Частина «ЧИТАННЯ»
Reading
Task 4
Read the texts below. Match choices (A–H) to (17–21). There are three choices you do
not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
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Children, Lifestyle & many more!
Live Music Scarecrow Making
Local Farm Children’s Games
Don’t miss a chance to take a selfie Products Face Green Vendors
with your favourite author! Painting Pumpkin Painting
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SUNDAY, 9th AUGUST 2016
Sandall Park, Doncaster Fireworks
Our courts, pitches and pools Laser Geysers
are waiting for you! Illuminated Fountains
Giant Lanterns
The BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST &
the most colourful event in the
country!
Parades Launching
Exhibitions Master Classes
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Choose the right event according to the
advertisement .
A Light Festival
Lorries Minivans Cabs
Fire Engines Racers B Halloween Carnival
C Book Fair
D Aviation Day
E Sports Day
F Automobile Carnival
Master Tech Station G Sports Lottery
Vehicle maintenance tips, handouts, etc. H Harvest Festival
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Task 5
Read the text below. For questions (22–26) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Milton Glaser: His Heart was in the Right Place
Milton Glaser was in the back of a yellow taxi in Manhattan when he experienced the
“eureka” moment. It was 1977 and the American graphic designer was asked to come
up with a logo that would regenerate the fortunes of New York State. He pulled a red
crayon from his pocket and began to sketch on the back of an envelope: first an “I”, then
5 the simple outline of a heart, followed by two letters, “N” and “Y”.
That torn envelope is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art
in New York. “That little scrap of paper is probably worth as much as a small Picasso,”
Glaser says with a smile. Just three letters and the symbol for love became the world’s
10 most imitated logo.
Now 81, Glaser does not see a cent of the millions of dollars annually made on the back
of his design. At the beginning, it wasn't even copyrighted, because for the first 10 years
the idea was to let everyone use it, so that it would spread and enter into the culture.
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New York State’s department for economic development commissioned an advertising
agency to build a campaign that would generate tourism. And that’s where Glaser came
in.
20 As he developed the idea, Glaser decided to “stack” the characters, so that the “I”
and the heart sat on top of the letters “NY”. Next, Glaser needed to choose a typeface
for the letters. He went with American Typewriter. Using a symbol of a heart was a
masterstroke. Today we represent how we feel using emoticons and this was the very
beginning of the shorthand that we use on computers. Moreover, because of the success
25 of this design, typographers have had to add a heart to every typeface.
Glaser believes that the logo works because of the tension between the emotive heart
and the coolly geometric letters. But, he adds. “There's another thing that happens, too.
To understand the design, you have to translate it. First of all you have to figure out that
30 the ‘I' is a complete word, then you have to figure out that the heart is a symbol for
an experience, then you have to figure out that ‘NY' are the initials for a place. We know
that the issue in all communication is moving the brain, and problems move the brain.
This one makes everyone feel good because they have solved it.”
35 The upbeat message of Glaser's design, which resembles the kind of joyful graffiti that
a young lover might carve into a tree, appealed to New Yorkers as well as tourists.
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22 Which of the following is stated in the text about Milton Glaser?
A He was employed by the NY authorities.
B He created the initial logo in minutes.
C He made a fortune out of his design.
D He was inspired by Pablo Picasso.
23 Why was Glaser’s logo NOT copyrighted?
A In order to encourage people to use the logo.
B Because copyrighting was time-consuming.
C Because he was indifferent to copyrighting.
D In order to reduce the cost of advertising.
24 What does the word “stack” in line 20 mean?
A match
B arrange
C squeeze
D change
25 According to Milton Glaser, what makes the logo successful?
A It involves working out a puzzle.
B It is easy to translate into other languages.
C The local authorities have supported it.
D The logo combined different emoticons.
26 What is NOT TRUE about the logo according to the text?
A The original version is exhibited to the public.
B It has turned out to be a popular invention.
C It took a decade to promote Glaser's idea.
D The logo has become New York’s coat of arms.
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Task 6
Read the texts below. Match choices (A–H) to (27–32). There are two choices you do not
need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
27 Bournemouth Beach
Bournemouth Beach is an 11 km stretch of sand and a fantastic playground for families.
Bournemouth was the first beach to introduce the family-friendly Kidzone scheme, where
your children wear a coloured wristband, which will help keep them within the coloured
beach zones and make it easy to identify them if they wander off.
28 Ainsdale Beach
With a Blue-Flag award for its clean swimming waters, Ainsdale Beach is the ideal place for
a relaxing family day out. The beach offers lots of activities to keep your children entertained,
including fabulous sand dunes. Family activities at the beach include kite surfing and
parakarting, and there are donkeys in the nearby village, which children love.
29 New Quay
New Quay, near Cardigan in Wales is a must-see if your family loves animals. You're more
likely to see dolphins in the wild here than in any other part of the UK. The Cardigan Bay
Marine Wildlife Centre, based in New Quay, runs boat trips in the summer, so you can see for
yourself the seals, birds, dolphins and porpoises that visit this beautiful coastline.
