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Задание 1. Task 1. Part 1. You will hear an interview with Dan, an owner of a pet food business. For questions 1-6, fill in the gaps with ONE word or number. You will hear the recording for the first time in Part 1 of the task and for the second time in Part 2 of the task.
1. Animal Appetite has been in business for about __ years.
2. They provide food for more than __ types of animals.
3. Animal Appetite run _ on the animals before starting deliveries.
4. A strange thing about the ___ Cat mentioned by Dan was that it couldn’t eat fish.
5. Dan’s company makes deliveries to customers’ houses so often to ensure the food is ___ .
6. Dan first realized he might be interested in looking after animals for a living when he took care of some ___ dog for a friend.
Task 1. Part 2. Now you will hear the recording again. For questions 7-13, choose the correct answer A, B or C.
7. What kind of work is Dan’s wife responsible for in the company?
A Delivering food.
B Preparing food.
C The accounts.
8. What do Animal Appetite NOT consider when preparing food for animals?
A Their current food.
B Their medical history.
C Their potential allergies.
9. What comparison between animals and humans does Dan make?
A Both are complicated organisms.
B Both tend to be overweight.
C Both have medical issues.
10. What vital discussion does the company have with pet owners early in the process?
A The overall cost.
B The pets’ health.
C Delivery times.
11. What is included in a typical delivery?
A Food and bowls.
B Food and water.
C Only food.
12. Why is the interviewer surprised when Dan mentions some names of animals they cater for?
A Keeping horses as pets is illegal.
B She didn’t think it was possible to buy food for so many different animals.
C There are some animals which can hardly be seen in a city.
13. What was the reason for the creation of the company?
A Losing a job.
B A favour for a friend.
C Something Dan’s daughter said.
Task 2. You will hear part of a radio documentary about a famous dessert. For questions 14-20, decide whether the following statements are True (A), False (B) or Not Stated (C). You will hear the recording TWICE.
14. Most researchers agree that the famous dessert originated in New Zealand.
15. Anna Pavlova’s biographer states that the dessert was first made in Wellington in 1935.
16. The author of the book The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand’s Culinary History is Keith Money.
17. Mathew Evans is a chef who worked at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth.
18. Bert Sachse, a sous-chef, might have been the author of the dessert.
19. One of the main ingredients of pavlova is starch.
20. It’s in the year 1999 when the largest pavlova in existence was created
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Задание 2. Task 1. You are going to read part of an article about receptionists. For questions 1-7, choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text.
While you are reading this I would like you to smile. And why am I asking you to force a smile while you are in the office or on the train, or while pouring out your cornflakes? Because I would like you to understand what it is like to be a receptionist. I would like you to have some idea of how it feels to smile continually for most of the day.
But beneath this happy exterior, the life of the receptionist is supposedly a miserable affair. It is like a famous actress hiding her tragedy behind a glittering showbiz persona. For receptionists are bored, isolated and, to be honest, want a little respect. Or so says a survey conducted by recruitment consultants Maine-Tucker. A third of surveyed receptionists complained that they were bored with their job. One hesitates to point out that being bored in your job is rather par for the course. It is like going to school and hating the double maths lessons even if you are the maths teacher. That said, of course, the receptionist has the responsibility of not looking bored at all. All yawns must be hidden. The receptionist simply does not have the luxury of being able to put her head in her hands, and swear loudly in the middle of the afternoon.
One fifth claimed that they felt cut off from the rest of the company, especially those working in larger organizations. All they get is a touch of the hat and a brief hello as the rest of the company walks past first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. There is no chatting about last night’s excitement.
The receptionist is often viewed as the face of a company. She or he is more than likely the first person visitors will meet when they enter the building. Therefore the receptionist has to look smartly turned out. There can’t be any spilled food on your blouse or spinach stuck between your teeth. Some large firms even give their receptionists a clothing allowance to ensure that they always look presentable. Most importantly, the receptionist has to appear approachable. It is the absolute opposite of the snobbish reception you get in designer clothing stores. This is where the smiling comes in. A genuine open-lipped smile suggests warmth and openness.
But being a receptionist is not merely about answering telephones and calling up to the fourth floor to say ‘Mr Jones, Mr Garfunkel is in reception’. It is often about dealing with customers or clients who are upset, or annoyed, or downright livid. The receptionist might have to listen to a visitor’s dissatisfaction with the company as a whole, or about having to wait to speak to somebody in the firm, or even that he missed his train to work this morning and had to pay for a cab. Some customers may be violent or threatening. Indeed the Maine-Tucker report found that 28% of those surveyed wanted to be treated with more respect by both staff and visitors.
