Задание 1
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A Strange HousekeeperI explained the latest development to Poirot and suggested making inquiries at Mr. Smith's 1________________ . AGENT
Poirot replied it was 2________________ as he was sure they had never heard about Mrs. Middleton there. USE
Later we found out that a car brought the 3________________ housekeeper to her new post. MYSTERY
The agent’s answer confirmed Poirot’s 4________________. Mrs. Middleton had never been on their books. PREDICT
They had received Mrs. Havering’s 5________________ for a housekeeper, APPLY
and had sent her 6________________ applicants for the post. But Mrs. Middleton was not among them. VARY
Задание 2
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Making InquiriesMrs. Todd hurried in, her face alight with curiousity.Poirot was 1________________ enough CARE
to calm the woman 2________________. TACTFUL
“It is difficult,” he explained, “for a person of exceptional 3________________ such as yourself, Madame, to have patience with methods that
INTELLIGENT
a poor 4________________ has to use”. DETECT
He brought the conversation to her husband and got the 5________________ that he worked with a firm in the City.
INFORM
“Certainly he is very worried by this 6________________,” declared Mrs. Todd.
BUSY
Задание 3
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BRITISH THEATRE
The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful plays can 1 ____ without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of them not 2 ____ from Trafalgar Square. 3 _____ London even some quite big towns have no public theatre at all, but every town has its private theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you can 4 ____ the best of everything – an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated actors and a well-dressed 5 ____.
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain 6 ____to the end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll probably want to sit as near to the 7 ____ as possible.
1. А) show Б) perform В) run Г) produce
2. А) far Б) remote В) distant Г) close
3. А) Inside Б) Outside В) In Г) Out
4. А) take Б) give В) hold Г) get
5. А) audience Б) auditorium В) authority Г) publicity
6. А) puts up Б) sets up В) makes up Г) goes up
7. А) scene Б) stage В) scenery Г) performance
Задание 4
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A CHINESE VASE
When I was a child I loved visiting my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace. As I grew older the house and garden seemed smaller, but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many lovely things to look 1 _____ in the house.
I loved her paintings and the old clock, but 2 _____ all I loved a big Chinese vase which stood in the hall. It was 3 _____ than me, and I couldn’t see 4 _____ it. I walked round and round it looking at the beautiful ladies and the birds and flowers and trees, and Grandmother often 5 _____ me stories about these ladies. She said that her grandfather had brought the vase with him when he returned from a long 6 _____ to China.
We live in a modern house, and I’m afraid my husband and I often nag at the children. “Don’t make the new carpet dirty, Paul!” “Be careful with the new table, Philip!”
Before she died, Grandmother gave me the vase I loved so much. It 7 _____ beautiful in our modern hall.One day I came home from the shop. The boys met me at the door. “I’m as strong as George Bes, Mummy,” said Paul. “I got a goal and I broke the vase.” Philip tried to be more diplomatic than Paul, “It doesn’t really matter, does it? You told us it wasn’t new. You aren’t cross, are you?”
1. А) out Б) at В) into Г) about
2. А) mostly Б) great of В) greatly Г) most of
3. А) higher Б) larger В) taller Г) greater
4. А) about Б) around В) inside Г) outside
5. А) said Б) spoke В) talked Г) told
6. А) voyage Б) tour В) hike Г) excursion
7. А) looked Б) viewed В) appeared Г) seemed
Задание 5
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The King’s New DressMany years ago, there was a King who spent all his time and money on dressing up. He loved riding round in his 1________________ garments so that everybody could see him.
EXPENSE
His wardrobes contained clothes of 2________________ patterns and designs. DIFFER
One day two 3________________ men appeared at the palace and said they could make beautiful clothes which had magical properties. HONEST
Only clever people would be able to see them - but they would be 4________________ to anyone who was stupid or not good at their job. VISIBLE
The King thought this was an excellent opportunity to find out who was wise and who was foolish in his 5________________.
