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Work. Working for pay is the common experience of people all over the world, since everyone must work in order to make a living. A person who works a lot isHard-working. For a bad work a man must be ....Dismissed. How can you determine which job is best for you?Identify strength. What do busy people usually say?Business before pleasure. What do people get for work?Wages. What is a «workaholic”?Addicted to his work. What price do bum pay?Live in poor conditions What price do workaholic pay?Have dull personalities. When the working age ends people get....Retired. When you need job what place do you address?Occupational agency. Who is the man called «bum”?Refuse to work. Your work in some way .....society.Benefits. Ocean Liners The millions of people who cross the Atlantic every year usually do so by and convenient.... What happened to «The Normandie”?A) was destroyed How do the millions of people cross the Atlantic every year?B) by jet When was «The Normandie” destroyed?D)in 1942 What did all Atlantic travellers use in the past?C) ships Which writer describer the condition «not ill, but going to be” ?B) Charles Dickens According to the text. What privileges did birstclass passengers have in big ships?A) first class passengers had private rooms and ate in elegant rooms When did taking the boat to Europe become popular?A) after World War I What was the name of French liner?E) Normandie What delicacies were on the menu for dinner?C) caviar and pâtè What are the advantages of ships compared to airplanes?C)they are elegant, comfortable What kind of food is offered in planes?B) mediocre food Why were sailing trips in the 19th century uncomfortable?C)cabins were cold and wet How many ships crossing the Atlantic sank? B) one out of six How did ships improve in the early 20th century?C)ocean liners were divided by class What did the ocean liners offer to their passengers food and meeting famous people food and moneyC) food and luxuries The Power Of Imagination. Mr. Brown lived in America, but he liked travelling very much..... What did Mr. Brown like to do?To travel. At first, what was Mr. Brown looking for in the dark?B) Matches Could the men fall asleep after breaking the window?B) They slept until morning. What did he ask at the hotel?D) A vacant room. What did Mr. Brown hear at night?A) Some noise. What did Mr. Brown think he broke at night?E)A window. What did the man say after Mr. Brown had broken the window?B) «I am much better”. What did the neighbour ask Mr. Brown to do?A) To open the window. What did the receptionist offer?E) A Double room. What did the receptionist tell the men about sharing one room?A)”It will be less expensive for you”. What happened to the men at night?B) Brown’s neighbour felt unwell. Where did Mr. Brown live?E) In the USA. Who was Mr. Brown?B) A traveller. Where did Mr. Brown make trips to?Europe and Asia. Why did they agree to spend the night in the same room?A) They were too tired to go to another hotel. Because she was a Negro woman Balashyan arrived in New Orleans on Sunday morning on his way to.... Complete the sentence:This story arises the problem of...C) Racism. Complete the sentence:The young woman was going to Baltimore to....B) See her husband. Fill in the blanks according to the content of the text:Soon everybody knew about Balashyan and began asking ... questions.D)Him. Choose the right answer:What did Balashyan’s neighbour get interested in?His nationality. Fill in the blanks according to the content of the text:At a small station the train stopped and a group of young ... entered the car.C)Men. Choose the right answer:What colour was the woman’s hair?A) Black. Choose the right answer:What language did a young officer address to Balashian?C) French. Complete the sentence:The tall officer was standing in front of the young woman and.... .D) Shouting at her. Choose the right answer:Where was Balashyan going?A) To Baltimore. Choose the right answer:Where was a young woman sitting?D) At the window in the next compartment. Fill in the blanks according to the content of the text:I can recognize ... from a distance.E) Niggers. Choose the right answer:What did a tall officer want to know of the woman in the next compartment?C) Whether she was a Negress. Fill in the blanks according to the content of the text:A group of young men in ... entered the car at a small station.B) Military uniform. Fill in the blanks according to the content of the text:The conversation was suddenly interrupted by ... coming from the next compartment.A) A woman’s scream. The Problems of Inventors Many of the modem world’s most famous discoveries and inventions..... Armstrong spent the whole life trying:D) to protect his invention Birdseye sold his patents for a total of:E) 22 million dollars By the end of his life Birdseye had:D) 100 patents Gerhardt’s invention appeared in:A.) 1853 In business, it is sometimes better to