F. Dostoyevsky's Memorial Apartment in Moscow F. Dostoyevsky's Memorial Apartment is the writer's only museum in Moscow and the first in the world. Fyodor Mikhailovich spent the first fifteen years of his life here. It is the place where his character took shape. The museum occupies a wing of Mariinskaya hospital. Although Fyodor was born in the opposite wing of the building in 1821, he lived with his parents in the apartment, which is now the museum of the period from 1823 to 1837. There is a memorial plaque on the building. The building inside has never been rebuilt: the walls, the stoves, and the floor structure have remained the way they used to be at the time when the writer lived there. The gate with lions on the arches in front of the entrance to the apartment has been preserved since Dostoyevsky's time. The museum holds authentic memorial furniture pieces of the Dostoyevsky's family, portraits of his parents, immediate ancestors and relatives as well as books. In fact, the family enjoyed reading. The writer's father and mother were educated people. The readings uniting the whole family usually took place in the living room. Books were taken out of the bookcase, the family members sat at the round table, wax candles were lit up. They read works by Karamzin, Derzhavin, Zhukovsky, Zagoskin and other authors. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений соответствуют содержанию текста (True), какие не соответствуют (False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (Not stated). There are some other F. Dostoyevsky's museums in Moscow. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 2 The museum is situated in a hospital building. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 3 People cannot see the original building any more. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated F. Dostoyevsky's parents graduated from a university. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated The living room in F. Dostoyevsky's flat was big. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Раздел «ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА» Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 6-10. Прочитайте текст с пропусками. Заполните пропуски, выбрав правильный ответ из выпадающих списков. Слова должны грамматически соответствовать содержанию текста. Count Leo Tolstoy in 1828, not far from the Russian city of Tula. His family were aristocrats and wealthy but the young Leo did not do 7 at university. He joined the army and fought in wars; later he travelled around Europe and settled 8 to write some of the world's novels. His subject was society, from the lowest levels to the highest. Later, he 9 books about religion, and raised awareness of social injustice. The major themes in the books are families, love, and war, and also the Russian countryside and the customs and 10 of its people. Some of the most famous titles are War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878). Leo Tolstoy died in 1910, and was mourned all over the world. Слова для выбора: 1) was born 1) best 2) born 2) better 2) down 3) appeared 3) well 4) bear 4) weller 1) up 1) had written 2) written 1) trust 2) beliefs 3) in 3) writes 3) believes 4) off 4) wrote 4) trusts Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 11-14. Прочитайте текст с пропусками. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в скобках, однокоренные слова так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Auckland Auckland is the largest and most populous city in New Zealand. The 11 (POPULATE) of Auckland is getting close to 1.4 million residents. It is 12 (CONVENIENT) situated in the North Island of the country, between the Waitakere Ranges and the Hauraki Gulf. The city enjoys an oceanic climate, which is (PREFER) to the climate in most of Europe. Zealand expats have an overall good experience when staying in Auckland. Most expats find it very easy communicate with the locals, who are very 14 (FRIEND). 15. Вы проводите информационный поиск в ходе выполнения проектной работы. Определите, в каком из текстов А-F содержатся ответы на интересующие Вас вопросы 1-7. Один из вопросов останется без ответа. Занесите Ваши ответы в таблицу. 1. What was coffee's long way to Europe like? 2. How did drinking coffee become a social life activity? 3. How was coffee discovered? 4. Why was coffee prohibited in some countries? 5. What ingredients are used in coffee recipes? 6. Why do some people refuse to drink coffee? 7. What helped coffee to conquer the USA? East usually add cardamom a coffee. They add neither mill F. When the first European exchanged gossip, sang anc the drink because the price for intellectuals, writers ar Текст Вопрос A. Coffee was first found in Eastern Africa in the area we know today as Ethiopia. A popular legend says that one day, a man called Kaldi was watching his goats eating grass and leaves. He noticed that after eating berries from a certain bush, the goats became very active. Curious, Kaldi tried the berries himself. He found that these berries gave him additional energy. The story quickly spread throughout the region. B. The first coffee berries were transported from Ethiopia to Arabian countries and then they were cultivated in Yemen. From there, coffee travelled to Turkey where coffee beans were roasted for the first time over open fires. The roasted beans were crushed and then boiled in water, creating the drink we enjoy today. Finally, in the seventeenth century, coffee arrived in France, Britain and Italy. C. The first coffeehouses opened in Mecca and quickly became popular centres of social and political activity. The government believed that coffee stimulated radical thinking, and even thought it might unite the opposition. As a result, soon coffee was forbidden in Mecca. The same thing happened in Turkey a century later, when coffee drinkers were severely punished. D. They say, in 1776, the thirteen American colonies adopted coffee as their national drink instead of tea. When the British tried to raise the tax on tea, Americans refused to buy it and switched to coffee. In fact, by drinking coffee, Americans demonstrated their political views and their dislike for the British — the famous tea-lovers. E. The Italians drink their espresso with sugar, the Germans and Swiss add an equal part of hot chocolate, the Mexicans prefer it with cinnamon, and the Belgians - with chocolate. Coffee drinkers in the Middle East usually add cardamom and spices. The Egyptians, on the other hand, are extremely fond of pure, strong coffee. They add neither milk nor cream. F. When the first European coffeehouses opened, they quickly grew into places where people played chess, exchanged gossip, sang and danced. Coffeehouses were very popular. Anyone could go and enjoy a cup of the drink because the price of a cup of coffee was reasonable. European coffeehouses became meeting points for intellectuals, writers and businessmen. Текст Вопрос B D E F