Easy way to stay.
Washington is the capital of the United State of America. It is
situated in the District of Columbia and is like no one city of the
USA. It is the world’s largest one-industry city. And that industry is
government. Washington was named after the first president George
Washington. He selected the place for the capital and a French engineer
designed the city
It is easy to go to Washington now. You
can go there by air-plane from any large town of the USA. There are
also fast trains and you can go by car if you have it. But in the old
days people had to travel several days to get from New York to
Washington. People went there by coaches driven by horses or went on
horseback. They stopped at inns to have a rest or to eat there and
sleep.
There is the story about a congressman who stopped at an
inn one night and asked for a place to stay. The innkeeper wanted to
know about a man and asked, “Are you a Democrat or a Republican?”
“Why do you ask?” said the congressman.
“Well”, said the innkeeper, “I always want to please my guests and I
know that the Republican likes to have food and rest? But a Democrat is
more interested in the care and feeding of the horse. ”
“Well, it so happens” said the congressman, “that I am a Republican, but my horse is a Democrat.”
$$$ 1
What is this text about? It’s about ….
A) the ways of traveling in the past.
B) a quick-witted congressman
C)the congressman’s horse.
D) a kind-hearted innkeeper.
E)the way to Washington.
$$$ 2
Choose the right answer.
A) It took little lime to get from New York to Washington in the old days.
B) The congressman went to Washington by coach.
C) In the old days people traveled by car.
D) People had to stop at inns in the past.
E) The congressman went to Washington by car.
$$$ 3
Where did people stop to have a rest on the way of their traveling in the old days?
A) hotel.
B) forest .
C) inn.
D) station.
E) bungalow.
$$$ 4
Choose the right answer
Why did the innkeeper ask his questions?
A) He wanted to know about the congressmen.
B) He was a talkative man.
C) He wanted to please the congressman.
D) He was in a hurry.
E) He wanted to please the congressman horse.
$$$ 5
To the innkeeper’s mind, who was more interested in the care and feeding of the horse?
A) Democrats.
B) Republicans.
C) Innkeeper.
D) Travellers.
E) All people.
$$$ 6
What does the word “to please” mean in this very text?
A) to satisfy.
B) to thank.
C) to surprise.
D) to welcome.
E) to ignore.
$$$ 7
Finish the sentence according the text
The congressman was… .
A) a great liar.
B) a quick-witted man.
C) a thief.
D) a fool.
E) a doctor.
$$$ 8
What is the most suitable title?
A) A traveler in the past.
B) A selfish innkeeper.
C) A happy congressman.
C) A Republican and a Democrat.
D) The way to Washington .
$$$ 9
Choose the right answerer
… is the capital of Canada
A) London.
B) Canberra.
C) Ottawa.
D) Washington D.C.
E) Astana.
$$$ 10
Choose the right answerer
The USA is a …
A) republic.
B) federal republic.
C) monarchy.
D) parliamentary monarchy.
E) state monarchy.
$$$ 11
Choose the right answerer
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States of America by the
freedom-loving people of… .
A) Australia.
B) Spain.
C) Germany.
D) France.
E) Kazakhstan.
$$$ 12
How many parts are there in the U.S.A.
A) 50
B) 51
C) 15
D) 4
E) 3
$$$ 13
Choose the wrong answerer
A) The congressmen stopped at an inn to meet his friend.
B) Republicans took good care of themselves.
C) Democrats paid more attention to their horses.
D) Democrats paid more attention to the women’ s rights.
E) The congressman wanted good food for himself and his horse.
$$$ 14.
What is the capital of the U.S.A.
A) London.
B) Washington.
C) Astana.
D) Canberra.
E) Ottawa.
$$$ 15. Choose the best title.
A) Traveling in the Past.
B) A Selfish innkeeper.
C) A Happy Congressman.
D) A Republican and a Democrat.
E) A way to Washington.
Text 2
New Plymouth
In September, 1620, a small ship, left Mayflower, left England. About
one hundred people had to leave there country because of the religious
ideas. After seven long weeks they saw land. It was America.
Sixteen men left the Mayflower and went ashore. In the evening they
came back to the ship with maize. They found the maize in the beach
where the Indians had left it. Nobody in Europe had seen maize then,
but when the people on the boat tried it, they liked it very much.
Next day was Sunday and everybody had a rest. On Monday, some men went
ashore again and this time they took women with them. The women had to
wash the clothes. Since that time Monday has been a washing day in
America.
During the next five weeks the men from the Mayflower
were looking for a good place to live. The weather was very cold, more
and more men fell ill, but at last they found a good place with a
harbour for ships, some fields and forests near it and a small river.
