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

The secret of success Thomas A. Edison was a famous American inventor. He ______ (GIVE) the world a lot of useful inventions.

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

He ______ (CONSIDER) to be a genius by his contemporaries, However, Edison himself didn’t think so.

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

He knew that if he didn’t work hard, he ______ (NOT ACHIEVE) any further success.

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

Ladybirds Ladybirds are beautiful creatures. Farmers love them as they help the crops to stay healthy. ______ (CHILD) look for them because they believe if you catch a ladybird and let it go free, it will bring good luck and happiness.

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

They also love counting spots on ladybirds. They think that the number of spots defines the age of ladybirds. However, it ______ (NOT BE) true.

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

Ladybirds need ______ (THIS) spots to scare predators away.

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

Sergey Bezrukov Sergey Bezrukov is a Russian screen and stage actor and singer. He was born in an ______ (ARTIST) family as his father was an actor at the Moscow Satire Theatre.

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

On graduating from the Moscow Art Theatre School Sergey was immediately accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Theatre Studio under Oleg Tabakov. At that time, he also started to do voice-over for TV programmes and ______ (QUICK) got noticed by TV producers.

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

Due to his excellent acting in ______ (VARY) films, Sergey soon became a household name in Russia.

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

The range of his roles is truly ______ (IMPRESS). He seems to be able to play anybody – from Russian poets Pushkin and Yesenin to comical figures in funny remakes of old Soviet comedies.

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

Bezrukov is a prolific actor and director, and his fans are waiting for new ______ (EXCITE) films and plays starring him.

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

Memories Jessica was having dinner with her family. They were listening to jazz music and discussing the history of jazz. Jessica ______ quickly at her mom and asked if she had listened to jazz while growing up.

1) stared
2) watched
3) saw
4) looked

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

“Oh, all the time! I can ______ think of an evening without jazz music at home,” she exclaimed.

1) nearly
2) rarely
3) hardly
4) merely

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

“My dad was really keen ______ jazz and swing music. He was a pianist himself. He learned how to play from his father – my grandfather – who was around when swing music was just becoming popular,” she explained.

1) at
2) on
3) of
4) in

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

“When was that?” Jessica asked. “Well, swing music – a type of jazz style with a strong beat that really makes you want to dance – had been played for a long time by the African-American community before it really became popular. My grandfather and his father had been playing swing long before it was heard on the radio. When the Great Depression hit in the 1930s, many Americans were out of jobs and money. So of course they needed something to ______ them up.

1) cheer
2) grow
3) bring
4) clear

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

When people heard swing music, they forgot about their problems. The music was just so uplifting; it ______ them of all the good times they had had.

1) revised
2) reminded
3) recalled
4) remembered

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

So big bands, like the one led by Duke Ellington, started to play at famous ballrooms and theaters all across the United States and even Europe,” her mom explained. “And so that’s when your grandpa was around?” Jessica asked. She was so excited to learn that she had a connection to this music. “Yes,” her mother nodded her head in ______.

1) arrangement
2) argument
3) agreement
4) achievement

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

“He loved to go dancing and never missed a music party. ______, he saw the famous Duke Ellington and his band play live once!” she replied.

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