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Placement test

Part 1. Listening

Инструкция для студентов

В данном разделе проверяются умения понимать тексты различных типов на слух. Вам будет предложено 4 типа заданий. Максимальное количество баллов – 100. Внимательно прочитайте инструкцию к каждой части теста.

Part 1. Часть 1.

Инструкция. В каждом задании этой части вы услышите 4 предложения о картинке. Каждое из них вы услышите только один раз. Выберите одно предложение, которое соответствует картинке и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Part 2. Часть 2.

Инструкция. В этой части вы услышите вопрос или утверждение и три ответа на него. Каждый из них вы услышите только один раз. Выберите один наиболее подходящий к ситуации ответ и запишите его номер (А, В или C) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

6. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

7. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

8. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

9. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

10. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

Part 3. Часть 3

Инструкция. В этой части теста вы услышите 5 коротких диалогов. Вам нужно ответить на три вопроса о каждом диалоге. Выберите один правильный ответ и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet). Каждый диалог вы услышите только один раз.

Диалог 1

11. How many people are speaking?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

12. What is the woman’s name?

(A) Mary

(B) Sue

(C) Jane

(D) Mario

13. What is the man’s name?

(A) Mike

(B) Sue

(C) John

(D) Mario

____________________________________________

Диалог 2

14. How many sisters does John have?

(A) None

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

15. How many children do John's parents have?

(A) Three

(B) Four

(C) Seven

(D) Eight

16. How many younger sisters does John have?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

____________________________________________

Диалог 3

17. What had the man lost?

(A) A file

(B) His battery

(C) His car keys

(D) His cell phone

18. Where did the woman find it?

(A) Next to her cell phone

(B) Under a file

(C) Under the battery

(D) In a box

19. Why didn't the woman hear the phone ring?

(A) She has a hearing problem.

(B) She had been on vacation.

(C) The battery was dead.

(D) She didn't recognize the sound.

____________________________________________

Диалог 4

20. When will Mark start his new job?

(A) Next week.

(B) In two weeks.

(C) Next month.

(D) In two months.

21. Why did Mark leave his old job?

(A) He retired.

(B) He was fired.

(C) He wasn’t paid enough.

(D) He didn’t get enough vacations.

22. How long did he work in his old job?

(A) 13 years.

(B) 14 years.

(C) 30 years.

(D) 40 years.

____________________________________________

Диалог 5

23. Why did the woman buy a new coat?

(A) Her old coat was too small.

(B) She wants to own two coats.

(C) Her old coat wasn't a nice color

(D) The man didn't like his old coat,

24. What color is the new coat?

(A) Gold.

(B) Blue.

(C) Green.

(D) White.

 

25. How much did the new coat cost?

(A) $70,

(B) $700.

(C) $740.

(D) $1,100.

 

Part 4. Часть 4

Инструкция. В этой части вы услышите 5 монологов. Вы должны будете ответить на два вопроса о каждом из них. Выберите один правильный ответ и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet). Каждый монолог вы услышите только один раз.

Монолог 1

26. What is Pablo studying?

(A) Spanish and business

(B) Korean and cooking

(C) Spanish and Korea

(D) Economics and Korean

27. Where is her going next and when?

(A) Madrid, next January

(B) Barcelona, next January

(C) Barcelona, next February

(D) Madrid, next February

____________________________________________

Монолог 2

28. How long has the speaker been working at the zoo?

(A) About ten years

(B) About fifteen years

(C) Less than twenty years

(D) More than twenty years

29. What is the speaker's favorite animal?

(A) The hippo

(B) The penguin

(C) The monkey

(D) The elephant

____________________________________________

Монолог 3

30. When is the exam?

(A) Tuesday.

(B) Wednesday.

(C) Thursday.

(D) Friday.

31. What should be brought to the exam?

(A) Textbooks.

(Б) Pencils.

(C) Notes.

(D) Pens.

____________________________________________

Монолог 4

32. How many children does the president have?

(A) Two.

(B) Three.

(C) Four.

(D) Five.

33. When did the event happen?

(A) Yesterday.

(B) This morning.

(C) At noon.

(D) In the earl у evening.

____________________________________________

Монолог 5

34. Who is this announcement primarily intended for?

(A) Art buyers.

(B) Artists.

(C) Petrochemical workers.

(D) Victims of home fires.

35. Where will this event be held?

(A) At a restaurant,

(B) At a labor hall.

