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READING COMPREHENSION
Read the article about causes why people don’t exercise.
Put the paragraphs (A-D) into correct order (the first and the last paragraphs of the article are in their places).
Между частями текста всегда существует взаимосвязь. Чтобы понять
связь между абзацами, которые следуют друг за другом в тексте, надо
обращать внимание на главную мысль внутри каждого абзаца и лексические
средства, которые выражают эти мысли; а также на соединительные слова,
например, so, besides и другие.
For years fitness guru Peg Jordan worked on exercise videos with
famous actresses and singers such as Cher*, Heather Locklear*, Paula
Abdul* and others. At the same time, in her job as editor of American Fitness
magazine, she heard from readers who bought those videos, did the
exercises, were not satisfied with the results and gave up because
their bodies didn’t look anything like the star’s sculpted shapes.
B. So Jordan went
on a mission and began interviewing people to find out: why have so
many people stopped doing exercises? Why don’t some even try to
exercise? Jordan, author of a book The Fitness Instinct, concluded that most people know how much they should exercise, but for several reasons they don’t even try, including:
D.
- They think they’ll never look like models or movie stars, so why try.
- They consider exercise something that has to be done. Exercise
has been made too scientific. They think of calories and changes in the
body.
- They think fitness is harder than it really is. They think they
have to work hard for an hour, three or four times a week, but really
they don’t. Specialists say about 30 minutes of activity most days of
the week. Those activities could and should be those that people enjoy.
- They don’t know their fitness personality. They haven’t matched their nature with the type of exercise that they would enjoy.
Young children and most people in other countries naturally move more in their daily lives than most adult Americans do.
A. Jordan would like to see people in this country get up at least once an hour and move for at least five minutes: dance to rock’n’roll, jump rope, walk quickly.
Not everyone agrees with Jordan’s assessment of why people don’t exercise. People repeatedly say they don’t exercise because they don’t have time.
C. Jordan is sure that Americans have time to
be active but don’t think about the importance of exercise. Exercise
shouldn’t be another thing on the "must-do” list. It shouldn’t be
stressful. The key for most people is to find exactly what they most
enjoy doing and what time of day they like doing it. And then they have
to be realistic. They have to stop thinking that they’re going to look
like the stars. The regular person’s life is so different from stars’ lives.
Unlike some famous actresses and singers regular
people don’t have a personal trainer, plastic surgeon, low-fat cook,
makeup specialist. Many of those people you see in magazines do 30
hours or more of exercise a week. They really live at the gym.
Regular people have to go to work, cook dinner and take their kids
to activities, so they can’t spend several hours a day exercising.
Jordan suggests that people look inside for the answers. The path
to fitness is a self-awareness path. The more you know about yourself
and the more you accept your body as it is, the more movement becomes a
daily act. Transform your attitude about exercise from must-dos and
should-dos to a joy of movement.
USA
TODAY*
Часть B: союз "so” вводит следствие. В конце абзаца указывается, что существуют несколько причин.
Часть D: раскрываются причины. В конце части - people in other countries naturally move more in their daily lives than most adult Americans do.
Часть A: would like to see people in this country (т.е. in the USA). В конце - they don’t have time.
Часть С: Jordan is sure that Americans have time. В конце начинается сравнение - The regular person’s life is so different from stars’ lives.
Последняя часть - продолжается сравнение - Unlike some famous actresses and singers regular people don’t have …
READING COMPREHENSION
Here is an extract from the book "The Client” by John Grisham.
For questions 1-6 choose the correct answer (A, b, or C).
Mark explored the second floor. More lawyers. He passed a few of them in the hall.
2
They were too busy to notice.
A security guard suddenly appeared and walked slowly toward
him. Mark looked at the next door. The words REGGIE LOVE—LAWYER were
painted on it in small letters, and he turned the handle and
stepped inside. The small reception area was quiet and empty2. Not a
single client was waiting. Two chairs and a sofa sat around a glass
table. Soft music came from above. A young man with a tie but no coat
stood from his desk. "May I help you?" he asked quite pleasantly.
"Yes. I need to see a lawyer."
"You're a bit young to need a lawyer, aren't you?"
"Yes, but I'm having some problems. Are you Reggie Love?"
"No. Reggie's in the back. I'm her secretary. What's your name?"
He was her secretary. Reggie was a she. The secretary was a he. "Uh, Mark Sway. You're a secretary?"
"And a paralegal*. Why aren't you in school?" A nameplate on the desk identified him as Clint Van Hooser.
"So you're not a lawyer?"
"No. Reggie's the lawyer."
"Then I need to speak with Reggie."
"She's busy right now. Have a seat." He showed at the sofa.
21
"How long will it be?" Mark asked.
"I don't know. I'll tell her you're here. Maybe she can see you for a minute."
"It's very important."
The kid was nervous and sincere3. His eyes looked at the door as if
someone had followed him there. "Are you in trouble, Mark?" Clint
asked.
"Yes."
"What type of trouble? You need to tell me a little about it, or Reggie won't talk to you."
29
"I'm supposed to talk to the FBI* at noon, and I think I need a lawyer."
This was good enough. "It'll be a minute."
1. Why did Mark choose Reggie Love?
A. Mark liked the name on the door.
B. There were no other lawyers in the hall.
C. It was by accident. Mark was frightened of speaking with the guard.
2.
What was Mark surprised by in Reggie Love’s office?
A. The lawyer was a woman and the secretary was a man.
B. The young man he met there wasn’t a lawyer.
C. Clint had a nameplate on the desk.
3.
Does the word "it” in line 21 refer to
A. the sofa?
B. the seat?
C. the process of waiting?
4.
Clint guessed that Mark was in trouble because
A. the boy looked worried and frightened.
B. the boy asked Clint a lot of questions.
C. somebody followed the boy.
5.
"This was good enough” in line 29 means
A. The work of the FBI was good.
B. Clint was satisfied with the explanation about the FBI.
C. Reggie Love was a good lawyer.
6.
"They were too busy to notice.” in line 2 means
A. Они были тоже заняты и не обратили внимание (на Марка).
B. Они были слишком заняты, чтобы обратить внимание (на Марка).
С. Они были слишком заняты, чтобы записать.
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