Breaking Barriers Through Sports

Sports are a great force for _____(7) in the USA and, of course, throughout the world. In large cities like Chicago, where there is sweeping ethnic _____(8) along with enormous differences in class and _____(9) background, the local sports teams pull people together and make them feel like a close _____(10). The same is true nationally, for network and cable coverage of football, baseball, and basketball makes the teams and _____ (11) seem like an everyday part of life. And on a global scale, the Olympic games briefly unite countries in a peaceful _____ (12) in which everyone agrees on the rules and standards of _____ (13).

Unite   diverse education   communal   play   compete excellent

III. Выберите правильный вариант.

14. My friend has everything accept/except ambition.

15. Prices have risen/raised by 10% this year.

16. We should device/devise a scheme for protecting the neighbourhood from burglars.

17. Your data/datum differ from mine.

18. You must be explicit/ implicit when you explain the rules of the contest.

19. An efficient/ effective secretary works without wasting time or energy.

IV. Выберите наиболее подходящий по контексту вариант.

20. Although/Despite local companies are cheap, they are not as reliable as international companies.

21. The fans cheered immediately/as soon as they saw their favourite player.

22. Temperatures are likely to fall as/ consequently cold weather is moving in from the north.

23. Working from home is comfortable and convenient. On the other hand/ By contrast, one may miss the chance to discuss things with colleagues.

24. The lawyer says that they intend to take me to court if/unless I pay the bill immediately.

V. Выберите предложение самое близкое по смыслу с исходным.

25. You would have won the essay contest if you had typed your paper.

A) You didn’t win the essay contest even though you typed your paper.

B) You didn't win the essay contest because you didn’t type your paper.

C) You won the essay contest in spite of not typing your paper.

D) Typing your paper made you win the essay contest.

26. It is unlikely that the results of the elections will be made public before tomorrow morning.

A) Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the results of the elections.

B) Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the results of the elections.

C) The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning.

D) We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning.

27. After she had already signed a year's lease, she found another apartment that she liked much better.

A) Having already signed a year's lease for her apartment, she found another one more to her liking.

B) She signed a year's lease for her apartment because she liked it.

C) Although she didn't like her apartment, she still signed a year's lease.

D) When she found an apartment she liked better, she signed a year's lease for it.

28. Less is known about the cause of the common cold than about the causes of many more serious diseases.

A) The causes of less serious diseases than the common cold are better known than it is.

B) We know less than we should about causes of the cold and more serious diseases.

C) We know less about the cause of the common cold than we do about the causes of more serious diseases.

D) The cause of the common cold is better known than the causes of more serious diseases.

29. Taking notes, even incomplete ones, is usually more efficient than relying on one's memory.

A) Because notes are usually incomplete, it's more efficient to rely on one's memory.

B) It is usually more efficient to take incomplete notes than to rely on one's memory.

C) Taking incomplete notes is usually less efficient than relying on one's memory.

D) One's memory is usually more efficient than incomplete notes.

VI. Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола в страдательном залоге.

30. Plastic bottles_____(should, take) to the local recycling centre.

31. A new item _____ recently _____(add) to the product range.

32. Green-marketing strategies _____(develop) by many companies now.

33. We are interested in _____(inform) about new developments.

34. The portrait is known _____(to paint) by an Italian.

35. It _____(believe) that a horse shoe brings luck.

36. After your complaint _____(deal with), you will hear from us.

VII. Определите, какой из подчеркнутых элементов предложения содержит ошибку.

37. The states require that every (A) citizen registers (B) before voting (C) in an (D) election.

38. The new model costs (A) twice as more than (B) last (C) year’s (D)

39. The officer at the bank (A) told (B) his customers that (C) there was (D) several kinds of accounts available.

40. The bell signalling (A) the end of the class rang loud (B), interrupting (C) the professor's closing (D) comments.

41. Until recently (A), women were (B) forbidden by (C) law from owning (D) property.

42. Professor Baker told her class that a good way (A) to improve (B) listening skills

is (С) to watch (D) television.

43. If one had thought about the alternatives, you (A) would not have chosen (B)

such (C) topic for a term paper ( D).

44. The scientist is often interested (A) in (B) a problem, disregarded (C) possible

consequences of its (D) solution.

45. If linking (A) to (B) a colour monitor, this laptop can be used (C) as (D) a desktop model.

VIII. Заполните пропуски соответствующими модальными глаголами из предложенного списка.

сan may should needn’t have must have

46. Confidential documents _____ not be photocopied without prior approval.

47. If you don't accept the offer today, we _____ not guarantee that it will be available tomorrow.

48.The money was sent a week ago; it _____arrived by now.

49.You _____ not sign the document until you have read it through.

50. I _____spent so much time trying to convince him.

TECT 3

I. Cooтнеситe кopeнь латинского происхождения с его значением и производным.

1. ter a) place a) fluent

2. gress b) write b) expose

3. flu(x) c) earth c) describe

4. pos(e) d) step d) territory

5. scrib(e) e) pay e) contribution

6. trib f) flow f) progression

II. Заполните пробелы в тексте словами в подходящей по контексту форме, используя слова, предложенные справа для каждой строки соответственно.

