Задание

Content of the Unified State Exam: Use of English

Parts:

Word formation (grammar)

Word formation (grammar and vocabulary)

Gapped text (grammar and vocabulary)

Total points:20

Time:40 mins

Exam advice

Use of English Part 1

Read the whole text to understand what it is about.

Find the markers that will help you to identify the tense.

Pay attention to the part of speech of the words that need to be inserted in the gap.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the given words

Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19–25 , так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19–25.

Commuters

Bill is a commuter. Along with (19) millions of other residents of large cities, he leaves the outskirts of the city every morning and rushes to the city centre. It usually (20) takes him several hours to get to the office in the city center. Bill tells (21) us that it's not so easy to commute. He (22) has been commuting for many years by train, but now he goes to work by car.

Disadvantages of living in the city

Many city residents complain about life in huge metropolises. They say that if they (23) lived in the countryside, they would be able to lead a healthier lifestyle. The (24) most serious drawbacks of a city life, they claim, are pollution and constant noise. They hope that with the development of technology, cities (25) will be able to solve this problem very soon.

Write your answers to tasks 19–25 IN CAPITAL LETTERS as in the exam answer sheet.

Ответ: HASSURVIVED

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