Тренировочные задания

Задания В3

Задание 1.

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In the summer of 1969, John Wesley Power set out with eight companions and three

boats A________________ . Powell and his men planned to travel hundreds of miles through

unknown parts of the western United States. Powell was a naturalist, explorer, and former army officer. Although his right arm had been amputated above the elbow

B________________ , he never turned away from danger. In August, after travelling through

many canyons, the group reached the Grand Canyon. It often rained in torrents and

cloudbursts. At midday the sun poured down C________________ . More than half the party

was without hats and not one of them had an entire suit of clothes. They sat up all night on the rocks, shivering, and were more exhausted by the night's discomfort than by the day's heat

and toil. They guarded their precious flour supply D_________________ , keeping it always in

watertight compartments and dividing it equally among the three boats - so that if one of the boats cracked up only a third of it would be lost. Mile after mile, day after day, the vast gorge

of the Colorado twisted on through the earth, E__________________ . They had seen a few

ancient ruins, but no sign that any living Indians ever came down to the river. Suddenly, with

their flour almost gone, they saw a sight F ________________ . On the bank they found

a garden planted with corn and squash.

1. as if it would fry them down

2. as if its waters would roar for eternity

3. they made about twenty miles a day

4. on one of the greatest adventures of all time

5. they could scarcely believe

6. as if it had been sacks of gold

7. as a result of a war injury

A	B	C	D	E	F

Задание 2.

Imagine a world white with snow all year, where it can be so quiet A_______________.. That's where Maria Davis and her husband, Randy, lived for a year - in the Antarctic. They went there to study the behavior of the Weddell seals which are the only seals B ______________. Maria and Randy wanted to find out how the seals keep warm and what they eat during the long cold season. This kind of information may someday help humans survive in cold places. The seals had no fear of Maria and Randy, so they could get close enough to attach recorders to their hind flippers. The air temperature dropped every. Then, to their surprise, the seals disappeared. They knew that seals could not live in the severe winter weather, C________________ . Maria and Randy soon learnedD_____________________. They couldn't see the seals, but they knew they were there E_________________________. On land, seals bleat and baa like sheep. Underwater, they sing. Maria andRandy stood on the ice and heard the seals peep, chirp, gurgle, and whistle, and knew ere under their feet. To avoid the cold, the seals spend the entire winter in water. The water is warmer than the airF______________________. There the seals are protected from the

kind and are close to their food source.

1. but they didn't expect them to vanish into thin air

2. because they could hear them

3. he seals had gone into the water under the ice

4. even though it is under a thick crust of ice

5. you can hear your heart beat

6. because they swam through the dark water under the ice

7. known to survive under ice

A	B	C	D	E	F

Задание 3.

Before the invention of the internal combustion engine, the only successful human flights were in balloons filled with hot air or a gas like hydrogen which is "lighter than air".

But balloons cannot be properly controlled in flight A______________ . Not until man had

invented a powered, "heavier than air" machine could he claim to have conquered the skies.
Steam-engines were often tried in the nineteenth century, but they were much too heavy in
relation to the power they produced. It was the lighter, more compact petrol engine
B___________ .

Wilbur and Orville Wright were bicycle-makers from Dayton in the USA. In 1903, after carefully studying the problems of flight, they fitted a wooden glider with a twelve horse-power petrol engine and two propellers driven by bicycle chains. On a cold morning in December at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they became the first men to fly a "heavier than air" machine.

The British were slow to respond to the new invention. Five years went by

C____________ . In 1909, when the "Daily Mail" offered £1000 for the first man to fly the

Channel, it was won by a Frenchman, Louis Bleroits. However, when the First World War broke out, five years later, the vast majority of the population had not yet seen an aeroplane.

The military possibilities of aircraft were quickly realized, D_____________ . For the first time

planes were mass produced from standard parts.

The extent of the progress made during the war was shown in 1919, when two Royal Air
Force officers, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown, made the first flight across the
Atlantic. They covered the 1890 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland at an average speed of
118 m.p.h., battling all the way against fog, ice and storms. At one point, Brown had to climb
on the wings to hack away ice with a knife. In August of the same year, the world's first daily
air service began,E____________ .

