Мы уже ранее обращались к этой теме на основе заданий ЦТ прошлых лет. Напоминаем, что в текущем варианте ЦТ и ЦЭ по английскому языку отсутствует, но, не факт, что к этим заданиям не вернутся в ближайшие годы.
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1. He failed to match his incredible = unbelievable long jump performance.
1. unbelievable 2. invisible 3. insignificant
2. His support is critical = important to the success of the project.
1. harmful 2. disapproving 3. important
3. Students who take a gap year are often more mature = serious and responsible.
1. cultural 2. traditional 3. serious
4. The whole family are committed = devoted vegetarians.
1. competent 2. devoted 3. competitive
5. He urged all citizens to boycott = stay away from the polls.
1. damage 2. stay away from 3. criticise
6. There are serious penalties for failure to comply with = meet the regulations.
1. meet 2. give up 3. change
7. I was tempted = persuaded into ordering a whole new wardrobe.
1. prevented 2. annoyed 3. persuaded
8. When a great opportunity like that comes along, you’d be a fool not to exploit = take advantage of it.
1. take advantage of 2. develop 3. create
9. The death of someone we love is a traumatic = stressful event.
1. stressful 2. fantastic 3. dangerous
10. I ‘m not prepared to stay and listen to these outrageous = inappropriate insults.
1. unnoticeable 2. inappropriate 3. unnecessary
11. I was thrilled = excited that so many important people turned up to the party.
1. excited 2. bothered 3. upset
12. We don’t yet know what the venue = place will be for the ceremony.
1. performance 2. adventure 3. place
13. He motioned = waved me in another direction.
1. said 2. waved 3. smiled
14. This year has seen a boom = rise in book sales.
1. rise 2. chaos 3. crisis
15. When they knew that they had won, they were really delighted = happy.
1. happy 2. educated 3. exciting
16. It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch = condition.
1. attraction 2. advantage 3. condition
17. I wanted to discover = investigate where he had been, but I did not like to ask directly.
1. invent 2. investigate 3. recall
18. Springtime in Paris is particularly enchanting = attractive.
1. loud 2. boring 3. attractive
19. It was sensible = rational of her to postpone the trip due to the bad weather.
1. rational 2. emotional 3. noticeable
20. Everyone crowded round, eager = impatient and excited.
1. unwilling 2. impatient 3. forced
21. It gave me a real thrill = excitement to see her again after so many years.
1. excitement 2. fear 3. surprise
22. When I moved to France, I was seeking a new challenge = trial.
1. objection 2. trial 3. argument
23. It seems incredible = unlikely that no one foresaw the crisis.
1. obvious 2. possible 3. unlikely
24. Pets should be treated with affection = love.
1. protection 2. pretence 3. love
25. The clue = key to solving our energy problem lies in conservation.
1. offer 2. key 3. reaction
26. The army must give power back to the legitimate = official government.
1. maximal 2. official 3. occasional
27. Surely the function of the law is to protect = defend everyone’s rights.
1. defend 2. prevent 3. provoke
28. Management felt no compulsion = necessity to provide housing for families.
1. dislike 2. necessity 3. sympathy
29. The airline industry needs to adopt = change a more consistent approach.
1. copy 2. change 3. lend
30. Don’t worry, he’ll do it eventually = finally, but he might take a long time to get round to it.
1. finally 2. suddenly 3. generally
31. We share = have an interest in gardening.
1. divide 2. distribute 3. have
32. Grants are available for less well-off = wealthy families.
1. expensive 2. wealthy 3. healthy
33. Is he aware of = familiar with the price of shoes like those?
1. familiar with 2. ignore about 3. afraid of
34. He is very inventive = original, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.
1. original 2. familiar 3. beautiful
35. I haven’t had time to think far ahead = in future.
1. in future 2. instead 3. at once
36. She was furious = mad at her husband for coming so late.
1. ignorant 2. calm 3. mad
37. He claimed = declared that it was all a conspiracy against him.
1. doubted 2. found out 3. declared
38. We are looking for kids from all different backgrounds = social categories.
1. social categories 2. locations 3. reasons
39. One of the many benefits = advantages of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
1. advantages 2. problems 3. prospects
40. Modems were standard = normal equipment on PCs sold for home use.
1. updated 2. stable 3. normal
41. You can hardly = almost never expect a pay rise when you’ve only been working for the company for two weeks!
1. quite firmly 2. nearly constantly 3. almost never
42. He’s acknowledged = approved as a leader in the local community.
1. addressed 2. approved 3. greeted
43. One major = important factor was the revolution in communications.
1. frequent 2. important 3. unusual
44. He raised his eyes to the altar as if seeking inspiration = stimulus.
1. stimulus 2. education 3. fame
45. Unemployment, inflation and greater inequality are often the downside = drawback of a market economy.
1. attraction 2. drawback 3. feature