ПИСЬМЕННАЯ
РАБОТА Max. 80 points
I.
Put the verbs in brackets into
the correct tense (13 points).
I remember the first flight of
Concorde, the airplane which 1)__________________(build) with the cooperation
of the British and French Governments. I 2)_____________________(stay) at my
grandparents' house in Bristol at that time. My granddad 3)_____________________(retire)
by that time, but he 4)__________________(work) at the factory that built Concorde.
On that morning we 5)___________________(have) breakfast early as granddad 6)_______________(promise)
that he 7)______________ (take) me to the factory to watch Concorde take off.
As we 8)_______________ (walk) towards the factory we 9)________________(join)
by many other people. Near the factory there were hundreds of people standing,
some 10)_______________(wait) there for over two hours. Minutes later we saw
the beautiful plane. It was the longest and thinnest plane I ever 11)______________(see).
It scarcely 12)_______________ (take) off when it 13)_______________ (lose)
sight of in the clouds.
II.
Insert suitable prepositions/postpositions if
necessary (18 points).
1.
Children get presents _______ Christmas and
_______ their birthdays.
2.
Write _______ ink and put your name _______
the top of the page.
3.
There is no simple cure _______ hay fever.
4.
I feel very tired. _______ times I consider
giving _______ my job.
5.
I saw Tom _______the bus stop _______ queue
and he was _______ the front of it and I was_______the back.
6.
We thought the two films were very similar
_______ a great extent.
7.
_______ the beginning of a textbook there is a
preface.
8.
We would like to congratulate you _______
getting engaged.
9.
Helena quarreled _______ Liz _______ the
preparations _______ the party. I couldn’t go because I was suffering _______
flu.
III.
Insert the correct article where
necessary or “-” (12 points).
Daniel Defoe who was born in 1)___ London in 1660 is
2)____ author of “Robinson Crusoe” which has become 3)_____ children’s classic.
4)____ book was based on 5)___
experiences of 6)_____ sailor called Alexander Selkirk. It’s curious that
Crusoe that we think of 7)____ kindly man is really 8)_____ typical colonist.
Defoe whose techniques are still employed in newspaper offices today has been
called 9)_______ first English novelist, but he was really 10)_____ great
journalist. This is why his best book is 11)____ wonderful reconstruction of
12)_____ Great Plague of 1665.
IV.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given (6 points).
1. Subscribe to our newsletter to know the latest news.
KEEP
If you want to _____________________________ news, get our newsletter
for free.
2. You use this to open wine bottles.
FOR
This _______________________________________________
wine bottles.
3. I put the water in the fridge because I wanted it to
get cold.
WOULD
I put the water in the fridge ________________________________________
cold.
4. This play will be staged at the Odeon next Friday.
ON
This play ___________________________________ at the
Odeon next Friday.
5. Always beware of strangers as they may behave
strangely.
WATCH
Always ______________________________________! They
are unpredictable.
6. They started doing research two weeks ago.
BEEN
They ____________________________________________ two
weeks.
V.
Underline the correct word (8 points).
1. Peter won't lend/borrow
his car to anyone.
2. She was surfing the internet while/during her friend was driving.
3. Horses were the only method/means/way/instrument of transport.
4. My job gives/supports/ensures/provides
me with the opportunity to meet new people every day.
5. I like either/neither
of them, they are awful.
6. I had seen him go out of the room before the lights went/passed/gave/ran out.
7. I didn't expect/wait
such a gift!
8. They tried to have/take/make/bring
revenge on me by finding someone to do me in.
VI.
Use the word given at the end of each line to form a
word that fits the gap in the same line (10 points).
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Winning
at Any Price?
What
is it that marks out a top_____________ sportsman from the rest? At the very
top there is very little _______________ in skill and physical fitness.
An enormous amount seems to depend on the person’s self ________________ and
their _________________ to win. In doing so they can sometimes
forget about the rules of fair play or even take ___________________
substances to improve
their _______________. This desire to win by
all means which is often set in _______________ by
ambitious parents is, in my opinion, ________________ and _________________.
