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Task 1
Some Rules for Learning at Any Age
No matter how good you think you are at doing several tasks at the same time, you aren't. Enough
studies have shown that if you're doing more than one thing at a time, especially when it comes to
learning, your speed and attention drops off. It’s better to spend 20 uninterrupted minutes a day on
the topic you've decided to master than an hour of distracted learning.

A Don’t get discouraged

B Don't multitask

C Keep regular hours for learning

D Don’ be afraid to ask for help

E Don’t delay doing your work

F Be ready to practice a lot

G Choose hard things to learn

H Try various learning methods

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Завдання 2
If you’re picking up a new language, learning or relearning to play an instrument, or starting to paint,
you probably already realise that you will have to put in the time. There is just no way around it;
those who are the best at a given subject are those who work on it most. You may have heard of the
10,000 hours theory from Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” — that it takes that much time to
become expert at anything.

A Don’t get discouraged

B Don't multitask

C Keep regular hours for learning

E Don’t delay doing your work

F Be ready to practice a lot

G Choose hard things to learn

H Try various learning methods

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Завдання 3
If it’s difficult to do something (even maddening at times), you’re more likely to really remember it.
Learning what’s easy 1s like writing in sand, here today and gone tomorrow. When you're stuck on a
difficult passage that doesn’t seem to make sense, or when you keep making mistakes solving a
problem — this is when the most valuable learning is happening.

A Don’t get discouraged

B Don't multitask

C Keep regular hours for learning

D Don’ be afraid to ask for help

E Don’t delay doing your work

F Be ready to practice a lot

G Choose hard things to learn

H Try various learning methods

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Завдання 4
Most people think that learning in their preferred way is better. Some like to read things, auditory
learners like to hear information aloud, while visual learners like images, graphs and live-action
descriptions. But just because it’s easier to learn in a certain style doesn’t mean it’s really better. You
learn better when you don’t limit instruction or experience to the style you're used to.

A Don’t get discouraged

B Don't multitask

C Keep regular hours for learning

D Don’ be afraid to ask for help

E Don’t delay doing your work

F Be ready to practice a lot

G Choose hard things to learn

H Try various learning methods

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Завдання 5
Failures occur in any business, learning attempt or project. Every successful person has gone through
this part of the process, sometimes multiple times. When you don’t feel like you're getting anywhere,
you often feel depressed. Many people give up at this stage. You must keep going to achieve your
goals. Just keep going and you're sure to succeed.

A Don’t get discouraged

B Don't multitask

C Keep regular hours for learning

D Don’ be afraid to ask for help

E Don’t delay doing your work

G Choose hard things to learn

H Try various learning methods

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Task 2
The Growing Gap
In any period of rapid social change, age may become as important an identity-marker as differences
between social and ethnic groups. Any immigrant family, for example, joins in a process of rapid
identity change. An extraordinary proportion of today’s school children are immigrant children or
children of immigrants. In some US cities, the numbers range up to sixty percent; some schools are a
virtual UN of immigrant children. When children go to school they may make friends from a very
different kind of background, and they usually become fluent in a new language. Typically, an
intergenerational gap appears: at least one parent may speak both the language of their own parent
and that of the country they have settled in. Children, however, may not share a language in common
with grandparents. Such experience can be stressful for each generation and it can create burdens on
young children who have to act as intermediaries and interpreters for older family members.
This kind of intergenerational language shift is now occurring within countries, as migration to cities
or rapid economic and social development create a very different type of world where children grow
up. In Shanghai, for example, where Putonghua has become the language of education, and where
English is introduced in primary school at Grade 1, a new generation of children are growing up who
may have difficulty in communicating with grandparents in the family language of Shanghainese.
In several Asian countries we can see a similar language shift within families. Singapore provides
one of the best-documented examples. Gradually, English has shifted from being a second language
to become the main language of the home. In India, a similar phenomenon has occurred in middle
class families and the number of such families is rising. English is often the language in which young
people form relationships in young adulthood. Mothers and fathers may have different linguistic
backgrounds, in which case family communication typically takes place in English.
We are now witnessing a further development in many societies, however. Change is occurring so
rapidly that differences emerge not just between generations but between siblings: a 14-year-old girl
may find a cultural and linguistic gap with her 8-year-old brother. This is not just an issue for Asia.
Within Europe, a new middle class, professional elite is emerging in which families move country
every few years. A consequence is that children within the same family may have quite different
linguistic loyalties and proficiencies.
Traditionally, the family has been regarded central to the reproduction of linguistic and ethnic
identity. In times of rapid change, international movement, smaller families and new patterns of
childcare, community institutions and resources may be just as important.
What is stated in PARAGRAPH 1 about immigrant children?

