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

A Picnic Spot ‘It’s a perfect day for a picnic’, said Mr. Wolf. ‘Do you think you could pack us a lunch?’ ‘I certainly could’, said Mrs. Wolf. So the decision ___ (MAKE).

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

But once she and Mr. Wolf and their son and daughter were out in the summer woods, they ___ (CAN NOT) find the right spot.

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

One picnic spot was too shady, another was too sunny and hot. The ___ (THREE) had no wild flowers around it.

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

And when at last they found one with all those things, Mrs. Wolf cried, ‘Oh, but here there’s no water. Surely we can find a ___ (GOOD) spot than this one.’

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

When it was lunchtime, everyone was very hungry. At last the ___ (CHILD) cried: ‘Please hurry up and choose a picnic place.’ ‘Yes, please, do.’ Mr. Wolf said. ‘This basket is so heavy.’

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

‘All right,’ agreed Mrs. Wolf. ‘Let ___ (WE) just go round the next turn in the path — and there we will eat.’

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

So they went around the turn and soon came into their own back yard! Mr. Wolf quickly put down his basket. ‘It’s a perfect spot for a picnic,’ he said ___ (LOOK) around with a smile. ‘Chairs, and a table, and a pool — and a beautiful flower garden!’ And they decided to have picnics there all summer long.

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

The Least Successful Explorer Thomas Nuttall spent many years studying the plants and trees in north-west America. He was different from most other explorers because he was almost always lost. One night he did not come back and a group went out to search for him. When Nuttall heard them in the ___ (DARK), he was frightened.

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

You may think it's ___ (POSSIBLE), but he believed that they were Indians and tried to escape.

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

Getting more and more angry, Nuttall’s ___ (SERVE) chased him for three days through the forest and across rivers until he accidentally arrived back at their tents.

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

Another day the ___ (SCIENCE) was lost again. He was walking for many hours, he felt very tired, so he lay down to rest.

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

An Indian found him lying there. Nuttall did not look dangerous. In fact, he looked quite helpless. The Indian felt sorry for him and decided not to kill him. Instead, the strong-built, ___ (POWER) man picked the explorer up and carried him three miles to the river.

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

The least successful explorer was ___ (SAFE) brought back to his camp in a boat.

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

Во It was raining. The rain started early in the morning and it seemed, that it would never stop. Looking out of the window, Bo was thinking about his telephone conversation. Raindrops spattered the windshield as the taxi sliced through ___ traffic on Park Avenue.

1) solid
2) heavy
3) hard
4) difficult

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

There were too many cars as usual. When it had skidded to a halt at the curb, Bo gave a ten-dollar bill to the driver. That included a very generous tip. He ___ his point of destination and was ready to take on Frank Ramsey.

1) achieved
2) arrived
3) entered
4) reached

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

He had called Ramsey that morning from the Yale club and demanded the meeting. Ramsey had tried to avoid it but Bo insisted and Ramsey gave ___.

1) to
2) on
3) in
4) off

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

At the building’s revolving doors, Bo glanced back over his shoulder through the rain and noticed a woman standing on the sidewalk a short distance away. In the dim light he could not get a clear picture. She ___ so much like Tiffany.

1) stared
2) gazed
3) looked
4) glanced

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

She was wearing a yellow top and had long blond hair. Standing absolutely ___ beneath her umbrella while everything around her moved, she seemed to be gazing sraight at him.

1) inert
2) static
3) quiet
4) still

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

His heart ___, the way it always did when he saw her. He couldn’t help it.

1) set
2) sank
3) moved
4) dropped

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

Bo strained to ___ sight of her as he was jostled into the doorway. When he cleared the doors, the woman had already disappeared.

1) keep
2) hold
3) take
4) give