Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Philip and Michael Philip Masters was a millionaire now. (30)__________, everyone in the club was aware that he had built up his own business from scratch after he had left his first job as a kitchen salesman. “Ready-Fit Kitchens” had started in a shed at the end of Philip’s garden. Later, he (31)__________ in building a factory on the other side of town that employed more than three hundred people. Ten years later, the financial press speculated that Philip’s business was worth a couple of million. When five more years later the company was taken over by the John Lewis Partnership, Philip got seventeen million pounds. (32)__________ businessmen were as lucky as he was. Philip was married for more than twenty years. He had fallen in love with Sally at first (33)__________. Now Sally was chairman of the regional branch of the Save the Children Fund. Their son had just won a place at St Anne’s College, Oxford. Michael was the boy’s godfather. Michael Gilmour could (34)__________ be a greater contrast. On leaving school, where Philip had been his closest friend, he (35)__________ to find a permanent job. He started out as a trainee with Watneys, but lasted only a few months. Then he started to work as a reporter with a publishing company. He drifted from job to job. (36)__________ Philip, he married his childhood sweetheart, Carol West, the daughter of a local doctor. They had a daughter. Michael seemed to have settled down at last. 36. 1) Like 2) Alike 3) Familiar 4) Similar

Like Philip означает «как и Филип»: оба женились на своих возлюбленных детства. Alike обычно не ставится перед существительным, а familiar/similar требуют других конструкций.

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст / приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19–24, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19–24. Пример ответа: did not know Alaska Flag In 1926, thirteen-year-old Bennie Benson from the USA designed a flag for Alaska. His design (19)__________ (CHOOSE) as the winner of a flag-designing competition. Several decades (20)__________ (LATE), in 1959, it officially became the flag of Alaska. The design includes the Big Dipper and the North Star, also (21)__________ (CALL) Polaris. Camping This year our family decided to go camping. It was our (22)__________ (ONE) experience of this kind. We started (23)__________ (PACK) about a month before the trip. When our neighbour saw how many boxes and bags were attached to our car, she thought we were moving house. She exclaimed that she (24)__________ (NOT KNOW) we were leaving.

Дизайн сам себя не выбирал — его выбрали на конкурсе, поэтому нужен Passive Voice. Речь идёт о событии 1926 года, значит используем Past Simple Passive: was + V3 → was chosen.