(C) At a firehouse.

____________________________________________

 

Part 2. Reading

Инструкция для студентов

В данном разделе проверяются умения понимать тексты различных типов. На выполнение теста вам дается 45 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 100. В каждом варианте выберите единственно правильные ответ и перенесите букву, соответствующую ему в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

Вариант 1

Task 1. Text Completion.

Задание 1. Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав правильный вариант ответа.

Text 1a (A1)

Review of a film

“Ghost”

Molly and Sam live together. Molly loves Sam. Sam loves _________ (1), but he never says “I love you”. Sam dies, now he is a ghost. He watches Molly every day, but she can’t ________ (2) him. Sam finds a psychic. Her name is Ota Mae. He uses her to _________ (3) to Molly. Molly ________ (4) believe Ota Mae. In the ___________ (5) Sam says “I love you”.

1.	(A) him	(B) his	(C) her	(D) she
2.	(A) watch	(B) see	(C) look	(D) love
3.	(A) speak	(B) tell	(C) say	(D) watch
4.	(A) does	(B) don’t	(C) doesn’t	(D) isn’t
5.	(A) beginning	(B) morning	(C) restaurant	(D) end

 

 

Text 1b (B1)

Night Stop Programme

(available 9 P.M. to 5 A.M.)

For your safety at night, you __________ (6) ask to exit the bus anywhere _________ (7) your route, even if it is not a regular ________ (8). To do so, go to the front of the bus and ask your driver __________ (9) one block before you want to __________ (10). Safety considerations will determine if s/he can comply with your request.

 

1.	(A) must	(B) may	(C) needn’t	(D) don’t
2.	(A) along	(B) after	(C) between	(D) in
3.	(A) route	(B) buses	(C) hours	(D) bus-stop
4.	(A) at last	(B) at that	(C) at least	(D) at the end
5.	(A) get on	(B) get off	(C) get out	(D) get over

Text 1c (B2)

Memo

To: All staff

From: Mark Spyri

Re: Staff meeting

This is to remind you that the monthly staff meeting will take ___________ (11)

11. (A) part

(B) place

(C) time

(D) you

next Friday afternoon from 1:00 -3:00 in the conference room. Attendance at this meeting is _________ (12).

12. (A) mandatory

(B) attractive

(C) professional

(D) punctual

If there is an urgent reason why you can not ________ (13),

13. (A) visit

(B) come

(C) attend

(D) be there

I need to know about it ahead of time, so please discuss it with me ___________(14) the meeting.

14. (A) after

(B) while

(C) during

(D) before

The meeting agenda includes a discussion of certain personnel procedures, so you

should ____________(15) your copy of the employee manual with you.

15. (A) bring

(B) bringing

(C) to bring

(D) can bring

Text 1d (B2-C1)

Letter of offer

Dear Customer,

We at Stateside Bank are excited about some new services we will be ______ (16) our preferred customers such as you.

16. (A) propose

(B) offer

(C) offering

(D) suggesting

As a small business owner, you may have wondered where to turn for financial____________ (17).

17. (A) advise

(B) advice

(C) advisor

(D) advisable

Now Stateside Bank is here to offer you the support you need _______ (18) your business in good financial health.

18. (A) to stay

(B) succeed

(C) for run

(D) to keep

When our new Small Business Section opens next month, we will have ____________ (19) counselors available

19. (A) expired

(B) expensive

(C) experienced

(D) experimented

to help you make decisions about investments and loans. W e can help you develop a sound business plan, and we can show you how to invest your money to ensure the success of your business. Statistics tell us that the majority of small businesses fail within the first five years. ___________ (20) doesn ’t have to be one of them.

20. (A) Ours

(B) Yours

(C) Your

(D) Their

Call Stateside Bank today to find out how we can help you stay successful.

Sincerely,

Roger Moorehead

Small Business M a n a g e r

Task 2. Text Comprehension

Задание 2. Прочитайте тексты и ответьте на вопросы к ним, выбрав правильный вариант ответа.

