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Ю. Е. Ваулина О. Е. Подоляко
Тренировочные улражмения
Пособие для учащихся общеобразовательных организаций
Москва
«Просвещение»
2014
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Ваулина Ю. Е.
В21 Английский язык. Тренировочные
упражнения в формате Г ИА. 7 класс пособие для учащихся общеобразоват.
организаций / Ю. Е. Ваулина, О. Е. Подоляко. — М.: Просвещение, 201 4. 
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Предлагаемый сборник является дополнительным компонентом УМК серии «Английский в фокусе» для 7 класса общеобразовательных организаций авторов Ю. Е. Ваулиной. Д. Дули, О. Е. Подоляко и др. В сборнике предлагается система заданий на развитие умений чтения. письма. лексико- грамматических навыков как основы речевых умений. Сборник не только решает задачу тренировки установленных форматов экзаменационных заданий, но и служит развитию универсальных учебных действий согласно требованию ОГОС основного общего образования. Материалы пособия можно использовать на уроках английского языка и дома самостоятельно.
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Предисловие
Учителю
Сегодня в общественном сознании происходит переход от понимания социального назначения школы как простой передачи знаний, умений и навыков от учителя к ученику к новому пониманию функции школы. Приоритетной целью школьного образования становится развитие у учащихся способности самостоятельно ставить учебные цели, проектировать пути их реализации, а тате контролировать и оценивать свои достижения. Иначе говоря, формирование умения учиться.
Предлагаемый сборник дополнительных заданий в формате ГИА — новый компонент УМК «Английский в фокусе» для 7 класса. Создание этого пособия является откликом на учительский запрос о расширении арсенала заданий в формате государственной итоговой аттестации по английскому языку за курс основной школы, которые помогут обеспечить более последовательную, постепенную, глубокую подготовку к экзамену, и не только.
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Контрольно-измерительные материалы ГИА по английскому
языку — в их нынешнем виде (201 З) — составлены с учётом многолетнего опыта
международных языковых экзаменов, где проверке подлежат конкретные речевые
умения, обеспечивающие успешность в ситуациях реальной коммуникации, в том
числе межкультурной. Кодификатор ГИА 2013 носит содержательнодеятельностный
характер, отражая основную предметную цель - развитие иноязычной
коммуникативной компетенции. Определение уровня иноязычной коммуникативной
компетенции осуществлется только на основе оценивания продуктов речевой
деятельности учащихся на иностранном языке. Достижению этой важнейшей задачи
служат и задания данного сборника. В дополнение к содержанию основных
компонентов УМК учителю предлагается система заданий на развитие умений чтения,
письма, лексико-грамматиче
ских навыков как основы речевых умений. Они не только решают задачу
тренировки установленных форматов экзаменационных заданий, но и служат развитию
жизненно важных универсальных учебных действий. Так, задания по чтению в
формате TRUE/FALSE/NOT STATED, установление соответствий между текстами/частями
текста и заголовкам - шаги в развитии умений смыслового чтения - одного из
важнейших метапредметных умений, которое должна обеспечить современная школа.
Одно из сложных заданий - образование дериватов от данных слов для заполнения
пропусков в тексте — требует
не только знаний словообразования и грамматического материала, но и развития языковой и контекстуальной догадки — составляющих лингвистической компетенции.
Естественно, задания для семиклассников не могут дублировать экзамеНаЦИОННЫе задания для выпускников основной школы. В сборник включены упражнения для развития соответствующих умений с учётом этапа обучения. Авторы рекомендуют использовать материалы сборника для отработки навыков и умений, а не для контрольных и проверочных работ, обращаться к заданиям для дифференцированной работы с учащимися с учётом их личных достижений и затруднений.
Ученику
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Задания сборника в дополнение к учебнику, рабочей тетради и другим компонентам УМК, помогут тебе развить многие важные умения, ещё глубже проникнуть в закономерности и особенности английского языка, научиться использовать их в речи. А значит и по-настоящему подготовиться к важному экзамену. Сборником легко пользоваться и при самостоятельной работе. Задания по чтению, лексике и грамматике построены в соответствии с модулями учебника «Английский в фокусе» для 7 класса, т.е. основаны на изучаемом в модулях лексическом и грамматическом материале. Разнообразные задания будут полезны и более старшим ребятам — для практики, повторения и самопроверки своих навыков и умений. Если вы учитесь в школе по другим УМК — это тоже не препятствие. Задания сборника включают темы, единые для всех российских школ в соответствии с новыми стандартами образования.
Успехов вам с «Английским в фокусе»!
READING
1 . Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Family life in England
Hi, my name is Craig. am English because I was born in England, but I'm British because England is a part of Great Britain and is in the UK. I live in a typical English family. I have a father, a mother and a sister and we all live together in a house in the south-eastern part of England. At the back of our house there is a small garden.
The day starts at about 7 0'clock when Dad and Mum get up.
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We usually come back home at 4 0'clock.
Dad gets home at about 6 0'clock. We eat together at about 7. I help Mum to
wash up after dinner. I also tidy my bedroom.
In the evenings I usually do my homework before watching telly. Mum sometimes
helps me with my homework. My family likes to watch Eastenders and Coronation
Street (English soap operas).
On Thursdays I go to karate and my sister goes to ballet on Wednesdays. I am a Cub Scout and I like going camping. I like building fire and cooking on it. It is fun sleeping in the tents too.
We usually go camping about twice a year. I enjoy playing on my computer and skateboarding. I have a pet rabbit called Sooty. I bet you can guess what colour it is. Black, of course.
1 . It takes Craig
to get ready for school in the morning.
a) an hour and a half b) an hour c) half an hour
2. Craig's
father works with computers and his mother is
a) a doctor b) a librarian c) a teacher
3. During
the lunch break Craig usually
a) eats in the school canteen
b) goes to his mother's school
c) eats food that he brings from home
4. Craig
loved History, especially he is interested in
a) western countries
b) the history of the UK
c) old civilizations
5. Craig
usually has dinner
a) when the whole family is at home
b) whenever he likes
c) at six sharp
6. After
dinner Craig
a) reads and watches TV
b) does some house chores
c) helps his father with the computer
7.
Being a Scout
means
a) climbing mountains
b) going in for sport
c) going camping
8. While
camping Craig learns to
a) play on the computer
b) snowboard
c) set tents and make fires
2. Match the titles to the summaries of the films. One title is extra.
A. THE CHANGE-UP
B. BIG BUSINESS
C. THE PARENT TRAP
D. FACE OFF
E. MULTIPLICITY (MHOXECTBEHHOCTb)
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Identical twins Hallie and Annie were separated at birth when
their parents divorced. Hallie is a cool girl from California. Annie James is a
proper rose from London. Annie has never met her father, and Hallie has never
met her mother. When the two girls meet at a summer camp, they realise that they
are twin sisters. They decide to swap places to meet the parent that they have
never met. They learn that their father is engaged to a beautiful, selfish
witch who is only after their dad's money. They begin 
making a plan to
reunite their parents. Playing tricks on everybody the twins get their parents
back together and have the family they have always wished for!
3 Doug Kinney is a construction worker and his life is full of pressure and duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer. Overworked and overscheduled, contractor Doug Kinney never has enough time for his wife and family. Once he is approached
by Dr. Owen Leeds who offers him a rather unusual solution to his problems - cloning. Gradually three clones appear. Clone Two has all of Doug's memories and knowledge, clone Three is like a housewife, knowing how to cook very well, and take care of the house. Four unfortunately has the mentality of a curious child. Cloning seems a perfect solution until the clones begin to take over his home, his job, and his wife.
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3. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F) , Not Stated (NS).
The Prince and the Pauper ("IP"HLJ. h HhU4h")
Tom Canty and Edward Tudor were born on the same day. Tom belongs to a family of beggars and thieves. His family is very poor. Tom sleeps on a dirty floor in the corner of the room. His father doesn't love him and often punishes him. On the other hand, Edward belongs to a very wealthy family; he is destined to be the King of England. His mother died when he was young. Like Tom, Edward has two sisters. His family and the whole kingdom love him.
Once Tom walks past the palace and through the gate he sees the boy wearing elegant clothes. It's Edward, the prince. The guards seize him but Edward orders them to let him go. Edward is surprised because Tom looks like his twin. He gives Tom some
food and Tom tells him the story of his life. The prince becomes interested in his life and they swap their clothes. From that moment, the people around them treat them according to their changed identities. The people from the streets and the guards from the palace laugh at Edward. He wanders the streets of London by himself without servants and friends. Tom's father finds him and brings home, the family thinks he is crazy.
Tom, posing as the prince, tries to cope with the court customs and manners. His nobles and palace staff think "the prince" has an illness because he lost his memory. They are afraid he will go mad. They repeatedly ask him about the missing "Great Seal" (neqaTb), but he knows nothing about it. Meanwhile, news reaches Eàward that King Henry Vlll has died and Edward is now the king. After a series of adventures Edward interrupts the coronation. Tom is eager to give up the throne. Edward and Tom switch back to their original places. They find the Seal which Edward hid in the suit of armor (nocnexv•l) and Tom, when he found it, used it to crack nuts. Edward rewards everybody who helped him and names Tom the "king's ward" (a privileged position he holds for the rest of his life). Edward promises to reign with kindness and change unjust laws (HecnpaBeAJ1¼Bble 3aKOHbl).
1 . Tom and Edward are twins. 
2.
Tom is naughty and Edward is a very good boy. 
3.
When the boys swap clothes people take Tom for the prince.
4.
When Edward finds himself at Tom's home he is shocked. 
5.
Tom's family is sure the boy is mad.
6.
Tom is eager to keep the throne and become the king.
7.
Edward can't prove he is the real prince.
8. Now Edward knows what life of poor people
is like and promises to be a good king.
4. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the senences.
Knowing what to do during a fire in your home is important to survive. Here are the basics of what to do.
1. React to the smoke alarm. If you hear your smoke detector or alarm going off, get out of bed, wrap yourself in a blanket if there's one handy and get out of there! Do not take the time to tie your shoes.
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3. Protect yourself from smoke inhalation when inside. Take a T-shirt or a rag and wet it. Place it over your nose and mouth if you have to walk by or through a heavily smoke-filled room. Smoke inhalation can make you disoriented or you can become unconscious.
4. Have a pre-determined meeting place for all family members. If anybody is missing, tell the fire brigade immediately on their arrival. Re-enter the building only if it is safe to do so.
5. Call your local emergency services number. Call' 911 in North America, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand and 999 in the UK or 112 from your mobile, it is the emergency number in all of Europe.
6. Get away from the structure. Keep a safe distance between you and the fire. Check yourself and family members to make sure that there are no injuries. If there are, do what you can and when the fire department arrives, you can ask for directions and help.
If you feel the smoke
a) stay in your room until the fire brigade comes
b) put on what is handy and quickly leave the room
c) get fully dressed before getting out
3.
If the closed door to your room is hot
a) open it to cool the door
b) wrap yourself in the blanket to get out
c) find another way out
4.
If the door is cool and there is only smoke 
a) go slowly out
b) stay in your room
c) keep
to floor and get out crawling 
5.
To protect yourself from smoke inhalation you must
a) waSh your face
b) put wet material on your nose and mouih
c) drink a lot of water.
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a) run back to help
b) call them loudly to check
c) inform the fire brigade
6.
When you get out you must
a) stay at a good distance from the house
b) take pictures of the house
c) try to save your belongings
5. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
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1 . The lady's dream was to
write novels in the countryside. 
2. They loved their new house
because it was modern and close to Nature. 
3. Their beach style house was too far
from London. 
4.
The wife and the husband enjoyed their country life. 
5.
They often went to London to see their children and friends. 
6.
It took the wife three years to realize how much she missed
London life. 
7.
It was impossible to move back to the city. 
8.
Jim and his wife were very happy to return to London.
9.
They remember their country adventure with pleasure. 
10. They
often go to Suffolk to see their new friends. 
6. Match the titles to the descriptions of the landmarks of England. One title is extra.
A. A MOVEABLE CONSTRUCTION
B. THE PLACE TO REMEMBER HEROES
C. THE MONUMENT OF THE PAST
D. THE HEART OF LONDON
E. THE ROYAL RESIDENCE
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Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official and main royal London
home and workplace. It is situated in Westminster. The palace is a setting for
state occasions. The building was for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705. George
Ill bought it in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte,
and it was known as "The Queen's House". Buckingham Palace finally
became the official royal palace of the British monarch and Queen Victoria was
the first monarch to live there in 1837. Buckingham Palace is used also for the
administrative work for the monarchy. It is here in the state apartments that
Her Majesty receives and entertains guests invited to the Palace.
3 London's Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. The east of London became extremely crowded in the 19th century and a bridge across the Thames in that part of the city was a necessity. On June 30th, 1894, the Tower Bridge was opened by King Edward VI'. The design of the Tower Bridge was
done by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry. The architects decided to create a moveable bridge to allow big ships to pass. The mechanism to open the bridge is in the two towers. The middle part of the bridge is lifted up when big ships pass through that way. In the past, the bridge was lifted nearly 50 times per day. 4. The Cenotaph is a war memorial situated in Whitehall, London. It was built as a temporary structure for a peace parade at the end of World War l. Later a war memorial replaced it. Each year a National Service is held there on Sunday, the nearest Sunday to 11 November (Armistice Day) to remember soldiers who died in the two World Wars and later conflicts. The monarch, religious leaders, politicians come to pay respect to those who gave their lives defending others. Everybody observes twominute silence. The ceremony ends with a march of war veterans, a gesture of respect for their fallen comrades.
7. Read the text and choose the right options.
Are You a City Mouse, or a Country Mouse at Heart?
These days, the difference isn't so great (1 )
city
and country life in America, but it still (2) 
. We recently moved
from Brooklyn to a sweet pastoral home. I kept telling (3) 
doesn't work
out, we still have a great (4)
to live." It worked out and we have
our own farm now. We have two young children, and will miss the (5) of walking
to school and running (6) 
classmates on a daily basis. We will miss
having the world at our fingertips and the endless possibilities (7) the
corner: theatres, cinemas. Since moving to the country, our girls have seen
rabbits and a spider web the size of (8) 
. old bedroom. This
morning, the ducks were defending their pond from a pair of intruding (9) . Our
children wilt have a com-
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9. a) goose |
b) gooses |
c) geese |
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10. a) good |
b) different |
c) happy |
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in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
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LIVE/GOOD |
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the country. So one day, he invited (5) |
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cousin to stay with him. They (6) |
SIT |
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a feast. (7) there was a loud noise at the |
SUDDEN |
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door. "(8) ' said the town mouse, "that's just my neighbour, the dog, he wants to join us |
NOT WORRY |
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EAT |
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even (11 ) |
LOUD |
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mouse, "the cat wants to join us too." (12) |
QUICK |
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he (13) |
RUN |
carry him.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
The Happiest People in Our Society
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People live by (1) |
DIFFER |
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BELIEVE |
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HAPPY |
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these people to be "(4) means to be |
SUCCESS |
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(5) However, these people often live |
WEALTH |
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HAPPY(2) |
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and material (8) |
POSSESS |
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people are not (9) |
FAME |
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalized words.
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The Sun and the Wind The
Sun and the Wind once had a quarrel as to which was the (1) _ Each be- STRONG
lieved (2) _ to be the (3) _ . While HE/POWERFUL they (4) _ they 
a travelier ARGUE/SEE (6)
along the country highway, wear-
WALK ing a big cloak. "Here is a chance to test our strength," (7)
the Wind; "Let us SAY see which
of us is strong enough to make that traveller take off his cloak. "
"Agreed, " answered the Sun. The Wind (8)___ to BEGIN blow and raised
a storm of hail and rain. But the (9)_____ it grew and the more it COLD
stormed, the tighter the traveller held his cloak around him. Now it (10)the BE
Sun's turn. He shone with all his beams on the man's shoulders. As it (11)
BECOME
tened his cloak; then he (14)it off! TAKE
The Sun (15) WIN
11 . Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalized words.
Several small towns have played a huge role in my life. One of them is Munglinup, the place where my mother grew up. It's a typical
(1 )
town. When my mum was a kid, it AMERICA was a (2)
town;
it had a (3)
town BUSTLE/WONDER hall, a (4) , pub lots
of (5)
houses CROWD/BEAUTY and a (6)
school. Now, less than thirty CHEER years later; the only services that remain
are the school and roadhouse.
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But there are few (7)to go to school. CHILD Half of the
houses in mum's (8)are NEIGHBOUR empty. (9)only stop for fuel. It can TRAVEL 
turn
into a ghost town.
12. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capital-
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BE COME |
ized words.
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their mother (4) |
TELL |
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do it the (5) way because that's the way to |
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get along in the world." The first little pig |
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and seek
their fortunes. Before they (3)LIVE
the (7) thing to do. The second
little pig EASY (8) his house out of sticks. This was a little BUILD
bit (9)than a straw house. The third little STRONG pig
(10) his house out of bricks.
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13.
You've got an
e-mail from your English pen friend. Write him/her about your town/village and
your daily routine. Would you like to live in the country or in a big city? Why? Write 50 —
60 words.
14. You've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a letter and answer her/his four questions. Write 50 — 60 words.
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1 . Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
The Princess and the Pea
after Hans Christian Andersen
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The Prince wanted to marry a
a) rich princess b) true princess c) foreign princess
2.
The Prince travelled a lot to find his future wife, but
a) there were no princesses in the countries he visited
b) he didn't know how to check if the princess was real
c) he liked all the princesses he met
3.
The Prince was
sad because
a) he was tired of travelling
b) he came back home
c) he felt lonely
4.
The Princess standing by the city gate was
a) all wet' b) good and gracious c) sad
5.
