TASK 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

(20 points)

Time: 15 minutes

Task1. Listen to the tape twice and decide whether the statements 1-10 are true (A), false (B) or not stated ©. You will have 2 points for each correct answer.

Sara Smith lived in Pasadena.
She lived in Pasadena since 1999.
In the evening Sara went shopping
Sara Smith had two boys.
Nancy attended school.
Sara bought a four-slice toaster for $29.95 plus tax.
Sara got 50 cents back in change.
Sara stopped at MilkPlus to buy bread.
John and the kids were watching TV.
Sara arrived home at 10 a.m.

TASK 2. READING COMPREHENSION

(20 points)

Time: 45 minutes

Task 1. Read fragments from stories about famous illusionists. For answers to questions choose the letters A-E like in the example “0”. (5 points)

John Henry Anderson was a Scottish magician who performed in Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. His favourite trick was bullet-catching, but his best remembered for pulling a rabbit from a hat. He didn’t think of the trick first, but he made it popular and there have been variations on it ever since.
Robert Houdin was born in France in 1805. He was originally trained as a clockmaker. He first appeared as a magician in Paris in 1845. He used common objects to create illusions rather than complicated pieces of machinery. He was known as the father of magic and it was from him that Harry Houdini took his name years later.
Howard Thurston was from Ohio. He started by touring and doing card tricks. In 1908 he met the magician, Harry Kellar. Kellar sold him his tricks and Thurston turned them into a 3-hour long magic show. He toured with it for over 20 years. He was well-known for illusions such as the “floating lady”.
Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary. Before taking up magic, he worked in a circus. His world-wide fame came from his amazing escapes. One of his most incredible escapes was from a box that was locked, roped, weighted then lowered into water. Late in his career he went to Hollywood and made films, performing his own stunts.
David Copperfield was born in 1956 in America. He began performing at the age of twelve. He is noted for his ability to make objects disappear, something he has done frequently whilst on the air, watched by millions. He once made the Statue of Liberty, America’s most famous landmark disappear. He also walked through the Great Wall of China. From the late 1970s, he was on TV in The Magic Show of David Copperfield.

Who

was born in Scotland? __A__
made a famous trick he didn’t invent?_____
performed illusions with large objects?_____
acted in films?____
pulled objects from a hat?_____
performed in France and gave his name to another magician?___

Task 2. Read the text. For items 6 to 10 match the ending of each sentence (A-E). (5 points)

A Trip by Plane

An American farmer wanted to make an air trip. There was an airport close to his farm. So one morning he came there to ask if he could make an air trip.

"You see," he said to one of the pilots, "I have never flown before, but I would like to." The pilot told him that the price of the trip was 10 dollars for a ten-minute trip. "Oh, it's a dollar a minute," the farmer said. "Can't you reduce the price?" The pilot thought for a minute and then said, "I won't take any money if you don't say a word during the whole trip." The farmer agreed.

"By the way," said the pilot, "you may take your wife too." The farmer was happy.

The next day at three o'clock the farmer and his wife arrived at the airport. Soon they were up in the air. The plane flew at a high speed, it went up and down very quickly, but since the passengers didn't say a word.

"You are brave people," said the pilot. "I thought you would be afraid to fly."

“Well,” said the farmer, “I am glad, I will not have to pay for the trip, as I didn’t have to say a word, but I wanted to speak to you when my wife fell out of the plane”

The next day at three o'clock the farmer
An American farmer wanted
"Oh, it's a dollar a minute,"
The pilot told him that
"You are brave people,"

said the pilot.
the price of the trip was 10 dollars for a ten-minute trip.
and his wife arrived at the airport.
to make an air trip.
the farmer said.

Task 3. Read the text again and decide whether the statement is true (A), wrong (B) or not stated©.

The farmer didn't like the price of the trip.
It was a trip on the ship.
The farmer decided to take his wife because it could make the price of the trip less.
The price was 10 dollars for each minute.
The passengers kept silent when they were in the air.
The farmer's wife was quite well after the trip.
The pilot agreed to reduce the price.
The pilot thought that his passengers were very brave.
The farmer didn’t want to tell the pilot that his wife had fallen out.
The farmer and his wife arrived at the airport in the evening.

TASK 3 USE OF ENGLISH (20 points)

Time: 20 minutes

Task1. Fill in the gaps, using a suitable word from a box. Use each word only once. “0” is the example for you.. In the box there is a superfluous word which does not need to be used. (6 points)

Valentine’s Day

There are different (0) stories about St. Valentine. One story says (1) _________ Valentine was a roman (2) ___________ who lived about 1800 years ago. At that time Roman (3) ____________ were not allowed (4) marry. Valentine disobeyed the law and secretly married young (5) __________. Valentine was (6) sent to prison. He died in (7) __________ on February 14 (8) 270 AD. The soldiers took him and buried him at a (9) ___________ in Rome. If you go to Rome, you can see where he is buried. Valentine’s Day is a day when people give Valentine cards, (10) ___________ and flowers to people they love.

0. A. story B. stories

1. A. than B. that

2. A. emperor B. priest

3. A. men B. children

4. A. for B. to

5. A. couples B. artists

6. A. than B. then

7. A. castle B. prison

8. A. on B. in

9. A. church B. school

10.A. gift B. gifts

Task 2. For questions 11-20 match common symbols and abbreviations with their meaning. There are two extra meanings you don’t need to use.







A


et cetera

11


MP


B


Post Scriptum

12


F.A.Q.


C


equals

13


£


D


euro

14


OK


E


Frequently Asked Questions

15


e.g.


F


everything is good

16


%


G


Pound

17


PS


H


for example

18


=


I


Member of Parliament

19


PM


J


percent

20


€


K


Prime Minister





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TASK 4 WRITING (20 points)

Time: 20 minutes

Write to your foreign friend the letter. Imagine that you couldn’t come to his/her birthday party.

- apologize

-name the reasons you couldn’t come

-send your wishes

Follow the rules of letter writing

Write about 100-120 words.

TASK 5 SPEAKING (20 points)

Time: 10 – 12 minutes

Card 1

Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing a day-trip to Essentuki. Tell your partner the plan of your trip using the following ideas

-the date of your excursion

-the reasons of going to Essentuki

-the activities you are planning for your classmates

(monologue , time:1 minute)

Then answer two questions of your partner

(dialogue, time:2 minutes)

Task 2. Now listen to your partners ideas about the day-trip to Pyatigorsk. Then ask your partner two questions to learn more about

-where and what time will you meet

-food and drinks you need to take with you

(dialogue, time:2 minutes)

Your answers will be recorded.

Card 2

Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing a day trip to Pyatigorsk. Tell your partner the plan of your trip using the following ideas

-the date of your excursion

-the reasons of going to Pyatigorsk

-the activities you are planning for your classmates

(monologue , time:1 minute)

Then answer two questions of your partner

(dialogue, time:2 minutes)

Task 2. Now listen to your partners ideas about the day-trip to Essentuki. Then ask your partner two questions to learn more about

-where and what time will you meet

-food and drinks you need to take with you

(dialogue, time:2 minutes)

Your answers will be recorded.