30 Three Shells Beach
This compact, sandy beach is very popular with families. Three Shells Beach is very clean,
with lots of play equipment for children of all ages. There's also an Adventure Island Theme
Park nearby, stands and stalls, cafés and a picnic area so you and your family can make the
best of your day at this beautiful beach.
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31 Shell Beach
On the small island of Herm in the Channel Islands, you'll discover the Shell Beach, named
after the millions of tiny shells that make up its sand. It is a stunning, unspoilt beach that
allows dogs all year round. At low tide, exciting rock pools are revealed, which provide hours
of entertainment for young explorers.
32 Blackpool Sands
This family beach is one of Devon’s most popular attractions. There’s a safe swimming area
for children, as well as sand pits, a bathing raft and kayaks for hire, so there's no danger of
boredom. Set in a sheltered bay and surrounded by evergreens and pines, it is a great place to
relax.
Which of the beaches ?
A provides a boat rental service
B has received a prize
C offers a dance course
D is for visitors with pets
E has shopping facilities
F has a lifeguard team
G boasts rich fauna
H helps to find lost kids
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Task 7
Read the text below. Choose from (A–H) the one which best fits each space (33–38).
There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
When Does Lightning Strike?
When there's a storm, you can measure how far away it is by counting the number of seconds
between the flash of lightning that streaks across the sky and the sound of rumbling thunder.
Sound travels about one thousand feet in one second (33) . You should multiply
one thousand by the number of seconds you counted and you can determine (34) .
Lightning used to terrify prehistoric people because they didn’t know how to protect
themselves from it. But by setting trees on fire it gave them fire long before they had
discovered (35) . The people of ancient times used to believe that lightning
was a sign of the gods’ anger sent to earth (36) .
Humans later learned to protect themselves from these electric bolts from the sky
(37) . Though lightning is a dangerous natural force that sets trees on fire and
electrocutes people with massive electric shocks, there's one thunderbolt that remains entirely
pleasant: the thunderbolt (38) !
A by installing lightning rods on their rooftops
B that hits us when we fall in love at first sight
C while lightning is visible practically instantly
D to discuss thunderstorm safety with all members
E how to produce it by rubbing firestones together
F to punish them or warn them to behave themselves
G how many feet are to the place where lightning struck
H while thunderstorms are associated with severe weather
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Частина «ВИКОРИСТАННЯ MОВИ»
Use of English
Task 8
Read the text below. For questions (39–48) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
50th Birthday of the LEGO Brick
The 50th birthday of the LEGO brick was in January 2008 and there was plenty to
(39) . Children all over the world have played with LEGO bricks for the past
50 years, and LEGO is still right at the (40) of many wish lists – just as it
always has been. Industry and trade associations also recognize the LEGO success. Just
before the turn of the millennium the LEGO brick was voted “Toy of the Century”, one
of the (41) awards in the toy industry, by both Fortune Magazine in the US
and the British Association of Toy Retailers.
The LEGO history began in 1932 in Denmark, when Ole Kirk Christansen
(42) a small factory for wooden toys in the unknown town of Billund in the
south of the country. To find a name for his company he organized a (43)
among his employees. As fate would have it however, he himself came up with the best
name: LEGO – a fusion of the Danish words “LEg” and “GOdt” (“play well”).
Barely 15 years later Christiansen discovered plastic (44) the ideal material
for toy production, and bought the first injection moulding machine in Denmark. His
courage, input and investment paid off: in 1949 he developed the LEGO brick prototype,
which continues to excite countless children and adults to this very day. Over the years
he perfected the brick, which is (45) the basis of the entire LEGO game and
building system today. Production of LEGO bricks with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
(ABS) began in 1963. This matt finish plastic is extremely hard, has a scratch and bite-
resistant surface, and is ideal for (46) the bricks connected.
There are 2,400 different LEGO brick shapes, which are produced with the greatest of
precision and subjected to constant controls. Each injection mould is permitted a tolerance
of no more than one thousandth of a millimetre, (47) bricks of every colour
and size stay (48) connected, allowing LEGO fans to build entire cities from
all kinds of LEGO elements.
39 A tell B celebrate C keep D delegate
40 A top B start С contents D title
41 A dearest B largest C highest D tallest
42 A stayed B founded С made D based
43 A quiz B game С competition D fight
44 A like B as С such as D for
45 A until B moreover С still D usual
46 A making B keeping C putting D staying
47 A while B in order C until D so that
48 A definitely B hardly C firmly D closely
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Task 9
Read the texts below. For questions (49–58) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or
D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Are Bats Really Blind?
The expression “blind (49) a bat” is completely inaccurate because bats aren’t
blind. They (50) see reasonably well with their eyes (in laboratory tests they
have been shown (51) shapes and colours), and when it (52) dark
they navigate using a sophisticated sonar (53) called echolocation.
49 A how B as C as if D such as
50 A can B may C might D must
51 A distinguished B distinguishing C distinguish D to distinguish
52 A get B will get C gets D getting
53 A system B systematic C systematically D systematize