The people began to build a village there. By January, 1621, there were
already two streets in the village, and they called it “New Plymouth.”
$$$ 1.
What is this text about? It is about …
A) the voyage of the Mayflower to America.
B) the First Europeans to America.
C) the first steps of colonists to America.
D) the first steps of colonists building “Plymouth”.
E) “Plymouth” building.
$$$ 2.
Why did hundred people have to leave their native place?
A) Because of money shortage.
B) Because of the religious ideas.
C) Because of beloved people.
D) Because of problems with taxes.
E) Because of political convictions.
$$$ 3.
What did sixteen men find in the beach?
A) rice
B) money.
C) building.
D) maize.
E) sprigs.
$$$4.
What does the word “wash-day” mean?
A) банный день.
B) день уборки.
C) день приведения в порядок дел.
D) день стирки.
E) день «Всех влюблённых».
$$$ 5
What did the Englishmen begin to do after they went to the ashore?
A) rested after their dangerous voyage.
B) began to build a village.
C) were looking for a village to live.
D) found a good harbor for their ships.
E) Looking for Indians.
$$$ 6.
Finish the sentences according the meaning of the text: The people on the Mayflower had to leave England because … .
A) they wanted to see new lands
B) they liked adventures
C) the King sent them to invented new lands
D) of there religious ideas.
E) of money shortage
$$$ 7.
Choose wrong sentences according the meaning of the text.
A) Sixteen men ashore on the first day
B) When the first men come back to Mayflower they brought some maizer with them
C) Indians grew and lift the maizer for Europeans
D) Europeans tried and liked the maizer
E) Europeans didn’t like the maizer
$$$ 8.
Choose the right sentence according the meaning of the text.
A) The Englishmen from the Mayflower come to America in the autumn of 1620.
B) It was already winter when sixteen men left Mayflower.
C) Some women went to ashore on Sunday.
D) In the winter of 1621 the whole village built.
E) In the winter of 1621 the sailors from the Mayflower found the maizer.
$$$ 9.
Put the sentences in the order of the text.
A) They saw the American continent on a rainy cold day.
B) The people began to build a village there.
C) There was a god place to live there with a harbour for ships.
D) About a hundred Englishmen had to leave their Motherland aboard the Mayflower.
E) The people began to build a village there
$$$10.
What is the capital of G.B.?
A) London.
B) Cardiff.
C) Washington.
D) Belfast.
E) Astana.
$$$ 11.
How many parts are there in the U.K.?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 10
E) 1
$$$ 12.
What parts are there of the U.K.
A) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
B) England, Scotland.
C) Scotland and Wales.
D) Wales and Northern Ireland.
E) England and Northern Ireland.
$$$ 13.
Choose the right answerer. Britain is …
A) Republic.
B) Presidential republic.
C) Parliamentary monarchy.
D) Federal republic.
E) Monarchy.
$$$ 14.
What was the name of the first village of Europeans of Americans?
A) New Plymouth.
B) New Amsterdam.
C) New York.
D) Mayflower.
E) New Mayflower.
$$$ 15.
Chose the right answerer.
B. Shaw is the famous … writer.
A) American.
B) Australian.
C) English.
D) Canadian.
E) Russian.
Text 3
For whom was that lesson?
Jonathan Swift, the famous English writer, and author of Gulliver’s
Travels, was not very generous. He seldom gave anything to the servants
of those who sent him presents. But once he received a lesson from a
boy who very often carries hares, partridges, and other games.
One day the boy arrives with a heavy basket containing fish, fruit, and game.
He knocked at the door, and the writer by chance opened it himself.
“Here”, said the boy gruffly, “my master sent you a basket full of things.”
Swift, filling displeased to the boy’s rude manner, said to him: “come
here, my boy, and I will show how to deliver a massage a little more
politely: come, imagine yourself Jonathan Swift, and I will be the
boy.”
Then taking off his hat very politely, and addressing himself to the boy, he said:
“Sir, my master sent you a little present, and bags you will do him the honour to accept it.”
“Oh, very well, my boy,” replied the boy, “tell your master I am much
obliged to him, and there is half a crown for yourself.”
Swift laughed heartily, and gave a crown for his win
$$$ 1.
What is this text about?
A) Jonathan swift and his famous Gulliver’s Travels.
B) the writer’s way of life and work
C) how he taught boy to write books.
D)how he taught boy to read books.
E) how he received a lesson from the boy.
$$$ 2
What did Swift seldom do with the servants of those who sent him presents?
A) Swift gave something to the servants.
B) Swift often received small presents.
