Test 8 section 3 grammar and vocabulary. Getting ready for the exam in English
A. Playing sports is a great way to make exercise fun and help children to develop healthy habits. Sports can also help children improve their agility, balance, and coordination. Participating in sports can help build a child's self-esteem. Studies show that children who play sports work harder in the classroom. Children also learn problem-solving skills and time management skills when they are part of a team.
b. Late last week BMX legend, Kevin Robinson, made history by flying higher than any human has ever gone on a BMX bike as part of Red Bull Experiment in New York City! Thousands of fans and spectators were on-site to catch all the action. This awesome feat had been a lifelong dream of Kevin's which until now no one else has ever been able to pull off!
C. American tennis star Venus Williams has lost her place at the Madrid Open when she was beaten in the second-round part of the contest by Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova. Williams is the current world number three and her 19-year-old opponent was unseeded so the defeat came as a big shock. Williams said she thought Kleybanova had won "by just being aggressive from both sides of the court".
D. Skateboarding traces its roots to the seventies but it really reached the peak of its popularity in the mid-eighties to the present when major skateboard manufacturers propelled it to new heights. First, they started with half-pipe and vert ramp skateboarding. As the years went by, the focus shifted to street skateboarding, which brought about a few changes in deck shape and wheel size.
E. While the majority of scuba diving is recreation, there are those who do it for a living as well. Scientific exploration and research is another area with a lot of scuba diving demand. They spend a lot of time in the water watching sea life cycles, and how microorganisms fit the whole underwater environment. There are also others who work in constructing underwater platforms that are often used for research as well as offshore oil.
F. Surfing is a sport which is practiced by almost every individual in the US. This term is often referred to as a surface water sport in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean wave standing on a surfboard. Surf-boards can also be used on rivers on standing waves. Some people practice this as a hobby while others become professional surfers.
G. If you"re interested in snowboarding, you will need to find out which length and width board is best for you. Both of these factors are critical to the success of snowboarding. Be aware that shorter boards are easier to manoeuvre, therefore making them great if you are just learning to snowboard.
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Read the text and fill in the gaps A-F with parts of the sentences marked 1-7. One of the parts in the list 1-7 is extra. Enter the letter representing the appropriate part of the sentence in the table.
A constitution may be defined as the system of fundamental principles according to A___. A good example of a written constitution is the Constitution of the United States, formed in 1787.
The Constitution sets up a federal system with a strong central government. Each state preserves its own independence by reserving to itself certain well-defined powers such as education, taxes and finance, internal communications, etc. The powers B____ are those dealing with national defense, foreign policy, the control of international trade, etc.
Under the Constitution power is also divided among the three branches of the national government. The First Article provides for the establishment of the legislative body, Congress, and defines its powers. The second does the same for the executive branch, the President, and the Third Article provides for a system of federal courts.
The Constitution itself is rather short, it contains only 7 articles. And it was obvious in 1787 C_____. So the 5th article lays down the procedure for amendment. A proposal to make a change must be first approved by two-thirds majorities in both Houses of Congress and then ratified by three quarters of the states.
The Constitution was finally ratified and came into force on March 4, 1789. D____. It also recognized slavery and did not establish universal suffrage.
Only several years later, Congress was forced to adopt the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, E_____. They guarantee to Americans such important rights and freedoms as freedom of press, freedom of religion, the right to go to court, have a lawyer, and some others.
Over the past 200 years 26 amendments have been adopted F___. It provides the basis for political stability, individual freedom, economic growth and social progress.
1. which are given to a federal government
2. because it did not guarantee basic freedoms and individual rights
3. but the Constitution itself has not been changed
4. so it has to be changed
5. which a nation or a state is constituted and governed
6. which were called the Bill of Rights
7. that there would be a need for altering it
Read the text and complete tasks 12-18. For each task, circle the number 1, 2, 3, or 4 corresponding to your choice.
That summer an army of crickets started a war with my father. They picked a fight the minute they invaded our cellar. Dad didn't care for bugs much more than Mamma, but he could tolerate a few spiders and assorted creepy crawlers living in the basement. Every farm house had them. A part of rustic living, and something you needed to put up with if you wanted the simple life.