A They try to learn their native language from their grandparents.

B They lose fluency in their own native language with time.

C They help their grandparents to converse in a new language.

D They are burdened with getting skills in a new language.

Завдання 7
The author uses the example of Shanghai to illustrate that _________,

A this city has expanded due to the fast economic growth

B Shanghai's citizens observe Asian cultural traditions

C English has become a means of instruction in the local schools

D languages taught at school may replace the family language

Завдання 8
Which of the following is TRUE of the language shift in Asian countries?

A It influences the number of international marriages.

B It occurs only in the families with young children.

C It has been officially registered in one of these countries.

D It reflects the change of the social status of the family.

Завдання 9
Why does a linguistic gap between children within the same family emerge in Europe?

A Because children grow in different linguistic environments.

B Because younger children are keen on learning Asian languages.

C Because elder children prefer to speak English in private.

D Because children have parents with different mother tongues.

A Relationships

B Migration

C World-view

D Education

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Task 3
US Camps for Kids
Camp Wicosuta, New Hampshire
Camp Wicosuta’s philosophy is to build campers’ confidence and competence in a safe and fun
community. Their individual elective program allows children to focus on the activities they love,
which means they have a high level of participation all over the camp. As an all-girls’ camp,
Wicosuta offers its campers the unique opportunity to have fun and be themselves. They go to
breakfast in pyjamas, have original hairstyles on “Crazy Hair Night’, stand on chairs singing,
cheering and dancing in the dining hall, can go horseback riding or ice skating, or do water sports
(Swimming, water skiing, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, wind surfing).
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

C offers a program in mountaineering

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Thrill Coaster Tours
Thrill Coaster Tours is the only camp of its kind that takes kids all over the country with the
opportunity to ride roller coasters. Each day brings about a different park and a new type of ride! The
camp travels in luxury buses equipped with a DVD player and a bathroom. Campers stay at hotel
rooms with no balconies. Each night a counsellor goes into each room, ensures that everyone is
situated in the room, and then puts the tape on the door for the campers’ protection. This tape
remains on the door until the morning when a counsellor removes it.
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

C offers a program in mountaineering

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Завдання 13
Sanborn Western Camps, Colorado
At this camp, the kids live in the outdoors, building a sense of community and a sense of the earth
through fun and adventure. The camp is located on 6,000 acres of pine forests. In this environment,
the campers learn as they backpack, ride horses, hike, make life-long friends and learn to appreciate
the natural world. The kids have the unique opportunity to choose all of their program activities,
which include digging for 67-million-year-old fossils, rock climbing on the best granite in the
county, tubing down the South Platte River, and sleeping under millions of stars.
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

C offers a program in mountaineering

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Cheley Colorado Camp, Colorado
Since 1921, Cheley has been committed to introducing children to the outdoors and providing a
challenging environment for children to explore. They believe that every summer in a young
person’s life is a window of opportunity. The campers get to spend the summer with campers from
over 40 states and 10 foreign countries. Cheley is located at the gateway to Rocky Mountain National
Park. With over 1600 acres of property, Cheley camps has 5 horse riding rings, four barns with 140
horses, a fishing pond and much more. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, backpacking,
river rafting, archery, crafts and woodworking.
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Four Winds Westward Ho
Four Winds Westward Ho is located on Orcas Island in the Northwest corner of Washington State.
Smaller cabin living arrangements of four campers and one experienced counsellor allow for close
bonds to develop. Days are filled with a wide range of classic camp activities for all ages and both
genders. The camp requires that kids leave behind technology and certain comforts for four weeks,
and discover what kind of person they can be without them. They will have time to explore, to sail, to
sing and play music, to create art, to build fires, and to watch the sky.
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

C offers a program in mountaineering

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Завдання 16
Camp Chief Ouray, Colorado
This camp, which has been in operation for over 100 years, is committed to developing five core
values in its campers: Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Faith. Campers explore and
grow through a strong tradition of quality programming and fun. A typical day offers activities such
as archery, sports and games, orienteering, nature study, cooperative games, and hiking. For older
kids they offer Wilderness Adventure Camp, and Leadership Training Programs. Children come
home more mature and more confident. The camp uploads photos at the end of the day so that family
members can see how much fun their child is having.
Which of the camps ______________?

