28. They reject the idea that children are not interested in serious music or necessarily find it ……………………… boring. AWFUL
29. The group goes into a school and gives a live ……………………… of a short classical piece and then this is followed by an explanation of how the instruments work. PERFORM
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30—36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30—36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
The Guest
«The landscape seen from our windows is certainly charming,» said Annabel; «those cherry orchards and green meadows, and the river winding along the valley. However, nothing ever happens here. Rather dreadful, isn’t it?»
«On the 30 …,» said Matilda, «I find it soothing and restful; but then, you see, I’ve lived in countries where things do happen, especially when you’re not ready for them happening all at once.»
«That, of course, makes a 31 …,» said Annabel.
«I’ll never forget,» said Matilda, «the occasion when the Bishop of Bequar 32 … us an unexpected visit.»
«I thought that out there you were always prepared for emergency guests turning 33 …,» said Annabel.
«I was quite prepared for half a dozen Bishops,» said Matilda, ’but it was rather disconcerting to find out that this particular one was a distant cousin of mine, belonging to a branch of the family that had quarrelled bitterly and offensively with our branch about a Crown Derby dessert service. To make 34 … worse, my husband was away, talking sense to a village community that fancied one of their leading men was a were-tiger.»
«A what tiger?»
«A were-tiger; you’ve heard of were-wolves, haven’t you, a mixture of wolf and human being and demon? Well, in those parts they have were-tigers, or think they have, and I must say that in this case they had every ground for thinking so. However, as we gave 35 … witchcraft prosecutions about three hundred years ago, we don’t like to have other people keeping on our discarded practices.»
«I hope you weren’t unkind to the Bishop,» said Annabel.
«Well, of course he was my guest, so I had to be outwardly polite to him, but he was tactless enough to rake up the incidents of the old quarrel, and from that moment we were scarcely on speaking 36 ….
30. 1) contrast. 2) contrary. 3) inside. 4) opposite
Ответ _____
31. 1) statement. 2) splash. 3) move. 4) difference
Ответ _____
32. 1) paid. 2) sent. 3) made. 4) gave
Ответ _____
33. 1) to. 2) over. 3) up. 4) in
Ответ _____
34. l) issues. 2) matters. 3) problems. 4) situation
Ответ _____
35. l) in. 2) up. 3) away. 4) out
Ответ _____
36. 1) conditions. 2) relationships. 3) relations. 4) terms
Ответ _____
Раздел 4. Письменная речь
Для ответов на задания 37 и 38 используйте бланк ответов №2. Черновые пометки можно делать прямо на листе с заданиями или использовать отдельный черновик. При выполнении заданий 37 и 38 особое внимание обратите на то, что Ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в БЛАНКЕ ОТВЕТОВ №2. Никакие записи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом. Обратите внимание также на необходимость соблюдения указанного объёма текста. Тексты недостаточного объёма, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объём, не оцениваются. Укажите номер задания 37 в БЛАНКЕ ОТВЕТОВ №2 и напишите текст своего ответного электронного письма зарубежному другу по переписке.
37. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Jane:
From: [email protected]
Subject: Food prices
…I’m living alone now as my parents are visiting my elder sister and her new baby. I never thought we spend so much on food! Where do you usually buy food? What’s the most expensive and the cheapest thing to eat in Russia? What do you prefer – to eat in or to eat out, and why?
This month I’m working as a baby-sitter for my neighbours…
Write an email to Jane.
In your message:
– answer his questions;
– ask 3 questions about her experience as a baby-sitter.
Write 100—140 words
Remember the rules of email writing.
Выберите только ОДНО из двух предложенных заданий (38.1 или 38.2), укажите его номер в БЛАНКЕ ОТВЕТОВ №2 и выполните согласно данному плану. В ответе на задание 38 числительные пишите цифрами.
38.1 Imagine that you are doing a project on what pets people keep in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject – the results of the opinion polls (see the table below).
Comment on the data