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Задание 1 № 1681

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A1).

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1) has wanted2) wants3) wanted4) had wanted

Задание 2 № 902

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A2).

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1) is explored2) is being explored3) explores4) was exploring

Задание 3 № 1683

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A3).

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1) had sat2) was sitting3) has been sitting4) sits

Задание 4 № 1204

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A4).

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1) swamped2) was swamped3) was swamping4) have been swamped

Задание 5 № 1445

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A5).

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1) are put2) were putting3) are putting4) are being put

Задание 6 № 1086

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A6).

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1) was caused2) is caused3) causes4) has been caused

Задание 7 № 1027

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A7).

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1) is ever transporting2) has ever transported3) was ever transported4) is ever transported

Задание 8 № 68

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A8).

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1) deserves2) was deserved3) deserved4) has been deserved

Задание 9 № 489

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A9).

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1) in2) to3) with4) at

Задание 10 № 130

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A10).

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1) for2) out3) down4) up

Задание 11 № 491

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A11).

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1) for2) of3) with4) in

Задание 12 № 792

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A12).

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1) with2) to3) in4) for

Задание 13 № 1873

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A13).

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1) with2) for3) to4) -

Задание 14 № 1934

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A14).

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1) From2) With3) In4) On

Задание 15 № 1215

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A15).

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1) а2) an3) the4) -

Задание 16 № 556

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

He said he wouldn't mind ... a room with another student.

1) to share2) share3) sharing4) shared

Задание 17 № 1817

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

The king built a chain of castles ... he might control the whole country.

1) so that2) so as to3) because of4) despite

Задание 18 № 1518

Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

Something in ... behaviour towards him has changed.

1) Clara and Bert's2) Clara's and Bert3) Clara and Bert4) Clara's and Bert's

Задание 19 № 1399

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

The number of fatal accidents in the construction industry (1) have dropped (2) dramatically (3) in recent years (4).

1) 12) 23) 34) 4

Задание 20 № 1100

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

Many French dishes (1) are basically simple (2), in spite the fact (3) that they can take a long time (4) to prepare.

1) 12) 23) 34) 4

Задание 21 № 1641

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

Florida is preparing (1) to receive two thousands people (2) who were made homeless (3) by yesterday's earthquake (4).

1) 12) 23) 34) 4

Задание 22 № 1402

Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.

The winds are increasing at an alarming rate (1) so it is (2) a high probability (3) that a tornado is on the way (4).

1) 12) 23) 34) 4

Задание 23 № 1163

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A23).

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1) brought2) held3) set4) located

Задание 24 № 1344

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A24).

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1) presented2) imported3) arrived4) appeared

Задание 25 № 1885

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A25).

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1) deep2) hard3) low4) far

Задание 26 № 1826

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A26).

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1) accept2) realise3) remind4) forget

Задание 27 № 1647

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A27).

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1) full2) contained3) filled4) consisted

Задание 28 № 988

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A28).

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1) needless2) useless3) priceless4) penniless

Задание 29 № 869

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A29).

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1) prevent2) fail3) avoid4) prohibit

Задание 30 № 1470

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A30).

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1) end2) score3) goal4) finish

Задание 31 № 931

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Заполните пропуск (A31).

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1) election2) choice3) selection4) variety

Задание 32 № 272

Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной реплике-стимулу.

Is it all right if I come ten minutes late?

1) You are right.2) I'm quite well, thank you.3) Nothing at all.4) Sure, no problem.

Задание 33 № 2256

Прочитайте диалог. Ответьте на вопрос, следующий после диалога, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

Man: The critics’ review said it was a great show.

Woman: I honestly don’t remember much about it. I was dizzy and shivering...

What does the woman mean?

1) The woman was disappointed.2) The woman thought the music wasn’t performed well.3) The woman hadn’t really expected to enjoy it.4) The Woman wasn’t able to enjoy the performance.

Задание 34 № 1234

Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной реплике.

I didn't say you did. All I said was "It's been broken."

1) Look! The car is broken! It's not my fault!2) Their car was smashed.3) Look! The bumper's been bent and a headlight's been smashed.4) Well, don't look at me. I didn't break it.

