Reading Test 9th form
1. Прочитайте
краткое содержание книг. Установите соответствие между героями книг, указан ных
в списке А—F, и пронумерованными текстами 1—5. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу.
Исполь зуйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании указан один лишний герой.
A. A
group of teenagers.
B. Young
people telling their own stories.
C. A
young boy fighting for his life.
D. A
girl and two of her friends.
E. A
girl in a fairytale school.
F. A
teenager of royal blood.
1. The book
"Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale is about the life of a girl called
Miri. She and her par ents live a simple life. Then the king's priests visit
her small village and name it the home of the future princess. In a year's
time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of
the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every
teenage girl must at tend and learn how to behave like a princess. Miri soon
finds herself arguing with academy teachers. She also suffers from cruel
competition among the girls. But when bandits come to the academy to kid nap
the future princess, Miri decides to save herself and her classmates.
2. The book
entitled "Names Will Never Hurt Me" by Jaime Adoff describes the
period of school life. The paths of four teenagers with different histories
cross in the school. There's Kurt, a "strange guy" who tries hard to
escape from hooligans; Tisha, fac ing a problem with other teenagers who are
jealous and dislike him; and Floater, who doesn't respect his friends. On this
day, teasing, racism, loneliness, and secrets bring each of them to one and the
same point to meet. Now they must help each other escape from a tragedy.
3. The book
"Rise of the Golden Cobra" by Henry T. Aubin describes a young man
with revenge on his mind. There's going to be a pharaoh's war for the honor of
Egypt. During a picnic 14-year-old Nebi notices the riders on horses first. The
riders turn out to be pharaoh's enemies and kill Nebi's master, head of the
police. The boy escapes as the only living witness. Nebi's adventures take him
to the court of the pharaoh himself, to friendship with Prince Shebitku, and
even to war. Nebi fights against the pha raoh's enemies. Meanwhile, pharaoh's
victory unites North and South Egypt, making him the one true pharaoh. Only now
can he wear the golden co bra crown.
4. The book
"Journeys of Strength, Love and Faith" is a collection of stories by
different authors. For most teenagers, life is a journey with dangerous
crossroads. In these stories 20 students share how they have found faith, love
and strength which helped them move along the roads of life. The book consists
of true life stories. Reading their stories makes you think and reflect on your
own life, and admire these teenagers' courage and strong desire to overcome
difficulties. It also gives hope for those teenagers who have already faced
life's problems.
5.The book
"Love Rules" by Dandi Daley Mackall is a romance novel that
revolves around Emma, her friends Ma tie and Jake. Emma has to stay in
Hamilton, Missouri, while Mattie and Jake choose to continue their education in
the West Coast col lege. To stay in touch while they're gone, Emma makes Jake
and Mattie promise to her that they will send a postcard to her once a week. In
the process of writing those postcards, Jake and Mattie discover that love was
right under their noses. Their post cards to Emma become different. They start
to un derstand what kind of a girl-friend they want to have.
2.
Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А5—А8
соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не соответствуют (2 — False)
и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни
положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.
Drew Blythe
Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, in California, to John Drew Barrymore
and Ildiko Jaid. Her father and mother had parted two months before she was
born, and Jaid had to raise baby Drew alone.
The actress's
career began with a TV advertisement made before she had completed her first
year, and, aged 4, she appeared on the screen. Her godfather, Steven Spielberg,
made her a star in one of his best movies "ET" and three years later
Stephen King created a role in his film especially for her. Then it all went
terribly wrong.
Jaid started
taking Drew to Hollywood parties and at the age of 9 the young girl already had
alcohol and drug-related problems. Her mother put her into a special hospital,
and by 14 Drew overcame all her problems at last.
She became more
optimistic and wrote her auto biography, "Little Girl Lost". Drew
also returned to acting. She took part in some TV films. But she wasn't very
successful there. After a series of forgettable TV films she played a leading
part in 1996's hit "Scream". "Success is the best revenge in the
world," she said. "And I'm back." Eager to have more creative
plans Drew and her business partner Nancy Juvonen founded a production company
called "Flower Films" in 1994. They were a success with the hit
"Charlie's Angels". Drew hopes for a family of her own one day. But
she says, "It's not like playing dolls", perhaps thinking about her
difficult relationship with her own mum.
Now Drew says,
"I like the position I'm in — happy about life and comfortable in my skin".
A5. Drew's
first steps as an actress weren't a success.
1)
True 2)
False 3) Not stated
A6. At first
Drew was afraid of working with famous actors.
1)
True 2)
False 3) Not stated
A7. Drew is
not just an actress but a producer, too.
1)
True 2)
False 3) Not stated
A8. Drew is
satisfied with her present life.
1)
True 2)
False 3) Not stated
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