Вариант № 2

Language section

Vocabulary

A Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

a lot of thought Cape hard up money to burn my own back

pride yourself remind yourself the benefit of the doubt

(1) When you’re ______ you can’t turn down an opportunity to make some money.

(2) Sometimes you have to ______ how difficult it is to get a good job.

(3) I had to give the offer ______ before saying yes.

(4) I don’t think I’ll ever have ______, but you never know.

(5) Just wait! I’ll get ______ on you soon.

(6) I really think you should give her ______.

(7) The _____ of Good Hope is the most southern point in South Africa.

(8) You really should ______ on what you’ve achieved.

B Replace the words and phrases in italics with a word or phrase in the box.

underpass sick and tired short and sweet make up give a damn fries check

(9) Excuse me! Can I have the bill please?

(10) I just don’t care.

(11) Would you like chips with that?

(12) Please try and keep it to a minumum.

(13) I’ll just have to invent a good excuse.

(14) You have to go through the subway.

(15) I’m fed up of you complaining all the time.

Grammar

C Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.

In the Carribean there are many stories of about pirates and buried treasure. On one island alone it

(16) _______ (rumour) that at least five pirates buried there treasure somewhere on the island.

A number of maps (17) _______ (find) that (18) _______ (suppose) to show the exact location of the treasure and some people have paid a lot of money for these maps. However, so far no treasure

(19) _______ (discover) and it (20) ___ now ______ (believe) that most of the maps (21) _______

(create) by a local conman who saw an opportunity to make some money out of the legends.

D Complete each sentence using the prompts.

(22)’I’m flying to Hawaii tomorrow.’

He said / the following day

__________________________________________________________________.

(23) ‘This could be the perfect location.’

He said / perfect location

__________________________________________________________________.

(24) Where are you going?

She asked / was

_________________________________________________________________.

(25) My camera is broken so

I’m going to / get it / repair

__________________________________________________________________.

(26) I can’t do this on my own. I’ll

get / friends / help me.

__________________________________________________________________.

(27) I’m going for a job interview tomorrow.

I think I need to /have / hair cut

__________________________________________________________________.

E Complete the text with a, the or –.

Working as (28) ___ location scout is interesting but (29) ___ job can be tough. It can be difficult to find (30) ___ perfect location and often (31) ___ schedule is so tight that there is little time for mistakes. However, as location scout Nina Sutherland said, ‘When you come across somewhere perfect it’s great.’ (32) ___ locations are often an important factor in making (33) ___ perfect movies, so Nina has a vital job to do.

Reading

Part 1

Read the article below and answer the questions.

(1) What were some early maps made from?

(2) Who used the sky to help them draw maps?

(3) Apart from travel information, what did some early maps show?

(4) What information was often missing in old maps?

(5) What is special about McArthur’s map?

Throughout history people have used maps, but these maps have not always been drawn on paper. In fact, some of the earliest maps were made on pieces of stone or sometimes simply by drawing a map on the ground to show travellers the way to go. The oldest maps that we still have today date back 4,000 years or so. A map is basically a kind of picture of an area and is designed to help people find their way from one place to another. However, to do this, it is necessary to know where you are starting from. The ancient Greeks invented a geographical grid using the stars as their starting points. They drew lines going from North to South – Longitude and lines going East to West – Latitude. Using these lines, it was possible to work out where you were and look at where you wanted to go on the map.

The use of stars to help navigate has long been known and so it should not come as a surprise to learn that

map-making relied heavily on the stars to help determine location. The Greeks were so fascinated by the night sky that they made as many maps of the skies as they did of the land around them.

Of course, maps can show far more than simple geographical features. Ancient maps often included drawings of people and animals to show who or what lived in a particular location. Some maps have amazing pictures of mythical creatures, like dragons or people with two heads. Maps like these were used not only to show locations but also to give people some idea of what they might find there – and often warn people of dangers.

Many old maps (and even some today) have large blank areas. In fact, many of the maps from the 15^th and 16^th centuries show the coastlines of countries and continents in detail, but very little of the inland areas. Nowadays, with the use of satellite technology, we have comprehensive maps of even the most remote areas of the world.

Of course maps can now show who owns the land, give population, economic or political information, as well as including physical features such as mountains, lakes, rivers and roads. Many maps of the world have the UK and Europe in the centre of the map. This is partly because the line of zero degrees longitude goes through Greenwich in London. However, there are maps that show the USA or China at the centre of the map. And, there is a map designed by Stuart McArthur, an Australian, that not only has Australia in the centre but also has the South Pole at the top of the map and the North Pole at the bottom. Many people, when they first see this map, think that it is upside down and try to turn it round. Of course, it isn’t upside down at all – it is simply a different perspective of the world.