RELOD SELT Level: 7 (UPPER-INTERMEDIATE B2) TIME ALLOWED: SECTION A (LISTENING): APPROX 30 MINUTES SECTION B&C (READING, ENGLISH USAGE, WRITING): 130 MINUTES INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: - Answer all the questions - Transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet RELOD «Russian & English Languages Open Doors», 2010 ISBN 9785899731020 2 SECTION А Раздел 1. Аудирование B1 Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1 – 6 и утверждениями, данными в списке A – G. Используйте каждую букву, обозначающую утверждение, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. У вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Gap year should be carefully planned. Gap year is a waste of time. All interested parties may benefit from Gap year. Life of modern day students has become harder. Gap year provides useful experience. Gap year just helps middle class people to raise their social status. Americans are not interested in Gap year. Speaker Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6 Task 2 Вы услышите разговор двух американцев, преподающих английский язык в Китае. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1 – А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями. A1 Jerry thinks about visiting his family. 1) True A2 3) Not stated 2) False 3) Not stated Jerry doesn’t think that his parents would like Beijing Opera masks. 1) True A5 2) False Fay suggests buying a kite for Jerry’s niece. 1) True A4 3) Not stated Jerry hasn’t seen his family for three years. 1) True A3 2) False 2) False 3) Not stated Fay and Jerry can’t decide on a present for Jerry’s sister. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 2 3 Jerry’s brother is interested in Chinese. A6 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Fay liked Jerry’s choice of present for his brother-in-law. A7 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Task 3 Вы услышите интервью с американской актрисой. Выполните задания А8 – А14, обведя цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 50 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями. A8 What is Melissa’s attitude to the attention of press? 1) She doesn’t care about it. 2) She has to live with it. 3) She doesn’t know how to deal with it. A9 What does Melissa think about her heroine in Casanova? She thinks she was… 1) like herself 2) a glamorous woman. 3) a clever and firm lady. A10 What did Melissa think about wearing a corset by the end of filming of Casanova? 1) It helped her to understand her heroine. 2) It was good for her body. 3) She started to hate it. A11 What does Melissa think about the character of Casanova? 1) He liked to share his love. 2) Such people don’t exist anymore. 3) Many people want to be like him. A12 Who of two heroines played by Melissa in Johnny and Casanova is, according to her, a stronger person? 1) Nikki A13 2) Francesca 3) Both are equally strong. What, according to Melissa, was the main feature of Abe Bolder? 1) He was very relaxed in his manner. 2) He was proud of his ego. 3) He reminded her of her brother. 3 4 A14 What does Melissa say about future? 1) She’s got too many plans. 2) She is not sure of herself. 3) She hopes to take part in a funny film. End of Part 1. Transfer your answers to answer sheet 4 5 Раздел 2. Чтение B2 Установите соответствие между заголовками A – Н и текстами 1 – 7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. A B C D Taking refreshment What’s happening Where to stay What to eat E F G H Theatrical highlights To hear and see On screen Things to do In Bath 1. In the footsteps of Jane Austen is a free audio walking tour of Bath created by Bath Tourism Plus. Jane Austen was one of Bath's most famous residents and two of her novels are mostly set in Bath, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. This tour takes you around the highlights of the city and includes extracts from Jane Austen's novels and letters, which brilliantly describe Bath as it would have been in its Georgian heyday...we hope you enjoy it! 2. Bath and beyond offers a wide range of accommodation. Stay in a hotel or guest house located in the grand Georgian terraces or enjoy a stay in the countryside surrounding Bath where Jane herself would often enjoy walking. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 3. There is so much to see and do in Georgian Bath! You can 'take the waters' in the grand Pump Room where you can also enjoy refreshments while listening to the Pump Room Trio. Or 'take the waters' at the Spa Visitor Centre, and, after tasting the waters, why not bathe in them at Thermae Bath Spa, the only place in the UK where you bathe in natural thermal waters……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Bath is a thriving, vibrant city with a year round calendar of festivals, theatrical, musical and sporting events. For Jane Austen fans enjoy the festival dedicated to her in September or attend a show at the theatre, something that Jane herself loved to do. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. The theatre that Jane Austen loved to attend opened in Orchard Street in 1750. In 1768 it was distinguished by being the first theatre outside …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Many of Jane Austen's novels have been made into television adaptations, this includes Northanger Abbey (1987), Persuasion (1994, 2006) and Mansfield Park (2007). …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 6 7. In Jane Austen's time visitors flocked to Bath to 'take the waters' which was considered to be good for your health. This involved drinking large quantities of Bath's natural spa water - up to eight pints a day! …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 B3 Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1 – 6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A – G. Одна из частей в списке А – G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу. A nap after lunch boosts the brain's learning capacity Having a nap after lunch can increase your intelligence, a new study claims. Researchers have found that sleeping for an hour in the afternoon boosts brain power and dramatically increases its 1_________. On the other hand, the more hours we spend awake, the more sluggish our minds become and the 2___________. "Sleep not only rights the wrong of prolonged wakefulness but, at a neurocognitive level, it 3______________ before you took a nap," said Professor Matthew Walker, who led the study at the University of California. Speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Prof Walker said the results 4__________ “pulling an all-nighter” – or cramming for exams reduced ability to learn new facts by 40 per cent. The reason was due to a 5________ due to sleep deprivation and the filling up of the short term memory that was usually filed and emptied during periods of sleep. Scientists have long suspected that there is a link between sleep and memory and have suggested that it 6_________, enabling the brain to distinguish between important and useless information. F. ability to learn new facts and tasks C. less able to absorb new information E. G. D. A. B. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. It might be the worst house of the week – and indeed most of the people sitting near me looked stupid – but even so it was wonderful in a way to leave the darkening and chilly streets of Newcastle and then find oneself sitting in the fourth row at the Empire. I think the secret of all these music halls is that while they seemed big –and most of them were - at the same time they seemed warm, cosy, intimate. A lot has been written about the magic of the playhouse, but it has always seemed to me very pale and thin compared with the warmer and deeper magic of the music-hall. The first was a “fill-in”, a pair of trick cyclists, and of course I wasn’t interested in them. The second act on the programme were the Colmars, three male acrobats and a girl. It was one of those acts, which had always rather bored me, in which the men stood on each other’s shoulders and chucked the girl around a lot. (I saw one recently, on a TV circus programme, and it seemed just the same, unchanged in a world of bewildering transformations). Next was Harry Burrad, Eccentric Comedian, who came rushing on, with the band playing its loudest, waving his arms and hoarsely breaking at once into one of his hell-for-leather idiotic songs. His make-up and costume left the audience in no doubt that he was a funny man. But this Monday first house offered him only a few distant giggles. Perhaps like me they didn’t think him funny. Diddy-diddy-oodah-oodah-oodah, he croaked away, still waving his arms, and nobody cared. At first, he made me feel embarrassed, and then as he went on and on without any encouragement, I began to feel sorry for him. I know I felt relieved when he took himself off, with the band at its loudest again, pretending desperately that a little weary clapping was an ovation. Uncle Nick was next, the last act before the interval. The orchestra opened as usual with part of the Ballet Egyptian, and then a gong sounded. And there – a tall, commanding, sinister figure –was the Indian magician himself. There was no doubt that Uncle Nick was a superb showman. Even the stupid fat deadheads sitting all round me waiting for death rather than for any entertainment, were not entirely unimpressed. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 9 A15 Why was the author displeased when he came to the theatre? He didn’t like ... 1. the theatre building. 2. the spectators. 3. the performance. 4. the scenery. A16 What is the secret music-halls have? They are ... 1. seemingly big . 2. darkening and chilly. 3. big but intimate. 4. magically deep. A17 Why was the author bored when he saw the acrobats? 1. He had already seen this performance on TV. 2. He thought such programs lacked variety. 3. He thought such programs should be shown in the circus. 4. It seemed to him this act resembled the previous one. A18 How did the spectators react to the performance of the Eccentric Comedian? 1. They giggled a lot. 2. They gave him an ovation. 3. They waved their hands. 4. They practically didn’t laugh. A19 Why did the author feel relieved when the Eccentric Comedian left? 1. He was bored with the performance 2. He enjoyed the performance so much that he couldn’t laugh any more 3. He felt pity for the comedian as the audience wasn’t responsive. 4. He was ashamed of the poor performance of the comedian. A20 Why did the spectators remain indifferent to the show? 1. The audience lacked a sense of wonder. 2. The actors hadn’t shown their best. 3. The performance was not planned well 4. The spectators were very tired. A21 Why did the author like uncle Nick’s act more during the next house? 1. Uncle Nick was more convincing. 2. The audience was more animated. 3. The atmosphere was luckier. 