Though love of sports is _____ (7) the same regardless of culture, two factors that colour U.S. sports in a special way are money and individualism. Playing _____ (8) sports in the USA is big business. People are _____(9) to talking about how much money a star player makes a year or how much an advertiser will pay for 30 seconds of _____ (10) time on a Super Bowl TV broadcast. The other factor is individualism. People love the story of the _____(11) individual who rises from a deprived background to become a sports legend.Sports are a _____(12) arena where achievement isn’t dependent on race, birth or _____(13) class.

basic   profession accustom   commerce   determine   democracy society

III. Выберите правильный вариант.

14. The applicant for the job was willing to accept / except a salary of 20.000$.
15. A stationery / stationary target is usually easier to hit than moving one.
16. The director of personal /personnel isn't particularly friendly.
17. My advice /advise to you is to get a second opinion before you make a decision.
18. We have already had quite/quiet enough disharmony in the organization.
19. Immigrants coming to this country must adapt /adopt to new ways of living.

IV. Выберите наиболее подходящий по контексту вариант

20. Before/Until Columbus sailed to America, he obtained money from the Queen of Spain.

21. Mercury is a metal whereas/although it is a liquid at room temperature.

22. English is a Germanic language whereas/although French is descended from Latin.

23. There had been robberies in the neighbourhood, so/so that everyone locked their doors.

24. I locked the door so/so that nobody could come in.

V. Выберите предложение самое близкое по смыслу с исходным

25. Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the lecture.

A) Not many people came to hear the lecture because it was held so late.

B) The lecture was held earlier so that more people would attend.

C) Fewer people attended the lecture because of the early announcement.

D) Since the announcement was not made earlier, fewer people came to hear the lecture.

26. No one except the graduate assistant understood the results of the experiment.

A) All of the graduate assistants understood the experiments.

B) The experiments were not understood by any of them.

C) Only the graduate assistant understood the experiments.

D) All but one of the graduate assistants understood the experiments.

27. Travelling on one's own is often more expensive than taking a guided tour.

A) An expensive guided tour costs more than travelling on one's own.

B) Travelling on one's own costs less than taking a guided tour.

C) It costs less to take a guided tour than to travel on one's own.

D) Because guided tours are expensive, they cost more than travelling on one's own.

28. While attempting to smuggle drugs into the country, the criminals were apprehended by customs officials.

A) Attempting to smuggle drugs into the country, customs officials apprehended the criminals.

B) Criminals who were attempting to smuggle drugs into the country apprehended customs officials.

C) Customs officials apprehended the criminals who were attempting to smuggle drugs into the country.

D) Smuggling drugs into the country, customs officials attempted to apprehend the criminals.

29. The manager is sure to have found the right man for this position.

A) The manager has no doubts that he has found the right man for this position.

B) No doubt, the manager has found the right man for this position.

C) No doubt the manager will find the right roan for this position.

D) The manager is not sure that he has found the right man for this position.

VI. Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола в страдательном залоге.

30. The minister _____ (say) to be in favour of decreasing corporate tax law.

31. You _____(may, offer) a bonus in December if sales are high.

32. We expect that all the paintings in the exhibition ____ (sell) by the last day.

33. All employees _____(forbid) to talk to the press, but many did so.

34. These samples will have ____ (test) before a certificate is issued.

35. The goods will ____ (send) by rail.

36. The missing file ____just _____ (find).

VII. Определите, какой из подчеркнутых элементов предложения содержит ошибку.

37. When a country in (A) an early stage of economic (B) development, investments in

fixed (C) capital are vital (D).

38. The more the relative humidity reading rises (A), the worst (B) the heat affects (C)

us (D).

39.Interest in (A) automatic data processing has grown (B) rapid (C) since (D) the first large calculators were introduced.

40. Some executives insist that (A) the secretary is (B) responsible for writing (C) all reports as well as (D) for balancing the books.

41. Students often (A) support themselves (B) by (C) babysitting, working in restaurants, or they drive (D) taxicabs.

42. None (A) of the (B) initial (C) ideas were accepted (D).

43. They made us to work (A) extremely (B) hard (C) in (D) my previous job.

44. If well (A) maintaining (B), this machine should give you years (C) of

trouble-free (D) service.

45. Imagine (A) what would happen if all the world's (B) stock exchanges (C) crash (D).

VIII. Заполните пропуски соответствующими модальными глаголами из предложенного списка

needn’t have won't have to couldn't must not might have

46. If you open a bank account in the Bahamas you _____pay income tax.

47. Twenty years ago you _____buy a computer as cheaply as you can now.

48. By this time next year we _____relocated to outside London.

49. Unauthorised personnel _____pass this point.

50. I _____gone out after all. It wasn't necessary.

ТЕСТ 4

I. Соотнесите слова греческого происхождения с их дефинициями

1.	Chronograph	a) a forecast or prediction
2.	Prognosis	b) the application of pure science to the handling of specific engineering problem
3.	Cosmopolitan	c) functioning independently of outside interference or control
4.	Misanthrope	d) a digital clock or watch
5.	Anachronism	e) someone who has travelled a lot and feels at home in any part of the world
6.	Autonomous	f) having a lot of experience of life, good judgement; not naïve
7.	Sophisticated	g) an individual who hates or mistrusts everyone
8.	Technology	h) something that seems to belong to the past, not the present

II. Заполните пробелы в тексте словами в подходящей по контексту форме, используя слова, предложенные справа для каждой строки соответственно.

Дата добавления: 2014-10-17