Задание 35 № 1475

Расположите реплики так, чтобы получился связный диалог. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

A. What exactly is the matter?

B. How strangel You've got the receipt, haven't you?

C. I'm phoning about a television I bought from you last week. I'm afraid there is something wrong with it.

D. When I switched it on the first time the picture was fine but there was no sound. I turned it off and checked the aerial. Then I turned it on again and this time the sound was all right, but there was no picture.

E. Yes, but isn't it disgraceful to sell things that don't work properly?

F. Don't worry. Such things do happen. I'll send you the technician to have a look at it as soon as he's finished with a customer.

1) CADFEB2) CADBEF3) CBEFAD4) CFADBE

Задание 36 № 1176

Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий его содержанию.

Why does Yehudi Menuhin compare his life to that of a sailor?

This is what the famous musician Yehudi Menuhin writes about himself.

§ 1. Being a touring musician is a bit like being a sailor. It's constant motion, a continuous routine of settling into new hotels and meeting new people. So my ideal holiday is enjoying being alone with my wife.

§ 2. My earliest memory of a holiday was when I was five. We had just bought our first car, and drove joyously from San Francisco, exploring the most beautiful parts of California. It was a wonderful experience. I vividly remember the beautiful Yosemite valley, a place of waterfalls and beautiful mountains, a wilderness before we polluted it with cars and noisy stereo systems. As a child I collected photographs of those huge railway engines that pulled hundreds of goods wagons across America. These trains were like monsters, with groups of four wheels on each side. For Americans trains are hugely romantic. My first train journey across America was when I was eight years old. During the day I sat at the window watching the scenery fly past. At night I always had the top bunk bed in the sleeping compartment. I would scramble up to read in bed, feeling cosy and contented as the train rhythmically travelled over the rails through the night.

§ 3. Since then I've worked and studied for many hours on trains, enjoying the view and the sense of timelessness. I loved the smell of steel upon steel mixed up with the smell of the countryside. I loved the sound of the engine's horn, which used to remind me of the ferries which crept along in between the ships in San Francisco Bay on foggy nights. I have been lucky travelling all over the world and managing, just occasionally, to take a few days actually to see something more than just the airport, hotel and concert hall. When my wife and I were in Peru, we took three days off and flew in a small plane to the mountains where we spent a wonderful time walking and exploring in the jungle.

§ 4. Forty years ago we bought a small house on a Greek island and went there whenever we could. Initially there were just a few carts, and everything was transported on the back of a donkey or a man. We had a tiny cottage with a lovely garden of fruit trees where we used to pick grapes and oranges. We spent a lot of time on the beach — as I love swimming — and in the village getting to know people. After ten or fifteen years we were firmly involved in the community, able to share a totally different world, different language, different music.

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1) He has a definite routine.
2) He's always on the move.
3) He's always meeting people.

Задание 37 № 937

Прочитайте текст. Ответьте на вопросы.

What does June say about the teachers on the access course?

Everyone, whatever their age, can share in the joy and fulfillment of learning, as June Weatherall found out.

§ 1. When I first retired, I thought I'd love spending more time on the gardening, needlework, and other creative activities I'd found so relaxing after my demanding job. But it didn't turn out that way. I found that I didn't want, or need, that kind of relaxation anymore, I wanted to stimulate my mind instead.

§ 2. So, with a couple of friends, I went along to an art appreciation evening class at our local regional college. It was wonderful, but only lasted a year. At the end, I asked my tutor, "What next?' He suggested I attend his history of art access course. "Whatever's that?' I asked. The college had an open evening coming up, so I went along to find out. A full-time access course takes one year and gives you access to university if, like me, you left school without any qualifications, and it's free if you do it full-time. I only wanted to do the art history bit.

§ 3. Lyn, who organises the courses for the college, was enthusiastic. "Why don't you do the whole course? You could start in the spring term with art history, do another module in the summer, then go full-time in the autumn and do all the subjects." It sounded wonderful, but wasn't I a bit old, at 63, to start being a student? A definite 'no'. One of the students that year was 82. That decided it. It must be worth having a go.

§ 4. The art history part of the course, which I've just completed, was stimulating. The tutors are enthusiasts and infect us all with their enjoyment of the subjects they teach. "Lively' would be the word to describe the classes. My fellow students, who are also doing subjects like psychology, maths, biology, etc., are good company. They're mainly people in their thirties with children, taking a second bite at the educational cherry.

