Question

Установите соответствие между текстами и их темами, выбрав тему из выпадающего списка. Используйте каждую тему только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя. This text deals with …
1. The windy city.
2. Things to see.
3. The roof of the world
4. The place suggested seeing.
5. The destroyed house.
6. Pilotless aircraft.

A. If you are bored with beaches, try Alaska. Our trip to America’s largest and most northerly state was one of the greatest experiences of my life. We entered a different world. The scenery with its mountains 'and volcanoes was spectacular, particularly the dramatic Columbia Glacier, over 90 metres high. We. spent our final day in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city.

B. Yesterday afternoon a 35-year-old housewife escaped death when a tree blew and fell onto her house, completely destroying it. It was windy. She heard a strange noise coming from the tree. Suddenly the wind blew a little stronger, and she watched it crash onto the roof. The Bonnet family are staying with their friends while their house is rebuilt.

C. The third largest city in the United States, Chicago, is on the shore of Lake Michigan. Two rivers, the Chicago and the Calumet, run through the city, and canals link them with the Mississippi River, which flows down to the Gulf of Mexico. Ships can also sail from Chicago through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The climatic conditions of the city are very specific, because strong winds blow through it.

D. An American jet pilot took off from Fort Worth, but the jet’s engines went wrong. The pilot ejected, but the plane didn’t crash. The engines began working again. The jet flew for more than one hour over three states. Finally it crashed near Lincoln, Nebraska. It hit some trees in a field where a farmer was working. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

E. Last year I went to Spain for my holiday. I spent the first week in Seville, and then I took a train to Barcelona, where Г spent another ten days. It is a beautiful city and I had a marvellous time. I stayed in a very expensive hotel right in the centre, but I didn’t mind spending a lot of money because it is a wonderful place and very convenient. My brother recommended it; he goes to Spain a lot and he never stays anywhere else.

Task № 2.
Прочитайте текст и вставьте вместо каждого пропуска подходящее слово, выбрав его из списка. Два слова в списке лишние.

After School
Class – урок, занятие; empty – пустой.
Tom could not concentrate for the rest of the morning (which was not unusual). He tried really (A) but the confusion inside him was too great. In the geography (B) he turned lakes into mountains, mountains into (C) , rivers into continents, until everything was complete chaos. In the spelling class he made (D) in the simplest words, and he messed up his reading in the (E) class.
At last the school bell rang. He ran to Becky. They went into the school-house which was empty and sat down. Tom gave Becky his pencil and guided her hand across the page. They drew a beautiful house.

1. last; 2. reading; 3. mistakes; 4. class; 5. hard; 6. pencil; 7. rivers.

Task 3.
Put the verb in brackets into the correct form –ing form or infinitive.
1)Let me (help) you carry the bag.
2) Are you thinking of (visit) Paris this year?
3)My sister agreed (help) me wash the dishes.
4) Do you fancy (go) to the museum with us?
5) Try (listen) to classical music. It will relax you.