C) The famous writer was not generous.
D) Swift did not like the servants’ rude manners.
E) Swift wanted to give a lesson of good manners to the servants.
$$$ 3.
What does the word “crown” mean here in this text? It means ….
A) a massage.
B) a present.
C) money.
D) a copy of a book.
E) a piece of advice.
$$$ 4.
What was Swift reaction to the boy’s rude manner?
A) He was displeased.
B) He was happy
C) He was angry.
D) He was satisfied.
E) He was upset.
$$$ 5.
What did Swift give to the boy?
A) a crown for his win.
B) some fruit.
C) some fish.
D) much money.
E) an apple.
$$$ 6.
Choose the right answerer
Who was Jonathan Swift ?
A) a famous English writer.
B) a famous English scientist.
C) a famous English poet.
D) a famous English politician.
E) a famous English artist.
$$$ 7.
Choose the right answerer
The boy was…
A) rude and silly.
B) clever and quick-witted.
C) impolite and gruff
D) kind – hearted and generous.
E) noisy.
$$$ 8.
Choose the right answerer
Jonathan Swift was not…
A) kind.
B) intelligent.
C) greedy.
D) generous.
E) wise.
$$$ 9.
What does the boy carry to Jonathan Swift?
A) bread.
B) milk.
C) newspapers.
D) hares, partridges, and other games.
E) cakes.
$$$ 10.
Who sent basket full of things.
A) the boy’s master.
B) the boy’s mother.
C) the boy’s friend.
D) the boy’s neighbour.
E) the boy’s teacher.
$$$ 11.
What did Jonathan Swift take off, deciding to show the boy the lesson of politeness?
A) gloves.
B) coat.
C) suit.
D) hat.
E) cap.
$$$ 12.
How much money did Jonathan Swift give the boy?
A) a dollar.
B) a pound.
C) a half a crown.
D) a pence.
E) a tinge.
$$$ 13.
What was the reaction of the writer to boy’s words?
A) he was angry.
B) he was upset.
C) he was sad.
D) he laughed heartily.
E) he was displeased.
$$$ 14.
Who are the main characters of the story?
A) Jonathan Swift.
B) a boy.
C) boy’s master.
D) servant.
E) Swift and a boy.
$$$ 15.
What did Swift write?
A) Romeo and Juliet.
B) Gulliver’s Travels.
C) Cinderella.
D) Gone with the wind.
E) Portrait of Dorian Grey.
Text 4
A way to success
In the USA young actors usually go to Hollywood because most of the
movies are made there. I didn’t go to Hollywood, it was my home, my
family had moved to California before I was born. There are beautiful
houses in Hollywood, but it isn’t all beautiful. My mother and I lived
in a bad street where drugs and criminals were not surprise. My father
moved away from home shortly my birth but he often visited us and I was
happy. I was not always a good boy, school didn’t interest me much, I
liked playing and having fun. My first time on TV was at five but since
I wanted to play the show’s producers got angry with me and I had to
wait for about nine years before my next chance. But TV wasn’t the most
interesting thing, for me and I remained books and movies, animals and
the ocean.
Oh, I wanted to act, but many other people also did.
In Hollywood actors usually were auditioned for a part and directors
watched and chose the right people. I went to a lot of auditions to get
a job. First I got only small parts in TV commercials, more important
parts weren’t easy to get. Once a producer didn’t like my name. I
tried new one but it wasn’t a success either so I went back to the old.
Then fortune smiled at me and I got a big part in Santa Barbara which
was on TV five times every week with a new script for every show.
$$$ 1
Where was the boy born?
A) in Hollywood.
B) in New York.
C) in Santa Barbara.
D) in California.
E) in Washington.
$$$ 2.
When did the boy get his first part?
A) at the age of ten.
B) at the age of seven.
C) at the age of fourteen.
D) at the age of five.
E) at the age of twenty.
$$$ 3.
Why didn’t the producers think that he was the right child for the TV show? Because …
A) his father moved away from home.
B) TV wasn’t the only interesting thing for him.
C) he lived in a bad street.
D) he always wanted to play.
E) he didn’t like the TV show.
$$$ 4
How long has the boy been waiting for his next chance?
A) for about 2 years.
B) for about 5 years.
C) for about a year.
D) for about 9 years.
E) for a half a year.
$$$ 5
Why did the boy get only a small part in the shows?
A) because more important parts weren’t easy to get.
B) because producers were angry with him.
C) because he moved to another country.
D) because he didn’t want to be an actor.
E) because he didn’t try an audition for a part.
$$$ 6.
Where do young actors go to the U.S.A.?