§ 5. We have homework and have to do an essay each term for each subject, and sit exams. For art history, we had to produce a journal about all the painters we'd learnt about — which was fun, but rather time-consuming. Occasionally, I envy the more typical mature students, who just do courses for fun and don't have to do exams or essays, but really I'm a very happy lady. There are drawbacks, however. The main one is you have to make a commitment. During term time, you can't just drop everything and go out for the day if the sun shines — one of the supposed joys of retirement.

§ 6. Will I go on to university if I'm successful? I'll see how next year goes. Meanwhile, exercising my brain cells is working well for me. I feel alive. The garden's getting a bit out of control, but that's the least of my worries!

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1) They are very patient with the more mature students.
2) They appear to be genuinely interested in what they teach.
3) They have problems dealing with such a variety of students.

Задание 38 № 1118

Прочитайте текст. Ответьте на вопросы.

At university Catherine found it depressing that

§ 1. Catherine Cassidy has every reason to be proud. This summer she graduated with a degree in Zoology from Queen's University, Belfast. She has ambitions to be a scientific journalist. She is also completely deaf. She can lipread. I interviewed Catherine via e-mail. She told me getting to university was an achievement in itself. She says: 'You have to work much harder than your peers (сверстники) and have to be prepared to commit yourself.'

§ 2. The Disability Discrimination Act insists that universities increase their intake of special needs students. But there are difficulties. First, there are no reliable figures on the numbers of disabled in the community, so universities are unsure of the percentages they should be aiming to recruit. Second, some students might require specially adapted computers, or online learning support. Of all the disabilities, deafness is probably the one that is hardest to cope with at university. Universities run on talk. Knowledge is communicated in lectures, seminars, talking to fellow students — reading is only secondary. For deaf students, casual spontaneous discussions are out.

§ 3. Fortunately for Catherine, Queen's University is a centre of excellence for the teaching of deaf students. The Joint Universities Deaf Education centre (JUDE) organised a special phonic earpiece (слуховой аппарат) that enabled Catherine to listen to lectures. JUDE has been extended to the other higher education institutions of Northern Ireland. JUDE is setting an example in what can be achieved. Sharon Easton, deaf student support officer, says: "We visit schools to make deaf people aware that higher education is a possibility. Another part of our role is to talk with employers. We're offering them deaf awareness training — how to adapt to the needs of deaf employees, and where to apply for grants.'

§ 4. Catherine's skill in lip-reading made communicating with her seem so effortless that many people did not believe she had a problem. At times this experience has been painful. Catherine says: 'People have labelled me "not really deaf". It is like telling me I don't count. And this can be very disheartening, very demoralising.'

§ 5. Catherine believes that excellent and well-focused special needs support should be available to all disabled students at university whatever the cost. She says: 'You are accepted by a university on the basis of your ability to carry out mental tasks. You have a right to be there - people should not judge a person by any physical disability.'

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1) her difficulties often went unnoticed.
2) her deafness gave her a lot of pain.
3) the staff found it difficult to talk to her.

Задание 39 № 1179

Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий его содержанию.

What does Menuhin suggest about village life on a Greek island?

This is what the famous musician Yehudi Menuhin writes about himself.

§ 1. Being a touring musician is a bit like being a sailor. It's constant motion, a continuous routine of settling into new hotels and meeting new people. So my ideal holiday is enjoying being alone with my wife.

§ 2. My earliest memory of a holiday was when I was five. We had just bought our first car, and drove joyously from San Francisco, exploring the most beautiful parts of California. It was a wonderful experience. I vividly remember the beautiful Yosemite valley, a place of waterfalls and beautiful mountains, a wilderness before we polluted it with cars and noisy stereo systems. As a child I collected photographs of those huge railway engines that pulled hundreds of goods wagons across America. These trains were like monsters, with groups of four wheels on each side. For Americans trains are hugely romantic. My first train journey across America was when I was eight years old. During the day I sat at the window watching the scenery fly past. At night I always had the top bunk bed in the sleeping compartment. I would scramble up to read in bed, feeling cosy and contented as the train rhythmically travelled over the rails through the night.