Text 2a (A2)

To Do List

ü Check my e-mail

ü Cancel the product presentation

ü Reserve a taxi for tomorrow

ü Confirm next week meeting in London

ü Phone James Brown (1^st thing to do in the morning)

ü Business lunch with Mr. Tanaka

ü Book room in the Imperial Hotel

ü Buy flowers for Susanna’s birthday party

21. What kind of text is it?

(A) E-mail to a friend

(B) Plan for a day

(C) Book titles

(D) Phone book

22. What should be done first this day?

(A) Checking e-mail

(B) Making a phone call

(C) Having business lunch

(D) Buying flowers

23. What is going to be next week?

(A) Presentation

(B) Business lunch

(C) Birthday party

(D) Meeting in London

24. Whose party is going to be today?

(A) Mr. Tanaka’s

(B) Susanna’s

(C) James Brown’s

(D) Yours

25. What is said about Imperial Hotel?

(A) You want to reserve a room in it.

(B) You want to live in it.

(C) You want to read a book in it.

(D) You want to have a party in it.

Text 2b (B1)

For rent

2-room apartment with separate kitchen on Spring Rose Avenue.

Renovated and fully furnished (kingsize bed, couch, dishwasher, washing machine).

6^th floor with elevator.

Bright, clean and calm.

Nice building and environment.

Ideal for single or couple.

900 dollars/month + 2 months deposit (available September 30).

 

Contact for details: Home Search Agency

[phone] (Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m to 7 p.m)

26. What kind of text is it?

(A) An e-mail to a friend

(B) An advertisement of buying a house

(C) An advertisement of renting a flat

(D) A description of your room

27. What is said about the apartment?

(A) It has been renovated.

(B) There is no elevator.

(C) It is not furnished.

(D) It is ideal for a big family.

28. What kind of building is the apartment situated in?

(A) Old

(B) Bright

(C) Nice

(D) Kind

29. When will the apartment be free?

(A) This spring

(B) In September

(C) At once

(D) On Monday

30. When is it possible to phone?

(A) Every day

(B) In the weekend

(C) At weekdays

(D) 6 days a week

Text 2c (B2)

User Guide – Cooker

Choice of saucepans

For best results we recommend the use of good quality saucepans with smooth flat bases. Aluminium pans with coloured vitreous enameled bases absorb heat and are therefore more efficient in use.

Never use recessed or ridged base utensils. Ideally the base of the saucepan should be approximately the same size as the heating area. Use pans which have sufficient capacity for the amount of food being cooked and therefore reduce soiling caused by excessive spillage.

Never fill the pan more than the one-third full of fat or oil.

Never leave oil unattended during the heating or cooking period.

Keep the outside of the pan clean and free from streaks of fat.

31. What is the aim of the text?

(A) To teach how to cook.

(B) To teach how to use a cooker.

(C) To explain what should the pans be made of.

(D) To explain what kind of saucepans are good for the cooker.

32. What shouldn’t bases of saucepans be like?

(A) Aluminium

(B) Coloured

(C) Sharp

(D) Even

33. How big should a pan be?

(A) Bigger than the heating area

(B) Equal to the heating area

(C) Smaller than the heating area

(D) One-third of the heating area

34. Why should the pans be of adequate capacity?

(A) It can prevent making the cooker dirty

(B) It can help cooking faster

(C) It can economize electricity

(D) It can save food freshness.

35. What should one never do?

(A) Use big saucepans

(B) Leave oil without attention while cooking

(C) Use oil or fat

(D) Clean the pans from fat outside.

Text 2d (C1)

Part 3. Speaking

Инструкция для студентов

Раздел «Говорение» оценивает вашу способность выражать мысли в устной форме.

Тест состоит из 3 заданий.

Перед тестированием вы получаете набор заданий и у вас есть 5 минут, чтобы обдумать ответы.

Затем у вас есть 5 минут на общение с преподавателем. Постарайтесь давать как можно более полные ответы, говорите без пауз, в нормальном темпе.

Максимум за раздел - 100 баллов.

 

Задание 1. Прочитайте вслух предложенный текст (1 минута, 10 баллов).

Задание 2. Ответьте на вопросы преподавателя (2 минуты, 40 баллов).

Задание 3. Выскажите свое мнение на предложенную тему (1,5 минуты, 50 баллов). Используйте следующий план.

ü Обозначьте тему/проблему.

ü Выразите свое мнение/отношение к ней.

ü Приведите примеры.

ü Опишите другие точки зрения на проблему.

ü Объясните, почему вы с ними не согласны.

ü Сделайте вывод.

Вы должны говорить не останавливаясь. Ваш монолог должен содержать не менее 10 предложений.

