1) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl is one of the most beautiful and ancient cities of Russia, the capital of the Russian Golden Ring. It ______ (LOCATE) on the Volga River and has a lot of old churches, cathedrals and monasteries as well as museums and historical monuments.

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2) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Tourists also enjoy ______ (WALK) along its wonderful embankment which offers its visitors picturesque views of the Volga.

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3) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Millions of tourists ______ (VISIT) Yaroslavl so far, and a lot of them want to come to this city again.

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4) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

From the history of sweaters Probably every person in the world has at least one sweater. It is a very popular item of clothing now, especially for ______ (CHILD), who don’t like buttons and zips.

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5) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

It is interesting to know why a sweater is called so. In fact, a knitted woolen sweater as we know it today ______ (CREATE) in Europe in the 19^th century.

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6) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Overweight people ______ (WEAR) sweaters in order to lose some weight. They sweated profusely in warm sweaters, that is why this item of clothing got such a name.

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7) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Sketching Hobbies are a great way to relax and unwind after a busy day at school or at work. One of the most popular hobbies nowadays is sketching. It is ______ (DEFINITE) a good hobby for you if you want to start thinking in a different way.

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8) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Sketching develops your ______ (CREATE).

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9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

It can be very helpful for your personal ______ (DEVELOP).

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10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Besides, you can apply the skills you learn through sketching in a number ways in your life. To begin with, you may become interested in a career of an ______ (ILLUSTRATE).

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11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Moreover, you will never need a camera when you are on holiday because your drawings will be the best memories about your trip. Finally, while sketching you learn to notice your feelings and emotions and thus improve your ______ (COMMUNICATE) skills.

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12) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Going on a hike Simon and I were in a school football team. Occasionally, the team took field trips to places outside of our neighbourhood on the weekends. Last week, our coach Mr Brown ______ we were going on a hike through a forest in a state park.

1) promoted
2) presented
3) announced
4) extended

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13) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Simon is my best friend, and the two of us had both liked the trips to the museums, plays, and basketball games. We weren’t all that ______ in the outdoors.

1) interested
2) excited
3) delighted
4) inspired

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14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

______, Mr Brown claimed that we’d really enjoy discovering how amazing nature can be – especially for the big city kids. Simon and I were sure we’d rather be back home playing video games.

1) Although
2) Otherwise
3) Moreover
4) However

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15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Now we were in a state park, marching through woods as ______ as a grizzly bear’s fur. Our group of 12 kids had been hiking for a good 30 minutes when Simon and I grew bored and stepped away from the group to take some pictures.

1) strong
2) heavy
3) thick
4) rich

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16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

I looked around, shouting, “Check out that tree – it’s kinda cool. Doesn’t its shape ______ you of an elephant?” “Ha! It does,” Simon replied. “And look at how those rocks are formed over there. You don’t see stuff like that in the city, now do you?”

1) reflect
2) review
3) remember
4) remind

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17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

For the next few minutes, we got caught up in ______ flowers, leaves, animals, and little caves we hadn’t seen before. The more we opened up to the forest, the more it opened up to us. We were beginning to see the amazing things around us.

1) offending
2) obtaining
3) objecting
4) observing

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18) Out here, away from the city, I was starting to get what Mr Brown had ______ us about how wonderful nature could be.

1) told
2) spoke
3) talked
4) said