4   тренировочный вариант.

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           Tommy was wearing a thick warm scarf and looked

B3      very unhappy. He _________ a sore throat.                              HAVE

          “It’s your fault”, said Mum angrily in the morning

           when she was leaving for work. “You’ve eaten too much ice

          cream, haven’t you?

          Tomorrow your friends are going on a picnic, and you

          will stay at home.” Tommy switched on the telly but there

B4     _______________ nothing interesting on.                                   BE

          He reached for the bookshelf and took an old book

          with a picture of a ship on the cover. He had lots of books

B5      but _______________ reading them, as he preferred films.      NOT LIKE

         However, he opened the book. It was about the

B6    adventures of a brave captain and his ______________. On        SEAMAN

        their way to India they survived through storms and fought

B7    pirates. A treasure chest _______________ by them at the          FIND

        end of the journey. When Mum came home, she saw Tommy

        searching the bookshelf. The book with a ship on the cover

        was on the bed. “My favourite book,” said Mum. “I liked it

        when I was as old as you are now. Why don’t you want to

        read it?”

B8   “Because I _______________ it already.” said                              READ

B9   Tommy. “I _______________ for another one”.                           LOOK

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                 Jessie sat down in front of the TV, took the remote

                 control and started switching from channel to channel. No, she

    didn’t want to watch the talk show about boys and

B10          girls’_______________.                                                                                FRIEND

                She skipped the musical show for teenagers too – she

B11          didn’t find it _______________ at all.                                                     INTEREST

                 For a few minutes she watched the news programme

B12          about a strike in Italy – a young bus _______________ was                          DRIVE

                 speaking about the Trade Union demands.

                Then she switched to the Discovery Channel. Some

B13          scientists were talking about _______________ disasters there.                NATURE

B14          Jessie fell asleep in her _______________ armchair                              COMFORT

                 somewhere between the Fashion Channel and the Educational

                Channel.

Чтение

4 тренировочный вариант промежуточная аттестация

A. A group of teenagers.

B. Young people telling their own stories.

C. A young boy fighting for his life.

D. A girl and two of her friends.

E. A girl in a fairytale school.

F. A teenager of royal blood.

1. The book “Princess Academy” by Shannon Hale is about the life of a girl called Miri. She and her parents live a simple life. Then the king’s priests visit her small village and name it the home of the future princess. In a year’s time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king’s ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to behave like a princess. Miri soon finds herself arguing with academy teachers. She also suffers from cruel competition among the girls. But when bandits come to the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri decides to save herself and her classmates.

2. The book entitled “Names Will Never Hurt Me” by Jaime Adoff describes the period of school life. The paths of four teenagers with different histories cross in the school. There’s Kurt, a “strange guy” who tries hard to escape from hooligans; Tisha, facing a problem with other teenagers who are jealous and dislike him; and Floater, who doesn’t respect his friends. On this day, teasing, racism, loneliness, and secrets bring each of them to one and the same point to meet. Now they must help each other escape from a tragedy.

3. The book “Rise of the Golden Cobra” by Henry T.Aubin describes a young man with revenge on his mind. There’s going to be a pharaoh’s war for the honor of Egypt. During a picnic 14-year-old Nebi notices the riders on horses first. The riders turn out to be pharaoh’s enemies and kill Nebi’s master, head of the police. The boy escapes as the only living witness. Nebi’s adventures take him to the court of the pharaoh himself, to friendship with Price Shebitku, and even to war. Nebi fights against the pharaoh’s enemies. Meanwhile, pharaoh’s victory unites North and South Egypt, making him the one true pharaoh. Only now he can wear the golden cobra crown.

4. The book “Journey of Strength, Love and Faith” is a collection of stories by different authors. For most teenagers, life is a journey with dangerous crossroads. In these stories 20 students share how they have found faith, love and strength which helped them move along the roads of life. The book consists of true life stories. Reading their stories makes you think and reflect on your own life, and admire these teenagers’ courage and strong desire to overcome difficulties. It also gives hope for those teenagers who have already faced life’s problems.

5. The book “Love Rules” by Dandi Daley Mackall is a romance novel that revolves around Emma, her friends Mattie and Jake. Emma has to stay in Hamilton, Missouri, while Mattie and Jake choose to continue their education in the West Coast College. To stay in touch while they’re gone, Emma makes Jake and Mattie promise to her that they will send a postcard to her once a week. In the process of writing those postcards, Jake and Mattie discover that love was right under their noses. Their postcards to Emma become different. They start to understand what kind of a girl-friend they want to have.

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 autobiography, “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”.

A5. Drew’s first steps as an actress weren’t a success.

1) True                 2) False                 3) Not stated

A6. At first Drew was afraid of working with famous actors.

1) True                 2) False                 3) Not stated

A7. Drew is not just an actress but a producer, too.

1) True                 2) False                 3) Not stated

A8. Drew is satisfied with her present life.

1) True                 2) False                 3) Not stated