Animals in the city

Recently, there have been many reports in newspapers and on TV about big animals coming into towns and cities. There have been bears in Vancouver parks, leopards on the streets of Mumbai and wild pigs in gardens in Berlin. What happens when big animals come into our cities? Is it a good thing or is it dangerous for us and the animals?

Wild animals usually come into cities to look for food. In Cape Town, South Africa, baboons sometimes come into the suburbs. They eat fruit from gardens and go into people's kitchens and take food from cupboards and fridges! Baboons are strong animals and sometimes they scare children and fight with pet dogs. Many people do not like them, but the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, baboons are hurt in car accidents and the sugar in human food can be very bad for their teeth. The city council in Cape Town has a team of Baboon Monitors. Their job is to find baboons in the city and take them back to the countryside. This makes the city safer for people and it is healthier for the baboons. The problem is that a lot of baboons will come back to the city to find food again.

 

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The Story of Street Art

Modern graffiti began in big cities in the United States in the 1970s. In New York, young people wrote their names, or 'tags', in pen on walls around the city.
One of the first 'taggers' was a teenager called Demetrius. He wrote his tag on walls and in stations in New York. Other teenagers saw Demetrius's tag and started writing their tags too. Then, some teenagers started writing their tags with aerosol paint. Their tags were bigger and more colourful.

In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started painting pictures. Some artists' pictures were about politics. Other artists wanted to make cities beautiful and painted big, colourful pictures on city walls.

In some countries, writing or painting on walls is a crime. Sometimes, graffiti artists have problems with the police. In other countries, artists can draw and paint in certain places. For example, in Taiwan, there are 'graffiti zones' where artists can paint on walls. In São Paulo in Brazil, street artists can paint pictures on walls and houses. Their pictures are colourful and beautiful. Some tourists visit São Paulo just to see the street art!

The Life of Pi. Book Review

The Life of Pi is about a teenage boy from India, called Pi, who travels across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat. His companion in the lifeboat is an enormous tiger. It was written by the Canadian author Yann Martel, and has sold seven million copies worldwide.

At the start of the book, we learn about Pi’s childhood in India. His father is a zookeeper and the family live in a house in the zoo. Pi and his brother help their father in the zoo and learn to look after the animals.

When Pi is 16, his family decide to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family take the animals with them on a ship to Canada. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Pi finds himself in a lifeboat with some animals. Sadly, Pi’s family die in the storm. One by one, the animals in the lifeboat kill and eat each other, till only Pi and the tiger are left alive. He feeds the fish to the tiger to stop it killing and eating him. He also uses a whistle and his knowledge of animals from the zoo to control the tiger.

Why is Charlie so cool?

In April 2007, a 16-year-old boy named Charlie McDonnell was studying for his exams. But he was bored, so he turned on his laptop computer. He found a website called YouTube and watched a video of another teenager like him. The teenager was sitting in his bedroom and talking about how bored he was. “I can do better than that!” thought Charlie. So he used his laptop and webcam to make his first video, and posted it on YouTube.

YouTube started in 2005 and is now the world’s largest video website. More than 3 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube and a large number of those are video blogs. These are simply videos of people talking to a camera about their lives or things that interest them.

Two days after Charlie posted his first video, he had 150 subscribers, so he decided to make more videos. He soon became quite popular. A few months later, Oprah Winfrey, the famous American TV host, showed one of his videos called How to be English on her programme. In this video, Charlie wears a suit and tie and talks in a funny accent. He shows viewers how to make a cup of tea. Charlie suddenly became very famous in the United States too.

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Placement test

Part 1. Listening

Инструкция для студентов

В данном разделе проверяются умения понимать тексты различных типов на слух. Вам будет предложено 4 типа заданий. Максимальное количество баллов – 100. Внимательно прочитайте инструкцию к каждой части теста.

Part 1. Часть 1.

Инструкция. В каждом задании этой части вы услышите 4 предложения о картинке. Каждое из них вы услышите только один раз. Выберите одно предложение, которое соответствует картинке и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Part 2. Часть 2.

Инструкция. В этой части вы услышите вопрос или утверждение и три ответа на него. Каждый из них вы услышите только один раз. Выберите один наиболее подходящий к ситуации ответ и запишите его номер (А, В или C) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

6. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

7. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

8. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

9. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

10. Write your answer in the answer sheet.

Part 3. Часть 3

Инструкция. В этой части теста вы услышите 5 коротких диалогов. Вам нужно ответить на три вопроса о каждом диалоге. Выберите один правильный ответ и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet). Каждый диалог вы услышите только один раз.

