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

My Very First Time Online My first internet experience was back in 1997 when the Internet ___ (MAKE) accessible to the public.

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

I had some experience in computing as I ___ (TAKE) a couple of computer classes before.

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

When the Internet became even ___ (POPULAR), I could no longer resist buying my own computer and getting online.

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

I was so excited when I ___ (BRING) the computer home that I just couldn’t wait to set it up and start surfing the web! The setting up was quite easy but I still couldn’t get online. I had to call the service provider and establish a dial up service first.

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

Luckily, that ___ (NOT TAKE) very long. I was able to get online within a few hours. You wouldn’t believe what happened next. I found out that the monitor wasn’t working properly. It had black horizontal lines running through.

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

While I ___ (TRY) to fix it, the screen went completely black. I went to exchange the monitor the following day, and my real first internet experience began.

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

Florida When the famous explorer, Columbus claimed Florida for Spain, he had never laid eyes on it. The area’s most important early ___ (VISIT) thus set а pattern that has continued for centuries.

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

There is а general belief amongst people, apparently quite ___ (CONNECT) with whether or not they’ve been there themselves, that Florida is а good place to go.

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

In fact, it is almost impossible not to enjoy yourself in Florida today, given the wonderful ___ (SELECT) of facilities available to tourists.

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

Some of the world’s most popular tourist attractions are located in the state whose ___ (SAND) beaches welcome 40 million people each year.

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

These days it seems ___ (POINT) to describe Florida’s geography and climate.

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

What a Trick! Lisa and I have been friends since the third grade. We both loved to ride our bikes and loved spending the holidays, weekends, and summers together. One summer, we settled ___ cleaning up her room.

1) on
2) down
3) up
4) for

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

As soon as we started, Lisa’s mom called her for some help. Vacuuming was my favorite part of cleaning, so I decided to clean up every spot. When I bent over to suck up the dust under the dresser, I found a book with the word DIARY on it. The book was bright pink and looked more like old scraps of paper than a diary. Usually I would not snoop in private belongings, but when I picked it up from underneath the dresser I saw that the pages were messed up and I decided to put them back together. While doing so, I saw my name in a passage that really ___ my attention: ‘It made me cry when Papa told me we’re moving to Sri Lanka.

1) paid
2) held
3) kept
4) caught

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

He told me not to tell Nadine because it might break her heart. Well, I will just enjoy the last summer I have now.’ Friends help me realize my good qualities. Even though I felt ___ over the situation, I decided not to spoil our friendship.

1) distracted
2) distraught
3) distort
4) distrust

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

At that point, I ___ a vow to give Lisa the best summer I could.

1) broke
2) did
3) made
4) said

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

The next day, Lisa had complete control. I ___ her do things I even hated doing.

1) allowed
2) got
3) let
4) made

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

We went to the boring museum. We watched her stupid brother, Line, do his band show. Finally, Lisa became ___ of what I was doing.

1) surprised
2) interested
3) keen
4) aware

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

‘Why are you doing all this? It’s not my birthday or anything.’ ‘Lisa, I know you’re moving to Sri Lanka. I’ve read your diary,’ I confessed. ‘Are you talking about this?’ Lisa held up the same pink notepad I saw the previous day and started to laugh. ‘This notebook isn’t my diary. It was a novel I started on. I was making a story about you and me.’ I felt relieved but confused and I couldn’t ___ but ask, ‘What about the title? It does say ‘DIARY’ on it?’ ‘I put that there so no one would read it until I finished. Do you really think I would move to Sri Lanka and not tell you? Ha, that’s a laugh!’ Lisa exploded with unstoppable laughter.

1) stand
2) help
3) wait
4) feel