ВАРІАНТ 6

READING
TASK 1
Read the text below. Match choices (A—H) to (1—5). There are three choices you don't need to use.
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
BRITISH CULTURE
The concept of culture can be defined in many aspects like history and literature, art galleries and
museums, food or music and education. It's the way of life of a group of people. This includes the
accumulated habits, attitudes, beliefs, customs, arts, food, dress, etc. The total set of learned activities that
identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.
(1) .................
There are estimated 6,400 visitor attractions in the United Kingdom. This includes museums and galleries
like the National Gallery and the British Museum, historical houses and monuments like the Tower of
London and Windsor Castle, churches and cathedrals like St Paul's Cathedral and other tourist attractions
like the London Eye.
(2) .................
The United Kingdom contains some of the world's leading seats of higher education, such as the
universities of Oxford and Cambridge, along with Imperial College, London School of Economics and
University College of the University of London.
(3) .................
The United Kingdom has played a significant role in the development of science. It has produced
innumerable scholars, scientists and engineers including Sir Isaac Newton, Bertrand Russell, Adam Smith,
James Clerk Maxwell. The nation is credited with numerous scientific discoveries including hydrogen,
oxygen, gravity, the electron, the structure of DNA, human evolution and natural selection and inventions
including the chronometer, television, the modern bicycle, the electronic computer and the later
development of the World Wide Web.
(4) .................
The United Kingdom has been influential in the development of cinema. Famous films include the Harry
Potter, Star Wars and James Bond series which, although made by American studios, used British source
materials, locations, actors and filming crew.
(5) .................
Notable composers from the United Kingdom have included Henry Purcell, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Arthur
Sullivan. London remains one of the major classical music capitals of the world. The UK was, with the
US, one of the two main contributors to the development of rock music, and the UK has provided some of
the world's most famous rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink
Floyd.
A Attractions
В Music
C Drama
D Science
E Cinema
F Literature
G Sport
H Education
TASK 2
Read the text below.
For questions (6—10) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
INFORMATION SOCIETY
Once upon a time societies were organised on the base of religion, farming, trade or industry. In many parts of
the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important — the exchange of information,
and the technologies that we use to do this. Twenty-four-hour news, e-commerce, international call-centres,
mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems ... all these are making the world smaller and faster.
But how can everybody in the world share the recent technological advances? Millions of people cannot read
these words because they don't have access to a computer. They don't understand English either, the language
that 80 % of the information is written in. They don't even have a telephone. They are more worried about how
far they will have to walk today to get clean water or if they can feed themselves and their families. For most
people on this planet, information is not a priority.
The contrast between countries that have information technology and those that don't is called the «digital
divide». Scandinavia and South East Asia have a high number of people who use Information Communication
Technologies (ICT). Central Africa and the Pacific have almost none.
The United Nations is trying to make the information society a reality for most of the developing world. This
organisation wants to see rich countries transfer new technology and knowledge to poorer nations.
Ten years from now, the plan is that everybody in the world will have a radio or television and that 50 % of the
world's population will have access to the Internet from schools and universities, health centres and hospitals,
libraries and museums. This will improve medical care and education, science and agriculture, business
opportunities and employment. At the same time, they say, local communities, languages and cultures will
become stronger.
Just a dream? Certainly there are some contradictions. Does only good come with freedom of information? If
information is power, why will people share it? Doesn't more technology mean fewer jobs? And how can the
exchange of information keep local cultures alive if most of that information exists only in one language?
It is much easier to get people connected to broadband or put government online in Europe than in South
America or the Middle East. However, developing countries often leapfrog the process which richer nations went
through, and avoid their mistakes. Brazil collects most of its taxes online these days. There are cyber cities in
Dubai and Mauritius. And Taiwan and Hong Kong have better access to ICT than the United Kingdom. Maybe
the English language isn't so important after all.
Can the world create an information society for all? If a farmer in Bangladesh can read this in the year 2015, then
maybe the answer is «yes».
INFORMATION SOCIETY
6. The main idea of the text is that .......
everybody in the world shares the recent technological
A advances.the exchange of information and technology
В development are extremely important for today's world.many
years ago societies didn't need the exchange of information.
