Вариант №3

Раздел 1. Аудирование

B1
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1–6 и утверждениями, данными в списке A–G. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей буквой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

A. These travellers avoided getting free rides from drivers of passing cars.

B. This person failed to visit all the places.

C. This person’s purpose of travelling was to visit his relatives.

D. This person was driven by religious views.

E. These people travelled to learn something new and unexpected.

F. These people’s holiday was hell.

G. This person didn’t want to travel first.

Говорящий	1	2	3	4	5	6
Утверждение

Вы услышите разговор двух приятелей. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений A1–A7 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.

A1

Anne considers that the Oscars do not reflect people’s opinion about the films.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A2

According to Anne, the Oscars set standards for all filmmakers.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A3

Chris thinks that the Oscars are given to people who really deserve them.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A4

Many awards just add a better reputation to some films that are not really good ones.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A5

Most films that get the Oscars are very expensive films in different languages.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A6

Anne thinks that low budget foreign films are to be advertised more.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A7

Chris doesn’t like Tom Cruise.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях A8–A14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A8

Mary Stevenson

1) runs her own business.

2) works for a design company.

3) makes clothes for women at home.

A9

At the university, Mary Stevenson studied

1) fashion and design.

2) business and language.

3) crafts and arts.

A10

Mary’s father

1) didn’t allow his daughter to study business.

2) had a great impact on his daughter.

3) helped his daughter a lot in running her business.

A11

In order to get funding Mary

1) had to submit a business plan.

2) had to visit museums and exhibitions.

3) had to ask her father for help.

A12

Mary managed to start a business

1) without any financial support.

2) by saving the money on advertising.

3) with the help of a loan and a grant.

A13

Mary’s main mistake in her business activities consisted in

1) taking a loan and a grant.

2) setting up a company of her own.

3) spending too much money on advertising.

A14

Mary Stevenson seems to be quite optimistic about

1) the type of education she had.

2) the way her business is developing.

3) the type of advertising she used.

По окончании выполнения заданий B1 и A1–A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания B1, A1–A14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. B1 расположено в нижней части бланка. При переносе ответов в задании B1 буквы записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 2. Чтение

B2
Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Green Love Affair 2. Beauty and Entertainment 3. Decoration and Fantasy 4. Place for Pleasure and Retreat

5. Garden Activities 6. Look of a British Garden 7. Gardens and the British Character 8. Friendly Private Property

A. A typical addition to the British garden is the pond. These are small areas of water that are designed to look like authentic rock pools, with running water, fish and vegetation. Ponds make the garden more beautiful and attractive, and turn it into a place for fun and entertainment. They are very popular with cats, which eat all the fish. Children also like ponds. Sometimes, they enjoy throwing cats in the water.

B. Most of the time is devoted to hard gardening work. This may involve mowing the lawns, cutting roses, moving pots from one part of the garden to another, watering things with the garden hose and so on. The garden is also a place for relaxation and entertainment. The British like to organise barbecue parties in their gardens, and have their meals on garden furniture whenever possible. On particularly hot days they may even bring out the paddling pool, which is a plastic pool filled with water where the British can cool off their aching feet.

C. The British love their gardens. British men and women spend hours and hours every week trying to make their gardens look as perfect as possible, competing with one another to produce the fattest, greenest lawns in the neighbourhood. Deep down, they despise anyone who has a better garden; and they look down on anyone who doesn’t bother to look after their gardens at all. Working in the garden provides the British with hours of fun, work and activity.

D. One of the main benefits is that being in the garden means dealing with plants, and not people. After all, plants won’t criticise you, be rude to you or laugh at the way you dance. Gardening is also a way of exercising power and control. It’s all about being the master and watching as your creations begin to grow. It’s also connected with the cycle of life, and about being in touch with nature. Having a garden is also a territorial thing. It’s a British person’s own private property and they are proud of this.

