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READING

1. Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами 1 – 7 и заголовками A – H. Используйте каждый заголовок только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

A) Just in time

B) Just in case

C) Eventful life

D) A curious case

E) Reduced charity

F) “Royal” person

G) Royal ancestor

H) Double trouble

1) I am a mother of identical, mirror-image boys — David and John. Nobody but me can tell them apart. I am constantly amazed at how close they are. Once when they were babies David was ill, but it was John who began crying wildly. I tried to calm John first since nothing was wrong with him. But he only cried louder. Finally I gave some medicine to David — who really was unwell. As soon as John sensed his brother felt better, he immediately settled to sleep.

2) The 12 year old was playing near the Platte River in North Bend, Nebraska. The river was high and as the boy stepped in, the current pushed his legs away. He floated off, spinning in the powerful current. At the last possible moment before the rapids, his yells were heard by his dog. It jumped in, reached the boy and towed him ashore. Another second and the boy would have been swept away to certain death.

3) Armguard Karl Graves, referred to in press reports as “the Glasgow Spy”, was convicted in Scotland under the Official Secrets Act (1911) for spying on the British Navy. He spent years successfully creating an identity as an Australian doctor and in Scotland even conducted important clinical experiments. But he was eventually caught by a suspicious post office worker as he sent and received post under a variety of assumed names.

4) Zsa Zsa Gabor was born in Budapest on February 6th, 1917. Now in her 90s she has had a long and varied life. She was a beauty queen and singer before becoming a famous screen actress. She was married 8 times but only had one child with second husband, Conrad Hilton. Her last marriage to Frederic von Anhalt gave her the honorary title Prinzessin von Anhalt.

5) "Who do you think you are" is one of my favourite TV programs. Each episode researches the family history of a celebrity, back into the mists of time. In the UK there are good records of births, marriages and deaths going back hundreds of years. One of the best episodes was on Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London. He was thrilled when he discovered he was directly related to King George II.

6) Paris Hilton is a famous socialite, media personality, actress, model and singer. In 2007 her grandfather Barron Hilton pledged 97% of his estate — a value of more than 2 billion US dollars — to a charitable foundation. Many now believe that Paris and the other grandchildren have had their potential inheritance sharply reduced. Others have commented that this news was unlikely to change her future lifestyle.

7) Andy always travels well equipped for any potential possibility. He has a sewing repair kit and a small medical kit with aspirin. These are, I suppose, perfectly sensible. But what about a ball of string, tape measure, masking tape, Swiss army penknife, disposable cutlery, disinfectant, dry bags and an inflatable back rest? Andy says you never know what might happen and it's always best to be prepared.

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Boy breaks into M15 computer system

Max White is only ten years old, but he has the honour of being the youngest person 1) __________. Max, who is eleven next month, created disorder with M15's computer system and nearly caused a national emergency. Max just thought he was having fun.

Max was just six years old when his father bought him his first computer, which he used to play children's games on, but he quickly moved on to more exciting activities.

Max, 2) _________, had soon infiltrated all his father's confidential files. Max was too young to understand the seriousness of what he was doing.

Early in the morning he would creep into his father's office, closing the door gently behind him, and turn on the computer. He realized that different codes gave him access to certain files, and he soon discovered files 3) __________.

Keith Hamilton, 4) ________, monitored the progress of this unknown spy. He wondered what sort of super intelligence could break the codes 5) _______. But what he couldn't understand was why the spy made no attempts to close all the files behind him, thus making it obvious espionage was taking place.

The reason became apparent when they discover their so-called secret agent. Max didn't know how to close down the files, only how to open them. This incident has been an expensive lesson for M15, 6) _________.

Max doesn't really understand why everyone is making such a fuss, but he has promised to stick to Super Mario and Nintendo from now on.

A) whose father is the Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police

В) which they thought were completely in safety

С) that even his father was unaware of

D) playing a computer game

E) that has ever fooled the Security Services of M15

F) who is the Government Section Chief of M15

G) who have had to change their whole computer system

GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY

1. Преобразуйте слова в скобках так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста.

Life

Our planet, the Earth, is the home of 1) _______ (HUNDRED) of thousands of living creatures. Life 2) _____ (EXIST) everywhere.

It has ascended to the tops of high mountains, where there is hardly any air. Life has 3) _____ (HIDE) beneath the expanses of the oceans, reconciling itself to the tremendous pressures exerted by the waters.

Life 4) ____ (HAVE) already come to the 5) ____ (HOT) deserts and to the eternal ice of the Arctic. Living creatures have adapted 6) ____ (THEY) to an absence of oxygen, to 7) _____ (EVERLAST) darkness, and to unbroken silence.

But, wherever living organisms have settled, they need food which has to be 8) ______ (DISTRIBUTE) throughout their bodies, and they have to carry out the processes of metabolism. They also need to feel at home in 9) ____ (THEY) environment and start families to ensure the survival of the species.

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A sporting disaster

I never really enjoyed 1) _____ at school. I remember when I played football. I was always put in net, but used to get bored and read a book. Then, when the other side scored the rest of my 2) ____ would shout at me. Later on I tried tennis, which wasn't much better. I used to have this habit of dropping the racket each time I went to hit the ball. The worst thing was when I actually won a 3) _____ - I was so pleased that I ran and tried to jump over the line but caught my foot on it, fell and broke my arm.

My latest attempt to get 4) ______ was when I tried boxing at a local gym. I'll never forget my first match. I climbed into the 5) _____ and the bell went for the start of the first round. I just shut my eye and swung my fist. Unfortunately, I hit the referee and not my contestant. Needless to say that was the end of my boxing career.

Next I decided to take up mountaineering. I 6) _____ a holiday in the Himalayas with two old school friends. On our first climb I managed to slip and found myself hanging on the end of a rope half way up a mountain. All my friends could do was to call out to me to 7) ______ until the rescue party arrived. I guess I'll never learn. I keep on wanting to try out other sports even though I know I'll never be a champion!

1) A) plays B) contests C) sports D) encounters

2) A) group B) selection C) team D) club

3) A) play B) game C) race D) fight

4) A) strong B) well C) slim D) fit

5) A) court B) ring C) pitch D) square

6) A) booked B) ordered C) paid D) bought

7) A) keep on B) hold on C) go on D) carry on

IV. WRITING

Comment on the following statement.

There are too many holidays in our life. We should celebrate something when it’s really important for us.

Write not less 120 words.

Use the following plan:

• give a general statement of the problem;

• outline the points FOR;

• outline the points AGAINST;

• draw a conclusion weighting up the points outlined.