At a time when the role of secretary is viewed as increasingly important, where a business cannot work without someone who understands the technology and all the detail of running the office, receptionists are feeling particularly overlooked. The potential for promotion from a secretarial is ever more likely. However, for a receptionist to go quickly up the career ladder is a much more difficult task.
It is in smaller companies, especially in start-ups, that receptionists feel their role is more valued. In such organizations everyone, whatever their job, gets to contribute to a project. In this way, receptionists may get the chance to show that they have skills beyond the front desk, and are eligible for promotion. Now that is a reason for smiling.
1. Where is the article taken from?
A a fashion magazine
B a career guidance leaflet
C a business survey
D a daily newspaper
2. Which is NOT true of receptionists according to the survey?
A They sometimes feel tired.
B They sometimes feel isolated.
C They sometimes feel bored.
D They sometimes feel undervalued.
3. The writer suggests that
A being a receptionist is very boring.
B all jobs are sometimes boring.
C receptionists always look bored.
D only maths is a boring subject.
4. Some receptionists are given a clothing allowance because
A it’ s easy to spill food on their clothes.
B they need to make the first favourable impression.
C they need to tip their hat to the staff.
D they buy clothes in designer stores.
5. The phrase ‘downright livid’ in paragraph 5 means
A extremely violent.
B lively.
C feeling that one is right.
D very angry.
6. The author states that secretaries
A often look down on receptionists.
B know a little about technology.
C have better career prospects than receptionists.
D have similar problems to receptionists.
7. Receptionists are happier in smaller companies because
A they are more involved in decision making.
B they have more opportunities to smile.
C they don’t have to sit at the front desk.
D they get the chance to start up new projects.
Task 2. You are going to read part of the autobiography of a surfing instructor. For questions 8-17, choose the correct paragraph (A–E). Paragraphs may be chosen more than once. In which paragraph does the author mention …
8. her enthusiasm for the sea being recognized by someone else?
9. feeling satisfied that her persistence resulted in better performance?
10. realizing that it would take time for her abilities to be recognised?
11. the necessity to wait for favourable conditions for surfing?
12. continuing to surf even when the conditions were unfavourable?
13. people appreciating her serious attitude towards her surfing?
14. the pleasure she gets from seeing others succeed?
15. not being concerned that she stood out from others?
16. a change which helped her to pursue her hobby?
17. an admission that she doesn’t think about what she is doing when surfing?
A My journey to the sea began when I was tiny. My mum, who used to surf then, would sit me on one of her old boards and push me into the little waves in a few centimeters of water. We both soon realized had an unstoppable appetite for the waves, something which had never faded. Soon after that we moved to a house which was almost on the beach. I could literally walk out of the garden into the sea. Living by the sea is something you never take for granted if you surf. I open the curtains in the morning and my heart leaps as I see the long perfect lines of waves rolling into the bay.
B Being the only girl in the water when I was learning to surf never bothered me because I’d always been trying to keep up with an elder brother who was exceptionally good at sports. So there I was, a tiny little thing, itching to better my surfing by checking out other surfers and looking for new moves. I was surfing four times a day in the summer holidays, before and after school right through the winter months as the temperatures dropped and the sea was really wild. I just couldn’t stop.
C Things started to get competitive as I got older and stronger. I was Tackling more challenging waves: faster, more powerful and more dangerous, but I was gaining confidence and building up my experience, and it was really rewarding to see myself improving. And that’s when the boys started to notice me, and they weren’t too sure how to cope with it. They seemed to think along the lines of ‘She’s only a girl – she won’t manage that wave, so I get in there and show her how to do it.’ Convincing them that I could hold my own in the waves wasn’t going to happen overnight.
D Over time and after a few hair-raising moments, I made some friends and mutual respect blossomed between me and the guys who spent all their time in the waves with me. When I started pulling off some good moves on my surfboard and throwing a bit of spray on the waves, they began giving me a bit of credit, so that if I was going out when the surf was really big, they would shout out instructions to make sure I had the best chance. They knew I wasn’t messing about and that I was going for it out there. Things got really interesting when I went in for competitions. In fact, I entered every national surfing competition over ten years. Surfing competition may be extremely frustrating, since you can never guarantee waves at a certain time on a certain day, and there’s vast amounts of hanging around.
E Now I’ve set up a surf school and I’ve got a whole new perspective. When you start teaching something, you have to learn for yourself again. Everything you’ve been doing instinctively without really noticing for the last fifteen years has now got to be passed on, and it gets surprisingly detailed and tricky in parts. But it’s been fantastic introducing so many people to the sport, and it’s even better when you get to see their big grins when they stand up for the first time and ride a wave into the shore. Surfing has taken me all over the world and now it feels like it’s brought me home again.
