II. Match the numbers to the letters

I. Match the letters finding the equivalents.

1. avoid accident ______ 1) большая дорога, магистраль

2. avoid collision ______ 2) взвод, очередь

3. blend ______ 3) горловое пение

4. boost ______ 4) вид

5. braking system ______ 5) вычислительная мощность

6. bullet train ______ 6) габаритный задний фонарь

7. cell phone ______ 7) засекать цель

8. chant ______ 8) влияние, действие

9. computing power ______ 9) избежать аварии

10. cosmopolitan ______ 10) внеземной

11. decipher ______ 11) избежать столкновения

12. dedicate ______ 12) главнейший

13. diversity ______ 13) гром

14. empress ______ 14) жанр

15. establish ______ 15) запись

16. extraterrestrial ______ 16) императрица

17. folk ______ 17) интеллект, рассудок

18. front fender ______ 18) приспособление, наворот

19. fuel consumption ______ 19) переднее крыло

20. gadget ______ 20) «помогите» (международный

сигнал бедствия)

21. generic ______ 21) кит

22. genre ______ 22) многонациональный

23. highway ______ 23) пробка на дороге

24. influence ______ 24) многообразие

25. intelligence ______ 25) народный

26. mayday ______ 26) «пробка», затор (в уличном

движении)

27. merge ______ 27) обряд, церемония

28. participant ______ 28) песнопение; хорал

29. percussion ______ 29) поддержка; рекламирование

30. perform ______ 30) посвящать

31. pinpoint ______ 31) раскодировать, понимать

32. pivotal ______ 32) представлять; играть

33. platoon ______ 33) расход горючего

34. record ______ 34) различный, разный

35. reggae ______ 35) регги

36. rite ______ 36) родовой

37. species ______ 37) смешивать

38. tailgate ______ 38) сверхскоростной пассажирский

экспресс

39. taillight ______ 39) следовать вплотную

40. throat singing ______ 40) соединяться

41. thunder ______ 41) ударные инструменты

42. traffic congestion ______ 42) сотовый телефон

43. traffic jam ______ 43) транспортное средство

44. various ______ 44) участник

45. vehicle ______ 45) тормозная система

46. whale ______ 46) учреждать

1. amateur player ______ 1) атаковать

2. borderless world ______ 2) в защиту, в поддержку

3. borrow from ______ 3) близко к пенсии

4. catch on ______ 4) боевое искусство

5. competitive

against ______ 5) завоевать популярность;

привиться

6. curtail ______ 6) современное положение дел,

современное состояние

7. diplomatic feat ______ 7) дипломатическое искусство

8. disrupt ______ 8) всемирное объединение

9. edge out ______ 9) вытеснять

10. for the sake of ______ 10) процветание

11. furthermore ______ 11) показывать

12. get rid of ______ 12) иметь в виду, запоминать

13. global integration ______ 13) избавиться, отделаться от

14. have-not ______ 14) камень преткновения

15. impact on ______ 15) завлеченный прибыльным

контрактом

16. in favour ______ 16) катастрофа; крах

17. keep in mind ______ 17) мир, не имеющий границ

18. lured by lucrative

contract ______ 18) заимствовать, перенимать

19. martial art ______ 19) изначально известный

20. meltdown ______ 20) неимущий; бедный

21. mend relations

between ______ 21) любитель, непрофессионал

22. moderate ______ 22) к тому же, кроме того

23. near retirement ______ 23) эксперт

24. observer ______ 24) игрок обороняющейся команды

25. on the other hand ______ 25) программа переподготовки

26. oppose быть ______ 26) быть против, возражать

27. originally known as______ 27) повлиять на что-л.

