TASK Reading Read the text carefully. Three sentences are missing in the text. Choose from the sentences AD the one which fits each gap 1-3. There is one extra sentence that you do not need. Monarch without a kingdom

I This November a hundred million butterflies will drop from the sky over Mexico, like autumn.

Jeaves But for how long Genetically modified marze could mean extinction for this beautiful 11 in November millions of Monarchs fall like bright, golden rain onto the forests in the mountain of central Mexico In the lence of these mountains you can hear a strange flapping of

butterfly. Rafael Ruiz reports

wing as the Monarchs anive at their destinations. 1).

III Before reaching their journey's etnd they have faced strong wind, rain and snow storms and they do not all manage to reach their destination When the winters are really bad, phuppo 70 per cent of them will not sure Their long joumey to Mexico a thought to be one of the most amazing eventa in the whole of the American continent When they get there they will stay until the begining of Apnl when the internal calendar tells them that it is tume to go back

2) IV These delheate creatures now face danger of another knd- from seientific progreuuterflies 3)

Laboratory experiments have shown that half of the b European Union has refused to approve new erops of genetically modified maize until further

wuch feed on the leaves genetically modified maize die within 48 hours. Not all experts agree that the vanety of munizem responsible for the threat to the Monarcha In spite of these doubta, the

vestigations have been carried out

A In the US, millions of films grow genetically modified maize which is pure poison for the

butterfly

B. In the mountain, which reach a height of 3.000 metres, the butterflies are safe.

C According to the investigations of the European Union the Monarch butterfly may disappear in

several decades D. The long journey, with all its dangers, begins again

Find words in the text which have a similar meaning to these definitions

Example an organism containing genetic material that has been artificially altered genetically modified 4. when a particular kind of animal no longer events (paragraph f) [1] 1

5. the nose wings make as they move (paragraph 6. what a scieatist does in order to find something out (paragraph

TASK 2 Writing

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В Центре столицы, на живописном холме над Москвой-рекой, высится создававшийся талантом и трудом многих поколений неповторимый ансамбль Кремля. Первое упоминание о Москве мы находим в документах 1147 г. , однако раскопки в Кремле показывают, что здесь уже были поселения во второй половине первого тысячелетия до нашей эры. При князе Иване Калите в 1339-1340 гг. из мощных дубовых стволов были сооружены новые стены. А уже при Дмитрии Донском, когда москвичи готовились к решительной борьбе с татарами, стены и башни Кремля были выложены из белого подмосковного камня. “Царствующим градом” называли Москву при Иване III, когда она во второй половине XV века стала столицей объединенного Русского государства. К этому времени относится самое большое строительство Кремля.
Три угловые башни – круглые. Первая из них – Водовзводная, возле Б. Каменного моста. Она названа так потому, что в ней был устроен первый в Москве водопровод для орошения кремлевских садов. В верхних этажах башни помещались огромные баки для хранения воды. Башня была построена в конце 1480-х годов. Одновременно с ней была возведена вторая угловая башня – Беклемишевская, или Москворецкая, – возле Москворецкого моста. По преданиям, она получила свое название по имени бояр Беклемишевых, двор которых находился поблизости. Третья угловая башня – Собакина, или Угловая Арсенальная, возле Кремлевского проезда, вплотную примыкает к Арсеналу, сооружена в 1492 г.
In the Center of the capital, on a beautiful hill above the Moskva river, stands built talent and labor of many generations the unique ensemble of the Kremlin. The first mention of Moscow we find in the documents 1147, however , excavations in the Kremlin shows that there were already a settlement in the second half of the first Millennium BC. Under Prince Ivan Kalita in 1339-1340 biennium of strong oak barrels were built new walls. And already with Dmitry Donskoy, when Muscovites were preparing for a showdown with the Tatars, the walls and towers of the Kremlin were built of white near Moscow stone. “The reigning hail called Moscow under Ivan III, when she in the second half of the XV century became the capital of a United Russian state. This is the largest construction of the Kremlin.
Three corner towers - round. The first of them, Vodovzvodnaya, B. near the Stone bridge. It is named so because it was arranged the first in Moscow water supply for irrigation of the Kremlin gardens. In the upper floors of the towers were placed huge water storage tanks. The tower was built in 1480-s. It was built the second corner tower - Beklemishevskaya, or Moskvoretskaya, near the Moskvoretsky bridge. According to legend, it was named after the boyars Беклемишевых, yard which was located nearby. The third corner tower - Sobakina, or Corner Arsenalnaya, near the Kremlin passage, close to the Arsenal, was built in 1492

Nobody doubts these days that progress in the world depends on progress in education, higher education in particular. English universities usually consist of colleges. The academic year is divided into three terms.The structure of courses does not differ from Russian courses in size of groups. Methods of assessment differ from university to university. Conditions of student life in Britain differ from those in Russia.The English assume that anyone from age eighteen is an indepen­dent being capable of making up his or her own mind and capable of looking after himself or herself. English students receive a grant from the state for the expenses of daily living. The level of the grant depends on the income of the'student and of the student's parents. Students can take out a special student loan which they do not have to repay until they are earning. Loans are not means-tested4. In the opinion of the English there is one more obvious difference be­tween British and Russian students, however.There is a widespread opinion that conditions may be different but goals of getting higher education are the same everywhere. Many peo­ple admit that for the majority of young people today success in life is measured in terms of the money young people earn.  They want to obtain prestigious diplomas to get higher wages and advancement.