A) Detroit.
B) Texas.
C) California.
D) Santa-Barbara.
E) Washington.
$$$ 7
What did the boy like to do
A) To go to school.
B) To go to the cinema.
C) To play and to have fun.
D) To play basketball.
E) To work hard.
$$$ 8.
Where did the boy try to get a job?
A) Restaurant.
B) Café.
C) Museum.
D) School.
E) TV company.
$$$ 9
Why did the boy the boy change his name?
A) Because he didn’t like it.
B) Because his mother didn’t like it.
C) Because it was difficult to pronounce.
D) Because one producer didn’t like it.
E) Just for fun.
$$$ 10.
How many times was a serial on TV on TV?
A) 3 times.
B) 5 times.
C) 2 times.
D) 7 times.
E) 1 time.
$$$ 11.
At what serial did the boy play the main part?
A) San- Francisco.
B) At home alone.
C) Santa- Barbara.
D) Santa- Monica.
E) Rescue.
$$$ 12.
Who watched and chose the actors?
A) The boy.
B) A jury.
C) Directors.
D) Producers.
E) Actors themselves.
Text 5
Dutch Cigarettes
One
day a Frenchman went abroad for his holiday. He had an opportunity of
visiting some countries and stayed a few weeks in Holland.
He went
sightseeing a lot and liked the Dutch towns very much. The country
impressed him. Although the weather was not very good, as it often
rained, he enjoyed his stay in Holland very much. He stayed at one of
the best hotels there and was satisfied with everything.
One day he met a man who knew Dutch meals very well, so the man invited
the Frenchman to a restaurant where they served national dishes. The
Frenchman liked the dishes very much and they had an enjoyable time at
the restaurant. But what he liked best of all were Dutch cigarettes. He
smoked them every day and enjoyed them greatly. After he had spent some
weeks in Holland he decided to go back to France. He bought a lot of
Dutch cigarettes for his own use and put them into his suitcase. When
he arrived at the French border, he was to go through the Customs. He
found out that cigarettes were liable to duty. As he did not want to
pay duty on them he took some cigarettes out of his suitcase, put them
into his hat, then put the hat on. He thought that nobody would notice
the cigarettes and asked the porter to take his luggage to the Customs
House.
They soon came into the Customs House where the
clerk was to inspect the luggage. The Frenchman was about to go
through the Customs when he learned that the director of the Customs
House was his old friend whom he had not seen for a very long time. The
Frenchman went to see him, and they were very glad to see each other.
They had a nice talk and drank a few toasts to their friends.
Some time later they went up to the Customs officer, and the director
said, “Let this gentleman pass. Don’t examine his luggage. The
Frenchman was so happy that he took off his hat to thank his friend. He
had quite forgotten that there were cigarettes in it. And the
cigarettes fell on the floor.
$$$ 1
What did the customs Director tell the officer to do?
A) to send message.
B) to keep his image.
C) not to check his friend’s luggage.
D) to fine the tourist.
E) to check his friend’s luggage.
$$$ 2
What for did the Frenchman go abroad?
A) to visit his relatives.
B) to spend his holidays.
C) to a business-trip.
D) to be cured at a health-resort.
E) to have a fun.
$$$ 3
What did the Frenchman like best of all at the restaurant?
A) The Dutch sausages.
B) The French fries.
C) The Dutch white wine.
D) The Dutch cigarettes.
E) The restaurant’s interior.
$$$ 4
What was the clerk to do?
A) to inspect the tourist’s luggage.
B) to take taxes from the tourist.
C) to inspect the tourist’s pockets.
D) to fine the tourist.
E) to check the tourist’s documents.
$$$ 5
What was the tourist to do at the French border?
A) to pay the tuition fee.
B) to pay taxes.
C) to pay the fine.
D) to put off his hat.
E) to go through the customs.
$$$ 6
What was the weather like during the Frenchman’s visit in Holland
A) The weather was fine.
B) The weather was good.
C) The weather was not very good, a sit of the rained.
D) The weather was no very good.
E) It was cold.
$$$ 7
How often did Frenchman smoke?
A) every day.
B) twice a week.
C) twice a day.
D) twice a month.
E) seldom.
$$$ 8
What did the Frenchman decide to do after spending a few weeks in Holland?
A) to go back to France.
B) to go to England.
C) to go to Spain.
D) to go to the USA.
E) to stay in Holland.
$$$ 9
What did he buy in Holland?
A) National dishes.
B) a lot of Dutch cigarettes.
C) a lot of books.
D) a lot of Dutch cigarettes and books.
E) a lot of cigarettes.
$$$ 10
What was the Frenchman to do at the French border?
