Подготовительные упражнения (стр. 4 )

John Smith worked in a bank in London and lived with his dog, Spot. One night Spot started barking in the A22 ______ of the night. John woke up and by the time he got back to sleep it was four o’clock. The next thing John knew, it was 8 o’clock – he had A23 ______! He got dressed quickly and ran to the station. When he got there, he saw a train and jumped on it – but it was going the wrong A24 ______! He A25 ______ at the next station and didn’t get to London Victoria A26 ______ 9.15. He called a taxi but it got stuck in a traffic jam. When he got to work he realised he had left his wallet in the train. He A27 ______ borrow £ 10 from his boss, A28 ______ was very angry. An hour later he had lost £4 million on the currency market. When his boss came to talk to him, she found him asleep in front of his computer. Of course, John lost his job.

A22

1)

centre

2)

midpoint

3)

middle

4)

peak

A23

1)

overseen

2)

overlooked

3)

overcome

4)

overslept

A24

1)

way

2)

pace

3)

path

4)

trail

A25

1)

got out

2)

got off

3)

got away

4)

got up

A26

1)

by

2)

at

3)

until

4)

on

A27

1)

must

2)

should

3)

had to

4)

ought to

A28

1)

which

2)

what

3)

that

4)

who

Ключи:

B4 helping

B5 are covered

B6 encourages

B7 changed

B8 based

B9 is not

B10wouldn’t be able

B11 economic

B12 government

B13 similarly

B14 maintenance

B15 location

B16 percentage

A22 3 (middle)

A23 4 (overslept)

A24 1 (way)

A25 2 (got off)

A26 3 (until)

A27 3 (had to)

A28 4 (who)

Раздел 4. Письмо

Для ответов на задания С1, С2 используйте Бланк ответов № 2. При выполнении заданий С1 и С2 особое внимание обратите на то, что ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в Бланке ответов № 2. Никакие записи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом. При заполнении Бланка ответов № 2 вы указываете сначала номер задания С1, С2, а потом пишете свой ответ. Если одной стороны Бланка недостаточно, вы можете использовать другую сторону Бланка.

C1

You have 20 minutes to do this task.

You have received a letter from your English pen friend Jake who writes:

… I’m worried that so many people are jobless. In our city you can see more and more beggars in the streets. I’m sure the government is concerned, but they do little to help poor people. What is the situation in your country? What does your government do to reduce unemployment?..

 

Write a letter to Jake and answer his questions.

Write 100 – 140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

C2

You have 40 minutes to do this task.

The editor of a student magazine has asked you to write an article about friendship.

They would like you to include the following:

-  what qualities make someone a good friend

-  how friends can help each other

-  whether it is better to have a wide circle of friends or a few friends.

Write 200 – 250 words.