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

Funny seagull thinks he is a cat A seagull was adopted by June and Steve Grimwood, who found a soot-covered young bird in their fireplace and called him Mr. Pooh. The gull ___ (BRING) up with cats.

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

He slept in a cat’s basket, from which he acquired a taste for Whiskas. Since then, Mr. Pooh has learned the sound of the fridge door ___ (OPEN).

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

He ___ (LEAVE) the family home, but he can’t resist returning three times a day for his favourite food, announcing his arrival by tapping on the door.

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

Monet’s Garden Monet’s Garden was created in 1883 in the Valley of the River Epte by Claude Monet, the leader of the Impressionist painters. Monet liked ___ (PAINT) a subject in the open air and planned that his future garden would inspire artists and photographers.

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

With the support of the local authorities, Monet had a small pond dug, even though his peasant neighbours ___ (NOT LIKE) it.

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

They were afraid that his strange plants ___ (POISON) the water. Near the pond, there is a water-garden with its famous willows and water-lilies, which still appear to await the eye of the master for a final canvas.

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

This wonderful play of light and shadow inspired ___ (HE) for the immortal paintings.

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

Transport in Bangkok Bangkok is known as the “Venice of the East”. Today, many of thecanals have been filled in and paved over to make room for roads, but a massive network of waterways still crosses the city. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Bangkok experienced ___ (EUROPE) influence.

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

As a result, the city ___ (SLOW) shifted to a road-based transport system.

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

Over the last decade, Bangkok has evolved from a humid riverside city into a modern, rapidly growing Asian ___ (COMMERCE) centre. Business travellers will appreciate the city’s growth in public transportation and its world-class airport.

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

The Suvarnabhumi Airport, which is located 25km east of the city centre, contributed greatly to Bangkok’s ___ (DEVELOP).

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

A modern, convenient elevated rail link connects the airport to the city in 30 minutes, helping ___ (VISIT) avoid traffic jams.

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

The city’s modern public transportation system is a ___ (COMBINE) of sky trains and underground subways. It has transformed the bustling city centre into a futuristic district of street-level roads, elevated roads and sky trains.

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

Childhood memories I was told my father was killed in the war. Whenever I questioned my mother about his death, she didn’t ___ any more than that he had been killed fighting on the Western Front only days before the peace treaty with Germany was signed.

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

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

Grandma said my dad had been a brave man, and once when we were ___ in the house she showed me his medals.

1) only
2) alone
3) lonely
4) single

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

My grandpa rarely ___ an opinion on anything, but then he was hard of hearing so he might not have heard the question in the first place.

1) proposed
2) invited
3) requested
4) offered

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

The only man I can ___ was my uncle Stan who used to sit at the top of the table at breakfast time.

1) remind
2) recover
3) remember
4) repeat

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

When he left in the morning, I ___ to follow him to the city docks where he worked. Every day I spent at the dockyard was an adventure. Cargo ships came from distant lands and unloaded their wares: rice, sugar, bananas and many other things I’d never heard of.

1) kept
2) used
3) held
4) made

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

Once the holds had been emptied, the dockers would load them with salt, tin, ___ coal (my least favourite because it was an obvious clue to what I’ve been doing all day and annoyed my mother), before they set off again.

1) even
2) still
3) yet
4) just

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

I always wanted to help my uncle Stan unload ___ ship had docked that morning but he just laughed, saying “All in good time, my lad.” It couldn’t be soon enough for me.

1) whenever
2) whoever
3) whatever
4) wherever