A) to go through the custom.
B) to go to the inspector.
C) to go to the officer.
D) to go to the director.
E) to go to the airport.
$$$ 10
Where did the Frenchman put the cigarettes?
A) his hat.
B) his pocket.
C) his bag.
D) his suitcase.
E) his desk.
$$$ 11
Where did the Frenchman put his cigarettes?
A) put them into his suitcase.
B) put them into his hat.
C) put them into hid pocket.
D) put them into his bag.
E) put them into his trunk.
$$$ 12
Who did the Frenchman meet at the Custom’s House?
A) his boss.
B) his old friends.
C) his friends.
D) his parents.
E) his wife.
$$$ 13
What did the Frenchman and the director do?
A) had a nice talk.
B) they drank wine.
C) they had talk and drank a few toasts.
D) they ate and drank a lot.
E) they ate.
$$$ 14
What did the director said to the officer?
A) not to examine his friend’s luggage.
B) to examine his friend’s luggage.
C) let him go.
D) let the Frenchman go and not examine his luggage.
E) to arrest the Frenchman.
$$$ 15
What did the Frenchman do to thank his friend?
A) the Frenchman took off his hat.
B) the Frenchman shook his friend’s hand.
C) the Frenchmen said thank you.
D) the Frenchman went out of the room.
Е) the Frenchman invited his friend.
Environment and Ecology.
Ecology
is the science of how living things are related to their environment.
Many people all over the world are concerned about the ecology today.
The word «ecology » came from the Greek which means «home». This idea
of «home» includes the whole planet of ours. We must protect our planet
from littering, air pollution, water pollution, destruction of natural
resources. We know that polluted air, land and water are harmful to
plants, animals and people.Many territories, lakes, rivers, seas,
oceans and the atmosphere are polluted with all kinds of technological,
chemical, nuclear and other wastes. Awful harm is caused to our home by
nuclear tests, atom bombs and accidents on the atomic power stations.
How can we keep our earth clean? Don’t buy drinks in plastic bottles.
These bottles can not be recycled, and plastic won’t even degrade. If
you throw this bottle, it will still litter the earth forever. Only buy
water and other drinks in aluminum cans or glass bottles. Buy milk and
juice in cartons. Glass, aluminum and carton can be recycled.The energy
saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television set for
three hours. If you throw an aluminum can out of the train window, it
will still liter the earth up too 500 years later. If you throw the
glass bottle you liter the earth forever. It takes 500,000 trees just
to make the newspapers we read every Sunday The electric power stations
burn coal to produce the energy that keeps your light on. That burning
coal gives of gases, that – acid rains. So, save electric power. Turn
off the lights when you leave the room. Turn off the TV, the stereo
when you are not watching or listening to.Do not cut wild flowers. In
England since the Second World War 22 wild flower species have
disappeared forever, 317 are standing on the bring. English writer John
Galsworthy said: «If you do not think about the future you will not
have it ».
$$$ 1
What does ecology study?
A) animals.
B) flowers.
C) chemical substances.
D) environment.
E) cars.
$$$ 2
How can we keep our earth clean?
A) don’t drink.
B) don’t buy drinks in plastic bottles.
C) don’t buy drinks in aluminum cans.
D) don’t buy drinks.
E) buy drinks.
$$$ 3
What does the word “ecology” mean?
A) house.
B) home.
C) lake.
D) country.
E) world.
$$$ 4
What did J. Galsworthy say?
A) “If you think about the ecology you will not have i”.
B) “If you don’t think about the ecology you will not have it”.
C) “ If you do not think about the future you will not have i”.
D) “If you don’t think about the future you will lose it”.
E) “If you buy drinks in plastic bottles you will litter the earth”.
$$$ 5
What can be recycled?
A) plastic bottles.
B) glass, aluminum and carton.
C) plastic things.
D) wooden things.
E) iron things.
$$$ 6
What did the language did the word come from?
A) Greek.
B) Latin.
C) Spain.
D) Italian.
E) French.
$$$ 7
What was the reason of awful harm?
A) nuclear tests.
B) atom bombs.
C) accidents on the nuclear power station.
D) nuclear test, atom bombs, accidents on the nuclear power station.
E) nothing.
$$$ 8
Why should we not buy drinks in the plastic bottles?
A) because these bottles cannot be recycled.
B) because plastic is very dangerous.
C) because plastic is used only in industry.
D) because plastic is very harmful.
E) because plastic is very expensive.
$$$ 9
How many trees does it take to make the newspaper?
A) 500 trees.
B) 500.000 trees.
