.
E) Jeff hopes to change Mark’s lifestyle.
F) Being a night owl Mark works the night shifts on TV.
G) Jeff wants his friend to start playing football.

Запишите в ответ цифры, расположив их в порядке, соответствующем буквам:

A B C D E F G

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

Why did Helen change her original name?

1) She wanted to break her tribe traditions.

2) People found it difficult to pronounce it.
3) She did not like its meaning.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

What is TRUE about Viral marketing and advertising?

1) It is inexpensive compared to traditional advertising.

2) It is always more successful than “hard sell” advertising.
3) It randomly contacts huge numbers of people.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The main problem the children from immigrant families face in the USA is that they

1) quickly forget their native language.

2) have a hard time learning English.
3) can’t fit into the English-speaking environment.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Crispin is happy because this year

1) the band’s music has changed a bit.

2) his band are going to star in a new Hollywood film.
3) new people have joined the band.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

What does Jane Dixon consider fashionable this season?

1) Short curly hair.

2) Simple hairstyles.
3) Autumn colors.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

When saying “live out dreams” James Smith means

1) fulfilling them.
2) understanding them.
3) forgetting them.
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Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Crispin thinks music fans are being reasonable when they

1) call bad music rubbish.

2) avoid listening to music which causes health problems.
3) express their negative feelings openly and honestly.
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Установите соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Запишите свои ответы в
таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Controversies and developments

2. Difficult to find the difference
3. Good for various spheres of life
4. Keeping viewers glued to a TV set
5. Unusual commercials
6 . Time is money
7 . Fairer chances for business
8. The appearance of TV advertising

A. For about seventy years TV has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries . Since the
late 1940s, television commercials have become far and away the most effective and most popular
method of selling products of all sorts. The radio advertising industry was well-established when
television made its debut in the 1940s, and television was developed as a commercial medium, based
upon the successful format of the radio.

B. In the earliest days of television, it was often difficult to understand whether you watch actual
television programmes or commercials. Many of the earliest television shows were sponsored by single
companies, who inserted their names and products into the shows as much as possible. For example,
Texaco employees appeared during the show to perform while the Texaco musical logo would play in
the background.

C. Another important milestone came in the 1960s with the introduction of very short commercial
breaks during a TV show. Now it was possible for several companies to use a popular programme as
an advertising platform together. It was one of the most efficient ways of marketing, and companies
like Tide and Crest took it as an opportunity to expand their ad campaigns.
D. In the 1970s, the broadcast of television advertisements which promoted cigarettes was banned by
the administration. This resulted in a conflict between the government and television networks, as for
them these ads constituted a significant portion of the total revenue. The period between the 1970s
and the 1990s was marked by the increase of the time of commercial breaks from 9 to 19 minutes or
the debut of celebrities advertising brand products.

E. Today the vast majority of television commercials consist of brief advertising spots, ranging in
length from a few seconds to several minutes. Commercials of this sort have been used to sell literally
every product imaginable over the years, from household products to goods and services, to political
campaigns. It is considered impossible for a politician to wage a successful election campaign without
airing a good television commercial.

F. The brief commercial "breaks" that interrupt shows regularly are the primary reason for the
existence of modern-day television networks. The programming is intended to capture the attention of
the audience so that they will not want to change the channel; instead, they will (hopefully) watch the
commercials while waiting for the next segment of the show. Entire industries exist that focus solely
on the task of keeping the viewing audience interested enough to sit through commercials.

G. The TV commercial is generally considered the most effective mass-market advertising format, and
this is reflected by the high prices TV networks charge for commercial airtime during popular TV
events. The ratings systems determine how successful television shows are, so that they can decide
what rates to charge advertisers for their commercial airtime. For example, a single thirty-second TV
spot in prime time may cost up to $2 million.

Текст A B C D E F G

Заголовок

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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.

Hi-Tech Brings Families Together

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the US.
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the Internet are A ______ . The research
looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found
that traditional families have more hi-tech gadgets in their home В ______ . Several mobile phones
were found in 89% of families and 66% had a high-speed Internet connection. The research also
found that 58% of families have more С ______ .
Many people use their mobile phone to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children.
Seventy percent of couples, D ______ , use it every day to chat or say hello. In addition, it was found
that 42% of parents contact their children via their mobile every day.
The growing use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer
gather round the TV to spend time together. 25% of those who took part in the report said they now
spend less time E ______ . Only 58% of 18—29 year olds said they watched TV every day. Instead
the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go online F ______ several
times a week and 51% of parents browse the web with their children.
Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt families, but we see that technology
allows for new kinds of connectedness built around cell phones and the Internet/ said the report.