§ 3. Since then I've worked and studied for many hours on trains, enjoying the view and the sense of timelessness. I loved the smell of steel upon steel mixed up with the smell of the countryside. I loved the sound of the engine's horn, which used to remind me of the ferries which crept along in between the ships in San Francisco Bay on foggy nights. I have been lucky travelling all over the world and managing, just occasionally, to take a few days actually to see something more than just the airport, hotel and concert hall. When my wife and I were in Peru, we took three days off and flew in a small plane to the mountains where we spent a wonderful time walking and exploring in the jungle.

§ 4. Forty years ago we bought a small house on a Greek island and went there whenever we could. Initially there were just a few carts, and everything was transported on the back of a donkey or a man. We had a tiny cottage with a lovely garden of fruit trees where we used to pick grapes and oranges. We spent a lot of time on the beach — as I love swimming — and in the village getting to know people. After ten or fifteen years we were firmly involved in the community, able to share a totally different world, different language, different music.

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1) It is easy to make friends with local people.
2) Its people are easy to communicate with.
3) It takes time to become part of the community.

Задание 40 № 1060

Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

figured (§ 3)

§ 1. Though he is, in many ways, unremarkable and we have never met before, and he hasn't given me any particular clues to help me pick him out, it's not hard to spot Steve Sires in the lobby of his hotel, simply because he's the only man here who looks exactly like Bill Gates, the computer millionaire and head of Microsoft. "I figured you'd recognise me," he says, rising from his chair to shake my hand, in his Bill Gates glasses, with his Bill Gates hair, Smiling his Bill Gates smile. Steve Sires is a civil engineering consultant who runs his own business and, twice a month or so, gets paid to jet across the continent and look like Bill Gates. He's hired for business functions mostly - product launches, industry seminars and conferences. He isn't the only professional Bill Gates lookalike in the world, but he is, by most accounts, the best.

§ 2. We walk over to a business-district restaurant. I'd made a reservation for two, under 'Gates'. I'm worried this might annoy Sires, but he just laughs and admits that it's something he's never tried himself. The hostess doesn't even blink when I drop the name. As she leads us to our table I imagine a few glances sent our way, but they're likely just that, my imagination. Sires assures me that he causes much more talk back in Seattle, where the real Gates is occasionally known to walk among the masses. "People have reported spotting Bill at Burger King or eating popcorn at a movie, Sires says. "I wonder how many times people see me and think "Why in the world would Bill Gates be shopping in a cheap supermarket?"'

§ 3. When Sires moved to the Seattle area he had no idea why people kept stopping him on the street or asking him for stockmarket tips in the checkout line. "I didn't know who this Gates guy was," he says. "Turns out I lived 20 minutes from his house.' Sires initially ignored the much-remarked-on resemblance. Then, his wife cut out a newspaper ad placed by a local agent who handles lookalikes. She'd called the agent. He got me a job at the grand opening of a performing arts centre. I did it for free. But my picture was picked up by Associated Press." Soon, Sires was travelling to events, his appearance fee running to several thousand dollars.

§ 4. So Steve Sires is famous. Actually, what he has is better than fame — it's celebrity, without any of the complications of actually being Bill Gates. "I've got a great deal," he admits. "I get a little attention. It's fun to get a little attention. But at the end of the day, I can always go home to my real life."

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1) feared
2) proposed
3) thought

Задание 41 № 1181

Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.

occasionally (§ 3)

This is what the famous musician Yehudi Menuhin writes about himself.

§ 1. Being a touring musician is a bit like being a sailor. It's constant motion, a continuous routine of settling into new hotels and meeting new people. So my ideal holiday is enjoying being alone with my wife.

§ 2. My earliest memory of a holiday was when I was five. We had just bought our first car, and drove joyously from San Francisco, exploring the most beautiful parts of California. It was a wonderful experience. I vividly remember the beautiful Yosemite valley, a place of waterfalls and beautiful mountains, a wilderness before we polluted it with cars and noisy stereo systems. As a child I collected photographs of those huge railway engines that pulled hundreds of goods wagons across America. These trains were like monsters, with groups of four wheels on each side. For Americans trains are hugely romantic. My first train journey across America was when I was eight years old. During the day I sat at the window watching the scenery fly past. At night I always had the top bunk bed in the sleeping compartment. I would scramble up to read in bed, feeling cosy and contented as the train rhythmically travelled over the rails through the night.

