TEST 7-8
LISTENING 1
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between a man, Jack, and a woman, Lara, about
acting a play.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put YES. If it is not correct, put NO.
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1
Lara is confident that the play will be a success.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
2
Jack enjoyed acting when he was a child.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
3
Lara thinks that Jack’s voice was better when he was younger.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
4
Jack expected Lara to have a successful career in acting.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
5
Jack agrees to spend time reading the play.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
6
Lara will try to change the date for the play.
Выберите ответ:
YES
NO
READING 1
Look at the text in each question.
What does it say?
Choose the correct answer.
Example
There will be delays on night trains tomorrow.
There will be two night trains every hour tomorrow.
There will be more night trains from platform 6 tomorrow.
1
Выберите ответ:
Sylvia will try to be home by 2 p.m.
Mary has to be home by 2 p.m.
Mary must phone the shop by 2 p.m.
2
Выберите ответ:
The museum can’t be visited until Monday because of repair work.
The museum will close from next Monday because of repair work.
The museum is closed until Monday and will reopen on Tuesday.
3
Выберите ответ:
Sandra would like Peter to invite some of their teachers to the party.
Sandra and Peter are responsible for getting food for the party.
Peter needs to give Sandra some details about the party.
4
Выберите ответ:
After you use books, put them back on the shelves.
Leave books on the table when you finish using them.
If you find books on tables, take them to the librarian.
5
Выберите ответ:
Tell children that they should not touch this.
Use this product only with older children.
Put this product where children cannot touch it.
READING 2
Read the test and questions below.
For each question choose the correct answer.
Jim Benson, pianist and songwriter
People often ask me who I have to thank for my success as a pianist and songwriter. They
expect to hear that I was born into a musical family and had an excellent piano teacher.
However, the truth is different. When I was little, nobody played an instrument at home. I
learnt to play the piano and sing because there was a piano in my house and I just wanted
to make music.
My parents allowed me to sit at the piano and sing for as long as I wanted. If they were
afraid that I would break the old piano, they never mentioned it. They didn’t suggest that I
should take lessons, either. The songs just came to me when I had my hands on the piano.
I suppose I had musical talent and that is all you need.
I started writing proper songs when I was a teenager. The music was mine, but the words
were from other song writers. It seemed so easy. When you start to compose, you do that,
you copy other people’s best songs. Then you start changing the melodies and the words
and you develop your own style. That only happened later, when I had grown beyond my
teenage years.
For a time, I thought music would be just a hobby. My parents had developed a strong
belief that I would be able to make a living as a musician, but I had my doubts, so after
school I took a job in radio advertising. Then one day one of my songs won a prize and that
changed everything. I realized my happiness was in music. I have been a musician ever
since that day.
1
What is Jim Benson’s main purpose in writing the text?
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to suggest how children can be taught music
to describe his life as a successful musician
to explain how he became a musician
to complain about his lack of musical training
2
When Jim Benson started making music on the piano, his parents
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seemed happy to let him play it.
said the piano might get damaged.
saw the need for a piano teacher.
wanted him to play his own songs.
3
What does Jim Benson say about the songs he wrote as a teenager?
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They were not well-written.
They took a long time to write.
They were not very original.
They showed his personal style.
4
Jim Benson took a job in advertising because
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his parents suggested it was a good career for him.
he thought he might not earn enough as a musician.
he had learnt about advertising jobs at school.
it offered him the opportunity to change his life.
5
Which advice would Jim Benson give talented young people?
Выберите ответ:
You need somebody in your family to guide you when you start.
It’s OK to copy other people’s songs when you are learning.
It is not a good idea to write songs when you are very young.
If you want to be successful, you must have good music teachers.
USE OF ENGLISH 1
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question choose the correct word.
Dolphins in Wales
I fell in love with the Welsh landscape after watching a television programme about dolphins
off the west coast. I decided to (1)_________ a holiday there. The programme
(2)_________ the best place to see them was Cardigan Bay and the best (3)_________
was late afternoon.