By 1923 Croydon Airport, in Surrey, was handling up to thirty cross-channel flights a
day. A high standard of safety and reliability was achieved,F__________________.

1. carrying goods and passengers between London and Paris

2. so the war led to a rapid development of aviation

3. that lasted only fifty-nine seconds

4. that held the key to success

5. although the journey was slow and bumpy

6. before the first powered flight was made in England

7. because they are at the mercy of the wind and air-currents

A	B	C	D	E	F

Задание 4.

Even if you don't have the Internet there is one resource for up-to-date information A____________. From it you can learn about important events in other parts of the world; what the weather is likely to be tomorrow; what shows will be on your television tonight; what items are for sale in stores near you. Your local newspaper tells you this and more. There are differences among newspapers, B_____________. If you know the things they have in common, you can use any newspaper quickly and easily. The first part of a newspaper has news stories. The most important news C_______________. The size of the headline generally shows how important the editors of the paper thought D______________. The largest headlines

are used for the most important stories. A well-written news story has the most important information in the first paragraph. That paragraph should tell who or what the story is about E_________________. Most papers also have an EDITORIALS section. Here you may read about some of the same events and issues that are covered in the news section F___________________ .News stories are supposed to give just the facts. Editorials give the opinions of the writers.

1. the news story was

2. but they are presented in a different way

3. that can be available in your own home every day

4. as well as columns that give the opinions of sports writers

5. is likely to be on the front page

6. as well as when and where it took place

7. but most are alike in many ways

A	B	C	D	E	F

Задания А15-А21

Задание 1 .

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Sometimes my father scares me. He can tackle, something he knows nothing about, and nine times out often, it will come out all right. It's pure luck, of course, but try convincing him. "Frame of Mind," he says. "Just believe you can do a thing, and you'll do it." "Anything?" I asked. "Some day your luck will run out. Then see what good your Frame of Mind will do," I said.

Believe me, I am not just being a smart alec. It so happens that I have actually tried Frame of Mind myself. The first time was the year I went all out to pass the civics final. I had to go all out,on account of I had not cracked a book all year. I really crammed, and all the time I was cramming I was concentrating on Frame of Mind. Just believe you can do a thing -sure. I made the lowest score in the history of Franklin High. "Thirty-three percent," I said, showing my father the report card. "There's your Frame of Mind for you." He put it on the table without looking at it. "You have to reach a certain age and understanding," he explained. "That's the key to Frame of Mind." "Yeah? What does a guy do in the meantime?" "Maybe you should study. Some kids learn a lot that way."

That was my first experience with Frame of Mind. My latest one was for a promotion at the Austin Clothing Store. Jim Watson had a slightly better sales record and was more knowledgeable and skillful. Me, I had Frame of Mind. Jim Watson got the job. Did this convince my father? It did not. To convince him, something had to happen. To him, I mean. Something did happen, too, at the Austin Clothing Store. My father works there, too. What happened was that Mr. Austin paid good money for a clever Easter window display. It's all set up and we're about to draw the curtain when we discover the display lights won't work. I can see Mr Austin growing pale. He is thinking of the customers that could go right by his store in the time it will take him to get hold of an electrician.

This is when my father comes on the scene. "Is something the matter?" he says. "Oh, hello, Louis," Mr. Austin says. He calls my father "Louis." Me, Joe Conklin - one of his best salesmen - he hardly knows. My father, a stock clerk, he calls "Louis." Life isn't always fair. "These darned lights won't work." "Hm, I see," my father says. "Maybe I can be of service." From inside his pocket comes a screwdriver. Mr. Austin looks at him. "Can you help us, Louis?" "No, he cannot," I volunteer. "You think he's Thomas Edison?" I don't intend to say that. It just slips out. "Young man, I was addressing your father," Mr. Austin says, giving me a cold hard look. My father touches something with his screwdriver and the display lights go on.

What happened next was that the big safe in Mr. Austin's office got jammed shut with all our paychecks in it. From nowhere comes my father. "Is something the matter?" he says. "The safe, Louis," Mr. Austin is saying. "It won't open, I was going to send for you." "Hm, I see," my father says. "Can you help us, Louis?" Mr. Austin inquires. I start to say he cannot, but I stop myself. If my father wants to be a clown, that's his business. "What is the combination of this safe?" my father says. Mr. Austin whispers the combination in my father's ear. Armed with the combination, he starts twirling the knob. I can't believe it: grown men and women standing hypnotized, expecting that safe door to open. And while they stand there, the safe door opens.