1. than any other group

2. watching television
3. in the company of someone else
4. than two computers in the home
5. communicated with their families
6. helping them communicate
7. owning a mobile

Пропуск A B C D E F
 Часть предложения

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Llandudno
Llandudno is truly a fine and handsome place, built on a generously proportioned bay and lined
along its broad front with a huddle of prim but gracious nineteenth-century hotels that reminded me in
the fading light of a lineup of Victorian nannies. Llandudno was purpose-built as a resort in the mid-
1800s, and it cultivates a nice old-fashioned air. I don’t suppose that Lewis Carroll, who famously
strolled this front with little Alice Liddell in the 1860s, would notice a great deal of change today.
To my consternation, the town was packed with weekending pensioners. Buses from all over were
parked along the side streets, every hotel I called at was full, and in every dining room I could see
crowds – veritable oceans – of nodding white heads spooning soup and conversing happily. Goodness
knows what had brought them to the Welsh seaside at this bleak time of year.
Farther on along the front there stood a clutch of guesthouses, large and virtually
indistinguishable, and a few of them had vacancy signs in their windows. I had eight or ten to choose
from, which always puts me in a mild fret because I have an unerring instinct for choosing badly. My
wife can survey a row of guesthouses and instantly identify the one run by a white-haired widow with
a fondness for children, and sparkling bathroom facilities, whereas I can generally count on choosing
the one run by a guy with a grasping manner, and the sort of cough that makes you wonder where he
puts the phlegm. Such, I felt, would be the case tonight.
All the guesthouses had boards out front listing their many amenities – COLOUR TV, HOSPITALITY
TRAYS, FULL CENTRAL HEATING, and the coyly euphemistic EN SUITE ALL ROOMS, meaning private
bathrooms. One place offered satellite TV and a trouser press, and another boasted CURRENT FIRE
CERTIFICATE – something I had never thought to look for in a B&B. All this heightened my sense of
unease and doom. How could I possibly choose intelligently among such a variety of options?
I selected a place that looked reasonable enough from the outside – its board promised a color TV
and coffee making facilities, about all I require these days for a Saturday night – but from the moment
I set foot in the door I knew it was a bad choice. I was about to turn and flee when the owner
emerged from a back room and stopped my retreat with an unenthusiastic “Yes?” A short conversation
revealed that a single room with breakfast was for £19.50. It was entirely out of the question that I
would stay the night in such a dismal place at such an exorbitant price, so I said, “That sounds fine,”
and signed in. Well, it’s so hard to say no.
My room was everything I expected it to be – cold and cheerless with laminated furniture,
grubbily matted carpet, and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in
the room above. There was a tray of coffee things but the cups were disgusting, and the spoon was
stuck to the tray. The bathroom, faintly illuminated by a distant light activated by a length of string,
had curling floor tiles and years of accumulated dirt packed into every corner. I peered at the yellowy
tile around the bath and sink and realized what the landlord did with his phlegm. A bath was out of
the question, so I threw some cold water on my face, dried it with a towel that had the texture of
shredded wheat, and gladly took my leave.
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Llandudno is described as a

1) fashionable 19th century resort.

2) beautiful growing resort.
3) place where Lewis Carroll lived.
4) place famous for its comfortable hotels.
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The phrase “veritable oceans” in paragraph 2 refers to

1) hotel dining rooms.

2) hotel guests wearing white hats.
3) old people dining in cafes.
4) buses crowded with old Welsh people.
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When choosing a guesthouse the narrator was worried because he

1) wasn’t good at making the right choice.

2) could not find a place run by a kind old widow.
3) did not know what to look for.
4) missed his wife for help.
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The narrator thought that the choice of a guesthouse used to be easier because
 1) all hotels had a private bathroom.
2) there were fewer options on offer.
3) there were fewer guest houses.
4) they were all of B&B type.
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Why did the narrator agree to the room?

1) He felt sorry for the landlord.

2) He could not refuse the offer.
3) It was really cheap.
4) There was a TV and a coffee maker.
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Why was the bath out of the question?

1) The water was too cold.

2) There was no hot water.
3) The bathtub was dirty.
4) There was no light.
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What is the narrator’s attitude towards the room he stayed in?

1) Surprised.
2) Indifferent.
3) Positive.
4) Critical.
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово ONE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствова-
ло содержанию текста.

Astronomers

People who study the sun, moon, planets and stars are called astronomers. Cave people were
some of the __________________astronomers.
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово FIFTEEN так, чтобы оно грамматически соответ-
ствовало содержанию текста.

It's the ___________ largest country on Earth. But more than 90 percent of Libya is desert, and
there's not a single permanent river in Libya!
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово DECORATE так, чтобы оно грамматически соот-
ветствовало содержанию текста.

Usually on this day parades and outdoor picnics with friends and families take place. Most
houses________ with flags and flowers.
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово GOOD так, чтобы оно грамматически соответство-
вало содержанию текста.

And when at last they found one with all those things, Mrs. Wolf cried, ‘Oh, but here there’s no
water. Surely we can find a ______ spot than this one.’
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово POPULAR так, чтобы оно грамматически соответ-
ствовало содержанию текста.

