Тренувальні завдання (підготовка до ЗНО,англ.мова) 11 клас

Тренувальні завдання (підготовка до ЗНО,англ.мова)

11 клас

 

1. Розуміння тексту  (Reading).

2. Лексико-граматичний тест  (Use of English).

3. Навички письма  (Writing).

 

Reading	Use of English	Writing
50 хв.	60 хв.	40 хв.

 

Критерії оцінювання

Reading	Use of English	Writing
1 бал - правильна відповідь	1 бал - правильна відповідь	За Критеріями оцінювання
29	40	20

Максимальная сума балів -89

Процедура проведення тесту:        

Кожен учасник перед початком виконання завдань отримує лист відповідей (Answer Sheet). Всі відповіді необхідно відзначати на аркушах відповідей. Правильний варіант пишеться у відповідній клітинці на аркуші відповідей. Завдання «лист» виконується в роботі.

    Виправлення відповідей помилками не рахуються; проте спірні випадки трактуються не на користь учня.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading

 

Task 1

You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

On a wing and a woof

Michael Cassell's close encounter with a paragliding puppy inspires a desire to try out the sport

I love dogs, but a dog's place is at your feet, not flying above your head. I was holidaying on the Cote d'Azure in France, and I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing. I think it was some form of terrier, although it was hard to tell because it wore goggles and a little bandana and was moving at some speed as it passed over the house.

 

 

 

I kept my eye on the pair and saw them land on the beach, where they received warm applause from early bathers. I'm sure they were breaking every rule in the book and if the police had intervened I imagine the dog at least could have lost his licence.

 

 

Paragliding, by contrast, relies entirely on thermic air and the skill of its pilot; to take to the skies on such a lightweight contraption is to soar free and silently in the arms of mother nature. The sport has spawned more than 650 clubs across France, and fans travel from across Europe to enjoy the mix of wild scenery and placid weather that the country offers. The most popular regions are the Alps, the Pyrenees and Corsica, and there are plenty of paragliding schools in those regions that will get beginners off the ground in two or three days.

 

The Cote d'Azure, however, is not in itself natural paragliding country, and we have found ourselves under the flight path of a growing number of enthusiasts simply because of the jagged ridge of red rock that towers three hundred metres above sea level behind our house — the best jumping-off spot for miles around.

 

It's a forty-five-minute climb from the beach to this ridge-top and although the gliders weigh around 7kg, there are a harness and helmet and boots and other bits and pieces to carry as well. I calculate that each flight lasts about four minutes and some of the keenest fans trudge past my gate three or four times a day. I tucked in behind one group to watch them get ready for the jump.

 

The reality, of course, is that with proper training and preparation paragliding is a very safe sport; there are accidents, but most are rarely that serious and usually occur on launching or landing. This group, however, knew their stuff. To forsake a long run and lift off for a virtual leap into space takes experience and supreme con­fidence.

 

I'm not a natural-born daredevil and wouldn't myself have found that experience thrilling. But I am nevertheless sorely tempted to have a go - maybe on a gently sloping hillside. 'You'll need a medical certificate at your age,' declared one of the group, instantly extinguishing the flame of adventure. But then if puppies can paraglide, why shouldn't an old dog like me?

 

 

 

 

 

Task 2

You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 7-14, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

 

I made a discovery on the way to Ruth's aunt's house in Spain. The things you worry about don't always turn out as badly as you expect. Sometimes they're worse. Everything would have been different if our plane had landed on schedule. Ruth was quite nice about it, as always, but I know that she really thought it was my fault.

Our plan had been to arrive in Spain, collect the hire car, shop for groceries and still get to the house in daylight. I'd felt proud of myself when I'd booked the tickets. I'd got a special cheap offer on the Internet. But that was silly because Ruth's aunt was paying our expenses and she wasn't the kind of woman who expects people to fly on budget airlines. To her mind, you pay full price for comfort and reliability. Our flight got to Spain about three hours later than expected.

By the time we got to where our hire car was waiting amongst dozens of others, it was totally dark. The man at the desk confirmed what we'd guessed. It was too late for shopping. While I signed for the car — gripping the pen hard so that my name wouldn't look as shaky as I felt — Ruth bought two cartons of fruit juice from a vending machine.