4. The author was in a better mood. 9 10 Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4–B10, так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B4–B10. B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 Bill Smith had a way with dogs, a kind of power over ______. They would sit in awe of him, would listen to him, would slink away sheepishly if they had growled near him. It was a skill I had cause to be thankful for once or _______. The odd thing was, that Bram, the last dog Bill owned _________in 1925 - fifty years distant. Bill was a ________, life long bachelor. He lived alone in the small terraced house next door but two from us. On a number of occasions, I visited Bill's house, and it seemed that it _____ much from the 50s. There were hints that some articles _____ apart from the occasional silverfish or woodlouse, since the 1930s. He had a picture of a dog in the small converted kitchen which housed his huge solid pillowed chair, newspapers___________ from beneath its seat cushion. THEY TWO … …… NOT CHANGE ………… ……… Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В11–В16, так чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B11–B16. ESCORTED TOURS B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 Organizing a holiday can be very challenging task. Some people find the experience as _________ as the _______ demands of work and family commitment if you are in this situation, you may find that taking an escorted holiday as the ideal ________ . Escorted holidays offer a great balance between sightseeing, entertainment and leisure time, with the advantage that you have the services of a professional tour manager, who accompanies you throughout the trip, acting as your _________guide. From the first day to the last, tour managers make your holiday experience even more memorable because of the invaluable ________ and helpful suggestions they provide. Your tour manager will give you many insight into the place you are visiting, including useful information on the distinctive characteristics of the place, such as _______ food and local entertainment. STRESS … SOLVE ……. ……. ……… 10 11 Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22–А28. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям A22–A28, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. British male buoyed up by beer and chips MORE than a third of British men live on a diet of beer and fast food, a study of the national diet has shown. Women do A22___ any better, eating a “traditional British diet” high in sugars, cereals and fats and washed down with lots of tea. Only 17 per cent ate a diet close to that recommended by healthy eating groups — high in fibre and A23___ in fat. But even this group consumed above-average amounts of wine and spirits. The study was produced by a team from University College London, which used data from The Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults, a report by the Department of Health and the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that was updated in October this year. The data was A24___ from seven-day food and drink diaries compiled by 2,000 men and women. When their diets were broken down into groups, the team found that the “beer and convenience” diet was favoured by most men. This group ate large quantities of ready-made meat products, chips and white bread and drank beer. They steered clear of A25___ choices such as wholegrain cereals, fish and low-fat dairy products. Women who ate the “traditional British diet”, which is high in refined sugars and dairy products, preferred A26___ to alcohol and ate more chips and cakes than vegetables, fruit and wholegrain cereals. The study’s findings will come A27___ a setback to the Department of Health, which has tried to promote healthy diets. It may also explain A28___ Britain has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world. It is the UK’s biggest killer, causing more than 250,000 deaths each year. A22 1. not 2.almost 3. nearly 4. hardly A23 1. 2. 3. 4. A24 1. 2. 3. 4. A25 1. 2. 3. 4. A26 1. 2. 3. 4. A27 1. 2. 3. 4. A28 1. 2. 3. 4. 11 12 Раздел 4. Письмо Для ответов на задания С1, С2 используйте бланк ответов №2. При выполнении заданий С1 и С2 особое внимание обратите на то, что ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в бланке ответов №2. Обратите внимание также на необходимость соблюдения указанного объема текста. Тексты недостаточного объема, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объем – не оцениваются. При заполнении Бланка ответов №2 вы указываете сначала номер задания С1, С2, а затем пишите свой ответ. С1 This is a part of a letter you have received from an American friend whose parents are about to take a long holiday overseas. … My parents will be passing through your part of the country in midOctober. Can you give them some advice about what clothes they will need? What sorts of things can they expect to be able to buy as souvenirs? By the way, if there’s anything you would like from the US, please let them know. Anyway, I have moved to a new house. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - answer his questions - ask 3 questions about his new house Write 100 – 140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing C2 Comment on the following statement. It is important that people decide on their career when they are still students at school. What is your opinion? Write 200 – 250 words. Use the following plan: make an introduction (state the problem) express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion express why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion make a conclusion restating your position WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET № 2 12