Вопрос №10

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами А-G. Занесите свои ответы в соответствующие поля внизу страницы. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

Вопрос №10

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами А-G. Занесите свои ответы в соответствующие поля внизу страницы. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. The fastest way
2. Happy times
3. Mission impossible
4. Now or never
5. Difficult job
6. Warm welcome
7. Hardly likely
8. Animal rights

A. It’s really hard for the nurses. They often work 12 hour shifts and in environment that could mean life or death if they make a mistake. And their pay is so low. Yet most of them just get on with it without complaining and they always seem to be cheerful, kind and interested in their patients.

B. It was better in the 70s. Our lives weren’t lived attached to mobile phones. There were no speed cameras. The music was brilliant — Glam, Prog and Punk Rock. And the fashion was outrageous. We must have looked complete idiots in our platforms and feather cuts — but we thought we looked amazing. And maybe we were.

C. My dog is a Border Collie called Rags. We have a big garden and Rags is taken for walks mornings and evenings. But he gets lonely during the day. This probably accounts for his mad greeting everyday when we return. He woofs, wags and jumps in a blur of delight — so happy to see that we’re home!

D. They say that a meteorite hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago causing mass extinctions of species. The dinosaurs were the most famous casualties. Some people say it is bound to happen again any day now and that we will be the most famous of the new casualties. Optimistically — I’m still making appointments for next week.

E. Learning English is a long, slow process. There are mountains of verb tables, forests of vocabulary and wilderness plains of multiple choice questions. The only way to get there quicker is to go and live in the UK for a couple of months. That will do the job nicely!

F. Once a week we get a spelling test and we have to memorise fifty new words. I generally get 45 or more but it is too difficult to get them all. I mean this is on top of all the other homework we have to do. How on earth do they expect us to find the time?

G. In Spain 11500 bulls are killed every year in official bull fights. They say it is supposed to be a real match and the matadors risk death at every encounter. This is, of course, nonsense. Really the poor old bull stands no chance of anything other than a slow and painful death. I think it should be banned.

Вопрос №10

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1—8 и текстом. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Nervous
2. Natural temper
3. Devoted
4. A change in temper
5. Funny
6. Inappropriate self confidence
7. Inconvenient
8. Sensitive Soul

A.Andy has a terrible singing voice. However he likes to sing and when he sings he is usually very loud and out of tune. Liz thinks that he cannot hear his own voice properly. She assumes that Andy actually believes he has a marvelous voice and anyone who happens to hear one of his beautiful performances is simply lucky. Certainly nobody has ever suspected Andy of being faint hearted or shy.
B.What starts the “terrible two” syndrome on a child’s second birthday? During the first year and 364 days they are smiling, cooing and are sweet as can be. The next day they become mini gangsters — screaming, biting, hair pulling and scratching! I am not sure but many psychologists believe that it is because they lack needed language skills and are angry because they can’t communicate.
C.My sister is a really happy soul and everybody loves her. She is often in a good mood and rarely angry — but she does cry a lot! If she watches a film with a really sad ending it makes her cry. What is more surprising is that is she sees a film with a really happy ending — the chances are that we will still see wet cheeks. Even hearing our baby brother singing one of his nursery rhymes will set her off!
D.We live in a village two miles away from Brighton. There is a good bus service in terms of lots of buses available that generally arrive on time. The problem is that few of them go direct to our village. Instead they make detours down to the Marina and up various residential roads making dozens of stops before reaching our village. What should take 5 minutes sometimes takes almost half an hour.
E.In the past, the smallest things made him angry — he was always shouting and raging. Shop assistants, traffic lights, the TV news — almost anything could make him erupt! Cynthia’s suggestion that he put a pound in a jar each time he got angry proved helpful. Now, sometimes, he even begins to laugh the moment he notices he is angry. When the jar is full he’s promised to treat Cynthia to a meal.
F.Susie loves Rags — her cheerful, faithful and furry companion. She takes him walking every morning and evening and if she cycles to her friend’s house, Rags is invited to run along behind. She never forgets his birthday and is always buying him
special toys and tasty treats. I’ll never forget how sad she was when Rags went missing for a week. She cried every day he was away.
G.Robert Long and Arthur Short are work colleagues and they have known each other since school days. But they often make people laugh when first introduced since Robert Long, could easily get a part in a stage production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Arthur Short, meanwhile, would not look out of place in a pro Basket Ball team although he is useless at the game.