C) 1000 trees.
D) 250 trees.
E) 150 trees.
$$$ 10
What for do electric power station burn coal?
A) to produce the energy.
B) to produce the energy that you light on.
C) to produce the electricity.
D) to produce go.
E) to produce heat.
$$$ 11
Where have wild flower species disappeared for ever?
A) England.
B) Scotland.
C) Wales.
D) Northern Ireland.
E) France.
$$$ 12
When have wild flower species disappeared?
A) since the second World War.
B) since the first World.
C) since 90s.
D) since 80s.
E) since 70s.
$$$ 13
How many species of wild flower have disappeared?
A) 22.
B) 20.
C) 17.
D) 14.
E) 15.
$$$ 14
How many flowers are standing to bring?
A) 300.
B) 317.
C) 200.
D) 150.
E) 100.
$$$ 15
What should not we do with wild flowers?
A) not to cut wild flowers.
B) not to sail wild flowers.
C) not to buy wild flowers.
D) not to cut and sail wiled flowers.
E) not to sell and buy wild flowers.
Text 7
A Life Story Of My Great-grandmother.
My great-grandmother Polina was the only dauther of the
beautiful Gypsy, Vasilisa by name, who, being a girl of 19 years old,
had to marry an old man. When Polina was 5 years old, old Vasilisa`s
husband died and she left the village. She came to Petersbourg with her
daughter. She tried to find a job as nurse or cook but it was very
difficult. Soon she got ill and died. Polina, a six-old-child, was left
along in a big, cold, hostile city. Fortunatly her mother`s knew a rich
family that had a little son. The boy was only one year old. Soon
Polina began to work in this family as a nanny.Her life in this house
was not very happy.Often she had nothing to eat or was beaten by her
masters. But stiil, due to them she did not died from hunger.
When the Revolution broke out Polina was fifteen years old.
She saw with her own eyes how the revolutionaries killed the family
where she lived. It was terrible for her to see it. She could never
forget that horrible night.
After some time she began to work at a factory and there she
met her future husband, Michail. She married him and a year later she
gave a birth to a son Yuri, my future grandfother. Polina and Michail
lived happily together and brought up their son.
But one evening Michail did not return home from his work.
Polina spent a sleepless night waiting him. In the morning she was told
that there had been an accident at the factory and Michail had been
injured. Next day he died at hospital. She was alone again with nobody
in the whole world to help her. But she had a son and devoted all her
live to him.
Years had passed full of hardships. But she saw her son have
a big, happy family. She could not wish anything better for herself.
She had two granddaughters and two great-granddaughters. She was very
happy again.
$$$ 1
How old was Polina when Vasilisa`s husband died?
A) 4 years.
B) 5 years.
C) 10 years.
D) 19 years.
E) 20 years.
$$$ 2
What kind of job did Polina`s mother try to find
A) a driver or a turner.
B) an actress or a singer.
C) a nurse or a teacher.
D) a cook or a doctor.r
E) a nurse or a cook.
$$$ 3
What did Polina see when the revolution broke out
A) revolutionaries killed the family where she lived.
B) revolutionaries helped her family to survive.
C) revolutionaries saved her family from death.
D) revolutionaries betrayed her family where she lived.
E) revolutionaries put to death the family where she lived.
$$$ 4
Where did Polina meet her future husband
A) at a hospital.
B) at a shop.
C) at a factory.
D) at a school.
E) at a theatre.
$$$ 5
Did Polina live a life full of…
A) joy.
B) merriment.
C) hardships.
D) fame.
E) enjoyment.
$$$ 6
How many children had Polina`s mother?
A) two.
B) one.
C) three.
D) five.
E) four.
$$$ 7
What was happened with Polina`s mother?
A) she left the country.
B) she got married.
C) she died.
D) she recovered.
E) she found a job.
$$$ 8
Who helped Polina to find a job?
A) her mother.
B) her father.
C) her mother`s friends.
D) her neighbours.
E) her friend.
$$$ 9
What kind of job did Polina do a in rich family?
A) a servant girl.
B) a nanny.
C) a cook.
D) a teacher.
E) a cleaner.
$$$ 10
Where did she work after the revolutionaries killed the family where she lived?
A) at the hospital.
B) at the shop.
C) at a factory.
D) at school.
E) at the theatre.
$$$ 11
What was happened with Polina`s husband?
A) he had been killed.
B) he had been injured.
C) he got married.
D) he abandoned Polina.
E) he left the country.
$$$ 12
Who helped Polina when she was alone again?
A) her friends.
B) her husband.
C) nobody.
D) her relatives.
