SELT 7

RELOD SELT
Level: 7
(UPPER-INTERMEDIATE B2)
TIME ALLOWED:
SECTION A (LISTENING): APPROX 30 MINUTES
SECTION B&C (READING, ENGLISH USAGE, WRITING): 130 MINUTES
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- Answer all the questions
- Transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet
RELOD «Russian & English Languages Open Doors», 2010
ISBN 9785899731020
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SECTION А
Раздел 1. Аудирование
B1
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями
каждого говорящего 1 – 6 и утверждениями, данными в списке A – G. Используйте
каждую букву, обозначающую утверждение, только один раз. В задании есть одно
лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. У
вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием.
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Gap year should be carefully planned.
Gap year is a waste of time.
All interested parties may benefit from Gap year.
Life of modern day students has become harder.
Gap year provides useful experience.
Gap year just helps middle class people to raise their social status.
Americans are not interested in Gap year.
Speaker
Statement
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Task 2
Вы услышите разговор двух американцев, преподающих английский язык в Китае.
Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1 – А7 соответствуют содержанию
текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то
есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа
(3 – Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись
дважды. У вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями.
A1
Jerry thinks about visiting his family.
1) True
A2
3) Not stated
2) False
3) Not stated
Jerry doesn’t think that his parents would like Beijing Opera masks.
1) True
A5
2) False
Fay suggests buying a kite for Jerry’s niece.
1) True
A4
3) Not stated
Jerry hasn’t seen his family for three years.
1) True
A3
2) False
2) False
3) Not stated
Fay and Jerry can’t decide on a present for Jerry’s sister.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
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Jerry’s brother is interested in Chinese.
A6
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
Fay liked Jerry’s choice of present for his brother-in-law.
A7
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
Task 3
Вы услышите интервью с американской актрисой. Выполните задания А8 – А14, обведя
цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы
услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 50 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями.
A8
What is Melissa’s attitude to the attention of press?
1) She doesn’t care about it.
2) She has to live with it.
3) She doesn’t know how to deal with it.
A9
What does Melissa think about her heroine in Casanova?
She thinks she was…
1) like herself
2) a glamorous woman.
3) a clever and firm lady.
A10
What did Melissa think about wearing a corset by the end of filming of Casanova?
1) It helped her to understand her heroine.
2) It was good for her body.
3) She started to hate it.
A11
What does Melissa think about the character of Casanova?
1) He liked to share his love.
2) Such people don’t exist anymore.
3) Many people want to be like him.
A12 Who of two heroines played by Melissa in Johnny and Casanova is, according to her, a
stronger person?
1) Nikki
A13
2) Francesca 3) Both are equally strong.
What, according to Melissa, was the main feature of Abe Bolder?
1) He was very relaxed in his manner.
2) He was proud of his ego.
3) He reminded her of her brother.
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What does Melissa say about future?
1) She’s got too many plans.
2) She is not sure of herself.
3) She hopes to take part in a funny film.
End of Part 1. Transfer your answers to answer sheet
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Раздел 2. Чтение
B2
Установите соответствие между заголовками A – Н и текстами 1 – 7. Занесите свои
ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один
заголовок лишний.
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Taking refreshment
What’s happening
Where to stay
What to eat
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Theatrical highlights
To hear and see
On screen
Things to do
In Bath
1. In the footsteps of Jane Austen is a free audio walking tour of Bath created by Bath Tourism
Plus. Jane Austen was one of Bath's most famous residents and two of her novels are mostly set
in Bath, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. This tour takes you around the highlights of the city
and includes extracts from Jane Austen's novels and letters, which brilliantly describe Bath as it
would have been in its Georgian heyday...we hope you enjoy it!
2. Bath and beyond offers a wide range of accommodation. Stay in a hotel or guest house located
in the grand Georgian terraces or enjoy a stay in the countryside surrounding Bath where Jane
herself would often enjoy walking.
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3. There is so much to see and do in Georgian Bath! You can 'take the waters' in the grand Pump
Room where you can also enjoy refreshments while listening to the Pump Room Trio. Or 'take
the waters' at the Spa Visitor Centre, and, after tasting the waters, why not bathe in them at
Thermae Bath Spa, the only place in the UK where you bathe in natural thermal
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4. Bath is a thriving, vibrant city with a year round calendar of festivals, theatrical, musical and
sporting events. For Jane Austen fans enjoy the festival dedicated to her in September or attend a
show
at
the
theatre,
something
that
Jane
herself
loved
to
do.