The old Queen decided to
a) make a soft bed for the princess
b) check if she was a true princess
c) help the Prince and Princess to make friends
6.
The Queen put a pea
the mattresses.
a) between b) on top of c) under
7.
The Princess
at night.
a) couldn't sleep
b) closed her eyes and slept well
c) counted the mattresses
8.
The Princess
a) found the pea under the mattresses
b) was uncomfortable to sleep on the bed with the pea under the mattresses
c) thanked the Queen for the soft bed
9.
The Prince and
his family knew that she was a real princess because
a) she was black and blue all over her body
b) she was horrible
c) she was unhappy after a sleep on 20 mattresses with a pea under them
10. The
Prince's family thought that real princesses
a) were very delicate and tender
b) needed twenty mattresses on their bed
c) had to lie on something hard
2. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F) , Not Stated (NS).
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30;
1835, Missouri, the USA. As a boy he was often sick, but grew to be healthy. He
was both adventurous and naughty. He spent much of his time playing along the
Mississippi River and in the woods nearby. 
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Samuel's father died in 1847, and he left school and became a printer's assistant to help to support his family. He left his home in 1853 to continue his printing work in New York, Philadelphia, and other places in the USA. From 1857 until the Civil War started in 1861, he sailed a riverboat on the Mississippi River. After the war, he worked as a reporter under the pseudonym of "Mark Twain, " which was a boating phrase that indicated two fathoms (ABe caxeHL4) of water. In 1864, he went to San Francisco and wrote for magazines and newspapers.
In 1866, he started travelling, visiting Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East, studying people, gathering material for his writing. In 1870, Samuel married Olivia Langdon. They had a son and three daughters. The family lived in Connecticut from 1871 until 1891 . In 1872, he published his first book. In 1876, he published
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and in 1885, he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. These books made his name world famous with children and teenagers.
He received honorary degrees from Yale in 1901 and from the University of Missouri in 1902, and he received another honorary degree from Oxford in 1907. On April 21, 1910, Samuel Clemens died of angina.
1 . Mark Twain was the original name of the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
2.
He was often ill in his childhood but he had 'IQ health
problems in his adult life. 
3.
His house was on
the bank of the Mississippi River. 
4. His uncle was very cruel to his slaves.
5.
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6.
Samuel graduated from the local university.
7. He was a professional printer and then reporter.
8. He got his pen name as a writer
after
the person he admired. 
9. Mark Twain travelled to thirty countries.
10. The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are among famous works of
the world literature for children. 
3. Match the titles to the summaries of the famous children's books. One title is extra.
A. DANGEROUS PATHS TO PERSONAL GROWTH
B. THERE'S SOME TRUTH IN EACH TALE
C. ONE SEES CLEARLY ONLYWITH THE HEART
D. MAGIC HEALINGS IN THE IDYLIC NATURE
1 . The orphan girl Heidi first lives with her aunt Dete. Then she brings the girl to her grandfather, a strange old man living in a cottage in the Alps far from the next village. He is good-hearted but mistrusts anybody and wants to keep the child from all evils of the world. So he refuses to send Heidi to school; instead she goes to the pastures, together with Peter, a shepherd boy (naCTYX) looking after the goats. Suddenly aunt Dete comes in again and takes Heidi to Frankfurt (Germany) where she will stay with Clara, the paralyzed daughter of a rich family, and learn something. Thanks to Clara's grandmother, Heidi learns to read but she feels lonely in the huge gray city. She feels homesick and becomes ill, she starts to walk in her sleep. Finally the sympathetic doctor of the family finds the right diagnosis and sends her back to the Alps.
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Next summer, Clara visits Heidi there. They go to the pastures and
the girl shows Clara all the beauty of her world. Clara wants to see the
flowers and her desire is so strong that she begins to walk. The both girls
recover at body, spirit and soul in that healthy Alpine world. (after Johanna Spyri
"Heidi. The Girl from the Alps")
2 Long
ago the dwarfes' treasure was stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug. One
day, the young Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is unexpectedly visited by the wizard
Gandalf and twelve dwarves. They decide to defeat Smaug and take back their
treasure. Bilbo joins the company in an unexpected journey through dangerous
lands of the Middle-Earth where they have a lot of dangerous adventures. In the
Misty Mountains the travellers are caught by goblins. They escape but Bilbo is
knocked out. When he recovers he is alone. In the dark cave he meets Gollum,
who wants to play the riddle game and then hunts Bilbo. Bilbo finds Gollum's magic
ring in a cave tunnel. The ring makes Bilbo invisible and he escapes. It helps
him to save his friends from the goblins... On their long way the company has
to fight against trolls, orcs and other magic creatures. Finally they win in
the Battle of Five
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Armies, where many of the characters and creatures unite to beat the evil forces. Bilbo accepts only a small portion of his share of the treasure, having no wish or need for more, but still returns home as a very wealthy and wise and competent hobbit. (afterJ. R. R. Tolkien "The Hobbit")
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trust her
anymore. He grew lonely and decided to leave. He visited then five planets, and
on each he learned something new about life. He didn't understand or like the
strange, narrowminded world of grown-ups. He met a king, a vain man, a
drunkard, a businessman, a lamplighter, and a geographer. All of them lived
alone and were all concentrated only on their chosen occupations. He began to
miss the rose he had left behind. The little prince visits the Earth, where he
meets a snake which can bite him and return him to his planet. The Little
Prince befriends a fox, who teaches him that the important things in life are
visible only to the heart, and that love makes a person responsible for the
beings that one loves. When the Little Prince departs, the narrator misses his
company. He writes the novel in memory of the Little Prince. (after
Saint-Exupéry. "The Little Prince")
4. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
King Midas
From the Ancient Greece Mythology
King Midas was a very kind man who ruled his kingdom fairly. But he didn't always think very deeply about what he said. One day, while walking in his garden, he saw an elderly satyr asleep among the flowers. Taking pity on him, King Midas let him go without punishment. When the god Dionysus heard about it, he rewarded King Midas by granting him one wish. The king thought for only a second and then said: "l wish for everything I touch to turn to gold." And so it was.
The beautiful flowers in his garden turned toward the sun for light, but when Midas touched them, they stood hard and gold. The king grew hungry and thin, because each time he tried to eat, he found that his meal was gold. His lovely daughter, at his loving touch, turned to gold. His water, his bed, his clothes, his friends, and the whole palace was gold.
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King Midas saw that soon his whole kingdom would turn to gold unless
he did something right away. He asked Dionysus to take back his golden touch.
Because the king was ashamed and very sad, Dionysus took pity on him and
fulfilled his request. Instantly, King Midas was poorer, but richer, he felt,
in the things that really count.
1 . Midas was a good king for his country. 
2.
King Midas followed the rule: First think, then do! 
3.
Dionysus rewarded King Midas for his kindness to the elderly
person. 
4.
Dionysus's reward
was gold. 
5.
It took King Midas hoursfto think of his wish.
6.
King Midas turned all his servants to gold. 
7.
Midas was happy to eat from gold plates.
8.
King Midas loved his daughter so much that he gave her all gold
in the kingdom. 
9. At first Dionysus was angry with Midas and
didn't want to turn everything back by his
request. 
10. At
the end King Midas felt happy though he had lost wealth. 
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5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
Ben (1) out of bed as soon as the (2)
JUMP/ONE ray of sunshine peeped through his window. He
(3)
his backpack from his closet and TAKE
(4)
it on the floor. Ben put in some of OPEN (5)
favorite things to take with (6) 
on HE(2) his trip to visit Grandpa. He put
in a book on
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bear. He (10) 
ready to go! STUFF/BE to visit his
grandfather for a week by GO himself was Ben's favourite part of summer
holidays. Grandpa (12)
him fishing and to base- TAKE ball games.
Grandpa also (13) 
Ben how to TEACH fix things around the
house. Ben's mom stuck her head in his bedroom door. "Grandpa's
here," she 
with a smile. Ben grabbed his back- SAY
pack and (15) into the kitchen where RUN Grandpa (16) .
"Ready, big guy?" asked WAIT Grandpa. "Or (17) youto eat
breakfast be- WANT fore we leave?"
"Ready," said Ben. "We can eat (18)
6. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalized words.
Retold from the Aesop's Fables
There was an old apple tree in a (1) 's gar- FARM
den. It was so old that it had stopped bearing fruit a long time ago. It only
served as a home to the birds, grasshoppers and squirrels in the (2) NEIGHBOUR
One day, the farmer decided to cut the tree down. He felt it had become (3) 
COMPLETE
(4) So, he took a sharp axe in his hand USE and struck at the roots of the
tree. At once there was great (5) 
among the grasshoppers, DISTURB the birds
and the squirrels in the tree. They came out of their homes and
begged the farmer "Pleasè sir! Spare this tree's life. It is our
only home." But the farmer didn't listen to them. "We promise •to
sing to you in the afternoons to (6) your work so," the creatures told
him. LIGHT
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They would certainly not leave such an (9)
ATTRACT residence. What a blessing that the farmer had found something of use
to him in the tree!
7. a) Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
The Boy Who (1) 
"Wolf!" CRY
Once upon a time there (2) 
a little boy. LIVE (3)
name (4) Bill. Bill (5) in HE/BE/NOT LIVE town. He lived in the country, and
looked after
(6) 
. He was not
a very good boy. He often SHEEP (7) 
asleep watching the sheep, and he FALL
also told (8) 
. The people who lived there LIE often
(9) 
, "That boy (10) to a bad SAY/COME
end". One day Bill wanted to play a practical joke on the people.
He (11) 
down the hill and cried, "Wolf! RUN
Wolf! Help! Come quickly!" All the people ran very fast to (12) 
as
they wanted to save HE him. But when the people ran up to the boy they 
no
wolf. "It heard you and ran away," SEE the boy said.' The people (14)
away.
Bill GO began to laugh. "How funny, how silly people
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!"
Thiee weeks (16) 
he wanted BELATE to play the same trick
again. "Wolf! Wolf!" he cried. "Help! Come quickly! Wolf!"
Many people ran to the hill as fast as they (17)
, but again there (18)
no
CAN/BE wolf. This time the boy laughed at them. "Ha-ha. There was no wolf,
" he said. "What a good joke!" The people (19) 
very angry.
"Lies are not BECOME jokes, " they said, and went back home. Two days
later the weather was sunny and warm. The boy
(20) 
in the afternoon sun. Suddenly he
SLEEP
. He saw a big dark animal. The ani- WAKE UP
mal ran to the sheep
and grabbed one. "Wolf!" cried the boy. "Wolf! Help! Come
quickly!" But nobody (22)
to save the boy this.time. The COME wolf
heard and said: "l like sheep, but a little boy will taste better. I (23) 
a
real dinner HAVE tonight!" When the boy (24)home that NOT RETURN night the
people went to look for him. But they never (25)
him and nobody saw him
again. FIND
b) Which is the best moral of the story?
1 . It's not good to sleep at work.
2 If you play tricks on people, they won't help you later.
3 If you tell too many lies, people won't believe you.
8. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren is a (1) 
born author. She
SWEDEN was born as Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson in 1907
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Sweden
where she grew up on a SOUTH farm. She spent her early (3) 
with cows
CHILD 
and discovering hidden forest paths.
Astrid was the second of four children. During their
childhood years, they were fond of storytelling; their parents taught them how
to use their (4) 
IMAGINE and (5) 
in the world of
Literature. Her CREATE childhood years were full of love and (6) 
LAUGH which
also came from her parents. Her books on children are (7) 
known and
loved. INTERNATIONAL Pippi Longstocking, one of the (8)
books, FAVOUR has been
translated into 60 languages. This character was created after the birth of her
daughter, Karin. Her debut in (9) was WRITE made at a time when women were
(10) 
MOST involved with domestic work. Pippi
jumped right into the world of boys and (11) 
without GROW UP any
(12) 
. She was brave and (13) PERMIT/DARE
and gave her opinion on anything to anyone. Pippi would never just sit and wait
for her prince
(14) to come riding on his white horse. CHARM She had her own horse.
Lindgren's humor and love for (15)was (16) She repre- HUMAN/LEGEND
sented the Swedish spirit for the rest of the world. Her books
are full of loving relationships, liberation and (17)
for nature. She died in
FOND 2002 at the age of 94, after a very (18) 
PRODUCT and (19) 
ARTIST
9. Write an e-mail to your English pen friend about your favourite author, his best books and your favourite character. Write 40 — 50 words.
10. You've got a letter from your friend about the plot of the book he/she read last month. Write him/her a letter about the plot of thè book you are reading now. Wr.ite 50 — 60 words, Answer his/her questions:
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1 . Match the titles to the stories of talented teens. One title is extra.
A.A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN
B. THE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES GENIUS
C. THE FUTURE MUSIC STAR
D.A TALENTED ARTIST
E. A YOUNG SCIENTIST
Teenagers with Drive
1 . Now and again on Britain's Got Talent, a young star comes along. 11 -year-old Molly Rainford took to the stage and stole the hearts of both the jury and the audience. Her performance of Jennifer Hudson's One Night Only received a standing ovation. There's no doubt Molly had everyone in the palm of her hand from the word "go". Asked by Simon Cowell, the famous IN producer, what she does in her spare time before her performance, Molly answered: "l go to church on Sundays with my nanny." Simon replied: "Good girl, we're going to get on grëat, you and l." 2. A nine-year-old genius nicknamed Mini Monet is about to become a millionaire after selling his latest collection of 24 pictures. Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk just coloured in dinosaurs that his parents used to draw for him. Kieron only started painting during a family trip to Devon and Cornwall. But since then he has become an international art sensation. The collection of his second exhibition at the Picturecraft gallery included two landscapes and a number of small pastels. The pictures took him just a few minutes to paint.
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4. A 17-year-old girl has won the Google Science Fair grand prize after creating an iPhone app that helps doctors to diagnose breast cancer. Brittany Wenger, from Florida, combined the fields of biology and computer science to develop a computer programme called a "Neural Network, " which mimics the human brain. Her programme correctly identifies 99 per cent of diseases, which won her a college scholarship from Google. Miss Wenger told WWSB: "l think it might be hospital ready. "
2. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
The Attack That Changed His Life
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1.
Paul Templer always liked wildlife. 
2.
He visited many countries in Europe and America. 
3. Paul preferred to live and work in Europe.
4.
Paul enjoyed his work as a guide on the Zambezi River. 
5.
Paul was a good friend ready to help in difficult situations. 
6.
The hippo injured Paul badly. 
7.
The other guide saved Paul from death. 
8. Famous doctors operated on Paul.
9.
After the operation Paul couldn't even think of being a guide on
the river.
10. Paul
had a strong will and a brave heart to continue his life as he liked. 
3. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
English Children in the Past
Things changed little for children during the 18th century. Children from poor families had to work as soon as they were able. When they were not working children played simple games. Discipline was very strict.
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often worked for more than 12 hours a day.
In 1833 the Parliament passed a law that didn't allow children under 9 to work
in textile factories. It said that children aged 9 to 13 must not work for more
than 12 hours a day or 48 hours a week. It also said that children aged 13 to
18 must not work for more than 69 hours a week. Nobody under 18 was allowed to
work at night (from 8.30 pm to 5.30 am). Children aged 9 to 13 had 2 hours of
education a day. Conditions in coalmines were also terrible. Even children at
the age of 5 worked underground. In 1842 a law didn't allow children under 10
and women to work underground. In the 19th century boys had to climb up
chimneys to clean them. This barbaric practice was ended by the law in 1875.
Gradually the law protected children more and more. In the early 19th century
the churches provided schools for poor children. From 1833 the government
provided them with grants. There were also schools for girls. Usually women,
who ran such schools, taught girls a little reading, writing, arithmetic, music
and sewing. In 1880 school became compulsory for 5 to 10 year olds. Middle
class boys went to grammar schools. Discipline in 19th century 
schools was
very strict. Beating children was normal.
:
In the 18th century children who were had
to work.
a) naughty b) strong c) not rich
2.
In the 19th century life became
for children.
a) easier b) more difficult c) more interesting
3.
Industrial revolution created
a) new toys b) jobs for children c) different fun activities
4.
At the beginning of the 19th century children
because there
was no law.
a) had to work long hours
b) had no right to work
c) worked only with their parents
5.
The Parliamentary law of 1833 didn't allow children and teenagers 
a) to work in textile factories
b) to work at night
c) to get education
6.
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7.
The worst conditions were in
a) the textile factories
b) the mines
c) rich people's houses
8. The most dangerous work was
a) underground
b) in factories
c) to climb chimneys
4. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Sometimes people come into your life and you know they are to be there for some purpose, to teach you a lesson or to help you under-
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1. The people you meet sometimes influence
your life. 
2.
Rose was the youngest student at the college.
3.
Rose was working
for her second college degree. 
4.
Rose went to college when she was 20 but didn't finish her
education. 
5.
Rose easily made friends with younger students. 
6.
Rose explained that to be happy you must have a good sense of
humour. 
7.
Old people are always happy. 
8. Rose taught younger people to have and realise their dreams.
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5. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A. DIFFERENT IYPES
B. HAVE FUN
c. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
D. HOW THE WORD APPEARED
E. THE BEST LEISURE ACTIVITY
The History of the Word "Hobby"
1. The word owes its origin to a small
horse called 'hobby'. A hobby-horse was a wooden toy which children rode like a
real horse, hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's
hobby-horse" , meaning "to follow your favorite pastime" , and
in turn, hobby in the modern sense means activity for enjoyment. 2. There are
hobbies for every personality, lifestyle and budget. Popular hobbies often
involve collecting items like coins, stamps, baseball cards, working with your
hands like sewing, embroidery or performing an outdoor
activity like clowning, hiking or bird watching.