E. One particularly popular item of decoration for the garden is the garden gnome. Gnomes are strange creatures made of plastic or porcelain and with pointed hats on their heads. For many people, the gnome is the perfect adornment for a garden. But most probably it is much more than just decoration, as the British like to think of their garden as a fantasy world, peopled by funny-looking men in pointed hats where they are the gentle, loving giants.

F. Gardening is an essential part of being British. As ex-prime minister Mrs Thatcher once said, “Whether it is our character which makes us gardeners, or gardening that shapes our characters, I’m unsure.” And as the French commentator once said, “You may know a Frenchman by his baguette; the German by his Frankfurter; the Belgian by his chocolates; and the Englishman by his garden.”

G. One of the most unusual objects to be found in a garden is the shed. This is a sacred place, particularly for British men. Sheds are little wooden or plastic constructions filled with gardening tools and many other useful things. It is a place where British men are truly at home. It’s a refuge from reality of the outside world, and a place where hobbies can be pursued in peace. Psychologists have been studying men and their sheds for centuries, but they still remain a mystery to modern science. If you look inside a British man’s shed, it can tell you all about his personality, his passions and his obsessions.

A.	B.	C.	D.	E.	F.	G.

B3
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.

The origin of football dates back to ancient times. Evidence from many ancient countries – China, Greece, and Egypt – reveals that A ______________________________ . The modern game of soccer is known to have begun in England. It was in the 19^th century, B ______________________________ , all of which involved both handling and kicking the ball. At a meeting of a London Football association (FA) in 1863, the game of football was split into rugby football, C ______________________________ , and association football, or soccer, which banned the use of the hands. Rugby football is considered to be the parent sport of American football.

At first soccer was played mostly in private schools and universities, but before long D ______________________________ . The FA Cup, a tournament first organised in 1871, sparked the rapid spread of soccer in England. The tournament, which is still played, climaxes with the annual Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London.

Soccer’s global spread began in the late 1800s, E ______________________________ . FIFA was formed in 1904. By 1930 many professional leagues had been operating in many countries, F ______________________________ . It took place in Uruguay from 13^th July to 30^th July. It was the world championship for men’s national association football teams.
1. when a variety of football games developed

2. where there were not such games before

3. and that year FIFA organised the first World cup

4. kicking games were played in those cultures

5. people of the working classes picked up the sport

6. when British traders, sailors and workers carried the sport all over the world

7. which permitted handing and carrying the ball

A.	B.	C.	D.	E.	F.

B4

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания A15–A21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

Why I Like England
I like living in England because everywhere else is foreign and strange. The only language I speak is English. But I wouldn’t like anyone to think that I don’t like Abroad. I do. Abroad means adventure and the possibility of danger and de­licious food, but Abroad is also tiring and confusing and full of foreigners who tell you that the bank is open when it’s not.

Being a town dweller I passionately love the English country­side. Though I must admit it looks better on the telly than it does in real life. I only fully appreciated the varied nature of the English countryside after driving for two days through a Swedish pine forest.

I like English weather; like the countryside, it’s constantly drawing attention to itself. I started this article in a room filled with piercing sunlight, but now a strong wind has materialized and the room is full of gloom.

I like the reserve of English people, because I don’t par­ticularly want to talk to strangers in trains either, unless of course there is a crisis such as a “cow on the line” causing an hour’s delay. In which case my fellow passengers and I will hap­pily spill our life stories to anybody we can get to listen.

I like the way in which the English cope with disasters: cut our water off and we will cheerfully queue at a stand pipe in the snow. Throw us into rat infested foreign jails and we will get out saying that our brutal-looking jailers were “decent chaps who treated us well.” I bet somewhere, pinned on a dirty prison wall, is a Christmas card: “To my friend and captor, Pedro, from Jim Wilkinson of cell 14.”

The England I love best is, of course, the England of child­hood, when children could play in the street without the neigh­bours getting a petition. I’m happy to live in a country that pro­duces important things: wonderful plays, books, literature, heart surgeons, gardeners and Private Eye. I was asked to write about why I like England in 700 words. Now if I’d been asked to write about why I don’t like England I’d have needed 1000, and I suspect, it would have been easier to write. It’s our birthright and privilege to criticize our own country and shout for revolu­tion. I asked a friend of mine where, given the choice and enough money, he would choose to live. He replied gloomily, “There isn’t anywhere else.”

