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

The compass What do you know about the invention of the compass? You might think that sailors ___ (USE) the compass for centuries to navigate in the open sea.

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

The truth is, there was no such thing as the compass in ancient times, and even after ___ (IT) invention the compass wasn’t used all that much for marine navigation.

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

No one knows where or when the first compass ___ (INVENT). It may have been in China or in the Near East or in Italy.

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

A kind man A truck driver was driving 100 penguins to the New York Zoo when his truck broke down on the freeway. The driver got out of the cab. He ___ (LOOK) at the engine when another truck stopped in front of him.

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

The second truck driver asked if his colleague ___ (NEED) any help.

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

The penguins’ driver explained that he was taking the penguins to the zoo and asked if the other man ___ (TAKE) the penguins there.

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

He agreed. Some hours later, the second truck driver drove past the first one, who was still waiting on the freeway for help to come. The penguins, however, ___ (BE) still on the truck! “I thought I asked you to take those penguins to the zoo,” shouted the first driver. The second replied, “I did, but I had some money left, so we’re going to the cinema now.”

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

Chester Chester is a tourist city with a population approaching 100,000. Like many British cities, it was ___ (ORIGINAL) founded by the Romans.

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

Chester’s popular ___ (ATTRACT) and sights include the racecourse, the clock tower and the cathedral although it has a good range of shops as well.

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

Nowadays Chester is hoping to offer even more ___ (ENTERTAIN) with a new racecourse.

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

Indeed Chester is most ___ (FAME) for its race days. At weekends, when the races are on, traffic into and out of the city can be very busy.

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

There’s also a new club “Cruise” which is made up from 6 rooms each representing a different country in the world. This is an ___ (AMAZE) club and if you manage to go to Chester, it is worth visiting.

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

One more thing to do is taking a river boat cruise during the summer months to learn a little more about the history of Chester and to ___ (REAL) appreciate the beautiful scenery.

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

Emily Emily touched the button on the top of her bedside clock. It glowed 5.56 a.m. Another four minutes and it would have ___ her with the early morning news. Her mind had been racing all through the night only allowing her sporadic patches of sleep.

1) aroused
2) woken
3) risen
4) arisen

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

By the time it was 6.00 a.m, Emily had decided exactly what she had to do if the chairman was unwilling to go along with her recommendations. She switched ___ the automatic alarm, avoiding any news that might distract her. Then she jumped out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom.

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

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

Her mother thought it amusing that Emily always showered before going out for her morning run. Emily ___ under the cold shower a little longer than usual, hoping it would help her get rid of her bad dreams.

1) retained
2) resolved
3) removed
4) remained

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

___ the sun had not yet risen, she didn’t need to open the bedroom curtains of her little room to know that it was going to be another clear, sunny day.

1) Although
2) Moreover
3) However
4) Therefore

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

A few minutes later Emily double-locked the front door of her four-room apartment, walked across the corridor and ___ the elevator button.

1) pulled
2) switched
3) pressed
4) turned

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

While she waited for the elevator to travel slowly up to the tenth floor, she began a series of stretching exercises that would be completed before the elevator returned to the ground floor. She ___ out into the lobby and smiled at her favourite doorman, who quickly opened the front door so that she didn’t have to stop in her tracks.

1) stepped
2) arrived
3) entered
4) appeared

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

“Morning, George,” she ___, as she jogged out of Essex House onto West Street and headed towards Central Park.

1) spoke
2) said
3) talked
4) told