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

Gorodki Gorodki is a Russian sport played with a bat and wooden pegs. Most people probably ___ (NOT HEAR) of gorodki, but they know of similar games such as horseshoes or croquet, in which the goal is to throw and knock objects round a field.

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

This particular game’s objective is to knock the pegs outside a designated area using the bat, which ___ (THROW) at them. Players arrange the pegs into various formations, which have names such as cannon’, star’ aeroplane’ or ‘letter’.

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

The game dates back to ancient times, when it was traditionally played by Russian peasants who made up their own rules. The Russian nobility were playing it in the 17th century, along with various cultural figures in the 18th and 19th centuries, and ___ (FOLLOW) that, it became a legitimate sport in 1923, complete with a set of official rules.

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

Wedding anniversary Kelly’s grandparents had a very special day approaching. It was going to be their ___ (FIFTY) wedding anniversary that Saturday, and her parents were planning a huge event.

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

For the occasion, they ___ (BOOK) a dance hall several months earlier, so over 300 people could celebrate the golden couple’s milestone.

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

Kelly’s job was to create a seating arrangement, but people kept calling to say they wanted to come, too, which meant Kelly had to plan ___ (CAREFULLY) than when she’d started.

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

Kelly’s parents also had a very special gift for her grandparents - a trip to India, a place her grandmother had always said she ___ (VISIT) if she had the chance.

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

World population Is our planet’s population growth ever going to slow down? it’s ___ (TERRIFY) to think about, but, by 2083, the number of people on the planet is expected to reach 10 billion.

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

There are people who keep track of these sorts of things. A ___ (DIVIDE) of the United Nations is dedicated to tracking global population growth and making estimates of likely future totals.

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

The human population first hit 1 billion in 1800. This means that in mankind’s thousands of years of ___ (EXIST) on the planet, our population only reached that figure just over 200 years ago.

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

In 1927, our population reached 2 billion, and it had become 3 billion by 1960, demonstrating that our numbers are in fact ___ (RAPID) increasing, a cause for great concern.

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

We’ve been able to survive so far due to ___ (TECHNOLOGY) advances made in agriculture, which have increased our food supply.

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

However, unless we improve upon existing techniques, farmers, and the 31 planet itself, will be ___ (CAPABLE) of supplying enough food for a 10-billion-strong global population. And that is only one of many problems that an ever-increasing human population creates.

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

Old photos Carrie and her mum were looking at old photos of her mum as a university student. Her mums style was so different then, Carrie almost didn’t ___ her in the photos.

1) remind
2) recall
3) recognise
4) remember

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

‘I cant believe how long your hair is in the picture, Mum!’ Carrie remarked, having never seen her mum with that length of hair before. It must have been difficult to look ___ it every day.’

1) through
2) round
3) over
4) after

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

Carries mum smiled at her remarks. ‘It was definitely a chore, but that was the style back then, to have really long, straight hair ___ down the middle.

1) split
2) parted
3) divided
4) halved

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

If you didn’t wear your hair like that, you weren’t considered to be cool, know what I mean?’ ‘Oh yeah, like, groovy. Mum,’ Carrie said, lightly poking fun ___ her.

1) at
2) of
3) in
4) with

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

Joking aside, Carrie really appreciated seeing her mum with such a youthful style. They found some photos of Carrie’s dad, who looked quite different as well, dressed in green trousers that got wider as they got longer. He was sporting a full head of hair, rather than having the ___ head that Carrie knew.

1) bald
2) thin
3) bare
4) flat

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

‘Dad was so handsome back then!’ Carrie exclaimed. Despite the odd styles, Carrie thought her parents looked amazing and she was inspired ___ this to be more daring with her own style.

1) from
2) by
3) to
4) into

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

After viewing the photos, Carrie though she’d ___ some time in picking out a new wardrobe. She wasn’t going to let her conservative ways stop her.

1) fund
2) finance
3) pay
4) invest