C
many people cannot read because they don't have access to a
D
computer.
7. For many people in developing countries information is not a priority because ........
A they don't want to learn English.they think that the use of a
В computer can have bad influence on their health.they prefer
C face-to-face communication.
they have so many problems in satisfying their physical needs
D
that they don't have time to think about modern technologies.
8. The term «digital divide» is used to describe ........
A the contrast between countries that have information
technology and those that don't.people who principally ignore
 ICT,the regular use of ICT.
В
C
D any digital device.
9. The main reason why the United Nations wants the new technology to be spread in
developing countries is to ......
A let everybody in the world have access to the Internet.improve
В the exchange of information.make local communities,
C languages and cultures stronger.
provide the freedom of information in every place of the
D
world.
10. According to the text, one of the challenges of spreading the informational
technology is that …
A the spread of technology doesn't obviously mean the growth
В of working places.the local cultures don't need any
C support.everybody in the world will have a radio or television.
D the freedom of information is a utopia.
TASK 3
Read the text below.
Match choices (A—H) to (11—15).
There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
LONDON'S PARKS
(11) Regent's Park
Because of an American University nearby this park is host to many games of softball as well as football
and cricket. A beautiful rose garden and stunning terraces of houses round the outside. London Zoo is at
the top of the park and there's a nice pond.
(12) Coram's Fields
Provides a rare bit of green to King's Cross area. An adjoining children's park has animals and play areas.
(13) Battersea Park
This is a large splendid park, bordering the Thames, it has a pagoda, a boating lake as well as a zoo that's
popular with children.
(14) Hyde Park
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for
its Speakers' Corner.
The park has become a traditional location for mass demonstrations.
For the 2012 Summer Olympics, the park will host the triathlon and the 10 km open water swimming
events.
(15) Blackheath and Greenwich Park
A trip to Greenwich should be part of every visitor's route. Greenwich Park, with its deer park, rose garden
and ancient trees, is a Royal Park and attached to the Queen's House where Queen Elizabeth grew up. A
great place for Sundays, when Greenwich market is in full swing. The Old Royal Observatory is at the top
of the hill.
LONDON'S PARKS
Match choices (A—H) to (11—15).
There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
In this park .................
A there are special areas for children to play.
В there's a bathing area.
C mass demonstrations traditionally take place.
D you'll find The Old Royal Observatory.
E you can take play different sports and games.
F there's a bathing area.
G you can go boating on a lake.
H rock festivals are usually held.

TASK 4
Read the text below.
Choose from (A—H) the one which best fits each space (16—21). There are two choices you do not need to
use.
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
THE SILAS LAKE PARK
The Silas Lake Park reopens today after being closed for six months. The park was
closed because mud and rock slides (16) ............ , the only access into the park. «We
had to remove tons of boulders and rocks», said Hugh Foster — the Head of the Parks and Recreation
Department. «Then we had to rebuild a bridge and reconstruct almost a mile of highway. I'm really surprised we
got it done so soon».
The park is three miles north of Colfax on Highway 28. Cambridge Road is a twolane way that winds upward
through Pearl Canyon before it falls down to Silas Lake,
which has (17) .......... . The largest lake in the county, it is also famous for bass. In fact,
the record largemouth bass catch in California occurred here in 1975. A 14-year-old boy caught a 19-pound bass.
The lake has two ramps for boaters, a full-service restaurant, a snack bar, a small
tackle store, (18) ......... . As with all county parks, no alcohol is sold or permitted. More
than 100 picnic tables have protective roofs and big barbecue pits. There are public restrooms with free shower
facilities, lots of trash cans, and hiking trails for nature lovers. The west side of the park includes a softball field,
a soccer field, and two
volleyball courts. Horseriding and kite-flying are (19) ........ . In summer, a designated
swimming area has a lifeguard on duty seven days a week.
The entry fee is $10 per vehicle and $10 per boat. Reservations are not accepted.
The parking lot holds about 500 vehicles; if it is full, (20) ............ . Latecomers either
leave or wait in line for someone to leave the parking lot. Some weekends there are three dozen vehicles waiting
in line outside the gate. Because of many requests, park officials soon might start permitting campers (21) ...........
