Подготовка к ЕГЭ

1. Тип 1 № 1878 

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды.

1.  This kind of tour is for strong and fit people.

2.  Professional staff make these difficult tours fun.

3.  Rafting can be life-threatening.

4.  Team spirit and optimism are important in such tours.

5.  This company ignores tourists' safety.

6.  If you secure your life jacket properly, you'll come home safely.

7.  Before such tours you should learn how to move and breathe in rapid water.

2. Тип 2 № 2735 

Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А–G соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A)  Katie prefers Paris to Nice.

B)  Katie thinks that it is good to have countryside nearby.

C)  Katie thinks that it wasn’t worth seven weeks work to pay for the holiday.

D)  James thinks Katie’s brother made a better choice.

E)  James booked an expensive restaurant without consulting Katie.

F)  James has eaten at La Cambuse before.

G)  They plan to be up all night.

Запишите в ответ цифры, расположив их в порядке, соответствующем буквам:

3. Тип 3 № 707 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Why did Helen change her original name?

1)  She wanted to break her tribe traditions.

2)  People found it difficult to pronounce it.

3)  She did not like its meaning.

4. Тип 4 № 708 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Which tradition, according to Helen, is still alive in Navaho lifestyle?

1)  Horse riding.

2)  Clothes.

3)  Houses.

5. Тип 5 № 709 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

How does Helen characterize her family?

1)  They stick to the reservation area.

2)  It tries to preserve old traditions.

3)  It is unusually big for Navaho tribes.

6. Тип 6 № 710 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

What is Helen’s opinion about keeping Navaho traditions?

1)  Navaho people must assimilate into white culture.

2)  Traditional lifestyle is appropriate only in reservations.

3)  There should be a balance in accepting white culture.

7. Тип 7 № 711 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

What does Helen say about her knowledge of the Navaho language?

1)  She used to be better at it.

2)  She still has an excellent command of it.

3)  Her speaking skills are better than her writing.

8. Тип 8 № 712 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

Which of the following weekend activities does Helen NOT mention as her habit?

1)  Watching films.

2)  Taking part in traditional ceremonies.

3)  Meeting peers.

9. Тип 9 № 713 

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

What does Helen dream of visiting?

1)  Local places of interest.

2)  American cities.

3)  Countries on other continents.

10. Тип 10 № 545 

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1.   CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

2.   CRIME AT CHRISTMAS

3.   CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

4.   CHRISTMAS – A FAMILY CELEBRATION

5.   CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA

6.   CHRISTMAS DINNER

7.   CHRISTMAS WEATHER

8.   NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS

A. There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas but perhaps the most important one is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree to be found on Christmas morning. Children leave a long sock or stocking at the end of their beds on Christmas Eve, 24th December, hoping that Father Christmas will come down the chimney during the night and bring them small presents, fruit and nuts.

B. At some time on Christmas day the family will sit down to a big turkey dinner followed by Christmas pudding or Christmas cake. As for Christmas cake, heavy and overfilling it is not to everybody’s taste. To make things worse, it takes weeks to make and when it is ready it can last until Easter, so if you don’t like it, you have to try and eat some at Christmas to avoid being haunted by it months after.

C. Officially Christmas and New Year celebrations run from the 24th of December to the 2nd of January. However, for many Brits the Christmas marathon starts as early as the beginning of October with the first festive adverts on TV. The idea of Christmas shopping is that you spend as much money as you can on anything you cast your eyes on, preferably something neither you nor your family or friends will ever use. An average British family spends 670 pounds or more around the Christmas period.

D. Long live Christmas! -say pickpockets, car thieves and burglars getting their share of Christmas shopping. Every year thousands of people get their wallets stolen in overcrowded shops and streets. Lots of lovely presents, which somebody spent so much time and money on, disappear without a trace when cars and homes are broken into. As much as 9% of people experience a burglary in December.

E. Who doesn’t want to have a white Christmas? Playing snowballs and making a snowman with the whole family on Christmas Day is most people’s dream (apart from the countries like Australia that celebrate Christmas in summer, on the beach). This dream is more likely to come true in northern countries like Russia, but for the British people it’s different. Although it’s not uncommon to get some snow in Scotland and northern England, the rest of Britain is normally only lucky enough to get some frost. In most cases the weather is wet and gloomy.

