Подготовка к ЕГЭ

1. Тип 1 № 1464 

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.  The speaker liked the panorama in front of the hotel.

2.  The speaker talks about having problems with police on arrival.

3.  The speaker had a hard time finding his way to the hotel.

4.  The speaker tells how to save money while visiting an expensive place.

5.  The speaker gives advice on choosing a place to stay at while travelling.

6.  The speaker found the view from his hotel room awful.

7.  The speaker was surprised at some norms of cultural behaviour in the country he was visiting.

2. Тип 2 № 2742 

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)  Lucy wasn't at school for several days.

B)  Lucy felt bad because of overeating.

C)  Lucy's mother is a doctor.

D)  Peter did exercises with the map at the blackboard.

E)  Peter is not afraid of the test.

F)  Peter offers his notes to Lucy.

G)  Lucy and Peter are going to review for the test later.

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

3. Тип 3 № 4636 

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

According to Dr. Matthews, stargazing has become a luxury because

1)  telescopes have become expensive.

2)  the air is too dirty to see through.

3)  the sky never gets dark enough.

4. Тип 4 № 4637 

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

By exclaiming “Exactly!” Dr. Matthews

1)  points out that the presenter’s point of view is common.

2)  shows that he is happy that the presenter agrees with him.

3)  agrees with the presenter’s point of view on the matter.

5. Тип 5 № 4638 

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

Sea turtles

1)  are only active when it’s dark.

2)  use darkness to catch food.

3)  come ashore when it’s dark.

6. Тип 6 № 4639 

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

According to Dr. Matthews,

1)  natural resources should be used to fight light pollution efficiently.

2)  fighting light pollution will result in preserving natural resources.

3)  saving natural resources is more important than fighting light pollution.

7. Тип 7 № 4640 

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

Dr. Matthews says that

1)  Paris suffers from light pollution more than other cities.

2)  Paris uses simple traditional ways of fighting light pollution.

3)  Paris uses modern technology to reduce light pollution.

8. Тип 8 № 4641 

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

Dr. Matthews believes that the key to solving the problem of light pollution lies in

1)  making electricity very expensive.

2)  calculating the value of wasted energy.

3)  recognizing that this problem really exists.

9. Тип 9 № 4642 

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

According to Dr. Matthews, Dark Sky Parks and Reserves

1)  can be visited by anyone.

2)  prohibit the use of smartphones.

3)  are meant for astronomers.

10. Тип 10 № 821 

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.  Controlling skies

2.  Lack of safety

3.  Bicycle is faster

4.  Office at home

5.  Blocked roads

6.  Paid roads

7.  Improving railways

8.  Buses instead of cars

A. The world’s first public passenger railway was built in Great Britain in 1826 and ran between the industrial north-eastern towns of Stockton and Darlington. After 180 years’ experience the British say that their trains still don’t seem to run efficiently or even safely. On average, about 500 accidents with broken rail tracks happen in the country every year.

B. The British government is promising to give £33.5 billion to modernise the railways before 2010. Another £30 billion is to come from the private sector. The main target is to increase safety and speed. For example, new London-to-Scotland high-speed trains significantly reduce journey times and in 2004 a warning system was installed throughout the country.

C. Statistics show that only 12% of all journeys made in Britain are by public transport. The remaining 88% are made by car. Every year British people spend about two weeks travelling to and from work including nine days in their own cars. But anyone will say this isn’t a quick and easy way to travel. In fact, a journey from London to Manchester frequently takes seven hours. A cyclist could get there quicker.

D. Every year there are about half a million traffic jams in Britain. That is nearly 10,000 a week. There are hundreds of big traffic jams every day. According to the forecast, the number of jams will grow by 20 per cent over the next ten years. Nearly a quarter British people find themselves in a jam every day and 55 per cent at least once a week.

E. Nowadays many British people take their children to school by car. Twenty years ago, nearly one in three primary school children made their own way to school. Now only one child in nine makes their own way. During the school year at 08:50 a. m. one car in five on the roads in any British town is taking children to school. The solution could be special school buses widely used in the USA.

F. Many scientists hope that new technologies allowing more people to work at home may help with traffic problems. Fewer people will work from 9 to 5 and travel to and from work during the rush hour. But only 15% of people now want to spend more time working at home. The workplace is, for many people, a place to meet other people and to talk to them, so they would miss it if they worked from home. 

G. In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first aeroplane flight. It only lasted 12 seconds but changed the world forever. A century later, air travel is no longer a miracle, it is part of everyday life. One billion air passengers now fly every year  — that’s equivalent to a sixth of the world’s population. To make sure everything runs smoothly, there are special air traffic control centres in each country which watch every aeroplane.

11. Тип 11 № 2156 

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.

Saturday jobs: memories of weekend working

Research has shown a sharp fall in the number of teenagers who do Saturday jobs. It seems such a shame  — my Saturday job as a kitchen porter was something of a rite of passage. I'll never forget long hours A _________________, scouring grease off huge saucepans and griddles. Working atmosphere there helped me grow a thicker skin, develop quicker banter and, most importantly, taught me the value of hard work. It also resulted in a steady supply of cash, В _________________. I'm not the only one who has strong memories of weekend work. DJ Trevor Nelson said everyone should be able to have a Saturday job: «It taught me a lot, С _________________.»