.
The park is open from dawn to 10 p. m. during summer. «We probably accept here in average 2,000 people every
day during summer», said Mr Foster. «They come here to fish, swim, water-ski, jet-ski, picnic, commune with
Mother Nature, you name it. People love this place».
A no additional vehicles are allowed to
В enterand a boat rental facilityenjoying a
C music festival
D destroyed part of Cambridge Road
E about 20 miles of shoreline
F to stay overnight on weekends
G a journey through history
H two other popular activities
TASK 5
Read the text below.
For questions (22—33) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
CALLENDALE CASTLE
Callendale Castle, often called one of the (22) ................. castles in England, is
built on a hill overlooking the (23) ................. of Callendale in West Bassetshire.
On approaching Callendale village, the twin (24) ................. of the castle suddenly
loomed through the mist, giving the village a (25) ................. appearance.
Callendale Castle (26) ................. many stories, and many secrets. A quick
read through the (27) ................. gave me a colourful image of the way things must
have been inside these forbidding stone walls all those years (28) ................. .
A secret meeting between (29) ................. Henry V and a French ambassador
took (30) ................. here during the 100 years' war. In 1814, the castle narrowly
escaped being burnt to the (31) ................. when a lazy kitchen boy left a pig
roasting on the open (32) ................. unattended.
The castle (33) ................. took me to a dark dank dungeon, complete with
gruesome instruments of torture. Hidden in one corner there is a tiny cell, little more than a hole, where
countless prisoners were left to rot away. It's hard to imagine how a grown person could fit into a place so
small.
A В C D
most finest beautiful nice 22
village cottage country city 23
terraces towers rooms windows 24
modern mysterious clear particular 25
holds creates reads reveals 26
handout tour guide excursion guidebook 27
since before ago after 28
Owner Queen King Knight 29
place participation seat easy 30
globe earth mud ground 31
earth water fire air 32
tour voyage trip journey 33

TASK 6
Read the texts below.
For questions (34—45) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the
separate answer sheet.
BING, THE NEW SEARCH ENGINE OF MICROSOFT
Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, (34) ............ in a major ad campaign. The
company hopes it (35) ............ competitors like Yahoo and Google.
Microsoft has had a search engine for many years already. It's gone through a number of incarnations but
the problem was that relatively few people ever used it. The world's largest software developer wants to
change that with the launch of Bing.
Described as a «decision engine », Bing promises to make shopping, booking a flight or searching for a
restaurant online easier and faster than other sites.
But some experts are asking why people would stop using Google, one of the
world's most (36) ............ search engines, and start using Bing?
Microsoft says it's because 40 % of search queries on their competitor's site
(37) ............. unanswered — something they can improve on. And while it remains
to be seen how (38) ............ users will be about Bing, many advertisers already are.
Bing is stylish. Some of its features, like previewing videos without (39) ......... the site, surpass what is
offered by Google. Microsoft is taking a major financial risk with Bing. It has already spent $100 m on the
advertising campaign alone.
A В C D
was launching launched was launched was launch 34
is rivalled rival rivalled will rival 35
used use using uses 36
is gone go goes going 37
was excited excite exciting excited 38
leaving leave left leaved 39

THE POPULAR WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH IN JAPAN

The speeches of the new United States President Barack Obama are proving to be a popular aid to learning
English in Japan. A special compilation (40) ............ on sale lately, quickly becoming a national bestseller.
It's been described by its publishers as a huge hit in Japan — a compilation of the speeches of Barak
Obama has been sold in the number of over 400,000 copies, and students at an English class in Tokyo are
even memorising the new (41) ......... words to improve their own pronunciation and understanding.
Barak Obama's message of change has been well received in Japan where
politics is often (42) ........... by grey figures and backroom deals. The clear
language of the speeches makes them an obvious choice for teaching material. But the new President's
words are said to hold particular appeal.
First of all it's from his personality, and also his technique, as his rhythms in
English sound beautiful to the Japanese people (43) .......... may not understand
English well but still find his English as something they want to learn from.
