Английский язык, ОГЭ, 40 тестов

D. Heather has grown in Scotland as far back as its history goes. It is an essential thing for any household. Famous heather honey is rich in minerals, and was traditionally used in medicinal drinks. Traditionally dried heather was used to make perfumes, and the tough stems were used to make ropes. On many of the northern Scottish islands, heather was used in the construction of houses.

E. Scotland is an excellent destination for open-air activities all year round. Its lakes and coastline are ideal for boating and rowing and have some of the best sea-kayaking in the world. The rivers are perfect for fishing and the mountains are wonderful for hill climbing and skiing. Scotland is also good for walkers. You can enjoy easy family walks or more difficult mountain hikes.

F. The history of Scotland is rich in armed conflicts. The Scots have always valued physical power and the skills needed for battle and survival. That’s why the Highland Games were very popular. They date back to long before Scotland’s written history. The Games are still held today and include the athletic competitions in their original form as well as dancing contests. Traditional bagpipe music accompanies all the events.

Запишите в таблицу выбранные цифры под соответствующими буквами.

Говорящий …A… B… C… D… E

Вопрос

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Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 13—19 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Hermitage cats

Hermitage cats have been officially kept in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, since its foundation. The cats prevented intensive breeding of rats and mice in the State Hermitage Museum. The director of the Hermitage, Mikhail Piotrovsky, said, «cats have become a very important part of our Hermitage lives and a significant part of Hermitage Legends.»

It is believed that the history of the Hermitage cats started with a cat that was brought from Holland by Peter the Great. In the XVIII century there were lots of rats in the Old Winter Palace. The history of cats continued due to Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Visiting Kazan, she noticed that there were no rats and mice in the city because of the large number of cats. The Empress ordered to bring some Kazan cats to St Petersburg, to the old Winter Palace. The cats had done their job, and almost all the rats disappeared from the palace. After the construction of the Winter Palace, the cats settled down in the new building too. The founder of the Hermitage, Empress Catherine II gave the cats the status of «gallery guards’.

Cats in the Hermitage existed for a long time, during the war with Napoleon, and after the revolution, under the Soviet regime. In 1941, when the Great Patriotic War began, the works of art were evacuated to the Urals, in Sverdlovsk.

After the war, two cars brought new cats to the Hermitage. The rats, that had invaded the building during the war, stepped back. However, in the 1960s it was decided that the cats were not needed any more. Employees of the museum caught the cats and took them away. But, soon after, rats invaded the building. Since then, the museum has never got rid of its cats.

Today, about seventy cats live in the Hermitage to protect it from mice and rats. Each cat has its own passport and a veterinary card. They live comfortably in the basement. The place where they live is always warm and dry, and all the rooms of the basement are equipped with small holes, to let the cats move freely inside and outside the building.

The Hermitage employees regularly buy food for the cats. They try to make their meals healthy and diverse. Each cat has its own bowl, tray and basket to sleep. In summer, the cats are more often outside on the lawns and courtyards than in their basement.

To control the number of cats in the Hermitage, employees sometimes give away their cats to residents of the city. The new owner has to present their passport and leave their contact details. The adopted animals are accompanied by a certificate from the Hermitage.

13. According to its director, the Hermitage is the only museum in Russia where cats are kept officially.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

14. During the reign of Empress Catherine II, the cats received official status.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

15. During the Great Patriotic War, the Hermitage cats were taken to Sverdlovsk to guard the works of art.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

16. Nowadays all the cats are settled in the attic of the Hermitage.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

17. The Hermitage cats are taken good care of.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

18. The cats are not allowed to leave the building of the museum.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

19. The new owner of a Hermitage cat can visit the museum free of charge.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ: _______

По окончании выполнения заданий 12—19 не забудьте перенести свои ответы в БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! Запишите ответ справа от номера соответствующего задания, начиная с первой клеточки. При переносе ответа на задание 12 цифры записываются без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов. Каждую цифру пишите в отдельной клеточке в соответствии с приведёнными в бланке образцами.

Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике)

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 20—28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20—28.

Help, please

20. Dear Dad, I feel so terribly sorry, but ________ I have to have to ask you to send me $100 as soon as possible. ONE

21. I studied hard for my exams and tried my ________ to pass them. I couldn’t take a job to make any money. GOOD

22. I ________ desperately now. I can barely scrape by on what my friends sometimes chip in. SUFFER

23. This time though, it’s even __________ – I was in the library, reading and my leg felt paralyzed. BAD

24. I __________ to hospital, but the doctors couldn’t save it. TAKE

25. This is now the second leg I ______________ lately. LOSE

26. Unfortunately, the university carried the payment over until next month. But for a month I got stuck in hospital without any means of ___________ money. MAKE

27. I can’t move, I can’t pay, I __________. it’s a «catch-22» situation. TRAP

28. Believe me, I desperately tried to find a way to cope with it but it ended up unsuccessfully, and now there ____ no one else I can ask for help but you. BE

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Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 29—34 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 29—34.

An Answer

29. Sonny, you won’t believe it, but I tried to see you in the hospital, because your mother and I thought you were too timid and _______ to tell us the truth about your health. As you know we are barely scraping by on our low income and are not raking in huge profits from my business. CONFUSE

30. I didn’t manage to talk to your doctor, unfortunately, but I was lucky to meet an _____________ pretty nurse you had been out with the previous day. AMAZE

31. I have to admit, she is worth losing not only another leg but your mind for too. As this is the third leg you have lost according to your _______ letters, I’m sure you ought to be used to this by now. TERROR

32. If my memory serves me ___________, you lost the first one in a terrible accident when a tram ran you over and cut it off. CORRECT

33. The second one was bitten by a _______ horse near the betting shop window, when you were staking your last penny on a horse at the hippodrome. Now, luckily, the third one has grown back but, tough luck, it’s paralyzed. So try to hobble along on any other one you may have left. SCARE

34. When your mother and I met, we started renting a part of a house and had to solely rely on our ____________ hands and legs. EXIST

По окончании выполнения заданий 20—34 не забудьте перенести свои ответы в БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! Запишите ответ справа от номера соответствующего задания, начиная с первой клеточки. При переносе ответов буквы записываются без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов. Каждую букву пишите в отдельной клеточке в соответствии с приведёнными в бланке образцами.

Проверьте, чтобы каждый ответ был записан рядом с номером соответствующего задания.

Раздел 4 (задание по письму)

Для ответа на задание 35 используйте бланк ответов №2. При выполнении задания 35 особое внимание обратите на то, что Ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным на бланке ответов №2. Никакие записи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом. Обратите внимание также на необходимость соблюдения указанного объёма электронного письма. Письмо недостаточного объёма, а также часть текста электронного письма, превышающая требуемый объём, не оцениваются. Укажите номер задания 35 в БЛАНКЕ ОТВЕТОВ №2 и напишите текст своего ответного электронного письма зарубежному другу по переписке.

35. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Ben:

From: [e-mail]

To: [e-mail]

Subject: Theatre

…Last week I went to the theatre. It was a great performance and the actors were wonderful. I was impressed.

…Do you think it’s exciting to be a famous actor and why? When did you last see a theatrical performance? Have you ever been to the Bolshoi Theatre?…

Write a message to Ben and answer his 3 questions.

Write 100—120 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

Устная часть

Task 1

You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud.

The average British household manages to spend as little as three hours and six minutes of quality time together in a week, according to a new study. Long working hours, lengthy commutes and after school clubs mean parents can only spare an average 62 minutes to chat or play with their kids, on three typical week nights. And after chores and domestic duties, only five hours and nine minutes of play time are squeezed out of the average weekend.