3. Creating something useful or making things for decoration can be both practical and fun. Acting, play writing, poetry, playing an instrument,• collecting music CDs, or writing song lyrics are all good ways to spend a quality time. Radio controlled model cars, airplanes, helicopters or boats have opened up a wide spread, interesting activity.
4. Board and card games like chess, checkers are a great way to stimulate your mind and meet new people. Just remember that the most important thing is that you have fun with whatever hobby you choose!
6. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
On the Christmas Eve, 17-year-old Juliane Köpcke and her mother took a flight to Peru to see her father, a famous zoologist working in the rainforest there. The airline they used had a bad
reputation, but they wanted to come in time to spend Christmas together. At first, everything went smoothly. Then the plane flew into some dense, dark clouds and suddenly started to shake. Juliane and her mother saw a bright flash of light. The frightened passengers started screaming as their Christmas presents were flying around in the plane. After a few terrifying moments, the airplane exploded (B30PBaJICB) and fell apart. Juliane was thrown out of the plane by the force of the explosion. When Juliane came to herself (npuwna B ce6B), she found herself in the middle of the rainforest, still in her plane seat. She was completely alone, the only survivor. She had many wounds (PaHbl) but was alive. Fortunately, Juliane remembered her father's advice on surviving in the wilderness. She knew she must follow water downstream to find civiliŽation. She found a stream of water nearby and started walking downstream. She trekked through the knee-deep water. Sometimes she saw a crocodile, but thanks to her father, she learned not to fear them as they rarely attack humans.
After incredible 9 days without sleep, food and shelter,
she finally got to a small house. She sat down and waited for the owners to
come. A couple hours later, the man staying there returned and got her back to
safety.
1. Juliane went to Peru to
a) take part in the expedition
b) become a zoologist like her father
c) celebrate the holiday with the family
2. Juliane and her mother chose a bad air company because
a) the tickets were very cheap
b) they were in a hurry
c) there were no other planes
4. During the flight the passengers got frightened because
a) they got into the thunderstorm
b) the things and people started flying
c) the plane began to break
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5.
When the plane exploded
a) the crew landed the plane
b) Juliane landed safely alone
c) all the passengers landed in their seats
6.
When Juliane came to herself, wounded but alive, she decided to
a) go and find some people
b) wait for help
c) look for her mother and others in the forest
7. It was that later saved her life.
a) airplane food
b) the plane equipment
c) her father's instructions
7.
Juliane knew that to find people she had to
a) make a fire
b) go along a waterstream
c)
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try not to meet wild animals
8.
Juliane finally got to safety because
a) she was alone
b) of her strong character
c) houses were not far away
7. Read the text and choose the right options.
The Profile 
just one sensational
speech in July 2004 to make Harvard Law graduate Barack Obama an overnight (2) 
Just three years (3) 
the Illinois (4) 
launched
his campaign to become first (5) 
president of the US. Unlike members of
the Bush family and the Kennedy clan, he had no (6) 
background. His father
grew (7) 
in Kenya herding goats, and won a
university scholarship to study in Hawaii.
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Barack Obama was born in Honolulu. He was a bright, intelligent
student and was accepted to study (8)
science at Columbia University in New
York. On November 4, 2008 the man who once referred (9) 
himself as "the
skinny kid (10) 
a funny name" was chosen as the 44th
president of the United States.
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1 . a) made |
b) took |
c) got |
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2. a) president |
b) student |
c) star |
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3. a) before |
b) later |
c) after |
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4. a) student |
b) president |
c) politician |
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5. a) black |
b) Democratic |
c) foreign |
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6. a) family |
b) privileged |
c) education |
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7. a) into |
b) up |
c) out |
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8. a) economic |
b) political |
c) biological c) about |
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8. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Faryl Smith is a (1 )
teen mezzo-soprano BRITAIN who became (2)
after appearing on tel- FAME evision
talent show Britain's Got Talent in
2008.
Throughout the
(3)
she was the COMPETE (4) but she finished outside the top FAVOUR three in
the live final. After the show, she, unlike other (5) ,signed a contract with
FINAL (6)
Classics and Jazz. Her debut album, UNIVERSE
Faryl, came out in March 2009. Smith's second album was
Wonderland. The album was well-received by critics, but was not (7)
SUCCESS in the charts. In (8)
to the albums she ADD performed at
numerous events, including the
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2009.
Royal variety (9)
.Faryl Smith lives PERFORM with her
parents in Kettering, where she is currently taking a gap year before applying
to the Royal Academy of Music.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
The Lion and the Mouse
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over his SLEEP/RUN body. He (3)
and
(4)
her. The Mouse WAKE/CATCH said: "Let
me go, and I (5) you a favour!" DO The Lion laughed:
"What can (6)
do to help MOUSE a lion? I am (7) than all
of you" but he let STRONG her go. Then the hunters (8)
the Lion and
CATCH tied him with a rope to a tree. The Mouse (9)the Lion's roar, (10)
up,
gnawed HEAR/RUN
(neperpb13na) the rope through, and said : "You
? You laughed, not
thinking that I REMEMBER 
repay, but now you see that a favour CAN
may come from a (13)and (14)ani- SMALL/WEAK mal.
10.- Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
In old times (1 )
children played similar games EGYPT to the
ones they play today. They also played with dolls, toy soldiers (2)
animals,
balls, marbles, WOOD spinning tops. Most children in Egypt did not go to
school. Instead boys learned (3)
or other FARM trades from their fathers.
Girls learned (4)
, SEW (5)
and other skills from
their mothers. Boys COOK from (6)
families sometimes
learned to be WEALTH
scribes. They learned by (7)
and (8)COPY and
discipline was strict. MEMORISE (9) beat naughty boys. The boys learned TEACH
reading and (10)
and also mathematics. WRITE
1 1 . Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
The Tale of
Two Frogs
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through the woods, TRAVEL and two of them
(2)
into a deep pit. When FALL the others (3)
how
deep the pit was, they SEE (4)
the two frogs that they (5) as
TELL/BE good as dead. One of the frogs (6) up GIVE and (7)
. The other
frog continued to jump DIE as hard as he (8)
. Once again, the crowd
CAN of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even (9) and
(10)
HARD/FINAL 
it out. When he (12) _ out,
the MAKE/GET other frogs said, "(13)
you us?" The frog
NOT HEAR explained to them: "l (14)
you THINK 
me.
" ENCOURAGE.
12. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Hobbies are usual (1) for people who lead ACTIVE quiet,
relaxed lives. However, people with full, busy, even (2)
lives may need hobbies
more than STRESS the average person. For those who feel (3)_ WORRY by (4)
, it
may be difficult to find the time to RESPONSIBLE sit and relax. Hobbies can
help people feel that they're not just 'sitting around' , but are using their
time for something (5)
. Many hobbies in- PRODUCT clude group
(6) : golfing clubs, knitting cir -ACTIVE
:
cles, and (7)writing groups are good
exam- CREATE ples. Hobbies that connect you with others can bring social
support, which can bring (8)
to MEAN
13. You've got an e-mail from your English pen friend. Write him/her about a famous young person of your country: what he/she does; character qualities; why you find him/her interesting. Write 50 — 60 words.
14. You've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a letter and answer her/his three questions. What person do you admire? What äFe the qualities you appreciate him/her for? What does he/she do? Write 50 — 60 words.
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1 . Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Types of Media
The term 'news media' refers to the groups that communicate information and news to people. There are three main types of news media: print media, broadcast media, and the Internet. Print Media. The oldest media forms are newspapers, magazines, journals, and other printed materials. Although print media are less popular today than they used to be 10 — 20 years ago, many people still read a newspaper every day or a newsmagazine on a regular basis. The influence of print media is therefore significant. Regular readers of print media are usually more politically active. Many news reports on television, for example, are merely follow-up stories about news that first appeared in newspapers.
Broadcast Media (paano- •reneBel.uaHlae). Broadcast media are news reports broadcast via radio and television. Television news is hugely important in most countries because more people get their news from television broadcasts than from any other source.
Before the invention of television in the 1950s, most people relied on the radio for their news. Many people still listen to radio news every day, especially during morning and evening commutes (e3AhTb Ha pa60TY c Pa60Tbl) in big cities. Local news stations have a particularly large audience because they can report on local weather, traffic, and events.
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surf the sites of more
traditional media, but also turn to unique online news sources such as weblogs.
Websites can provide text, audio, and video information.
1 . News media
a) provide information
b) are newspapers and magazines
c) can be of 5 different kinds
2. Print media
a) today include Internet websites
b) are younger than broadcast media
c) used to be more popular a couple of
decades ago
3.
People who read a newspaper every day are usually
a) popular in their circles
b) more interested in politics
c) 10 — 20 years old
4.
Many news reports on television
a) come earlier than in newspapers
b) come later than in newspapers
c) are not printed in newspapers
a) doesn't belong to broadcast media
b) was invented at the end of the 19th century
c) is still the most popular source of news
6. Radio
a) is the oldest of news media
b) is a source of news for people who have to go to work by car
c) is broadcasting from local radio stations
7. The Internet
a) is used by more and more people
b) doesn't influence the other news media
c) is oñe of the traditional types of news media
8. In the web people can
a) either read or listen to news
b) choose the news to read
c) only read texts
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Teen Polyglot Has Mastered 23
Languages
New York teen Timothy Doner, has an unusual hobby - he likes to learn languages! And he does it so thoroughly (Tt.UaTeJ1bHO) that he can conduct a conversation in all of them. It took the 17-year-old five years to master 23 languages! This has earned him the title of the world's youngest polyglot. But he is stilt not satisfied.
The youngster's wish to learn languages
began in 2009 after completing basic Hebrew (VIBP¼T) lessons. He enjoyed
it so much that he decided to become fluent in modern Hebrew. Then he picked up
Arabic. Within four days, he managed to master the alphabet and by the end of
the week, he could read the lan guage fluently. After that, there was no
stopping him.
Over the years, he has added Russian, Farsi, Italian, Spanish,
Persian, Swahili Indonesian and many others to his
repertoire of languages. The list does not include the ones that he has taken
up at school, which include French, Mandarin, Latin and of course, English. The
most amazing part is that he has managed to learn all the additional languages
on his own, using just online apps 
and grammar books.
The young polyglot begins by learning how to pronounce the alphabet correctly. Then he teaches himself the correct grammar. Then he develops his skills by reading newspapers and talking with native speakers, either in person or on internet chat rooms. He is now in constant contact with a lot of polyglots. One of them is 31 -year-old Ohio resident Moses McMormick, who knows 50 languages!
1 . Timothy Doner was born in the USA. 
2.
Timothy Doner is interested in learning ancient languages. 
3.
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The boy is 23 now and he started his hobby when he was 17.
4.
He can only read in most of the languages he knows.
5.
Timothy Doner is the youngest polyglot all over the world. 
6. He still wants to learn more languages.
7. Hebrew was the first language in his
hobby. 
8.
Russian was the most difficult language to learn for Timothy. 
9.
His parents help him a lot.with his hobby.
10. He
has a lot of international pen-pals with the same hobby. 
3. Read the news story and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
OMC (Oh, My God!) - The New Kid in Class Is a . . . Robot!
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On February 5th, 2013, the fifth grade students at Japan's Higashihikari Elementary School welcomed a new student. However, unlike other newcomers, he was not shy and seemed to recognise all 119 kids by their names. Impressed? You will be even more so, when you find out that Robovie is not human but a robot, masquerading as a fifth-grade student!
Developed by Japan 's Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, the 1.2 meter tall student is part of a 14-month experiment to test if robots can learn to communicate naturally and assimilate with a group of people. This is the company's longest experiment of this kind. They hope to make robots useful part of household in future.
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Robovie is doing quite well on the social front too. He not only knows all the students in his grade, but after classes he also shakes hands with the sixth graders and is polite enough to answer all their questions
1 . The new student in the class was very shy. 
2. The new student's name was Robovie because he was a robot.
3.
Robovie looked like his classmates. 
4.
Robovie was one of the teachers' favourite students. 
5.
The experiment with the robot in a primary class is half a year
long. 
6.
The company is working on making robots part of people's everyday
life at home.
Robovie knows
more words than his classmates.
8.
Robovie makes no
mistakes in grammar. 
9. Robovie can remember all the facts from his science textbook.
10.He mixes up with his classmates and 6 Form students
with no problems. 
4. Match the headlines to the beginnings of the news stories. One headline is extra.
A. THE ANCIENT ICEMAN SHOULD HAVE VISITED A DENTIST (OR EATEN LESS JUNK
FOOD)! B. IT.'S RAINING SPIDERS IN BRAZIL
c. WELCOMING THE NEWYEAR BY SPRING CELEBRATIONS D. EARTH DAY 2013 - REMEMBERING EARLY
ENVIRONMENTALISTS
E. THE MOBILE TURNS 40!
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2 Over 20 years ago the body of Otzi the Iceman was found, this Neanderthal who inhabited the earth some 5,300 years ago. One would think that scientists had discovered all they could about him since that time. It turns out the one thing they had not examined was his teeth, and what they discovered, would make any dentist cringe (ëX¼TbC9)! The results were recently revealed by Roger Seller, a dentist from the Center of Evolutionary medicine at the University of Zurich who used computer tomography to analyse Otzi's mouth.
3 In our time, when we depend on our cell phones for everything — from communicating to taking photos to even playing
games — it is hard to imagine life without one. Yet, it was only forty years ago on April 3rd, 1973, that Motorola Vice President Martin Cooper, stepped onto a New York City sidewalk and placed the first known cell phone call in history.
4 Today, over 1.3 billion people in China and millions of ethnic Chinese all over the world will celebrate the first day of the Chinese or Lunar New Year — the longest and most significant of all Chinese Festivals. Also known as the Spring Festival, it is a four thousand, year-old tradition that began as a way to mark the end of the dreary winter season and beginning of spring.
5. Read the news story and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
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Sasha, the bright student at Columbia University, says that
she began climbing even before she could walk! As a baby, she used to escape
from her cot (aeTCKaq KPOBaTKa) and as a toddler used to lead her friends to
the nearest rocks or hills. Then at the age of seven she attended her brother's
birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and knew it was her calling
Soon after, she joined the local center in her home town of Alexandria, Virginia and began climbing — first once a week, then twice and soon, almost every day! At the age of nine she won her first climbing competition. Her competitive nature and love for the sport immediately helped her to begin training in earnest, but this time outside the gym — climbing real mountains. And she really feels happy about it!
As a youngster, she was the leader of the Junior Continental Championships from 2004 — 2010. Then, as soon as she was old enough, she went on to win the Pan-American Championship, the US National Championship and in 2011 , at just 18 years of
age, was crowned Female Overall World Champion in Arco, Italy! So what's left for this amazing youngster to achieve? An Olympic gold! Unfortunately rock climbing is not included in the list of Olympic sports. But this determined girl (together with the International Federation of Sport Climbing) is going to convince the Olympic Committee to add rock climbing to the 2020 Olympics.
1 . One must be
to do rock climbing.
a) physically
strong
b) mentally concentrated
c) physically strong and mentally concentrated
2. Sasha does rock climbing
d) as a job
b) combining it with her university studies
c) from time to time
3. She began climbing
a) in her early childhood
b)
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c) with
her brother as a coach
4. Shewhen she first won the climbing competition.
a) entered the Columbia University
b) was 9 years old
c) attended her climbing club two times a week
5.
After her first victory Sasha
a) started training outside the gym
b) fell in love with sports
c) changed the gym
6.
In her sport career Sasha won victories inclimbing competitions.
a) junior national
b) junior international
c) junior and adult national and international
7.
Sasha hopes
a) to make the Olympic Committee recognise rock climbing as an Olympic sport
b) to take part in the 2020 Olympics
c) to become the leader of the International Federation of Sport Climbing
6.
Read the text and
choose the right options.
Philadelphia is an American city known (1) many things. The
Declaration of Independence (2) is the most important document in American
History, was signed there in 1776. It (3) 
also the first capital
of the United States. But one fact
(4)
Philadelphia is not so well-known: it is
home to nearly 3,000 murals (HaCTeHHble KaPTMHbl) (5) on the sides of homes and
buildings around the city. In fact,'Philadelphia has (6) 
murals than
any other city in the world.
More than 20 years (7) a New Jersey artist named Jane
Golden started a program that paired troubled youth with artists to paint
murals on a few buildings around the city. From this small project, something
magical happened. The young people helped to create magnificent pieces of art.
They also learned to collaborate (COTPYAHV•1qaTb) (8) 
many different kinds
of people. They learned to be responsible, (9) they needed to follow a schedule
to complete the murals. They also learned to feel proud (10)
their
community.
The various murals range from huge portraits of historical
heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes which depict the diverse ethnic groups that
call Philadelphia home. The mural programme (11 ) by Jane Golden is now the
(12)
largest public art programme.
b) for c) with 2. a) who c) that
3. a) was c) were
4. a) from c)
about
(5) a) painted b) painting c) paint
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7. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
Social media are (1) from DIFFER (2)
media. In the past media were created TRADITION from one place, (3) 
a
company.' Then the NORMAL compahy sent out the media to (4) or READ (5) or
(6) 
. Magazines, books and LISTEN/VIEW movies
are all examples of this. But with social media, many individual people in
different locations create content. Another (7) is that DIFFER social
media can be produced much (8) . FAST
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8. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
I was sitting in a chair next to Momma's bed.
her get ready for a party. She WATCH
(2) 
the beautiful jewelry box on her night- OPEN stand. It (3) 
a wooden box the size of a BE
shoebox with colorful stones on top. They (4) 
red, green, yellow, and blue. To me,
BE the box (5) 
magical. "Now, you (6) LOOK/KNOW you (7) never touch this
box, right?" MUST 
Momma (8)
actly what I (10)
. I just wanted to
touch it. THINK I just wanted to open it. 'Yes, Momma," I said. "l
know." What I (11) 
? I knew Momma had KNOW always told me not
to touch the box. "You 
not old enough to wear my jewelry, "
BE Momma said. I was almost eleven years old! 
