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Задание 1. Which statements about Christmas in Japan are true?
Families usually gather on Christmas Day.
Christmas is the most important holiday of the year.
Many people work on Christmas Day.
Christmas is not an official public holiday.
Ответ: 3, 4
What do many Japanese people do on Christmas Eve?
They have dinner at an expensive restaurant.
They celebrate Christmas.
They stay at home all evening.
They visit relatives for dinner.
Ответ: 1,2
What food is common during Christmas celebrations in Japan?
fried or teriyaki chicken
roast turkey
baked ham
Christmas cake with whipped cream and fruit
Ответ: 1,4
Which statements about Christmas gifts in Japan are correct?
Romantic couples often exchange presents.
Young children usually receive presents from their parents.
Children usually buy presents for their parents.
Only family members exchange gifts.
Ответ: 1,2
What are oseibo gifts?
Gifts for bosses, teachers, or colleagues
Presents only for young children
A way to thank people for their help or service
Special Christmas cakes
Ответ: 1,3
Задание 2
Listening
Listen to an extract from a radio programme. For statements 1 — 9 choose ‘true’ if the statement is true or ‘false’ if it is false.
Listen again. Match the statements (10 – 15) with the correct source of energy.
Each source of energy may be used more than once.
Solar power
Wind power
Nuclear power
The search for new energy sources has become more important because traditional fuels will not last forever.
TRUE +
FALSE
One of the biggest disadvantages of solar energy is that it creates harmful gases while producing electricity.
TRUE
FALSE +
Scientists have suggested collecting solar energy outside the Earth’s atmosphere to avoid interruptions caused by weather and darkness.
TRUE +
FALSE
Wind energy depends on heat from the sun rather than direct sunlight, so it can still be generated on overcast days.
TRUE +
FALSE
Europe currently produces more wind power than any other part of the world.
TRUE +
FALSE
Wind turbines always generate a steady amount of electricity, regardless of weather conditions.
TRUE
FALSE +
Nuclear energy became less popular for a period because of safety concerns, waste disposal problems, and the expense of building power stations.
TRUE +
FALSE
The accident at Fukushima happened after an earthquake caused a volcanic eruption near the power plant.
TRUE
FALSE +
Although opinions remain divided, some experts consider nuclear energy to be one of the most environmentally friendly options for the future.
TRUE +
FALSE
This form of energy has been criticised because of possible dangers connected with accidents and storing unwanted materials.
solar power
wind power
nuclear power
The amount of electricity produced by this energy source can change because it depends on the movement of air.
solar power
wind power
nuclear power +
Researchers are considering ways to produce this type of energy beyond the Earth’s surface in the future.
solar power
wind power +
nuclear power
The high cost of the technology is one reason why this energy source is not yet widely used around the world.
solar power +
wind power
nuclear power
In some places, people are opposed to building new facilities because they think they may affect the appearance of the surrounding area.
solar power
wind power +
nuclear power
This energy source was once considered the main solution for replacing fossil fuels but later became less popular.
solar power
wind power
nuclear power +
Задание 3
Reading
Read the text. In statements 1 -7 choose ‘true’ if the statement is true or ‘false’ if it is false.
The Chef
Have you ever cooked something that was burnt on the outside but raw in the middle? Have you ever grilled meat that was too rare or too well done? Has a pot ever boiled over? Has a cake ever stuck to a pan? Have you ever made food that was too greasy, too spicy, or too salty?
Cooking has its challenges! Now imagine cooking with your eyes closed. Imagine that additional challenge. That is what cooking is like for Laura Martinez. She is a blind chef.
When Laura was one year old, she was diagnosed with cancerous tumors in both her eyes. Doctors succeeded in curing the cancer with drugs and radiation, but they couldn’t save Laura’s sight.
Incredibly, for most of her childhood, Laura didn’t know that she was blind. Born in Mexico, she grew up in a house surrounded by big trees that she climbed with her cousins. Her family and friends always treated her normally, and she had no reason to think that she was disabled in any way. When she was nine years old, her family moved to the United States. It wasn’t until the summer before middle school that her family told her that she was blind. Until then, she had assumed that everyone experienced the world the way she did through sound, touch, smell, and taste. She was shocked to learn that there was a fifth sense-sight.
