ВАРИАНТ 1 (обычный уровень сложности)
1 Прочитайте тексты (1—5), установите соответствия между ними и утверждениями (a—f), отметьте каждый текст соответствующей буквой. В списке имеется одно лишнее утверждение.
a) The text is about a person whose relative is a sportsman.
b) The text is about a person who is not an athlete.
c) The text is about a person who tries to find information about sports in different books.
d) The text is about a person who gets information about sports from TV programmes.
e) The text is about a person who is not a very good skier.
f) The text is about a person who likes ball games.
1. I’m a writer. I write books about history. I’ve come to Britain to visit some famous historic places and I will certainly visit the famous football match which is going to take place here. I can’t miss it. You know I’m a football fan and enjoy watching football though I don’t go in for sport myself.
2. I’m not a great athlete, but I do some sports. I often play volleyball or basketball, sometimes football too. In winter I practically never go in for sports outdoors. I can’t stand cold. So no cross country skiing or ice hockey for me. I prefer games played in a gym.
3. I like cross country skiing very much. This sport has lately become very popular. I think it is not so difficult as downhill skiing. But to tell you the truth, I’m not very good at my favourite sport. I usually ski rather slowly, I often watch birds and admire trees in the snow.
4. I really like sports. I think going in for any sport is very important for people. The more active people are, the healthier they become. Take my cousin Steve, who is a footballer, for example. He does several summer sports, in winter he plays hockey. And he is in very good form.
5. I like sports and I try to read about them to get more information. I’m very much interested in the history of skiing. Some books say that probably people in Sweden invented it. But those who lived in Norway first used skis for sport in 1843. And the first downhill race was in Switzerland in 1911.
2 Выберите лексически и грамматически правильные варианты из данных в скобках.
1. When we lived in a sports camp we (used to swim/had swum) a lot.
2. He said he had worn a different (sport/sports) suit before.
3. Their team joined (—/in) the competition a bit later.
4. John has been (doing/going) sports for ten years.
5. The (more/less) you speak English, the better you do it.
6. The new office (team/crew) has been working successfully.
7. The ancient Olympics had only one competition — a running (race/sport).
8. I had done my flat (at/by) 5 o’clock.
9. The game ended (in/with) a draw.
3Используя суффиксы -an, -al, -er, -ic, -ly, -tion и приставку un-, образуйте производные от слов из правой колонки и впишите их в предложения.
1. You can see a lot of_________ artifacts in the museums of Greece. HISTORY
2. What is the way to the_______ square of the city? CENTRE
3. Oscar didn’t tell you the truth. All his answers were_______. TRUE
4. He spoke____, but we understood he wasn’t glad to see us. POLITE
5. Raisa Kulakova is a great Russian_______. SKI
6. The style of_____ is very important and not only in a museum. PRESENT
7. You can buy________ sportswear here. COLOUR
8. What_____cities can you name? INDIA
4 Выберите грамматически правильные варианты из данных в скобках.
1. By the time we (arrived/had arrived), our friends (did/had done) all the job.
2. The Robinsons (drove/had driven) home by bed time.
3. The teenagers (washed/had washed) their bikes by the time their class (began/had begun).
4. At 3 o’clock yesterday Kelly (was doing/had done) her shopping.
5. When we returned, they (disappeared/had disappeared).
6. Willy (had/had had) lunch when I came into the dining room.
7. I (knew/had known) everything before she (called/had called) me.
8. The soup was tasteless and Jack (was still eating/had already eaten) it when Rose ran into the kitchen.
5 Впишите соответствующие предлоги из рамки в эти предложения.
at, by, in, for, of, on, over, to
1. I prefer to travel ___car, it gives you a chance to see more places then.
2. The more time you use your iPhone, the less time you have ____meeting with friends.
3. Ann’s good English gives her an advantage___ her classmates.
4. A team______scientists made a very important discovery.
5. The legend says Hercules started the Olympic Games ______Ancient Greece.
6. ______the end of the 19th century the Olympic Games came back to life.
7. There were two teams _____the football field.
8. Will you race me _____that tree?
6 Там, где возможно, перефразируйте подчёркнутые слова и словосочетания, используя конструкцию used to. Впишите свой вариант в предложения.
1. James skated / ________________a lot last winter, but now he is in Florida and doesn’t skate.
2. When I was a child, my mum and dad never went out /__________in the evening. But they often do this nowadays.
3. Our school team normally won /___________ all the football matches. But this season is very bad for us.
4. Sam had / ________a lot of problems with his old Ford, but now he has a new BMW and everything is OK.
5. I was a football fan /______ when a teenager and I’m still fond of this game.
6. Susan worked hard / ____________at the weekend. — I’m not surprised, she always does.
7. Mary has broken her leg and is in hospital. Before the accident she walked /________much in the forest.
8. Simon isn’t a good swimmer. When he was a child, he didn’t swim /_________well either.
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