РТ 1 этап 2018-2019
Часть А
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Aimee Ann Duffy was born in 1984 in Wales. She (1) … by her artistic name, “Duffy”. She is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Duffy (2) …famous at the age of 24 when her first album, Rockferry, went to number one in the UK Album Chart. It was the best-selling UK album in 2008 and 1.68 million copies (3) ….Mercy, in the first single from the album, was number one for five weeks. In 2009, Duffy won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and she (4) … for two other awards. Since then, she (5) … live at concerts and festivals all over the world. In 2010, Duffy released her second album Endlessly. Following its critical and commercial failure, in February 2011, Duffy announced she (6) … an extended break from music, before beginning work on her third album, and made her acting debut in the film Patagonia. Duffy (7) … in charity work and she recorded a song for the War Child Heroes charity album. War Child helps to raise money for children in countries affected by war.
A1 1) usually knows 2) has usually known 3) is usually known 4) usually knew
A2 1) became 2) has become 3) becomes 4) was becoming
A3. 1) are selling 2) were sold 3) have sold 4) were selling
A4. 1) nominated 2) was nominating 3) was nominated 4) had nominated
A5. 1) is performed 2) has performed 3) had performed 4) was performed
A6. 1) takes 2) is taken 3) would take 4) will be taking
A7. 1) also involves 2) has also involved 3) is also involving 4) is also involved
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It was (A8) … great fun having an identical twin sister at school. We used to dress (A9) … the same way, which made our teachers feel cross because they would mix us up and we rarely bothered to correct them. (A10) … the other hand, we were never that harmonious at home. As very independent girls, we used to argue (A11) … least once a day and we even had fights with each other. We exhibited the worst behavior (A12) … our birthday and at Christmas. Most people either bought us identical presents or one to share between us and it used to annoy us. Once we even told our aunt that we would rather have received no present than the same one. It took us (A13) … long time to understand that we shouldn’t have behaved like that. We all laugh (A14) … it now but then we were dead serious about (A15) … problem.
A8. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –
A9. 1) on 2) in 3) for 4) by
A10. 1) At 2) By 3) On 4) In
A11. 1) in 2) at 3) by 4) for
A12. 1) for 2) by 3) in 4) on
A13. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –
A14. 1) at 2) with 3) for 4) on
A15. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) –
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A16. Robert Burns, the great English poet, died in his late ….
1) thirties 2) thirtieth 3) thirty 4) thirties’
A17. Julia has been practicing every day … she could do well in the contest.
1) despite 2) because of 3) so that 4) so as
A18. Alice’s pronunciation is better than … in the class.
1)anyone else’s 2) anyone else 3) anyone’s else 4) anyone’s else’s
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A19. The money were hidden (1) in the cellar (2) and it wasn’t discovered (3) for many years (4).
A20. I’d say that I’m very lucky (1) because it is (2) such a good variety (3) of shops within walking distance (4) of where I live.
A21. Birthdays are very excited (1) for young children (2): unlike most adults (3) they want to get older (4).
A22. I laid awake (1) thinking aboutwork (2) last night and didn’t get to sleep (3 ) until (4) after midnight.
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It is difficult to (A23) … going round a supermarket without a cart, or trolley. For nearly 75 years, big stores have (A24) … customers with some kind of large basket on wheels, and the basic design of the shopping cart has (A25) … much the same for half a century. The shopping cart was in fact (A26) … by American grocery store owner Sylvan Goldman in 1936. This first type of cart (A27) … of a metal frame on wheels which could carry two wire baskets. At first, however, these early carts were not very (28) … with shoppers. Neither men nor women were (29) … to use them. Goldman’s solution was to give them a much more fashionable image. The shopping cart quickly began to appear in stores right across the USA. Before long, the whole design of supermarkets would change because of them, with goods arranged in rows and narrow checkouts (30) … the traditional shop counter. The cart itself changed shape, becoming a single unit that could (31) … easily inside another cart, and it also became larger. The (32) … for this was simple: the bigger the cart, it was thought, the more things people would buy.
A23. 1) believe 2) imagine 3) dream 4) hope
A24. 1) given 2) distributed 3) contributed 4) provided
A25. 1) remained 2) left 3) lasted 4) made
A26. 1) invented 2) composed 3) done 4) founded
A27. 1) formed 2) consisted 3) constructed 4) combined
A28. 1) accepted 2) familiar 3) popular 4) favoured
A29. 1) keen 2) fond 3) exciting 4) satisfying
A30. 1) replacing 2) repeating 3) remembering 4) regarding
A31. 1) suit 2) match 3) join 4) fit
A32. 1) excuse 2) condition 3) reason 4) sense
A33. Прочитайте диалог. Ответьте на вопрос, следующий после диалога, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
Woman: Today is the first of the month. Isn’t your tent due today?
Man: Yes, but I always pay it on the day before it’s due.
What does the man say about his rent?
1) He paid it today for the first time. 3) He pays it after his due.
2) He’s planning to pay it tomorrow. 4) He pays it on the last day of the previous month.
A34. Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной реплике.
No, go ahead.
1) Could I borrow your pen? 3) Can I help you?
2) Do you mind if open the window? 4) Did you go anywhere else?
A35. Установите соответствия между репликами-стимулами 1-4 и ответными репликами A-E. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Одна ответная реплика (A-E) является лишней.
1. Do you mind if I leave these papers here? A. I’m all for it.
2. Shall we go to a Chinese or an Italian restaurant? B. Don’t mention it.
3. Thanks for your helpful advice. C. I’d rather you didn’t.
4. Why not to go to a disco? D. Either is fine with me.
E. No, I’m afraid I don’t.
1) 1E 2B 33A 4D 2) 1C 2D 3B 4A 3) 1E 2A 3D 4B 4) 1C 2A 3B 4D
A36. Расположите реплики так, чтобы получился связный диалог. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
A. You don’t look like the stereotype of a flamenco guitarist whom people imagine as having ling hair…
B. And where’s flamenco popular, apart from in Spain?
C. As a flamenco guitarist living in England, is it easy to make a living?
D. The biggest markets for flamenco outside Spain are really in the USA, Germany and Japan. But I’ve found that it has a strong identity that people relate to in every corner of the planet.
E. I think life as a musician is never easy. But I think it’s easier here than in Spain, because there are fewer flamenco guitarists here.
F. That’s true. I used to have it really long but then I decided that people shouldn’t judge me more on my appearance, they should hear me playing the guitar.
1) C D B E A F 2) B E C F A D 3) B D C F A E 4) C E B D A F