§ 3. Since then I've worked and studied for many hours on trains, enjoying the view and the sense of timelessness. I loved the smell of steel upon steel mixed up with the smell of the countryside. I loved the sound of the engine's horn, which used to remind me of the ferries which crept along in between the ships in San Francisco Bay on foggy nights. I have been lucky travelling all over the world and managing, just occasionally, to take a few days actually to see something more than just the airport, hotel and concert hall. When my wife and I were in Peru, we took three days off and flew in a small plane to the mountains where we spent a wonderful time walking and exploring in the jungle.

§ 4. Forty years ago we bought a small house on a Greek island and went there whenever we could. Initially there were just a few carts, and everything was transported on the back of a donkey or a man. We had a tiny cottage with a lovely garden of fruit trees where we used to pick grapes and oranges. We spent a lot of time on the beach — as I love swimming — and in the village getting to know people. After ten or fifteen years we were firmly involved in the community, able to share a totally different world, different language, different music.

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1) unwillingly
2) unexpectedly
3) infrequently

Задание 42 № 1182

Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с содержанием текста.

For Americans trains are hugely romantic. (§ 2)

1) Для американцев поезда — это что-то очень романтичное.
2) Так как американские поезда окружены романтикой.
3) Из-за того что они огромных размеров, поезда для американцев — это романтика.

Задание 43 № 1123

Прочитайте тексты. Ответьте на вопросы. Выберите номер текста, отвечающего на вопрос.

Which person became impatient while waiting to pay for the item?

1. Tania Ferreira

I was walking along the pavement looking for something new to wear when a sign in a shop window saying cotton jackets 50% off caught my eye, so I went in. They didn't have one in my size but said they could order it for me. A few days later I went back to the shop to collect it. It fitted me perfectly, but I just didn't take to the colour. Again I had to wait, and again I went back to the shop. This time everything seemed fine, and I paid for it and took it home. After I'd worn it twice, though, I put it through the washing machine and was most upset to find it'd shrunk (давать усадку). It was a waste of money, really.

2. Ali Haddad

I'd picked up lots of things like books and computer games online, but that was the first time I'd actually got myself something to wear over the Internet. It looked like a really lovely shirt and the price was incredibly low, so I clicked on "Buy it now', paid by credit card and waited for it to arrive. I thought afterwards that perhaps I should have emailed the seller to check the colour, because although it looked fine in the photo, it might not be exactly what I wanted. In the event I needn't have worried, and I was absolutely delighted when I saw it. I would have got another one if I'd known how good it would look.

3. Brad Stevens

I was food shopping in the big supermarket near here and I saw they were selling jeans at a ridiculously low price, so I thought I'd pick up a pair. I spent quite a bit of time going through this great pile of jeans because all the different sizes were mixed up and they weren't very clearly marked "large' or 'extra large' or whatever. Eventually I came across a pair that seemed about my size and headed for the checkout. It was very slow there, and I got fed up standing in a line of about ten customers. Why they don't open more checkouts at busy times I really don't know.

4. Sara Desai

I saw a stall selling sweaters when I was wandering around my usual clothes market and there was such a wide range of lovely ones that I was spoilt for choice. In the end I made my mind up and I enquired whether they had a particularly attractive pale blue one in medium. The stall holder said they had. I couldn't try it on there and then but I was sure it would fit me, so I paid and took it home. There I discovered that the sleeves were far too short so I had to take it back. The man on the stall quickly found me a larger one for the same very reasonable price and that turned out to be just right on me. I'd wasted an hour or so travelling to and from the market, but I still wouldn't dream of shopping for things like that anywhere else.

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1) 12) 23) 34) 4

Задание 44 № 944

Прочитайте тексты. Ответьте на вопросы. Выберите номер текста, отвечающего на вопрос.

Which person felt rather tired when she was studying?

1. Stacey

I had lessons in Hindi at a local language school. Unfortunately the only class available at my level was late in the evening. So after a long day at school, and then all the written homework we have to do, I didn't have a lot of energy left for language learning. Also, some of my classmates were much older than me and I didn't really get to know them. But that didn't matter because whenever we did group activities, which I'd never done before, but took to straight away, I made sure I was with the younger ones. I was having lessons every evening and that was costing my parents quite a lot, but we'd booked to go to India later that year so there was no time to lose.