Диалог 1

11. How many people are speaking?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

12. What is the woman’s name?

(A) Mary

(B) Sue

(C) Jane

(D) Mario

13. What is the man’s name?

(A) Mike

(B) Sue

(C) John

(D) Mario

____________________________________________

Диалог 2

14. How many sisters does John have?

(A) None

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

15. How many children do John's parents have?

(A) Three

(B) Four

(C) Seven

(D) Eight

16. How many younger sisters does John have?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

____________________________________________

Диалог 3

17. What had the man lost?

(A) A file

(B) His battery

(C) His car keys

(D) His cell phone

18. Where did the woman find it?

(A) Next to her cell phone

(B) Under a file

(C) Under the battery

(D) In a box

19. Why didn't the woman hear the phone ring?

(A) She has a hearing problem.

(B) She had been on vacation.

(C) The battery was dead.

(D) She didn't recognize the sound.

____________________________________________

Диалог 4

20. When will Mark start his new job?

(A) Next week.

(B) In two weeks.

(C) Next month.

(D) In two months.

21. Why did Mark leave his old job?

(A) He retired.

(B) He was fired.

(C) He wasn’t paid enough.

(D) He didn’t get enough vacations.

22. How long did he work in his old job?

(A) 13 years.

(B) 14 years.

(C) 30 years.

(D) 40 years.

____________________________________________

Диалог 5

23. Why did the woman buy a new coat?

(A) Her old coat was too small.

(B) She wants to own two coats.

(C) Her old coat wasn't a nice color

(D) The man didn't like his old coat,

24. What color is the new coat?

(A) Gold.

(B) Blue.

(C) Green.

(D) White.

 

25. How much did the new coat cost?

(A) $70,

(B) $700.

(C) $740.

(D) $1,100.

 

Part 4. Часть 4

Инструкция. В этой части вы услышите 5 монологов. Вы должны будете ответить на два вопроса о каждом из них. Выберите один правильный ответ и запишите его номер (А, В, C или D) в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet). Каждый монолог вы услышите только один раз.

Монолог 1

26. What is Pablo studying?

(A) Spanish and business

(B) Korean and cooking

(C) Spanish and Korea

(D) Economics and Korean

27. Where is her going next and when?

(A) Madrid, next January

(B) Barcelona, next January

(C) Barcelona, next February

(D) Madrid, next February

____________________________________________

Монолог 2

28. How long has the speaker been working at the zoo?

(A) About ten years

(B) About fifteen years

(C) Less than twenty years

(D) More than twenty years

29. What is the speaker's favorite animal?

(A) The hippo

(B) The penguin

(C) The monkey

(D) The elephant

____________________________________________

Монолог 3

30. When is the exam?

(A) Tuesday.

(B) Wednesday.

(C) Thursday.

(D) Friday.

31. What should be brought to the exam?

(A) Textbooks.

(Б) Pencils.

(C) Notes.

(D) Pens.

____________________________________________

Монолог 4

32. How many children does the president have?

(A) Two.

(B) Three.

(C) Four.

(D) Five.

33. When did the event happen?

(A) Yesterday.

(B) This morning.

(C) At noon.

(D) In the earl у evening.

____________________________________________

Монолог 5

34. Who is this announcement primarily intended for?

(A) Art buyers.

(B) Artists.

(C) Petrochemical workers.

(D) Victims of home fires.

35. Where will this event be held?

(A) At a restaurant,

(B) At a labor hall.

(C) At a firehouse.

____________________________________________

 

Part 2. Reading

Инструкция для студентов

В данном разделе проверяются умения понимать тексты различных типов. На выполнение теста вам дается 45 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 100. В каждом варианте выберите единственно правильные ответ и перенесите букву, соответствующую ему в бланк ответов (Answer Sheet).

Вариант 1

Task 1. Text Completion.

Задание 1. Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав правильный вариант ответа.

Text 1a (A1)

Review of a film

“Ghost”

Molly and Sam live together. Molly loves Sam. Sam loves _________ (1), but he never says “I love you”. Sam dies, now he is a ghost. He watches Molly every day, but she can’t ________ (2) him. Sam finds a psychic. Her name is Ota Mae. He uses her to _________ (3) to Molly. Molly ________ (4) believe Ota Mae. In the ___________ (5) Sam says “I love you”.

