a)      year - bear

b)      peer – mere

c)      aid –plait

d)     height – weight

a)      Put it in the cupboard.

b)      The numbers are going to decrease.

c)      What would you like for dessert?

d)     Several soldiers were reported to desert.

—    What do you think of a) Jack?

—    He is very b) hard-working.

—    c) But…?

—    Absolutely d) boring.

a)      refer_ing

b)      handful_

c)      equal_ing

d)     occur_ence 

The _a)_ “real” coffee in Britain, _b)_ mobile phones, seems never-ending. However, the suspicion is that the _c)_ many British people _d)_ not so much in the coffee as in the coffee culture around it. This is to do with big, soft sofas and the idea that if you sit on one you too can join the actors in the American TV comedy “Friends”.

a)      1) supply of 2) demand of 3) demand for 4) need in

b)      1) as the one of 2) like that for 3) like the one in

c)      1) like of 2) appeal to 3) attraction for 4) attraction of

d)     1) lays 2) lies 3) rests 4) occupies

Pedro Almodovar has emerged a)__ directors with such contemporary classics b)_ “All About My Mother” and c)_ “Talk to Her”. Yet more so than any other before it, his d)_ film “Volver” is a work steeped in personal nostalgia.

a)      1) like one of the Europe’s main

2) as one of Europe’s leading

3) as Europe’s only

4) like one of European most famous

b)      1) like 2) as 3) alike 4) --

c)      1) an Oscar winner

2) the Oscar’s winning

3) the Oscar-winning

4) an Oscar-awarded

d)     1) lately 2) late 3) latter 4) latest

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In one famous study, 84 _a)_ said they were _b)_ a particular pair of trainers if they _c)_ in a room smelling of flowers. This kind of _d)_ can be used to influence the people’s spending habits.

a)      1) percents of participants 2) percentage of participants 3) percent of people taking part

b)      1) lucky to buy 2) more likely to buy 3) more likely buying 4) luckier to buy

c)      1) have been shown 2) are kept  3) were placed

d)     1) news 2) tricks 3) knowledge 4) result

a)      In the centre stood a(n) __ table.

1)      antique English large oak

2)      large antique English oak

3)      English oak large antique

4)      oak large antique English

b)      __ suits are in fashion again.

1)      Dark well-cut smart woolen

2)      Well-cut woolen dark smart

3)      Woolen smart well-cut dark

4)      Smart dark well-cut woolen

c)      The fan was waving a __ flag.

1)      red, white, green

2)      red, white and green

3)      red and white and green

d)      I could hardly sit through __ minutes of the interview.

1)      ten last

2)      last ten

3)      the last ten

4)      the ten last

5)      the latest ten

a)      He 1) could have 2) wasn’t capable of 3) was able to 4) could perform yesterday in spite of a high temperature.

b)      I’m not sure where she is at the moment. She 1) can have 2) must have 3) might be having 4) must be having lunch in the canteen downstairs.

c)      She 1) can be 2) must be 3) mustn’t be 4) shouldn’t be 5) can’t be 6) might be his girlfriend. She looks old enough to be his mother.

d)     Oh, dear, where are my car keys? - Have you looked in your handbag? You 1) should have 2) must 3) must have 4) could have 5) could put them there.

1)      crowded 2) full 3) plenty 4) plentiful 5) enough 6) busy 7) much

a)      Thank you, I am __. I can’t eat another spoon.

b)      The store is always ____with people when the annual sales are on.

c)      We’re being__today with all the orders coming in at once.

d)     There’s no need to hurry. There’s __of time before the shops open.

1) put down to 2) stand up for 3) come in for 4) get down to

5) make up for 6) put in for 7) keep up with 8) come up with

a)      We hope to (find) the solution in the near future.

b)      It is hard to (start) work after a nice holiday.

c)      They are well behind schedule and will have to work very hard to (compensate for) the lost time.

d)     It is difficult nowadays to (follow) new developments.

1)      about 2) from 3) to 4) on 5) in 6) at 7) of

a)      There was no water so the travellers suffered __thirst.

b)      I tried not to think__ him as an adversary.

c)      The radio didn’t respond__any of the signals.

d)     They are __ danger of extinction.

1)      –less 2) –ful 3) –tight 4) –proof 5) –worthy 6) –able

a)      a trust__, reliable businessman

b)      She is job__ at the moment.

c)      He gave me a meaning__ glance.

d)     a child__ pill case

Recovering Earth

Environmentalists said our planet was doomed to die. Now one man says they are wrong.

A

"Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape," thundered a magazine article last year. Species are being driven to extinction at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.

B

But there's a growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: things are actually getting better. According to Bjorn Lomborg, authour of "The Skeptical Environmentalist", rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting cleaner; the total amount of forests in the world is not declining. When the book was first published in Scandinavia, it caused a storm of protest. The book is part of a growing backlash against green groups.