(after Susan Townsend)

A15

The author likes his country because

1) he doesn’t like to be Abroad.

2) he isn’t fond of travelling.

3) he doesn’t like foreign languages.

4) it is his motherland where he feels at home.

A16

The author thinks that being Abroad

1) is adventurous and dangerous.

2) is far from being interesting.

3) requires a lot of patience.

4) means being far from home.

A17

British countryside and weather

1) are able to drive anybody mad.

2) are both attractive for the author.

3) are quite different from each other.

4) never change quite of a sudden.

A18

According to the author, the English are

1) reserved and not very talkative.

2) amiable and friendly.

3) apt to discuss private matters with anybody.

4) suspicious of strangers.

A19

In emergency the British

1) lose their temper immediately.

2) remain well-balanced and reserved.

3) become aggressive to the other people.

4) don’t want to help each other.

A20

The author loves his country because

1) it is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.

2) the people speak English.

3) it made a great contribution to the world culture.

4) it manufactures a lot of different goods.

A21

From the author’s point of view

1) it is easier to write about England than to talk about it.

2) it is easier to praise England than to criticize it.

3) it is easier to criticize England than to praise it.

4) it is always easy to criticize any country.

Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика

Прочитайте приведенный 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

National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery is one of the most interesting museums in London. It houses one of the _____________ collections of painting in the world. It has the national collection of portraits of British men and _____________ , including drawings, miniatures, busts and photographs as well as oil paintings. Everything started in 1824 when the government bought the collection of John Angerstein. But officially the gallery _____________ in 1856 and opened to the public in 1859 with a collection of 57 portraits. _____________ aim is to record and collect historical pictures and also illustrate the personalities of great people. The gallery was established with an idea to be about history, not about art; and the criterion or inclusion in the gallery _____________ the celebrity of the sitter rather than the merit of the artist, though superb works of art are in the collection. The gallery moved to its present building in 1896 and was extended in the 1930s. The collection is arranged chronologically, _____________ with the Tudors and then to the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th centuries, up to portraits of living people. But until 1969 no portrait of any person still living, or deceased less that 10 years, could be admitted by purchase, donation, or bequest, except only in the case of the reigning Sovereign. The arrangement of the gallery _____________ different themes in British history and other objects are used to complement the pictures. The collection covers all schools of painting, but is especially famous for the works of Rembrandt and Rubens.

RICH WOMAN FOUND THEY BE BEGIN ILLUSTRATE

	Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B11–B16, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы B11–B16.
B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16		Emigration Thousands of people emigrate annually. For many, living and working abroad for extended periods of time becomes the adventure of a lifetime. Many set off to _____________ lands to fill a gap of time in their lives. Others meet new and interesting people, build self-reliance or improve their _____________ in a foreign language. The reasons for emigration are quite different: political or religious persecution, _____________ , awful living conditions, climate and many more. Decent conditions and the opportunity to spend more time together as a family attract them in spite of the threat of being frustrated very soon. However, living in a foreign country can be rather interesting, and yet has its disadvantages also. The experience can be so _____________ , and alter the traveler’s way of thinking so greatly, that he can lose his cultural identity. If one integrates into a new society, he or she will almost certainly meet difficulties when they try to readjust later to their own culture. Another potential problem is that one may become a victim of discrimination, and lose their confidence as a result. Since the _____________ and customs of the guests may be very different from those of the inhabitants of the host culture, they may encounter negative reactions – _____________ , or even hostility, for example. However, no matter what the reasons are for working or living abroad, you are bound to meet many interesting characters, collect a wealth of tales to bring back home and learn a lot more about yourself.	KNOW FLUENT POOR POWER BEHAVE FRIEDLY

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами A22–A28. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям A22–A28, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

Stamps

The idea for the adhesive postage stamp was first suggested by the English schoolmaster and civil servant Rowland Hill as one of the many postal reforms in Britain in 1837. Hill’s conception, for which he was later knighted, was derived from A22_______________ labels that had been issued almost a century earlier in many parts of Europe to collect a tax on newspaper.

