Time limit: 120 minutes

Maximum score: 100

LISTENING (20 minutes - 20 points)

Task 1

Part 1. Listen to the text “Ferocious Reptiles”. Decide which three statements (A-G) are true according to the text. If you choose more than three options, you will get 0 point for this part. Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

A.       Crocodiles move rapidly in dangerous situations. 

B.        People have always tried to tame crocodiles. 

C.        The number of crocodiles has decreased because of human activity. 

D.       There is a conflict between local farmers and fishermen because of the land. 

E.        The Nile crocodile has been put in the list of endangered species. 

F.        Australia has already started to provide new habitats for crocodiles.

G.       Crocodiles have lived on the planet for more than 70 million years. 

Part 2. Listen to the text “New York City’’. Decide which three statements (A-G) are true according to the text. If you choose more than three options, you will get 0 points for this part. Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

A.      The Circle Line cruise will be along 4 rivers.

B.       The Circle Line cruise lasts 3 hours.

C.       The Lower East Side Tenement Museum used to be a residential building.

D.      New York City’s subway system can carry more than 7 million people daily. 

E.       On Thursday the tourists will visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

F.        On Friday the tourists will fly to Jamaica.

G.      At the moment JFK Airport is closed. 

Task 2 

Listen to both texts again. Complete the sentences below. Write no more than one word. Sentences 3 and 4 are related to Text 1, sentences 5 and 6 are related to Text 2. Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

3.  There are no species that have disappeared completely because of human _________________. 

4.  Researchers catch crocodiles with the help of a wet towel and then ______________ up their jaws with rubber bands. 

5.  The cruise along the rivers will help the tourists to ___________________ themselves.  

6.  A speaker at the Terminal will tell the tourists how New York City’s transit system has changed, including subways, railroads, buses and ________________. 

VOCABULARY (Vocabulary+Grammar – 40 minutes - 30 points)

In the table below there are ten sentences with phrases and words typed in bold. Five sentences are correct and five sentences have errors. Read through each sentence. If everything is correct, write OK in the right column. If there are errors, write the correct version. Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

GRAMMAR 

Translate the parts of the sentence given in Russian into English. Write no more than 4 words. Write only the translated words in the right column. Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.

CREATIVE WRITING (60 minutes - 50 points)

Look at the portrait below. Describe the man you see in the picture (180-200 words). Please follow the plan below:

-          The man’s appearance

-          The man’s character

-          The man’s occupation/profession