In fact, seven in ten of the 2,000 parents polled confessed the only real guaranteed quality time they spend with their family is on their one annual holiday. The poll also found that keeping fit was keeping the family apart with 35 per cent saying their family members take regular exercise, but mainly through solo activities such as gym workouts or P.E. lessons at school.

Task 2

You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

Electronic assistant: Hello! It’s the electronic assistant of the Local Entertainment Center. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out what teenagers think about hobbies nowadays. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous – you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.

Electronic assistant: What professions do teenagers find attractive and interesting today?

Student:____________________________________________________________

Electronic assistant: What school subjects can really help teens apply their knowledge in work?

Student:____________________________________________________________

Electronic assistant: What hobbies are the most popular among teenagers now?

Student:___________________________________________________________

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Electronic assistant: What is your favourite hobby and why?

Student:____________________________________________________________

Electronic assistant: Can your hobby help you choose your job and make progress in your career?

Student:____________________________________________________________

Electronic assistant: What hobbies do your parents or relatives have, if any?

Student:____________________________________________________________

Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your help.

Task 3

You are going to give a talk about travelling. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10—12 sentences).

Remember to say:

• who enjoys travelling more: teenagers or grown-ups, why;

• why travelling is more popular today in Russia than it was in the past;

• whether travelling a lot may be harmful or not, and why;

• what your attitude to travelling is.

You have to talk continuously.

TEST 9

Раздел 1 (задания по аудированию)

Вы услышите четыре коротких текста, обозначенных буквами А, B, C, D. В заданиях 1—4 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

1. The visitors of the library are invited…

1) to watch a documentary film.

2) to attend a book exhibition.

3) to share their impressions.

Ответ: _______

2. Andrea is calling…

1) to inform Max about her plans for the weekend.

2) to tell Max about her summer job.

3) to invite Max to a party.

Ответ: _______

3. Phil is worried about…

1) his grandmother’s health.

2) his pet’s health.

3) his own health.

Ответ: _______

4. What’s the current location of the language school?

1) In the suburbs of the city.

2) In the centre of the city.

3) Next to the university.

Ответ: _______

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5. Вы готовите тематическую радиопередачу с высказываниями пяти разных людей, обозначенных буквами А, В, С, D, Е. Подберите к каждому высказыванию соответствующую его содержанию рубрику из списка 1—6.

Используйте каждую рубрику из списка только один раз. В списке есть одна лишняя рубрика. Вы услышите запись дважды.

1. They are varied

2. They are boring

3. They are beautiful

4. They are unhealthy

5. They are practical

6. They aren’t universal

Запишите в таблицу выбранные цифры под соответствующими буквами.

Говорящий …A… B… C… D… E

Рубрика

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Вы помогаете своему другу, юному радиожурналисту, проанализировать подготовленное им для передачи интервью. Прослушайте аудиозапись интервью и занесите данные в таблицу. Вы можете вписать не более одного слова (без артиклей) из прозвучавшего текста. Числа необходимо записывать буквами. Вы услышите запись дважды.

6. The foreign language he/she speaks

7. Age of the respondent years old

8. Favourite school subject

9. Dream job

10. Hobby

11. Regular sports activity

По окончании выполнения заданий 1—11 не забудьте перенести свои ответы в БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! Запишите ответ справа от номера соответствующего задания, начиная с первой клеточки. При переносе ответов на задания 5 и 6—11 цифры или буквы записываются без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов. Каждую цифру или букву пишите в отдельной клеточке в соответствии с приведёнными в бланке образцами.

Раздел 2 (задания по чтению)

12. Вы проводите информационный поиск в ходе выполнения проектной работы. Определите, в каком из текстов A—F содержатся ответы на интересующие Вас вопросы 1—7. Один из вопросов останется без ответа. Занесите Ваши ответы в таблицу.