F. New year is a time for celebrating and making a new start in life. In Britain many people make New Year’s resolutions. This involves people promising themselves that they will improve their behaviour in some way, by giving up bad habits. People might decide to give up smoking, for example, or to go on a diet. These promises are often broken in the first few days of the New Year, however!

G. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. For most families, this is the most important festival of the year. On this day many people are travelling home to be with their families. Most houses are decorated with brightly-coloured paper or holly, and there is usually a Christmas tree in the corner of the front room. Unfortunately, not all families get on well together. As it is a well-known fact, some magazines publish tips on how to cope with Christmas, such as yoga, meditation or holidays abroad.

11. Тип 11 № 3630 

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 — лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

Surviving in a Desert

A desert is defined as a place that gets less than 250 mm of rain each year. It differs sharply from the climate of a rain forest, A _________________.

Arid desert lands cover about one third of the earth’s surface. Most deserts are covered with sand, B __________________. There are also usually a lot of rocky areas. This combination of sand and rock means that the soil is not very fertile. C ___________________, some living things are able to do well in this setting. Many plants have changed and developed in ways D ________________. These changes have become apparent in a number of ways. Some plants are able to grow very quickly E ______________. They turn green and produce flowers within just a few days. Other desert plants simply stop growing in very dry weather. They appear to be dead, but when the rain returns, they come back to life and begin growing again.

Desert animals have also developed many characteristics that help them to survive in arid environment. Camels can go for a very long time without drinking. Other animals, such as snakes and rats, find cool places to sleep during the day and come out only at night. The extremely long ears of desert rabbits help them F ________________. Changes like these have allowed some animals and plants to grow and develop successfully in a very challenging ecological system: the desert.

There are countless books in the world, and whoever you are, whatever you’re feeling, there is definitely a book out there, just waiting for you to discover it.

1.  which is often in the form of hills called sand dunes

2.  whenever it rains

3.  to find water as far as 25 metres away

4.  which can receive up to 10,000 mm of rain annually

5.  to better distribute their body heat and stay cool

6.  even though the desert environment is very dry and hot

7.  that help them to live in the desert

12. Тип 12 № 668 

In paragraph 1 “I was running wild” means that the boy

1)  hardly spent any time at home.

2)  led an uncontrolled life.

3)  became very angry.

4)  had an unhealthy lifestyle.

Scarcely had we settled into the Strawberry-pink Villa before my mother decided that I was running wild, and that it was necessary for me to have some sort of education. As usual when a problem arose, the entire family flung itself with enthusiasm into the task of solving it. Each member had his or her own idea of what was best for me.

Sitting under the open window in the twilight, I had listened with interest, not unmixed with indignation, to the family discussion of my fate. Finally my mother decided that George would be a good teacher for me. Now it was settled, I wondered vaguely who George was, and why it was so necessary for me to have lessons. But the dusk was thick with flower-scents, and the olive-groves were dark, mysterious, and fascinating. I forgot about the imminent danger of being educated, and went off with Roger to hunt for glow-worms in the sprawling brambles.

Later I discovered that George was my brother’s friend and he had come to Corfu to write. There was nothing very unusual about this, for all Larry’s acquaintances in those days were either authors, poets, or painters.

My new teacher came over to the villa to discuss my education with Mother, and we were introduced. We regarded each other with suspicion. George was a very tall and extremely thin man with a brown beard and a pair of large spectacles. He had a deep, melancholy voice, a dry and sarcastic sense of humor. However, he was not upset by the fact that there were no school-books available on the island; he simply looked through his own library and appeared on the appointed day armed with his own selection of books. He patiently taught me Geography from the maps in the back of an ancient copy of Pears Encyclopedia, English from books that ranged from Wilde to Gibbon, French from the book called “Le Petit Larousse”, and mathematics from memory. From my point of view the most important thing was that we devoted some of our time to natural history, and George carefully taught me how to observe and how to note down observations in a diary. At once my enthusiastic interest in nature became focused, for I found that by writing things down I could learn and remember much more. The only morning that I was ever on time for my lessons were those which were given up to natural history.

Every morning at nine George would come into the little dining-room of the villa, sit at the table methodically arranging the books. He would droop over the exercise- book pensively, pulling at his beard. Then in his large, clear writing he would set the task for me to solve.