1.	(A) him	(B) his	(C) her	(D) she
2.	(A) watch	(B) see	(C) look	(D) love
3.	(A) speak	(B) tell	(C) say	(D) watch
4.	(A) does	(B) don’t	(C) doesn’t	(D) isn’t
5.	(A) beginning	(B) morning	(C) restaurant	(D) end

 

 

Text 1b (B1)

Information for the passengers.

Night Stop Programme

(available 9 P.M. to 5 A.M.)

For your safety at night, you __________ (6) ask to exit the bus anywhere _________ (7) your route, even if it is not a regular ________ (8). To do so, go to the front of the bus and ask your driver __________ (9) one block before you want to __________ (10). Safety considerations will determine if s/he can comply with your request.

 

1.	(A) must	(B) may	(C) needn’t	(D) don’t
2.	(A) along	(B) after	(C) between	(D) in
3.	(A) route	(B) buses	(C) hours	(D) bus-stop
4.	(A) at last	(B) at that	(C) at least	(D) at the end
5.	(A) get on	(B) get off	(C) get out	(D) get over

Text 1c (B2)

Memo

To: All staff

From: Mark Spyri

Re: Staff meeting

This is to remind you that the monthly staff meeting will take ___________ (11)

11. (A) part

(B) place

(C) time

(D) you

next Friday afternoon from 1:00 -3:00 in the conference room. Attendance at this meeting is _________ (12).

12. (A) mandatory

(B) attractive

(C) professional

(D) punctual

If there is an urgent reason why you can not ________ (13),

13. (A) visit

(B) come

(C) attend

(D) be there

I need to know about it ahead of time, so please discuss it with me ___________(14) the meeting.

14. (A) after

(B) while

(C) during

(D) before

The meeting agenda includes a discussion of certain personnel procedures, so you

should ____________(15) your copy of the employee manual with you.

15. (A) bring

(B) bringing

(C) to bring

(D) can bring

Text 1d (B2-C1)

Letter of offer

Dear Customer,

We at Stateside Bank are excited about some new services we will be ______ (16) our preferred customers such as you.

16. (A) propose

(B) offer

(C) offering

(D) suggesting

As a small business owner, you may have wondered where to turn for financial____________ (17).

17. (A) advise

(B) advice

(C) advisor

(D) advisable

Now Stateside Bank is here to offer you the support you need _______ (18) your business in good financial health.

18. (A) to stay

(B) succeed

(C) for run

(D) to keep

When our new Small Business Section opens next month, we will have ____________ (19) counselors available

19. (A) expired

(B) expensive

(C) experienced

(D) experimented

to help you make decisions about investments and loans. W e can help you develop a sound business plan, and we can show you how to invest your money to ensure the success of your business. Statistics tell us that the majority of small businesses fail within the first five years. ___________ (20) doesn ’t have to be one of them.

20. (A) Ours

(B) Yours

(C) Your

(D) Their

Call Stateside Bank today to find out how we can help you stay successful.

Sincerely,

Roger Moorehead

Small Business M a n a g e r

Task 2. Text Comprehension

Задание 2. Прочитайте тексты и ответьте на вопросы к ним, выбрав правильный вариант ответа.

Text 2a (A2)

To Do List

ü Check my e-mail

ü Cancel the product presentation

ü Reserve a taxi for tomorrow

ü Confirm next week meeting in London

ü Phone James Brown (1^st thing to do in the morning)

ü Business lunch with Mr. Tanaka

ü Book room in the Imperial Hotel

ü Buy flowers for Susanna’s birthday party

21. What kind of text is it?

(A) E-mail to a friend

(B) Plan for a day

(C) Book titles

(D) Phone book

22. What should be done first this day?

(A) Checking e-mail

(B) Making a phone call

(C) Having business lunch

(D) Buying flowers

23. What is going to be next week?

(A) Presentation

(B) Business lunch

(C) Birthday party

(D) Meeting in London

24. Whose party is going to be today?

(A) Mr. Tanaka’s

(B) Susanna’s

(C) James Brown’s

(D) Yours

25. What is said about Imperial Hotel?

(A) You want to reserve a room in it.

(B) You want to live in it.

(C) You want to read a book in it.

(D) You want to have a party in it.

Text 2b (B1)