He told Mamma: "Now that we"re living out here, you can"t be jerking your head and swallowing your gum over what"s plain natural, Ellen." But she was a city girl through and through and had no ears when it came to defending vermin. No way could she sleep with all that chirping going on! Then to prove her point she wouldn't go to bed. She drank coffee and smoked my father's cigarettes and she paced between the couch and the TV. Next morning she threatened to pack up and leave, so Dad drove to the hardware store and hurried back. He squirted poison from a jug with a spray nozzle. He sprayed the basement and all around the foundation of the house. When he had finished, he told us that was the end of it.
But what he should have said was: "This is the beginning." For the next fourteen days Mamma kept finding dead crickets in the clean laundry. She "d shake out a towel or a sheet and a dead black cricket would roll across the linoleum. Sometimes the cat would corner one, and swat it around like he was playing hockey, then carry it away in his mouth. Dad said swallowing a few dead crickets wouldn't hurt as long as the cat didn't eat too many.
Soon live crickets started showing up in the kitchen and bathroom. Mamma freaked because she thought they were the dead crickets come back to haunt, but Dad said they were definitely a new batch, probably coming up on the pipes. He fetched his jug of poison and sprayed beneath the sink and behind the toilet and all along the baseboard until the whole house smelled of poison, and then he sprayed the cellar again, and then he went outside and sprayed all around the foundation leaving a foot -wide moat of poison.
For a couple of weeks we went back to finding dead crickets in the laundry. Dad told us to keep a sharp look out. He suggested that we "d all be better off to hide as many as we could from Mamma. I fed a few dozen to the cat who I didn't like because he scratched and bit for no reason. I hoped the poison might kill him so we could get a puppy. Once in a while we found a dead cricket in the bathroom or beneath the kitchen sink. A couple of weeks later, when both live and dead crickets kept turning up, Dad emptied the cellar of junk. He borrowed Uncle Burt's pickup and hauled a load to the dump. Then he burned a lot of bundled newspapers and magazines which he said the crickets had turned into nests.
He stood over that fire with a rake in one hand and a garden hose in the other. He wouldn't leave it even when Mamma sent me out to fetch him for supper. He wouldn't leave the fire, and she wouldn't put supper on the table. Both my brothers were crying. Finally she went out and got him herself. And while we ate, the wind lifted some embers onto the wood pile. The only gasoline was in the lawn mower fuel tank but that was enough to create an explosion big enough to reach the house. Once the roof caught, there wasn" t much anyone could do.
After the fire trucks left, I made the mistake of volunteering to stay behind while Mamma took the others to Aunt Gail's. I Dad helped and Uncle Burt and two men I'd never seen before carry things out of the house and stack them by the road. In the morning we "d come back in Burt" s truck and haul everything away. We worked into the night and we didn't talk much, hardly a word about anything that mattered, and Dad didn't offer any plan that he might have for us now. Uncle Burt passed a bottle around, but I shook my head when it came to me. I kicked and picked through the mess, dumb struck at how little there was to salvage, while all around the roar of crickets magnified our silence.
(Adapted from "The Cricket War" by Bob Thurber)
12. A cricket is
1) a small animal. 2) a spider. 3) an insect. 4) a game.
13. Mamma threatened to pack up and leave because ...
1) she had smoked all cigarettes. 3) she could not put up with crickets.
2) she had not got used to rustic living. 4) she was a city girl through and through.
14. After Dad had sprayed the basement and all around the foundation of the house,
1) the family were constantly coming across dead crickets. 3) the dead crickets came back to haunt.
2) the family kept seeing live crickets everywhere. 4) all crickets disappeared.
15. The narrator fed the cat with crickets because
1) the cat was hungry. 3) he wanted to hide crickets from Mamma.
2) he would like to have another pet. 4) Dad told him to do it.
16. Dad borrowed Uncle Burt's pickup
1) to fight with crickets. 3) to throw away newspapers and magazines.
2) to bring new furniture to the cellar. 4) to get rid of rubbish.
17. The house caught fire because
1) Dad left a garden hose near the fire. 3) the fuel tank had gone off.