1. Which object made the company famous?

2. Why are some sets of LEGO twice as big?

3. Where does the name LEGO come from?

4. Why is LEGO considered to be an educational toy?

5. Who are the owners of LEGO?

6. Why do adults enjoy LEGO toys?

7. What can make some LEGO-toy customers unhappy?

A. The company that makes the famous little plastic bricks known as LEGO started as a small shop in the town of Billund in Denmark. At first the shop sold wooden toys and other things. Soon the business became known as LEGO. It came from the Danish words «LEg GOdt’, meaning «play well’. Later, it was realized that the original meaning in Latin was «I put together’.

B. The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Cristiansen. The company has come a long way from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global corporation, the world’s third-largest producer of toys. Lego has passed from father to son and is now owned by a grandchild of the founder. As a child, he often came up with the ideas for new models and Lego sets.

C. The brick, the main component of all Lego sets, appeared in its present form in 1958 and since then has remained compatible with previous editions. This little piece of plastic offers unlimited building possibilities. It lets children experiment and try out their creative ideas. The LEGO company owes its success to the traditional Lego brick. The company has been awarded «Toy of the Century’ twice.

D. Last year Charlotte Benjamin wrote a letter to the Lego Company in which she complained that, during a visit to the toy store, she noticed that «there are lots of Lego boy people and barely any Lego girls.» She felt sad that, in Lego, girl figures mostly sat at home, went shopping and had no job. At the same time boy figures went on adventures, worked, saved people and «even swam with sharks’.

E. The LEGO Group produces thousands of sets with a variety of themes. In 1969 the company introduced Lego Duplo, designed for children who are 1 to 5 years old. Duplo bricks are twice the length, height and width of traditional Lego bricks. It makes them easier to handle and less likely to be swallowed by younger children. Duplo sets now include farm, zoo, town, castle and pirate sets.

F. Lego Games are a great way of having fun together with family and friends. These sets excite imagination and improve creativity because the child needs to put a game together before he or she can play it. They also develop hand and eye coordination, teach children to follow directions with logic and find scientific and technological solutions. In a fun way, these games promote basic ideas of Maths, Geometry and Engineering.

Запишите в таблицу выбранные цифры под соответствующими буквами.

Говорящий …A… B… C… D… E

Вопрос

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Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 13—19 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Cambridge University

Cambridge University is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford) and the seventh-oldest in the world.

The story of Cambridge University begins in 1209 when several hundred students arrived in the little town of Cambridge after having walked 60 miles from Oxford. These students were all churchmen and had been studying in Oxford at that city’s well-known schools. It was a hard life at Oxford for there was constant trouble, even fighting, between the citizens of the town and the students. Then one day a student accidentally killed a man of the town. The Mayor arrested three other students who were innocent and they were put to death. In protest, many students left Oxford, some of them went to Cambridge. And so the new University began.

It was Cambridge University. Of course, there were no Colleges in those early days and student life was very different from what it is now. The students were of all ages and came from anywhere and everywhere. Life in College was strict. The students were forbidden to play games, to sing (except sacred music), to hunt or fish or even to dance. Books were very rare and all the lessons were in the Latin language which students were supposed to speak even among themselves.

In 1440 King Henry VI founded King’s College, and other colleges followed.

Nowadays there are more than 30 different colleges, including five for women students and several mixed colleges, in the University. The number of students in colleges is different: from 30 to 400 or 500.

The training course lasts 4 years. The academic year is divided into 3 terms. The students study natural and technical sciences, law, history, languages, geography, medicine, economics, agriculture, music and many other subjects. After 3 years of study a student may proceed to a Bachelor’s degree, and later to the degrees of Master and Doctor.

There are many ancient traditions that are still observed at Cambridge. For example, the students are required to wear gowns at lectures, in the University library, in the street in the evening, for dinners in the colleges and for official visits.

All the students must pay for their education – classes, examinations, books, laboratories, university hostel, the use of libraries. The cost is high. It depends on college and university speciality. Very few students get grants.