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5. The theatre that Jane Austen loved to attend opened in Orchard Street in 1750. In 1768 it was
distinguished
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the
first
theatre
outside
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6. Many of Jane Austen's novels have been made into television adaptations, this includes
Northanger Abbey (1987), Persuasion (1994, 2006) and Mansfield Park (2007).
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7. In Jane Austen's time visitors flocked to Bath to 'take the waters' which was considered to be
good for your health. This involved drinking large quantities of Bath's natural spa water - up to
eight pints a day!
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B3
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1 – 6 частями предложений, обозначенными
буквами A – G. Одна из частей в списке А – G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую
соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
A nap after lunch boosts the brain's learning capacity
Having a nap after lunch can increase your intelligence, a new study claims.
Researchers have found that sleeping for an hour in the afternoon boosts brain power and
dramatically increases its 1_________. On the other hand, the more hours we spend awake, the
more sluggish our minds become and the 2___________. "Sleep not only rights the wrong of
prolonged wakefulness but, at a neurocognitive level, it 3______________ before you took a
nap," said Professor Matthew Walker, who led the study at the University of California.
Speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Prof
Walker said the results 4__________ “pulling an all-nighter” – or cramming for exams reduced
ability to learn new facts by 40 per cent. The reason was due to a 5________ due to sleep
deprivation and the filling up of the short term memory that was usually filed and emptied during
periods of sleep.
Scientists have long suspected that there is a link between sleep and memory and have
suggested that it 6_________, enabling the brain to distinguish between important and useless
information.
F. ability to learn new facts and tasks
C. less able to absorb new information
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Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15–А21. В каждом задании обведите
цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
It might be the worst house of the week – and indeed most of the people sitting near me
looked stupid – but even so it was wonderful in a way to leave the darkening and chilly streets of
Newcastle and then find oneself sitting in the fourth row at the Empire. I think the secret of all
these music halls is that while they seemed big –and most of them were - at the same time they
seemed warm, cosy, intimate. A lot has been written about the magic of the playhouse, but it has
always seemed to me very pale and thin compared with the warmer and deeper magic of the
music-hall. The first was a “fill-in”, a pair of trick cyclists, and of course I wasn’t interested in
them. The second act on the programme were the Colmars, three male acrobats and a girl. It was
one of those acts, which had always rather bored me, in which the men stood on each other’s
shoulders and chucked the girl around a lot. (I saw one recently, on a TV circus programme, and
it seemed just the same, unchanged in a world of bewildering transformations).
Next was Harry Burrad, Eccentric Comedian, who came rushing on, with the band
playing its loudest, waving his arms and hoarsely breaking at once into one of his hell-for-leather
idiotic songs. His make-up and costume left the audience in no doubt that he was a funny man.
But this Monday first house offered him only a few distant giggles. Perhaps like me they didn’t
think him funny. Diddy-diddy-oodah-oodah-oodah, he croaked away, still waving his arms, and
nobody cared. At first, he made me feel embarrassed, and then as he went on and on without any
encouragement, I began to feel sorry for him. I know I felt relieved when he took himself off,
with the band at its loudest again, pretending desperately that a little weary clapping was an
ovation.
Uncle Nick was next, the last act before the interval. The orchestra opened as usual with
part of the Ballet Egyptian, and then a gong sounded. And there – a tall, commanding, sinister
figure –was the Indian magician himself. There was no doubt that Uncle Nick was a superb
showman. Even the stupid fat deadheads sitting all round me waiting for death rather than for
any entertainment, were not entirely unimpressed.
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A15 Why was the author displeased when he came to the theatre? He didn’t like ...
1. the theatre building.
2. the spectators.
3. the performance.
4. the scenery.
A16 What is the secret music-halls have? They are ...
1. seemingly big .
2. darkening and chilly.
3. big but intimate.
4. magically deep.
A17 Why was the author bored when he saw the acrobats?
1. He had already seen this performance on TV.
2. He thought such programs lacked variety.
3. He thought such programs should be shown in the circus.
4. It seemed to him this act resembled the previous one.
A18 How did the spectators react to the performance of the Eccentric Comedian?
1. They giggled a lot.
2. They gave him an ovation.
3. They waved their hands.
4. They practically didn’t laugh.
A19 Why did the author feel relieved when the Eccentric Comedian left?
1. He was bored with the performance
2. He enjoyed the performance so much that he couldn’t laugh any more
3. He felt pity for the comedian as the audience wasn’t responsive.
4. He was ashamed of the poor performance of the comedian.
A20 Why did the spectators remain indifferent to the show?