And so, in shops across Japan the face of the new American President is a
fixture on the bookshelves, (44) .......... on the bookstalls. And for students, the
question of whether they (45) ............ in improving their English can be answered
— «Yes, we will».
A В C D
going go went has gone 40
Presidents' President President's Presidents 41
characterises characterise characterised characterising 42
when who whose what 43
as good as as well as is well as as better as 44
have succeed succeed will succeed succeeded 45
ВАРІАНТ 7
READING
TASK 1
Read the text below. Match choices (A—H) to (1—5). There are three choices you don't need to use.
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
ECOTOURISM
Nowadays, many of us try to live in a way that will damage the environment as little as possible. We recycle our
newspapers and bottles, we take public transport to get to work, we try to buy locally produced fruit and
vegetables and we stopped using aerosol sprays years ago. And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with
us. This is why alternative forms of tourism are becoming more popular all over the world.
(1) .................
There are lots of names for these new forms of tourism: responsible tourism, alternative tourism, sustainable
tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, educational tourism and more. Ecotourism probably involves a little
of all of them. Everyone has a different definition but most people agree that ecotourism must:
1) conserve the wildlife and culture of the area;
2) involve the local community;
3) make a profit without destroying natural resources.
(2) .................
Tourists stay in local houses with local people, not in specially built hotels. So they experience the local culture
and do not take precious energy and water away from the local population. They travel on foot, by boat, bicycle
or elephant so that there is no pollution. And they have a special experience that they will remember all of their
lives. This type of tourism can only involve small numbers of people so it can be expensive. But you can apply
the principles of ecotourism wherever you go for your holiday. Just remember these basic rules.
(3) .................
Learn about the place that you're going to visit. Find out about its culture and history. Learn a little of the native
language, at least basics like « Please», «Thank you», and «Good morning» . Think of your holiday as an
opportunity to learn something.
(4) .................
Wear clothes that will not offend people. Always ask permission before you take a photograph. Remember that
you are a visitor.
Stay in local hotels and eat in local restaurants. Buy local products whenever possible and pay a fair price for
what you buy.
(5) .................
If the area doesn't have much water, don't take two showers every day. Remember the phrase: «Leave nothing
behind you except footprints and take nothing away except photographs». Take as much care of the places that
you visit as you take of your own home. Don't buy souvenirs made of endangered animals or plants.
Walk or use other non-polluting forms of transport whenever you can.
Don't be afraid to ask the holiday company about what they do that is «eco». Remember that «eco» is very
fashionable today and a lot of holidays that are advertised as ecotourism are not much better than traditional
tourism.
But before you get too enthusiastic, think about how you are going to get to your dream «eco» paradise. Flying is
one of the biggest man-made sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Friends of the Earth say that one
return flight from London to Miami puts as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the average British car
driver produces during a year. So don't forget that you don't have to fly to exotic locations for your «eco»
holiday. There are probably places of natural beauty and interest in your own country that you've never visited.
A Be prepared.
В Don't waste resources.
C But what is ecotourism?
D Have respect for local culture.
E Provide an experience that tourists want to pay for.
F Let's look at an example of an ecotour.
G Choose your holiday carefully.
H Benefit the local people.
TASK 2
Read the text below.
For questions (6—10) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared
her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a
shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the
world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36.
Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the interest of Prince Charles. She won the
hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the fairytale royal
wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons.
Diana was nervous at first in public, but soon she developed a charming manner. She took a strong interest
in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the sufferings of the homeless and AIDS victims.
She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them.
Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She struggled with depression and eating disorders for many years
after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was
closely followed by paparazzi, which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her
funeral, British Prime Minister Tony Blair called her the «People's Princess». To many, she was simply
the «Queen of Hearts».
TASK 2
6. What is the best title for this text?
British royal family.The life of a
AВC princess.Diana and Charles: unhappy love
story.
D Profile: Lady Diana.
7. Lady Diana Spencer .................
prepared for being a princess from an early
AВC age.was brought up as an ordinary child.was an
active teenager.
D liked being photographed.
8. Where did Diana work before becoming a princess?
In a nursery school.In a secondary school.In a
AВC
high school.
D At the University of London.