be:B) second The recipe of Coca-Cola was sold for:C) 2300 dollars What did he start?C) Birdseye Seafoods, Inc What dil he try to freeze first?D) fish What is the greatest problem of successful inventions?B) to convince people to try something different When did German company find out that aspirin could possibly be useful?D) fifty years after its invention Who discovered that aspirin was a painkiller?D) German company Who invented frozen foods?C) Clarence Birdseye Why did Birdseye’s first company go bankrupt?D) people didn’t believe frozen fish could be good Boom Towns Cities usually have a logical reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river..... How many people out of the first 20.000 became rich?A)4000 he text gives us information about:The boom of Dawson city How many people were killed on the trail?E)63 What is the chief industry of Dawson City now? What is the current population of Dawson?E) 462 What kind of necessities were very expensive in Dawson?A) food and wood What kind of towns appeared in the West?A) boom towns What made the trip to Dawson City difficult?E) snow-covered mountains and icy rivers What sort of town was Dawson during the period of Canadian gold Rush?C) city of tents and cabins What was the population of Dawson two years later?D) 30.000 When did people find out gold?D)in 1897 Wher is New York City situated?A) at the month of the Hudson River Where was the new gold discovered?D) in Alaska Which Canadian town in 1896 was unmapped wilderness?E) Dawson Why did people leave Dawson City?C) all gold had been found Why do rivers and ports often attract people?E) easy to get to and suited to communications and trade We Can Help The variety of choices that modem life offers can create problems..... Why do people need special kinds of services?E) people get too hurried, have trouble communicating According to the text. What services does «Let Millie Do It” provide?A) meet relatives at the airport, water plants, pay bills Where does Millie live?A) in New York What is Millie?A) a professional timesaver What is the name of a bigger cleaning company?C) «Disaster Masters” What do they specialize in cleaning up?C) household mess after fires and floods Which service helps people with a communication problem?E) «Lipservice” The company can tell «I love you” in.... A) seven languages Who may be invited for offbeat entertainment?A) professional wrestler Where do disorganized people go?A) a «time-entertainment clerk” What finn makes fantasies come true?C) «Fairy Fulfillment” How much does it cost to invite the firm?C)for $250 and up What school helps to deal effectively with all the people who want to help out for a price?E) «School of Thinking” TextRead the text and find the right answers: The World Wide Web (WWW, or Web for short) has taken over the Internet..... What does the abbreviation WWW mean?C) World Wide Web. Why do people put their products onto a computer?C) To make customer shop. What has the WWW become for Big Business?D)A new way of selling around the globe. What does the word «browser” mean?C) A program. What is the most necessary item required for access to the WWW?D) A computer. What have browsers taken away?B) Collection of commands. What is Modem?B) A piece of equipment. What has the arrival of browsers opened to everybody?D) The Internet. How can we get info on any subject by?B) Simple lifting one finger. What was the WWW originally made of?C) Academics and military types. What was needed for accessing information?B) A password. What captured the imagination of educators?C) Internet. How did ‘ordinary’ people use the Web?E) As a pastime. When can we access necessary information on the WWW?E) At any time. Modern Sun Worshippers People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or...... According to the text. People don’t travel:B) to work According to the text by the Mediterranean records?C) they all come for the sun Residents of what cities spend a lot of their winter in the dark?B) London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam What is the advantage of tourism for Mediterranean countries?D) lots of money for the economies How many people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches?A) more than 25 million How many italy’s hotels are booked every summer?E) 30.000 French beaches are camped out by...C) 13 million people What is the biggest disadvantage in the Mediterranean sea?B) pollution Why don’t tourists mind pollution arid crowded beaches?B) they all come for the sun What is the most polluted place in France?B) St. Tropez What city besides Berlin and London is considered rainy?E)Oslo What do tourists have to tolerate?C) traffic jams What looks still beautiful...?B) the coastline In many places, swimming is dangerous.....D) because of pollution Some Statistics The English are the best workers and the Greeks are the heaviest smokers.... Who can be considered the best workers?C) The English. Where is the