ESSAY: It is the government’s responsibility to protect the environment.

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25 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Molly who writes:

… Thank you for the book about your home city. I love it! How long have your family lived in this city? What is your favourite place there? Would you like to move to another city, why or why not?

This year I’m planning to have a very unusual birthday party …

Write a letter to Molly.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about her future birthday party

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

26 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Nancy who writes:

… Yesterday I saw a film about Robin Hood, and I can say I liked the book more. Why do you think many people still like stories about Robin Hood? Are there any books you can read again and again? Where do you get books to read?

I’ve won the school ping-pong tournament …

Write a letter to Nancy.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about the ping-pong tournament

Write 100–140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

ESSAY: It is the government’s responsibility to protect the environment.

70 Gordon Gordon Fink had felt restless all day. Early Sunday morning he had gone for a run in Central Park. Afterwards he came home and 32 ______a cheese sandwich. He didn’t eat much for breakfast. During his marriage he had been the regular morning chef, but he had got 33 ______ of the habit when his family left. He never bothered to fix anything for himself now. He read the Times while he ate, but 34 ______, after pouring a second cup of coffee, he found he was unable to concentrate, so he 35 ______ down the paper and walked to the window. It was eleven o’clock. His apartment overlooked the park, and he could see that the sunny day had already brought out a lot of people. There were many couples and family groups. Gordon 36 ______an elderly woman settle on a bench and turn her face so that the sun shone on it. She looked calm and happy. He turned away from the window and went into the bedroom. He had to pack for his trip tomorrow, and the prospect irritated him. It was almost over though. There was only one week more of publicity for the book, and then he would take a week off to himself. The 37 ______ agent had prepared a list of cruise ships with empty first-class space that would accommodate his schedule. He went back to his desk to look at it. Although he trusted his agent, he wanted to choose a cruise ship himself. He looked 38 ______ to having a pleasant rest after a year of hard work.

1.	А) cooked	Б) baked	В) did	Г) made
2.	А) over	Б) out	В) down	Г) up
3.	А) definitely	Б) directly	В) finally	Г) completely
4.	А) placed	Б) arranged	В) laid	Г) rested
5.	А) watched	Б) looked	В) viewed	Г) glanced
6.	А) tour	Б) travel	В) trip	Г) voyage
7.	А) on	Б) in	В) through	Г) forward

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71 A busy day The January sales started and when the girls arrived at Browns department store, where they worked, there were a lot of people queuing along the street. 32 ______ the time before Christmas had been very busy for shop assistants, they were shocked by such a big crowd outside the shop. “I’ve never 33 ______ such a queue! Do they think we’re going to be giving the stuff away or something?” Anna asked her friend Lucy. “Well, you know what they say – the early bird catches the worm, and 34 ______ to the radio, some people have been queuing all night in London to get the best bargains,” Lucy said. “Let’s think positively – if we are busy, the time will go quicker.” On her 35 ______ to the cosmetics department Anna was wondering if they would even have time for their breaks or lunch-hours. And she was quite right as there was no chance of a morning break but at last the girls were given 36 ______ to go for a shortened lunch break and they met up in the staff dining room. “My God,” Lucy said as they stood at the counter. “I’ve actually had two ladies almost come to fight over a dress. I could 37 ______ calm them down.” “It hasn’t been much better in the perfume and cosmetics department,” Anna remarked. “I ran out of Chanel perfume within an hour and the customers got angry with me, as if it was my 38 ______! I’ll tell you, at one point I was ready to walk out!” That was really busy time for them. After all, the worst of the sales rush should be over soon.

