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Robin Knox-Johnson
It’s 45 years since Sir Robin Knox-Johnson became the first person to sail non-stop around the world on his own. This November, aged 75, he will once again be competing alone in a 3,500-mile transatlantic race. Sir Robin talks about his feelings and experiences as he prepares to sail again:
I can’t get (1) ………… how excited I am about this race.

• off
• out
• back
• Over

Выберите грамматически верный вариант.

• The teacher explained to her students that water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade.
• The teacher explained to her students that water has been boiling at 100 degrees Centigrade.
• The teacher explained to her students that water boiled at 100 degrees Centigrade.

Выберите предложение, в котором вместо пробела требуется употребить артикль the.

• Is he … Pratchett who is a writer?
• … guinea pig is a domestic animal.
• She is in … hospital now.

If I have done better than them, it ………… a positive effect on my attitude and my (5!)………… during the race.

• profession
• training
• activity
• Performance

Выберите предложение, в котором артикли употреблены верно.

• West Indies, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.
• The West Indies, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to east and north.
• The West Indies, a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.

In the second paragraph, what does the writer mean by 'this' (in bold)?

• the need for both notes and coins
• using plastic and paper to show a currency's value
• the development of different currencies
• the metal used equalling the value of the coin

Выберите грамматически верный вариант.

• You needn't go there yesterday. They were surprised to see you.
• You needn't have gone there yesterday. They were surprised to see you.
• You didn’t need to go there yesterday. They were surprised to see you.

Sailing alone is (7) ………… − it really stretches you.

• awkward
• delicate
• Demanding
• tricky

With ocean racing, it’s all about the weather: if you make a mistake with the wind patterns, for example, you can soon (10) ………… into trouble.

• find
• Get
• lead
• become

Выберите грамматически верный вариант.

• The delivery man said that he had already delivered that order.
• The delivery man said that he already delivered that order.
• The delivery man said that he has already delivered that order.

Выберите предложение, в котором вместо пробела требуется употребить артикль an.

• One thing he lacks, however, is … heir.
• … hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.
• They normally have … high level of education.

Everything’s changed since I started out. These days, unlike 45 years ago, technology means you can check how everyone else is doing in the race, and this (2) ………… the choices you make.

• Affects
• causes
• results
• leads

Which statement best sums up the writer's thoughts?

• Money has always caused problems between people and continues to do so.
• The history of money is always changing, but not necessarily for the better.
• It is quite likely that attitudes to money will change considerably in the future
• History has shown that money does not always make people happier.

In the third paragraph, what is the writer's purpose?

• to explain the rise in popularity of the credit card
• to introduce a new view of the history of money
• to contrast people's attitudes to money now and in the past
• to show surprise at some reasons for not using cash

In the fourth paragraph, the writer says that credit cards tend to

• make people feel less guilty when cheating others.
• encourage people to distrust others more
• make victims of crime become more dishonest themselves
• allow people to leave the scene of their crime more quickly

Выберите грамматически верный вариант.

• Silly people never approved of.
• Silly people are never approved of.
• Silly people are never approved.

Выберите вариант, в котором времена употреблены верно.

• I was disappointed because when I arrived at the station the train already left.
• I was disappointed because when I arrived at the station the train had already left.
• I had been disappointed because when I arrived at the station the train had already left.

Выберите предложение, в котором вместо пробела необходимо употребить нулевой артикль.

• …violin is my mother’s favourite musical instrument.
• … green is not the colour I like.
• … watermelons from Cyprus are delicious!

I keep a close eye on the race and, if I see a competitor has done better than me in the last six hours, it makes me more (3) ………… to succeed.

• stubborn
• Determined
• ambitious
• passionate

Выберите вариант, в котором времена употреблены верно.

• By September he will have been working for the company for 16 years.
• By September he will be working for the company for 16 years.
• By September he will work for the company for 16 years.

Which statement best sums up the writer's thoughts?

• History has shown that money does not always make people happier.
• Money has always caused problems between people and continues to do so.
• The history of money is always changing, but not necessarily for the better.
• It is quite likely that attitudes to money will change considerably in the future

In the fourth paragraph, the writer says that credit cards tend to

• allow people to leave the scene of their crime more quickly
• make people feel less guilty when cheating others.
• encourage people to distrust others more
• make victims of crime become more dishonest themselves

In the third paragraph, what is the writer's purpose?

• to introduce a new view of the history of money
• to show surprise at some reasons for not using cash
• to contrast people's attitudes to money now and in the past
• to explain the rise in popularity of the credit card

In the second paragraph, what does the writer mean by 'this' (in bold)?

• the metal used equalling the value of the coin
• the need for both notes and coins
• the development of different currencies
• using plastic and paper to show a currency's value

In the first paragraph what point is the writer making about the introduction of money?

• It made a wider range of products available
• It brought different kinds of people together.
• It allowed people more freedom
• It made certain products less expensive.