Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

Задание 1

Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами А–G и заголовками 1–8. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. The history of the name

2. Pumpkin: brief facts

3. Cooking with pumpkin

4. The autumn celebrity fruit

5. Pumpkin recipes

6. Pumpkin’s magical popularity

7. Growing a pumpkin

8. Pumpkin in the learning process

A. The pumpkin is a large round fruit with a thick orange skin and large seeds. Pumpkins are 90% water but they contain potassium and vitamin A. Six of seven continents can grow pumpkins. Pumpkins symbolize the colours and the spirit of the autumn. Lots of movies were made with pumpkin and Halloween

themes.

B. It's believed that pumpkins come from North America. Native American Indians ate pumpkins for centuries before the Europeans discovered the fruit. In European languages the word ''pumpkin'' originated from the Greek word for

"large melon" which is "pepon." "Pepon" was changed by the French into "pompon." The English changed "pompon" to "pumpion."

C. In the United States, pumpkins go hand in hand with the autumn holidays of Thanksgiving and Halloween. On almost every Thanksgiving table there is the customary Pumpkin Pie. Pumpkins are carved into decorated lanterns for Halloween. The pumpkin is also one of the important symbols of the harvest festivals and has been an American favourite for over 400 years now.

D. In the USA, the pumpkin is a very popular Thanksgiving dish. We don't know for sure whether the pumpkin was at the very first Thanksgiving dinner but it was used in all traditional meals long before the arrival of the Europeans. Most parts of the pumpkin are suitable for eating, including the shell, the seeds, the leaves, and even the flowers. When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, baked, steamed or roasted.

E. The pumpkin is a warm-season fruit. If you want to have a nice pumpkin for Halloween, plant the seeds from late May in northern regions to early July in southern regions. Pumpkins can be harvested whenever they are a deep, solid colour (orange for most varieties) and the coat is hard. Cut off pumpkins carefully and leave 3 to 4 inches of stem attached.

F. The pumpkin is a real October icon – the fruit of the month. It's also popular as an available, inexpensive material for some wonderful classroom activities! Its size, colour, smell and taste make it perfect for observation and exploration. Working in groups students can search, suggest, predict and estimate the number of seeds in a set of pumpkins.

G. For centuries the pumpkin has been popular with wizards, witches and fairies. Maybe that’s why it is celebrated in so many festivals, folklore and fiction. People make jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween in the USA. In European and

American fairy-tales witches often turn people into pumpkins. Even in modern the Harry Potter novels pumpkin juice is the favourite drink of the students of Hogwart’s school.

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Задание 2

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А1—А4 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). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

Drew Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, in California, to John Drew Barrymore and Ildiko Jaid. Her father and mother had parted two months before she was born, and Jaid had to raise baby Drew alone.

The actress's career began with a TV advertisement made before she had completed her first year, and, aged 4, she appeared on the screen. Her godfather, Steven Spielberg, made her a star in one of his best movies "ET" and three years later Stephen King created a role in his film especially for her. Then it all went terribly wrong.

Jaid started taking Drew to Hollywood parties and at the age of 9 the young girl already had alcohol and drug-related problems. Her mother put her into a special hospital, and by 14 Drew overcame all her problems at last.

She became more optimistic and wrote her auto biography, "Little Girl Lost". Drew also returned to acting. She took part in some TV films. But she wasn't very successful there. After a series of forgettable TV films she played a leading part in 1996's hit "Scream". "Success is the best revenge in the world," she said. "And I'm back." Eager to have more creative plans Drew and her business partner Nancy Juvonen founded a production company called "Flower Films" in 1994. They were a success with the hit "Charlie's Angels". Drew hopes for a family of her own one day. But she says, "It's not like playing dolls", perhaps thinking about her difficult relationship with her own mum.

Now Drew says, "I like the position I'm in — happy about life and comfortable in my skin".

A1. Drew's first steps as an actress weren't a success.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A2. At first Drew was afraid of working with famous actors.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A3. Drew is not just an actress but a producer, too.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A4. Drew is satisfied with her present life.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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Задание 3

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В1—В7, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными слова ми. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию В1—В7.

I knocked at Mike's door, but nobody answered. I tried again without any result at all. It was strange as I B1) HEAR that somebody was in. I thought that the door B2 ) LOCK but when I pushed, it opened easily. Mike was sitting in front of his computer, his eyes focused on the monitor - he was playing and B3) NOT SEE me. Several minutes passed before he noticed me. "Hi", he said. "Look, I B4) PLAY on- line. It's a great game! It's the B5) GOOD game I've ever played! Would you like to join me?" Without waiting for my answer, he turned to the monitor and then forgot about me. Well, the situation was B6) BAD than I had expected it to be. Mike had found a new game and nothing could make him quite before the game was over. "You B7) NOT REMEMBER about our training in the gym today, do you?" I asked. "I certainly do", said Mike. "Don't worry, I'll be ready in five minutes". However, I understood that I would have to go to the gym alone.

Задание 4

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В8—В12 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию В8—В12.

Andy was the tallest girl in her class and that's why she was shy. She wanted to become a famous В8) SING or an actress but she wasn't popular even with her classmates. She never wore В9) EXPENSE clothes and she never took part in school concerts. Nobody guessed that she had a beautiful voice and was dreaming about the stage since her B10) CHILD However, one day everything changed. Andy was offered a supporting role in the school theatre musical. She had only a few words but Andy was so excited about it that she learnt the whole play by heart.

On the day of the В11) PER FORM the girl who was to play the leading role got a sore throat and wasn't able to say a single word. Andy came up and said that she knew her part. You can guess what happened next, can't you? Andy was a great success and enjoyed applause and flowers for the first time in her life. B12) SUDDEN , she became the most popular girl at her school.

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Задание 2 (1 ответ – 1 балл) max 4

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Задание 3 (1 ответ – 2 балла) max 14

В1 – (have) heard

B2 – was locked

B3 – didn’t see

B4 – am playing

B5 – best

B6 – worse

B7 – don’t remember

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В8 – singer

B9 – expensive

B10 – childhood

B11- performance

B12 – suddenly

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