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that when Momma (14)
on the
KNOW/PUT rings and bracelets from the box, she looked different. Her. feet (15)to
touch the ground. NOT SEEM She (16) 
lightly and gracefully. Momma MOVE (17)
me
goodnight. She (18)
for the KISS/LEAVE party. I (19)
to
the window to wave to her, RUN but she was already gone. That night I was
very curious. Just one touch. I (20) on tneSIT edge of Momma's bed. I (21) my
hand on PLACE the nightstand. I (22) 
hand moved
up and rested on the jewelry box. The box quickly opened by itself! Jewels
(24) 
into the air. They (25) 
around
FLOW/DANCE my head. I (26)
strange. I (27)
down FEEL/FALL to the
floor. I (28)
up in a place I had never WAKE seen
before.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
Ideas Change the World Centuries ago
the libraries in monasteries were the places to hide books. The (1) 
INVENT of the (2) press unlocked the
informa- PRINT tion, opened the books to the public. It marked a great (3)
economic and POLITICS (4) 
change. When computers were in- CULTURE vented in the 20-th century,
they were viewed
(5) 
as engines to do (6) ORIGINAL/
CALCULATE
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A group of (7) AMERICA (8) began to look at
computers as ways SCIENCE to communicate. They had an (9) 
INSTINCT that
electronic FEEL could become of general use. They COMMUNICATE believed
that the introduction of script technology could make everyone a (12) 
in
the PUBLISH situation of the explosion in the information distribution. It was
(13) 
to imagine for the POSSIBLE original (14)
of
the printing press! INVENT
1 1 . Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming the capitalised words.
Feathers Fly High On International
Pillow Fight Day (AeHb cpaxeH'.•1i "10AY1.uxaM") On Saturday April
6th, thousands of adults and children all over the world got together in their
cities and villages to have a good old-(1) 
FASHION pillow fight
with total (2) 
! Now in its sixth STRANGE year, the
hour-long event is the brainchild of an
(3)
called Urban Playground, whose ORGANISE
(4)
view the pillow fights as a ORGANISE (5) 
way
for people to relieve stress and HARM have some fun. This year, over 100 cities
from Washington D.C. to New York (USA) to London
(England) and even Istanbul (Turkey) and Sao
Paolo (Brazil), participated in this fun (6) . CELEBRATE Judging from the videos, they were all a great success!
10. You've got an e-mail from your English-speaking pen friend about some news in his/her town. Write him/her a
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short news story from your local paper. Follow the plan: who — when — where — what. Write 50 — 60 words.
11 . You've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a letter about your school magazine. Answer his/her questions: How often does it come out? What are its sections? Who writes for it? What age students read it? What about pictures in your school magazine? Write 50 — 60 words.
1 . Read the téxt and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
A Library with No Books?
How will you feel if you walk into your local public
library and instead of hundreds of shelves with all kinds of exciting books,
you see a modern store with computers and other electronic gadgets? That is
exactly the vision Nelson Wolff, the Texas judge, has for BiblioTech, a new
kind of public library. He says that he loves paper books, but he believes that
it is time to bring the library system in the direction in which the world is
going — eBooks! The library will not have any paper books, but it will have
over 10,000 eTitles to browse through and even download onto their own
eReaders. For those that do not have access (aocTyn) to an iPad, Nook, Kindle
or other eReading device, there will be 150 eReaders that you can borrow, 50 of
which will be for kids! In addition, the library will also have 50 computer
stations, 25 laptops and 25 tablets for people to enjoy. The number of books
will grow every year, so that one day, the book selection at this hi-tech
version can be as big as the one found in a traditional library.
In 2011, the city of Newport Beach in California, tried to transform its library into a bookless one. But the public did not take it too well and the officials gave up the idea. So are people ready
for a bookless library? Only time will tell. Some people think that paper books are better because the computer can freeze and you won't be able to read but with paper books you can read whenever you like. But if it works, hi-tech libraries will open in many more places.
1 . Hi-tech libraries look like
electronic devices shops. 
2.
All people prefer paper books to electronic versions. 
3.
A number of hi-tech libraries were built in the USA.
4.
•There are no real books in hi-tech libraries.
5.
Bookless libraries are good because computers never break.
6.
The Texas library has more books (their electronic versions)
than a traditional library.
7. Some people prefer traditional libraries.
8.
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2. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A. THE TRANSFORMING COMPUTER
B. FOR GARDEN LOVERS
c. THE FAMOUS GADGET SHOW
D. READY FOR AEROBICS
E. NEW GAMES
F. FORMING HEALTHY EATING HABITS
The Consumer Electronics Show
1 . The Consumer (noTpe6¼TeJ1b) Electronics Show is an annual event in which companies introduce their new electronic products and gadgets. 150,000 people attended this year's show, the biggest in its 45-year history. Among the 20,000 products
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were the usual things — smarter televisions, smaller cameras etc. But there were unique objects as well.
2 Today when every electronic gadget is going mini, introducing a personal computer the size of a coffee table may sound a little strange. But this Windows-based computer from Lenova is pretty cool. It has a giant screen to work with, and the 27-inch (68 cm) computer can become flat and turn into an interactive game board, complete with its own electronic dice. Time to give away those old-fashioned cardboard games!
3 Another
interesting object is a smart fork! Using electronic sensors thè
Hapifork monitors how fast the user is chewing down his or her food. If you eat
too fast the fork will vibrate and flash bright waining lights.
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5 The mRobo is more than just a portable speaker that can make music! It is also a dancer! As soon as the music turns on, the 20centimeter speaker transforms into a 'giant' , 45-cm tall robot and starts to show some rather impressive dance moves. Users can also programme a series of their own moves for the mRobo.
3. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Life Full of Robots
Pr. Hiroshi Ishiguro is one of the top 100 geniuses alive in the world today, who has devoted himself to creating humanlike robots.
"In the future, our lives will be full of robots," he says.
The professor compared the evolution of
robots to the evolution of cars. "Once we have developed practical robots,
we can spend more and more time building autonomy, " he said. Androids
which look just like you can conduct your business, at
tend conferences, and
go shopping, while you sit in the comfort of your home. A camera will monitor
your facial expressions and your android's face will mirror your
expressions. Ishiguro says there is even a psychological phenomenon: if someone
touches your android, you feel it. "It's a very tactile sensation, "
he says. Some time ago Ishiguro left his twin android to give prerecorded
lectures at Osaka University in Japan, while he went overseas. He also - when
invited for two conferences — emailed the conference organizers to say that tae
would have to send his android to one of the events. Both conferences replied:
"We want the android!"
Ishiguro has developed androids that look and feel just like humans — with very realistic skin, hair and facial and body movements. In one experiment, an android was made to read the evening news. "No one could tell the difference," says Ishiguro. "That means we don't need newscasters - just androids." The question is - what does it mean to be human? Is it important för the robots to look like humans? Prof. Ishiguro was also asked a question about the threat that robots may take over people. Ishiguro said' that the western world's fear of robots, as shown in movies such as The Terminator, was foreign to the Japanese, who saw robots as friendly.
1 . Robots that the Japanese genius created look like
a) cars b) instruments c) people
2.
Practical robots give us more
a) money b) free time c) tasks
3.
A camera inside robots helps them to imitate people's
a) actions b) behavior c) looks
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4.
Psychologically people who have robots begin to
them.
a) depend on b) be connected with c) dislike
5.
The Japanese
professor used a robot himself to 
instead of him.
a) do the shopping b) work in the laboratory c) lecture
6.
The conference organisers who invited the Japanese professor
the
twin robot.
a) didn't recognise b) preferred c) didn't like
7.
The scientist worked out a robot that
like people.
a) has
feelings b) sings songs c) studies
8.
Unlike Europeans and Americans Japanese people believe that
robots
a) can change the world
b) are helpful and kind to people
c) will rule the world
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A. ROBOTS IN THE SPACE B. HOUSES OF THE NEXT CENTURY
c. ROBOTS THAT ROCK AND ROLL!
D. THE MEDICAL ROBOT E. THE ROBOTIC CAR
1 . With advances in technology, robots have become smarter. They help with eye surgeries and may soon even walk in space. However, no robot has ever tried to start a heavy metal rock band ... until now! The world's first robot rock band that comes from Germany has three rock'n'rolling robot members. Stickboy is the band's drummer. Fingers is a natural guitarist, thanks to his 78 fingers! Bones has a natural talent for string instruments. Now they are a 'real' band, touring the world. The band gave its debut performance in Sydney.
2 The Los Angeles Auto Show gave a task to auto designers to create their vision of futuristic cars. And the car capable of ' protecting and serving' the population of the future appeared. It is
a police car. Of course, it is a 'green'
car that takes water from tanks on the car roof and turns it into gas. The car
is controlled electronically. Predicting that the cities will have even worse
traffic than today, the design has three units: a main compartment for two
people and two side units. If necessary, one unit can fly 
or continue
moving on a single wheel. Everything is controlled by the driver and the units
report back to him!
3. Evolo Magazine held an annual contest
for architects and designers to present their vision of skyscrapers of the
future. The participants are rewarded for the use of new materials, technology
and aesthetics. 'Polar Umbrella' took the first place. It looks like an
umbrella which tries to solve one of Earth's most important problems: melting
ice caps. The skyscraper is designed to protect from the heat and to re-freeze
ocean water. Each of the projects has one or more interesting
elements that can be uêed in constructing buildings today and it makes a
difference to our environment.
4. VThen Space Shuttle Discovery launched off to Space on February 24th, 2011 , among its astronauts was the world's first humanoid robot astronaut. It was going to the International Space Station as a permanent resident. Robonaut 2 or R2 passed its first test when it measured the airflow to see that the ventilation was not blocked. The job was simple but important because it was difficult for humans to do in the microgravity. As R2 is firmly grounded to the floor and does not breathe, it was the perfect 'man' for the job. R2 may one day be ready for his reaf mission — 'Space Walks' to perform emergency repairs.
5. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
All children wait for Tokyo's International Toy Show with great anticipation because the toys presented at this annual event are usually the most technologically advanced. This year was no exception.
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Robotic fish swimming around inside an aquarium looked very realistic. The only care they require is a battery change and a smart phone app (application — npønoxeHue) to get them going. They are the perfect way to answer the persistent pet requests from kids.
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Of course, no toy show can be complete without a super robot. MazingerZoutshines every model. Not only is it a foot tall (30 cm), but it also comes with removable parts giving kids an insight into its amazing mechanics and frame.
The Mazinger Z is a fictional super robot. In the story, the robot was created by brilliant professor Kabuto from a new (fictional) material to fight off some evil super •robots. It is still popular in Japan.
1.
The toys at the show are always modern and technological. 
2. The Toy Show didn't present any robotic pets.
3. The Show presented toy robots that could help children to study.
4. Robot dogs were very interesting.
5. Robotic fish looked unreal
and didn't interest visitors.
6.
The Smartpet was created by a Japanese scientist. 
7.
The Smartpet could show if it liked the owner's behaviour. 
8. The Super robot is no more
attractive for Japanese children. 
6. Read the text and choose the right options to completethe sentences.
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noise
and touch. If you hug him he WHI melt in emotions. If you give him a violent
shake or shout at him he will get upset. His eyes will become wide, his heart
will beat quickly.
The scientists at the University of the West of England in Bristol designed Heart Robot to study how people react to a machine that shows feelings. The robot is the size of a small child. He's half robot, half puppet. You move him around by hand, but he shows emotions. Different children react differently. Some want to hug and cuddle him, and look after him like a doll or a baby; others want to scare him. The idea of robots having emotions or a personality is no longer just science fiction.
1 . Heart Robot is called so because
a) he
reacts emotionally
b) he has a battery like a heart
c) his heart really beats
3.
Heart Robot is
when somebody shouts at him.
a) pleased b) displeased c) indifferent
4.
Heart Robot reacts to
a) his name b) a song c) a hug
5. His heart beats quickly and his eyes look bigger when he is
a) frightened
b) happy
c) interested in something
6. Heart Robot is designed byscientists.
a) Japanese b) American c) British
7. The scientists designed Heart Robot to
a) make a new toy
b) analyse people's reaction
c) make a film
7.
Heart Robot shows emotions but he can't
a) move himself
b) help about the house
c) hug children
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a) part of science fiction
b) a reality
c) film characters
7. Read the text and choose the right options.
Ever since J.K. Rowling planted the idea (1) 
an
invisible cloak in her Harry Potter book series, scientists have been trying to
(2)a material that can not only (3)people,
but also, buildings. Now a Canadian company claims to produce the (4) 
textile.
British Columbia says that the material makes its (5)
completely invisible,
even (6)people with night vision goggles
(OHK¼). Just like the young (7)cloak, it is lightweight and does not
need cameras, batteries, lights or mirrors (8)
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b) beautiful |
c) magical |
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b) wizard's |
c) wizards |
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8. a) operating |
b) to operate |
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8.
Read the
text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Lucky British Students
For the last three years, a group of
(1)
LUCK 8—10-year-olds have taken part in a12 (2)
EXCITE experiment: to see if
replacing (3) pencil TRADITION and paper with hi-tech (4)
desks would INTERACT help to improve
(ynyqw¼Tb) their math skills! 400 students from North East Britain took
part in the research project aimed at classroom (5)through technology. The new
type of LEARN desks allowed the (6)
to give math prob- TEACH lems to the
students to solve solo or as a group. What was even cooler was that the
(7)
could EDUCATE
(8)
give INTERACTIVE (9) problems to (10)
groups and DIFFER(2) send one group's answer to another, to see if they
agreed.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
At home, robots can be as helpful as or even
(1 ) than a human being. Early in the morn- GOOD
ing when we (2) a small robot can SLEEP (3)
us
some coffee, even add some spices BRING to the coffee. In the future many
disabled people
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a domestic robot which (5)
spe-
HAVE/PERFORM cific and detailed functions in order (6)
HELP them. The future
of robots (7)
bright. A new LOOK medical robot (8)
its
way to hospitals MAKE around the world. This robot (9)
many
sur- PERFORM geries last year, and the company (10)
at LOOK about a 55%
increase (YBenuqeHV1e) in its use next year. There (11)
also a Dutch robot BE
thè
"TankPitstop" that (13)
the CALL/FILL gas in people's cars without
any help. Samsung, an electronics company, (14)
a security MAKE robot
that detects danger. Robots seem to giùe benefits to the world
but there (15)
nega- BE tive elements about them, for
example, people can lose jobs because of the robots.
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
You will soon be able to create anything you want from thin
air. All you will need is some (1)
CREATE and the (2)
3Doodler. It is the
world's first MAGIC 3D printing pen. The device looks like a thick (3) 
.
The (4)
can create whatever he MARK/USE or she
wants until of course, the plastic ink is spent. The (5)
say that most people
will be INVENT able to create 21) objects on paper very quickly. Not a natural
born (6) ? No (7)
. The ART/WORRY
company is planning to add special kits. All the (8)
has to do is print
them, and then use the USE pen to turn it into a standing 3D object. Of course,
school projects are not the only use for this (9) pen.
They can be used to create glass AMAZE art, make jewelry and the list goes on
and on-restricted only, by your (10)
. And, if your 3D IMAGINE 
falls apart,
the amazing 3Doodler can CREATE even be used to 'glue' it back together.
11 . Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
No one really knows what the future
holds, but the (1) now is that our urban spaces are (2)
REAL/CROWD
and polluted. The time is ripe, say experts, to start designing (3)
urban environments. A net- SMART work of (4)
will provide data
about how a city SENSE is performing. The Internet could provide
new
(5) billboards that communicate with DEVELOP
(6)
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.
Technology companies believe that the PASS BY (7)
cities will be those
that are connected CLEVER with the network. A future where robots are as common
as cars and (8) 
- is on the way. Pro- CHEAP fessor
Ishiguro's lecture about the (9)
for the POSSIBLE 
between humans and
robots attracted RELATION a huge audience.
12. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
(1)
and (2)
in today's schools can TEACH/LEARN be quite challenging for (3) and stu-
TEACH dents. Students learn a lot more at an (4)
age than before. (5)
are ex- EARLY/TEACH pected to use
gadgets and digital electronic devices in the classroom. If you use gadgets at
the lesson it (6) to make the learning HELP
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are just a few ot the
gadgets that (8) |
IMPROVE |
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quality
of (9) |
EDUCATE |
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Using gadgets will make (10) |
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EASY13. You've got an e-mail from your English pen friend. Write him/her what changes in your life you expect in twenty years. Write 50 — 60 words.
14. You've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a letter and answer her/his three questions. What gadgets do you use? What for? Do they help you in your school life? Write 50 — 60 words.
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1 . Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Shanghai Creates Chocolate Wonderland
In 2011 China opened the doors of a unique theme park! Inside Shanghai's World Chocolate Wonderland, everything. from the BMW to the sushi, is made of chocolate! To celebrate the opening of this unusual theme park that is situated inside the city's Himalaya Art Museum, organizers held a fashion show where models were wearing chocolate creations.
There are a lot of other works of art to admire. That's because the theme park shows the treat (naKOMCTBO) in every imaginable way. There are porcelain vases, classical paintings, Louis Vuitton purses, trainers and even Shanghai's Huangpu River, flowing with liquid chocolate. However, the most impressive is the army of China's warriors — scores of soldiers molded (BblnenneHHblV1) completely from chocolate. Visitors to the park can also try their hand at chocolate making or ask experts to create something original to take home.
This is not the first time China has created this amazing
Chocolate Wonderland. In 2010, a similar one in Beijing attracted over 500,000
visitors during the three months it was open. 
