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

The popsicle Not all new things are created by wise old scientists. Frank Epperson invented the popsicle, fruit ice cream without milk, in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. Frank ___ (LEAVE) his drink outside on the porch overnight with the stir stick in it.

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

That night the temperature dropped and froze things, ___ (INCLUDE) Frank's drink. That didn't stop him from tasting it.

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

18 years ___ (LATE) Frank started his business.

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

Just over 1 billion popsicles ___ (EAT) in the US each year. Out of the 30 flavors to choose from, orange has been the favorite for many years.

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

Mother's Day We are a family of four: my mom, my dad, my brother and I. One morning my dad started ___ (COOK) breakfast.

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

Ben, my ___ (YOUNG) brother, asked him: "Why are you making Mommy breakfast? Is she sick?"

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

"No, dear," replied her father, "it's Mother's Day." Immediately the boy had another question. "Oh," he said, "then ___ (BE) every other day Father's Day?"

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

History of animated cartoons Cartoon animation has a long history. A cartoon is made by drawing many pictures and showing them one after another so quickly that the pictures ___ (FINAL) seem to move. The most prominent of animated cartoons were made by Walt Disney.

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

Walt Disney, the ___ (CREATE) of Mickey Mouse, is a legend of the 20th century.

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

He invented the special camera which was used in his studios during the thirties and forties to create ___ (ORIGIN) animated pictures.

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

Through his work he brought joy, ___ (HAPPY), and a universal means of communication.

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

Walt Disney’s worldwide ___ (POPULAR) is based upon the ideas his name represents: imagination, optimism, and self-made success in the American tradition.

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

Today moving images are created with the help of computers. The first fully computer-animated feature film, “Toy Story”, was very ___ (SUCCESS) and since then almost all animated cartoon films have moved to computer graphics, including films such as the "Shrek" series.

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

Diana Diana had been hoping to get away by 5:00, so she could be at the farm in time for dinner. She tried not to show her true feelings when at 4:37 her deputy, Phil Haskings, presented her with a complex twelve-page document that ___ the signature of a director before it could be sent out to the client.

1) compelled
2) obliged
3) required
4) demanded

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

Haskins didn’t hesitate to ___ her that they had lost two similar contracts that week.

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

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

To ___ the truth, it was always the same on a Friday. The phones would go quiet in the middle of the afternoon and then, just as she thought she could leave, a new document would land on her desk. Diana looked at the document and knew there would be no chance of escaping before 6:00.

1) say
2) talk
3) speak
4) tell

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

Diana adored her children. At first ___ she looked happy.

1) look
2) view
3) sight
4) glimpse

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

The demands of being a single parent as well as a director of a small but thriving City company meant there were ___ moments left in any day to relax. When it came to the one weekend in four that James and Caroline spent with her ex-husband, Diana would try to leave the office a little earlier than usual to avoid the weekend traffic.

1) little
2) few
3) many
4) much

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

She read through the first page slowly, aware that any mistake ___ hastily...

1) made
2) done
3) held
4) took

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

... on a Friday evening could be ___ in the weeks to come. She glanced at the clock on her desk as the signed the final page of the document. It was just showing 5:51.

1) apologized
2) disappointed
3) regretted
4) dissatisfied