Part II

Reading (20 minutes)

Maximum points – 15
Task 1

Read the text below. Find the correct word in the passage for each of these
definitions 1–7. The number in the brackets shows how many letters there are in
the words.

1. A set of letters in a fixed order used for writing the words of a particular
language
_ _ _ h _ _ _ _ (8)
2. A book that gives a list of words in alphabetical order and explains what they
mean
_ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ (10)
3. A word that means the opposite of another word
_ _ _ _ _ y _ (7)
4. A word that means the same as another word
_ _ _ o _ _ _ (7)
5. Another word for a book, or one of a series of books
_ _ _ _ _ e (6)
6. A book of maps is called an/a
_ _ _ a _ (5)
7. A picture, shape, mark or letter used to represent something
_ _ _ b _ _ (6)

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 Reference Books

Reference books are not designed to be read from the first page to the last
but rather to be consulted to answer questions and give both general and specific
pieces of information.
One of the most widely-used reference books is a dictionary, which provides
information about words. It lists meanings and spellings, tells how a word is
pronounced, gives examples of how it is used, may show its origins and also lists
synonyms and antonyms. To help you to find the word faster, there are guide
words at the top of each page showing the first and the last words on the page –
and of course it helps to know the alphabet! There may be many special sections at
the back with facts about famous people and places, list of dates and scientific
names, etc. There is usually a section at the front explaining how to use the
dictionary.
An encyclopedia comes as either a set of books or a single large volume and
is nearly always arranged alphabetically. As information changes so fast,
encyclopedias have to be brought up to date regularly – this is easier if the
information is in electronic format.
An atlas is also a reference book and contains charts, tables and geographical
facts, as well as maps. Political maps locate countries and cities, physical maps
show the formation of the land with its mountains and valleys, and economic maps
show industries and agriculture. To find a specific place, you need to look in the
index at the back of the atlas and find a reference number which will indicate the
correct page and the exact position on the map. There are a lot of map symbols that
you need to know in order to be able to read a map – almost like a special language
– and these are explained at the front of the atlas.

Task 2
Read the text below. Then complete the gaps 8–15 in the text with eight of the
phrases
A–J. There are two extra phrases.
A. about our universe
B. many years after his death
C. so no one believed it
D. to reach higher floors
E. in shops and supermarkets
F. because it was very popular
G. for stopping a lift in dangerous situations
H. man-made orbiting satellite
I. which later became a commercial freezer
J. that the Earth orbited the Sun

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 More People Who Changed the World

Have you ever stood in a lift and wondered if it can crash to the ground?
There is no need to worry! In 1854, the American engineer Elisha Graves Otis
invented a safety brake (8)______________. Three years later, he designed the
first passenger lifts in the United States. Thanks to Otis, people no longer had to
climb hundreds of stairs (9) _______________, and so buildings could be much
taller. Thanks to Otis we have skyscrapers today!
The telescope was invented in Holland in 1608. The Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei heard about this new invention in 1609 and soon he built his own
telescope. He used it to prove his theory (10) _______________. He also used it to
make important discoveries about the Moon, the planets and the stars. Thanks to
Galileo, we now know much more (11) _______________.
In 1925 the American inventor Clarence Birdseye created the world’s first
quick-frozen food. He was able to develop a freezing process which kept food
fresh and tasty. He then invented a fast-freezing machine (12) __________. As a
result of his work, there is now a lot of different kinds of frozen food which you
can buy (13) ___________.
Our world of modern global communications began on 4 October, 1957,
when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space – it was the first (14)
_____________. It was invented by aircraft engineer and rocket designer Sergei
Pavlovich Korolyov, but because of the Cold War, people all around the world
didn’t know about his success until (15) __________________ . Also thanks to
Korolyov, Yuri Gagarin made the first manned space flight in 1961.

Part 2

Use of English (20 minutes)

Maximum points – 35
Task 1
Open the brackets 1–18 and use the right form of the verb. The first one is done
for you. You will get 1 point for each correct answer.

Mr Sherlock Holmes (0 – sit) __was sitting__ one morning at the breakfast

table in his room in Baker Street. His friend Dr Watson (1 – stand) near the
window examining a walking stick which a visitor (2 – leave) the day before. “To
Dr Mortimer, from his friend,” (3 – write) upon it.
Sherlock Holmes suddenly (4 – turn) to Watson , “The owner of the stick (5
– have) a dog which (6 – be) larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff.”
Watson was surprised. “How you (7 – know)?”
“I (8 – examine) that stick carefully and (9 – notice) the marks of the dog’s
teeth on it,” answered Holmes. “They (10 – be) too broad for a terrier and not
broad enough for a mastiff. I suppose the dog often (11– carry) the stick behind its
master. It is a spaniel.”

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 After breakfast Holmes came up to the window. Watson (12 – think) for a
second and then asked how he (13 – can) be so sure of that.
“I (14 – be) sure of it because I (15 – see) the dog with its master at our door.
I (16 – wonder) why the visitor (17 – want) to see Mr Sherlock Holmes. Well, we
soon (18 –find out)!”

Task 2
Each group of four words 19–23 should remind you of another word. You have
been given some of the letters of the word to help you. The first one has been done
as an example.

0 leaf branch wood forest tree

19 collar pet bark friend _o_

20 sand beach sun holiday s_a___e
21 flow water fish the Lena _i___
22 high rocks climb snow ___n___n

23 ships waves deep dolphin __e__

Task 3
Most countries share the same wise expressions about life. Look at the English
proverbs below divided into halves. Match the beginnings 24–29 and their endings
A–H. There is one ending you do not need to use. There is an example for you.
You will get 2 points for each correct answer.
Example - 0 - F

0 Don’t count your chickens A but you cannot make him drink
24 When the cat is away, B catches no mice.
25 Learn to walk C C worth doing.
26 You can take a horse to water D worth two in the evening.
27 Never put off till tomorrow E what you can do today.
28 A cat in gloves F before they are hatched.
29 An hour in the morning is G before you run.
H the mice will play.