Wonderlands like this don't last long. After about three months people take them down and melt into one big giant bowl of hot chocolate — Yummy!
1 . The theme park in Shanghai was unique because
a)
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b) it was opened in 2011
c)
they used only chocolate to make all the exhibits
(3KCnOHaTbl) 2. Shanghai's World Chocolate Wonderland isHimalaya Art Museum.
a) next to
c) not far from
3. At
the opening ceremony the fashion show models
a) could have as much chocolate as they wanted
b) were in clothes made of chocolate
c) were
performing in the BMW and in the sushi bar 
4. Every peace of chocolate in Shanghai's World Chocolate
Wonderland was
a) a work of art
b) in porcelain vases
c) a treat for the visitors
5. Shanghai's
Huangpu River was
a) in the middle of the theme park
b) in the classical painting
c) made of chocolate syrup
6. Visitors
can
in the theme park.
a) have a lesson of making figures of chocolate
b) touch all the works of art with their hands
c) try on chocolate clothes
7. Shanghai's
World Chocolate Wonderland
in China.
a) was not the first experience of this kind
b)appearêd before Beijing Chocolate Wonderland
c) was visited by 500,000 people
8. Chocolate
Wonderland can exist
a) only a few months
b) only a few years
c)
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2. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Coming Soon to a Theme Park Near You — a Pizza Vending Machine!
Theme parks can be a lot of fun, but there are often long lines, which is very annoying. You can buy a Fast Pass to avoid ("36exaTb) the lines for rides. But lines are a big problem if you try to get a bite to eat. Now, there may finally be a way out — a vending machine (TOPrOBbli aBTOMaT) that makes delicious pizza in three minutes!
And if you think that it gives out re-heated pies, think again. The 'Let's Pizza' machine makes each pie to order — rolling the dough (TeCTO), sprinkling the toppings to your choice and baking it in an infra-red oven, all while the customer is watching. The best part is that this custom-made pizza costs only $6 USD.
The brainchild of the Italian businessman Claudio Torghele, the vending machines were first introduced in Italy in 2009. Italians
looked at it with a lot of skepticism.
Italy is after all the birthplace of pizza and people there believe that the
only good pizza is handmade, topped with fresh ingredients and baked in a
woodfired oven.
But Claudio was sure that the younger generation especially kids would like 'Let's Pizza'. They would enjoy watching the process of cooking their favourite treat inside this magical machine. He was right. Over the last two years 'Let's Pizza' has become wildly popular not only in Italy, but other European countries as well.
The first 'Let's Pizza' machines will appear this summer in one of the theme parks in Florida, the USA. It successful, Claudio hopes to sell them to other theme parks and even malls and theatres. Sounds delizioso (great) to us!
1 . Long lines are typical of theme parks. 
2. A Fast Pass is very expensive.
3.
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4.
Even a child can
operate the 'Let's Pizza'. 
5. It takes you 3 minutes to get a freshly baked pizza from the new machine.
6.
You can watch the whole process of producing a pizza in the
machine. 
7. You can't choose the toppings for your pizza.
8.
The inventor of the machine was a young American. 
9.
Italians didn't like the idea of the 'Let's Pizza' at first. 
10.
Children liked
the idea of the 'Let's Pizza' at once. 
3. Read the texts about some teen camps in Canada. Match the camp descriptions (1 — 5) to the teens' /parents' feedbacks (OT3blBbl) (A — E).
1 . Safari Zoo Camp at Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park is the only residential programme of its kind in the world! Campers work with the zoo staff to care for the animals. Duties include feeding , watering, cleaning and socializing. Our mission is to protect and conserve the natural world by offering the public wildlife education programmes with animals. We help teens to get the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to live in an environmentally responsible way,
2. The Take Action Academy allows teens and youth to discover their leadership potential through interactive team-building activities, intensive and practical workshops, games, thought-provoking discussions and volunteer work in the local community. Please visit our website for additional locations.
3.
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4. The Living Arts Centre offers fun, creative and safe programmes for children and teenagers. Campers explore the wonders of the visual and performing arts with practicing artist-educators in professional studios. An introduction to painting, drawing and sculpting, this very popular programme for beginning artists explores a variety of techniques and materials. Join us for one-of-a-kind art experiences!
5.
SING! DANCE! ACT! Experienced and caring staff of our Drama
School will introduce your kids to stage performance and guide them toward
self-expression. Professional theatre educators expertly guide your child's
creative spirit using character and story development combined with movement
and vocal 
skills: plays, monologues, mime,
improvisation, theatre games, musical theatre. Performances every week! Fun for
all — a great confidence-and-skill-building experience!
A. I just want to thank everyone for making my son 's first time at the camp a memorable experience. He really enjoyed everything, including the staff, campers, waterskiing and hockey. I loved being able to email him. And the fact that you had pictures of the campers daily on your website was amazing. You are doing a wonderful job. We will definitely be back next year and my son hopes to become staff when he is older.
B.
I truly enjoyed this camp. There is freedom of expression. I met
great friends and the staff members were kind, calm and friendly. This camp is
excellent! The projects were really creative and very useful for my artistic
abilities! Thank you for the amazing projects, I can't believe that I've
created so much only for 
one week! " If you ask me where I
rate this camp on a scale from 1 to 10, I'll say 50!
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C.
This camp is my favourite place in thè universe. I spent there some of
the best days of my life which I'll never forget: cleaning up garbage at Lake
Ontario (and swimming), wildlife presentations, hang gliding, building and
sleeping in shelters in the forest, and all the amazing friends I've made over
the years! I've learned so much about not only the beautiful animals, but about
what kind of person I want to be, and how it's never too soon to begin.
D. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate you and your company for running such a fabulous camp. My 13-yearold daughter who has anxiety (TPeBOXHOCTb, HeyBePeHHOCTb) problems is learning to be more confident in your drama programme. She loved the programme and would like to go back next year. She wants her sister to go too! Everyone I met in the camp was cheerful, professional and dedicated. I am impressed!
E. Those 8 days have changed my life, and now I know exactly what I am going to do with my life. Not only did I learn more things in those eight days than I have in my entire sixteen years, but I gained self-confidence in such a short time, and more than
100 friends! I learned the basics of team work and tried myself as a leader. I now know what I want to do, have the resources to use, and the belief in myself that will pull everything together!
4. Match the titles to the parts of the text.
A. DRESS SMART
B.SIZE MATTERS
c. BE CAREFUL ON WATER RIDES
D. WATCH OUT FOR MOTION SICKNESS
E. STAY HYDRATED
INSPECT RIDES YOURSELF
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF B<TREME RIDES
YOU GO ON
Amusement Park Survival Guide
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Accidents at amusement parks sometimes happen. It can make parents worry when they plan a day of family fun. Read experts' tips that can help to make your park visit safe and fun.
1 . Children under 13 suffer half of all ride injuries. Parents make a huge mistake when they let children go on rides that aren't right for their size.
2. There are different ride structures, and you should examine a ride yourself to decide how safe it is for your child. Just because there is a sign saying that a kid can go on a ride doesn't mean that the ride is safe for them.
3. Bring comfortable clothing and shoes. Wear closed-toe shoes to protect your feet during rides. Remember that you are spending the day around industrial machinery. This means you should put your hair up, and avoid wearing scarves, drawstrings, or long necklaces, for example. Dress in light-colored clothing to avoid overheating.
4. You should also limit the number of thrill rides you or your kids go on, and take breaks between rides. The more rides you go on, the higher risk for injuries is.
5. Be especially careful on water rides. You need to teach children not to stop in the middle of a slide, which may cause serious neck injuries. As a general rule, be conservative when you are unsure if a water ride is safe.
6. Drink plenty of water during the day, and in between going on rides. If the temperature is above 25 degrees and the humidity is above 35%, it is difficult for your body to get rid of heat. This makés hydration especially important.
7. Don't eat a large meal before going on a ride, and tell your kids to keep their heads facing forward, which will help prevent injury and motion sickness.
5. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False
(F), Not Stated (NS).
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A. theme park that celebrates the life and writings of Charles Dickens has opened in Britain. It's built on old docks just east of London where Dickens lived for a time as a child.
One of Britain's greatest writers, Charles Dickens is
associated with Victorian London and in particular the misery and poverty
(1-11.•11.ueTa VI 6eAHOCTb) of the city. Now Dickens World is opening on an
industrial estate in the town of Chatham in Kent where the writer grew up. A
theme park is dedicated, so it says, to giving a flavour of life (BKYC in
Dickens's England.
The central boat ride takes visitors through an interactive stage set of picturesque slums (Tpyu06bl) and their smells. It provoked a familiar debate of entertainment versus education. The critics say the real Dickens experience is in the books - and trips down fake Victorian sewers (KaHaJ1h3aL41,1B) won't get people reading. Theorganisers reply that the writer was a great popular
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entertainer and could like the idea of such a theme park.
But it is of course a business proposition, investing 120 million dollars, and predicting 300,000 visitors a year. The organisers believe that the name of Dickens and theme park versions of misery and poverty will attract a lot of people to the new park.
1. They built the new theme park called
Dickens World in
an old park in London. 
2. Charles Dickens spent his childhood in Kent not far from London.
3. Dickens described the town of Chatham in three of his novels.
4.
Misery and poverty were often the subjects of Dickens's novels. 
5.
In the new theme park you can not only see, but also listen and
smell the town in the times of Dickens. 
6.
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7.
There is a discussion between Dickens's readers and the theme
park visitors. 
8.
All visitors of Dickens World will get interested in reading his
books. 
9.
300,000 people visited Dickens World last year. 
10. The
new theme park is going to be popular. 
6. Read the text and choose the right options.
Teen Camps in Canada
Teen Camps is one of the (1) 
ways for teens to (2) 
summer. 
Teen camps offer (3)
guests the chance to spend time outdoors
with (4)
teens. A lot of structured activities help
them to go on (5)
in summer and keep them active. Teen camps
can focus (6) many (7) activities such as swimming,
canoeing and team (8) 
such as volleyball or
other.
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Traditional teen
camps can seem not exciting to (9) 
teens, so there are many alternatives
including adventure camps, camps, paintball camps and many other options.
school students looking for a (12)
way to spend the summer with their
peers need look no further. (13)
the most popular kinds you can find
Soccer Camps, Golf Summer Camps, Hockey Schools, Paintball Camps and Horseback
Riding Camps.
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1 . a) health |
b) healthiest |
c) healthy |
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2. ä) spent |
b) spending |
c) spend |
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3. a) their |
b) them |
c) there |
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4. a) other |
b) another |
c) others |
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5. a) to learn |
b) learn |
c) learning |
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7. a) difference |
b) differ |
c) different |
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8. a) sports |
b) sport |
c) sporting |
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9. a) much |
b) many |
c) a lot |
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10. a) wilderness |
b) wild |
c) wilder |
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11 . a) low |
b) higher |
c) high |
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12. a) funny |
b) fun |
c) fan |
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13. a) between |
b) with |
c) among |
7. Read the text and choose the right options.
My brother, his wife, and their two daughters came to
visit me and I promised the girls to take them (1 )
an amusement park. I
don't really like roller coasters, but I knew the kids would like it. (2) 
Saturday
morning, we drove down to the theme park. We parked and took a shuttle to the
park entrance. We looked (3)the ticket prices and decided to buy a day pass for
each of us. Maria, the younger (4)the two kids, is only 2 years old, and
children (5) 
three get in free.
The first thing we did was stand in line (6) 
the biggest
attraction in the park: a really big roller coaster. After that we
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planned to meet near the fountain to watch the parade (7)
2 0'clock. I really don't like roller
coasters. When we got (8) , I felt queasy and had to sit down (9)a few minutes
before I could walk again.
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the amusement park. But, it will be long
time (11 )I go on a roller coaster again!
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2. a) on |
b) for |
c) to |
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3. a) at |
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c) for c) with |
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5. a) over |
b) under |
c) about |
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6. a) for |
b) on |
c) to |
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b) on |
c) at |
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8. a) on |
b) off |
c) up c) for |
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10. a) at |
b) on |
c) with |
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11 . a) before b) for |
c) after |
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8. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
Survey Questions on Amusement Parks (1)
you ever an amusement park? If VISIT so, what (2)it called? Where (3) it? BE(2)
What (4)the best
amusement park you BE have ever visited? Why? What (5) 
your BE
favourite/worst ride or activity? Why? How regulariy (6) 
you
amusement
parks? VISIT 
(7) 
you think of a ride
that is both enjoy- CAN able and popular? (8) 
you afraid of going BE
on scary amusement park rides? What (9)
BE some famous
amusement parks near where you live? (10) you to them? How much BE to
enter? What rides COST
amusement park in the near future?
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Disneyland celebrates 50th birthday Disneyland celebrated its 50th birthday on Sunday.
Thousands of fans and (1) 
gathered at CELEBRATE what Disney
calls the "(2) 
place on Earth" HAPPY for a giant party. Walt Disney opened the
world's (3) 
large-scale theme park on July 17, ONE
1955. 
It started a whole new world of fantasy and family fun. Walt Disney's idea has been copied around the world by thousands of others. From its small
(4)
Disney has grown into a global BEGIN (5) 
empire.
It has become one of the most ENTERTAIN famous and well known brands in
history. It has created everything from blockbuster movies to (6) 
stationery.
Theme parks have spread CHILD across the world in Paris, Japan and very soon
Hong Kong. It is almost (7) 
to walk around POSSIBLE any city and not
see Mickey Mouse in some shape or form.
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
Dear Uncle Josh, 
We (1 ) 
on holiday in London. The BE weather (2) 
great
for sightseeing. The BE sun (3) 
. We (4) 
already the British
SHINE/SEE Museum and the National Gallery. We also
:
(5)
Hyde Park where we (6) 
the
VISIT/MEET Watsons. They (7) 
on a bench near the SIT gates. We (8) 
so 
!
Yesterday we BE SURPRISED (9) 
Buckingham Palace hoping to see VISIT the
Queen. Unfortunately, Queen Elizabeth Il 
at home at the time.
Then we NOT BE on a boat trip on the Thames to GO Tower Bridge. Today after
dinner I (12) 
GO with Mrs Watson to Harrods to do some 
there.
Tomorrow we (14)
the SHOP/VISIT
Tower of London and the London Eye. I feel really (15)
about
it. If it (16)
on Fri- EXCITE/NOTRAN day, we (17) 
to
Chessington that is my GO favourite theme park in London area.
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11 . Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
Read the rules (1) 
and follow (2) 
CAREFUL/HIGH
and age restrictions.
Read the (3) 
signs aloud so that WARN
(4) 
understand them. CHILD
Keep all body parts inside the rides at all times.
Ignore images of happy (5) 
wav- RIDE ing their hands, which is very
(6) 
. Hold DANGER onto handrails when
provided. Always use the
(7) 
equipment. Be very (8) 
when
SAFE/CARE rides come to a stop.
12. Write an e-mail to your English pen friend about your favourite theme park. Ask him/her about the theme park he/she has visited recently. Write 40—50 words.
13.
You've got a
letter from your friend about the teen camp he was in last summer. Write
him/her a letter about the summer camp you are going to visit next summer.
Write 50—60 words. Answer his/her questions: 
Whattype of camp is it? Is there a lake or a river near the camp? What will you do there? Have you ever been there before? If your friends go with you what activity will you recommend them to choose at the camp?
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1 . Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Great People of the Past: Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I who reigned from 1558 to 1603 was one of the most successful monarchs to rule England. Born to King Henry and his second wife Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth had a very difficult childhood. As Anne Boleyn couldn't give him a male heir (HacneAH¼Ka), Henry beheaded Anne so that he could marry again. He sent Elizabeth away to the country where she was brought up by governesses.
Her stepbrother Edward, who became king at the age of 9 after King Henry died, also died at 15. However, Elizabeth had an older stepsister, Mary, who became the heir. Mary was afraid that Elizabeth was trying to take her throne, so she imprisoned her and later placed her under house arrest for many years. The people
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of England often called the Queen 'Bloody Mary' , they were afraid of her and they were happy when in November 1859 she finally died, naming 27-year-old Elizabeth the new Queen of England.
During her 44-year reign Elizabeth showed great leadership transforming what was a poor weak island into a wealthy European country. Also, thanks to her love for music, drama and poetry, she encouraged artists and writers. She supported some of England's greatest writers including William Shakespeare.
1 . Elizabeth I ruled the country for about half a century.
2.
Elizabeth was
King Henry's only child. 
3.
King Henry had six wives. 
4. King Henry didn't take part in Elizabeth's upbringing.
5. After King Henry's death
Elizabeth
became the Queen. 
6. Mary was Elizabeth's younger stepsister.
7.
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8.
Elizabeth I was fond of literature, especially poetry. 
2. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A. THE GAME FOR THE EDUCATED
B. FIRST CHAMPIONS
C. MOVING TO THE OLYMPICS
D. THE ORIGIN
E. CHESS AND GREAT PEOPLE
1 . Chess is a board game played between two players. It is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid (ceTKa). Chess combines elements of art (in terms of chess composition), science and sport. The name originates from the Persian language: checkmate, meaning "the ruler died". Chess appeared in the 6th
century in India. In the 9th and 10th
century chess appeared in Europe. In 1886 championships all over the world
began. 2. The history of chess in Russia began in the 12 — 14th centuries as a
result of the Tatar-Mongol Yoke's influence. Since the late 18th and early 19th
century the first chess clubs and Russian 
chess books appeared
in Russia. Thanks to the efforts of such outstanding chess players as Alexander
Petrov, Karl Yanish and others chess got popularity among noble people, and
later among intelligentsia, gradually becoming one of the main indicators of
educational level of the society.
3.
