Раздел 2. Чтение
1.Установите соответствие тем 1 — 8 текстам A — G. Занесите свои ответы в
соответствующее поле справа. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В
задании одна тема лишняя.
1. Not for children
2. Benefits for poor countries
3. Illegal and unsafe
4. Small size - great role
5. One is not enough
6. Don't speak - text
7. Spreading wider - weighing lighter
8. One device - many functions
A. A mobile phone (also known as a cell phone) is a device that can make and receive
telephone calls while moving around. It does so by connecting to a cellular network
provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. In
addition to telephony, modem mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services
such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, Bluetooth, business applications,
gaming and photography.
B. The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper ol Motorola
in 1973, using a handset weighing around 1 kg. In 1983, the first commercial cell phone
was released. In the twenty years from 1990 to 2010, worldwide mobile phone
subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 4.6 billion. It got to the developing countries
and reached the poorest citizens. The devices themselves have also become smaller and
much lighter.
C. The most commonly used data application on mobile phones is SMS text messaging.
The first SMS text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone in 1992 in the UK,
while the first person-to-person SMS from phone to phone was sent in Finland in 1993.The
first mobile news service, delivered via SMS, was launched in Finland in 2000. Mobile news
services are expanding with many organizations providing «оп-demand» news services by
SMS.
D. Mobile phones need a small microchip called a Subscriber Identity Module, or SIM card,
to function. The SIM card is approximately the size of a small postage stamp and is usually
placed underneath the battery in the rear of the unit. The SIM card does not only store
data like telephone numbers but also allows users to change phones by simply removing
the SIM card from one mobile phone and inserting it into another mobile phone or
broadband telephony device.
E. Mobile phones are used for keeping in touch with family members, conducting business,
and having access to a telephone in an emergency. Some people carry more than one cell
phone for different purposes, such as for business and personal use. Multiple SIM cards
may also be used to take advantage of the benefits of different calling plans - a particular
plan might provide cheaper local calls, long-distance calls, international calls, or roaming.
F. Mobile phones have spread more quickly than any other technology and can improve
the life of the poorest people in developing countries. They provide access to information
in places where landlines or the Internet are not available. In Africa, people travel from
village to village to let friends and relatives know about weddings and births. They need
not do this if the villages are within coverage. Mobile phones are recharged using a solar
panel or motorcycle battery.
G. Mobile phone use while driving is common but dangerous, as it increases the risk of
accident. Many countries prohibit it. Some schools also limit or restrict the use of mobile
phones because cell phones are used for cheating on tests, harassment and bullying,
causing threats to the school's security. Many mobile phones are banned in school locker
room facilities, public restrooms and swimming pools due to the built-in cameras that most
phones now have.
2.Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозначенными
цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке лишняя.
1. according to a sumptuary law in 17th-century England
2. royal garments were often repurposed
3. it is a rare fashion find
4. as it was aimed at
5. to that of the dress worn
6. one of Elizabeth’s ladies-in-waiting
7. the fabric will go
Experts at the Historical Royal Palaces have found the ‘Mona Lisa of fashion’: fabric used in
a skirt once worn by Queen Elizabeth I. As the only known surviving piece of her clothing,
A____________, and researchers took more than a year to determine its royal provenance.
The evidence is persuasive. The material is similar В______________by the queen in a 1602
painting known as the Rainbow Portrait; the skirt itself is obscured by a robe. The fabric
features elaborate embroidery of flowers and animals and is woven with silver strands —
which, C_______________, could be worn only by high-ranking royals. In addition, the material
was discovered (in the form of an altar cloth) at St Faith’s Church in Bacton, Herefordshire,
where Blanche Parry, D_____________, was a parishioner.
Elizabeth, who reigned from 1558 to 1603, was known for her expensive gowns. It is
estimated that the fabric in question would have cost the same as three years of a laborer’s
wages. Given their high value, E____________________, which might explain how the fabric
became an altar cloth. The material — which measures more than 79 by 39 inches (201 by
99 cm) — will now undergo a lengthy restoration to undo a crude alteration. Once that
work has been completed, F___________on display at Hampton Court Palace in Greater
London.
Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
Прочитайте приведенные ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова,
напечатанные жирными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19—25,
так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Перенесите
полученный ответ в соответствующее поле справа. Каждый пропуск соответствует
отдельному заданию из группы 19 — 25. Ответ пишите без пробелов и иных знаков.
19.The spice trade was important during ancient times and the Middle Ages. Spices
___________to the creation of vast empires and powerful cities. LEAD
20.When Europeans heard of spices like cinnamon, pepper, ginger and vanilla they
travelled to Asia________them home. BRING
People used spices to flavour their food and make them taste better. Some were
used to preserve food and make it last__________. LONG
21.The origins of trading valuable materials go back to prehistoric times. Ancient
Egyptians traded with places to the south. Greek merchants traded with India and got as
far as south-eastern Asia.The Romans_________ the Mediterranean Sea. EXPLORE
22.During an intensive period of trading with India they brought goods back from
the east and set up a trading post in Alexandria. There goods___________to ships that sailed
back to Rome. TRANSFER
23.Most of the trading went along the Silk Road. During the Middle Ages Arabs
started________ control of the overland routes to Asia. Their influence reached as far as the
Indus valley, which gave them control of large parts of India. TAKE
24.Marco Polo and other traders brought goods back to Venice and Genoa, which
became major trading hubs and powerful _______. Silk and spice trade made these cities
very rich. Venetian merchants sold their goods throughout Europe. CITY
Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные жирными
буквам в конце строк 26—31, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически
соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните соответствующее поле справа
полученными словами.
26.The Malayan, or common, water monitor is native to the Greater Sunda Islands
and__________areas of the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea from Sri Lanka through
Southern China. COAST
27.As with other monitor lizards, the Malayan water monitor has an elongated head
and neck, a________ heavy body, a long tail, and well-developed legs. Their tongues are
long, forked, and snakelike, and adults can grow to 2.7 meters (9 feet). RELATE
28.Common water monitors are ____________and often consume large insects and
spiders, other lizards, small mammals, fish, moliusks, and birds. CARNIVORE
29.These lizards do not surprise their prey; they_________pursue their prey by
swimming, climbing, or running after them. ACTIVE
30.Humans bitten by common water monitors may be injected with venom, which
produces a mild, but not fatal effect, as well as exposed to____________bacteria. This monitor
can also use its whip-like tail and sharp claws as weapons. INFECT
31.Although some reports of.people dying from attacks by large individuals exist, they
are probably ________. TRUE
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A — 8 ''In addition to telephony, modem mobile phones also support a wide variety of
other services such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, Bluetooth,
business applications, gaming and photography.''
B — 7 ''The devices themselves have also become smaller and much lighter.''
C — 6 ''The most commonly used data application on mobile phones is SMS text
messaging. ''
D — 4 ''Mobile phones need a small microchip called a Subscriber Identity Module, or
SIM card, to function.''
E — 5 ''Some people carry more than one cell phone for different purposes...''
F — 2 ''In Africa, people travel from village to village to let friends and relatives know
about weddings and births. They need not do this if the villages are within coverage.''
G — 3 "Mobile phone use while driving is common but dangerous, as it increases the
risk of accident. ''
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A — 3 ''it'' может относиться только к ''piece of her clothing''в контекстном
предложении.
B — 5 similar необходимо использовать только с предлогом TO.
C — 1 Подобная информация "could be worn only by high-ranking royals " может
исходить только из опроса.
D — 6 "where Blanche Parry, one of Elizabeth’s ladies-in-waiting, was a parishioner.
E — 2 По переводу: Учитывая их высокую ценность, королевские одежды часто
перестраивались, что могло бы объяснить, как ткань стала жертвенной тканью.
F — 7 To go on — to continue .
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