Вариант № 2141593

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. Reading a lot is an important aspect of self-education.

2. Self-education doesn’t have to be boring.
3. Self-education is necessary even after you get a diploma.
4. The World Wide Web has made self-education really easy.
5. Self-education isn’t necessary with teachers at hand.
6. Self-education is not a good option for everyone.
7. Responsibility is the key to effective self-education.

Говорящий A B C D E F

Утверждение
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) 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

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

Bad behaviour towards other people is considered bullying if it

1) is physically hurtful.
2) happens more than once.
3) takes place at school.
4. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

The only good thing about face-to-face bullying is that it

1) can be noticed and dealt with.

2) is not as harmful as indirect bullying.
3) is less common than other forms of bullying.
 5. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Which of the following is typical of indirect bullying?

1) Kicking or punching the victim.

2) Saying hurtful things to the victim.
3) Talking behind the victim’s back.
6. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Which of the following traits of character is NOT characteristic of cyberbullies?

1) сourage
2) сleverness
3) сruelty
7. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

According to Bruce, bullies use modern technology to

1) find new victims for bullying.

2) learn about the consequences of bullying.
3) avoid punishment for bullying.
8. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Victims of bullying CANNOT be described as

1) confident.
2) quiet.
3) excluded.
9. Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

A victim of bullying may show one of the following signs

1) becoming openly violent.

2) showing lack of appetite.
3) becoming more talkative.
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. A taste of everything
2. Shop till you drop
3. City’s tourist attractions
4. Ancient traditions live on
5. Activities for the adventurous and hardy
6. On the crossroads of religions
7. For the body, mind and soul
8. From the high peaks to the deep seas

A. Today Jakarta has much to offer, ranging from museums, art and antique markets, first class
shopping to accommodations and a wide variety of cultural activities. Jakarta’s most famous
landmark, the National Monument or Monas is a 137m obelisk topped with a flame sculpture coated
with 35 kg of gold. Among other places one can mention the National museum that holds an extensive
collection of ethnographic artifacts and relics, the Maritime Museum that exhibits Indonesia’s seafaring
traditions, including models of sea going vessels.
B. Sumatra is a paradise for nature lovers, its national parks are the largest in the world, home to a
variety of monkeys, tigers and elephants. Facing the open sea, the western coastline of Sumatra and
the waters surrounding Nias Island have big waves that make them one of the best surfer’s beaches in
Indonesia. There are beautiful coral reefs that are ideal for diving. For those who prefer night dives,
the waters of Riau Archipelago offer a rewarding experience with marine scavengers of the dark
waters.

C. Various establishments offer professional pampering service with floral baths, body scrubs,
aromatic oils, massages and meditation; rituals and treatments that use spices and aromatic herbs to
promote physical and mental wellness. Various spa hotels are extremely popular. Indonesians believe
that when treating the body you cure the mind.

D. Jakarta has a distinctly cosmopolitan flavor. Tantalize your taste buds with a gastronomic spree
around the city’s many eateries. Like French gourmet dining, exotic Asian cuisine, American fast food,
stylish cafes, restaurants all compete to find a way into your heart through your stomach. The taste of
Indonesia’s many cultures can be found in almost any corner of the city: hot and spicy food from West
Sumatra, sweet tastes of Dental Java, the tangy fish dishes of North Sulawesi.

E. In the face of constant exposure to modernization and foreign influences, the native people still
faithfully cling to their culture and rituals. The pre-Hindu Bali Aga tribe still maintains their own
traditions of architecture, pagan religion, dance and music, such as unique rituals of dances and
gladiator-like battles between youths. On the island of Siberut native tribes have retained their
Neolithic hunter-gathering culture.

F. Whether you are a serious spender or half hearted shopper, there is sure to be something for
everybody in Jakarta. Catering to diverse tastes and pockets, the wide variety of things you can buy in
Jakarta is mind boggling from the best of local handicrafts to haute couture labels. Modern super and
hyper markets, multi-level shopping centers, retail and specialty shops, sell quality goods at a
competitive price. Sidewalk bargains range from tropical blooms of vivid colors and scents in attractive
bouquets to luscious fruits of the seasons.

G. The land’s long and rich history can’t be separated from the influence of Hinduism, Buddhism,
Islam and Christianity. There is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Java, the majestic Buddhist
‘monastery on the hill’, Borobudur, the largest Buddhist monument in the world. About 17 km away
from this monastery is a 9th century temple complex built by the Sanjaya dynasty. Prambanan
complex is dedicated to the Hindu trinity: Ciwa, Vishnu and Brahma. The spread of Islam also left
interesting monuments such as the 15th century Minaret Mosque in Kudus.