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4. Chess is a popular game in Russia. Today many people play chess for pleasure, they also take part in different competitions. For years, Kirsan llyumzhinov, the president of the World Chess Federation, has been trying to get chess accepted as part of the Olympics. The effort has included introducing drug tests to follow regulations of the International Olympic Committee. Experts have been discussing if chess is a sport for many years because there is no physical element in chess. Still, many countries already recognise chess as a sport.
3. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Bolivia's New Jazz Sensation Is Just Seven Years Old and Blind
Jose Andre Montano Baina is taking the world music scene by
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storm. How about the fact that Jose is
just seven years old and is blind (cnenoV1)! The young musician began to show
signs of his great talent at the age of four when he started playing the drums.
After mastering them, he quickly moved on to the piano and by the age of five
formed a jazz trio! And, while the young boy knows every jazz song in the book
and can play them all with great ease it is not the only kind of music he
enjoys. He also 
loves listening to blues, heavy metal,
tango, bolero and anything in between!
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1 . The Bolivian young genius is a
a) singer b) a musician c) a dancer
2.
Jose Andre is only seven and he can't
a) move b) hear c) see
3.
By the age of five Jose Andre could play
a) several instruments
b) the drums
c) the piano
4.
The young genius
plays
a) only jazz
b) preferably heavy metal
c) all types of music
5.
His father is proud of him and is sure the boy
a) takes after him
b) has an inborn talent
c) had good teachers
6. The talented boy
a) is very proud of his fame
b) lives an ordinary life
c) gives interviews day and night
4. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
B. LOVE HELPS TO SURVIVE IN DISASTERS
C. VICTORY OVER THE EVIL
D. TAE UNHAPPY
E. BE CAREFUL IN THE WILDERNESS
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rarely
sleeps, he spends most of his time creating more Iron Man suits. Stark
Enterprises is in the hands of his beautiful protessional partner, Pepper Potts
(Gwyneth Paltrow), his courageous friend, Col. James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and
his own suit, now 
renamed The Iron Patriot. But there's a
new danger in the form of terrorist leader the Mandarin. When the scientist
kidnaps Pepper, Tony must figure out how to save the love of his life and all
of America, of course, from the powers of evil. Although Iron Man 3 is fun to
watch, when compared to The Avengers, it comes up short.
2. Watch Jurassic Park, you will see very realistic-looking dinosaurs. On an island three scientists discover a wonderful jungle paradise where dinosaurs again walk the Earth. Things go terribly wrong when a tropical storm begins and a corrupt computer programmer breaks security systems. There are many 'jump' scenes, the characters are in near-constant danger. All of this is made more intense in the 3D version. Through teamwork and determination the main characters triumph. Dr. Grant (Sam Neil), Ellie (Laura Dern), and two children learn and
change; Alan learns how to protect and care for the children, and the kids learn to survive in the wild.
3.
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5. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Music and the Mind
In all the world's cultures people sing, play instruments and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that whole fields of science are dedicated to its study, including the biology of music. Experts think that because of the way our brains process (nepepa6aTblBaTb) music, learning to play an in-
strument or just listening to music can do a person a lot of good. Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children to improve math, science, and language skills. The Canadian study of children's IQ scores discovered that children who studied music had the best results. While reading music and playing notes a person uses several regions of the brain, stimulating our ability to learn school subjects. For example, reading notes improves reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems.
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song can remind you of something that
happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's,
listening to music can help unlock memories by strengthening musical pathways
to memories.
1.
Music plays an important role in all national communities. 
2.
The Biology of music studies the influence of music on people's
brain. 
3.
If a student plays any musical instrument he/she studies worse. 
4. Music helps people
to realize themselves in all spheres of life.
5.
Canadians studied how to teach children to play a musical
instrument better. 
6.
Music helps children to study Maths. 
7. The more you play
music the more you forget different things. 
8. Medicine very
often uses music to help sick people.
6. Read the text and mark
the statements True (T), False (F) , 
Not Stated (NS).
Yevgeny Plyushchenko is a famous Russian
figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist and 2010 Winter
Olympics silver medalist; three-time World champion and seventime European
champion.
Figure skating is a supreme sport, a marriage of athleticism with gracious movements. It is truly a spectator's event. Undoubtedly, two of the leading candidates for male figure skating have been the Rüssians, Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin. Together they have changed the sport and reached new heights that will be difficult for future skaters to reach.
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In 2006, Plushenko announced that he would take a break from competition to heal previous injuries. After a gap of over two years, and worried about the state of Russian Ice Skating, Plushenko returned to competition winning the Russian and the European Championships setting a world record score along the way.
Plushenko has one of the most successful careers. Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin have always competed with each other. However their rivalry (conepHhqecTB0) also played its part in making the two better skaters. The competition between the two stimulated the other to perform better -and better as each tried to outdo his rival.
Promising to win an Olympic "home" crown in Sochi 2014, Plushenko began his comeback this season after a second knee operation. "l still experience certain health problems but I hope I can cope with them," said Plushenko. "The Russian championship is a very important tournament for me and I hope to win it for the 10th time."
1 . Yevgeny Plyushchenko has more
medals than any other skater. 
2.
Plyushchenko has won two Olympic medals. 
3.
Eigure skaters need to be strong but graceful at the same time. 
4.
Competition with other Russian skaters madè Plyushchenko a
weaker athlete. 
5.
Plyushchenko came into figure skating 
when he was a
teenager. 
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7. He
returned to compete with American skaters. 
8. Yevgeny Plyushchenko is planning to
win the major winter competition 
despite operations on his knee.
7. Read the text and choose the right options.
The laws (1) 
Chess and the (2) 
of the (3) 
Chess pieces have been the (4) 
since the sixth
century of the second millennium. The game was (5) 
in China in the 2nd
century B.C. but it is not until the 7th century that (6) 
•is a reference to the (7) 
in
literature. The first (8) 
of Chess is found in a Persian poem. In
Russian folk poems Chess is mentioned as a popular game. The growing (9)
of
Chess is proved by a lot of literature that (10) 
printed over the last
two centuries.
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c) movement |
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b) traditional |
c) traditions |
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b) alike |
c) like |
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b) seen |
c) invented |
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7. a) play |
b) game |
c) playing |
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8. a) say |
b) mention |
c) saying |
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8.
Read the
text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
(1)
any kind of role in a movie is a dream
GET for an actor, especially the lead role, which leads to the (2)
of
Hollywood's NOMINATE
Oscar award. PRESTIGE
That is (4)
what is happening with the lead EXACT star
of Beasts of the Southern Wild — nine-yearold, Quvenzhane Wallis. Wallis was
just five years old and the (5)
were looking for kids between MAKE FILM
the ages of 6 — 9. The youngster was so (6)
TALENT and (7)
in
her portrayal of the character of SUCCESS Hushpuppy that age became (8). so how
is IMPORTANT little Wallis coping with all this fame? Like a real
(9) 
. She seems to be enjoying the media
PROFESSION attention.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
The history of figure skating (1)back
to GO prehistoric times, when archaeological evidence of the activity (2)
Figure skating FIND
(3) one branch of ice skating, which
BE (4) itself into several separate sports DIVIDE since its prehistoric
beginnings. The act of ice skating (5)around for thousands of years, BE (6) in
the Netherlands. The first ice ORIGINATE 
skates, (7) of animal bone and
leather, MAKE (8)used as a means of transportation for BE people (9) across
frozen lakes. Figure GET skating as we (10)
it can (11)
traced KNOW/BE only to the 1860s,
when an American skater and 
ballet dancer, Jackson Haines (12)
his SET routine to music, (13)
traditional ice skat- COMBINE ing
with ballet steps.
10.
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Read the text and fill
in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Facebook (1 ) CREATE
Time Magazine named Mark Zuckerberg, the
(2) of Facebook, Person of the Year. FOUND
Zuckerberg is the second-youngest (3)
. WIN He won the award for (4)12
percent of the COLLECT 
planet on hi's social networking site. This is an
(5) statistic. The
Time representative said, IMPRESS "Mr. Zuckerberg is very (6) he sees the
OPTIMISM world as (7)
with potential friends." Mr FILL
Zuckerberg responded, (B)
on his Face- NATURAL book page:
"Being (9)as Time Person of NAME the Year is a real honor and (10)
of
how our RECOGNIZE little team is building something that hundreds of millions
of people want to use to make the world more open and (11 )
CONNECT
words.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (I)_GOOD known
by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an (2)_ pop singer. After (3)
in
the rock music scene in 2003 she soon signed a contract with Streamline
Records. She worked as a (4)
for a fel- WRITE SONG low (5) and
caught attention of the ART recording artist Akon, who recognized her vocal
abilities. Gaga became (6)
after her first FAME album The Fame
(2008), which was very
(7) 
• the album was number one on the SUCCESS
record charts of six countries. Her (8) stu- TWO dio album Born This Way, 2011
, topped the charts in all major (9)
markets. Inspired by MUSIC pop (10)
such as Madonna and Michael SING
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Grammy Awards.
12. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Figure skating is a (1)
sport in Russia.
FAVOUR (2)
people have been going in for figure
RUSSIA skating for a long time. This sport appeared in Russia in 1865. Then, a
(3)rink in Yusupov SKATE Park was opened. On March 5, 1878 the rink 
hosted
the first (4)of Russian figure COMPETE (5). Many athlets, who studied at
(6)SKATE/RUSSIA skating schools, have become (7) 
• Irina FAME
Slutskaya, Alexey Yagudin, Evgeniy Pluschenko and many others.
13. You've got an e-mail from your English pen friend.
Write him/her about your favourite film. What type it is; who directed it; what
the film is about; why you like it. Write 50 — 60 
words.
14. You've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a
letter and answer her/his three questions. Do you go in tor sport? What sport
do you like best and why? What sport events do you prefer to watch on TV? Write
50 — 60 words. 
1. Read the text and choose the right option to complete the sentences.
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This Scientist Certainly Thinks So
Thanks to global warming, the ice in the Arctic Ocean is today about half of what it was in the 1980's. And the situation can only get worse. Governments can't agree about how to solve the problem. There is one scientist who is ready with a radical solu-• tion — to use modern technology to repair the damage.
Harvard University's Professor David Keith has published
two papers on the subject. His idea is to inject reflective particles (BBeCTb•1
qaCT"14bl)
into areas close to the Arctic ice caps, so that less of the sun's heat would
be absorbed. So temperatures will be lower and it will help some of the Arctic
water to refreeze. The best part is, it could all be done without cutting back
greenhouse gases created by people. 
Why aren't governments all over the world working to give this new idea a try? Because this kind ot open air experiments has never happened before. Nobody knows what the side effects will be. It could all work out fine or lead to something totally disastrous like collapsing (pa3pyweHue) the remaining ice sheets or worse, cause a massive drought (3acyxa). The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has a permanent ban (3anpeT) on any human attempt to try to change nature.
Even Professor Keith agrees with that. That is why he is just presenting the idea in his research papers. Hopefully, we will be able to avoid these kinds of experimental solutions and stop global warming if we simply change the way we lead our day-to-day lives.
1 . The ice in the Arctic Ocean is today
a) the same it was in the 1980's
b) twice bigger than it was in the 1980's
c) twice smaller than it was in the 1980's
2.
The situation can
a)
become clear
b) become more problematic
c) change for the better
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a) come to an agreement
b) find out
c) find money to investigate
4. American Professor David Keith proposed the method of sea ice in the Arctic ocean.
a) breaking
b) reconstructing
c) melting
5. Keith's idea is that the Arctic water will refreeze if
a) people stop producing greenhouse effect
b) people stop research of the Arctic Ice Caps
c) the sun's heat is not so strong
6.
The governments of different countries don't start realising
Keith's idea because
a) it can result in some unexpected dangerous effects
b) it is very expensive
c) it is out of date
7.
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
all human
attempts to try to change nature.
a) organizes
b) approves of
c) forbids 
8. We can change the situation of global warming if we
a) carry out more experiments on the subject
b) be more responsible to our environment in our everyday life
c) invest more money to environmental projects
2. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Air
in a Can? Seriously? 
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Do you think the air in your city is polluted? Then you
may want to breathe in some pure air from a can. No, this is not an April
Fool's joke. This is a real project started by Chinese businessman and
philanthropist, Chen Guangbiao. Believe it or not, he has already sold a
thousand cans for $0.80 a piece!
They sell such cans in some of China's major cities like Shanghai. Sellers say that the air in the cans is collected from the few areas of China that according to the billionaire, still have unpolluted air. The producer claims (3aABnqeT) that he has come up with a technologically advanced process of canning air.
The user has just to enjoy the fresh air experience. And of course, since the air is compressed inside, people can enjoy it slowly for a long time, even after they have opened the can!
The Chinese billionaire has come up with this rather unusual business to try to convince (y6eAhTb) the government to help solve the severe air pollution problem.
So the question is,
if we all continue to ignore air pollution, will Perri-Air (pure air) be
something that becomes a norm in our shopping baskets? Then the cans of it
after we have 'drunk' it all will turn into tons of the garbage (Mycop). What
do you think?
1 . The new project is about producing canned fresh air.
2. The project started on the 1st of April.
3. The project has become internationally popular.
4. You
can find the cans of pure air on sale in Chinese big cities because the air
there is very polluted. 
5. People don't want to buy canned air because it is expensive.
6. The producers collect the air in big cities and clean it with the help of high technologies.
7. You can watch the whole process of producing canned air.
8. A can of air lasts long because the air in it is under pressure.
9. The project is a kind of protest against ignoring the problem of air pollution.
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3. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text.
A. TRASH TO WARM AND LIGHT HOUSES B. GLAD TO HELP THE NEIGHBOUR
C. NO TRASH FOR LANDFILLS (CBAJIKVI)!
D. MORE TRASH NEEDED
E. UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
F. LEARN AND SAVE NATURE
G.
DEVELOPMENT IN
THE COURSE OF HISTORY 
How Sweden Plans to Turn the World's Trash (OTXOAbl, Mycop) into Cash!
1. At a time when most countries are struggling to find where to dump (Bb16PaCblBaTb) all the trash that is generated on a daily basis, in Sweden they want more trash. They even plan to import 800,000 tons of it every year from other countries. Intrigued? Read on . . .
2. In the 1940's most of the world didn't think about building recycling plants. At that time this progressive country began a pro-
gramme to recycle their trash and turn it into energy. At the beginning such plants released harmful toxins into the atmosphere. But over the years, the country has developed the technique and now this industry is practically harmless.
3. Since the beginning these plants have been producing more and more energy. Today the industry generates enough energy to provide heat to about 20% or 810,000 Swedish households and electricity to 250,000. And it gets better.
4. The Swedish government organizes special educating programmes for the people. There are strict laws in the country on the subject. The population js amazingly conscientious (C03HaTenbHblV1). Thanks to all these factors, only 4% of all Swedish trash ends up in a landfill (CBaJIKa). In contrast 63% of the trash generated in the USA ends up in landfills!
5. However all this 'greenness' has resulted in a rather unique problem. While Swedish incineration plants (Mycoponepepa6aTbiBa}Ol.UV1e 3aBOAbl) can process up to 2 million tons of household trash each year, they don't have enough raw material! So the country came to the decision to import other people's trash. 6. Neighbouring Norway has already begun sending their garbage, while Bulgaria, Romania and Italy are seriously considering the offer too. All in all, Sweden expects to import 800,000 tons each year.
7. Now, if only all the countries decide to learn how the Swedes can do what none of us can or really want to do, innocent sea animals will not have to deal with our plastic bags, bottles and everything else we dump in the oceans.
4. Match the ütles to the paragraphs of the text. One tite is ext-a.
A. APPEARANCE
B. ENDANGERED
C. NATURE RESERVES
D. ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN ACTION
E. WHAT IT IS
F. FOOD
G. HABITAT
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Endangered Animals in Kazakhstan: Argali, Wild Sheep
1. . The Argali is the largest wild sheep on the Earth. These species are one of the most ecologically, economically and culturally important species on our planet.
2. The Argali inhabit steppes and rocky areas and open deserts, mountains of central and northern Asia, with main populations in the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The Argali usually live in groups of 2 to 100 animals.
3. The Argali sheep is related to a domestic sheep, it is about the same length as a domestic sheep but it is much taller and heavier. They have large, curved horns. Their coat ranges from light yellow to darker grey-brown in colour. The sheep are very calm and not aggressive towards other sheep, and are very social animals. Strong long legs help these sheep run over all types of territories. Because of their large size, Argali sheep do not usually jump in the mountains.
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They eat grass. During summer when there is more food, all animals
choose higher areas.
5. Main threats to the Argali sheep come from humans and human activity. These include: over-hunting and poaching (6paKOHbePCTBO), diseases from domestic sheep, habitat loss. 6. WVF (World Wide Fund for Nature) works with governments to protect the Argali sheep and return them into their wild habitat. It also provides support to authorities seeking to improve regulation of hunting. For example, W•v'F Mongolia worked with the government to produce a conservation plan for the Argali.
5. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Is your family like many others in different countries, buying weekly some bottled water into your home?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fuel and pollute the environment. Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrets of oil. That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve
months. Imagine a
water bottle a quarter of which is filled with oil. That's about how much oil
was needed to produce the bottle. So why don't more people drink water straight
out the kitchen tap? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is
healthier for them than tap water, but that's not true. In most countries local
governments make sure tap water is safe. There is also growing concern that
chemicals in the bottles themselves may come into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a steel container instead of plastic.
Plastic bottle recycling can help - instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpets or cozy fleece clothes.
Unfortunately, for every six water bottle§ we use, only one gets to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate (pa3naraTbcq).
Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change. Remember this: recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.
1 . Millions of people all over the world 
bottled
water.
a) consume
b) produce
c) wash with
2.
