Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике)
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I was sitting in an arm-chair and watching my sister Alison. She was getting ready for a party. Alison was 15 years __________________ than me and she always treated me like a child.
OLD
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Alison took her jewellery box from the table. The box __________________ of wood and had colourful stones on the top. “You know you must never touch it, right?” Alison said.
MAKE
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“If the box was mine, I __________________ you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I answered. Alison said nothing to that.
ALLOW
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When she put on her jewelry, she looked like a princess. She moved gracefully as if her __________________ didn’t touch the ground.
FOOT
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Alison kissed me goodnight and left. I tried to resist my curiosity but I __________________. I opened the box.
NOT CAN
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There __________________ lots of rings, ear-rings, bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out.
BE
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The __________________ piece of jewelry I tried on was a silver necklace. After that I lost track of time.
ONE
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Suddenly I __________________ Alison. She was standing at the doorway and looking at me angrily.
SEE
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I __________________ what to say. Many years have passed since that night. Now I am a designer – I create clothes and accessories. My sister likes my work very much.
NOT KNOW
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The Nobel Prize is a very prestigious award. Alfred Nobel, a successful businessman and the __________________ of explosives, established prizes for achievements in science, literature and economics.
INVENT
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Another award, the Oscar, is __________________ the most famous prize in the film industry.
PROBABLE
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The ceremony is an __________________ event with lots of film stars.
IMPRESS
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There are lots of musical awards –
Grammies, Brits, and the MTV awards for music, the list is __________________.
END
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In Britain, a writer who wins the Booker prize can expect to see their novel at the top of the bestseller lists and compete with ‘The Da Vinci Code’ for __________________.
POPULAR
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The Turner Prize is an award for British contemporary artists, and each year it causes heated discussions. Artists get lots of money for their __________________ and sometimes even strange works.
USUAL
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