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

Lies, lies People usually want to know the truth. However, it can be hard to understand if a person is telling the truth or a lie. So far scientists ______ (FIND) some ways to do it.

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

One way is to use special devices. Still, ______ (WOMAN) can see a lie without any gadgets.

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

They notice if the answer takes a person ______ (LONG) than usual. It is a sign of a lie.

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

Horoscopes Do you read your horoscope online or in newspapers and magazines? Many people enjoy ______ (DO) so.

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

The ______ (ONE) horoscopes appeared around 2000 BC in ancient Babylon.

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

Still, people ______ (BECOME) seriously interested in horoscopes only in the 17th century.

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

Every country had ______ (IT) own special system and used either star signs or animal or plant horoscopes. Astronomy as a science developed from astrology.

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

Daniil Medvedev Daniil Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. He is ______ (CURRENT) ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as world No 2.

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

He was born in Moscow. In his early ______ (CHILD) he was interested in music.

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

However, when he was 9 years old, his mother saw an ______ (ADVERTISE) for group tennis lessons, and Daniil decided to try them. His first tennis coach was Ekaterina Kryuchkova, a former coach of the famous professional tennis player Vera Zvonareva.

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

When he was 18, his results were so ______ (IMPRESS) that Medvedev even had to drop out of college to focus on tennis.

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

Medvedev is known for mirroring his opponent’s play. His playstyle incorporates strong returns with as few mistakes as possible and making games ______ (PREDICTABLE) .

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

He has won many tournaments, and Russia ______ (REAL) hopes for his new victories.

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

Ted Ted Sanford was born nine minutes later than his brother Harry. It was his twin brother, Harry, who was ______ to become an earl, to inherit a castle in Scotland, 22,000 acres in Kent, twenty million pounds and one of the best banks in the City of London.

1) thought
2) understood
3) mentioned
4) supposed

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

His parents adored Harry, especially his mother. He was her beloved son, she devoted all her spare time to Harry. Ted couldn’t understand why his parents loved him less than Harry. It was to be several years before young Ted worked ______ the full significance of coming second in life’s first race.

1) down
2) out
3) up
4) over

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

His twin brother in the years that followed ______ not only the usual childhood illnesses but managed to add scarlet fever, diphtheria and meningitis to them. His mother, Lady Sanford, feared for his survival.

1) held
2) took
3) caught
4) kept

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

Ted, on the other ______, was a survivor, and inherited enough ambition for both his brother and himself.

1) side
2) part
3) hand
4) place

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

He was always a winner. Only a few years passed before those who came ______ contact with the brothers for the first time mistakenly assumed Ted was the heir to the earldom.

1) into
2) for
3) from
4) to

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

As the years passed Ted’s father tried desperately to discover something at which Harry might triumph over his brother – and ______.

1) missed
2) wished
3) failed
4) lacked

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

When they were eight, the two boys were sent away to Summer Fields where many generations of Sanfords had been prepared for Eton. And there Ted beat Harry in every ______.

1) theme
2) topic
3) object
4) subject