'Ruth!' I said, as I drove cautiously out of the car park, gripping the wheel. 'Which way is it? I'm not going to be able to understand any of the road signs!'

'You just need to follow the coast road,' said ' Ruth. 'It's simple. Things don't get tough until we take a left into the mountains.'

As all I had to do was drive straight ahead, I began to relax. Then it was time to turn off into the mountains and I un-relaxed again. Apart from anything else, you don't get street lighting on lonely country roads in southern Spain. This road climbed slowly but steadily in a series of Z-shapes, with a rocky wall on the left and a steep drop on the right. We gradually lost the rest of the traffic until there was hardly any. I can tell you now that hardly any is worse than a lot. All would be quiet and then suddenly headlights would appear behind us, sweep past us and vanish. Or lights would blaze round a corner ahead, without warning, looking as though they were coming right at us.

Ruth read out where I should go, and me and the car went. It all made sense. Or it did until she pointed to an olive grove, all silvery in the moonlight, and told me to drive into it.

‘I can't,' I said. "There's no road.'

'There's a track,' said Ruth. 'Up ahead, see? On the left. It's right opposite a white house with green shutters, just like the directions say.'

I gave way. But I wasn't happy. 'This is not a track,' I said, driving cautiously onto it. 'It's just a strip of land where the olive trees aren't.' We bounced slowly along in silence, apart from the scrunching of pebbles under the wheels. Ahead was the dark outline of a small house.

"This is it,' said Ruth. 'See — we made it!'

The track opened out into a parking space beside the house. There it stopped — end of the road. 'Are you sure about this?' I whispered. 'It's really late, Ruth. If we're wrong we're going to wake people up.'

'There's no one to wake up,' said Ruth, getting out. "The place is empty. Just waiting for us.' Somewhere in the distance, a dog barked.

Ruth was at the house. I could hear her scrabbling at the door. She turned as I reached her. ‘I can't make the key work,' she said.

‘I told you,' I breathed. 'We're in the wrong place.'

I went back to the car and got a torch. I thought it would show us how to put the key in. What it actually showed us was something quite different. The metal surrounding the keyhole was bright and shiny and all around it there were little marks and scratches in the old wood of the door. The lock had been changed. Very recently.

 

7  What does the narrator suggest about her trip in the first paragraph?

A She'd expected Ruth to share the blame for what happened.

B She'd expected Ruth to be angry with her.

C She'd expected aspects of it to go wrong.

D She'd expected her plane to be delayed.

8  What mistake did the narrator make when booking their flight?

A She hadn't followed Ruth's advice about the airline.

B She'd forgotten that someone else was paying for them.

C She'd chosen one that was scheduled to arrive after dark.

D She hadn't realised that they would need to go shopping on arrival.

9   How did the narrator feel in the car-hire office?

A keen not to let her nervous state show

B cross because she had to wait in a queue

C grateful for the advice of the man behind the desk

D confused by the documents that she needed to sign

10  'It' in line 20 refers to

A understanding the road signs.

B driving in the dark.

C taking a left turn.

D finding the way.

11  When driving into the mountains, the narrator felt

A reassured by the sound of passing traffic.

B alarmed by the sight of other car headlights.

C frustrated by their rather slow progress.

D unsure if they were on the right road.

12  How did Ruth know that they should turn into the olive grove?

A She was consulting a map.

B She had been there before.

C She had written instructions.

D She asked some local residents.

13  The word 'scrunching' in line 39 describes a type of

A plant.

B noise.

C movement.

D road surface.

14  Why couldn't the friends get into the house?

A The lock in the door was broken.

B They had brought the wrong keys.

C They had come to the wrong place.

D The keys they had didn't fit the lock.

Task 3

You are going to read an article about the adventure sport known as canyoning. For questions 15-29, choose from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more  than once.

Which section mentions ...

