1) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Choosing a Career Jane had always wanted to be a nurse and help ___ (PERSON) in need. Her father, however, thought that nursing was not a suitable profession for her.

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2) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

When she left school, she ___ (OFFER) a job as a doctor’s receptionist.

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3) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Jane ___ (NOT WANT) to take the job, so she decided to talk to her friend Ann about what she should do. When Jane came to Ann’s house, Ann met her in the garden. ‘Hello,

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4) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Jane! You look so unhappy! What ___ (THINK) (you) about?’

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5) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

While Jane ___ (EXPLAIN) her problem, Ann’s mother shouted to the girls to come over.

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6) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

She said that Jane’s father ___ (HAVE) an accident and he was in hospital.

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7) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

When they arrived at the hospital, Jane was amazed to see her father ___ (SIT) on the bed in a very good mood. ‘Oh, Jane, the nurses here are really wonderful. And I think...’ Jane smiled. She knew what her father was going to tell her.

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8) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Edinburgh Edinburgh is one of the most written about cities on earth. Built on ancient volcanoes and first established because of its secure and ___ (DEFENCE) position, the capital of Scotland has become a crossroads.

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9) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

___ (PRACTICAL) everyone who comes to Scotland today spends some time in this city.

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10) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Edinburgh is the second most popular tourist destination in Great Britain and it’s not hard to see why. Its midsummer ___ (NATION) festival is one of the biggest in the world.

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11) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Edinburgh is a delight to explore on foot: most of its ___ (ATTRACT) are contained within a compact central area.

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12) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

With streets steeped in history and a thriving ___ (CULTURE) scene, Edinburgh offers the perfect balance between traditional and contemporary things.

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13) Вставьте слово, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The area around the city has many ___ (HISTORY) towns and scenic villages, which are also great for exploring.

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

The Archipelago In the remote southern seas there is a cluster of islands. Each island is inhabited by a different race of people. Although physically they look alike, you can tell them ___ by their styles of dress and their distinctive dialects.

1) out
2) off
3) apart
4) aside

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

Each island has its own unique form of architecture. The only similarity between them is that each race builds in a manner that is ___ odds with the environment.

1) over
2) at
3) against
4) on

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

On rocky hillsides there are wooden huts and in wooded valleys you can see towns of brick. Arid uplands are irrigated and planted with leafy gardens, whereas, on fertile plains, the parks are paved with stone. ___ their differences, the islanders coexist peacefully.

1) Despite
2) In spite
3) Besides
4) Although

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

There is rivalry over certain fishing waters but it rarely ___ to more than a few heated exchanges.

1) raises
2) attains
3) amounts
4) achieves

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

At the centre of the archipelago, perhaps in the most favoured spot of all, lies an island that has been deserted for many generations. It looks very different from the rest: darker, taller, silent. There is no obvious reason ___ its abandonment as it has good soil and plenty of freshwater.

1) with
2) to
3) of
4) for

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

Long ago, it was inhabited by farmers and fishermen much like everywhere else in the archipelago, but everything changed when they started building the first wall. As soon as it was finished a second circle of battlements began to rise from the centre, slightly narrower than the one before, so that from faraway the island ___ an enor- mous wedding cake.

1) recollected
2) reminded
3) resembled
4) remembered

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

Nobody can explain why the wall was started but there are many theories as to why it was never finished. Some say that so many had perished during its construction, that no one dared halt the work and thereby admit that it had all been in vain. Others claim that the builders simply ___ out of materials. But one thing is certain, the predicted threat never arrived and the people at the centre of the archipelago had, quite simply, bricked themselves in.

1) went
2) ran
3) grew
4) came