Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

Auding: Прослушай текст и выбери правильный ответ из предложенных вариантов.

How old is Mary?

A) Forty Fourteen C) Twenty four

What time is it?

A) Twelve ... Читать дальше »

Аудирование (45 минут)

Задание 1

Вы услышите рассказ о выдающихся личностях в истории. Определите какие из приведенных утверждений (1-10) соответствуют содержанию текста (а), какие не соответствуют (b) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни ... Читать дальше »

Part 1

Listen to a story. Read the statements below and say whether they are true or false. Write your answers (1 or 2) in your answer sheet.

1-10

1. The story is set in North America.

1/ True

2/ False

2. The four sisters ... Читать дальше »

PART 1: SPOKEN ETIQUET

Match the etiquette phrases 1—10 and responses A—J to them.

How are you getting on?
Thanks.
Would you like to come along?
How do you do?
Do you have the time?
I have a little something for you.
How do you find ... Читать дальше »

Listening

Julia’s strange experience

1. Listen to the story and decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

Julia was going to a party. ____________

She was alone in her car. _____________

She stopped her car because she ... Читать дальше »

Part 1. Reading

Look at the statements 1-10 about advice for new students at a university. Read the text below to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If it is incorrect, mark B.

1. Some centres are open all winter.

2. The ... Читать дальше »

I. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text and complete the sentences.

The British have been known as great tea drinkers since the early time. They drink tea all the time in the morning and in the evening. They drink tea in cold winter and in sunny days. Tea was first brought t ... Читать дальше »

Test 1

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

A certain king was in the habit of writing verses. He thought highly of them. Since he was a king the people to whom he showed them tried to praise them too. Once he showed his verses to a wise man. The wise man didn't like ... Читать дальше »

Part I

Read the text and match up two halves of sentences below.

A Town Without Smoke

In the Australian town of Jonesborough in Queensland something very unusual happened: smoking was forbidden for two days. People who were seen with a cigarette, cigar or a pip ... Читать дальше »

Аудирование

текст 8 класс

A Dream

Last night I had a strange dream. It was a world where all the colours were different. The grass was orange, the trees were white. There was a purple sun and a moon the colour of blood in the sky. I was a child again, eight yea ... Читать дальше »

Part 1. Reading

Read the texts about famous women.

For questions 1- 5, put the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet.

Florence Nightingale was impatient with a life without meaningful purpose. By age 24, Florence rejected a marriage proposal and decided to ... Читать дальше »

AN INTERVIEW WITH EMMA

Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?

Emma took her exams yesterday.
Emma’s mother lives in Oxford.
Her parents do not live together.
Emma has got a brother and a sister.
Her brother is twelve years younger than E ... Читать дальше »

READING

Каждый правильный ответ данного конкурса оценивается в 2 балла.

MUSICAL CHEERS

We met first in a wine bar off Oxford Street. I'd just been to a disastrous concert at the Wigmore Hall – a little-known Korean soprano in a Hugo Wolf song cycle. You can ima ... Читать дальше »

Listen to the interview and for questions A8-A14, choose the answer (1, 2 or 3) which you think fits best according to the text. Write the appropriate number (1, 2 or 3) in boxes A8-A14 on your answer sheet.

A8. Catherine mainly gets inspired for her novels from

1) things t ... Читать дальше »

Task 1.

Police Officer: Hello. 24th Precinct. Officer Jones speaking.

Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean really bizarre.

Police Officer: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?

Man: Well, I'd like to report a UFO sighting.

... Читать дальше »