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For questions 1-15 read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A Man of his Time.

Charles Dickens is one of the best loved (0)  __ writers __ in English (1) literature. Although he wrote about problems and conditions (2) in  Victorian times, his books have endured and are (3) still enjoyed by the young and the old (4) today. Many of them have been (5) made into films and television (6) programmes which attract a (7) wide audience, including the ever popular Oliver Twist about an orphan who was rescued from a gang of thieves. Perhaps the secret of Dickens’ success (8) lies in his brilliant characterization, in (9) which we (10) can recognize the faults, failings and problems and the struggle (11) for survival of many people (12) of his time. He made his characters so alive that we believe in them as real people. Some of them were based on people he knew or knew about, but in every case they remained individuals in their own right. He often made his (13) plots purposely long and (14) complicated, demanding our attention (15) so that we read on, anxious to know what happens next.

0       A journalists       B writers    C composers     D authorities

1       A arts                  B writing    C language        D literature

2       A in            B into                  C to            D at

3       A still          B yet          C now                 D even

4       A present  B recently  C currently          D today

5       A made               B translated        C converted       D transferred

6       A visuals   B programmes   C documentaries D displays

7       A broad     B spacious         C wide                D lengthy

8       A depends         B remains C lies                   D roots

9       A which     B to            C that                  D what

10     A ought               B would     C can                  D could

11     A after                 B for           C to            D from

12     A to            B of           C with                  D on

13     A plots                B plans               C schedules       D routines

14     A complicated    B mixed     C disconnected D distributed

15     A and                  B after                 C so           D such

USE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY

For questions 1- 15read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Modified Cloze (модифицированный клоуз-тест) - задание, предполагающее восстановление пропущенных элементов текста. (В отличие от классического клоуз-теста, где восстановлению подлежит каждое n-ое слово текста, например, каждое пятое).

Всегда читайте полностью предложение прежде, чем сделать выбор и заполнить пропуск. Постарайтесь определить, какое грамматическое явление или лексические единицы проверяются в тесте. Вспомните их формальные признаки.

Выполните сначала контрольные вопросы, в которых вы уверены. Затем вернитесь к более трудным вопросам.

Прочитайте предложения еще раз, чтобы проверить связи в получившихся предложениях. Проверьте правильность оформления грамматических структур и орфографию.

Recycling is the process of sorting and reusing waste (0) products. It is by (1) ______ means a new idea. It is (2) _______ used in industry and (3) ________ especially useful to the community in wartime. Recycling is extremely economical when materials are scarce and prices are (4) _______.

There is much evidence (5) _______ many countries, (6) _______ the public responds (7) ______ to properly organized arrangements (8) _________ the collection, sorting and reuse of paper, plastic, glass and (9) _______ waste products common in industrialized countries.

In many towns and villages, separate bins are (10) ________ in the streets, in which people can (11) _____ all those things which accumulate in the home, such (12) ________ in the kitchen: empty bottles, wrapping paper and so on, which we used to (13) _______ away. Now we are all aware of (14) ________ wasteful this is and are encouraged to help the economy and environment (15) _______ recycling.

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