“If it took two caterpillars a week to eat eight leaves, how long would four caterpillars take to eat the same number? Now, apply yourself to that”.

While I was struggling with the apparently insoluble problem of the caterpillar appetites, George was practicing some dancing moves in the hall as at that time he was engaged in learning some of the local dances, for which he had a passion. Through all this I would be watching him, fascinated, the exercise-book lying forgotten in front of me. Mathematics was not one of our successful subjects. 

In geography we made better progress, for George was able to give a more zoological tinge to the lesson. We drew giant maps and then filled in the various places of interest, together with drawings of the most exciting animals and birds to be found there.

13. Тип 13 № 669 

How did the boy’s family react to the problem of his education?

1)  Actively discussed the situation.

2)  Avoided any disputes on this topic.

3)  Showed no desire in solving it.

4)  Felt indifferent.

14. Тип 14 № 670 

George was

1)  a teacher.

2)  a dancer.

3)  a writer.

4)  a mathematician.

15. Тип 15 № 671 

How did the boy and George feel when they first met?

1)  They treated the situation with humor.

2)  They were upset about their studies.

3)  They didn’t trust each other.

4)  They liked each other very much.

16. Тип 16 № 672 

Why did the boy enjoy his lessons of natural history?

1)  He remembered much more from those lessons.

2)  He got very interested in the subject.

3)  He learned how to focus on the lesson.

4)  He finally learnt how to write.

17. Тип 17 № 673 

The boy couldn’t solve the mathematics problem because he

1)  didn’t like to make any effort.

2)  was not interested in caterpillars.

3)  refused to do mathematics in general.

4)  was distracted by his teacher’s dances.

18. Тип 18 № 674 

The geography lessons were more successful because

1)  George knew geography better than mathematics.

2)  the boy was fond of drawing maps of the continents.

3)  the boy knew lots of interesting places already.

4)  George also managed to involve the boy’s interest in fauna.

19. Тип 19 № 639 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово I так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Singing in the car

My elder brother likes all kinds of music. He prefers jazz but also listens to pop music and sometimes goes to classical music concerts. But when driving ______ in his car, he insists on listening to heavy-metal music.

20. Тип 20 № 640 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово NOT CAN так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

For a long time I ______ understand why he was doing it.

21. Тип 21 № 641 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово BAD так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

He knew very well that for me it was the ______ kind of music.

22. Тип 22 № 642 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово LISTEN так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

One day I decided to ask him why he always chose this type while driving. “Well, sister,” he reluctantly replied, “to be frank, it’s mainly so you can’t sing along.” He added that he ______ to anything else if only I promised not to sing along.

23. Тип 23 № 643 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово ONE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

St. Patrick’s Day, March 17

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. On March 17 there is a great celebration with the major parade in Dublin and smaller parades all over Ireland. In New York the ______ St. Patrick’s Day celebration took place in 1762.

24. Тип 24 № 644 

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово CELEBRATE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

On March 15, 1992 St. Patrick’s Day ______ in Moscow. Thousands of delighted Muscovites gathered at Novy Arbat to watch the parade of marching bands, Cossack horsemen and floats of Russian and Irish companies.

25. Тип 25 № 876 

Образуйте от слова ENVIRONMENT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Tourism in Australia

The growth of tourism infrastructure related to the base of Ayers Rock, or Uluru began in the 1950s. Soon it started to produce adverse ______ impacts.

26. Тип 26 № 877 

Образуйте от слова RESERVE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation-related tourist facilities and re-establish them outside the park. In 1975, a ______ of 104 square kilometres of land beyond the park’s northern boundary was chosen as the site for a new resort.

27. Тип 27 № 878 

Образуйте от слова DEVELOP однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

A year or two later, the ______ of a tourist facility and an associated airport, to be known as Yulara, started.

28. Тип 28 № 879 

Образуйте от слова GOVERN однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The camp ground within the park was closed in 1983 and the motels closed in late 1984, coinciding with the opening of the luxurious resort. In 1992, the majority interest in the Yulara resort held by the Northern Territory ______ was sold and the resort was renamed Ayers Rock Resort.