2. Chloe

I really want to learn Polish so I bought a course of language lessons as an MP3 to play on my iPod. That meant I could work on it anywhere I went, particularly at those times when you've got nothing to do, like standing at the bus stop. Once I was concentrating so hard on getting a grammar point right that I completely forgot I was on the bus and I started repeating restaurant phrases aloud. I felt a bit uncomfortable when I noticed everyone looking at me, so I didn't do that again. Actually, one problem with learning on my own was not knowing when I was saying words properly and when I wasn't. Overall, though, it was a useful course and I think it was good value for money.

3. Amy

I used the Internet to improve my Spanish. It cost nothing, of course, and although at first I didn't know quite where to look, in the end I came across some great websites where I could practise reading and listening and do grammar exercises. At the same time, I was joining social networking sites and getting in touch with Spanish-speaking teenagers from various parts of the world. I also tried online chat in Spanish, but I couldn't keep up with people. All the time I was thinking about my grammar and it was taking me so long to reply to each sentence after I'd read it that I didn't think it was fair on them, so I gave up. I'll try again sometime, though.

4. Laura

I was living with an English-speaking family and the idea was that I'd pick up a lot of language by being there with them, but it just wasn't happening. Everyone watched television all the time and rarely spoke to me. After a week I left and moved in with a couple who had young children, and that was better. They were all very friendly and I could chat with them anytime, really. When I got things wrong they would often correct me and I think that helped me improve my speaking a lot. I would also have liked to be nearer the city centre, because the house was so far out of town that I couldn't get to the kinds of places where other teenagers went in the evenings.

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Задание 45 № 885

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Which of the writers finds the local people very friendly?

1. Paula West: Seville, Spain

For our first ever visit to Andalucia we based ourselves in the splendid Parador de Carmona, a former 14th century Arabic fortress, which has been converted into a hotel and restaurant. The small town of Carmona is just a half-hour bus ride from Seville, Spain's fourth largest city and the capital of Andalucia. We spent the morning climbing La Giralda tower before stopping for lunch. The temperatures at midday are very high in Seville, so we cooled down with gazpacho, the delicious cold soup made with tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

2. Jo Smith: Dubai

Dubai has clearly grown in popularity as a holiday destination since my first visit five years ago. The number of hotels has risen and there are now far more activities on offer to tourists. On my recent holiday there in April, I avoided the water-skiing, windsurfing and horse-riding, and chose instead to visit the oasis town of Dhaid. Being early spring, it was pleasantly warm with daytime temperatures in the low 30s, dropping to a cool 15 °C at night. Dubai has always been a marvellous place to shop, with a wide range of souvenirs on offer in the Bedouin markets. I resisted the temptation, however, promising myself I would buy something on my next visit.

3. Katie Smart: Marrakech, Morocco

I never tire of going to Marrakech, and the market, or 'souk', in the old town is always first on my itinerary. It has a wonderful selection of rugs, jewellery, pottery and leather bags, and I normally come home with enough items to fill a suitcase — and my last visit there was no exception. But I am particularly attracted by the tremendous warmth and good humour of the inhabitants of Marrakech, who are delighted to be able to offer their hospitality and welcome foreign visitors to their city.

4. Fiona Miller: Lake Garda, Italy

My husband and I chose Lake Garda as our honeymoon destination and fell in love with its magnificent mountain setting and pretty lakeside villages. Based in the medieval town of Garda, we took advantage of the numerous outings organised by our tour operator to the many other resorts on the shores of the lake: Desenzano, with its 16th century cathedral; Malcesine, with its impressive castle built on a huge rock; and Limone, with its distinctive lemon groves and charming beach. We were so taken with the beauty of the area that we barely noticed the light showers which accompanied us on all our trips.

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Задание 46 № 1006

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Which person immediately accepted an unexpected offer?

1. Primary-school teacher Anisha Kapoor went to the Green Magic Nature Resort in Kerala, south-west India. "It wasn't my first experience of tree-house living," she says, but it was certainly the best. The houses are entirely built and maintained by workers from the area, using traditional techniques and local materials. For instance, the lifts up to the front doors are made of cane (тростник) grown in nearby fields. They work fine, by the way, and I was glad there were no stairs to climb — the houses are 25 metres up! That's good, though, because at that height there's often a cool breeze blowing through the branches."