2) the wind lifted some papers onto the wood pile. 4) there wasn't much anyone could do.
18. The narrator was surprised
1) that Dad didn't offer any plan. 3) that crickets were all around.
2) when the bottle came to him. 4) that there was not much to save from the fire.
Section 3. Grammar and vocabulary
Read the text. Transform, if necessary, the words printed in capital letters at the end of the lines indicated by numbers 19-25 so that they correspond grammatically to the content of the text. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from group 19-25.
This is the latest news from the BBC. An earthquake 19 _____ STRIKE the southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran, cutting power and telephone lines.
emergency teams 20____ (already) SET up all over the city. They report on the situation in Bandar Abbas every half hour. At the moment they 21_____ HELP people suffering from injuries. Fortunately, there are no reported deaths in this quake.
Iran 22____ LOCATE on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes.
On average one earthquake 23____ HIT the country each day, although most are minor tremors and are often in sparsely populated regions. The deadliest quake to hit Iran in recent years was in 2003, when 25,000 people 24____ DIE in a 6.7-magnitude quake in Bam.
This is a breaking news update. Check back soon for 25_____ FAR information.
Read the text. From the words printed in capital letters at the end of the lines indicated by numbers 26-31, form single-root words so that they correspond grammatically and lexically to the content of the text. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from group 26-31.
Conflict
Conflict is a part of life. It exists as a reality of any relationship, and is not 26_____ NECESSARY bad. In fact a relationship with no apparent conflict may be 27_____ HEALTHY than one with frequent conflict.
Conflicts can be 28_____ PRODUCT creating deeper understanding, closeness and respect. However, they can also be destructive, causing resentment, 29______ HOSTILE and pain. Conflicts run all the way from minor differences to critical fights and conflict 30_____ RESOLVE is a skill that can be useful in all aspects of living.
If conflict can be avoided in any way, it's better to go for it. 31____FORTUNATE sometimes it is the only way to improve a situation with someone who is hurting you or doing you wrong.
Read the text with gaps marked 32-38. These numbers correspond to tasks 32-38, in which possible answers are presented. Circle the number of your choice of answer.
High school was very different from middle school. It was much bigger and more beautiful. It had a big garden and two swimming pools. There was a new teacher for every subject rather than one teacher for everything 32 ______ gym. Florentyna liked the new teachers but she didn't like the idea of changing the classrooms after each lesson. It took a lot of time and it was tiresome. The pupils had to move from room to room for their classes. For many of the activities the girls 33 ______ up with the boys from the boys' school. Florentina made new friends quickly but she missed her parents and her friend Ann.
Florentyna's favorite subjects were Latin, French and English. foreign languages 34 ______ easy to her. She liked sports as well, especially gymnastics. Miss Treadgold 35 ______ Florentyna how to play golf with the same energy and enjoyment as if it were Latin or French. Florentyna also 36 ______ forward to her biology classes because they gave her the chance to admire the school collection of bugs under the microscope.
At the end of her first year at high school the modern languages mistress decided to 37 ______ on a performance of Saint Joan in French. Florentina wanted to take 38 ______ in it. Her dreams had come true. She was chosen to play the Maid of Orleans.
| 1) apart | 2) besides | 3) unless | 4) except | |
| 1) joined | 2) connected | 3) lined | 4) gathered | |
| 1) went | 2) appeared | 3) came | 4) arrived | |
| 1) study | 2) learned | 3) taught | 4) applied | |
| 1) stared | 2) glanced | 3) starred | 4) looked | |
| 1) keep | 2) put | 3) hold | 4) have | |
| 1) part | 2) place | 3) move | 4) effort |
OPTION 1. Section 4. Letter
39. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Mark who writes:
… At school we have a new museum. It is dedicated to former school graduates. My Mum finished this school 25 years ago. So I brought her photos and wrote a story about her. Do you think it's a good idea? Did your parents finish the same school you are studying at now? Would you like to have a museum like that at your school?