The link between the type of Saturday job a celebrity performed and their later career is sometimes obvious. Dragon's Den star and businessman Peter Jones, for example, showed early promise by starting his own business. «I passed my Lawn Tennis Association coaching exam, D _________________,» he explains. «At the start I was coaching other kids, E __________________, for which I could charge £25-30 an hour. While my friends on milk rounds were getting £35 a week, I was doing five hours on a Saturday and earning four times as much.»

Skier Chemmy Alcott got a job working for the Good Ski Guide, on the advertising side. «It became clear to me what my personal value to companies could be. It led directly to me finding my head sponsor ... and it offered me an eight-year contract. That gave me the financial backing F _________________.»

As part of its response to the Saturday job statistics, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills said a

lack of early work opportunities makes it harder for young people to acquire experience for their СVs.

1.  and things would be different if everyone was given the chance

2.  which let me know he approved of me

3.  and I persuaded my local club to let me use a court on Saturdays

4.  which I needed to become a professional skier

5.  which I would happily spend as I liked

6.  that I spent in the kitchen of a busy country pub in East Sussex

7.  but soon I got adults wanting to book lessons

12. Тип 12 № 1542 

Because of the father’s job the boy had to

1)  visit UK air bases.

2)  change home three times a year..

3)  often change schools

4)  behave as a dreamer.

Lucky Break

For the first ten years of my life my father was in the RAF (Royal Air Force). This meant that he was frequently posted to different air bases around the UK and I, as frequently, changed schools. One year we moved no fewer than three times and each time I tried, in vain, to settle and make friends. For a young child this frequency of change can only have a detrimental effect and I still have school reports stating that I was “lazy” and a “dreamer”.

When I reached ten, my worried parents decided I needed a personal tutor. She turned out to be a kindly and patient old lady who presented me with a large, black book of tests. She made me complete it as a home task and I scored about 20 out of 100. At out next meeting, on a Saturday morning, she went through it with me item by item, until I completely understood each task. She then made me retake the test and of course I got almost every question correct. Then we again moved house!

In our new town I took and failed the 11 plus exam (my excuse was that I was still only ten!) and my prospects looked dim. I was destined to go to the local comprehensive which had a reputation for being quite rough. But also nearby was an ancient public school, set in a castle. This was a place for rich kids only  — apart from every year they gave 2 free places to the highest performing local boys (it was a boys only school) in their entrance exam.

My crazy parents decided I should enter the exam. I had as much chance of succeeding as going to the moon  — or so I thought. But when I sat down to take the test, a rather familiar black book of 100 tests was placed on the desk!

I did the test and kept quiet and the next term, as a terror struck 11 year old in an ill fitting suit, I arrived for my first day at “the castle”.

Clearly I was going to have problems in this new, intensely academic environment and I did. There were 31 boys in my class and in every subject, despite my best efforts, I finished in the bottom 5 in every test, exam and report.

We were then streamed into “sets” for each subject and I ended up being taught with boys closer to my own ability. I worked really hard and at the end of my third year there, I won my first form prize. I was top of the bottom class! But I was really motivated and in time got “promoted” to higher “sets”. I worked really hard and won prizes every year until I left after A Levels. My grades were all A’s  — the highest you can get - and I was offered a place to study at a prestigious university.

So when a certain old Lady presented me with a large black book full of tests, you could say it was my lucky break. Although I would argue that if you work really hard and keep your wits about you  — then you begin to make your own luck.

13. Тип 13 № 1543 

With his personal tutor the boy

1)  read a big book.

2)  did test items.

3)  answered her questions.

4)  learned how understand the tasks.

14. Тип 14 № 1544 

Failing the 11 plus exam meant that the boy

1)  was to enter a comprehensive.

2)  had to wait another year to retry

3)  was to study with rich kids.

4)  became a highest performing local boy.

15. Тип 15 № 1545 

What helped the boy to enter the public school?

1)  familiarity with the tests.

2)  his parents.

3)  his knowledge.

4)  keeping quiet.

16. Тип 16 № 1546 

In all the school subjects the boy

1)  demonstrated his academic gifts.

2)  managed to solve any problems.

3)  was the best in efforts made.

4)  was worse than twenty of his classmates.

17. Тип 17 № 1547 

By the end of the school the boy

1)  was awarded his first form prize.

2)  was among the best school students.

3)  had to work harder and harder.

4)  still couldn’t get the high grades.

18. Тип 18 № 1548 

According to the boy the ‘Lucky Break’ refers to

1)  moving to a right place.

2)  entering a good school.

3)  getting a big test book.

4)  meeting the lady tutor.

19. Тип 19 № 2341 

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

How old is Coca-Cola?

Do you know how old this popular drink is? In 1886 a chemist from Atlanta, John Pemberton, _________ a syrup from cola-nut extract, cocoa leaves, some vegetable extracts, caffeine, and sugar.