Текст A B C D E F G

Заголовок
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.
The Trailblazers
In the early 1800s, the area that would become the western United States was completely
undeveloped.
Explorers, hunters, traders, and settlers had to blaze their own
trails. A___________________________ to move possessions and supplies became common place.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that Americans had a God-given right to take over the continent.
As they moved west, settlers used this policy B___________________________ to new people and
territories.
Trails increased trade opportunities between western and eastern regions, and the U.S. economy
prospered C___________________________ on each other for goods.
To achieve Manifest Destiny, the United States purchased land from other countries or conquered
territory D___________________________ until its borders stretched from coast to coast.
More than one-half million people chose to travel West on trails between 1800 and
1870, E ___________________________.
 As new technology spread across the West, however, the use of trails came to an end. The
railroads built thousands of miles of tracks, and, F ___________________________, a cheap,
relatively safe, and quick way to transport people and supplies to western areas existed.

1. to spread U.S. ideas and government

2. for the first time in history
3. thus replacing them forever
4. as territories became interdependent
5. the use of covered wagons
6. by taking land from Native peoples
7. forming the largest mass migration in history

Пропуск A B C D E F

Часть предложения
12. At the beginning of the article the author reminds that the new media technologies …

1) turn our attention off morals.

2) used to frighten the majority of people.
3) improve human brainpower.
4) could make people less intelligent.

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and
television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too
with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search
engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to
its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.
But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning
juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television,
transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.
For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork.
These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without
PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be
plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.
Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows
how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk.
Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading
programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he
read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”
Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train
people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t
make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots
of novels, scientists read lots of science.
The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic
implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the
informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating
fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts
into Twitter postings.
Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is
not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you
work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.
And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep
reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities,
and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a
heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the
Internet.
The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human
brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are
helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-
books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things
that will keep us smart.
13. What has life proved about electronic technologies according to the author?

1) Scientists can’t do without them.

2) They could increase the crime level.
3) They don’t disrupt brainwork.
4) Television influences intelligence.

14. According to the author, the arguments of the critics of new media make neuroscientists feel
…

1) annoyed.
2) amused.
3) surprised.
4) confused.

15. What does the example of Woody Allen’s reading of “War and Peace” illustrate?

1) Scientific research of brain supports critics of new media.

2) Technology hardly influences the way brain deals with information.
3) Experience with technology is significant for intellectual abilities.
4) Speed-reading programs improve information-processing.

16. The phrasal verb “takes on” in “Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities …”
(paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to …

1) adapts.
2) changes.
3) acquires.
4) rejects.

17. Which negative effect of information flood does the author recognise?

1) Inefficient access to data.

2) Lack of self-control.
3) Continuous distraction.
4) Shallow mindedness.

18. What idea is expressed in the last paragraph?

1) New media help us keep up with life.

2) Human knowledge is developing too fast.
3) New media are the result of collective brainwork.
4) There are different ways to manage knowledge.

Where did basketball come from?

Basketball is now a major sport in the USA. Basketball __________________ INVENT by Dr.
James Naismith at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Basketball is a game played between two
teams of five players, in which each team tries to win points by throwing a ball through a net.
Basketball is a very spectator-oriented sport. It is the __________________ THREE most popular
game in the USA. People enjoy both watching and playing it. There__________________ BE many
basketball centers in cities and towns of every state. They do not often produce sportsmen or
sportswomen who are successful in world basketball championships but they help young people to
keep fit and look athletic. Basketball __________________ PLAY by men and women at all levels,
from the professional level to high schools and clubs. One of the __________________ OLD and the
most famous basketball teams is the Harlem Globetrotters, formed in 1926. It has a lot of fans in the
USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. This team __________________ ATTRACT
crowds of fans especially for final or championship matches. One can see photos of its members in
newspapers and magazines all over the USA. The name of the team __________________ BECOME
a symbol of a fast and furious play.

New Tourism in France

France is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. To most people perhaps, the
______ GREAT of France lies in her art and culture. But for the more ______ ADVENTURE tourists
there is a different side to France that will reward all who make the journey. Surprisingly enough, old
factories and plants have become ______ IMPORTANCE to French tourism. In France, every year,
no fewer than 1400 companies, heritage museums or industrial sites draw 20 million visitors. It is
______ GENERAL the giants of the food and agricultural industry together with the traditional crafts
that have the most appeal. With attractions such as the 17th century Strasbourg breweries and the
Millau Viaduct (the highest road bridge in the world) ______ INDUSTRY tourism has become a
flourishing sector. Whether it is sugared almonds or cast iron dishes, Reblochon cheese, beer making
or sparkling French crystal — many people are fascinated by the ______ REAL of how things are
made.

Alexander

Sir Alexander Heathcote was an exact man. 32 ______ people were like him. He was exactly six
feet three-and-a-quarter inches tall, rose at seven o'clock every morning, joined his wife at breakfast
to eat one boiled egg cooked for precisely four minutes, two pieces of toast with one spoonful of
Cooper's marmalade, and drink one cup of China tea. He used to take a carriage from his home in
Cadogan Gardens at exactly 8:20 and 33 ______ at the Foreign Office at promptly 8:59, returning
home again on the stroke of six o'clock.