"Go ahead, say it was luck, my opening the safe today," my father says. "OK," I reply. Then I tell him what I saw in the faces of those people in Mr. Austin's office: confidence and trust and respect. "The key to Frame of Mind is you have to use it to give support to those who need it when there's no one else to save the situation. Otherwise it will not work."

A 15 The narrator thought that his father

1) believed that he was the luckiest man in the world.

2) was a knowledgeable and highly qualified man.

3) succeeded in almost everything he did.

4) didn't mind being called a lucky man.

A16 In paragraph 2 "I had to go all out" means that the narrator had to

1) take the civics examination one more time.

2) take the civics examination in a different school.

3) try as hard as he could to prepare for the exam.

4) find somebody to help him pass the exam.

A17 They didn't promote the narrator because he had

1) proved less successful than Jim.

2) sold few records.

3) no Frame of Mind.

4) not reached the promotion age.

A18 Mr. Austin was in despair because

1) the curtain wouldn't draw open.

2) he couldn't find an electrician.

3) the display had cost him a lot of money.

4) he was likely to lose some customers.

A19 When Mr. Austin called the narrator's father "Louis" the young man felt

1) proud of his Dad.

2) hopeful of his Dad.

3) jealous of his Dad.

4) sorry for his Dad.

A20The narrator was sure that

1) his Dad would open the safe.

2) his Dad knew nothing about safes.

3) Mr. Austin wanted to make fun of his Dad.

4) Mr. Austin had sent for his Dad to open the safe.

A21According to Louis' words, Frame of Mind worked if one was

1) knowledgeable in many fields.

2) ready to help other people.

3) a lucky person.

4) respectful and trustful.

Задание 2 .

Some fifty years ago Mrs. Gage, a poor elderly widow, was sitting in her cottage in a village in Yorkshire when the postman opened the door and threw a letter in her lap. Mrs. Gage opened it and read, "Dear Madam: We have the honour to inform you of the death of your brother Mr. Joseph Brand. He has left you his entire property, which consists of a dwelling house, cucumber frames, etc., etc. in the village of Rodmell in Lancashire, and his entire fortune of £3,000 sterling". Mrs. Gage almost fell into the fire with joy. She hadn't seen her brother for many years and, as he did not even acknowledge the Christmas card which she sent him every year, she thought that his miserly habits made him grudge even a penny stamp for a reply. But now it had turned to her advantage. With three thousand pounds, to say nothing of the house, she could live in great luxury forever.

She determined to visit Rodmell at once. The village clergyman lent her two pound ten, to pay her fare, and by the next day all preparations for her journey were complete. The most important of these was the care of her dog during her absence, for in spite of her poverty she was devoted to animals.

Mrs. Gage reached Rodmell on a November night and knocked at the door of the house at the end of the village which had been left her by her brother. There was no answer. She knocked again. A very strange high voice shrieked out "Not at home!" She was so much taken aback that if she hadn't heard footsteps coming she would have run away. However, the door was opened by an old village woman, by name Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Ford told Mrs. Gage that it had been the parrot shrieking out "Not at home!" He was a seaman's parrot. However, she added, Mr. Joseph was very fond of him, had called him James and talked to him as if he were a rational being. He was a very handsome bird, as Mrs. Gage could see; but his feathers were sadly neglected. Mrs. Ford soon left. Mrs. Gage at once fetched some sugar and offered it to the parrot, saying in a very kind tone that she meant him no harm, but had come to take possession of the house, and she would see to it that he was as happy as a bird could be. She next went round the house and saw only holes in the carpets and broken furniture. She only cheered herself by thinking of the 3,000 pounds in the bank.

When she got into the lawyer's office next morning she had to face some very disagreeable news. "I have gone carefully through Mr. Brand's papers", said the lawyer. "I regret to say that I can find no trace whatever of the money. I went to Rodmell and searched the premises with utmost care and found absolutely nothing except a grey parrot which I advise you to sell for whatever he will fetch". Mrs. Gage was almost crazy with grief. She would return home absolutely empty handed, for the parrot would have to be sold to pay her fare.