Maslenitsa

Have you ever celebrated Maslenitsa? It is one of the ______ festivals in Russia. It signals the
end of winter and welcomes the coming of spring.
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 Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово WE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствова-
ло содержанию текста.

‘All right,’ agreed Mrs. Wolf. ‘Let_______ just go round the next turn in the path — and there we will
eat.’
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово ORGANISE так, чтобы оно грамматически соот-
ветствовало содержанию текста.

One time a tournament ______ between two classes. We got so involved in the game we failed to
notice the bell and got into terrible trouble for being late for class.
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово DARK так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически
соответствовало содержанию текста.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

The main emergency telephone number in Britain is 999. The number 999 was chosen because,
on the old dial phones, it was considered to be the easiest to dial in __________________ or smoke.
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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово EXPECT так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексиче-
ски соответствовало содержанию текста.

The third place for Great Britain exceeded all ____________.

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Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово OPERATE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лекси-
чески соответствовало содержанию текста.

The procedure is to dial the emergency number (the call is free), to tell the
__________________which service is needed and to give the address or location where help is
needed.
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Образуйте от слова GOVERN однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексиче-
ски соответствовало содержанию текста.

The camp ground within the park was closed in 1983 and the motels closed in late 1984,
coinciding with the opening of the luxurious resort. In 1992, the majority interest in the Yulara resort
held by the Northern Territory ______ was sold and the resort was renamed Ayers Rock Resort.
30
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово SERIOUS так, чтобы оно грамматически и лекси-
чески соответствовало содержанию текста.

Optimists may also conclude from London 2012 that the British team came within a whisker of at
least five or six more Olympic titles. However, nobody can ________________ suggest second place
for the UK at the next Olympics.
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Образуйте от слова TENSE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически
соответствовало содержанию текста.

But his greatest contribution to the history of art lies in his fabulous portraits. They are filled
sometimes with ______ , sometimes with humour and tell stories with the hint of a smile and amazing
contrasts of shades.
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New Family Member
Tracey and her sister had always wanted their own horse. And although neither of them had
much spare money, they were about to 32 ______ their dream. The tricky part was not getting a
horse but actually finding somewhere to keep one. But eventually Mrs. Richards agreed to let the
girls 33 ______ a small field at the far end of the farm. This was going to 34 ______ them £500
a year but it would work out at just over 20 pounds per month each which was OK. The horse
himself was coming from the Horse Rescue Charity. They would need to make a small donation
 every year to cover the cost of an animal welfare inspector who would visit twice a year. The
35 ______ expenses after this would be for food and vet bills. But the two girls were 36 ______
that they could manage and were committed to going ahead. And it was a big commitment. They
were getting an eighteen month old skewbald colt named Domino. Horses often live over twenty
years and the sisters were taking him on 37 ______ life. Actually they had plans to get another
horse as a friend for Domino. But first of all Domino would need to settle down. He had been
badly treated by his previous owners and was still a bit nervous and difficult to 38 ______ .

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) realise
2) consider
3) have
4) believe
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Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) borrow
2) pay
3) rent
4) lend
34
Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) charge
2) fee
3) pay
4) cost
35
Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) longest
2) biggest
3) hugest
4) tallest
36
Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) assured
2) comfortable
3) thoughtful
4) confident
37
Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) for
2) during
3) at
4) to
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Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) deal
2) agree
3) handle
4) cope
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You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Maurette who writes:

… My Dad has got a new job. What do your parents do? What kind of job would you like to have
and why? What kind of training do you need for it?
I saw a wonderful film last week …
 Write a letter to Maurette.
In your letter
- answer her questions
- ask 3 questions about the film
Write 100—140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
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Comment on the following statement.

Life in the countryside is not for young people.

What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?

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
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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.

Nicotine is colourless. In theory, cigarettes can be made out of potato or tomato leaves. Some
programmes designed to help people stop smoking also advise giving up potatoes and tomatoes in order to
eliminate low-level nicotine intake completely. In small doses, the nicotine compound that is present in all
these plants produces feelings of pleasure. It’s why tobacco is more addictive than either cocaine or heroin.
But it’s also why we sometimes find ourselves craving chips or pizza.
In large doses, however, nicotine is as deadly as the nightshade whose relative it is. The nicotine in a
single cigarette, if taken direct into the bloodstream, would be fatal. Eating one cigarette could make you
severely ill. Swallowing a packet of ten would definitely kill you. In 1976, the Department of Health urged
pregnant mothers to wear rubber gloves when peeling potatoes. More than a kilogram of potatoes eaten at a
single sitting would be certain death.

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Study the advertisement.

You are considering visiting Alla Scala theater 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) current performances
2) tickets price
3) location of the theater
4) if you can go backstage
5) if they have an online booking service
 You have 20 seconds to ask each question.
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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 … ".
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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 what kind of fishing presented in the photos you'd prefer
• explain why

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