continued from No. 21, 22
МГИМО (УНИВЕРСИТЕТ) МИД РФ
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЕ МАТЕРИАЛЫ ПО
АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ ДЛЯ ВСТУПИТЕЛЬНЫХ ЭКЗАМЕНОВ
2000 ГОДА
I. Обведите кружком номер правильного
ответа.
1. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for _______.
A. a revision
B. a control
C. an investigation
D. a check-up
2. I lost too much money betting at the races last time, so you won’t
_____ me to go again.
A. convince
B. impress
C. persuade
D. urge
3. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year
it looks as though we shall have a better ______.
A. product
B. outcome
C. amount
D. crop
4. The shop assistant was _____ helpful, but she felt he could have
given her more advice.
A. entirely
B. exactly
C. quite
D. totally
5. When the starter gave the _____ all the competitors in the race
began to run round the track.
A. signal
B. warning
C. shot
D. show
6. He had to leave his family _____ when he went abroad to work.
A. at a loss
B. behind
C. out
D. at all costs
7. I am very _______ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned
B. surprised
C. interesting
D. interested
8. When I went to talk to the manager, he told me he could only _____
me a few minutes.
A. provide
B. spare
C. hear
D. let
9. I saw a thief take Norman’s wallet so I ran _____ him, but I
didn’t catch him.
A. into
B. after
C. over
D. near
10. If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to _____ the match till
Sunday.
A. put off
B. cancel
C. play
D. put away
II. Раскройте скобки, заполнив пропуски
нужными грамматическими формами.
1. A: Mr. Jackson called. He’ll be here at the garage to pick up his
car in a few minutes. He (not be) _______ very happy when he (learn) _______ about the
bill for repairs on his car. Do you want to talk to him when he (come) ________ in and
(ask) _______ about his bill?
B: Not especially, but I will.
2. On June 20th, I returned home. I (be) _____ away from home for two
years. My family (meet)____ me at the airport with kisses and tears. They (miss)____ me as
much as I (miss)____ them. I (be)____ very happy to see them again.
3. My evening newspaper has been late every day this week. If the paper
(not arrive)____ on time today, I’m going to cancel my subscription.
4. Mrs. Brown (live) _____ next door for quite a long time now but she
never (say) _____ more than “Good morning” to me.
5. When I was younger, I used (wear) _____ mini-skirts and bright
colours. Now I am accustomed to (dress) _____ more conservatively.
6. A: Look, Mary! What you (think) _____ of that new girl Jacqueline?
B: Well, frankly, I (find) ____ her terribly annoying. She always
(make) ____ silly remarks and she never (listen) ___ to anything you say.
7. Residents of Beechwood Avenue (protest) _____ to the council about
the number of lorries using the road. “They (drive) _____ down our road to avoid going
through the High Street”, (complain) _____ one resident. “And they (make) _____ so
much noise that I (not be able) _____ to sleep for weeks”.
8. When Rita (get) _____ her driver’s license next week, she (be
able) _____ to drive to school every day.
9. He suggested (call) _____ a meeting and (let) _____ the workers
(decide) _____ the matter themselves.
10. Peter: Wouldn’t it be better (ask) _____ Tom (leave) _____ his
camera at home?
Jack: It would be no good (ask) _____ Tom (do) _____ that. It would be
like (ask) _____ a woman (travel) _____ without a handbag.
III. Переведите с русского языка на
английский следующие предложения.
1. Ему было интересно узнать, зададут ли
ему подобный вопрос на следующем собрании и
какой ответ от него ждут.
____________________________________________
2. Солнце еще не встало, когда туристы
отправились на экскурсию в Альпы.
____________________________________________
3. – Когда он услышал, как они обсуждали
этот план?
– Когда он ждал Анну в зале № 2.
____________________________________________
4. – Сколько людей теперь в его группе?
– Не знаю. Раньше там было 10 человек.
____________________________________________
5. Последние две недели он отдыхает на
юге. Однако он уже будет в Москве, когда начнется
фестиваль.
____________________________________________
IV. Прочтите текст и ответьте на
следующие за ним вопросы, обведя номер
правильного варианта кружком.
Edgar Allan Poe is today regarded as one of the premier authors of
horror stories, but he received very little recognition and almost no money for his
stories while he lived. Twenty-five of his greatest stories were published in a collection
called Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, which appeared in 1840, but at the
time little notice was taken of it. Three years later, another story, “The Gold Bug”,
was published, selling 300,000 copies, and by 1845 he had written twelve more stories,
which he published in Tales. His best-known stories include “The Pit and the
Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. But it was a poem, “The Raven”, that
brought him his greatest recognition as a writer. The centerpiece of a collection of
thirty poems published in a volume titled The Raven and Other Poems, it became
quite popular. The theme of the poem is grief over the loss of an ideal love. The
dramatic, almost theatrical tone, the intensity of the repetition, and the hypnotiс.
rhythm reflect the narrator’s despondent and desperate state of mind. When read aloud,
it produces a powerful affect.
1. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
A. To give examples of horror stories
B. To chronicle the work of Edgar Allan Poe
C. To compare Poe’s stories with his poems
D. To suggest that “The Raven” be read aloud
2. According to the passage, which of the following tales sold 300,000
copies?
A. “The Tell-Tale Heart”
B. “The Gold Bug”
C. “The Raven”
D. “The Pit and the Pendulum”
3. The author mentions all of the following as features of “The
Raven” EXCEPT
A. intense repetition
B. dramatic tone
C. cheerful mood
D. hypnotic rhythm
4. The word “recognition” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. criticism
B. opportunities
C. imitation
D. appreciation
5. The word “it” in line 6 refers to
A. a collection
B. the time
C. little notice
D. another story
KEY:
I. 1. D; 2. C; 3. D; 4. C; 5. A; 6. B; 7. D; 8. B; 9.
B;10. A
II. 1. isn’t going to be/won’t be; learns; comes;
asks
2. had been; met; had missed; had missed; was
3. doesn’t arrive
4. has been living/has lived; has never said
5. to wear; dressing
6. do you think; find; is always making; never listens
7. have protested/are protesting; drive/have been driving; complained; make; haven’t
been able
8. gets; will be able
9. calling; letting; decide
10. to ask; to leave; asking; to do; asking; to travel
IV. 1. B; 2. B; 3. C; 4. D; 5. A
to be continued
Submitted by Vladimir Pavlov
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