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ЗАДАНИЯ ДЛЯ ОТБОРОЧНОГО ТУРА. ТЕСТ № 1
Конкурс на знание грамматики
Прочитайте микро-контекст, заполните пропуски грамматической формой, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
- There’s a new pharmacy not far from here, just … the street from the baker’s.
- There wasn't a room … in a hotel, so we had to go and find some other place.
- found
| - to be found
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- to find
| - to have been found
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- I can’t help … disappointed with the results of your test.
- being felt
| - feeling
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- to be feeling
| - to feel
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- Dr. Martin said the company … to add a floor to the building quite soon.
- had been able
| - is being able
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- will be able
| - would be able
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- Hardly … into the house when it started snowing.
- had they come
| - have they come
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- they had come
| - they have come
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- Of which country is Vienna … capital?
- If he … the tickets in advance, we would have better seats now.
- booked
| - had booked
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- were booked
| - were booking
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- Diana is … she seems.
- more hardworking
| - not hardworking as
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- not so hardworking as
| - so hardworking
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- John stayed at his … cottage last night.
- a mother’s-in-law’s
| - mother’s-in-law
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- mother’s-in-law’s
| - mother-in-law’s
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- The old man feared lest he … miss the bus.
- should
| - shouldn’t
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- would
| - wouldn’t
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- … the end of August they should come back home.
- … there yesterday or are you going to do it tomorrow?
- Did you have go
| - Did you have to go
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- Had you go
| - Had you to go
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- Last week I bumped into an old friend who I hadn’t seen for ten years.
I stopped … to her.
- talk
| - talking
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- to talk
| - to talking
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- No one told me whether they … any opportunity to defend themselves.
- had been given
| - had been giving
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- had given
| - will be given
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- Right now the tide is low, but when the tide …, the ship will be able to leave the harbor.
- come in
| - comes in
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- will come in
| - will have come
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- He wanted to hide … embarrassment he felt at making his report.
- If it hadn’t been for the last question, she … a perfect score on the test.
- got
| - will get
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- would get
| - would have got
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- I don’t suppose you could walk …?
- a little bit slower
| - a little slowest
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- less slower
| - little bit slower
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- This … good news, …?
- are…, aren't they
| - is …, isn't it
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- was …, isn't it
| - were …, isn't it
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- I wish I … all that money, or I would have enough left to buy a new coat.
- hadn’t spend
| - hadn’t spent
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- won’t spend
| - wouldn’t have spent
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- Конкурс на знание тематической лексики
Прочитайте микро-контекст, заполните пропуски лексической единицей, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
- Many city … feel isolated in giant apartment buildings or housing projects.
- people
| - dwellers
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- population
| - dwarves
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- We used to stay up all night, having endless … arguments about politics.
- The tortoise agreed that the hare ran as fast as the wind but claimed that he could easily … him in a race.
- On 18th October 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney first played together …
Young people are always trying to catch … with the latest style.
- He wonders … he could possibly get the job.
- weather
| - whatever
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- whenever
| - whether
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- Salisbury Cathedral is a fine example of early medieval …
- painting
| - music
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- handwork
| - architecture
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- John skipped his class, as he didn’t want to … the test.
- You’ll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great … for them.
- infection
| - affection
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- affectation
| - protection
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- I love my job. I enjoy what I do so much because I … believe that I work with some of the best people in the world.
- mostly
| - exactly
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- truly
| - strictly
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Прочитайте текст (микро-контекст), ответьте на вопрос или продолжите утверждение, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
- The Mississippi River flows into …
- the Gulf of Alaska
| - the Gulf of California
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- the Gulf of Mexico
| - the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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- Where was the first university in England founded?
- In Cambridge
| - In Leicester
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- In London
| - In Oxford
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- Who is called by the British people “Our National Bard”, “The Bard of Avon”?
- Charles Dickens
| - Jane Austen
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- Robert Burns
| - William Shakespeare
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- The Flag of the United States is called “Stars and Stripes”. What do the stripes represent?
- the diversity of life
| - the national rivers
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- the original states
| - the oceans' waves
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- The first president of the USA was …
- Abraham Lincoln
| - George Washington
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- Ronald Reagan
| - Theodore Roosevelt
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- What is the National Gallery famous for?
- It has the greatest collection of European paintings in the world
- It exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world
- It is home to a permanent dinosaur exhibition
- It has one of the largest collections of arts and crafts including furniture, jewelry, ceramics and textiles
- What is the traditional Christmas desert in Britain?
- Christmas pudding
| - Apple pie
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- Carrot cake
| - Cherries jubilee
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- What is the name of the red cross on the flag of England?
- St Andrew’s Cross
| - St George’s Cross
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- St Patrick’s Cross
| - The Union Jack
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- What is a special day in England set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts?
- Victory Day
| - The Day of Peace
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- Eternal Light Day
| - Remembrance Day
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- What historical event gave rise to the Bonfire Night?
- Bishops’ Wars
| - The Gunpowder Plot
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- The Battle of Hastings
| - The Battle of Trafalgar
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- Конкурс на знание фонетики и орфографии
Напишите слово по транскрипции в соответствии с британским вариантом правописания.
- [ˌentə'teɪnmənt]
- ['fiːʧə]
- ['leɪblɪŋ]
- ['mɔdənaɪz]
- ['sentə]
- [wɪð'drɔː]
Прочитайте предложение (микроконтекст), заполните пропуски, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
- It’s a tsar’s …
- She blushed with …
- embarrasment
| - embarrassment
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- embarassment
| - embarrassement
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- How rude! He didn’t even …
- I … dropped the vase.
