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1. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–6 частями предложений A–G. Одна из частей в списке – лишняя.
Interiors: the importance of cosiness (I).
To many, tradition is part of cosiness, and this can be suggested by being 1_______ And if you cannot have furniture which is old, you can always have other things 2_______. The open fire 3_______. In Britain, it is regarded by many as very desirable 4_______. It is the perfect 5_______ because it is what most people used in the past to keep warmth. So strong is the attraction of a “real fire” that 6_______, is complete with plastic coal which glows red when it is switched on. Bad taste? So what!
A. surrounded by old items of furniture
B. many houses have an imitation open air
C. is an example
D. are build with just one living room
E. traditional symbol of warmth
F. suggest age
G. to have a “real fire”
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2. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–5 частями предложений A–F. Одна из частей в списке – лишняя.
Interiors: the importance of cosiness (II).
British houses have a reputation for being the coldest in Europe. Moreover, 1_________, British people seem to be ridiculously keen on “fresh air”. This reputation is exaggerated. It is partly the result of the fact that 2_________, on average, older than they are in other countries and are not so well insulated. In fact, about three–quarters now have central heating. However, 3________of truth in it. Windows, for example, are designed so that they can be conveniently opened to a great variety of degrees–instead of, 4_________, either being completely shut or fully open. This way, 5_________the house in winter without freezing its inhabitants.
A. houses in Britain are, on average
B. to many people from other countries
C. air can be let into
D. as in many other countries
E. also have a reputation
F. there is a grain
3. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А1–А6, обводя цифру 1, 2, 3 и 4, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа.
Houses and rooms.
Most older houses, even very small ones, have not one but two general living rooms (which estate agents call “reception rooms”). This arrangement maintains privacy (which is linked to cosiness). It allows the front room to be kept for comparatively formal visits, while family members and close friends can spend their time, safely hidden from public view, in the back room. Most smaller houses are built with just one living room (and in some older houses the two reception rooms have been converted into one). However, privacy must be preserved so these houses normally have a “hall” onto which the front door opens. It is rare for it to open straight onto the living room. Some houses also have a tiny “porch”, with its own door, through which people pass before getting to the hall-an extra line of defence! The same concern can be seen where there is both a front door and a back door. Even if both can be reached from the street, the back door is for family and close friends only.
A1 This text is about
1) traveling 2) healthy way of life 3) British houses 4) British cars
A2 Most older houses have … living rooms.
1) one 2) two 3) three 4) four
A3 The front room is kept for
1) parties 2) shows 3) formal visits 4) listening to music
A4 While family members and close friends can spend their time
1) in the back room 2) in the garden 3) in the kitchen 4) in the living room
A5 Most modern smaller houses are built with just … living room.
1) no one 2) one 3) three 4) four
A6 Some houses also have a … “porch”
1) large 2) small 3) tiny 4) beautiful
B3
4. Прочитайте предложения и составьте из них два текстa:
A semi-detached house
A terraced house
A. Unless they are located in the remotest parts of the country, detached houses are too expensive for most people. So that is what a very large proportion of people live in: one building with two separate households.
B. This kind of house usually has no way through to the back except through the house itself. Each house in the row is joined to the next one. (Houses at the end of the row are a bit more desirable-they are the most like a semi-detached).
C. They usually have two floors, with two bedrooms upstairs. Some have gardens back and front, others only at the back and others no gardens at all. Before the 1960s, Britain had millions of terraced houses, most with no inside toilet or bathroom.
D. Each house is the mirror of the other, inside and out. These houses can be found, street after street, in the suburbs of cities and the outskirts of towns all over Britain. Notice the separate front garden for each house.
E. Many of these were then knocked down, but in some areas those that have survived have become quite desirable-after repairs and building work have been carried out.
F. At the sides, there is access to the back, where there will also be two gardens. The most common building material is brick. The typical semi-detached has two floors and three bedrooms.
5. Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные в конце строк, обозначенных буквами В4–В11 так, чтобы они соответствовали содержанию текста.
Housing in Britain. Houses, not flats.
B4 A large, detached house not only _________ sure
It is also a status symbol. At the extreme end
B5 of the scale there is the _________ “stately home” aristocracy
set in acres of garden. Of course, such a house is
B6 an ________ dream for most people. But even reality
B7 a small detached house _________by garden, round
B8 gives the required _________ of rural life, which suggest
B9 is dear to the hearts of many ________ people. Britain
Most people would be happy to live in a cottage,
B10 and if this is a thatched cottage, ________ of a reminisce
B11 pre-industrial age, so much the ________. good
6. Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные в конце строк, обозначенных буквами В12–В17 так, чтобы они соответствовали содержанию текста.
Private property and public property.
Law and custom seem to support a
B12 clear_______ between what is public separate
and what is private. For example,
people have no general right to reserve
B13 the road ________ outside their house direct
for their own cars. The castle puts limits
B14 on the domain of its _________ as well as own
B15 keeping out others. It also limits _______. response
B16 It is _______ rare, for example, for people compare
B17 to attempt to keep the bit of _______ outside pave
their house clean and tidy. That is not their
job. It is outside their domain.
keys:
B1 1A; 2F; 3C; 4G; 5E; 6B; D-
B2 1B; 2A; 3F; 4D; 5C; E-
A1–A6 A1-3; A2-2; A3-3; A4-1; A5-2; A6-3;
B3 A semi–detached house–A,D,F; A terraced house–B,C,E;
B4–B11 B4-ensures; B5-aristocratic; B6-unrealistic; B7-surrounded; B8-suggestion;
B9-British; B10-reminiscent; B11-better;
B12–B17 B12-separation; B13-directly; B14-owner; B15-responsibility;
B16-comparatively; B17-pavement.