C

Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups - with revenues of hundreds of millions of pounds a year - are using scaremongering tactics to sustain donations. Lomborg's book doesn't deny global warming - probably the biggest environmental threat - but demolishes almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.

D

Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20 per cent of its forest cover, but in recent decades depletion has come to a halt. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30 per cent of total land area, since the 1940s. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15 per cent. Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50 per cent of all species will have died out within 50 years. But Lomborg cites other studies that show only 0.08 per cent of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been spectacularly successful. Whales are no longer threatened with extinction and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.

1)             Who is to blame?

2)             Just about to disappear

3)             The real rate of extinction

4)             Grim outlook?

5)             Official statistics

6)             Greedy greens

Recovering Earth

Environmentalists said our planet was doomed to die. Now one man says they are wrong.

"Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape," thundered a magazine article last year. Species are being driven to extinction at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.

But there's a growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: things are actually getting better. According to Bjorn Lomborg, authour of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”, rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting cleaner, the total amount of forests in the world is not declining. When the book was first published in Scandinavia, it caused a storm of protest. The book is part of a growing backlash against green groups.

Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups - with revenues of hundreds of millions of pounds a year - are using scaremongering tactics to sustain donations. Lomborg's book doesn't deny global warming - probably the biggest environmental threat - but demolishes almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.

Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20 per cent of its forest cover, but in recent decades depletion has come to a halt. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30 per cent of total land area, since the 1940s. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15 per cent. Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50 per cent of all species will have died out within 50 years. But Lomborg cites other studies that show only 0.08 per cent of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been spectacularly successful. Whales are no longer threatened with extinction and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.

a)      In his book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, Lomborg's main thesis is that the earth is on the brink of destruction.

b)      Lomborg's main complaint about environmentalists is that they exaggerate the gravity of the situation.

c)              Environmental groups are concerned about the world's forests because their amount is declining.

d)             Animal species are dying out at a very slow rate.

Recovering Earth

       Environmentalists said our planet was doomed to die. Now one man says they are wrong.

"Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape," thundered a magazine article last year. Species are being driven to extinction at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.

But there's a growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: things are actually getting better. According to Bjorn Lomborg, authour of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”, rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting cleaner; the total amount of forests in the world is not declining. When the book was first published in Scandinavia, it caused a storm of protest. The book is part of a growing backlash against green groups.

Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups - with revenues of hundreds of millions of pounds a year - are using scaremongering tactics to sustain donations. Lomborg's book doesn't deny global warming - probably the biggest environmental threat - but demolishes almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.

Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20 per cent of its forest cover, but in recent decades depletion has come to a halt. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30 per cent of total land area, since the 1940s. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15 per cent. Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50 per cent of all species will have died out within 50 years. But Lomborg cites other studies that show only 0.08 per cent of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been spectacularly successful. Whales are no longer threatened with extinction and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.

Radiowaves

Elaine Kelly thinks punk rock and alternative bands are great music, but when it comes to listening to them, the 15-year-old doesn’t usually tune in to the radio. She prefers to blast her CD player because “I find radio bothers me with all the ads. When I listen to my CDs, I control what I ’m listening to and not some station.”

Elaine is among Canadians aged 12 to 17 who are falling from the ranks of radio listeners. Teens listen to the wireless less than adults because they don’t have access to it during the day, whereas adults are likely to have it on in their workplace. But that doesn’t explain why the gap has widened over the years, with the amount of time kids spend with the radio less dropping faster than that for adults.

Maybe that has something to do with the competition. Why would teens turn it on when they can watch some music bad boy play out his personal rap stories on MTV, or use their computers to burn their favourite tunes on to a CD?

As well, not a lot of radio stations focus on attracting teen listeners. One US study, noting a dramatic drop in youth aged 12 to 24 who listen to the radio, pointed out that very few radio stations target this demographic group. Radio stations usually base what they air on a “format”, designed to reach niches of the listening population based on such demographic criteria as age, ethnicity and background. That way the stations can sell advertisements to advertisers trying to reach certain segments of the public who may be particularly interested in their products.

Elaine, who says the only time she listens to the radio is when she’s in a car, prefers stations that focus on alternative and contemporary rock. She has her own ideas about what would make her more loyal to this type of media. She says she’d like more background from the disc jockey about her favourite bands and the history of a particular song. “And I wouldn’t mind hearing more about what’s going on in the world with other people my age,” Elaine adds.

Radiowaves

Elaine Kelly thinks punk rock and alternative bands are great music, but when it comes to listening to them, the 15-year-old doesn’t usually tune in to the radio. She prefers to blast her CD player because “I find radio bothers me with all the ads. When I listen to my CDs, I control what I ’m listening to and not some station.”

