A.               Star wedding

B.               Traffic news

C.              Sports

D.              Air incident

E.               Weather forecast

F.               Successful career

1. The system of traffic information began to work in many major cities of America not long ago. Drivers get 7-day traffic forecasts with information on forthcoming and other traffic troubles. The system takes account of traffic accidents, planned road works; provides real time information: traffic density, average movement speed. TV viewers of each city can see their road net and choose where to drive round.

 

2. Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock married American TV star Jesse James in July, 2005 in California. Many hundreds of guests had been invited to a rented ranch near Santa Barbara. The guests didn’t know that they were lending a wedding. They thought until the last minute that they would be celebrating Bullock’s 41^st birthday.

 

3. American Airlines flight 605 carrying 176 passengers to Puerto Rico from Fort Lauderdale, Florida was diverted after a passenger found a chilling note scribbled on a napkin that made reference to a bomb. Forty minutes into the flight, the crew made the decision to return back to the airport. A subsequent inspection of the plane failed to uncover anything unusual.

 

4. It’s calculated that Joanne Rowling, the author of very famous books about Harry Potter, is earning 536 000 000 daily, and her total profit is already more than $1000 000000.

 

5. The world’s famous cycling race comes to its exciting conclusion when the riders cap off three weeks of road racing and 21 stages with a sprint down the Champs Elysees in Paris. The Tour de France will be broadcast live daily at Sportland at 5 p.m. until the last stage on Sunday, June 24, which will be shown at 7 p.m.

 

 

 

1. I saw her … into the building.

a) coming

b) come

c) to come

 

2. I believed you … three mobile phones.

a) have

b) to have

c) having

 

3. He made me … the window.

a) to close

b) closing

c) close

 

4. I saw them … in the park.

a) to play

b) play

c) playing

 

5. She believes Mark … a good guy.

a) be

b) being

c) to be

 

6. I saw you … in the park. Everybody liked it!

a) dancing

b) dance

c) to dance

 

7. Mr. Smith saw her friends … the classroom.

a) leaving

b) leave

c) to leave

A.               travelling by taxi

B.               travelling by motorcycle

C.              facts about Sydney

D.              on foot

E.               travelling by subway

F.               travelling by bus

 

1. Sydney is an outdoor city of bright waterways, sandstone cliffs and hilly, tree-lined streets. Everybody seems to be moving; they’re yachting on harbour, bush-walking through a national park, body-surfing at Bondi, or strolling round the Rocks. Trains, buses and ferries are convenient, reliable and of good value.

 

2. The suburban rail network is the fastest means of public transport around the town. Trains run from around 4 a.m. until midnight. There are automatic ticket machines at most stations, but humans are usually on hand too!

 

3. Buses run almost everywhere, but they’re slow compared to trains. Bondi Beach, Cooge and parts of the North Shore are only serviced by buses. You needn’t worry about buying a ticket. They are available from newsagents, kiosks, and on bus.

 

4. Taxis are available for hire when the light on top is lit up. They are easy to find in the city centre and the suburbs. There’s sometimes an extra charge for large pieces of luggages, and booking costs $1 extra.

 

5. If you like excitement, what is better way to tour around the city than by motorcycle? But remember that the city has a large, confusing one-way street system and parking is almost impossible: tow-away zones are common and private car parks are expensive. And remember to ride on the left-hand side of the road.

 

 

1.     Don’t let him … you.

a)     to fool

b)    fooling

c)     fool

 

2.     I expect the weather … good today.

a)     to be

b)    be

c)     being

 

3.     I felt someone … me on the shoulder.

a)     to touch

b)    touching

c)     touch

 

4.     I heard her … a famous English song.

a)     sing

b)    singing

c)     to sing

 

5.     I know her … a good student.

a)     to be

b)    be

c)     being

 

6.     Rainy weather makes me … bad.

a)     to feel

b)    feel

c)     feeling

 

7.     I heard my mum … me.

a)     calling

b)    to call

c)     call

A.               Medicine

B.               Advertisement

C.              Orthography

D.              Climate description

E.               Origin of words

F.               Attitude to fun

 

1. Men and women define a «good sense of humor» differently. A study from McMaster University, focused on the role of humor in personal attraction, concluded in a survey that to a woman, a «sense of humor» means someone who makes her laugh; to a man — it means someone who appreciates his jokes. «Women choose men who produce humor 62% of the time; conversely, men choose women who appreciate their humor 65% of the time» said a researcher.

 

2. Siemens has invented the Dressman. It’s an ironing robot for housewives. After the Dressman’s work the shirts look as if they have just been brought from the laundry. Ifs very easy to have one’s shirts ironed with the help of the Dressman. A damp shirt is placed on the ironing robot and a housewife switches it on. The Dressman automatically balloons out, filled with hot air, to dry the shirt. Estimated drying time is 4 - 15 minutes. The price is 1000 euros.

 

3. The wettest place on the earth is Cherrapunji, India. Here the average yearly rainfall is 427 inches, or 35 feet. This means that on every square foot of ground more than 270 gallons of water fall each year - all this is just the average, some years it is even more than that.

 

4. In the Middle Ages people began to make the first letter in a manuscript a large and beautiful letter - a real picture - and all the others were small. The first letter was a «capital» from the Latin word for «head», caput, because it came at the head of the manuscript.

 

5. The word «hamburger» comes from the name of the German city of Hamburg and not from the word «ham», and so the word «cheeseburger», sometimes used to mean a similar kind of sandwich with cheese instead of meat, is based on a false analogy.

 

1. His mum wants him … his homework.

a) doing

b) do

c) to do

 

2. Shh! I hear someone … .

a) crying

b) to cry

c) cry

 

3. He can’t make me … this!

a) do

b) to do

c) doing

 

4. I like him … this task so well.

a) do

b) to do

c) doing

 

5. I heard my mum … me.

a) calling

b) to call

c) call

 

6. Mr. Brown would like his son … surgeon.

a) to become

b) become

c) becoming

 

7. I want … more languages.

a) learn

b) to learn

c) learning

 

Вариант 1

 

Вариант 2

 

Вариант 3

Вариант 1

1.b

2.b

3.c

4.b

5.c

6.b

7.b

Вариант 2

1.c

2.a

3.c

4.a

5.a

6.b

7.c

Вариант 3

1.c

2.c

3.a

4.b

5.c

6.a

7.b