Plastic bottles
a) cause environmental problems
b) are cheap to produce
c) are safe and convenient
3. Americans
a) export 29 billion water bottles a year
b) are world champions in consuming bottled water
c) understand the problem and don't use bottled water
4. In the USA a million cars can go for
twelve months
a) carrying bottled water
b) on the oil necessary for production of water bottles used within a year
c) using water instead of petrol made of oil
6. Many people prefer bottled water to tap water because
a) it's cheaper
b) they follow the tradition
c) they think it's more useful and safe
7.
It's more ecologically friendly
a) to drink bottled water
b) to drink tap water
c) to use plastic glasses for water
8.
Plastic bottle recycling
a) is popular and effective work to keep the environment clean
b) doesn't serve to solve the problem of pollution
c) doesn't help much because of the bottles collection problem
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to decompose.
a) many centuries
b) a hundred years
c) several years
6. Read the text and choose the right options.
Water — the Stuff of Life!
What would we do
without water? Every (1 )thing needs 
water. The Earth is the only planet that
has water on it, and it is the only planet known to support life.
The Earth is (2) 
covered with water.
Over three-quarters of the (3) 
surface is water. Water fills oceans,
seas, rivers and lakes. There is also a large amount of water that we (4) underground.
Most water is in liquid form, but water (5)
also exist in
solid ice form, in places (6) it is very cold. Water can also be in
gas form, such as in clouds and as fog. Foggy weather means (7) there is a lot of water in the air.
Without water, (8)on the Earth would die. All plants and
animals need water (9) 
live. People and animals usually get
their water (10) 
the lakes and streams around them.
However, in some countries, people get their water from salty oceans and seas.
They must (11) 
remove the salt to get drinkable water.
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desert trees survive in places where
there is no water? Plants and trees get their water from the ground (13) 
their roots. Their roots must dig
deep to get the water (14)
need. Water is the stuff of life!
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c) mostly |
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b) do not see |
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b) who |
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b) first |
c) firstly |
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b) do |
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13. a) using |
b) used |
c) use |
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b) their |
c) they |
7. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
Fukushima Tragedy A lot of people
from a small town of Japan never ( I ) 
in such a dreadful situation BE
before. They never (2)11th March, 2011 . FORGET On this day powerful earthquake
in Japan
caused another powerful tsunami. Tsunami in Japan (4) 
a small RUIN town of Takajo. A lot of
people suffered from (5)two disasters. What is (6) THIS/BAD tsunami (7) 
Fukushima nuclear plants DAMAGE
situated on the shores of Japan and damaged the (8) 
systems of five nuclear COOL
reactors. The cooling system must (9) 
CONTINUE pump water to keep a (10) 
material at DANGER a safe temperature.
Japanese officials 
the evacuation six-mile radius ORDER of the of all civilians within a
Fukushima plants (12) 
people from radiation. Ra- PREVENT diation levels (13) about 8 to 9 times
BE normal outside the plants and as high 
1 ,OOO times normal inside the plants.
8. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Endangered Animals in Kazakhstan:
Saiga Antelope The Saiga is an antelope which (1 )
inhab- ORIGINAL ited a vast area of
the Eurasian steppe zone in Mongolia.
During the Ice Age the Saiga came from the
(2) 
Isles through (3) Asia. BRITAIN/CENTRE (4)
:
The saiga (5) stands 0.6-0.8 APPEAR/TYPICAL meters at the shoulder and
weighs between 36 and 63 kg. They live from 6 to 10 years. Males are 
bigger
than females and only males carry horns.
The horns are used in (6) 
(7) 
medi-
CHINA/TRADITION cine and for that reason Saiga are now (8)
DANGER by
poaching. The Saiga has an (9) 
EXTREME 
, over-sized nose
which warms up the USUAL air in winter and filters out the dust in summer.
Food: Grasses, steppe grasses. (To be continued. )
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Endangered animals in Kazakhstan: Saiga Antelope (Continued)
Population:
The fall in Saiga antelope populations has been (1) There are DRAMA Saigas
today. Habitat and (2): The Saigas BEHAVE live in very large families in
semi-desert steppes eating several species of plants, (3)some INCLUDE that are
(4)to other animals. They can run POISON long distances and swim to cross
rivers.
Threats: (5). Today
the Saiga is hunted for HUNT its meat. Besides, the horns are used in
traditional (6)medicine. How you can help: CHINA
1 . Share this (7)with others for the INFORM
(8)of Saiga conservation. IMPORTANT 2.
Join the (9) 
on the Saiga conserva- ORGANIZE tion, support anti-poaching activities.
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalized words.
Disappearing Acts
At the moment, the world
(1) 
one species LOSE of wildlife almost every
day. The two main causes of this decline (2)the destruction of their BE habitat
and over-population by human beings. Every minute of the day, 20 hectares of
tropical rainforest are cut down or burned. Hundreds of wild species - insects
and plants — are lost as a 
result.
If it (3) rainforests (4)in 50 years' GO ON/DISAPPEAR
time. They are vital in keeping the (5) 
cli- EARTH mate and
environment stable. If they are destroyed, mankind (6)as well as wildlife. As
SUFFER cities (7) 
and industry (8) 
around GROW/DEVELOP
them, pollution becomes another problem for
that two-thirds
BELIEVE of the (10) population will be living in urban WORLD areas by the year
2025.
Ninety-five countries (11 ) 
the Convention SIGN
that forbids trade in endangered species. However, in reality trade in
endangered species is still big business. People can buy fur coats (12)
from
the fur of jaguars, snow leopards MAKE and other cats (13)
extinction, FACE
11 . Write an e-mail to your English pen friend about your visit to a nature reserve. Ask him/her about the nature reserve he/she has visited recently. Write 40 — 50 words.
12. You've got a letter from your friend about the eco camp he was in last summer. Write him/her a letter about your school eco-helpers club. Write 50—60 words. Answer his/her questions:
How long have you been working as a club member? What do you do in your club in different seasons? Do you have to contact recycling centres? The voluntary work to help the environment is popular with Russian teenagers, isn 't it?
1 . Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
The Attitude to Fast Food
It's OK to eat fast food occasionally
but fast food is high in calories. So, if you often eat hamburgers and chips
you can easily 
become obese (TYRHblV1, TOT)CTblV1). You
must eat homemade food because it is healthier.
Everybody knows that fast food is cheap and quick. However fast food is not as tasty as homemade food. Young people prefer to eat pizzas, hamburgers and French fries but they should eat soup instead. Fast food companies spend lots of money to make people believe that fast food is cool. The average American eats three hamburgers with French fries a week. Is it surprising that many American teenagers are obese? Health care is devoted to create new eating habits so that we can have a healthier generation.
Obesity can lead to other diseases such as diabetes and heart strokes. This is why America is now starting to fight back against the fast föod companies. They are stopping serving fast food in school cafeterias. Restaurants serving traditional food are opening now.
1 . There is no problem if you sometimes eat fast food. 
2.
You can get fat if you eat hamburgers 
and chips
frequently. 
3.
Advertisements convince people to eat fast food. 
4.
Fast food is very expensive. 
5.
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6.
More than a quarter of American teenagers are very fat. 
7.
Schools are going
to sell fast food because it is popular. 
8.
Being fat can
cause several diseases. 
2. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
Do You Know Anything About Drinks?
The term 'milkshake' was first used in print in 1885. Milkshakes were an alcoholic drink at first. By 1900, the term 'milkshake' referred to "wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups." Nowadays we are lucky that we can have a good milkshake.
Egyptians created lemonade more than 1 ,500 years ago. This popular drink was called "qatarmizat". It was consumed be-
tween the 10th and 13th centuries. Today, lemonade is sold in bottles and can be clear, cloudy, or fizzy. Clear lemonade is lemon and water, or lemon and carbonated (yrnep0AHaq) water, made without adding sugar.
Soft drinks can trace their history back to the mineral water from natural springs. In 1767 the first drinkable manmade glass of carbonated water was created by an Englishman Dr Joseph Priestley. Three years later the Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman invented an apparatus that allowed imitation mineral water to be produced in large amounts.
Orange Juice is the best known and most popular raw food drink. In the mid- 1910s there was an overproduction of citrus fruits in California and the growers didn't see another way out but destroy 30% of its trees. At the same time, pasteurization was discovered. Now the growers of the citrus could juice their oranges, pasteurize them for longer storage and then ship the juice to big cities.
1 . At the beginning a milkshake used to contain
a) juice b) chocolate c) alcohol
2.
Nowadays a good milkshake contains
a) alcohol b) some kind of syrup c) lemonade
3. Lemonade is a(n)drink.
a) absolutely new
b) very old
c) 20th-century
4. Clear lemonade doesn't contain
a) water b) sugar c) lemon
5.
When soft drinks were discovered they used to be
a) natural
b) manmade
c) made by a machine
6.
Orange juice was first made in
a) England b) America c) Africa
7.
Pasteurization, heating liquid to the temperature that kills
bacteria, helped to
orange juice.
a) destroy b) keep and sell c) buy more
8. The farmers orange juice.
a) stopped producing
b) produced
c) made a lot of jam from
3. a.) Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A. WELCOME TO CRITICISM
B. A NEW BRAND
C. HOW STARBUCKS CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE
D. 40 YEARS FROM NOW
E. A PLACE LIKE HOME F. 40 YEARS
LATER 
Starbucks
1 . In the early
1980s when Howard Schultz first discovered the 
Italian espresso bars
in his trip to Italy he wanted to create that for America - a third place, a
place to go other than home and office. They also created an industry that
hadn't existed: sper cialty coffee.
2 The company is now 40 years old. It has transformed over the past few years. New store design. New products. Mobile payment. Starbucks is attractive to their core customers as well as to young people. Besides the rewards you get on the Starbucks cards in Starbucks shops, you'll get them at the grocery shops.
3 Twenty years ago they repainted the wall of one of the stores and the customers were very upset about the change of colour. The customers feel that this store is their store, a cosy place where they feel at home. Not many companies can paint a wall and customers will want to be consulted.
4 The company uses Twitter website, so they are watching what people are saying about Starbucks. It's not always positive but Howard Schultz likes that. He likes the fact that people are talking about them, that they are emotionally linked to what they do. 5. Howard Schultz hopes that in 40 years they'll continue to develop. The core of their mission will be the same - to achieve the balance between profits and social conscience (COBeCTb). Profits are impossible without conscience.
b) Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False 
(F), Not Stated (NS).
1
. Americans were not the first in creating the café
serving coffee. 
2
You can pay for your order only by cash in Starbucks. 
3 Young people like Starbucks stores.
4
Starbucks cards give you some advantages. 
5
Starbucks Company publishes good reviews of their stores. 
6 The owners hate criticism.
7
The owners hope to continue their policy in future. 
8
The owners organize the customers' feedback in the Internet. 
4. a) Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A.THE CAR PETROL
B. THE AZTEC DREAM
C. A ROMANTIC PRESENT
D.PARADISE FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS
E. A DRINK AND FOOD FOR THE RICH
F. THE PRODUCT USED AS MONEY
G.A GOOD MEDICINE
Chocolate for All Occasions
1 . Chocolate is very popular around the world. Chocolate which is made from cocoa beans was a spicy drink before becoming a food. The first people to drink it were the people of Central America and Mexico thousands of years ago. They also used cocoa beans as a form of currency. For example, you could buy a rabbit for ten cocoa beans and a slave for 100.
2. Spanish explorers brought cocoa beans to Europe in the 16th century, but only rich people could drink chocolate because it was expensive to import the cocoa beans and sugar. People didn't start to eat chocolate until about 150 years ago.
3.
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4. You can eat or drink chocolate but you can also use it to run your car! In 2007 a team of British people drove a special truck 4,500 miles from the UK across the Sahara Desert to Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa and their truck ran on fuel made from waste chocolate!
5.
The best news for a chocoholic is that every year a chocolate 
company
in the United States has a competition and the prize is a chocolate hotel room!
Everything in the room is made of chocolate: the walls, the pictures and even
the furniture. The lucky winner can eat as much chocolate as he/she likes! 6.
Chocolate contains a chemical which your body produces naturally when you fall
in love, so it's not surprising that chocolate is a popular romantic gift in
many parts of the world.
b) Read the text again and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
1 . People first ate chocolate, later it became a drink.
2. Everyone started to
drink chocolate in Europe in the 16th century. 
3. People eat chocolate more in the evening.
4.
Chocolate is very useful in small portions. 
5.
Some British people used fuel made from chocolate for their cars.
6.
There is a hotel in the USA 
wholly made of
chocolate.
5. Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
A Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional healthy living habits of people from countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. Mediterranean cuisine is mostly based on vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, olive oil and fish. The Mediterranean diet is associated with a better quality of life and good health, including a healthier heart, a longer lifespan and good weight. People on a Mediterranean diet have a 30% lower risk of heart disease and stroke (yaap). You can make your diet more Mediterranean by:
eating more bread and pasta; 
eating more fruit and
salad, including tomatoes and vegetables; 
eating more fish; 
eating
less meat; 
choosing products made from vegetable and
plant oils, such as olive oil.
The diet is similar to the doctor's healthy eating advice that shows the foods needed for a balanced, healthy diet. The eatwell plate shows how much you should eat of each food group. This includes everything you eat during the day, including snacks. So, try to eat:
plenty of fruit and vegetables;
rieties if you can; 
some milk and dairy foods; 
some meat,
fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein; 
just a small
amount of foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar. It's a good idea to try to
get this balance every day, but you don't need to do it at every meal. It is
easier to get the balance over a longer period, such as over a week.
1 . A Mediterranean diet is based on
a) fat b) vegetables and fruit c) herbs
2.
A Mediterranean diet is connected with
a) the sea
b) traditional products
c) people's eating habits
3.
A Mediterranean diet \eads to
a)
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4.
A Mediterranean diet means eating a lot of
a) fish and salads
b) meat and pasta
c) chicken with herbs
5.
A Mediterranean diet is especially good for
a) the voice b) strokes c) the heart
6.
The recommendation is to have
meat.
a) a small amount of b) a lot of c) no
7.
Dairy products are good if you eat and drink them
a) every day
b) several times a day
c) not very often
8.
The main idea of the diet is
a) to lose weight
b) to keep the balance
c) to put on weight
6. Read the text and choose the right option.
What's (1 )
with Junk Food
Too much fat! Hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken and chips (2)contain
lots of bad fats. Too much fat leads to obesity and it is a risk (3)
the
health and causes different (4) 
. There is too much salt in junk food.
It's also (5) 
. There is too (6) sugar! It spoils teeth
and is bad (7) 
the blood. Of Course, the body needs some
fat, salt and sugar for energy (8)while we (9). Probably, it is OK to eat junk
food sometimes. Choose grilled fish and chicken instead of fried, vegetarian
pizza instead of (10) meat type pizza.
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1 . a) bad |
b) different |
c) wrpng |
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2. a) never |
b) usually |
c) seldom c) from |
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b) sick |
c) illnesses |
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5. a) harm |
b) harmful |
c) harmless |
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6. a) a lot of |
b) many |
c) much |
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b) for |
c) because |
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8. a) burning |
b) to burn |
c) burn |
9. a) work and play
b) are working and playing
c) have
worked and played 
10.
a) fat b)
fatter 
c) fatty
7. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Why Is Food Throwing So Popular in
Spain? Spain is host to some of the world's most funny and crazy (1)
.What the (2)
enjoy FESTIVE/SPAIN most, is throwing
food at each other, the most
(3) example of which is, of course, La FAME
1 1 1 :
Tomatina. If you think throwing tomatoes at people is odd,
wait till you read what gets thrown during other (4) CELEBRATE Els
Enfarinats is a (5) 
winter (6) 
. It TRADITION/ is a
fight between two teams. There are no hi- FESTIVE tech weapons - only flour and
eggs that the two teams throw at each other.
Jarramplas Festival takes place on January 21 st, (7)
of the town of Piornal choose a young CITY man.and dress him up in a (8) 
costume
COLOUR that has a devil-like mask with giant horns and nose. Once he is ready,
the (9) 
run after VILLAGE him, throwing hard raw
turnips! They find it very (10)
FUN
8. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
"Daddy, let's order a pizza," Billy (1 )
.
They SAY
(2) 
at the menu they (3) 
at home.
LOOK/HAVE
Billy wanted a large pizza with four toppings: cheese, pepperoni, ham, and pineapple. "If they
(4)
pineapple I (5) 
sausage". About
NOT HAVE/TAKE 30 minutes later, there (6) 
a knock on the BE
door. "Here's your pizza," the pizza man
(7) Billy's dad. Dad (8) 
the pizza TELL/PAY
man and (9) 
him a tip. Dad (10)
the GIVE/TAKE pizza to
the living room.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
Breakfast is a
(1)start to everyone's day, HEALTH and it's important for (2) and their
school CHILD
bowl of cold
cereal and milk. We all know that (5) brands of cereals contain sugar FAME but
it was (6)to learn how much sugar SHOCK they contain: (7)five teaspoonfuls of
NEAR sugar for a cup. According to the Environmental Working Group report such
cereals are quite
(8) HARM
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words.
(1 )Foods NATION
People in Alaska eat many (2)things WONDER from sea-fish,seal and whale. Alaska
is (3) for salmon and king crab. FAME The (4) dessert is ice-cream,
aku- TRADITION
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In Ireland a popular (5)is DINE (6) stew
with meat, potatoes, onions, IRELAND carrots and herbs.
Be (7) about calories! On a nice day
CARE in South Africa families and friends meet for the (8)outdoor meal, the
braai. TRADITION
(9)cook meat. A tasty sausage and MAN
thick porridge are (10) dishes. FAVOUR
11 . Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalised words.
Master Fox once (1)a Crow fly off
with a SEE piece of cheese in its beak and sit on a branch of a tree.
