Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 13—19 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
David Beckham – is there a more famous and lovable celebrity? The footballer who played for such famous teams as Manchester United and Real Madrid is also a fashion model and a successful businessman.
David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975, in London, England. His father Ted Beckham was a kitchen fitter and his mother Sandra, a hair stylist. David Beckham was the family’s only son. A middle child between two sisters, David grew up with parents and relatives who were great fans of Manchester United, England’s legendary football club. From childhood, David was a promising footballer. At 11 he won the prestigious Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools National Skills Competition. David was noticed by Manchester United team officials, who asked him to try out for the club’s youth league. By the age of 16, Beckham had to drop out of school. He left home to play for his favourite team. Two years later he became a full-time player for Manchester United and one of its leading figures.
From 1992 to 2003, playing for Manchester United, David Beckham scored 85 goals. Every time he had a game, he wore different football boots – it was a sort of ritual for good luck. In 2003, David unexpectedly left his beloved team for Real Madrid. The reason was the growing conflict between David Beckham and Manchester’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. Once Sir Alex Ferguson fined David for babysitting with his sick child, while his wife Victoria, a designer, was at a London Fashion Week Event. The fine was really large. The incident caused a serious personal tension between the two men and ended in Beckham moving to the other club.
In Real Madrid, David Beckham was not allowed to wear his favourite number seven, because the right to wear it was written into the contract of another player. Instead, David decided to wear a shirt with number 23, which was the number of his favourite basketball player Michael Jordan. Though David Beckham immediately became very popular with the Real Madrid fans and his shirt sales made a lot of money for the football club, the team didn’t win any serious tournaments. Perhaps, it was one of the reasons why in 2007 Beckham signed a five-year contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy and moved to America. However, his career in America was a rocky one – numerous injuries affected him. In May 2013, David Beckham announced his plans to retire.
It’s important to say that David Beckham has always been a devoted husband and a loving father. David and his wife Victoria have three sons and a daughter. They say the boys are being trained as «bodyguards’ for their little sister Harper. The youngest, Cruz, has been practicing Taekwondo, Brooklyn is interested in boxing, and the oldest, Romeo, does karate. They are preparing early so that when Harper is older, «they will all be ready to protect her from noisy fans,» David says.
13. David Beckham’s parents were professional sportsmen.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
14. David Beckham’s school teachers supported his interest in football.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
15. When he was with Manchester United, David Beckham played all the games in the same lucky boots.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
16 David Beckham left Manchester United because he had problems with the team manager.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
17. David Beckham wore the same number in Manchester United and Real Madrid.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
18. David Beckham left Real Madrid for an American football club.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
19. The Beckhams’ sons want to become professional sportsmen.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Ответ: _______
По окончании выполнения заданий 12—19 не забудьте перенести свои ответы в БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! Запишите ответ справа от номера соответствующего задания, начиная с первой клеточки. При переносе ответа на задание 12 цифры записываются без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов. Каждую цифру пишите в отдельной клеточке в соответствии с приведёнными в бланке образцами.
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 20—28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20—28.
20. An old Russian immigrant, ________ he didn’t have long for this world, decided to visit his homeland one last time and stay with a distant cousin living just outside Moscow. FEEL
21. Together, they ________ whiskey & vodka and joked about the good old days. DRINK
22. The old American shamelessly bragged to _____ cousin that he could call anywhere he liked from America, even Hell if he so pleased. HE
23. His cousin replied that this _________ even be done in Russia, so gave him a telephone. CAN
24.
The old American looked the number up in his diary and dialed. Soon, the call ___________________ in a respectful voice. ANSWER
Operator: «Hello… This is Hell… How can I help you?»
25. Old American: «Is that the operator? No? Cerberus? I can’t hear very well – there is ____________ on the line. Can you speak up? BARK
26. What company is this? No matter – put me through to the chief, please. Tell him it’s Jimmy from the USA calling! We _____________ friends for ages.» BE
27. Operator: «Please, hold on, and I’ll put you through… (waiting) I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, but I’m afraid, Mr. Satan ___________ at the moment. However, we can OCCUPY
28. see that you ______________ to visit us soon, so would you like to make a reservation? We can put you up directly on your way to purgatory…» GO