Вопрос №10

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами А-G. Занесите свои ответы в соответствующие поля внизу страницы. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Unusual harvest
2. Uncle Tom’s cabin
3. Little tornado
4. Hidden clues
5. New enthusiasm
6. Using the imagination
7. Fresh start
8. Secret imagination

A.While the adults stretched out sleepily in the sun and enjoyed the last of the picnic, the small children began a shopping game. They used two chairs and the cutlery box as a shop counter and took it turns to be the shop keeper. A blanket hung from a low tree branch represented the shop front (and needed shade). On sale were leftovers from the picnic, various garden ornaments and several pairs of shoes.
B.The Hartley family had lived in South East London for several generations. But when John was offered his dream job in Scotland they were all quite keen on the idea of living somewhere else. Scotland, especially, seemed to them in another universe compared to Lewisham and Bexley. Although they are really missing their old friends, their new neighbours have given them a really warm welcome.
C.My little sister has long red hair, blue eyes and a natural ability to cause chaos wherever she goes. Last week she left the cold water tap on upstairs and caused a flood. On Tuesday she left the fridge door open and spoiled the food. Yesterday she spilt her drink on my computer and today she displayed a talent for turning the breakfast toast in to charcoal. But she is kind hearted and beautiful and I love her.
D.When we were small, my uncle and his family lived only 5 minutes’ walk from our house. My cousins, Billy and Tom were often in our house and we nearly always played our special game. It involved one of us hiding something and then making a list of obscure “directions” for the rest of us to “follow”. It still took enthusiasm, imagination and the talent of Sherlock Holmes to find the hidden object.
E.Mrs. Perkin learned her children’s favourite birthday treat from her own mother who in turn learned it from hers. It involved “planting” lolly-pops, sherbet cones and other treats in the garden — as if they were small flowers and plants. Early each birthday morning the children run in to the garden with baskets to fill. The smallest ones seem to accept unquestioningly, that the “crop” is entirely natural.
F.Every day after school, Jim likes to play in the park with his friends. But if it is cold or raining, his Mum takes him to the swimming pool. Recently Jim has enjoyed
the swimming so much that if the weather forecast is bad, he sees this as good news. Apparently he is quite a talented swimmer. He learned when he was small and then somehow forgot all about it. Now I wouldn’t be surprised if he forgets the park!
G.My father has two brothers; Billy and Tom. My favourite is Tom. He allows me to go with him into his work shed at the very bottom of the garden, behind an unusual screen of miniature birch trees. Actually you can’t see the shed from the house at all. In this special, secretive place he makes models with wood, paint and glue. He likes making trains and cars but most of all he loves building toy sailing boats.

Вопрос №10

Раздел 2. Чтение

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами А-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Almost daily

5. Poorly rewarded 

2. Daily distraction

6. High security

3. Mobile luxury

7. Daily treasure

4. Not like old days

8. Almost twice daily

A.Greg cycles to college every day. The college
park where you can leave your bicycle. Because many bikes have been stolen, Greg now has a daily ritual of carefully chaining the bike to a stand and locking each of the wheels. Then he removes the handlebar and saddle and locks them separately in a cabinet in the college.

B. Martin works for a posh “take away” restaurant called “Meals on wheels”. Every evening he has to put on a suit and by car, deliver a three course meal plus wine to rich people around the city. It is almost, Martin thinks, like being a butler or servant a hundred years ago. Except that he has three different “masters” every day. He thinks the restaurant should be called “Servants on Wheels”.

C.Locking up, Sasha reflected, was the worst possible responsibility. She was supposed to arrive at the restaurant at 4pm and officially she was supposed to finish at midnight when the restaurant closed, but she was the key holder and therefore always the last person to leave. Often this kept her there every night until lam or even later. At least she was paid a little extra for this but not enough — in her view!

D.Charlotte spends about 30 minutes every day writing her private diary. She has maintained this discipline since she was a teenager. Even if nothing particularly noteworthy has happened, she likes to record her impressions of people and conversations. She writes with a pen and has a complete book for every year since she started. These are safely locked away and considered by Charlotte to be her most valued possessions.

E.John walks to school every day — not because he has to, but because he enjoys it. It is about 2kms across some orchards, over the bridge and then just a short walk to the edge of town where the school is situated. Of course he can go by bus if the weather is exceptionally bad — and he always uses the bus to get home. But it is a pretty walk and an excellent way to start the day.

F.When Louise was a young girl growing up in Scotland — her family never used to lock the door. There was no crime in her village and visitors were always welcome. Now she has to lock up every night and secure all the windows. If a visitor comes she has a “spy hole” to check who it is before answering. Modern life in the city, she felt, was a different world to the one she grew up in.

G.Emma loves her dog. His name is Arnie, he is two years old and absolutely full of fun. But she has to take him out for a proper walk before and after school. She enjoys this but yet Emma hates getting up early in the morning and it is always a struggle for her, especially in the winter when it is still dark in the mornings. Sometimes her Mum helps and Emma is grateful beyond words.