The first evening I expected a long wait, (4)_________ I sat on a bench with some fish and
chips. (5)_________ other people were there and after a few minutes we heard a child’s
voice cry out, ‘There!’ The dolphins had arrived and they were playing and (6)_________
fun. It was wonderful to see them as they (7)_________ always be – free.
I also (8)_________ out that this area has beautiful beaches and fantastic castles to
explore. It was the first the time I had (9)_________ in Wales and I knew it would not be
the last.
I have returned (10)_________ the same place several times.
I fell in love with the Welsh landscape after watching a television programme about dolphins
off the west coast. I decided to (1)_________ a holiday there.
Выберите ответ:
tour
pass
spend
stay
The programme (2)_________ the best place to see them was Cardigan Bay…
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told
said
talked
spoke
… and the best (3)_________ was late afternoon.
Выберите ответ:
period
hour
part
time
The first evening I expected a long wait, (4)_________ I sat on a bench with some fish and
chips.
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so
since
but
because
(5)_________ other people were there and after a few minutes we heard a child’s voice cry
out, ‘There!’
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Lots
All
Many
Much
The dolphins had arrived and they were playing and (6)_________ fun.
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feeling
getting
enjoying
having
It was wonderful to see them as they (7)_________ always be – free.
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ought
should
have
could
I also (8)_________ out that this area has beautiful beaches and fantastic castles to
explore.
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looked
realized
found
learnt
It was the first the time I had (9)_________ in Wales and I knew it would not be the last.
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been
visited
come
gone
I have returned (10)_________ the same place several times.
Выберите ответ:
to
for
at
on
USE OF ENGLISH 2
Заполните пропуски, изменив выделенные слова так, чтобы они
грамматически и лексически
соответствовали содержанию текста.
Mr Thomas
Mr Thomas was a (1)_________(TEACH) at our school. He’d trained as a historian and
usually taught history. He definitely wasn’t a (2)_________(SCIENCE), but for some
strange reason he taught us (3)_________(CHEMIST) for a term. His lessons were always
(4)_________(FASCINATE), but that was mainly because his experiments always went
wrong! If he was supposed to use (5)_________(BOIL) water for an experiment, Mr
Thomas would use cold water by mistake. Once, he was measuring the
(6)_________(LONG) of some pieces of sodium. I can’t remember exactly why he needed
this (7)_________(MEASURE), but I think he wanted all the pieces to be
(8)_________(IDENTIFY). As he picked up the ruler, his arm knocked over a jug of water
and the sodium caught fire. He almost burnt the lab down and they had to call the fire
brigade. I think after that Mr Thomas came to the (9)_________(CONCLUDE) that he
should stick to history! I learnt a lot from him, though. Whenever there was a question in a
science (10)_________(EXAMINE) about what happens when sodium reacts with water, I
always got the answer right!
Mr Thomas was a (1)_________(TEACH) at our school. He’d trained as a historian and
usually taught history.
Наберите ответ:
TEACHER
He definitely wasn’t a (2)_________(SCIENCE)...
Наберите ответ:
SCIENTIST
... but for some strange reason he taught us (3)_________(CHEMIST) for a term.
Наберите ответ:
CHEMISTRY
His lessons were always (4)_________(FASCINATE), but that was mainly because his
experiments always went wrong!
Наберите ответ:
FASCINATING
If he was supposed to use (5)_________(BOIL) water for an experiment, Mr Thomas would
use cold water by mistake.
Наберите ответ:
BOILING
Once, he was measuring the (6)_________(LONG) of some pieces of sodium.
Наберите ответ:
LENGTH
I can’t remember exactly why he needed this (7)_________(MEASURE)...
Наберите ответ:
MEASUREMENT
... but I think he wanted all the pieces to be (8)_________(IDENTIFY).
Наберите ответ:
IDENTICAL
As he picked up the ruler, his arm knocked over a jug of water and the sodium caught fire.
He almost burnt the lab down and they had to call the fire brigade. I think after that Mr
Thomas came to the (9)_________(CONCLUDE) that he should stick to history!
Наберите ответ:
CONCLUSION
Whenever there was a question in a science (10)_________(EXAMINE) about what
happens when sodium reacts with water, I always got the answer right!
Наберите ответ:
EXAMINATION / EXAM