Why did Harry like the game?

1) Because it`s a popular British game  

2) Because it`s his favourite game  

3) Because it`s played all the year round   

Task 5

Why was Jill afraid of water?

1) Because she couldn`t swim   

2) Because nobody taught her to swim   

3) Because she almost drowned   

Task 6

Both friends disliked…   

1) swimming and boxing   

2) boxing   

3) water polo   

Task 7

What was Jill`s hobby?

1) Collecting   

2) Fitness   

3) Sport   

Task 8

First of all Jill was eager to…   

1) play a game of tennis

2) buy a pair of shoes   

3) see her collection   

 

Запишите выбранную вами цифру ответа в таблицу под соответствующими номерами заданий.

Номер задания	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ваш ответ

II. READING (20 minutes)

Прочитайте текст и решите, какой из предложенных четырех вариантов для каждого пропуска соответствует правильному ответу. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

Having a bad boss could be bad for your heart. This is the (1) ____ of a Swedish study on management styles and health. The researchers concluded that poor managers can (2) ____ their employee's risk of developing heart disease. The Stockholm University study analyzed data on the health of 3,000 male workers. They (3) ____the data with the results from questionnaires about senior managers. The questions asked workers if they (4) ____ their boss was considerate, communicated well and offered positive feedback. Other questions looked (5) ____ how much work bosses gave to workers and how well they (6) ____ their goals. The research team found that workers who (7) _____ their bosses were healthier and had fewer heart problems.

The report (8)_____ in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. It suggests that companies should re-train bosses (9) ____ improve worker health. A healthier workforce will improve the (10) ____ health of the company. Investing in providing leadership skills to senior managers could be a good long-(11) ____ investment. The researchers said a more (12) ______ and understanding boss would reduce the chances of workers developing high blood (13) ____ and stress-related illnesses. Magnus Larsson, an engineer for a large IT company, agreed with the report’s findings. He (14) ____ his heart attack last year was because of his boss: “The guy was a monster. Working for him was a daily (15) ____ for eight years,” Larsson said.

 

1.   A. concludes   B. conclusive          C. conclude               D. conclusion

2.   A. increasing   B. increased        C. increase              D. increases

3.   A. comparative       B. compared       C.  comparison           D. compares

4.   A. thought      B. were thinking          C. thoughts            D. think

5.   A. in              B. on                   C. at                     D. after

6.   A. in line            B. lineout                 C. outlining             D. outlined

7. A. have respected   B. are respecting           C. respected             D. had respected

8. A. published      B. was published          C. had been published D. is published

9.   A. for              B. to                    C. from                       D. with

10. A. overall        B. overalls                C. over all                D. all over

11. A. semesters   B. term                 C. semester              D. terms

12. A. support         B. supported             C. supports               D. supportive 

13. A. pressuring   B. pressured        C. pressure               D. pressing

14. A. believes      B. has believed         C. believed              D. is believing

15. A. nightly       B. nighttime        C. nights                       D. nightmare

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2		7		12
3		8		13
4		9		14
5		10		15

III. Vocabulary (15 minutes)

Выполните лексико-грамматический тест. Выберите из предложенных вариантов правильный фразовый глагол и заполните пропуски в соответствующем времени. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

Variants: Get at, ring up, get to, take off, get by, put up with, get on with, look forward to, check in.

When I am abroad, I always 1 ________________ getting back home. I start feeling homesick as soon as the plane 2 _____________. When I 3 ___________________ a new place, the first thing I do after I have 4 __________________ at the hotel, is to 5 ___________ my family and have a chat with them. Unfortunately, I have to travel a lot on business and I often go to the States. I 6 ______________ the Americans very well – they are always very friendly. I speak good English too, I can 7 ______________ in the States without any problems. I am very keen on American food but I can 8 __________________ it. The problem is that I’m a stay-at-home. My sister always 9 _________________me – she says I am boring and unadventurous. But, as the saying goes, “home sweet home”.

 

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2		7
3		8
4		9
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IV. GRAMMAR (20 minutes)

Выполните грамматический тест. Заполните текст подходящими формами глаголов в скобках. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

 

I suppose that, in many ways, I 1 _______ (be) lucky since the day I was born. I was born two months premature and I was very ill but somehow I 2 ____________ (survive). Then, when I was three, I 3 _________ (fall) into a pond on a farm I 4 _____________ (stay) at. My mum 5 _________(go) into hospital for an operation and some friends 6 ________ (look after) me at the time. Luckily, a man 7 _________ (work) near the pond and he 8 ________ (pull) me out.

Now I’m in my last year at school and all my friends 9 ___________ (think) I’m very lucky. For example, I 10 ________ (win) money on the lottery four or five times and I usually 11 ________ (beat) everybody at cards.

I can’t say I’m hard-working but I 12 ________ (do) well at exams – the right questions always come up. I’m also lucky in love and I 13 _________ (go out) with an amazing girl for the last six months. I hope my luck 14 ___________ (continue) in the future.

I 15 ______________ (take) my university entrance exams in the summer as soon as I 16 ___________ (finish) them, I 17 _________ (travel) for a couple of months. Then, hopefully, I 18 ___________(study) architecture at university.

 

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2		11
3		12
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5		14
6		15
7		16
8		17
9		18