As for the family news, my parents are planning to visit France…
Write a letter to Mark. In your letter tell him about your school museum and what it is like and ask 3 questions about his parents’ plans. Write 100-140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
40. Comment on the following statement.Many people say that you can tell a person's character by his/her appearance. However, the proverb says ‘appearances are deceitful’. What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? Write 200-250 words. Use the following plan:
Make an introduction (state the problem)
Express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion
Express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion
Explain why you don't agree with the opposing opinion
Make a conclusion restating your position
Home for this nomadic sea people are the kabang, on which they live, eat and sleep for eight months of the year. In these light craft, they traverse the Mergui Archipelago, 800 islands dotted across the Andaman Sea, off Myanmar, __________________ what they need to survive and moving on. ( COLLECT)The adventures of Herge
Section 4 Letter
| ... My Mum often complains that I spend too much money on shopping. To tell you the truth, I like to buy beautiful things and spend all my pocket money on small souvenirs. I collect souvenirs. Do you or your friends collect anything? What do you and your friends do with your pocket money and why? What "s your parents" attitude towards it? As for the latest news, I have just entered courses... |
Write a letter to Julia
− answer her questions
− ask 3 questions about her courses
Write 100–140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily teach it.
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Read the texts and match between the texts and their headings: for each text marked with letters A–G, select the appropriate heading marked with numbers 1–8. Use each number only once. There is one extra title in the assignment.
1. Are any of the lyrics about real people and events?
2. Is McCartney disappointed that none of the children are musicians?
3. When did McCartney begin to write songs?
4. How did he feel becoming Sir?
5. When did he meet John Lennon?
6. What kinds of music does he like?
7. Why is he well known?
8. Why did he make his wife a member of the Wings?
A. Sir Paul McCartney is probably the most famous pop musician of the 20th century. Together with John Lennon he formed the Beatles, and since their break-up has had a long solo career. Altogether he has written over 500 songs including Yesterday, the most played pop song of all time. He has recently also written a classical piece called Standing Stone which was premiered in 1997. His wife Linda died of cancer in 1998. He has four children.
b."In 1957 when I was 15 and he was 16, and we were both still at school. We had a lot in common, we were both mad about music and we both lost our mothers when we were teenagers. My mother had died of cancer the year before and John's mum was run over by a car a year after we'd met. So there was always that special bond between us."
C.'It was when I was still at school and John was at art college. We used to write at my house in the afternoon when my dad was working. We had about three hours before my dad got home. John had a secondhand guitar and I played a bit on the piano. We had an old school notebook and I used to write at the top of the page A Lennon and McCartney original. We always said to each other that we "d be the greatest songwriting team in the world, which is funny because that"s exactly what we became. We formed the Beatles in 1960."
D."Usually the Beatles" songs which were my idea weren't personal but there were some exceptions, for instance, I wrote Let it be about my mother, whose name was Mary. One night, when the Beatles were breaking up and I was feeling very depressed, I had a dream where I saw my mum. It was great to see her again and in the dream she said, "Don't worry. Everything"ll be all right." It was such a nice dream I woke up and I felt much better and I started to write Let it be .Later I formed Wings and I wrote a lot of songs to my wife Linda."
E."I persuaded her to do it. I needed her there, we were a partnership and I wanted her with me on the stage. She wasn't very happy about being in the group at all in the beginning, I suppose because she felt she wasn "t a musician. But for me it was really important. I know a lot of people didn't like it but that"s their problem.'
F."It was one of the best days of my life. When I arrived at Buckingham Palace I realized that I'd forgotten my invitation but luckily it didn't matter. They recognized me. When the Queen touched me on the shoulder with the sword, my daughter Stella who was in the audience started crying. I felt incredibly proud that someone who started life in a poor street in Liverpool had come so far."
G."Not at all. On the contrary, I'm incredibly proud of them all, because they're all really creative and talented. Stella, who's now a fashion designer, will probably end up being more famous than me. Who knows?"
Read the text. Determine which of the given statements 10–17 correspond to the content of the text (1 - True), which do not correspond (2 - False) and what the text does not say, that is, based on the text, neither a positive nor a negative answer can be given (3 - not stated). In the answer field, write down one number that corresponds to the number of the correct answer.