"That's for (2) as I am a Fox," said 1 Master Fox, and he walked up
to the foot
of the tree. "Good day, Mistress Crow," he (3)
.
"How well you (4) 
today: how CRY/LOOK bright your eyes are.
I feel sure your voice must be (5)
than that of other birds, just as your
GOOD figure (6) 
• let (7) hear but one song DO/' from you
that I may greet you as the Queen of
Birds."
The Crow (8)to sing (9)BEGIN/SHE 
but the moment she opened her GOOD mouth
the piece of cheese (11) 
to the FALL ground, the Fox (12) 
and
(13) 
it. JUMP/CATCH
12. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
(1 ) 
usually burn around 385 calories WOMAN
- the equivalent of a piece of carrot Cake (2) around stores
each week. They WALK cover 154 miles a year - the same distance 
as (3) 
from London to Nottingham. HIKE 
feel (4) 
after a (5) 
TIRED/DAY 
than after a workout at the gym. SHOP
Add to that the (7) 
of bags full of WEIGH (8) 
things and you have a workout DIFFER
worthy of the gym. Nine out of ten women said they (9) 
WEAR/TRAIN/ shoes for a big shopping
session - "to shop COMFORT until drop".
13. You've got an e-mail from your English pen friend. Write him/her what food you prefer to eat and if you have ever kept to a diet and why. Write 40 — 50 words.
14. Imagine you are on holiday and you've got a letter from your friend. Write her/him a letter and answer her/his
three questions: Where are you spending your holidays? What have you been doing? What presents and souvenirs have you bought for your family and friends? Write 50 — 60 words.
1 . Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.
This Sunday Get Ready to Laugh!
This Sunday, May 5th is World Laughter Day, a special day that can be celebrated by anyone anywhere. All they have to do is laugh aloud and long. Celebrated annually on the first Sunday of May, the fun event was started by Indian physician, Dr. Madan Kataria.
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Members get together every day or twice a week, to
'exercise' by simply laughing loudly, waving their hands and making funny faces
at each other. 
Besides bringing joy, the doctor also believes that the combination of impulsive laughter and breathing helps to stretch (pacT9r¼BaTb) muscles and produce the hormones that make us happy. This in turn, helps to overcome stress which is the cause of many diseases.
In 1998 the physician declared the first Sunday of every May 'World Laughter Day'. To make the event even more fun, Dr. Kataria suggested organizing the celebrations in public
places so that other people could join in. Today many cities all over the world are doing it. Some even give prizes to participants with the best laughter.
To check if there is an organized laughter event in your neighbourhood, go to www.worldlaughterday.org.
1 . Laughter Day
a) is celebrated on 5 May
b) is celebrated on the first Sunday of every May
c) has been celebrated for 50 years
2.
Dr. Madan Kataria was the Indian physician who
S) found the information about Laughter Yoga in ancient books
b) wrote a book about World Laughter Day
c) invented Laughter Yoga
3.
In a Laughter Yoga class
a) members exercise in breathing and
laughing
b) yogis laugh at each other
c)
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4. Laughter yoga classes
a) became internationally popular at once
b) became internationally popular little by little
c) are
fun only for a few people 
to attend Laughter yoga classes.
b) difficult
c) dangerous
6. Laughter and breathing in Laughter yoga
classes help people to overcome
a) boring routines
b) happy living
c) stress
7.
World Laughter Day is celebrated in public places
a) to make it cheaper
b) because most people like watching yoga performances
c) to attract more participants
8.
You can get more information about the fun event
a) in the Internet
b) from the local organizers
c) on TV
2. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Four Ideas for Better Sleep
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2. Say goodnight to electronics. Experts recommend using the bedroom for sleep only. If you can't make your bedroom a techfree zone, at least turn everything off an hour or more before you go to bed.
3. Keep a sleep routine. Going to bed at the same time every night helps the body expect sleep. Creating a set bedtime routine can enhance this relaxation effect. So finish your day by reading, listening to music, spending time with a pet, writing in a journal, playing Sudoku, or doing anything else that relaxes you.
4. Expect a good night's sleep. Stress can lead to insomnia, so the more you worry about not steeping, the greater the risk you'll lie awake staring at the ceiling. Say, "Tonight, I will sleep well" several times during the day. It can also help to practice breathing exercises before bed.
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Everyone has a sleepless night once in a while. But if you regulady have trouble sleeping and you think it's affecting your mood or performance, talk to your doctor.
1 . Teens' necessary time for sleep is as long as adults'.
2. If you don't sleep well it can affect your concentration.
3. Some people lose weight if their daily sleep is not long enough.
4. Exercising close to the bed time helps you to sleep well.
5. You shouldn't play or work on PC before going to bed.
6.
Television and other kinds of gadgets 
in your room help
you to fall asleep.
7. Relaxing activities before going to bed should take about half an hour.
8. The more you believe in your good sleep, the better your sleep will be.
9. Most people have no sleeping problems.
10. People should see
a doctor when bad sleep affects their appetite. 
3. a) Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
A.
DON'T SKIP
BREAKFAST
B. WATCH OUT FOR HOW BIG PORTIONS ARE
C. EAT 5 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES A DAY
D. REDUCE SCREEN TIME
E. CHOOSE A SLIMMING DIET
F. EXERCISE
1 . Regular physical activity burns calories and builds muscle - it helps you to look and feel good and keep fit. Walking the family dog,
cycling to school, and doing other things for your daily activity can all make a difference. If you want to burn more calories, add some strength exercises to build muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, even when you aren't exercising.
2. Fruit and vegetables are about more than just vitamins and minerals. They're also packed with fibre, which means they fill you up. And when you eat fruit and vegetables, you 're less likely to overeat when it comes to high-calorie foods like chips or cookies.
3. Sizes of portions have increased over the past 10 years, and it means extra calories. Another important key factor in weight gain is that more people drink sugary beverages, such as sodas, juice drinks, and energy drinks. So choose smaller portions and drink water or low-fat milk instead of soda.
4. One reason people get less exercise these days is because of an increase in "screen time" - the amount of time spent watching TV, looking at the computer, or playinö video games. Limit screen time to less than 2 hours per day.
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b) Read the text again and mark the statements True (T) or False (F).
1
. Physical activity is only good for burning calories. 
2
Cycling burns more calories than strength exercises. 
3
Fruit and vegetables fill your stomach and give vitamins to your
body.
4 If you eat a lot of vegetables, you won't feel like eating snacks.
5
Portions used to
be bigger in the past. 
6
Low-fat milk contains the same amount of calories as energy
drinks. 
7. It is not necessary to have breakfast. 
8. The more you eat for breakfast,
the hungrier you are later during the day.
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4. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Among Vitamins, D Seems Short for 'Does a Lot'
Vitamin D helps bones and muscles to grow strong and healthy. But more and more research is suggesting that vitamin D might also help to prevent many diseases.
The easiest way to get vitamin D is from sunlight. The sun's ultraviolet rays react with skin cells to produce vitamin D. But many people worry about skin damage from the sun. As a result they cover their skin or wear sunblock or stay out of the sun.
Not many foods naturally contain vitamin D. Foods high in this vitamin include oily fish such as salmon and tuna, and fish liver oils. Researchers reported last year that farmed salmon had only about one-fourth as much vitamin D as wild salmon.
Small amounts of D are
found in beef liver, cheese and eggs. Research in the last several years has
shown that low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of heart attacks and
cancer. Other studies have shown that people with rheumatic diseases often have
low levels of vitamin D.
More doctors are now testing their
patients for their vitamin D levels. But if people take too much vitamin D, it
might act as a poison (RA).
1 . Vitamin D is very effective to help with the problems of teeth.
2.
According to new research, you have less risk to fall ill if you
get vitamin D. 
3.
Scientists get
vitamin D from sunlight in laboratories. 
4. The sun's ultraviolet rays contain vitamin D.
5.
Too much sunlight is dangerous for people's health. 
6.
Fresh meat is the main source of vitamin D in food. 
7.
Wild salmon is four times richer in vitamin D than farmed salmon. 
8. Low level of vitamin D may result in brain diseases.
9.
Students taking vitamin D are better at school studies. 
10. The more vitamin D you get the healthier you are.
5. Read the text and choose the right option to complete the sentences.
Dental Examinations
Teeth are an important part of any holiday celebration. After all, it's difficult to enjoy a meal without them. So let's talk about dental health.
Dentists say people should have their mouth examined every six months to make sure their teeth are healthy. But dentists look for more than holes in teeth and problems with the gums (aeCHbl). Examinations are also important because they can show medical problems in other parts of the body.
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Experts say early signs of more than forw health problems can be seen in a person's mouth or on the tongue. These include the deadly disease AIDS and a lack of many different vitamins. When dentists recognize possible signs of a disease, they send the patients for medical tests, or to a doctor for treatment.
Some dentists organize programs to help people to stop smoking. Smoking cigarettes can cause mouth, lung and throat cancer. Finally, as any dentist will tell you, teeth need daily care. This means not only brushing them, but also using dental floss (3Y6Haq HVITb) to prevent gum infections.
1.
Dentists recommend to plan checking teeth
a) every half a year
b) every month
c) six times a year
2.
Dental health
a) helps to enjoy life
b) is vital for teenagers
c) is a subject at some elementary schools
3.
Teeth examination is important
a) especially for young people
b) because it can help to diagnose different diseases
c) only for dental health
4.
If your body needs more vitamin D,
a) you have serious teeth problems
b) you should see the dentist more often
c) your gums are of bright red colour
5.
Specialists can see
in your mouth or on your tongue.
a) lots of microbes
b) symptoms of many illnesses
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6.
'Mien dentists see the symptoms of some disease,
a) they recommend the patient to see a specialist
b) they prescribe some medicine
c) they recommend to have plenty of water
7.
Smoking provokes
a) teeth
problems 
b) measles and mumps
c) mouth and lungs diseases
8.
Daily teeth care includes
a) brushing them in the morning
b)brushing them in the morning and in the
evening
c) brushing them and using dental floss
6. Read the text and choose the right options.
•o•cyce
Yesterday I was very angry with my classmates at school
because they broke my calculator. I began fighting. While I was fighting, I got
a (1) In the evening I was sent to (2)
by my parents. The doctor examined my eye
and advised me to wear dark glasses. Then he gave me a (3)because he wanted to
take my temperature. The temperature wasn't high. But I didn't want to go to
school and I said that I had a splitting (4) The doctor asked the (5)to give me
some medicine for my headache. 'You should take the (6)three times a day",
he said. When I was going home I slipped, fell and (7)my leg. I was sent td the
local hospital again. The doctor (8)my leg and put a bandage round my knee and
helped me to sit in a(n) (9)and I was moved to the ward (a room in a hospital).
The
(10)were all asleep
in their beds. I wanted to (11) In the morning the nurse brought the syringe
(unpuu) for injections. I was afraid of them, but the doctor was afraid of
complications. In some days I felt (12)and left the hospital.
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1 . a) sore throat b) black eye |
c) cut |
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2. a) hospital b) pharmacy |
c) ambulance |
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3. a) cold pack b) painkiller |
c) thermometer |
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4. a) stomachache b) toothache |
c) headache |
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5. a) nurse b) patient |
c) friend |
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6. a) light meal b) rest |
c) pills |
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7. a) chipped b) hurt |
c) examined |
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8. a) stretched b) examined |
c) measured |
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9. a) car b) armchair |
c) wheel chair |
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10. a) doctors b) athletes |
c) patients |
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11. a) cry b) shout |
c) laugh |
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12. a) worse b) better |
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7. Read the text and choose the right options.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Everyday activities like listening (1)an iPod and playing
loud video games can put your hearing (2) risk. Loud
noises can damage the inner ear. Doctors can't heal
(BblneHVlTb) this type (3)hearing loss. But you can prevent it. Find (4) 
how
to protect yourself.
Block, walk and turn — that's what hearing safety experts
want you to do when you come across a really loud noise. Block the noise (5)
entering your ears; walk away (6) 
it; and turn it (7). On average, 15% of
all school-age children live (8)some hearing loss. And it's a growing problem.
Most people don't know that listening to headphones (9) 
volume puts
your ears at risk. If your iPod is (10) the maximum volume, it's too loud. If
you listen to it at that level every day, it will cause hearing loss. Your body
might try to warn you 
a sound is too loud to be safe. You're
probably at risk if you have to raise your voice to be understood by someone
standing nearby, if your ears hurt, or if you hear a ringing in your ears even
after you get away from the loud sound.
c) from
b) under c) to
b) for c) out of
c) out
b) from c) with
b) with c) from
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7. a) down |
b) up |
c) off |
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c) with |
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b) at |
c) on |
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11. a) when |
b) where |
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8. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Jet Lag (CMHAPOM CMeHb1 qacoBoro
noqca) and the Brain A new study says one part of the human brain may become (1
)
as
the result of jet lag. Jet SMALL lag results from flying long (2) in an air-
DISTANCE
plane. Jet lag (3) 
with a person's
INTERFERE (4) 
times for sleeping and waking. People
NORM with jet lag may feel (5) 
tired for several EXTREME days. They also
may have problems thinking
(6) and remembering. Kwangwook Cho is CLEAR 
at the
University of Bristol in Britain. RESEARCH
He reported the findings of his jet lag study in the
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(8) 
Nature Neuroscience. The study PUBLISH (9)
twenty
young (10) 
who worked INVOLVE/ for international
airlines. The women had served WOMAN 
passengers. on airplanes for five years. 
flight
attendants (12) 
across THIS/FLY many countries and at
least seven time zones. Mr. Cho says he believes the brain needs at least ten
days (13)
after a long trip. He says air-. RECOVER
line workers (14) 
him their ability to re- TELL member got
(15)
after working on planes BAD for about
four years. Other (16)have STUDY shown that feelings of stress can cause a loss
of cells (K.neTKb•1) in the part of the brain that controls memory.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
Mind HEALTH
The brain is the
most (2)part of our body AMAZE and nobody (3) 
understands
everything REAL about it. But just like our bodies, it needs our care. Getting
a good night's sleep, (4) 
(5)
diet and taking deep breaths are all im-
BALANCE portant methods of (6) 
after both your LOOK body and your brain.
Many people think their brain will slow down with age and their memory will get
(7) . The truth is, just like your body, BAD
you can also improve your mind. I've found I can
improve my memory by (8) what I need to IMAGINE remember. For example, if I'm
going (9) 
SHOP and I need bread, milk and a
birthday card for my 
brother, I think of a loaf of bread, a
carton of milk with a cow on the front and a birthday card with a football on
it. (10) 
I find learning Spanish PERSON a great
way to keep the brain working. Having a conversation is much (11) 
for
your brain GOOD than looking at a computer screen or at other 
peoþle
talking on TV.
10. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalised words.
(1) 
Beach (2) Avoid CHINA/LOVE
UV Rays With The 'Fashionable' Face-Kini ("bikini" for a face)
Everybody knows that too much of the sun's (3) 
ultraviolet
(UV) rays can lead to major HARM health problems. No wonder that we (4) 
USUAL
use sunscreens that promise the strongest levels of UV (5) Some sun (6) 
in
China PROTECT/SEEK. have decided to bypass all kinds of creams with 
the
new clothes industry (7) 
- ultrafash- INVENT ionable, Face-Kini.
The (8) 
masks first ap- COLOUR peared seven years
ago. For those who would like a little more than protect their faces, there are
full body masks. (9) 
them makes the WEAR sun (10) 
look
like characters from a sci- LOVE ence fiction film. But they really don't care.
Not sure about this new (11) 
beach 'cloth'? FASHION Here is an extra
bonus — they even protect 
from insects and jellyfish! WEAR
11. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalized words.
Experts say there (1) 
several ways BE (2) 
with
stressi They include deep breath- DEAL ing and a method of guided thought (3) 
CALL
meditation. They also include exercise, (4)
EAT healthy foods,
(5)
enough rest and balanc- GET ing the time
on work and play. Doctors say people should limit caffeine in their diets.
People who have many drinks with caffeine, like coffee, experience (6) ' stress
and produce (7) 
MUCH/MANY stress hormones than (8)
who
get little caf- THAT feine. Experts say exercise is one of the (9)
EFFECTIVE stress-reduction measures. Running, walking or playing sports (10) 
physical
changes that CAUSE 
you feel better. Experts say keeping MAKE
stress to yourself can make problems (12) BAD They say expressing emotions to
friends or family members can help to reduce stress and help you feel (13) 
and
live (14) WELL/LONG
12. Write an e-mail to your English pen friend about the class you have had with a school psychologist on how to cope with stress. Ask him/her about the stressful situations he/she has recently had. Write 40 — 50 words.
13. You've got a letter from your friend about his/her visit to a school nurse last week. Write him/her a letter about health care service in your school. Write 50 — 60 words. Answer his/her questions:
What was wrong with you when you last went to see the school doctor? What kind of person is your school doctor? What did the doctor advise you to do? You followed all his/her recommendations, didn't you?
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two (2)
cousins.
One lived in the town and the other in the country. The town mouse thought
that
than living
in
down to a meal, which to the country
mouse was
a
little
Another
noise was heard outside,
this time. "Oh
dear" said the town
through
wealth
them "Whatever you do,
loved to eat fat little piggies, came
along and (12) 
the first little pig in his house of
straw. But of course the wolf blew the house and (13) 
the first little pig.
The same thing happened to the second pig. But he could not blow down the
brick house. The little pig (14)
the wolf climb up on the roof and (15)
the hole in the chimney,he (18)
right
into that kettle of water. And the pig just lived (19) 
ever after!
forts,
a book on (8)
go-carts, and BUILD/MAKE a new book he
had gotten from the library about a kid detective. He also put in a model car
kit and his
the
. Students are looking for a high-tech
experience in the classroom.
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