9. According to the text, Diana was interested
in .................
AВC charity.politics.international activity.
D medicine.
10. They say Diana felt ................. after the divorce.
A rather calm and
В quietdisappointedde
C pressed
D free and happy
TASK 3
Read the text below.
Match choices (A—H) to (11 — 15).
There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
QUIRKY EVENTS IN BRITAIN
(11) Bog Snorkelling, Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
Each contestant is required to 'swim' 2 lengths (120 yards) of a murky peat bog using a non-recognized
swimming technique in order to finish first. Now famous worldwide, this wacky race has spawned
mountain bike and triathlon versions.
(12) Wife Carrying, Hereford Racecourse
The wife carrying competition is the climax of the racecourse's November Beer and Cider Race-day. The
game is thought to have originated as a joke based on a practice where young men publicly carried off the
women they wanted to marry. These days the victors receive their own weight in beer.
(13) World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship, Marshwood, Dorset
Every June a pubful of brave contestants race to see who can eat the most stinging
nettles in an hour. The contest was born when 2 farmers argued over who had the
longest stingers. A third man produced a longer nettle and rashly offered to eat it if
longer could be found. When the inevitable happened he kept his word and history
was made. Stinging nettles have been used in British cookery for hundreds of
years, but here they are ingested raw with their stings intact.
(14) World Pooh Sticks Championships, Oxfordshire
Pooh Sticks, the game in which contestants drop sticks from a bridge and rush to the other side to see
whose stick emerges first, is a typically British pastime. Invented by Winnie the Pooh, as written by A. A.
Milne, it's beloved by thousands across Britain and now a world championship honours the phenomenon.
QUIRKY EVENTS IN BRITAIN
(15) Maldon Mud Race, Essex
Join 250 competitors in this mad run through the smelly, ink-black mud of the Blackwater Estuary in
Essex. Entrants are advised to tape their shoes to their feet and, in January, when the race takes place,
temperatures are freezing. Not for the faint-hearted, then, but lots of fun for anyone watching.
This event .................
A was originated by Winnie the Pooh.
В takes place in winter and is for courageous competitors.
C started when two farmers argued over who had the longest stingers.
D includes using fallen autumn chestnuts.
E is a weird race now known all over the world.
F appeared as a joke contest.
G takes place on the second Sunday in October.
H has been recognized since 1266.
TASK 4
Read the text below.
Choose from (A—H) the one which best fits each space (16—21). There are two choices you do not need to
use.
CHRISTMAS
There are lots of Christmas traditions in Britain. For example...
1) London's Christmas decorations.
Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It's a big Christmas tree and it stands in
Trafalgar Square. Also in central London, (16) ...... always have beautiful decorations at Christmas. Thousands of
people come to look at them.
2) Cards, trees and decorations.
In 1846 the first Christmas cards appeared in Britain. That was five years after the first Christmas tree. Queen
Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, brought this German tradition (he was German) to Britain. He and the Queen
had a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. (17) ...... , nearly every house in Britain had one. Traditionally
people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve — that's December 24th. They take down the decorations twelve
days later, on the Twelfth Night (January 5th).
3) An old tradition is Christmas mistletoe.
People put a piece of this green plant with its white berries (18) .......... . Mistletoe brings
good luck, people say. Also, at Christmas people kiss each other under the mistletoe.
4) Christmas carols.
Before Christmas, groups of singers (19) ........ . They collect money and sing traditional
Christmas songs or carols. There're a lot of very popular Christmas carols. Three most famous ones are: Good
King Wenceslas, The Holly and the Ivy and We, Three Kings.
5) Christmas Day.
A traditional feature of Christmas afternoon is the Queen's Christmas message. At three o'clock in the afternoon,
the Queen gives her Christmas message to the nation (20) ...... . The Queen's message is also broadcast
throughout the British Commonwealth. The first televised broadcast of the Queen's Christmas message was in
1957, but it is a tradition begun on the radio in 1932 by George V. The Queen has made a Christmas broadcast to
the Commonwealth every year of her reign (21) ........ , when a repeat of the film «Royal
Family» was shown and a written message from the Queen issued.
