When Christmas comes, the children are given presents...
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК 7-8 классы
Часть2. Конкурспониманияписьменноготекста
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Time: 30 minutes
Task 1
Read the texts about famous women.
For questions 1- 5, put the correct letter (A-E) on your answer sheet.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
A. Florence Nightingale was impatient with a life without meaningful purpose. By age 24, Florence rejected a marriage proposal and decided to be a nurse. For several years Florence pleaded with her parents, with God and suffered a near nervous breakdown, but never considered disobeying her parents’ wish. At last, in 1851 her parents permitted her to study nursing at an institution in Germany. Two years later, she was appointed superintendent of the institution. Her administration was very successful and so were the changes made to the institution.
B. Louisa May Alcott lived most of her life in Boston and Concord. She worked as a teacher for a short time. Next, she worked as a housekeeper and finally began writing. Her first books were written quickly. Then, Alcott volunteered to be a Civil War nurse, where she caught typhoid and was sent home. But, from this experience her book Hospital Sketches became famous. Soon, her stories were chosen for the Atlantic Monthly.Her most popular book was Little Women.It described her own childhood, as many of her other books: Aunt Joe’s Scrap Bag, Little Men, Eight Cousins and others.
C. Marie Curie was born Maria Sklodowska as the fifth and youngest child of BronislavaBoguska, a pianist, singer and teacher and WladislawSklodowski, a professor of mathematics and physics. From young she was remarkable for her prodigious memory and at the age of 16 she won a gold medal on a competition of her secondary education at Russian lycee. In 1891, she went to Paris. She worked late hours and virtually lived bread and butter and tea. In 1904 she was placed the second in the license of mathematical sciences. It was then that she married Pierre Curie, a famous scientist.
D. Valentina Tereshkova was born in Yaroslavl region of the former USSR. Soon after starting work in a textile mill at the age of 18, Valentina joined an amateur parachuting club. She was a hard worker. Later, at the age of 24, she applied to become a cosmonaut. On June 16, 1963 Tereshkova was launched into space aboard Vostok 6. She became the first woman to travel in space. Her flight lasted 48 orbits totaling 70 hours 50 minutes in space. She spent more time in orbit than all the US Mercury astronauts combined. Valentina received the Order of Lenin and Hero of the Soviet Union awards for her historic flight.
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E. Margaret Thatcher was born in England in the family of grocer and dressmaker. Her father was involved in local politics. Early in her life she decided to be a member of the Parliament. In 1950 Margaret married Denis Thatcher, got her degree from Oxford and worked there as a research chemist. In 1959 she won a seat in Parliament. In 1970 to 1974 she served as the Minister of Education and Science. In 1979 general elections Mrs. Thatcher became the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of Great Britain. She resigned in 1990. She was awarded an Order of Merit award by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Who
1. was honored with the title of Hero for her historic deed? _____
2. waited for her parental permission to realise her dream to become a nurse? ____
3. succeeded as a leader and was awarded the order for her remarkable work for the country? ____
4. worked as a nurse at war? ____
5. wasanoutstandingscientist? ____
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Task 2
Read the text and put the sentences in thisstory in the correct order.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
Last week Ann was sitting at her desk, listening to the teacher. Suddenly she felt awful. She had a bad headache and felt very hot. When she got home she took her temperature. It was very high. Ann went to bed and fell asleep. When her mother came home, she called the doctor. He examined Ann and asked her a lot of questions. Then he said that it was the flu. He told Ann to take some medicine three times a day and to stay in bed for four or five days. When Ann's father came home from work, he bought the medicine for her. It was not very pleasant to take it, but Ann followed the doctor's advice. Two days later she felt better. She stayed in bed for four days. On the fifth day she was well again. On the sixth day she returned to school.
a) Two days later she felt better.
b) Ann's temperature was very high.
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c) Ann's father bought the medicine for her.
d) She had a bad headache.
e) On the sixth day she returned to school.
f) The doctor examined Ann.
g) Ann was at the lesson.
h) Her mother came home.
i) Ann followed the doctor's advice.
j) Ann felt very hot.
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Task 3
Read the text below and complete the sentences. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
Christmas is a home and family celebration in Britain. Those who live away try to get back home. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year.As Christmas nears, everyone buys Christmas presents for friends and relatives. Christmas people try to give children everything they want.Children count the weeks, then the days to Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, families and friends gather for the festivities. Housewives are busy preparing food, and children are sent to bed. They are told that if they don't go to sleep, Father Christmas will not bring them any presents. Then, when they are asleep, the parents come into their bedrooms and leave the presents near their beds, or under the Christmas tree, or in a stocking hanging up somewhere in the room.
This text is about...
a) Christmas presents
b) Father Christmas
c) Christmas celebrations
d) the Christmas tree
When Christmas comes, the children are given presents...
a) at the Christmas table
b) in the streets
c) at schools
d) at home
Which sentence is wrong?
a) Christmas is a family holiday.
b) Presents are usually given at Christmas.
c) At Christmas, children usually don't go to sleep.
d) Children find their presents near their beds, under the Christmas tree or in a stocking.
Choose a title
a) British Children
b) British Christmas
c) Christmas parties
d) British Homes
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