Laura was a good learner, and she did well in middle school and high school. After she graduated from high school, she left home to go to college. She planned to major in psychology and become a psychologist because she knew there were blind psychologists. But she dropped out of college after the first year. She didn’t leave because of experiences she had in the college’s classrooms. She left because of experiences she had in the college’s cafeteria.
Every time Laura walked into the cafeteria, she noticed the smells first. She couldn’t help but compare them to the smells in her mother’s kitchen back home. She remembered especially the smell of mole, a Mexican sauce made with chili peppers, black pepper, cinnamon, and cumin. When her mother ground the spices for mole, Laura thought the kitchen smelled awesome, so different from the cafeteria, which she thought smelled weird. She thought, too, about the fresh ingredients her mother used in her cooking. She suspected that the ingredients in the cafeteria food didn’t come fresh from gardens, markets, or farms. They came from bottles, cans, and boxes.
Sitting in the cafeteria, trying to eat meals she hated, Laura realized that food, not psychology, was her passion. She didn’t want to be a psychologist. She wanted to be a chef.
Fortunately for Laura, there was a great culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu, in Chicago, just a few hours from her parents’ home. Unfortunately for Laura, the school was not interested in having her as a student. She wondered if it was because she was blind.
Determined to get into the school, she made an appointment to talk to someone in the president’s office. The man she talked to was sympathetic. «My mother is blind, too,» he told Laura, «but I don’t think she’s capable of doing something like cooking at Le Cordon Bleu.» Laura responded, «How do you know? Give me a chance. And if I’m not able to succeed here, I’ll pick up my things and leave—you won’t even have to kick me out.» Laura was admitted to Le Cordon Bleu.
In her last year of culinary school, Laura had some extraordinary luck. A famous chef — the owner of one of Chicago’s top restaurants — stopped by for a visit. He paused in his tour of the kitchen to watch Laura. She was cooking by smell, taste, and touch, even touching simmering liquids to make sure the temperature was right. He tasted a piece of chicken Laura had cooked and then said, «You’re going to work for me, right?»
«That would be an honor,» Laura replied. After she graduated from culinary school, Laura started working at the restaurant. It was her dream job. «We were like family,» she remembers. «No one ever said, ‘You can’t do this because you can’t see».
For three years, she prepped, cleaned, chopped, and cooked alongside Chicago’s best chefs. She learned new techniques. Customers frequently praised her dishes. Many returned, requesting meals she had prepared and complimenting her on the exceptional quality of the food.
Laura’s family always encouraged her to live like other children.
TRUE +
FALSE
Before moving to the United States, Laura understood that other people experienced the world through sight.
TRUE
FALSE +
The smells in the college cafeteria reminded Laura of the delicious meals her mother used to prepare.
TRUE +
FALSE
Laura believed that the cafeteria meals were made with fresh ingredients from local farms and markets.
TRUE
FALSE +
At first, the man from the culinary school thought Laura might not be able to complete the cooking course successfully.
TRUE +
FALSE
Laura often checked her cooking by using her senses of smell, taste, and touch.
TRUE +
FALSE
Laura’s colleagues from the restaurant often refused to let her prepare meals because she was blind.
TRUE
FALSE +
Read the text again. Put the sentences in the correct order to match the events in the text. Sentence 0 is done as an example. Если все варианты одновременно не помещаются в окно браузера, можно воспользоваться сочетанием клавиш ctrl и (-) (cmd и (-) для Mac) для уменьшения масштаба окна
Although doctors treated her illness when she was very young, they could not restore her eyesight. —
After successfully completing culinary school, she accepted an offer to join a famous chef’s restaurant. —
Her disappointment with the meals in the college cafeteria made her realise what she really wanted to do in life. —
At college, she discovered that preparing food interested her much more than the subject she had chosen to study. —
She refused to give up when a cooking school doubted her abilities and convinced them to let her study there. —
A respected chef noticed her unusual way of cooking and invited her to work with him. —
Laura grew up leading an active childhood and only later found out that she was unable to see. —
Laura spent several years working in a leading restaurant, where she developed her skills and earned excellent feedback from guests. — [пустое поле]
Ответ: Порядок цифр: 2, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1, 8