largest amount of strong drinks sold? E) Luxembourg. What country takes the first place on the continent in the number of illegitimate children?B) Sweden. One of the factors explaining the high diligence of inhabitants of the Foggy Island is....B)The very high rent. In what country are the largest families?D)Ireland. Who consumes the largest amount of strong drinks sold in Luxembourg?A)The visitors. Where the smallest number of children is registered? C) Spain. What country takes the last place on the continent in the number of illegitimate children?B) Greece. What country has the highest tax on the drinks?E) Sweden. Who can be considered as the heaviest smokers?C) The Greeks. Who is most inclined to suicide?A) The Finns. Who consumes the least of alcohol?B) The Swedes. What is the average duration of the working week of the British?D) 44 hours. What people are the bigest consumers of alcohol?A) The French. Businessmen Outside the Law The era of easy money that the gold rush brought to the western part of........ When did the era of the gold rush end?E) around 1851 What did the most prospectors do? E)sett1ed down in routine jobs Why did outlaws turn to robbing?E) a meager wage wasn’t enough Where did Black Bait start his career?D) in a mine According to the text Black Bait became an outlaw becauseA) he had expensive tastes How many stagecoaches were robbed by Black Bart? C) 27 How much money did he earn? E) $40.000 What did people think of Henry Plummer?C) handsome, friendly and honest Where did he serve as sheriff?A) in Virginia City How did he finish his career?C) was caught and thrown in his own jail Who were the members of a gang led by Jesse James?B) the richest men Where was Jesse James’s gang organized?C) in Missouri How much money did they earn in 10 years?B) over 200. 000 dollars Who was Jesse James’s father?E) a minister New Zealand New Zealand is a South Pacific country located midway between the Equator..... New Zealand is a.... E)South Pacific country. How many peaks do the Southern Alps include?E)19 When was New Zealand discovered? E) A thousand years ago. What part of the Pacific ocean did the Maori people migrate from? E) Southern What is the nationality of the navigator who saw the land first?D) Dutch Where are New Caledonia, Fiji and Gonga situated from New Zealand?A)To the North When did A.Tasman see the island?B) 1642 New Zealand is a country located approximately.... east of Australia.C)1600 sq.km What’s the nationality of James Cook? A)English There are the.....islands separated by Cook Strait D) North and South When did James Cook see the land? A)1769 The country has no part more than ....kilometres from the surrounding ocean.B)120. What land area makes New Zealand similar size to Japan and Britain?C)268,105 Looking To the Future When a magazine for high- school students asked its readers what life.... According to the students, how would 1978 be different from 1958?A) Machines would be run by solar power According to the text of forecasting should be accurate inD) economic After leaving the airbus how would a person travel A) he could drive a car equipped with radar How do someteims professionals sound?B) like high-school students How many passengers these airbuses would carry? B) 200 passengers What did the expert on cities predict for cities in 1982?C) People would travel to work in «airbuses” What happened to the investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers?C) their investments were ruined What month was marked with the worst lossesA) October What was the subject of expert’s article?B) The city of 1982 What would be advantage of using the radar equipment of cars? D) would make traffic accidents «almost unheard of” When did H.J.Rand write his article?D) in 1957 When did the most forecasters see an excellent future for the stock marketA) in early 1929 Who was asked about the year 2000D) H.J. Rand of the Rand Corporation Why do people ask experts to make predictions?D) the future is very important Queen Victoria Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne at the age of 18 on the death of her uncle........ When did Queen Victoria succeed to the throne?D) At the age of 18. What’s the reason that Victoria wore funeral black for the rest of herB) Her husband’s death. Victoria’s father, Edward had died when she was.E)8monthes old When did Queen Victoria’s uncle die? A) In 1837. What’s the name of her husband?A) Albert. Who did she receive support from? A) Prince Albert. When did she marry? In 1840. When did Albert die?B) In 1861. How many children did Queen Victoria give birth to between 1840 and 1857?A)9 She emerged from mourning in 1874 encouraged by her family, friends and the newly-elected Prime Minister....?E)Disraeli. How many of Queen’s children died before her?D)3 When did hir elder daughter die?A)In July 1901. What title did her Prime Minister get?B) Earl of Beaconsfield. What’s the name of her last surviving child?C)Beatrice |