A over the doorOxford Street and Regent
В Streetgo from house to house
C
D the day before Christmas
E go to midnight mass
F except 1969
G A few years after
which is broadcast on radio and
H
television
TASK 5
Read the text below.
For questions (22—33) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D).
Two thousand years (22) ...... the Romans tried to turn this desert into an oasis, a place full of rivers and lakes and
canals. The Romans wanted to build big white temples and big houses under the hot sun. They wanted to turn
this desert into a new paradise, full of trees and flowers and fields. They planned to (23) ...... their ships across
the desert. But they failed. The water in the aqueducts dried up. There is nothing (24) ........ of the Roman canals.
In 1777 a Portuguese (25) ....... called Emanuel de Melo Pimento came to this desert with a plan to turn it into an
oasis. At that time in history, everybody was very excited by new (26) ....... in science and technology and
engineering. Emanuel de Melo Pimento was a man of his times, one of the new scientist-philosopher-engineers
who
believed that all the problems of people in the world could be (27) ........ by science and
philosophy. He wanted to build a (28) .......... new city here, he wanted to build a completely new country. He
wanted to call it «Pimentia», named after himself, of (29) ....... .
Emanuel de Melo Pimento had (30) ......... money because many rich people in
Portugal and Spain gave him money to go around the world and explore. Those rich
people invested in Emanuel de Melo Pimento's (31) ......... of exploration and discovery.
Emanuel de Melo Pimento took their money and used it not to try and change the surface of the land, like the
Romans, but to change what is under the surface of the
desert. He wanted to dig canals under the desert, to make big (32) ......... rivers where
the water would not dry up under the heat of the sun. He failed, of course. But some of
his plans still (33) .......... . They are very beautiful works of art.
But none of his plans was ever completed — they needed too much money, more money than even the rich
people in Portugal and Spain gave to Emanuel de Melo Pimento. Instead, Emanuel de Melo Pimento spent all the
money on building beautiful buildings where he could live and dream of his new city.
A В C D
since after before ago
sail ride drive push
kept left stayed stand
explorer adventure travelling tourist
devices developing ventures discoveries
created solved fixed made
entire completely quiet finally
course certain sure right
crowds of many a lot of few
visits excursions tours journeys
underground soil ground overground
perish survive carry on alive
TASK 6
Read the texts below. For questions (34-45) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D).
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
The (34) .......... nurse of all time must be Florence Nightingale, who (35) ......... famous
for her work during the Crimean War in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Florence Nightingale was born in 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica. Her mother was Jamaican
and her father was Scottish. Her mother (36) ........... a boarding house for invalid
soldiers and was also an expert in herbal remedies which she used to treat the soldiers. When her mother died,
Florence took over the boarding house and the care of the sick
soldiers. (37) ............ 1850 there was a serious outbreak of cholera in Jamaica. Florence
worked night and day to help the victims and created her own herbal medicine for the disease. She also believed
that clean conditions, fresh air and good food
(38) ............ important in (39) ........... the disease, ideas which most doctors thought
were ridiculous. During the war, she saved the lives of thousands of people.
А В C D
most well-known well-knowner well-knownest more well-known
had become become became has become
has run run ran running
In At On With
been are were be
fighted fight fought fighting
HOW TO GET TO ENGLAND
London is a global transport hub, so you can (40) ...... fly to England from just about anywhere in the world. In
recent years, the massive growth of budget airlines (41) ....... the number of routes — and reduced the fares —
between England and other countries in Europe. Your other main option for travel between England and
mainland Europe is
ferry, (42) .......... port-to-port or combined with a long-distance bus trip — this type of
travel has less environmental impact than (43) ........... , although journeys can be long
and financial savings not huge compared with budget airfares. International trains are much more comfortable,
and another «green» option; the Channel Tunnel allows direct rail services between England, France and
Belgium, with onward connections (44) ....... many other European destinations. Getting from England to
Scotland and Wales is easy. The bus and train systems are fully integrated and in most cases you won't even
know
you have (45) ......... the border. Passports are not required.
A В C D
easier easy easily ease
were increased increasing has increased had increased
or either both neither
flew fly flying flown
under on to in
crossin cross crosses crossed