Reading
I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
Mark Twain and a friend of his went abroad on the same ship. Once they were both invited to a dinner. And they were to make speeches. Mark Twain was the first to speak. He spoke for twenty minutes and was a great success. Then if was his friend's turn. He rose and said, "Before this dinner Mark Twain and I agreed to pronounce each other's speeches. He has just pronounced my speech. And I thank you for your kind appreciation of my speech. I'm sorry to say that I have lost the notes of his speech and can't remember what he was to say." Then he sat down and the guests burst out laughing.
Вопросы:
1. What did Mark Twain's friend do when it was his turn to make a speech?
2. Did the guests understand what Mark Twain's friend had done?
II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
Mark Twain spoke for twenty minutes.
III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
Everybody (1 — know) today what hot dogs (2 — be). Hot dogs (3 — be) popular for a long time. The first ones (4 — sell) by street vendors in the 19th century. They not (5 — know) then, of course, that they (6 — be) hot dogs. They (7 — be) just a sausage in a bun.
In the 1930s Harry Stevens (8 — start) to sell sausages in (9 — heat) buns, (10 — add) mustard and relish. He (11 — think) they (12 — be) very funny.
A famous sports cartoonist, who (13 — call) himself Ted, also (14 — think) they (15 — look) funny and (16 — draw) a picture of a dog in a bun. Ted (17— be) very good at (18 — draw). He (19 — name) the sausages "hot dogs," and the name soon (20 —become) very popular. But there (21 — be) a problem. Makers of sausages (22 — think) people (23 — think) they (24 — make) of dog meat and therefore not (25 — eat) them. So for some time "hot dogs" not (26 — use) in advertisements.
But hot dogs (27 — survive) this. Soon Nathan's restaurant in New York (28 — put) hot dogs on their menu. They (29 — be) a great success and (30 — become) famous in the whole of New York.
They (31 — be) still popular in many different places, they can (32 — buy) in parks, fast-food restaurants and cafeterias.
Since the time they first (33 — appear) hot dogs (34 — become) favourite food of those who (35 — camp) out or (36 — need) fast food for other reasons, though most people not (37 — know) why they (38 — call) hot dogs or who (39 — give) them that name.
Use of English
1. For questions 1-15 complete the following article by writing each missing word in the correct box on your answer sheet. Use only one word for each space.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
How do people choose names (0) ...for., their babies?
In the past, many names were chosen for (1)..........religious associations or because of national or family tradition. If a boy's great-grandfather, his grandfather and father were all called Patrick, then (2)..........was very likely that the new-born baby would be called Patrick as (3)...........Sometimes parents wanted to please a wealthy or much loved relative (4)..........naming the baby after him or her and in countries (5)..........as Spain a child was often given the name of the saint whose feast day coincided (6)..........the birth. Mostly names (7)..........good connotations, though there are exceptions. Parents in some parts of the world gave their babies names like 'Ugly' or 'Disagreeable' so as to (8)..........the child unattractive to demons.
Nowadays the main consideration in most English-speaking countries seems to be fashion combined
with (9)..........the name sounds. New names are sometimes invented simply (10)..........they sound pleasant. In Britain the influence of television soaps, pop music and Hollywood is clear as is the increasing appeal (11)..........less common names. In the United States current naming trends include naming children after places, using traditional last names as first names and borrowing (12).......... other languages and cultures.
There are hundreds of books and even web sites devoted (13)..........listing names for anxious parents who still can't make (14)..........their minds. Despite the almost bewildering range of choices plenty of children still end up in classrooms where three, four or even more of their classmates have the (15)..........name.
2. For questions 16-20 choose the best alternative A or B.
- Runners suffer more injuries than many other people (A)/athletes (B).
- All kinds of things (A)/materials(B) have been used to make guitars: wood, fibre glass, plastic and metal.
- She was wearing sandals although (A)/because (B)it was cold and wet outside.
- He decided to be (A)/become(B) a professional football player and gave up his job at the bank.
- Do you like to wear a particular brand (A)/kind (B) of trainers such as Nike or Reeboks?
3. Read these sentences expressing opinions about sport. Complete them by writing one word in each gap.
1. | I think sport is good _______ you. |
2. | In my opinion, everyone should do _____ least one sport. |
3. | If you want to know _____ I think, sport is boring. |
4. | I’m just not interested ______ sport. |
5. | I don’t like sweat, dirt _____ rain – and sport seems to include all three. |
6. | After a day in an airless classroom, I just can’t wait _____ play some sport. |
4. Write a letter (about 200 words) to your pen-friend. Tell him or her about your personal experiences of sport, include the following information:
- which sports you have played
- what your attitude is to sport
- how you think sport can help people in their lives
Keys
Reading
1. He said that M. Twain had pronounced his speech.
2. Yes, they did.
II.
How long did Mark Twain speak?
III.
1 — knows, 2 — are, 3 — have been, 4 — were sold, 5 — didn't know, 6 — were, 7 — were 8 — started, 9 — heated, 10 — adding, 11 — thought, 12— were, 13— called, 14— thought, 15— looked, 16— drew, 17— was, 18— drawing, 19— named, 20— became, 21 — was, 22— thought, 23 — would think, 24 — were made, 25 — would not eat, 26 — were not used, 27— survived, 28— put, 29— were, 30— became, 31 — are, 32— be bought, 33 — appeared, 34 — have become, 35 — camp, 36 — need, 37 — do not know, 38 — are called, 39 — gave.
Use of Language
Item | |
1 | their |
2 | it |
3 | well |
4 | by |
5 | such |
6 | with |
7 | have |
8 | make |
9 | how |
10 | because |
11 | of |
12 | from |
13 | to |
14 | up |
15 | same |
16 | B | |
17 | B | |
18 | A | |
19 | B | |
20 | A |