- accidentally
| - accidentelly
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- accidentaly
| - acidentally
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ЗАДАНИЯ ДЛЯ ОТБОРОЧНОГО ТУРА. ТЕСТ № 2
- Конкурс чтения и понимания письменных текстов
Установите соответствие между фрагментами текстов и тематическими рубриками газеты. Внимание! 1 рубрика является лишней.
- War photography is associated with black-and-white images taken in the heart of action, such as Robert Capa's shots. Such pictures helped make Capa one of the most famous photojournalists. Yet he is all but absent from "Conflict, Time, Photography", a new exhibition at Tate Modern. The focus is on those who looked back on the action years later.
| - World politics
- Economics
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- Richard Mudabe sacked his vice-president, Joyce Mugaru, and seven ministers in a purge that cleared the way for Emerson Mnangagwa, the hardline former justice minister, to become his likeliest successor. Ms Mugaru denied accusations of corruption and plotting to kill Mr Mudabe.
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- Science and technology
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- Driving an electric car confers a badge of greenery, or so the marketing departments would have you believe. Yet a report which analyses the car emissions presents a different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with electricity generated by coal-fired power stations is likely to cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a conventional petrol-driven vehicle.
| - Culture
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Установите соответствие между частями предложения связного текста. Внимание! 1 часть предложения является лишней.
- More people speak English than any other language, but according to English language expert David Crystal, …
| - these new English speakers aren't just learning the language
- new words are being invented
- there are hundreds of different types of English
- non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers by three to one
- is also changing
- in Asia had reached 350 million
- about half the world's population will speak it
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- By the end of last year, the number of adult English speakers …
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- And according to the British Council, in ten years' time 2 billion people will study English and …
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- The way that people study English …
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- … they are changing it.
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- … every day all over the world.
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- Конкурс на знание грамматики
Определите, в грамматически правильной или неправильной форме употреблено выделенное слово/слова в данном контексте.
- You will get into all sorts of problems unless there isn’t this clause in your contract. You absolutely have to include it.
- Mattie is by far the best lawyer you’ve ever seen, don’t you agree?
- “She is my sister.” – “I should guess the moment I saw her, you look so much alike.”
- I still have two projects to complete. One is History, the other is Literature.
- The airport announced it was set to clock up more than 60 million passengers in the end of the year.
- So far, his victory has been covered on the local newsbreaks only.
- Quarterly means something that happens four times the year.
- We asked Franny if she would go back to school after the holidays.
- I wish I didn’t overlook that error. I’m really sorry I did.
- The tornado is reported to have damaged some buildings in the area, but no one was hurt.
Установите соответствие между допущенной во фразе ошибкой и характером допущенной ошибки. Внимание! 1 вариант ошибки является лишним!
- The place was deserted. It looked as if no one was there for quite a while.
| - Неправильное местоимение
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- A house was beautiful. Martin looked at it in amazement.
| - Неправильная форма причастия
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- “Would you like nothing to eat?” she suggested, knowing she had to be polite.
| - Неправильная форма глагола
- Неправильный артикль
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- If the children didn’t come home so late that night, they would have been scolded.
| - Неправильная форма прилагательного
- Неправильный артикль
- Неправильная форма инфинитива
- Неправильная форма глагола
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- He seems to be sleeping for a long time, we should wake him up.
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- It’s time Derek should start looking for the better-paid job.
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- I watched the car having disappeared down the street.
| - Неправильная форма глагола
- Неправильная форма существительного
- Неправильное местоимение
- Неправильная форма причастия
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- He saw that the sheep was all grazing in the field.
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- I’ve been watching this show since her premiere in 2003.
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Установите соответствие между пропуском и грамматической формой. Внимание! 1 грамматическая форма является лишней.
- Why can’t you two get …?
| - off
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- She usually gets … by bus.
| - along
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- She got … her cold quite quickly.
| - over
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| - around
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- Конкурс на знание лексики
Установите соответствие между репликой (высказыванием) и ситуацией общения. Внимание! 1 ситуация является лишней.
- What’s the purpose of your visit to the United States?
| - At the theatre
- In the cinema
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- Can I have the bill now?
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- I'm here to see Shakespeare's famous play "Hamlet".
| - Passport control
- At the restaurant
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Установите соответствие между пропуском слова в связном тексте и словом из предлагаемого списка. Внимание! 1 слово является лишним.
- The Hunger Games is an American science fiction … directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name.
| - book
- the guidance
- take her younger
sister's place
- take part
- fight to the death
- adventure film
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- The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must … in The Hunger Games.
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- The competition is a televised annual event in which the "tributes" are required to … until there is one remaining who will be crowned the victor.
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- Katniss Everdeen volunteers to … in the games.
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- Joined by her district's male tribute Peeta Mellark, Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under …. of former victor Haymitch Abernathy.
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Установите соответствие между выделенным словом и его значением в данном контексте. Внимание! 1 слово-эквивалент является лишним.
- We were still cleaning the house when the guests started to arrive.
| - rebuke
- calm down
- motionless
- as yet
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- The water appeared still from a distance.
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- Her quiet words still the animal.
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- A man should know where the golden mean is.
| - greedy
- balance
- average
- have in mind
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- He is mean about money.
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- What do you mean?
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Подберите антоним к выделенным словам. Внимание! 1 антоним является лишним.
- The houses on this side of the street all have odd numbers.
| - curious
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- I had a very odd dream about you last night.
| - regular
- ordinary
- even
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- I used to do a lot of sport, but now I just play the odd game of tennis.
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Установите соответствие между пропуском слова в предложении и словом из предлагаемого списка.
- She wore a … black dress.
| - plane
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- We'll be boarding the …. in about 20 minutes.
| - plain
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