KING
The two men were given gold and silver thread and two 6________________ weaving machines and they started to work. WONDER
After several weeks the King decided to send an old and honest minister, who was 7________________ clever and good at his job, to visit the two men. Can you guess what he saw? CERTAIN
Задание 6
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Tourism in BritainEvery year more than eleven million tourists visit Britain. In fact, tourism is an 1________________ industry, employing thousands of people. IMPORTANCE
Most 2________________ come in the summer months when they can expect good weather. VISIT
Tourists 3________________ spend a few days in London, then go on to other well-known cities. USUAL
Perhaps the least visited places in England are old 4________________ towns. INDUSTRY
But many people think that nineteenth-century cities show the 5________________ of Britain. REAL
The 6________________ of the past is to be still seen in their old streets. GREAT
The cheap, concrete buildings of the 1960s look old and dirty, but for the 7________________ tourists these cities are full of life and colour. ADVENTURE
Задание 7
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CaliforniaNicknamed the “Golden State”, California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The 1________________ of gold and DISCOVER
the immigration in 1849 of thousands of gold diggers in search of the 2________________ metal helped California’s admittance into the Union in 1850. VALUE
Today, California, land of 3________________ redwoods, has the highest population of any state in the country. MARVEL
It is also America’s main 4________________ state, AGRICULTURE
which is 5________________ known for its avocados and grapes. SPECIAL
It is also the home of Hollywood, the center of America’s movie 6________________. BUSY
However, not everyone wants to move to California. In recent years forest fires, floodings and earthquakes have left thousands of people 7________________. HOME
Задание 8
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The Oldest RoadThe M1 road is the grandfather of the British motorway system. The southern section celebrated its silver Jubilee in November 1984. Nowadays it is a mass of traffic with large numbers of trucks, and you need all your 1________________ on the road.
ATTENTIVE
Not that this matters too much. This part follows a 2________________ route north from the capital, and the sights here are not at all special. TRADITION
Only when you reach Bedfordshire, and the pace relaxes slightly, it is worth considering turning off. From there on you can find a lot of 3________________ things to do.
VARY
The countryside isn't spectacular, but it is almost always lovely and 4________________ typical English shire country, ENJOY
with rolling hills, good walks and views, interesting churches and 5________________ country houses. BEAUTY
Further north, there is an interesting mixture of handsome market towns and industrial sites and 6________________ country in the foothills of the Pennines. PLEASURE
Задание 9
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Self-careWe live in the era of 1________________ advances in “self-care”. IMPORTANCE
What you need is new information. There is so much you can learn to have a 2________________ life. Then you can fulfil your needs in health easily and routinely as part of your normal way of life. HEALTH
It is more and more obvious that 3________________ kinds of treatment and cures in the world cannot bring lasting health if you are not willing to live an existence without diseases. VARY
Years of physical damage – smoking, drinking, overeating, the wrong food, lack of rest or exercise – can only interfere with good health. Emotional instability is also incompatible with good health. And when the result is ill health, drugs are only 4________________ aids.
ADDITION
To repair the damage of disease, or more to the point, to prevent it, you must live more 5________________
HEALTHFUL
It is possible that you know this already. But you must also know how to use that instinctive 6________________ KNOW
Задание 10
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Castle ClintonCastle Clinton was built in the times of Napoleonic wars and great tension between Britain and the US. New York was almost 1________________ and in a short time five new forts, Castle Clinton among them, were built. DEFENSE
However, it was never used as a fortress. In 1824, it became a place of public 2________________. ENTERTAIN
A newspaper described it as a “fanciful garden, tastefully ornamented with shrubs and flowers”. The garden was the setting for band concerts, fireworks and demonstrations of the latest 3________________ achievements.
SCIENCE
Many 4________________ people were honored at the Garden, President Andrew Jackson among them. REMARK
In 1896 Castle Clinton became the city Aquarium and thousands of 5________________ rushed to see fish that came from the waters around New York.
VISIT
Later exotic fish from around the world were brought to the Aquarium and the collection grew in number and 6________________.
VARY
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