• a variant of the sport that is less challenging?                            15
• a way of mastering the basic skills required by the sport?                            16
• an example of why the sport demands both courage and determination?                 17
• artificial aids that have been introduced for the benefit of participants?                    18
• climatic conditions affecting the availability of venues for the sport?                 19
• growing awareness of the sport in certain places?                                                      20             
• how some of the best locations for the sport were discovered?                                  21
• a specially adapted piece of gear that is available for participants?                 22
• the type of people who pioneered the sport?                            23
• the reasons why certain types of people are attracted to the sport?               24,        25

• the type of people for whom the sport would be unsuitable?                         26,        27
• the aim of each canyoning expedition?                                                                       28
• professional guidance in obtaining the most appropriate equipment?                      29

Gorge yourself

A    After a long, hard week crunching numbers, writing up reports, doing assignments or whatever it is you do, don't you sometimes feel like chucking yourself off a cliff? Well, you're not alone. There's even a name for people with such impulses: they're called canyoneers. Canyoning, which was established as a sport around 15 years ago by a few fearless thrill-seekers in France and Spain, is being adopted as the latest way for stressed-out high achievers to purge themselves of the pressures of work or study - for the simple reason that nothing clears the mind better than the prospect of leaping off the side of a gorge into a pool of limpid, mountain-fresh water which can be as much as 20 metres beneath your feet. There is, however, more to canyoning than that: it's a true adventure sport that regularly embraces the disciplines of hiking, climbing, abseiling and swimming, and it's certainly not for the faint of heart or weak of limb.

B   A typical canyoneers outfit costs around £1,250 and comprises a high-quality wet suit, neoprene socks and gloves, a safety helmet fitted with a waterproof headlight and a perforated canyoning backpack designed to let out all the weighty water that accumulates on the way down. You'll also need a decent first aid kit (just in case) and top-notch climbing equipment including ropes and a harness, and last but not least, a few equally adventurous friends. Because if there's one thing canyoning isn't, it's a sport for the lone wolf. Although it's difficult to define precisely, canyoning basically involves making your way to the top of an extremely long and high gorge and then traversing your way down to the bottom by the best means possible - which usually involves a combination of abseiling, climbing, jumping, sliding and swimming. One thing it always requires, however, is commitment - because once you're halfway down a creek it's often far more difficult to turn back and try to reach the safety of flat terrain than it is to keep on going. Even though going on might involve an abseil down a sheer rock face or a seemingly interminable creep around a ledge barely 15 centimetres wide.

C   In the early days it was very much a voyage of discovery, with pioneering canyoneers seeking out interesting looking gorges and simply going for it to see if there was a navigable route from top to bottom. Since then, however, many of those gorges have been opened up by professional guides who have established safer, but still exciting, routes and have also equipped the rocks with climbing bolts, hooks and rings to which visiting canyoneers can rope up. Typical of the type of people who are becoming hooked on the sport is Christine Pasquier, who works in the luxury goods industry. 'When I started about fifteen years ago it didn't have a name and it wasn't regarded as a sport,' she says. 'It just involved people walking through fairly shallow canyons, usually without any protective clothing. About eight years ago, however, it really began to develop, particularly in France and Spain, where everyone now recognises the word "canyoning".'

D   Pierre-Yves Commanay, the UK operations director for a leading IT consultancy, agrees that it's a thrilling thing for people weighed down by responsibilities to do: 'Having something to do at weekends and during vacations that requires total focus is a great way of clearing your head,' he says. 'In Europe, canyoning is largely a spring and early summer activity because many of the canyons in southern France and Spain have dried out later on. However, there are established canyoning centres as far afield as Madagascar and Guadeloupe, so it can be quite wide-ranging, depending on what you enjoy. You can use canyoning as a reason to have a weekend away or as a way of seeing the world.'

E   If the thought of spending an entire day getting exhausted and soaking wet and frightening yourself silly appeals, the first step into canyoning is to get some expert training. Firms such as Espace Evasion will not only guide you through some of Europe's most breathtakingly beautiful canyons, they'll also provide you with all the gear, and teach you all the essential roping, abseiling and descent techniques to get you started. If you're UK-based, however, there are various organisations that offer the opportunity to have a go at canyoning and a similar activity called gorge walking, which is a drier version of canyoning. In neither case will the experience be as dramatic or thrilling as you will find at a location such as Sierra de Guara in Spain, but at least you'll have a chance to discover that canyoning is not for you - or, more likely, that you think it's simply gorgeous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use of English

Task 1

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Sushi chef

Kazutoshi Endo has been making the Japanese fish and rice delicacy known as sushi for thirteen years. Yet he wants to (1)……… it clear that he is still (2)…….              much a beginner. In fact, he is quite adamant about it, (3)………..              being head sushi chef at one of London's leading Japanese restaurants.