It is very sad to see children unable to accept victory or defeat_______________.
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PROFESSION
DIFFER
BELIEVE
DETERMINE
LEGAL
PERFORM
CHILD
POISON, HEALTH
GRACE
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VII.Think of the word which best
fits each space. Write only one word in each space (12 points).
The “Lost City of Atlantis” was first described (0) _by_ Plato, the famous Greek philosopher,
over 2,000 years ago. His story paints a picture of an ancient civilisation
whose hunger for power over others led to (1) _____ final downfall. According
to Plato, after a failed attempt to invade Athens, “the island of Atlantis was
swallowed up by the sea and vanished” in only one day.
Ever (2) _______ this legendary account was given,
philosophers and scientists have taken (3) ______ in many debates and
discussions about (4) _______ the city was real or not. Some say that Plato was
merely trying to warn people about the dangers of political greed, (5) ________
others believe the island really existed.
One American classical scholar, Daniel Dombrowsi,
claims that Plato wanted to show (6) ________ happened when man attempted to
create an “ideal state”. However, some people have (7) ________ forward the
idea that Atlantis could (8)_______ been one of the islands we know today as
Crete, Santorini, Malta (9)______ Cyprus. And in their book ‘When the Sky
Fell’, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath suggest that the lost nation could still exist
today under the thick snow of Antarctica. Could a once sundrenched paradise now
(10) _____ a frozen tomb?
(11) ______ theory we choose to believe, the myth of
Atlantis seems set to remain a subject of debate for quite (12) ________ time
to come!
9 класс
ПИСЬМЕННАЯ РАБОТА: КЛЮЧИ
Max. 80 points
I.
(13 points)
1. was built, 2. was staying, 3. had retired, 4. had
worked, 5. had/were having, 6. had promised, 7. would take, 8. were walking, 9.
were joined, 10. had been waiting, 11. had ever seen, 12. had taken off, 13.
was lost.
II.
(18 points)
1. at, on; 2. in, at; 3. for; 4. at, up; 5. at, in,
at, at; 6. to; 7. at; 8. on; 9. with, during/about, for, from.
III.
(12 points)
1. -, 2. the, 3. a, 4. The, 5. the, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a,
9. the, 10. a, 11. a, 12. the.
IV.
(6 points)
1. keep up with the latest; 2. is (used) for opening;
3. so (that) it would get; 4. will be on; 5. watch out for strangers; 6. have
been doing research for.
V.
(8 points)
1. lend; 2. while;
3. means; 4. provides; 5. neither; 6. went; 7. expect; 8. take.
VI.
(10 points)
professional, difference, belief, determination,
illegal, performance, childhood, poisonous, unhealthy, gracefully.
VII.
(12 points)
The ‘Lost
City of Atlantis’ was first described (0) _by_ Plato, the famous Greek
philosopher, over 2,000 years ago. His story paints a picture of an ancient
civilisation whose hunger for power over others led to (1) _its_ final
downfall. According to Plato, after a failed attempt to invade Athens, ‘the
island of Atlantis was swallowed up by the sea and vanished’ in only one day.
Ever (2)
_since_ this legendary account was given, philosophers and scientists have
taken (3) __part__ in many debates and discussions about (4) __whether__ the
city was real or not. Some say that Plato was merely trying to warn people
about the dangers of political greed, (5) __while__ others believe the island
really existed.
One
American classical scholar, Daniel Dombrowsi, claims that Plato wanted to show
(6) __what__ happened when man attempted to create an ‘ideal state’. However,
some people have (7) __put___ forward the idea that Atlantis could (8)_have_
been one of the islands we know today as Crete, Santorini, Malta (9)__or__
Cyprus. And in their book ‘When the Sky Fell’, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath suggest
that the lost nation could still exist today under the thick snow of
Antarctica. Could a once sundrenched paradise now (10) _be_ a frozen tomb?
(11)
_whichever_ theory we choose to believe, the myth of Atlantis seems set to
remain a subject of debate for quite (12) _some____ time to come!
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