Read the texts below. Match choices A-H to 1-5. There are three choices you do not need to use.

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Task 1

Read the texts below. Match choices A-H to 1-5. There are three choices you do not need to use.

Which advertisement is for people who ___________?

A want to buy bicycles

B prefer an active pastime

C want to borrow a lot of money

D want brand name accessories

E need to repair a car

F want to host a party

G want to see a show

H need to go somewhere

Task 2

Read the text below. For questions 6-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How to Make an Impressive Speech

Having a tough time deciding on what persuasive speech topics to talk about? Don’t sweat it. First, you must know your target audience very well. Know their age, sex, educational attainments and career experiences. Find out what their beliefs, dreams and goals are. What keeps them excited or awake at night? If possible, know their personal, cultural, social, religious and political backgrounds. This will prevent you from saying something that might be offensive to a particular race or culture.

Then, based on the information gathered from your audience, make a list of persuasive speech ideas that might fit their personality, status or background. Remember that the worst thing you could do is deliver a boring speech, so try to come up with controversial yet useful themes. Make persuasive speech topics that will benefit your audience. Remember people are always thinking of “WIIFM” (What’s In It For Me?). If they do not see any good results or advantages for listening to your speech, they will not be interested or responsive.

Choosing your topics, check those items that you are either are an authority on or are very familiar with. Your audience will look up to people with authority. If they perceive you as someone who is an expert on a subject, they would be more likely to listen to you and accept your viewpoints.

Do proper research over the Internet and libraries to come up with your persuasive speech ideas. During your research, take a note of the most interesting or helpful facts relevant to your audience. Keep an open mind and relate how your research can solve their problems or improve any aspect of their life.

Some people are naturally skeptical, so make your statements well-grounded: gather statistics, facts, presentations, case studies or true stories. Make sure you note the source or reference.

Finding persuasive speech topics is easy if you follow the guidelines above.

6 According to the text, which is the first thing you should do to impress the audience?

A Wake them up with a shocking statement.

B Share your views and opinions with them.

C Know the people who you speak to.

D Find out if you are of similar background.

7 According to the text, what do people expect most from your speech?

A It should be full of ideas.

B It should be instructive.

C It should be useful.

D It should be funny.

8 Which topics should be preferred?

A Topics well-known to the audience.

B Topics you have got good knowledge of.

C Topics conforming with the audience’s opinion.

D Topics connected with widely accepted ideas.

9 Which of the following is the phrase “keep an open mind” (paragraph 4) closest in meaning to?

A Be ready to accept views and opinions of others.

B Help the audience express their view and ideas.

C Know the subject you are talking about.

D Put a lot of thought in your work.

10 According to the text, which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A Prove what you are going to say.

B Conduct preliminary research.

C Make references to your sources.

D Put your speech online.

Task 3

Read the texts below. Match choices A-H to 11-16. There are two choices you do not need to use.

Which of the following schools ______________________?

A accepts applications starting October 1

B adheres to a policy of non-discrimination

C offers courses for college graduates only

D offers activities for young learners

E runs different programmes for all ages

F offers professional development courses

G invites students of Grades 6-12

H combines classroom education and hands-on training

Task 4

Read the text below. Choose from A-H the one which best fits each space 17-22.

Task 5

The Meaning of Monkey Talk

Krak! Hok! Boom! These magic sounds 23) __________ random noises to us, but to a species of monkeys living in Ivory Coast, they (24) ________ a very specific meaning. During (25) ________ studies of the Campbell’s monkeys in the Tai National Park, naturalists (26) ___________ that when the monkeys spotted a leopard on the prowl, they would cry “ Krak!” to (27) __________ other members of their group of the danger. A hok, by (28) _______________, alerted other monkeys that a crowned eagle was circling overhead. Boom seemed only to indicate that a branch had broken (29) ___________ a nearby tree. What particularly intrigued the researchers, however, was the fact that the creatures weren’t just (30) ____________ certain sounds to certain events, but seemed to have developed a kind of syntax. Sometimes, for a(an) (31) ________ but more general threat: so krak-oo would mean that there was danger, but not (32) _____ from a leopard. “The language of the Campbell’s monkeys may be “the most complex example of ‘proto-syntax’ in animal communication known to date”, the researches told.

23 A though B like C even D how

24 A pass B transport C bring D carry

25 A intensive B hard C busy D strong

26 A looked B observed C examined D watched

27 A say B show C warn D save

28 A contrast B chance C accident D mistake

29 A of B away C off D out

30 A combining B joining C uniting D linking

31 A same B equal C alike D similar

32 A surely B completely C necessarily D certainly

Task 6

Writing

You would like to work in Great Britain this summer. And you have read this advertisement in a newspaper

London Language Summer School

is looking for young energetic helpers.

Duties include helping with different outdoor activities.

Helpers must be good organizers, keen on sports and be able to work at any time, including evenings, from 1^st-30^th August.

Intermediate level of English is essential.

Please apply in writing to Tom Griffin.

The deadline for application is June 15^th.

Write a letter of application. In your letter write about:

· why you are writing

· your personal qualities, language skills and experience with children

· why you think this work experience would be important for your future

Write a letter of at least 100 words. Do not write your own name, any dates, addresses or other personal information. Start your letter in an appropriate way.

ПРОБНЕ ЗНО 2013

Task 1

Read the texts below. Match choices A-H to 1-5. There are three choices you do not need to use.

Which advertisement is for people who ___________?

A want to buy bicycles

B prefer an active pastime

C want to borrow a lot of money

D want brand name accessories

E need to repair a car

F want to host a party

G want to see a show

H need to go somewhere

Task 2

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