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

Home Improvements The English mania for ‘home improvements’, or ‘DIY’ ___ (DESCRIBE) ‘the proverbial Englishman’ as ‘busy in house and garden and garage with his own hands’.

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

Never mind football, this is not the real national obsession. The English are a nation of nestbuilders. Almost the entire population ___ (INVOLVE) in DIY, at least to some degree.

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

In a survey conducted by anthropologists about twenty years ago, only two per cent of English males and 12 per cent of females said 21 that they never ___ (DO) any DIY.

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

An updated research conducted much more recently found that nothing much ___ (CHANGE), except the even higher proportion of women involved in DIY.

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

The ___ (COMMON) motive for DIYing is that of ‘putting a personal stamp on the place’. This is clearly understood as an unwritten rule of home ownership, and a central element of the moving-in ritual, often involving the destruction of any evidence of the previous owner’s territorial marking.

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

Watch almost any residential street in England over a period of time, and you will notice that shortly after a For Sale sign ___ (COME) down, a skip appears...

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

...to be filled with often perfectly serviceable bits of ripped-out kitchen or bathroom, along with ripped-out car- 25 pets, cupboards, fireplace-surrounds, ___ (SHELF) , tiles, banisters, doors and even walls and ceilings.

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

Jigsaw puzzles I love solving jigsaw puzzles. Especially puzzles of paintings which designs are ___ (SCENE).

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

The aim of having them framed and hung on the wall might seem worthless, indeed. Some say that it is good for the memory, shape and color recognition of the brain. However, I haven’t observed any ___ (PRONOUNCE) effects to my brain because of these puzzles.

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

What it really trains is patience and ___ (COMMIT), the virtues not many people have. And the resistance to neck and back pains.

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

It takes me typically from 12 (which is disappointing) to 40 hours to complete a puzzle. You can never know which part will be the toughest of all or whether none of the pieces will be missing. The moment I open the box to ___ (LOAD) those tiny-tiny pieces is the moment of utter confusion and disorder. But then comes the joyous moment of the first fit.

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

Till the last piece, no matter how much time you have spent, you 30 don’t know if the puzzle will be complete. Hence, ___ (CERTAIN) has to be enjoyed.

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

Still, seeing that chaos of pieces scattered on the floor diminish in number as they one by one give me the big picture is true ___ (ELATE)!

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

Egg art Egg art is one of the earliest forms of art. There is something fascinating about the shape of the egg, and the idea of making this ___ art.

1) into
2) out of
3) over
4) up for

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

Many early civilizations regarded the egg as a symbol of fertility and the circle of life, partly because it is a(n) ___ shorthand for new life and un-hatched potential.

1) ocular
2) optical
3) visible
4) visual

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

There is also an interesting contrast between the soft interior and the protective tough exterior, ___ ideas of protection and hidden secrets.

1) awaking
2) conjuring
3) evoking
4) originating

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

Eggs have particular resonance in the Christian faith where they have become associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Eggs also take on an important role in the Jewish Passover holiday where they have become a symbol of sacrifice and loss. In some Asian cultures the egg is seen as a symbol of luck and wealth. So many cultures adorn the egg as part of their ___.

1) prayers
2) rites
3) services
4) worships

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

Modern man has turned egg decoration into egg art. An artist who ‘does eggs’ must ___ all know how to empty an eggshell.

1) above
2) before
3) beyond
4) over

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

It’s necessary to disinfect it to make sure you are working with a surface that is free from diseases which are ___ by birds. Goose, duck and chicken eggs (no eggs are taken from the wild!) are usually ‘blown’ — a hole is made in each end and the contents are blown out.

1) born
2) carried
3) moved
4) transported

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

After cleaning the egg, a craftsman must know how to make the naturally smooth and greasy surface of an eggshell easier to work with if you want to paint it or cover it in mosaic or decorate it with things such as ribbons, fabric or carve ornaments with a high- ___ paragraver (quite similar to a dentist’s drilling tool).

1) pace
2) speed
3) tempo
4) velocity