Through Hill’s efforts, on May 1, 1840, Britain released the world’s first officially issued adhesive postage stamp, a one-penny denomination universally referred to as the Penny Black. The stamp A23_______________ a portrait of Queen Victoria, which established a postal precedent in Britain. Since that time, all regular-issue stamps have portrayed the A24_______________ monarch.

A companion two-pence blue Victoria portrait stamp was placed on sale on May 8th, 1840, and both denominations became so popular that many people bought them not only for postal use, but for their design and value A25_______________ souvenirs. The hobby of stamp collecting was born, therefore, within days after the Victoria stamps were issued. The Penny Black is not a rare stamp – many millions were issued – but, as the world’s first adhesive issue, it A26_______________ highly regarded.

Because these stamps proved to be so successful, by 1860 most nations had adopted the use of postage stamp. Designs A27_______________ imitated those of Britain, with portraits usually depicting heads of state, and symbols or artistic designs generally being national in character. Pictorial design was more and more used toward the end of the 19th century, and stamps created to commemorate important events began to appear. The trend has continued and today almost all countries A28_______________ large, colourful pictorials. Often they are intended for the revenue to be obtained from sale to collectors.

A22

1) same 2) similar 3) likely 4) alike

A23

1) reflects 2) draws 3) features 4) expresses

A24

1) running 2) governing 3) reigning 4) managing

A25

1) as 2) like 3) for 4) being

A26

1) remains 2) keeps 3) stays 4) leaves

A27

1) once 2) at once 3) firstly 4) at first

A28

1) launch 2) issue 3) publish 4) paint

По окончании выполнения заданий B4–B16, A22–A28 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания B4–B16, A22–A28 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях B4–B16 буквы записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 4. Письмо

Для ответов нa задания С1, С2 используйте бланк отве­тов № 2. Пpи выполнении задaний C1 и С2 особое вниманиe об­ратите нa то, что вaши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в бланке ответов № 2. Никакие зaписи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом. Обpатитe внимание такжe на необходимость соблюдения указанного объёма текста. Тексты недостаточного объёма, a также часть тeкста, превы­шающая тpeбуемый объём – не оцeниваются. Запишите сначала номер задания (С1, С2), а затем ответ на него. Если одной стороны бланка недоcтaточнo, вы можете ис­пользоватьего другyю сторону.

С1

You have 20 minutes to do this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Diana who writes:

… You know that I’ve been collecting post cards for years. Now I’ve nearly 10 thousand of them. My parents got fed up with all this paper and I myself would like to try something new. But I don’t know what to choose. Do you have a hobby? How did you start it? How can I choose a new hobby for myself? By the way, we’re going to organise a school concert for younger pupils next month…

Write a letter to Diana.

In your letter

– answer her questions

– ask 3 questions about a school concert
Write 100 – 140 wоrds.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

C2

You have 40 minutes to do this task.
Comment on the following statement.
Nowadays extreme sports have become very popular. A lot of people go in for surfing or parachuting, for instance. But some people think they are dangerous for people’s lives.
What is your opinion?
Write 200 – 250 words.
Use the following plan:

• 
  make an introduction (state the problem)
  
• 
  express your personal opinion and give reasons for it
  
• 
  give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don’t agree with it
  
• 
  draw a conclusion
  

Приложение 1
Вариант №3

Тексты для аудирования
Вы сейчас будете выполнять тест по аудированию. Во время его выполнения перед каждым заданием дана пауза, с тем чтобы вы смогли просмотреть вопросы к заданию, а также паузы после первичного и повторного предъявления аудиотекста для внесения ответов. По окончании выполнения всего раздела «Аудирование» перенесите свои ответы в бланк ответов.
Задание В1

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1 – 6 и утверждениями, данными в списке A – G. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей буквой, 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.