1.	А) Therefore	Б) Although	В) However	Г) Moreover
2.	А) glanced	Б) watched	В) seen	Г) looked
3.	А) concerning	Б) regarding	В) including	Г) according
4.	А) way	Б) track	В) path	Г) road
5.	А) promise	Б) proposal	В) permission	Г) possibility
6.	А) sharply	Б) hardly	В) roughly	Г) nearly
7.	А) harm	Б) shame	В) blame	Г) fault

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72 Mary When Mary left her office, she walked home to her apartment on Twilight Road. The chill of the early morning made her 1 ______ her hands into the pockets of her stylish jacket and pick up her pace. The weather brought to mind a long-forgotten line from Little Women. One of the sisters – she couldn’t 2 ______ whether it was Berth or Amy – said that November was a disagreeable month, and Jo agreed, commenting that that was why she was born in it. Me, too, Mary thought, “My birthday is November the twenty-forth. The Thanksgiving baby they called me. Thanksgiving and birthdays 3 ______to be fun, but not for me. I had to jog between two dinners and there was no one to help me. It was a problem to manage two dinners in different places at the same time. Of course, my domestic problem is small, compared with Millie’s,” she thought as she 4 ______ her street and turned west. Millie was her best friend and she was in 5 ______. Yesterday her meeting with Millie was strange. Millie had stayed at the office for about an hour. Over a cup of tea, Millie had insisted that Mary keep the turquoise ring. “If something were to happen to me, it’s important that you have it just in 37 ______ the woman who phoned you contacts you again,” she had said. She doesn’t mean if something happens to her; she means when, Mary thought, as she opened the door and turned 6 ______the light in her apartment.

1.	А) lie	Б) lay	В) stay	Г) put
2.	А) realize	Б) remember	В) recover	Г) remind
3.	А) kept	Б) took	В) used	Г) held
4.	А) arrived	Б) completed	В) reached	Г) achieved
5.	А) trouble	Б) fault	В) problem	Г) failure
6.	А) time	Б) case	В) event	Г) fact
7.	А) in	Б) of	В) off	Г) on

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When was the parachute invented?

Have you ever felt like jumping out of a plane? Plenty of people have, but __________________ most of them did it after parachutes had been invented.

THANKFUL

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Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480s. He had over 100 __________________ that illustrated his theories on flight.

DRAW

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He designed a parachute in the 1480s, though he didn’t try it out. Another __________________ , Faust Vrande, jumped using a similar design in 1617.

INVENT

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In 1783, around the same time as the first hot-air balloon, Sebastien Lenormand invented a parachute, which he demonstrated by jumping from a tree, but it was only four meters high. A few years later, having refined his design, he made a __________________ jump from a taller tower.

SUCCESS

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In 1785, Jean Pierre Blanchard used a dog to test his parachute design. The dog was fine, and so was Blanchard when he used the parachute in 1793 to escape a balloon accident. These early parachutes didn’t catch on because there weren’t any flying machines around to make them __________________ useful.

REAL

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The invention of airplanes has made parachutes important. Since then, their __________________ has been proved many times.

EFFECTIVE

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Zanzibar history

In 1896, Said Khalid seized power in Zanzibar. A British fleet soon arrived at the port of Zanzibar and ordered him out of the royal palace. Khalid refused to leave. At 9:02 on the morning of August 27, British ships started a fire on the palace, __________________ a war between Britain and Zanzibar.

BEGIN

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The palace __________________very quickly. At 9:40 that morning, Said Khalid surrendered and the war ended.

DESTROY

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This “war” was the __________________ in history. It lasted a total of 38 minutes!

SHORT

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The British __________________ requested money from the people of Zanzibar to pay for the shells the British warships had used to win the war.

LATE

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A palace with 1,300 rooms

It was King Louis XIV of France who ordered a palace with 1,300 rooms in the 1600s. Louis wanted a bigger palace than any other king. In 1661, the French started __________________ this new palace.

BUILD

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It was located at a place outside Paris, __________________ Versailles.

CALL

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It had to be big – Louis’s court had 20,000 people, and Versailles __________________ the centre of court life.

BECOME

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2012 London Olympics

How has London 2012 changed the sporting map of the world? The United States won the highest number of gold medals and the most medals in total, with China dropping to second place on the medals table after unprecedented __________________ at their home Olympics in Beijing four years ago.

DOMINATE

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The third place for Great Britain exceeded all __________________.