A provides well-equipped accommodation

B lets its campers have meals in nightwear

C offers a program in mountaineering

D organises regular parents’ days

E takes special safety measures

F offers a holiday in the international community

G provides online information for parents

H forbids the use of any gadgets

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Завдання 17
Task 4
LONG LUNCH
Spanish civil servant skips work for years without anyone noticing
Only when Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, was due to collect an award for two decades of
loyal service did anyone realise that he had not shown up to work for at least SIX years.
Garcia, a 69-year-old engineer, began working for the local authority in the city of Cadiz in 1990,
and in 1996 was posted to the municipal water board, where his job was (17)______ .
In 2010, when Garcia — now retired — was due to collect his long-service medal, the man who had
hired him, deputy mayor Mr. Fernandez, wondered where he was.
After the former manager of the water board, who (18)_____ , told Fernandez he had not seen his
employee for several years, the deputy mayor called the engineer in. A court fined Garcia €27,000,
the equivalent (19)_____ , having earlier found that the engineer did not appear to have occupied his
office for “at least six years” and had done “absolutely no work” between 2007 and 2010, the year
before he retired.
Garcia told the court that he had turned up to the office, although he admitted (20)_____ . He said he
was the victim of workplace bullying because of his family’s socialist politics and (21)_____ .
His friends told El Mundo that the engineer had been unwilling to report his accusations of bullying
because he “had a family to support” and was worried that (22)_____ .

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

C after tax of one year of his annual salary

D to make the most of the confusion as a reader

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 18

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

D to make the most of the confusion as a reader

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 19

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

C after tax of one year of his annual salary

D to make the most of the confusion as a reader

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 20

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

C after tax of one year of his annual salary

D to make the most of the confusion as a reader

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 21

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

C after tax of one year of his annual salary

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 22

A had been deliberately sidelined

B to supervise a waste water treatment plant

C after tax of one year of his annual salary

D to make the most of the confusion as a reader

E being responsible for his current employment

F he would not find another job at his age

G had the office opposite Garcia’s

H he might not have kept regular business hours

Завдання 23
Use of English
Task 5
A Globetrotting Cat
A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-
off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.
The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of
Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The
staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in
Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.
Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up
on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats
Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he
(26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.
Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the
public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for
several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past
because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped
and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004
he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”
Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the
average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got
here.”

A way

B road

C path

D distance

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A held

B picked

C taken

D captured

Завдання 25

A written

B recorded

C given

D shared

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A sometimes

B somehow

C somewhat

D anyway

Завдання 27
A afraid

B disappointed

C annoyed

D concerned
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A condition

B health

C shape

D form

Завдання 29

A bearing

B carrying

C wearing

D holding

Завдання 30

A mainly

B originally

C easily

D extremely

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A turned on

B turned up

C turned down

D turned around

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A tell

B say

C talk

D speak
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Task 6
Baldwin Street
When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag
one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep
but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.
Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The
street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled
horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s
best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a
couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury
Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are
rolled down the street.

A most

B more of

C the most

D more

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A recognizes

B recognized

C is recognized

D have been recognized

Завдання 35

A walks

B walk

C to walk

D walking

Завдання 36

A There is

B There are

C It is
D Here are

Завдання 37

A thirty thousand

B thirty thousands

C thirty thousand of

D thirty thousands of

Завдання 38

A hadn’t seen

B didn’t see

C saw

D has seen

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A however

B furthermore

C although

D moreover

Завдання 40

A that

B what

C how

D where

Завдання 41

A providing

B provided

C provide

D are providing
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A launch

B launches

C launched

D has launched