28. pitcher ______ 28) прививаться

29. point out ______ 29) ради, из-за

30. precise definition ______ 30) разрывать, разрушать

31. prosperity ______ 31) с другой стороны; зато

32. rank with ______ 32) соперничающий против

33. retraining program ______ 33) сокращать, уменьшать

34. state-of-the-art ______ 34) точное определение

35. strike out ______ 35) стоять в (одном) ряду

36. stumbling block ______ 36) человек, придерживающийся

умеренных взглядов

37. take root in ______ 37) улучшать взаимоотношения

между

38. turmoil ______ 38) шум, беспорядок

III. These statements come from the readings «The World of World Music», «J-Ball», «Smart Cars, Intelligent Highways» and «Globalization and Antiglobalization». Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow.

1. A generic name is a …

(A) new name.

(B) general name.

(C) name that is hard to forget.

2. A rival league is …

(A) a competing one.

(B) a successful one.

(C) an older one.

3. A revered player is …

(A) tremendously talented.

(B) very well-paid.

(C) greatly admired.

4. The word cosmopolitan has about the same meaning as …

(A) fascinating.

(B) well known.

(C) international.

5. If artists have gotten a boost from Western musicians, they have …

(A) been strongly influenced by those musicians.

(B) received support from those musicians.

(C) worked closely with those musicians.

6. Haunting music is …

(A) frightening.

(B) unforgettable.

(C) complicated.

7. Write down the word that has about the same meaning as the term backed up.

8. Write down the word that has the same meaning as genre.

9. Something has taken root when it …

(A) has become established.

(B) first appears.

(C) has become less popular.

10. Diverse is close in meaning to the word …

(A) varied.

(B) exotic.

(C) pleasing.

11. The phrase on the heels of is another way to say …

(A) in spite of.

(B) just after.

(C) because of.

12. The word prosperity means …

(A) wealth and good economic conditions.

(B) power and prestige.

(C) excellence and good training.

13. The Giants won nine consecutive series. This means that …

(A) all of the series were very exciting.

(B) the Giants won all of the series quite easily.

(C) the Giants won nine series in a row.

14. A synonym of mend is …

(A) establish.

(B) repair.

(C) define.

15. A lucrative contract is a …

(A) profitable one.

(B) long-term one.

(C) complicated one.

16. If something is defunct, it is …

(A) completely forgotten.

(B) no longer in existence.

(C) not as important as it used to be.

17. The increasing integration of economies means that economies are …

(A) becoming more unified and dependent on one another.

(B) growing rapidly in size and strength.

(C) becoming more complicated and less controllable.

18. If one country edged out another country, it …

(A) had good relations with the other country.

(B) replaced the other country at the top of the list.

(C) was ranked almost as high as the other country.

19. Monitoring means …

(A) reducing.

(B) observing.

(C) preventing.

20. What kind of car is a high-end car?

(A) An expensive, luxury model

(B) A fast, sporty car

(C) One with large rear wheels

21. The severity of an impact refers to its …

(A) location.

(B) seriousness.

(C) cause.

22. If an airbag deploys too vigorously, it opens …

(A) with too much force.

(B) unnecessarily.

(C) too slowly.

23. A word that could be used in place of evenly without changing the meaning of the statement is …

(A) uniformly.

(B) smoothly.

(C) essentially.

24. Another term for meltdowns is …

(A) triumphs.

(B) reorganizations.

(C) failures.

25. If a problem such as traffic jams is chronic, it …

(A) is serious for a short time.

(B) can never be fixed.

(C) occurs again and again.

26. Curtailed means …

(A) limited.

(B) encouraged.

(C) investigated.

27. The word warped means …

(A) informed and precise.

(B) distorted and inaccurate.

(C) cold and unemotional.

28. A pristine natural area is one that …

(A) is rich in minerals and other resources.

(B) has many facilities such as hotels.

(C) is clean and unspoiled.

29. A word with the same meaning as stumbling blocks is …

(A) obstacles.

(B) steps.

(C) competitors.

30. Lax laws are …

(A) weak.

(B) recent.

(C) strict.

31. When technology is state-of-the-art, it is …

(A) up-to-date.

(B) out of order.

(C) hard to handle.

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