Elaine is among Canadians aged 12 to 17 who are falling from the ranks of radio listeners. Teens listen to the wireless less than adults because they don’t have access to it during the day, whereas adults are likely to have it on in their workplace. But that doesn’t explain why the gap has widened over the years, with the amount of time kids spend with the radio less dropping faster than that for adults.

Maybe that has something to do with the competition. Why would teens turn it on when they can watch some music bad boy play out his personal rap stories on MTV, or use their computers to burn their favourite tunes on to a CD?

As well, not a lot of radio stations focus on attracting teen listeners. One US study, noting a dramatic drop in youth aged 12 to 24 who listen to the radio, pointed out that   very few radio stations target this demographic group. Radio stations usually base what they air on a “format”, designed to reach niches of the listening population based on such demographic criteria as age, ethnicity and background. That way the stations can sell advertisements to advertisers trying to reach certain segments of the public who may be particularly interested in their products.

Elaine, who says the only time she listens to the radio is when she’s in a car, prefers stations that focus on alternative and contemporary rock. She has her own ideas about what would make her more loyal to this type of media. She says she’d like more background from the disc jockey about her favourite bands and the history of a particular song. “And I wouldn’t mind hearing more about what’s going on in the world with other people my age,” Elaine adds.

a)      are likely to have it on 1) maybe 2) certainly 3) perhaps 4) probably

b)      Maybe that has something to do with 1) probably 2) perhaps 3) certainly 4) apparently

c)      can sell advertisements 1) are able to 2) have to 3) are allowed to 4) are expected to

d)     may be particularly interested 1) are allowed to 2) are supposed to 3) are certain to 4) are expected to

Why Have Physical Education in Schools?

Lindor Reynolds feels that gym class should be teaching the lessons of life.

We have learned recently that our children are growing into a collection of chubby players of video games, more interested in watching TV than going for a jog around the block. Are we shocked? No! We lead by example and we lead our kids straight to the sofa.

Realizing that the average kid gets as much exercise as a 100-year-old Swede, American schools have decided to ban dodge ball, a game considered to be the bane of the weaker and slower students suffering from low self-esteem. It seems it just dawned on educators that lining up children and deliberately throwing a heavy ball at them might not be a psychologically sound way to develop a life-long love of sport. Moreover, school authorities are being encouraged to ban all activities requiring human targets.

We, as parents, must do everything we can to stop this liberal ban. Ban human targets and you eliminate everything from hockey to soccer, from spit balls to tag, from rope climbing to high jump lessons. Gym class is not about building self-esteem. It’s about draining the battery juice out of kids so they will return to class obedient and whimpering.

But here’s what the experts have to say. The notion of throwing things at people is a thing contrary to what we’re teaching elsewhere in school - being supportive of each other, working together, says Judith Young, executive director of the overly-named National Association for Sport and Physical Education (PE). The best PE programs now try to be sensitive to getting kids to like physical activity. We want them to feel positive about exercise so they don’t feel awkward whenever anyone suggests doing something active.

Young is completely missing the point. You don’t teach kids games to build their egos. You teach them games so they’ll be ready for life. Dodge ball is a perfect metaphor for adulthood. You finish school. You apply for a job. You show up missing a tie or a reference. WHUMP! You get hit with a reality dodge ball. People don’t automatically like you in the real world. People won’t always take the time to find the good in you. This is what life is about. Life is dodge ball. The sooner our kids learn that the better they’ll be.

a)      The text offers only the author’s personal opinion.

b)      The author uses neutral language.

c)      The author speaks as a parent.

d)      The author disagrees with Ms Young.

a)      1) freshman 2) postgraduate 3) undergraduate 4) sophomore

b)      1) doctor 2) nanny 3) nurse 4) paramedic

c)      1) horribly 2) hardly 3) lovely 4) surely 5) terribly

d)     1) passer-by 2) onlooker 3) dish washer 4) housekeeper

a)      Discussing religious matters

b)      Complaining about the quality of food at a social gathering.

c)      Discussing salaries

d)      Discussing latest developments.

номера выбранных вариантов в талоне ответов под соответствующей буквой (a-d).

a)         What does a lollipop lady or man do?

1)   Sells ice-cream.

2)   Makes popsicles and sweets.

3)   Helps schoolchildren across a road safely. 

4)   Makes sure that schoolchildren behave well during outings.

b)        When is a plastic or paper poppy worn as a symbol?

1)   On Labour Day in the USA

2)   On Remembrance Day in Britain

3)   At Christmas

4)   When one feels like it.

c)             Traditionally, Americans eat roast turkey 1) on the New-Year Eve. 2) on Thanksgiving. 3) for no particular reason. 4) on April 1.

d)             What is Scotland famous for?

1)      Fine food. 2) Loch Ness. 3) BBC English. 4) Orchids.