E) her neighbors.
$$$ 13
Whom did Polina devoted her life?
A) her daughter.
B) her son.
C) her husband.
D) her niece.
E) her mother.
$$$ 14
What was the Polina`s dream?
A) to have many children.
B) to be a rich woman.
C) to have a good husband.
D) to see her son having a big, happy family.
E) to travel around the world.
$$$ 15
What was at the end of the story?
A) she died.
B) she became a well-known actress.
C) she was very happy again.
D) she became a good doctor.
E) she wasn`t very happy.
Text 8
The last candidate.
The entrance examinations at one of the Moscow drama schools
were almost over. Many young girls and boys had already given their
performances. The famous actors who were examing were already so
tired that it was not easy to impress them. Therefore when they saw the
last candidate appear on the stage they only wanted him to finish his
performance as quickly as possible.
Indeed the boy`s acting made a poor impression on the
teachers. It was clear he was not talented. His face couldn`t attract
the audience, only his smile was rather pleasant.
The Director of the school stopped the young man who was still performing something.
The boy understood everything at once. «I haven`t passed my
examination, have I?» he asked. «I am sorry to say not,» answered the
Director of the school. «You see it is not enough to know a few poems
and entertaining songs. An actor must act. To act is to turn into
another person on the stage, but I` m afraid you can`t do it.»
On his way home the Director remembered how the boy was
criticized for his performance and felt sorry for him. But he always
told him the truth.
The next day when the Director was about to finish work he saw a
late visitor came into office. The stranger was an elderly woman who
was wearing an old hat and very thick glasses. Her face was very
serious and she looked concerned about something. She said she wanted
to talk the Director about her son.
« I am the mother of the boy who didn`t pass the examination, how she had helped him.»
The case was difficult but still the Director wanted the woman
to hear the truth about her son. As soon as she stopped he began: « You
see, an actor must act. To be an actor is to turn into another person!»
He hadn`t finished his sentence. The «old lady» took of her hat and the
glasses and smiled. It took the Director a minute to remember
where he had seen the boy`s face.
$$$ 1
Where was the entrance examination held?
A) at the Karaganda State University.
B) at the college.
C) at one of the Moscow drama school.
D) at the Moscow State University.
E) at one of the Moscow theatres.
$$$ 2
What did the Director say to the last candidate?
A) it is enough to know a few poems.
B) it is enough to entertain songs.
C) it is enough to turn into another person on the stage.
D) it is not enough to act.
E) it is enough to dance.
$$$ 3
Who was examing young boys and girls?
A) the secretary.
B) the head of the country.
C) the teacher.
D) the famous actors.
E) the audience.
$$$ 4
What did they want the last candidate to do?
A) finish his performance as quickly as possible.
B) read the poem.
C) very aloud.
D) dance.
E) sing a song.
$$$ 5
Whom did he see in his office?
A) a pretty woman.
B) an elderly man.
C) an elderly woman.
D) a handsome man.
E) a young fellow.
$$$ 6
Why did the boy`s acting make a poor impression on the teachers?
A) because they were tired.
B) because he was not talented.
C) because he didn`t know his role.
D) because his face was unpleasant.
E) because the audience was captious.
$$$ 7
What about was the Director sorry on his way home?
A) about his poor life.
B) that he criticized the boy.
C) about his unhappy love.
D) that he hadn`t children.
E) about his unsuccessful carrier.
$$$ 8
What was happened the next day?
A) the Director left his work.
B) the Director went on leave.
C) the Director retired.
D) a late visitor came into the office.
E) the theatre was burnt d.
$$$ 9
How was an elderly woman look like?
A) she was cheerful.
B) she was afraid.
C) she was very serious.
D) she was angry.
E) she was happy.
$$$ 10
What did she want?
A) to get a role.
B) to meet the Director.
C) to talk the Director about her son.
D) to declare her love.
E) to criticize him.
$$$ 11
What did the old woman say to the Director ?
A) that she was a fan of his theatre.
B) she was a former actress.
C) she was a mother of the boy.
D) she hated the theatre.
E) she wanted to close the theatre
$$$ 12
What was the case the Director was faced with?
A) easy
B) difficult
C) funny
D) involved
E) pleasant
$$$ 13
What did the Director answer to the old woman?
A) at her son was a good actor.
B) actor must act.
C) life is life.
D) actor is a very difficult profession.
E) that her son is a very talente.
$$$ 14
What did the old lady say about her son?
A) that he was a very lazy boy.
B) that he was a bad actor.
C) that he was look like his father.
D) that he had prepared very muc.
E) nothing.
$$$15
Why the Director hadn`t finish his phrase?
