КТ № 25

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КТ № 25

A1.

At first, I could hardly believe it when my father told us that we were going to visit my aunt in Miami. I had always wanted to go there but it seemed unbelievable that one day my dream would come true. The night before, Dad (A1) … a taxi to take us to the airport so we didn’t need to take our car. In the taxi we were all so excited about our holiday that nobody noticed that it seemed to be taking much longer than usual to get to the airport. When the driver (A2) … why it was taking so long he said that this was his first day as a taxi driver and he wasn’t really sure how to get there. So my father said, “If you (A3) … me drive, we (A4) … at the airport much faster.” Eventually we arrived at the airport. We all rushed to the check-in with our suitcases, but as soon as we got there we discovered that the flight had been cancelled due to bad weather. Our frantic rush had been for nothing.

1) has ordered
2) has been ordering
3) had ordered
4) will be ordered
5) is ordered

A2.

1) was asking
2) asked
3) has asked
4) was asked
5) asks

A3.

1) had let
2) will be let
3) are let
4) are letting
5) let

A4.

1) are arriving
2) arrive
3) will arrive
4) arrived
5) were arriving

A5.

At … first sight, Diana gives … impression of being self-confident, but in … fact she’s rather insecure.

1) THE, —, —
2) —, A, —
3) THE, THE, THE
4) —, AN, —
5) —, THE, THE

A6.

… they had little time, they succeeded in fulfilling their task.

1) Despite of
2) In spite
3) Although
4) Because of
5) Since

A7.

Many elderly people (1) don’t want to put a burden on (2) their family member’s busy lives (3), by taking care of them (4) 24 hours every day (5).

A8.

During the last few years (1) money have become (2) more important (3) as (4) a way of satisfying our needs (5).

Прочитайте текст (А9 – А12). Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответов.

A9.

We usually expect flowers to have an attractive smell. However, this isn’t true of all of them. The flowering plant called the Titan Arum only produces flowers every ten years or so – but when it does, the smell is so disgusting that most people say they can’t (A9) … being near the flower, unless they hold their noses. They say that it’s the worst smell they have ever (A10) … . The plant is able to produce heat. As this happens, the bad smell is created. The smell is intended to encourage all kinds of insects to travel long distances to visit the flowers. The flowers always (A11) … a lot of interest because they are produced so rarely. Scientists wanting to study the plant need to (A12) … out their research before the flowers disappear again for another ten years.

1) stand
2) help
3) stop
4) wait
5) make

A10.

1) happened
2) experienced
3) realized
4) seen
5) occurred

A11.

1) aim
2) offer
3) demand
4) appeal
5) attract

A12.

1) make
2) find
3) carry
4) start
5) take

Прочитайте диалог. Ответьте на вопрос, следующий после диалога, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов.

A13.

1) Not at all.
2) He’s really smart.
3) He is a student.
4) He’s studying for her exams.
5) He’s into basketball.

What does your brother do?

A14.

А. I certainly have! I got a pair of shoes that I really liked at half price! I got to the shop early so I’d get them before anybody else saw them.
B. Why?
C. Although the shop assistant gave me a shock when I went to pay for them. She wanted to charge me full price!
D. I see you’ve been to the sales!
E. Well done!
F. They’d forgotten to put the sales price into the computer, so there was one price on the shoes and another in the computer. Anyway, they sorted it out and I got a bargain!

1) D F E А В C
2) E A В F D C
3) A D F E С В
4) E С В F D A
5) D A E С В F

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