Mrs. Gage's progress on the way back to Rodmell was very slow indeed. In the evening it became pitch dark and she could scarcely see her own hand before the nose. Suddenly a wonderful thing happened. An enormous light shot up into the sky lighting up every blade of grass and Mrs. Gage realized that it was her brother's house blazing to cinders before her very eyes. Mrs. Gage made an attempt to look for the parrot, but she was held back by the village people, who thought she must be crazy to hazard her life for a bird.

Mrs. Ford took Mrs. Gage by the hand and led her off to her own cottage to sleep the night. But poor Mrs. Gage could not sleep. She tossed and tumbled thinking of her miserable state, and wondering how she could get back home. She was even more grieved to think of the poor parrot James, who had died a terrible death. If only she had been in time, she would have risked her own life to save his.

Suddenly a slight tap at the window made Mrs. Gage start. To her utmost surprise, sitting on the window ledge, was an enormous parrot. She was overcome with joy at his escape. The parrot cried shrilly, "Not at home!", walked away a few steps and looked back as if inviting Mrs. Gage to follow him. The bird took Mrs. Gage to the burnt house and started to hop around the brick floor. Mrs. Gage saw that the bricks were only loosely laid together. It was not until she had removed the entire upper layer of bricks, that a most miraculous sight was displayed before their eyes - there, in row after row, beautifully polished, and shining brightly in the moonlight, were thousands of brand new sovereigns!

A15"It" in the sentence "But now it had turned out to her advantage " refers to the fact that

1) Mrs. Gage had sent her brother a Christmas card every year.

2) Mrs. Gage had not seen her brother for many years.

3) Mrs. Gage's brother had been so greedy all his life.

4) Mrs. Gage's brother had never written her any letters.

A16Before Mrs. Gage left on her journey she had

1) given the village clergyman the money she owed him.

2) found somebody to look after her house and garden.

3) notified her brother's lawyer about her visit.

4) made provision for her dog to be looked after.

A17Mrs. Gage got frightened when she knocked at the door of her brother's house because

1) nobody answered her knock for a long time.

2) the door was opened by a person she hadn't expected to see.

3) she heard somebody speak in a loud voice in the empty house.

4) she heard a strange sound of footsteps coming to the door.

A18 Mrs. Gage spoke to the parrot kindly because

1) she had no one else to talk to in the empty house.

2) she thought the bird needed care and attention.

3) her late brother had been very fond of the bird.

4) she was afraid the bird would dislike her.

A19Mrs. Gage's bitter disappointment was caused by the fact that

1) her brother's house was dilapidated and was worth nothing.

2) the three thousand pounds her brother had left her had been stolen.

3) the lawyer had deceived her about her inheritance.

4) the sum of money she expected to inherit was nowhere to be found.

A20The thing which upset Mrs. Gage most about the fire was

1) the fate of the big grey parrot.

2) the loss of her brother's house.

3) her dependence on Mrs. Ford's hospitality.

4) the bad luck that seemed to follow her.

A21 The message of the story is:

1) Goodness of heart is always rewarded.

2) To become rich and happy, you have to overcome difficulties.

3) Pets act rationally when they are treated well.

4) Hidden treasures are always found.

Задание 3 .

It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man. He was in no hurry. What he had the most of was time. He lived up in Rio en Medio, where his people had been for hundreds of years. He tilled the same land they had tilled. His house was small and wretched, but quaint. The little creek ran through his land. His orchard was gnarled and beautiful.

The day of the sale he came into the office. His coat was old, green and faded. He also wore gloves. They were old and torn and his fingertips showed through them. He carried a cane that was only the skeleton of a worn-out umbrella. But all that did not affect his imposing presence.

Behind him walked one of his innumerable kin - a dark young man with eyes like a gazelle. The old man bowed to all of us in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Chaplin once did that in an old film. Then he handed his things to the boy, who stood obediently behind the old man's chair.

There was a great deal of conversation, about rain and about his large family. Finally we got down to business. Yes, he would sell, as he had agreed, for twelve hundred dollars, in cash. "Don Anselmo," I said to him in Spanish, "we have made a discovery. You remember that we sent that surveyor, that engineer, up there to survey your land so as to make the deed. Well, he tells us that your land extends across the river and that you own almost twice as much as you thought." He didn't know that. "And now, Don Anselmo," I added, "these Americans are good people, and they are willing to pay you for the additional land as well, at the same rate per acre, so you will get almost twice as much, and the money is here for you."

