USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1. Read the story. Choose the best word A, B or C for each gap 11 – 26:
The mice and the cat
Long, long ago there lived a lot of (11) __ in an old house. There lived a cat in (12) __ house too. The mice (13) __ afraid of the cat but they (14) __ what to do. So, one day they all (15) __ to an old clever mouse and began talking (16) __ the cat.
“What (17) __ we do?” they (18) __ . “The cat will kill (19) __ all.” Suddenly one little mouse (20) __ , “Let’s put a bell round the cat’s neck and we (21) __ it.”
They were all very (22) __ and they (23) __ to dance. Suddenly (24) __clever old mouse said, “(25) __ want to ask one question. Who will put the bell round the (26) __ neck?”
11. A) mouse B) mice C) mouse’s
12. A) these B) those C) that
13. A) were B) was C) is
14. A) doesn’t know B) won’t know C) didn’t know
15. A) came B) comes C) will come
16. A) at B) about C) for
17. A) couldn’t B) can C) cannot
18. A) will say B) says C) said
19. A) us B) we C) our
20. A) will say B) said C) say
21. A) heard B) will hear C) is hearing
22. A) bad B) glad C) sad
23. A) begins B) began C) begun
24. A) the B) an C) –
25. A) Me B) My C) I
26. A) cat’s B) cats C) cats’
Task 2. Choose the best preposition A, B, C or D:
27. I get up ___ 7 o’clock.
A) by B) to C) at D) of
28. I jump ___ my bed.
A) for B) out of C) about D) above
29. I wash myself, I dress, then I have breakfast and I put my books ___ my bag.
A) on B) to C) at D) into
30. I go ___ school.
A) to B) for C) of D) at
31. I go there ___ bus.
A) in B) by C) with D) at
READING
Read the text and do the tasks:
blind — слепой
save – спасать
Dogs
You know that a dog is a man’s best friend. The dog is also man’s oldest friend.
More than ten thousand years ago, dogs didn’t live with people. They were wild.
Now dogs live with people and do many good things for them. Dogs can be “eyes” for blind people. There was a dog, Bruno, who saved 40 people in the mountains. Dogs help geologists to find metals. They help police officers to catch criminals.
If you have a dog, you know how clever dogs are. You can teach your dog to do many tricks: to bring things to you, to carry your bag when you do shopping, to help you with your school-bag when you come home from school.
Dogs usually like to swim and you can teach your dog to swim. But you must remember that some dogs are afraid of water.
Where do you leave your dog, when you go on holiday? Leave him in good hands: with a neighbour or a family friend. Take your dog to these people before you go away. Sit down and talk to them. Show your dog that they are your friends and he will like them.
Take care of your dog; never let him run wild in the street. If you are good to your dog, he will be your real friend.
Task 1. Read the text again and put the events in the correct order:
1. Dogs help police officers. ___
2. More than ten thousand years ago dogs didn’t live with people. _1_
3. Never let your dog run wild in the street. ___
4. When you go on holiday, you can leave your dog with a family friend. ___
5. Now dogs do many good things for people. ___
Task 2. Choose True (A) if the sentence agrees with the text and False (B) if it doesn’t agree with the text:
6. Many thousand years ago, dogs were wild.
A) True. B) False.
7. Dogs help to find people in the mountains.
A) True. B) False.
8. You can never teach your dog to swim.
A) True. B) False.
9. Your dog can carry your bag from the shop.
A) True. B) False.
10. The dogs are not very clever.
A) True. B) False.
WRITING – 10 баллов
Time: 10 minutes
Прочитайте отрывок из письма от английского друга Джека и письмо с пропусками. Заполните пропуски A–E своими ответами на вопросы друга.
Please, answer my questions: A) Is your town big or small? B) Are there any cinemas in it?
C) When did you last go to the cinema? D) What do you like to do in the evenings? E) What are you going to do this weekend?
Bye,
Jack
Dear Jack,
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D) ___________________________________________________________________________
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Write back soon.
Best wishes,
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