Как поступить в американский университет и обучаться в нем бесплатно. Михаил Ахманов

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      Первый тип заданий – короткий диалог:

      Пример 1.

      Man: Shall I lock up the computer lab now before I go home?

      Woman: Don't bother. I'm not leaving for a while – I can check it on may way out.

      Narrator: What will the woman probably do?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A: Lock the computer lab later.

      B: Leave with the man.

      C: Buy a new lock for the computer lab.

      D: Show the man where the lab is.

      Пример 2.

      Man: Do you mind if I turn the television off?

      Woman: Well, I'm in the middle of watching a program.

      Narrator: What does the woman impty?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A: The man should watch the program too.

      B: The man should leave the television on.

      C: The program will be over soon.

      D: She'll watch television later.

      Пример 3.

      Woman: I heard the math requirements for graduation are being changed.

      Man: Yes. And I may be short one course.

      Narrator: What does the man mean?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A: He isn't sure what course to take.

      B: The math course is too short.

      C: He may not meet the graduation requirements.

      D: The graduation date has been changed.

      Второй тип заданий – длинный диалог:

      Man: Are you ready for «The Big Apple»?

      Woman: Excuse me?

      Man: You know, New York City. You are going to New York with us, aren't you? I wanted to show everybody around may old neighborhood.

      Woman: Oh… sure! I wouldn't miss it – especially when the tour guide is a native New Yorker.

      Man: I thought we could start at the Museum of Modern Art. Right now there's an exhibit on twentieth-century American painters.

      Woman: Fine with me… but what were you saying about… a big apple?

      Man: «The Big Apple.» It's a nickname for New York. I thing I heard once that it started with jazz musicians in the 20's.

      Woman: Oh.

      Man: Whenever they played a concert in city, they called that city an «apple». In those days, New York was the biggest city in the country, so they called it «The Big Apple».

      Woman: Hey, I have an idea! Let's go to a jazz club while we're there.

      Man: Sounds good.

      1. Narrator: Where is the man planning to see?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A. An art exhibit.

      B. A Broadway play.

      C. A modern dance production.

      D. An opera.

      2. Narrator: What can be inferred about the man?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A. He is a jazz musician.

      B. He want to join the woman's club.

      C. He is in his twenties.

      D. He was born in New York.

      3. Narrator: What does the word «Apple» in the phrase «The Big Apple» refer to?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A. An instrument.

      B. A city.

      C. A theater.

      D. A concert.

      4. Narrator: Who gave New York its nickname?

      Выберите нужный ответ:

      A. Painters.

      B. Tour guides.

      C. Musicians.

      D. Grocers.

      Третий тип заданий – длинный текст:

      Пример 1.

      Narrator: Listen to a talk about animal behavior.

      Woman: Today's discussion is about a common animal reaction – the yawn. The dictionary defines a yawn as «an involuntary reaction to СКАЧАТЬ