The old man hung his head for a moment in thought. Then he stood up and stared at me. "Friend," he said, "I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner." I kept still and let him have his say. "I know these Americans are good people, and that is why I have agreed to sell to them. But I do not care to be insulted. I have agreed to sell my house and land for twelve hundred dollars and that is the price."

I argued with him but it was useless. Finally he signed the deed and took the money but refused to take more than the amount agreed upon. Then he shook hands all around, put on his ragged gloves, took his stick and walked out with the boy behind him.

A month later my friends had moved into Rio en Medio. They had replastered the old adobe house, pruned the trees, patched the fence, and moved in for the summer. One day they came back to the office to complain. The children of the village were overrunning their property. They came every day and played under the trees. When they were spoken to they only laughed and talked back good-naturedly in Spanish.

I sent a messenger up to the mountains for Don Anselmo. It took a week to arrange another meeting. When he arrived he repeated his previous preliminary performance. He wore the same faded clothes, carried the same stick and was accompanied by the boy again. He shook hands all around, sat down with the boy behind his chair, and talked about the weather. Finally I broached the subject. "Don Anselmo, about the ranch you sold to these people. When you sold to them you signed a document, a deed, and in that deed you agreed to several things. One thing was that they were to have the complete possession of the property. Now, ton Anselmo, it seems that every day the children of the village overrun the orchard and spend most of their time there. We would like to know if you, as the most respected man in —e village, could not stop them from doing so in order that these people may enjoy their new home more in peace."

Don Anselmo stood up. He said, "I sold them my property because I knew they were good people, but I did not sell them the trees in the orchard. You know, I am the oldest man in k village. Almost everyone here is my relative and all the children of Rio en Medio are my descendants. Every time a child has been born in Rio en Medio since I took possession of that louse from my mother I have planted a tree for that child. The trees in that orchard are not mine, they belong to the children of the village. I did not sell the trees because I could not. They are not mine."

There was nothing we could do. Legally we owned the trees but it took most of the allowing winter to buy them, individually, from the descendants of Don Anselmo in Rio en Medio.

A15 It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man (Don Anselmo) because

1) he wanted to sell his property for as much money as he could.

2) he had to find some place to live after selling his house.

3) the sale for him was an important occasion not to be dealt with in a rush.

4) it was difficult for him to understand American English the buyers spoke.

A16 When Don Anselmo came into the office on the day of the sale the narrator felt that the old man looked

1) ridiculous reminding him of Charles Chaplin.

2) pitiful in his worn out and shabby clothes.

3) dignified due to his bearing and good manners.

4) proud to be treated with respect by the Americans.

A17 The narrator informed Don Anselmo that

1) the Americans had insisted on measuring Don Anselmo's land.

2) the old man had more land than he had always believed.

3) the surveyor had found out that Don Anselmo had been cheating.

4) Don Anselmo had illegally acquired a plot of land across the river.

A18Don Anselmo felt he was insulted because he

1) was offered more money than he had asked.

2) thought the Americans were cheating.

3) didn't like the way the narrator spoke to him.

4) was shamed in front of his young relative.

A19After the narrator's friends had moved into Don Anselmo's house they came back to the office to complain because

1) the house needed more renovation than they had expected.

2) their orchard was constantly trespassed on.

3) the children of the village kept coming into the house.

4) the children made too much noise while playing.

A20 The narrator arranged another meeting with Don Anselmo in order to

1) make the old man sign an additional deed concerning the property.

2) cancel the previous agreement concerning the property.

3) ask Don Anselmo to clarify the meaning of the deed to the people of the village.

4) ask Don Anselmo to persuade the children to leave the Americans alone.

A21The problem with Don Ancelmo's former property was caused by the fact that

1) legally every child in the village owned a tree in the orchard.

2) Don Anselmo was sure that he did not own the trees in the orchard.

3) Don Anselmo had refused to sell the orchard around the house.

4) Don Anselmo's descendants refused to acknowledge the Americans as the new owners of the property.