A) because he was surprised.
B) because he had recognized the boy.
C) because he had died.
D) because he was interrupted.
E) because he begin to cough.
Text 9
The Power Of Imagination
Mr.
Brown lived in America, but he liked traveliing very much. He made
trips to Europe and Asia, and he visited India too. Once after a long
trip from England to America he arrived at a small country place. There
was a small hotel there. Mr Brown got to the hotel late in the evening.
At the hotel he asked the receptionist whether there were any vacant
rooms there. At that moment another traveller came to the hotel and
asked the receptionist for a room too. The receptionist checked if
there were any vacant rooms. The only vacant room he could offer was a
double room.
“Will it be convenient to you if you share the room?” the receptionist
asked. “It’ll be less expensive for you, you’ll each pay half.”
At first they didn’t like the idea, but just then it began raining
heavily and they were too tired to go to another hotel. They spoke to
each other and told the receptionist that they agreed to spend the
night in the same room.
A porter showed them to their room, took in their things and wished them good night. Soon the two men went to sleep.
Suddenly Mr Brown heard some noise. He opened his eyes but didn’t see anything. It was quite dark.
“What’s the matter?” Mr Brown asked in surprise. The second traveller
answered, “I’m very sorry, I had to wake you up. I’m not well. Please,
open the window quickly.”
Mr Brown got out of bed and began looking for matches, but he couldn’t
find them in the dark, so he tried to find the window. It took him some
time and at last he thought he had found it. He couldn’t open the
window. As the voice of the traveller became weaker and weaker, Mr
Brown took a chair and broke the window with it. The man said he was
much better. Then the two of them slept until morning.
When they woke up the next morning they were surprised to see that Mr Brown had broken to pieces a large mirror.
$$$ 1
Who was Mr. Brown?
A) a driver.
B) a traveler.
C) a porter.
D) a singer.
E) a layer.
$$$ 2
Where did Mr. Brown make trips?
A) America and India.
B) Europe and Asia .
C) China and India.
D) England and India.
E) Africa and America.
$$$ 3
What did he ask at the hotel?
A) vacant room.
B) first aid .
C) something to eat.
D) some money.
E) to speak to a famous writer who was living at the hotel at that moment.
$$$ 4
What did the receptionist offer?
A) a single room.
B) a double room.
C) a Lux-room.
D) pent-house.
E) a private house.
$$$ 5
Why did they agree to spend the night in the same room?
A) they were in a hurry.
B) they were hungry and wanted to have dinner in the café of the hotel.
C) they were too tired to go to another hotel.
D) they didn’t like to spend the night alone.
E) they had no choice.
$$$ 6
What was happened at night with the men?
A) they couldn’t fall asleep.
B) they wanted to observe the hotel’s place.
C) they wanted to eat.
D) Mr. Brown’s neighbour felt unwell.
E) the receptionist asked them to go out of the hotel.
$$$ 7
What did Mr. Brown’s neighbour ask to do?
A) to bring some water.
B) to call for a doctor.
C) to look for the receptionist.
D) to open the window.
E) to give a warm cover.
$$$ 8
What did Mr. Brown break at night?
A) a wall-unit.
B) a vase.
C) a window.
D) a lamp.
E) a glass of water.
$$$ 9
Where did Mr. Brown live?
A) in Europe.
B) in Asia.
C) in the USA.
D) in India.
E) in China.
$$$ 10
What did Mr. Brown like to do?
A) to play base-ball.
B) to sing songs.
C) to travel.
D) to play the piano.
E) to work in the garden.
$$$ 11
What did the receptionist tell the men to share one room?
A) “You will spend a good time together”.
B) “If you take this room we will bring you dinner”.
C) “It will be less expensive for you”.
D) “It is a very fashionable room”.
E) He said nothing.
$$$ 12
What Mr. Brown heard in the night?
A) music.
B) shouts outside the room.
C) birds’ singing.
D) some noise.
E) the sounds of thunderstorm.
$$$ 13
At first, what did Mr. Brown begin looking for in the dark?
A) a tape-recorder.
B) a book.
C) matches.
D) the door.
E) the window.
$$$ 14
What did the man say after Mr. Brown had broken the window?
A) “Thank you very much”.
B) “It’s very kind of you”.
C) “I am much better”.
D) “Let’s go outside and breathe fresh air”.
E) “I don’t feel better”.
$$$ 15
Could the men fall asleep after breaking the window?
A) They slept until morning .
B) They talked all night .
C) They went to the hospital.
D) They walked through the streets of the unknown town.
E) They made much noise and the receptionist Choose the right answer:
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