20. Тип 20 № 2342 

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

He ran the ____________ advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal.

21. Тип 21 № 2343 

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

He started ___________ the syrup diluted with soda-water to customers in his drugstore. That's how the

22. Тип 22 № 2344 

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

That's how the world famous drink __________.

23. Тип 23 № 2345 

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

College life

We are a family of five. My ______________ sister, Heather, is in her second year in college. This year she could not find a book she needed.

24. Тип 24 № 2346 

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

When the professor assigned reading from a hard-to-find book, 150 hands shot in the air to inform him they __________ it. He told them it had arrived at the bookstore that morning.

25. Тип 25 № 3249 

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

City Living

Humans have lived together in cities since ancient times, but even in 1800 urban areas were home to just 3 per cent of the world’s population.

The __________________ explosion of urbanization that accompanied the Industrial Revolution saw that figure rise 15 per cent in the space of 100 years.

26. Тип 26 № 3250 

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

The cause of the _______________ growth of cities from the 19th century onwards is the ascendancy of industry over agriculture.

27. Тип 27 № 3251 

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

The mechanization of agriculture and the abolition of serfdom in Europe left an excess of labour in rural areas, and that labour force flooded into the cities when the Industrial Revolution provided a new form of __________________ in the shape of factories and workshops.

28. Тип 28 № 3252 

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

By 1900, nine European cities had more than a million inhabitants: London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St Petersburg, Manchester, Birmingham, Moscow and Glasgow. However, the __________________ of people – even in industrialized nations – still lived in the country.

29. Тип 29 № 3253 

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

For many people life in cities was often _________________.

30. Тип 30 № 1595 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  tournament

2)  competition

3)  test

4)  race

The storybook wolf

Jose Luis Rodriguez of Spain is the overall winner of The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 30 ______  — a wolf jumping over a gate! He visualized his photo many years ago, when Iberian wolves first returned to Vila in the Castillo у Leon region of northern Spain, and cattle ranchers 31 ______ war on them. His idea was a picture that would symbolize the ancient conflict 32 ______ humans and wolves, while showing the beauty and strength of this fabled animal. But it took a long time to find the ideal 33 ______ , let alone a wolf that would jump a gate. His chance came when he found a landowner who was happy to have both the wolves and Jos6 Luis on his property, and also had the ideal setting: a copse and an ancient, disused cattle corral. Jose Luis started by placing meat in the corral.

Once he knew a male wolf was visiting regularly, jumping the gate, he began to introduce the bits of equipment needed to 34 ______ up a camera trap. At first, the wolf didn’t like the flash triggered by the trip beam, but after a few weeks he 35 ______ no notice of the light or the clicks of the hidden digital camera. Now that the wolf was happy and the camera 36 ______ was right, it was time to take the final picture with a medium-format camera. When the first transparencies arrived back from the lab, Josё Luis was overjoyed to find he finally had the picture he had dreamt of.

31. Тип 31 № 1596 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  pronounced

2)  revealed

3)  broadcasted

4)  declared

32. Тип 32 № 1597 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  between

2)  among

3)  within

4)  amongst

33. Тип 33 № 1598 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  situation

2)  sight

3)  location

4)  destination

34. Тип 34 № 1599 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  put

2)  place

3)  set

4)  build

35. Тип 35 № 1600 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  took

2)  received

3)  gave

4)  paid

36. Тип 36 № 1601 

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

1)  posture

2)  positioning

3)  posing

4)  pose

37. Тип 37 № 10970 

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

Write an email to Jane. In your message answer her questions, ask 3 questions about the trip to the mountains. Write 100—140 words. Remember the rules of email writing. You have 20 minutes to do this task.

38. Тип 38 № 11750 

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 how often young people go to the theatre in Zetland. You have collected some data on the subject  — the results of a poll (see the table below).

Comment on the data in the table and give your personal 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 work;

— select and report 2−3 main facts;

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

— outline a problem that can arise with going to the theatre and suggest the way of solving it;

— draw a conclusion giving and explaining your personal opinion on the importance of going to the theatre for young people.

38.2 Imagine that you are doing a project on how students usually get to school 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 personal opinion on the subject of the project.

How do students usually get to school in Zetland?

Write 200−250 words. Use the following plan:

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

— select and report 2−3 main facts;

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

— outline a problem that one can face getting to school and suggest the way of solving it;

— draw a conclusion giving and explaining your personal opinion on the importance of coming to school on time.

39. Тип 39 № 2862 

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 № 10909 

Study the advertisement.

You are considering staying three nights at the hotel and you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out the following:

1)  free internet

2)  entertainments that hotel provides

3)  if they take credit cards

4)  location of the hotel

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

41. Тип 41 № 10729 

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 family. 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 traditions does your family hold?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: How does your family celebrate holidays?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: What was your last family trip?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: Where would you like to go together next? Why?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: How is your family involved in your education?

Student: _________________________

Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.

42. Тип 42 № 12578 

Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project "Healthy Habits". 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 types of these drinks;

— mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two types of these drinks;

— express your opinion on the subject of the project  — whether you think healthy habits should be developed from early childhood.

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