2. Ever since TV researcher Whitney Martin worked on a programme about tree houses, she'd dreamt about staying in one. So when her neighbours happened to mention they had just such a place in Alaska, and asked whether she'd like to spend a fortnight there in July, she said 'yes' without a moment's hesitation. "I couldn't believe it when I saw it," she says, "it had everything: even hot running water and cable TV. The only disadvantage of being there at that time of the year was the huge number of mosquitoes. I must have been bitten a hundred times."

3. Australian technician Richie O'Hara was a guest at the Hinchinbrook Island Wilderness Lodge, on an island off the north coast of tropical Queensland. "The wooden tree house was quite comfortable," he says, "and they had all the advertised facilities such as running water and a fridge. Actually, I hadn't fully read the brochure, so when I arrived, I was surprised to find an internet connection in the house. I found plenty of healthy things to do, like canoeing and diving. That was great. After a week or so, though, I was a little tired of the climb to and from the house, so I doubt whether I'd repeat the tree-top experience. But I'm sure kids would love it — it's just a pity I didn't go there when I was about ten!'

4. Medical student Kirsty Hammond spent a week in Tanzania's Lake Manyara National park, at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge. As we approached it," she says, "we glimpsed the buildings up among the branches, with the Great Rift Valley in the background. It was a wonderful sight. The houses were comfortable, too, with running water, a well-equipped bathroom and, fortunately, large mosquito nets above the beds — I'm very aware of the dangers if they bite you. I also liked the fact that almost everything was above ground, even the restaurant. The only problem there was the high night-time temperature: although my bedroom had an overhead fan, I didn't sleep very well. But generally I had a great time."

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Задание 47 № 1127

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Which person was in the street when they saw the item advertised?

1. Tania Ferreira

I was walking along the pavement looking for something new to wear when a sign in a shop window saying cotton jackets 50% off caught my eye, so I went in. They didn't have one in my size but said they could order it for me. A few days later I went back to the shop to collect it. It fitted me perfectly, but I just didn't take to the colour. Again I had to wait, and again I went back to the shop. This time everything seemed fine, and I paid for it and took it home. After I'd worn it twice, though, I put it through the washing machine and was most upset to find it'd shrunk (давать усадку). It was a waste of money, really.

2. Ali Haddad

I'd picked up lots of things like books and computer games online, but that was the first time I'd actually got myself something to wear over the Internet. It looked like a really lovely shirt and the price was incredibly low, so I clicked on "Buy it now', paid by credit card and waited for it to arrive. I thought afterwards that perhaps I should have emailed the seller to check the colour, because although it looked fine in the photo, it might not be exactly what I wanted. In the event I needn't have worried, and I was absolutely delighted when I saw it. I would have got another one if I'd known how good it would look.

3. Brad Stevens

I was food shopping in the big supermarket near here and I saw they were selling jeans at a ridiculously low price, so I thought I'd pick up a pair. I spent quite a bit of time going through this great pile of jeans because all the different sizes were mixed up and they weren't very clearly marked "large' or 'extra large' or whatever. Eventually I came across a pair that seemed about my size and headed for the checkout. It was very slow there, and I got fed up standing in a line of about ten customers. Why they don't open more checkouts at busy times I really don't know.

4. Sara Desai

I saw a stall selling sweaters when I was wandering around my usual clothes market and there was such a wide range of lovely ones that I was spoilt for choice. In the end I made my mind up and I enquired whether they had a particularly attractive pale blue one in medium. The stall holder said they had. I couldn't try it on there and then but I was sure it would fit me, so I paid and took it home. There I discovered that the sleeves were far too short so I had to take it back. The man on the stall quickly found me a larger one for the same very reasonable price and that turned out to be just right on me. I'd wasted an hour or so travelling to and from the market, but I still wouldn't dream of shopping for things like that anywhere else.

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Задание 48 № 888

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Which of the writers ate appropriate food for the high temperatures?