Now we are ready to start.
Speaker 1

It was summer and I was going to spend some days with my friends in their country house. When my parents said they were going to Europe together with my sister, I didn’t say anything. But soon my sister lost her passport and it was clear that she couldn’t go. My parents asked me to join them, otherwise they would have lost a lot of money. I didn’t want to go. But finally I agreed. And I didn’t regret. I saw so many interesting places and I enjoyed being with my parents. So my sister did me a favour.

Speaker 2

My brother immigrated to Australia twenty years ago. We’d always kept in touch and I’d seen his wife and kids sitting in the garden on video. I promised to visit them, and so I did after long hesitations. I went there for Christmas. Before that I’d always refused to fly but there’s no point in worrying too much when you are so young. And it was the best Christmas I’ve ever had! It was full of unforgettable impressions and breathtaking events.

Speaker 3

I went to the States last year with a friend of mine. We’re used to travelling around on our own without spending too much money. So we didn’t mind taking buses everywhere. But we avoided hitchhiking because we didn’t want to risk to be mugged. We saw someone being mugged outside a bus station! Apart from that, it was a great holiday. The Grand Canyon was the most marvellous sight I’ve ever seen in my life.

Speaker 4

Every Muslim who is healthy and has enough money is expected to visit Mecca once in his or her lifetime. I’d put off going for years – I just couldn’t afford to go. But then, last year, I decided to make a real effort and go. It was amazing. I had seen the crowds walking round on TV before but the place was really bustling. I really enjoyed meeting people from so many different countries.

Speaker 5

We’d been waiting for this holiday on the Caribbeans for a long time saving money and buying all necessary clothes. When the day came, we went to the airport where we learnt that our flight was delayed because of the hurricane on the Caribbeans. So we spent a terrible night in the airport. Then we came to the capital city and were told that we had to spend two nights in a hotel because the plane couldn’t take off because of bad weather. It was really awful. Finally, when we got to the island, it appeared that there was no hurricane at all. So I’ll never use that agency where I’d bought that tour again.

Speaker 6

I’d always wanted to go to Italy and visit Rome, the Vatican, and Florence to see all the magnificent art there – and I wasn’t disappointed! It’s worth learning to speak a bit of Italian before you go. I intended to see quite a lot but there were so many tourists willing to get everywhere! I hate standing in long queues. You must have seen the crowds being pushed through places like cattle. But, all the same, it was my dream destination and it was marvellous. I’d planned to go to Venice, too, but, unfortunately, didn’t have time for that.

You have 15 seconds to complete the task. (Pause 15 seconds.)

Now you will hear the texts again. (Repeat.)

This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds to check your answers.

(Pause 15 seconds.)

Задания А1–А7

Вы услышите разговор двух приятелей. 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.

Now we are ready to start.
Anne: Well, Chris, the Oscars are coming up. So are you going to watch the ceremony? I’m really looking forward to it.

Chris: You know, Anne, I’m rather skeptical about the Oscars. I don’t really think it reflects the public opinion of these films.

Anne: But it’s a chance for real critics to actually give their opinion of these films and to set out a standard for all the other filmmakers and directors to follow. I mean, we’ve got some fantastic films there with great actors and actresses. They’re really setting a standard.

Chris: I’m not sure. Still, I think there are too many personal interests in the film industry. I don’t think that awarding prizes is a fair thing. They simply vote for people who have worked for them in the past, or… They all depend on each other in Hollywood and give prizes to each other.

Anne: No, Chris. As far as I know, they all vote independently. I mean there’s no getting together…

Chris: Well, can be, Anne, can be…

Anne: If you just look back into the past, some truly great films have been recognised and won the Oscars. And they were considered to be great in the whole world.

Chris: Yeah, Anne, but don’t you think they’ve become great because they’ve won several Oscars? What I mean is that a lot of these awards really give films a better reputation or status than they deserve. On the other hand, there are so many films that have been ignored.

