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Задание 1. Понимание письменного текста. Read the following article on memes. For questions 1-15, decide which answer best fits each gap. Прочитайте статью о мемах. Выполните задание, выбрав правильные ответы из списка.
A meme is a small piece of culture that people share and copy. It can be a picture, a short phrase, a joke, or even a way of doing something. When one person shows a meme to another person, and that person shows it to someone else, the meme spreads. The idea of memes was first talked about in the 1970s by a British writer and scientist. He said that memes move from person to person a little like ideas or habits. Some memes change over time because people add something new or make a funny version of the original. Memes can appear in many forms. They may be words we repeat, popular styles, or things people do on social media. People share memes when they talk, write messages, post online, or send pictures. The memes that people like the most are the ones that spread the quickest. Some people think memes are helpful because they make communication fun and easy. Others believe that memes can be confusing or even harmful if they give wrong information or hurt someone’s feelings. A meme that seems funny to one group may be upsetting to another group. Today, many memes come from the Internet. Internet memes move very fast because people see them on social media, websites, or through messages. These memes often change because someone edits the picture or rewrites the words. Every time someone changes a meme, a new version appears, and the meme continues to spread in a different way.
1 What is a meme?
2 Which of these can be a meme?
3 How do memes spread?
4 Who first talked about memes
5 When did people first talk about memes?
6 What happens to some memes over time?
7 Which of these is NOT mentioned as a form of a meme?
8 How do people usually share memes today?
9 What happens when people like a meme a lot?
10 Why do some people think memes are helpful?
11 Why do some people think memes can be harmful?
12 Why might a meme upset some people?
13 Where do many memes come from today?
14 Why do Internet memes change quickly?
15 What happens when someone makes a new version of a meme?
Ответ:
A small piece of culture that people share and copy.
A joke.
From person to person.
A British writer and scientist.
In the 1970s.
They change because people add something new.
A musical instrument.
By posting online or sending messages.
It spreads the quickest.
They make communication fun and easy.
They can give wrong information or hurt someone’s feelings.
It may seem funny to one group but upsetting to another.
From the Internet.
Because people edit the picture or rewrite the words.
A new version appears, and the meme continues to spread.
Задание 2. Task 1. For questions 1-10, read the extract from the article and complete the task.
Use these verbs in their new forms – finite (tense, mood, number, person) and non-finite (infinitive, gerund, participle) – and complete the gaps.
consider
create
forbid
long
meet
observe
obsess
suffer
Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, becomes 1.with the idea of reanimating life. He had to explore 2.knowledge and collect body parts 3.a living being – something to change science forever. The creature, on 4.humans, is open to them. But he is met with fear and violence. He seems 5.for connection and learning. By 6.a family, he learns to speak and read. But not being accepted drives him to despair. It is Victor’s younger brother whom the creature kills in revenge. Victor feels responsible but keeps silent. When an innocent girl is accused, he can’t but 7.. However, he doesn’t tell the truth, causing more tragedy. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Gothic classic Frankenstein suggests that ambition without responsibility is fatal. It 8.one of the first science-fiction novels. An international sensation, the story has been adapted hundreds of times in different media and has influenced pop culture at large. 9. The word «reanimating» is closest in meaning to _.
10. The phrase «drives him to despair» implies that the creature feels _.
Ответ:
obsessed
to create
to observe
meeting
longing
suffering
consider
is considered
bringing back to life
hopeless and miserable