EXPECT

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Previously, 2008 Beijing Olympics were considered the most __________________ for the British with only the fourth place.

SUCCESS

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In 2008, Russia took the third place. This year, Russia fell out of the top three __________________ for the first time since the end of the Soviet era.

WIN

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South Korea improved to the fifth, their best finish since hosting the Games in Seoul 24 years ago. For Australia it was a __________________ miserable Olympics, where it took the tenth place.

COMPARATIVE

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It was their worst __________________ in two decades.

PERFORM

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The invention of video games

Do you know the story behind the invention of video games? Here is the story of the __________________ video game.

ONE

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If you __________________ this article in 2013, you probably imagine video games as we know them now. Nowadays we are used to online games full of colour and action.

READ

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However, the story about the invention of video games dates back to the 1940s and to a patent registered by the US patent office. The invention patent __________________: “The cathode ray tube amusement.”

CALL

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It was very primitive by today’s standards but has given the inspiration for many video games created __________________.

LATE

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Grandma

My grandma often comes to us to babysit my sister, Ann. Yesterday she was tired after a full day of looking after an active five-year-old, but she __________________ to upset Ann and agreed to play ball in the backyard after supper.

NOT WANT

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After 5 minutes, she __________________ down on a patio chair and said, “Grandma is too old for this.”

SIT

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Ann came over, put her arm around Grandma’s neck and said, “Grandma, I wish you __________________ newer.”

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Cyberspace communication

Nowadays most of us go to our computers to connect with friends instead of using our phones. Cyberspace relationships have become the norm for many people, even the most __________________ ones.

CONSERVE

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The convenience and __________________ of the Web is amazing. If we want to see a movie, find a place to eat or get in touch with a friend, we go to the Web before we call on the phone.

EFFECTIVE

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Critics, however, say that cyberspace communication loses some important factors of the social atmosphere. Most Web __________________ don’t understand that when we talk to someone, we get many messages from them just by their tone of voice and body language.

USE

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A tender __________________ and eye contact cannot possibly be experienced over the Internet.

EXPRESS

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As with anything we do, without regular practice the act can become unfamiliar and__________________.

COMFORT

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There is a possibility that much can be __________________lost when we communicate via the Internet.

REAL

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The popsicle

Not all new things are created by wise old scientists. Frank Epperson invented the popsicle, fruit ice cream without milk, in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. Frank __________________ his drink outside on the porch overnight with the stir stick in it.

LEAVE

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That night the temperature dropped and froze things, __________________ Frank's drink. That didn't stop him from tasting it.

INCLUDE

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18 years __________________ Frank started his business.

LATE

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Just over 1 billion popsicles __________________ in the US each year. Out of the 30 flavors to choose from, orange has been the favorite for many years.

EAT

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Mother's Day

We are a family of four: my mom, my dad, my brother and I. One morning my dad started __________________ breakfast.

COOK

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Ben, my __________________ brother, asked him: "Why are you making Mommy breakfast? Is she sick?"

YOUNG

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"No, dear," replied her father, "it's Mother's Day." Immediately the boy had another question. "Oh," he said, "then __________________ every other day Father's Day?"

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History of animated cartoons

Cartoon animation has a long history. A cartoon is made by drawing many pictures and showing them one after another so quickly that the pictures __________________ seem to move. The most prominent of animated cartoons were made by Walt Disney.

FINAL

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Walt Disney, the __________________ of Mickey Mouse, is a legend of the 20th century.

CREATE

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He invented the special camera which was used in his studios during the thirties and forties to create __________________ animated pictures.

ORIGIN

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Through his work he brought joy, __________________, and a universal means of communication.

HAPPY

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Walt Disney’s worldwide __________________ is based upon the ideas his name represents: imagination, optimism, and self-made success in the American tradition.

POPULAR

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Today moving images are created with the help of computers. The first fully computer-animated feature film, “Toy Story”, was very __________________ and since then almost all animated cartoon films have moved to computer graphics, including films such as the "Shrek" series.

SUCCESS

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