1. The audience lacked a sense of wonder.
2. The actors hadn’t shown their best.
3. The performance was not planned well
4. The spectators were very tired.
A21 Why did the author like uncle Nick’s act more during the next house?
1. Uncle Nick was more convincing.
2. The audience was more animated.
3. The atmosphere was luckier.
4. The author was in a better mood.
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Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова,
напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4–B10,
так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните
пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию
из группы B4–B10.
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
Bill Smith had a way with dogs, a kind of power over
______. They would sit in awe of him, would listen to him,
would slink away sheepishly if they had growled near him.
It was a skill I had cause to be thankful for once or _______.
The odd thing was, that Bram, the last dog Bill owned
_________in 1925 - fifty years distant.
Bill was a ________, life long bachelor. He lived alone in
the small terraced house next door but two from us. On a
number of occasions, I visited Bill's house, and it seemed
that it _____ much from the 50s.
There were hints that some articles _____ apart from the
occasional silverfish or woodlouse, since the 1930s. He had a
picture of a dog in the small converted
kitchen which housed his huge solid pillowed chair,
newspapers___________ from beneath its seat cushion.
THEY
TWO
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NOT CHANGE
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Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова,
напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В11–В16,
так чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.
Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует
отдельному заданию из группы B11–B16.
ESCORTED TOURS
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
Organizing a holiday can be very challenging task. Some people
find the experience as _________ as the
_______ demands of work and family commitment if you
are in this situation, you may find that taking an escorted
holiday as the ideal ________ . Escorted holidays offer a great
balance between sightseeing, entertainment and leisure time, with the
advantage that you have the services of a professional
tour manager, who accompanies you throughout the trip, acting as
your _________guide. From the first day to the last, tour managers
make your holiday experience even more memorable because of the
invaluable ________ and helpful suggestions they provide. Your tour
manager will give you many insight into the place you are visiting,
including useful information on the distinctive characteristics of the
place, such as _______ food and local entertainment.
STRESS
…
SOLVE
…….
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Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22–А28. Эти номера
соответствуют заданиям A22–A28, в которых представлены возможные варианты
ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.
British male buoyed up by beer and chips
MORE than a third of British men live on a diet of beer and fast food, a study of the national diet
has shown.
Women do A22___ any better, eating a “traditional British diet” high in sugars, cereals
and fats and washed down with lots of tea.
Only 17 per cent ate a diet close to that recommended by healthy eating groups — high in
fibre and A23___ in fat. But even this group consumed above-average amounts of wine and
spirits. The study was produced by a team from University College London, which used data
from The Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults, a report by the Department of Health
and the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that was updated in October this year.
The data was A24___ from seven-day food and drink diaries compiled by 2,000 men and
women. When their diets were broken down into groups, the team found that the “beer and
convenience” diet was favoured by most men.
This group ate large quantities of ready-made meat products, chips and white bread and
drank beer. They steered clear of A25___ choices such as wholegrain cereals, fish and low-fat
dairy products.
Women who ate the “traditional British diet”, which is high in refined sugars and dairy
products, preferred A26___ to alcohol and ate more chips and cakes than vegetables, fruit and
wholegrain cereals.
The study’s findings will come A27___ a setback to the Department of Health, which has
tried to promote healthy diets.
It may also explain A28___ Britain has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the
world. It is the UK’s biggest killer, causing more than 250,000 deaths each year.
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Раздел 4. Письмо
Для ответов на задания С1, С2 используйте бланк ответов №2. При выполнении заданий
С1 и С2 особое внимание обратите на то, что ваши ответы будут оцениваться только
по записям, сделанным в бланке ответов №2. Обратите внимание также на
необходимость соблюдения указанного объема текста. Тексты недостаточного объема,
а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объем – не оцениваются.
При заполнении Бланка ответов №2 вы указываете сначала номер задания С1, С2, а
затем пишите свой ответ.
С1 This is a part of a letter you have received from an American friend whose parents are
about to take a long holiday overseas.
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My parents will be passing through your part of the country in midOctober. Can you give them some advice about what clothes they will
need? What sorts of things can they expect to be able to buy as souvenirs?
By the way, if there’s anything you would like from the US, please let
them know.
Anyway, I have moved to a new house.
Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter
- answer his questions
- ask 3 questions about his new house
Write 100 – 140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing
C2 Comment on the following statement.
It is important that people decide on their career when they are still students at school.
What is your opinion?
Write 200 – 250 words.
Use the following plan:
 make an introduction (state the problem)
 express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion
 express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion
 express why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
 make a conclusion restating your position
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET № 2
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