Eliza had laid her child to sleep in the village hotel by the side of the river, before the men came into the same place. Eliza was standing by the window, when she saw Sam. Haley and Andy were two yards behind.
Eliza's room had a side door to the river. She caught her child, and rushed outside. The trader saw her just as she was running towards the bank. He threw himself from the horse, called loudly to Sam and Andy and rushed after her. A few moments later she was at the water's edge. With one wild cry she jumped over the current of water on a piece of ice. The huge green mass of ice on which she landed creaked, but she stayed there only a moment. She jumped to another cake of ice. Then to another! And another again! Her shoes were gone. Her stockings were cut away, and blood from her feet marked every step. But she saw nothing, felt nothing, till, as in a dream, she saw the Ohio side, and a man helping her up the bank.
You're a brave girl!" said the man.
Eliza recognized the voice and face of the man who had a farm not far from her old home.
"Oh, Mr. Symmes! Save me. Please, hide me!" said Eliza.
Why, what's this?" said the man. Why, it's Shelby's girl!'
"My child! This boy! He'd sold him! There is his Master," she said, pointing to the Kentucky bank.
"I'd be glad to do something for you," he said, "but then there's nowhere I could take you. The best I can do is to tell you to go there," he said, pointing to a large white house which stood by itself, off the main street of the village. "Go there. They're kind folks. They'll help you. They're up to all that sort of thing.'
"Thank you, sir," said Eliza.
She walked firmly away with her son in her arms. The man stood and looked after her.
"Shelby," he thought, "perhaps you'll say this isn't the best thing in the world to expect from a neighbor. But what else can I do? If you meet one of my girls in the same trouble, you can pay me back.
Haley couldn't believe what he had seen. When Eliza disappeared up the bank, he turned to Sam and Andy.
The girl's got seven devils in her, I believe!' said Haley. "She jumped like a wildcat!"
"Well, now," said Sam, scratching his head. "I hope Master will excuse us. Don't think I can jump like that, no way!" And he laughed.
You laugh!" said the trader.
"I can't help it now, Master," said Sam. "She jumps; ice cracks! How she goes!" And Sam and Andy laughed till the tears rolled down their cheeks.
Til make you cry!" said the trader, laying about their heads with his whip. Both ran shouting up the bank, and were on their horses before he was up.
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Eliza's child was sleeping when she saw her followers.
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Eliza escaped through the window.
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Demo version 2011 in English. Section 3 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
Here you can find a demo version of 2011 in English. Section 3 (Grammar and vocabulary).
Read the texts below. Transform, if necessary, the words printed in capital letters at the end of the lines indicated by numbers B4–B10 so that they correspond grammatically to the content of the texts. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from group B4-B10.
A Smart Boy
B4 Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the same office. Their _______ were good friends. One day Mr. Jones invited to Mr. Brown to a small party. Mr. Brown went into the other room and telephoned his wife. WIFE
B5 When he came back Jones asked him, “Have you spoken to your wife already?”
“No, she _______ there when I phoned. My small son answered the phone. I asked him, “Is your mother there?” And he said, “She is somewhere outside.” NOT BE
B6 “Why is she outside?” I asked. “She _______ for me”, he answered. LOOK
The Great Wall of China
B7 The Great Wall of China runs for 6,700 kilometers from east
to west of China. It is one of the _______ wonders of the world. GREAT
B8 The Great Wall _______ in order to protect the country form different aggressors. BUILD
B9 The construction of the Wall _______ in the 6th century BC and lasted until the 16th century AD. BEGIN
B10 Since then, the Great Wall of China _______ a Symbol of wisdom and bravery of the Chinese people and a monument to Chinese nation for many hundreds of years. BECOME
Read the text below. Transform, if necessary, the words printed in capital letters at the end of the lines indicated by numbers B11-B16 so that they correspond grammatically and lexically to the content of the text. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from the group B11-B16.