Anne: Yes, but I can’t really think of any film that hasn’t had an Oscar and deserved one.

Chris: But that’s probably because you haven’t heard of it. I mean, the whole film industry of Hollywood is interested in high-budget English-speaking films. People just don’t know anything about good foreign films. You know, there are some great French films, for example, that have never been nominated although they deserve it.

Anne: And what’s the point in watching them? You don’t understand them, do you?

Chris: Well, I like them. And I especially like films without big stars, because you never know what happens at the end of such a film. I mean, if you get Tom Cruise in a movie, you know he’s going to be there till the very end of the film. He can’t be shot or die at the beginning of the film. And I, for one, prefer to be surprised by films, rather than to be a passive viewer.

Anne: Probably, you are right here. Well, would you like to come and see a good film. They’re showing the Scorsese film, “The Departed”. I think it’s really worth seeing.

Chris: Oh, yes, that sounds great.

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Задания А8–А14

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8–А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 50 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями.

Now we are ready to start.
Interviewer: Mary Stevenson is only 25. She runs her own small business. She designs and makes clothes for women. So, Mary, can you tell me what you used to do before you became a fashion designer?

Mary Stevenson: I used to be a University student, studying for a degree in Business and Italian to help me when I set up a business of my own.

Interviewer: Was there anything in your University experience you can remember that influenced you greatly or inspired you to become a fashion designer and specialize in this very area?

Mary Stevenson: I’ll start with my earlier experience, if you don’t mind. I remember watching my father at work when I was younger. It was a great pleasure for me. My father is a very talented man, an artist and craftsman. He influenced me greatly and showed me an awful lot of things. With his help I managed to acquire a number of specific techniques, which I apply even now. And, I also remember visiting numerous exhibitions in museums of tribal and ethnic art which inspired me greatly.

Interviewer: What sort of things did you have to do in order to get started?

Mary Stevenson: Well, the first thing was to present a business plan, in which I had to project the year’s objectives, sales, demands, that sort of things in order to get the necessary funding. I had to plan where the business was going to head and how to keep it under control.

Interviewer: Did you need to raise a lot of money in order to get started?

Mary Stevenson: No, I didn’t need to do that because I applied to the Youth Business Trust for funding. It took them rather long to analyse and assess my business plan, and, as a result, they gave me a loan and awarded me with a grant in order to start up the business.

Interviewer: What can you say about your first steps in business? Did you do anything that you needn’t have done?

Mary Stevenson: Well, actually, I needn’t have spent so much money and effort on advertising. That was one of my principal mistakes.

Interviewer: If you’d known what it was like, would you have started your own business?

Mary Stevenson: Yes, of course, I would. I’ve been in business for a year now. So, I can’t see all the benefits yet. But what I know for sure is that I would definitely have done the same thing.
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Now you will hear the texts again. (Repeat.)

This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds to check your answers.

(Pause 15 seconds.)

This is the end of the Listening test.

Время, отведенное на выполнение заданий, истекло.

Приложение 2

Вариант №3. Ответы

Раздел 1. Аудирование		Раздел 2. Чтение		Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
№ задания	Ответ	№ задания	Ответ	№ задания	Ответ
A1	1	A15	4	A22	2
A2	1	A16	1	A23	3
A3	2	A17	2	A24	3
A4	1	A18	1	A25	1
A5	2	A19	2	A26	1
A6	2	A20	3	A27	4
A7	3	A21	3	A28	2
A8	1
A9	2
A10	2
A11	1
A12	3
A13	3
A14	2

Аудирование
B1	GCADFB
Чтение
B2	2518374
B3	417563
Грамматика и лексика*
B4	richest
B5	women
B6	wasfounded
B7	their
B8	hasbeen
B9	beginning
B10	illustrates
B11	unknown
B12	fluency
B13	poverty
B14	powerful
B15	behaviour
B16	unfriendliness

* Написание ответов (без пробелов и знаков препинания) соответствует инструкции ФЦТ по заполнению бланка ответов №1.