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Задание 3. Task 1. Match the descriptions of the British historical figures (1-7) to their names (A-I). There are two names you do not need to use.
1. One of Scotland’s greatest national heroes, the chief inspiration for Scottish resistance to the English king Edward I. He served as guardian of the kingdom of Scotland during the first years of the long and ultimately successful struggle to free his country from the English rule.
2. An English sea captain who made three voyages to The New World and was knighted for his service in repelling the Spanish Armada.
3. A Scottish inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution, also known for patenting the double-acting engine and an early steam locomotive.
4. A prominent poet of the Middle Ages, called the father of English poetry, best known for The Canterbury Tales.
5. A British naval commander in the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, who won crucial victories in such battles as those of the Nile (1798) and of Trafalgar (1805).
6. An English merchant, diplomat and writer, considered to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476.
7. An English statesman and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653-1658).
A Oliver Cromwell
B Duke of Wellington
C Martin Frobisher
D William Wallace
E Michael Faraday
F Geoffrey Chaucer
G James Watt
H Horatio Nelson
I William Caxton
Task 2. Read the text and fill each gap (8-16) with one word. The definitions of the words and the number of letters are given in brackets. Archaeologists excavating a (8) _ e _ _ _ _ _ _ (relating to the Middle Ages) (8 letters) settlement in northwestern Russia have unearthed an unusual 11th-century pendant that combines Christian and (9) _ _ g _ _ (relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions) (5 letters) imagery. It is the oldest amulet of its kind discovered in the region. The double-sided copper-alloy pendant was found during a summer excavation in Staraya Russa, a historic town between Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to a translated (10) _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion) (9 letters) from Novgorod State University. One side depicts a Christian saint, while the other side has a Medusa-like figure. The (11) _ r _ _ _ _ _ _ (an object that has been made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest) (8 letters) is known in Russian as a «snake amulet» or «serpentine pendant.» Four other examples of this (12) _ _ w _ _ _ _ (decorative objects worn on clothes or on the body, such as rings and necklaces, often made from valuable metals and containing precious stones) (7 letters) type are known from Christian sites in the area, but those have been dated between the 12th to 14th centuries. The newly discovered pendant was found in layers dated to the 11th century, suggesting an early Christian (13) _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ (the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality) (9 letters) lived in the area earlier than thought. «The main characteristic of the serpentine pendant is its combination of images that are (14) _ n _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ (not able to exist or work with another person or thing because of basic differences) (12 letters), from a strictly dogmatic standpoint,» Sergey Toropov, director of the Novgorod State University Center for Archaeological Research, said in the statement. One side always features a Christian image, such as Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, while the other side prominently features snakes. In this case, the front of the pendant depicts a warrior-saint with a (15) _ _ _ a _ (a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either thrown or held in the hand) (5 letters) and shield, which S. Toropov linked to St. Theodore Stratelates. According to ecclesiastical texts, he was also known as Theodore of Heraclea and was famous for bravely killing a giant serpent terrorizing his home town in Asia Minor. On the back of the pendant is the image of a woman’s head with snake-like hair, but it is unclear if it is specifically a (16) _ _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ (the way that something is represented or shown) (9 letters) of the Gorgon Medusa from Greek mythology.
Task 3. Complete each Clothes Idiom in the column on the left with one word from the column on the right. Then use some of the idioms in the sentences (17-23).
• all mouth and no ____
• off-the- __
• tighten one’s _
• hot under the _
• stuffed ____
• down-at-the _
• take the __ off
• at the drop of a ____
• on a _____
• pull up one’s ____
• belt
• collar
• cuff
• gloves
• hat
• heels
• shirt
• shoestring
• socks
• trousers
17. These are not the cases that could be dealt with _____, without careful consideration.
18. Sam got __ when I addressed him like this.
19. Being a ___ he doesn’t realize that without new blood our company’s extinction is inevitable.
20. Decaying houses gave the village a ___ look.
21. Mike’s been living ___ since his Dad stopped sending him money.
22. I hate to speak in public, but Jane gets up on stage ____ .
23. You shouldn’t take his promises seriously – he’s ___ .
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Задание 4. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must end with the following sentence: That explains why the event has become a legend in Katya’s family.
Write 180-250 words (the title is included in the word count).
Remember to:
• include a title
• finish your story with the given sentence
• give a bright detailed description of a memorable family event
• explain the reason/reasons for the event to turn into a family legend
• use at least 2 different modal verbs and 2 phrasal verbs of your choice in your story
Underline the required modal and phrasal verbs in your story.
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