1. Paula West: Seville, Spain

For our first ever visit to Andalucia we based ourselves in the splendid Parador de Carmona, a former 14th century Arabic fortress, which has been converted into a hotel and restaurant. The small town of Carmona is just a half-hour bus ride from Seville, Spain's fourth largest city and the capital of Andalucia. We spent the morning climbing La Giralda tower before stopping for lunch. The temperatures at midday are very high in Seville, so we cooled down with gazpacho, the delicious cold soup made with tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

2. Jo Smith: Dubai

Dubai has clearly grown in popularity as a holiday destination since my first visit five years ago. The number of hotels has risen and there are now far more activities on offer to tourists. On my recent holiday there in April, I avoided the water-skiing, windsurfing and horse-riding, and chose instead to visit the oasis town of Dhaid. Being early spring, it was pleasantly warm with daytime temperatures in the low 30s, dropping to a cool 15 °C at night. Dubai has always been a marvellous place to shop, with a wide range of souvenirs on offer in the Bedouin markets. I resisted the temptation, however, promising myself I would buy something on my next visit.

3. Katie Smart: Marrakech, Morocco

I never tire of going to Marrakech, and the market, or 'souk', in the old town is always first on my itinerary. It has a wonderful selection of rugs, jewellery, pottery and leather bags, and I normally come home with enough items to fill a suitcase — and my last visit there was no exception. But I am particularly attracted by the tremendous warmth and good humour of the inhabitants of Marrakech, who are delighted to be able to offer their hospitality and welcome foreign visitors to their city.

4. Fiona Miller: Lake Garda, Italy

My husband and I chose Lake Garda as our honeymoon destination and fell in love with its magnificent mountain setting and pretty lakeside villages. Based in the medieval town of Garda, we took advantage of the numerous outings organised by our tour operator to the many other resorts on the shores of the lake: Desenzano, with its 16th century cathedral; Malcesine, with its impressive castle built on a huge rock; and Limone, with its distinctive lemon groves and charming beach. We were so taken with the beauty of the area that we barely noticed the light showers which accompanied us on all our trips.

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Задание 49 № 1069

Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных. B ответ запишите слово в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз и что заданную форму слова необходимо изменить. Заполните пропуск (B1).

FORTUNE, DESIRE, SENSE, CONSIDER

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Задание 50 № 1310

Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных. B ответ запишите слово в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз и что заданную форму слова необходимо изменить. Заполните пропуск (B2).

HEALTH, ADDICT, VARY, REPRESENT

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Задание 51 № 1131

Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных. B ответ запишите слово в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз и что заданную форму слова необходимо изменить. Заполните пропуск (B3).

SAFE, CARE, REPUTE, SENSE

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Задание 52 № 1132

Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных. B ответ запишите слово в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз и что заданную форму слова необходимо изменить. Заполните пропуск (B4).

SAFE, CARE, REPUTE, SENSE

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Задание 53 № 1493

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуск (B5) только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу. Слово должно содержать не более 15 символов.

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Задание 54 № 1494

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуск (B6) только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу. Слово должно содержать не более 15 символов.

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Задание 55 № 1015

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуск (B7) только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу. Слово должно содержать не более 15 символов.

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Задание 56 № 1436

Прочитайте текст. Выпишите по два лишних слова в порядке их предъявления в тексте.

The term "drugs" covers many kinds of chemical substance which there are absorbed by the body, the majority being medicines designed to cure illnesses. They are manufactured from a variety of sources which include such animal products, plants and minerals.

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Задание 57 № 1497

Прочитайте текст. Выпишите по два лишних слова в порядке их предъявления в тексте.

Most food was fresh, not such frozen. When you went shopping you could ask for the piece of meat you there wanted and see the butcher cutting it instead of finding it ready wrapped in plastic.

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Задание 58 № 1018

Прочитайте текст. Выпишите по два лишних слова в порядке их предъявления в тексте.

For example, some footballers get paid so an enormous amount of money but sometimes they don't seem to care about the team they are playing for, which makes the fans very angry. On the other hand, it could be argued about that the top players are so famous and under so much pressure both from fans and the media that they deserve the money they earn.

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Задание 59 № 1199

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

I'll just call Jimmy to (удостовериться) certain he can look after the dog.

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Задание 60 № 1200

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

No one understands what he is trying to explain, (не так ли)?

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