UK: Conservation and Environment
B11 Going for a walk is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. Despite its high ______ density and widespread, the UK has many unspoilt rural and coastal areas. POPULATE
B12 Twelve National Parks are freely accessible to the public and were created to conserve the _______ beauty,
wildlife and cultural heritage they contain. NATURE
B13 Most of the land in National Parks is privately owned, but administered by an independent National Park Authority which works to balance the expectations of ______ with the need to conserve these open
spaces for future generations. VISIT
B14 The UK also works to improve the global environment and has taken global warming _______ ever since scientists discovered the hole in the ozone layer. SERIOUS
B15 In 1997, the UK subscribed to the Kyoto Protocol binding developed countries to reduce emissions of the six main greenhouse gases. The Protocol declares environmental _______. PROTECT
B16 Nowadays British _______ are taking part in one of the largest international projects that is striving to protect endangered species. SCIENCE
Read the text with the gaps marked A22-A28. These numbers correspond to tasks A22-A28, which provide possible answers. Circle the number of your choice of answer.
Tracy
Tracy was as excited as a child about her first trip abroad. Early in the morning, she stopped at a A22 ______ agency and reserved a suite on the Signal Deck of the Queen Elizabeth II. The next three days she spent buying clothes and luggage.
On the morning of the sailing, Tracy hired a limousine to drive her to the pier. When she A23 ________ at Pier 90, where the Queen Elizabeth II was docked, it was crowded with photographers and television reporters, and for a moment Tracy was panic stricken. Then she realized they were interviewing the two men posturing at the foot of the gangplank. The members of the crew were helping the passengers with their luggage. On deck, a steward looked at Tracy's ticket and A24 ________ her to her stateroom. It was a lovely suite with a private terrace. It had been ridiculously expensive but Tracy A25 _______ it was worth it.
She unpacked and then wandered along the corridor. In almost every cabin there were farewell parties going on, with laughter and champagne and conversation. She felt a sudden ache of loneliness. There was no one to see her A26 ________ , no one for her to care about, and no one who cared about her. She was sailing into a completely unknown future.
Suddenly she felt the huge ship shudder as the tugs started to pull it out of the harbor, and she stood A27 ________ the passengers on the boat deck, watching- ing the Statue of Liberty slide out of A28 _______ , and then she went exploring.
A22 1) journey 2) trip 3) travel 4) tourist
A23 1) achieved 2) arrived 3) entered 4) reached
A24 1) set 2) came 3) headed 4) directed
A26 1) in 2) off 3) of 4) after
A27 1) among 2) along 3) between 4) besides
A28 1) glance 2) stare 3) sight 4) look
At the end of tasks B4-B16, A22-A28 DO NOT FORGET TO TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO ANSWER FORM No. 1! PLEASE NOTE that the answers to tasks B4-B16, A22-A28 are located in different parts of the form. When transferring answers in tasks B4–B16, letters are written without spaces and punctuation marks.
This article presents tasks from section 3 "Grammar and vocabulary" from the Demonstration version of the FIPI USE 2015
Demonstration version of the exam 2015
ENGLISH, Grade 11
Section 3 Grammar and Vocabulary
This section consists of three tasks.
The maximum number of points for the correct completion of all tasks - 20 points.
Tasks 19 - 25
Task for the formation of grammatical forms.
Maximum score– 7 points.
Read the texts below. Transform, if necessary, words printed in capital letters at the end of lines indicated by numbers 19 – 25 so that they grammatically correspond to the content of the texts. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from the group 19 – 25 .
Difficult landing
19 One airline had a policy that required the first officer to stand at
the door while the passengers exited. He smiled and thanked them
for ______________ the airline. FLY
20 A pilot on this airline landed his plane into the runway really
hard. He thought that passengers ____________ angry comments. HAVE
21 However, it seemed that all of ____________ were too shocked THEY
to say anything. Finally, everyone got off except for a little old lady.
She said, ‘Can I ask you a question?’ ‘Yes, Madam,’ said the pilot.
‘What was it?’ the lady asked, ‘Did we land or were we shot down?’
Alhambra
22 The Alhambra is a palace and fortress in Granada. It _________ BUILD
between 1238 and 1358 at the end of Muslim rule in Spain. despite
the development that followed the Christian conquest, it still looks
like a medieval Moorish settlement.
23 Since the Middle Ages, the Alhambra _________ as a remarkable SURVIVE
example of a Spanish-Moorish town. As most fortresses of that time,
it has a surrounding wall, but it looks fairly weak.
