Transfer all your answers to your answer sheet

 

Participant’s ID number

 

Reading

ANSWER SHEET

 

Part 1
1	A	B	C	D
2	A	B	C	D
3	A	B	C	D
4	A	B	C	D
5	A	B	C	D
Part 2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

 

Reading

KEYS

 

Part 1
1	A	B	C	D
2	A	B	C	D
3	A	B	C	D
4	A	B	C	D
5	A	B	C	D
Part 2
6	B
7	J
8	H
9	A
10	F
11	C
12	I
13	D
14	L
15	E

 

 

4.2.2. Лексико-грамматический тест (Use of English)

Use of English

 

Task 1

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA

 

According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward skill to learn. The ingredients seem very (1) …..: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. But water and flour can easily (2) ….. glue and anyone who has eaten a (3) ….. quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) …...

“In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5) ….. all the pizza makers around the world who (6) ….. uneatable meals”, says Antonio Primiceri, the Association’s founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7) ….. the reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (8) ….. course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s school are taught to (9) ….. common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza properly. “Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust”, advises Mr Primiceri. “If the soft (10) ….. inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will (11) ….. your stomach. You will feel (12) ….. full and also thirsty.”

In Italy alone, the pizza (13) ….. has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr Primiceri (14) ….. that there are 10,000 jobs in pizza restaurants waiting to be (15) ….. by those with real skill. “If you are a good pizza cook, you will never be without a job”, he says.

 

1  A simple      B primary             C pure         D regular

2  A mix          B construct           C assemble            D make

3  A sad                    B poor         C short        D weak

4  A sense        B do                      C feel           D be

5  A state         B mention             C remark     D tell

6  A submit      B give          C serve        D deal

7  A save         B provide              C deliver      D return

8  A extensive           B extreme              C intensive            D intentional

9  A pass         B escape      C miss         D avoid

10 A spot         B part          C side          D slice

11 A worry       B upset        C ache         D depress

12 A hardly      B tightly      C uncomfortably   D heavily

13 A activity     B body         C industry             D company

14 A computes           B estimates           C assesses             D counts

15 A employed          B filled         C completed          D covered

Task 2

For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

PROBLEMS FOR ACTORS

Many actors do not like working (0) with children or animals. This is probably (16).............. they are afraid that the audience may become (17) ………….. interested in the children and animals than in them.

 

Actors can have problems (18) ………….. a different kind when they (19) ………….. required to eat or drink on stage. If they have (20) ………….. much food in their mouths, the words they say may not (21) ………….. clear, and they may even end up coughing and choking.

 

Other problems can occur with food (22) ………….. films are being made. In a recent film, during (23) ………….. a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large roast chicken on a tray and then (24) ………….. to begin to cut some meat from it while he was speaking. By mistake, the actor cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (25) ………….. his next words were. It was necessary to film the scene (26) …………... This (27) ………….. not really have mattered (28) ………….. there had been another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (29) ………….., nobody knew what to do, but eventually the problem was solved (30) ………….. putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken.

 

Task 3

For questions 31-40, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the beginning of the text to form a word that fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

GROW

FREQUENT

IMPRESS

COMFORT

FLY

COMMUNICATE

INCREASE

IMPROVE

NOISE

CROWD

FORTUNATE

With the (0) growth in air travel, airports have become symbols of international importance, and are (31) ………….. designed by well-known architects. Airports have (32) ………….. facilities nowadays.There are (33) ………….. departure lounges, where passengers wait before boarding their (34) ………….., restaurants, shopping areas andbanks. Good road and rail (35) ………….. with nearby towns and cities are also essential

 

However, it is becoming (36) ………….. difficult to find land on which to build airports, as aircraft, despite (37) ………….. in engine design, are (38) ………….., and need a considerable amount of space in which to land and take off. (39) ………….. residential areas need to be avoided, so, (40) ………….., suitable land might be an inconvenient distance away from the city.

 

 

Participant’s ID number

 

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

ANSWER SHEET

 

 

Task 1
1	A	B	C	D
2	A	B	C	D
3	A	B	C	D
4	A	B	C	D
5	A	B	C	D
6	A	B	C	D
7	A	B	C	D
8	A	B	C	D
9	A	B	C	D
10	A	B	C	D
11	A	B	C	D
12	A	B	C	D
13	A	B	C	D
14	A	B	C	D
15	A	B	C	D
Task 2
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Task 3
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

 

 

KEYS

 

Task 1
1	A	B	C	D
2	A	B	C	D
3	A	B	C	D
4	A	B	C	D
5	A	B	C	D
6	A	B	C	D
7	A	B	C	D
8	A	B	C	D
9	A	B	C	D
10	A	B	C	D
11	A	B	C	D
12	A	B	C	D
13	A	B	C	D
14	A	B	C	D
15	A	B	C	D
Task 2
16	because
17	more
18	of
19	are
20	too
21	be/sound
22	when/while/as
23	which
24	had/needed
25	what
26	again
27	would
28	if/provided
29	first
30	by
Task 3
31	frequently
32	impressive
33	comfortable
34	flight(s)
35	communications
36	increasingly
37	improvement(s)
38	noisy
39	crowded/overcrowded
40	unfortunately

 

 

4.2.3. Конкурс письменной речи (Writing)

Participant’s ID number

 

Present your personal view on one of the issues below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your point of view. Write 280 - 300 words.

Time: 45 minutes

Society should identify those children who have special talents and abilities and begin training them at an early age.

The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

 

4.2.4. Конкурс понимания устного текста (Listening)

Listening

(Внимание! Время выполнения задания по аудированию ограничивается временем звучания пленки)

Items 1 - 10 are based on episode 1. You will hear three people talking about the Russian studies in Britain. For items 1-5 decide whether the statements are TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or the statement is NOT STATED on the tape (C).

 

1. The Centre for Russian and East European Studies at Birmingham University was founded in 1917.

                                                                                                       (   )

2. During the 1970s people in England were not interested in the situation in East European countries.

                                                                                                       ()

3. Before perestroika due to the lack of communication Russian was taught as Latin or any other dead language.                                                                    ()

 

4. Nowadays the number of British students interested in the Russian language and culture is increasing.                                                                                  ()

                                                                                                           

5. Most British students who have chosen to learn Russian are fully aware of why they need it.                                                                                                     ()

 

You will hear the episode again. This time for items 6 -10 choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

6. Just before the period of ‘glastnost’ and perestroika the Russian language

A. was very popular among general public in the United Kingdom.

B. was admired by the students at Birmingham University.

C. was not as popular as Russian literature and culture.

D. was not an object of intense interest in Britain.