Endo comes from a hard-working family in the port city of Yokohama and is a third

generation sushi chef. Although as a child he was (4)……. encouraged to follow

(5)...his father's footsteps, and actually trained to be a PE teacher instead, it was always Endo's ambition to (6)……….              so. Yet he was never taught (7)………              to do.

The (8)...you learn in Japan is to watch. Some chefs spend three years washing

sushi rice, whilst (9)..the same time watching their masters at work.

It takes some concentration to (10)….. an eye on Endo's hands as he makes sushi,

however. All it takes is just a (11)…… quick cuts with his knife and a neat pile of

perfectly sliced octopus sits on the counter. A sushi roll may look (12)……… a piece

of rice, but apparently it takes years to get the touch, to be (13)……….. to roll rice

(14)..exactly the right amount of pressure. As Endo says: 'Sushi (15) ………..to be

mastered. I can't explain the process in words.'

 

Task 2

For questions 16-23, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer sheet.

16 Repairing that old computer is pointless in my view.
POINT

I can....that old computer being repaired.

17 ‘The company benefits from looking after its customers,'  said the chairman.
INTERESTS

According to the chairman, it is ………... to look after its customers.

18 Jack went to the doctor who said he had chicken pox.
SUFFERING

Jack went to the doctor who...……..  chicken pox.

19 The ban on parking in the city centre is probably going to be very unpopular.
LIKELY

It.....…..ban in the city centre will be a very unpopular move.

20 The police acted quickly and prevented a fight between rival groups developing.
PART

Quick....… the police prevented a fight between rival groups developing.

21 We missed the train because we arrived at the station late.
BY

The train....… we arrived at the station.

22 You may not have noticed, but Sally is wearing an engagement ring.
ESCAPED

It.....but Sally is wearing an engagement ring.

23 The final pages were missing from the book, so I never found out who the
murderer was.

NOT

If the final pages of the book ……. have found out who the murderer was.

 

Task 3

Complete each sentence with one of the following words.

back                     second           chicken         face                bird

ninety-nine          foot                first               rat                  one

 

24.  She may......out when she realises what exactly she's let herself

      in for.

25.  He's such an early......that he usually arrives before

anybody else.

26.  I smelt a......when he couldn't produce any means of

identification.

27.   I can't turn my.........on her now that she's in so much trouble.
28.   He didn't want to lose.........by admitting he had made a mistake.

29.  You must never set.......in there again!

30.     Changing nappies has become.........nature to me since my son

was born.

 31.   ......times out of a hundred you can arrive late and he won't

notice, but today had to be my unlucky day!

 32.  I don't believe in love at......sight. You've got to get to know people.

 33.   He's back to square......now that they've turned down his application.

 

Task 4

Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.

34.   How old is he? - He's.......now. He must be at least ninety.

A coming off   B getting back   C getting on   D falling out

35.   So she succeeded in winning the contract. How did she manage to……….?

A bring it out   B pull it off   C throw it up   D weigh it up

36.   She had to........because someone else wanted to use the phone.

A hang up   B keep up   C stand out   D take back

37.....................  The changes were……..gradually so that everyone could get used to them.

A come to   B handed over   C phased in   D stood in for

38.  Violence........and a lot of people were injured.

A caught up   B flared up   C lifted off   D turned in

39.  A lot of money must have.......that expensive-looking carpet.

A added up to   B gambled away   C gone on   D got off

40.  She was so convincing that we were completely.....by her story.

A gone through   B held down   C taken in   D told off

 

 

WRITING

 

Comment on the following statement.

‘Is tourism  always a good thing’.

What is your opinion? You should think about the economy, environment and transport.

Write 200-250 words.

Remember to:

• Write a short introduction.
• Express your personal opinion and give reasons for it
• Give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don’t agree with it
• Draw a conclusion
• Link your ideas appropriately
• Use an appropriate style