Sir Alexander had been exact from an early age, as he was the only son of a general. But, unlike
his father, he chose to serve his queen in the diplomatic service, another exacting calling. He 34
______ in progressing from a shared desk at the Foreign Office in Whitehall to third secretary in
Calcutta to minister in Peking. He was delighted when Mr. Gladstone 35 ______ the opportunity to
represent the government in China. For some time he had been 36 ______ in the art of the Ming
dynasty. This appointment would present him a perfect chance of 37 ______ in their natural habitat
some of the great statues, paintings and drawings he had previously been able to admire only in
books.

When he arrived in Beijing, Her Imperial Highness wished him a successful term of office in his
appointment and then the audience 38 ______ to an end.
32. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) Few
2) Much
3) Little
4) Many

33. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) reach
2) enter
 3) arrive
4) come

34. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) fulfilled
2) achieved
3) managed
4) succeeded

35. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) approached
2) proposed
3) offered
4) suggested

36. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) fond
2) interested
3) involved
4) keen

37. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) remarking
2) observing
3) noticing
4) looking

38. Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1) came
2) brought
3) went
4) got

39. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Jane:

From: Friend@mail.uk

To: Russian_friend@ege.ru

Subject: Welcome
...I have just returned from our school volleyball competition. I played for my class team and we won! What sport
competitions are held in your school, if any? How can you become a member of your school sport team? Is it an easy
thing to do? What kind of sport sections can you attend at school or in town?
Oh, I have some more good news! My sister had a great birthday party yesterday!...

Write an email to Jane. In your message answer her questions, ask 3 questions about her sister’s
birthday party. Write 100—140 words. Remember the rules of email writing. You have 20 minutes to
do this task.
40. Выберите только ОДНО из двух предложенных заданий (40.1 или 40.2 . Укажите его
номер и выполните согласно данному плану. В ответе на задание 40 числительные пишите
цифрами.
 40.1 Imagine that you are doing a project on most popular birthday presents for teenagers
in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject — the results of the opinion polls (see the table
below).
Comment on the data in the table and give your opinion on the subject of the project.

Birthday presents Number of respondents (%)

Money 46

Gadgets 23

Chocolate 16

Soft toys 9

Jewellery 6

Write 200−250 words.

Use the following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
— select and report 2−3 facts;
— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant;
— outline a problem that can arise with choosing birthday present and suggest a way of solving it;
— conclude by giving your opinion on the importance of birthday presents for teenagers.

40.2 Imagine that you are doing a project on what museums teenagers like visiting in
Zetland. You have found some data on the subject — the results of the opinion polls (see the diagram
below).
Comment on the data in the diagram and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
What museums do teenagers like visiting in Zetland?

Interactive museums

Science museums

Historical museums

Art galleries

Museums of local history

Write 200−250 words.

Use the following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
— select and report 2−3 facts;
— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant;
— outline a problem that can arise with visiting museums and suggest a way of solving it;
— conclude by giving your opinion on the role of visiting museums and art galleries in teenagers'
life.
 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.

In 2008, the earliest musical instrument discovered so far was found in a cave in Germany. The
instrument, a flute, was originally believed to be about 35,000 years old. More recent carbon-dating
shows that it likely was carved as many as 40,000 to 45,000 years ago. Pieces of other ancient flutes
were also found in the cave. The most intact flute is about nine inches long. It was carved from the
wing bone of a very large bird called a griffon vulture. The flute has five finger holes that researches
think may have been made using stone tools. The flute was probably played by blowing through the
V-shaped opening carved in the top. An archeologist used a griffon vulture bone to make a copy of the
ancient flute and has been learning to play it.
42. Study the advertisement.

You are considering visiting the gift shop and you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes
you are to ask four direct questions to find out the following:
1) if they have gifts for anniversary
2) availability of discount cards
3) size of the shop
4) if they have lunch hours
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.
43. Task 3. You are going to give an interview. You have to answer five questions. Give
full answers to the questions (2−3 sentences). Remember that you have 40 seconds to
answer each question.
Tapescript for Task 3
Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a
teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss school. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view
on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: What subjects do you consider the most important in schools?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What kind of change would make education in schools better?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: How do schools develop people’s social skills?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What is the most important role of school?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Is homework important in the education process? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
44. Imagine that you are doing a project "Cooperation in the workplace" together with
your friend. You have found some illustrations and want to share the news. Leave a voice
message to your friend. In 2.5 minutes be ready to tell the friend about the photos:

• give a brief description of the photos, justifying the choice of the photos for the project;
• say in what way the pictures are different, justifying the choice of the photos for the project;
• mention the advantages and disadvantages (1–2) of the two ways of dealing with work;
• express your opinion on the subject of the project – whether you would like to work by yourself or in
a group

You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (2–3 sentences for every item of the plan, 12–
15 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.