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

Henry’s best friend Henry’s best friend Stan had moved to another town during the previous school year. Henry missed his friend, but he ___ (HAVE) a birthday party soon and he hoped that Stan would be able to make it.

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The party was set for the following weekend. Henry ___ (SEND) Stan an email several days earlier, but he wasn’t sure if Stan’s computer was up and running yet, and Stan wasn’t always the best at returning emails.

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Nonetheless, Henry had a good feeling about seeing his friend. After the party had been going for about an hour, Henry saw Stan walk through the door. ‘I knew you ___ (COME) !’ Henry said, and gave his friend a hug.

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Wind farms It seems that wind energy has found a friend in the UK. A new study shows that wind farms are the ___ (POPULAR) type of renewable energy source among the British.

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Two thousand people were asked about their preferences for energy sources. Nearly 50% of them said they would welcome wind farms even if they ___ (CONSTRUCT) within seven kilometres of their home.

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

Coal-powered energy is less favourable to people, as only 20% of citizens prefer to have this type of power source in ___ (THEY) neighbourhood.

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Despite the preference for wind farms, the UK government isn’t keen on ___ (ALLOW) farms to be built inland. The aim is to build offshore wind farms and to use land for other purposes.

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

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian scientist. He worked during the late 19th and early 20th century on the ___ (DEVELOP) of theories in rocket science and space flight, and is considered one of the pioneers of astronautics.

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His work with rockets can be easily seen today. The jet engines that steer rockets in space were developed by Tsiolkovsky, and the airlocks that allow astronauts to enter and exit space were his ___ (INVENT) as well.

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Tsiolkovsky often had trouble getting funding for his projects. He was quite ___ (PROGRESS) for his time, and the Russian science programmes didn’t always believe in his work.

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

In 1903 he published an article which proved that rockets could fly into space. Although it is now a basic ___ (SCIENCE) principle, no one in his field appreciated the article when it was written.

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Many of Tsiolkovsky's ideas went on to be used in rocket science and space travel. Like most scientists, though, some of his ideas were considered ___ (PRACTICAL) and were ignored as a result.

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One such idea stated that humans would ___ (EVENTUAL) move to other parts of our galaxy to live. Science is still a long way off that, but the idea is still alive.

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

Chess champion Arthur was a chess champion who was so far undefeated in any tournament hed entered. He was also someone his entire country could take great ___ in, as he had been much talked about in the press as a chess genius.

1) hope
2) strength
3) faith
4) pride

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

His next tournament was unlike any other he had faced. With much reservation, he had finally decided to ___ a match where his opponent was a computer. Although Arthur had a reputation for beating his opponents quickly, he knew this time would be different.

1) agree
2) accept
3) admit
4) approach

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

Arthur wouldn’t be the first chess player to do battle with a computer. There was Garry Kasparov, who competed ___ the computer Deep Blue in 1996. He ultimately won that tournament, but lost a year later.

1) against
2) over
3) around
4) aside

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

Arthur had not lost a single tournament yet, so to choose to battle a computer could be a big mistake. But, considering he had ___ off so many human competitors...

1) seen
2) taken
3) won
4) made

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

... Arthur imagined it was about ___ he turned up the pressure.

1) time
2) hour
3) moment
4) point

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

The day of the tournament came, and Arthur suffered huge disappointment. He lost both matches that day, which upset him greatly, and he almost felt like throwing in the ___ and not finishing the rest of the tournament.

1) rag
2) cloth
3) towel
4) shirt

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

Rather than be a ___ loser, however, Arthur got back out there the next day. He lost three matches, but won the very last one. Although this victory was bittersweet, Arthur was happy that he’d won at least one match.

1) sad
2) bad
3) poor
4) ill