29. Тип 29 № 880 

Образуйте от слова VISIT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Since listing the park as a World Heritage Site, the annual number of ______ rose to over 400,000 people by the year 2000.

30. Тип 30 № 2689 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  although

2)  therefore

3)  moreover

4)  however

After the war

When the war ended I returned to Trinity College and was granted an extra year to complete my degree. 30 _______ my father and mother considered my grant at Trinity the highlight of the year, I thought Dad’s receiving an award from the Queen was more important.

The ceremony turned 31 _______ to be a double delight, because I was able to witness my old tutor, Professor Bradford, receive his award for the role he had played in the field of breaking German military codes 32 _______ the war. I was proud of our little team working under Professor Bradford – as Churchill stated in the House of Commons, we had probably cut the length of the war by a year.

We all met up afterwards for tea at the Ritz, and not unnaturally at some 33 _______ during the afternoon the conversation switched to what career I proposed to follow now the war was over. To my father’s credit he had never once 34 _______ that I should join him at the family company, especially as I knew how much he had longed for another son who might eventually 35 _______ his place. In fact, during the summer vacation I became even more conscious of my good fortune, as Father seemed to be preoccupied with the business and Mother was unable to hide her own anxiety about the future of the company. But whenever I asked if I could help all she would 36 _______ was, “Don’t worry, it will all work out in the end.”

31. Тип 31 № 2690 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  off

2)  into

3)  out

4)  over

32. Тип 32 № 2691 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  until

2)  unless

3)  during

4)  while

33. Тип 33 № 2692 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  event

2)  occasion

3)  case

4)  point

34. Тип 34 № 2693 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  offered

2)  proposed

3)  suggested

4)  presented

35. Тип 35 № 2694 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  take

2)  hold

3)  keep

4)  make

36. Тип 36 № 2695 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  tell

2)  speak

3)  talk

4)  say

37. Тип 37 № 10961 

You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Richard:

Write an email to Richard. In your message answer his questions, ask 3 questions about his friend’s visit. Write 100—140 words. Remember the rules of email writing. You have 20 minutes to do this task.

38. Тип 38 № 11746 

Выберите только ОДНО из двух предложенных заданий (38.1 или 38.2). Укажите его номер и выполните согласно данному плану. В ответе на задание 38 числительные пишите цифрами.

38.1 Imagine that you are doing a project on leisure activities most popular among young adults in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject  — the results of the opinion polls (see the table below).

Comment on the data in the table and give your opinion on the subject of the project.

Write 200−250 words.

Use the following plan:

— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;

— select and report 2−3 facts;

— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;

— outline a problem that can arise with leisure activities and suggest a way of solving it;

— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the most popular leisure activities.

38.2 Imagine that you are doing a project on how people keep fit in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject  — the results оf the opinion polls (see the pie chart below).

Comment on the data in the diagram and give your opinion on the subject of the project.

How do people keep fit in Zetland?

Write 200−250 words.

Use the following plan:

— make an opening statement on the subject of the project;

— select and report 2−3 facts;

— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;

— outline a problem that one can face keeping fit and suggest a way of solving it;

— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the role of keeping fit in people's life.

39. Тип 39 № 2848 

Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

40. Тип 40 № 10932 

Study the advertisement.

Step inside the most famous bridge in the world!

You are considering visiting the Tower Bridge Exhibition in London and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out about the following:

1)  closest underground station

2)  last admission

3)  family activities

4)  buying tickets online

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

41. Тип 41 № 10727 

Task 3. You are going to give an interview. You have to answer five questions. Give full answers to the questions (2−3 sentences). Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

Tapescript for Task 3

Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss school. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.

Interviewer: What subjects do you consider the most important in schools?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: What kind of change would make education in schools better?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: How do schools develop people’s social skills?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: What is the most important role of school?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: Is homework important in the education process? Why?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.

42. Тип 42 № 12567 

Task 4. Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project “City transport”. You have found some illustrations and want to share the news. Leave a voice message to your friend. In 2,5 minutes be ready to:

• explain the choice of the illustrations for the project by briefly describing them and noting the differences;

• mention the advantages(1−2) of the two kinds of city transport;

• mention the disadvantages (1−2) of the two kinds of city transport;

• express your opinion on the subject of the project — what kind of city transport you prefer and why.

You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (12−15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.