24 Later it __________ the kings of Granada and was just supposed NOT DEFEND
to offer nice views.
25 Today, the Alhambra ____________ to be one of the greatest CONSIDER
examples of Islamic architecture.
Tasks 26 - 31
Tasks for the control of lexical and grammatical (word-building) skills.
Maximum score - 6 points.
Read the text below. Form from words, printed in capital letters at the end of the lines indicated by numbers 26 – 31 , cognate words so that they grammatically and lexically correspond to the content of the text. Fill in the gaps with the given words. Each gap corresponds to a separate task from the group 26 – 31 .
Victoria Falls
26 Before you even see the falls, you hear and feel them. As you walk
along the trail to the entrance, the sound of rumbling water sounds
in the background and ________________ your face is hit with a SUDDEN
breeze of humidity and mist.
27 At 2 km wide and 100 m tall, Victoria Falls is the world's largest
curtain of falling water, and is twice the width and height of Niagara
Falls. Victoria Falls was formed from intense ________________ VOLCANO
activity almost 200 million years ago.
28 As you approach Victoria Falls from the nearby town of Livingstone,
you first have to pass a larger-than-life statue of Livingstone, one of
the most ________________ explorers. FAME
29 “Livingstone was the first _______________ to see Victoria Falls EUROPE
and then spread the word about them,” said Dr. Lawrence.
30 “Part of the reason the news of great waterfalls in central Africa was
so _________________ in the middle of the 19th century was that EXCITE
many people thought that the center of the continent was a desert,”
31 Dr. Lawrence is a lecturer at Scotland's University of Edinburgh who
specializations in the history of science and _______________ in Africa. EXPLORE
© Demo version of the Unified State Examination 2015 ENGLISH, Grade 11
Tasks 32 - 38
Lexical task for multiple choice
Maximum score – 7 points
Read the text with gaps indicated by numbers 32–38 . These numbers correspond to the tasks 32–38 , which presents possible answers. Write a number in the answer field 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 corresponding to the answer you chose.
After the war
When the war ended I returned to Trinity College and was granted an extra year to complete my degree. 32 _______ my father and mother considered my grant at Trinity the highlight of the year, I thought Dad’s receiving an award from the Queen was more important.
The ceremony turned 33 _______ to be a double delight, because I was able to witness my old tutor, Professor Bradford, receive his award for the role he had played in the field of breaking German military codes 34 _______ the war. I was proud of our little team working under Professor Bradford – as Churchill stated in the House of Commons, we had probably cut the length of the war by a year.
We all met up afterwards for tea at the Ritz, and not unnaturally at some 35 _______ during the afternoon the conversation switched to what career I proposed to follow now the war was over. To my father's credit he had never once 36 _______ that I should join him at the family company, especially as I knew how much he had longed for another son who might eventually 37 _______ his place. In fact, during the summer vacation I became even more conscious of my
good fortune, as Father seemed to be preoccupied with the business and Mother was unable to hide her own anxiety about the future of the company. But whenever I asked if I could help all she would 38 _______ was, “Don’t worry, it will all work out in the end.”
32 1) although 2) therefore 3) moreover 4) however
Answer:
33 1) off 2) into 3) out 4) over
Answer:
34 1) until 2) unless 3) during 4) while
Answer:
35 1) event 2) occasion 3) case 4) point
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36 1) proposed 2) proposed 3) suggested 4) presented
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37 1) take 2) hold 3) keep 4) make
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38 1) tell 2) speak 3) talk 4) say
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At the end of assignments 19-38, do not forget to transfer your answers to ANSWER FORM No. 1! Write the answer to the right of the number of the corresponding task, starting from the first cell. When transferring answers in tasks 19-31, letters are written without spaces, commas and other additional characters. Write each letter or number in a separate box in accordance with the samples given in the form.
Demonstration version of the Unified State Exam 2015 ENGLISH, Grade 11
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After completing the tasks yourself, check yourself by the keys:
Tasks 19 - 25
24 didnotdefend / didn't defend
Tasks 26 - 31
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