OGE 9 класс

Вариант №14

1. Аудирование (1–4)

Вы услышите четыре коротких текста, обозначенных буквами A, B, C, D. В заданиях 1–4 запишите цифру 1, 2 или 3.

1. The passengers with electronic tickets should go to entrance...
2. Ken is spending his weekend...
3. Cathy is late because...
4. At the weekend, Chris is going...

2. Аудирование: сопоставление

Вы услышите 5 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями A‑E и рубриками 1‑6. Одна рубрика лишняя.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

3. Аудирование: заполнение таблицы

Прослушайте интервью и заполните таблицу. Впишите не более одного слова (без артиклей). Числа записывайте буквами.

№ПолеВаш ответ
6 Age of the respondent (years old)
7 Current job
8 Pet
9 The continent he/she wants to visit
10 Favourite food
11 Regular sports activity

4. Чтение: сопоставление

Установите соответствие между текстами A‑F и вопросами 1‑7. Один вопрос лишний.

Тексты A-F
A.

The basin of the Volga includes most of Western Russia, an area that is home to eleven large and important cities in Russia. No wonder the river has played an important role in the history and culture of the Russians. There are different opinions about the meaning of the word Volga. Some scientists say it is derived from early Slavic language roots and means wetness or moisture, others consider that word comes from the Finnish valka, which means white, clear.

B.

The Volga region has always been a nice place to live and a great attraction to tourists. Sadly, pollution in some parts of the Volga has now reached a critical level. According to government reports, a great amount of waste is thrown into the river every year by factories and cities along its banks. Recently, a federal program for improving the ecological situation and restoring water purity of the Volga has been discussed and accepted.

C.

The Volga River is magic with its beauty. It has always inspired writers, musicians and artists to create their masterpieces. Isaac Levitan, an outstanding landscape artist, created some of his best works when he lived in a small town on the Volga. In his works, he showed the river and its landscapes with forests, valleys and fields. Nowadays his famous paintings Evening on the Volga, After the Rain and Fresh breeze. Volga are displayed in the Tretyakov Gallery.

D.

Every year in May, numerous festivals and events are held in cities and towns which are situated on the Volga banks. They are united by one theme — the famous Russian River. In fact, in 2008, it was decided to establish Volga Day and to include it in the international ecological calendar. The aim of the events is to draw attention to the ecological status of the river. Volga Day could encourage the local population to take part in conservation activities.

E.

The Volga River, no doubt, is the most famous Russian river. Its length is about 3530 km. It is one of the largest rivers in the world and the longest river in Europe. A lot of beautiful old cities were set on its banks. The great river is navigable for almost all of its length, though it freezes for three months every year. The Volga flows from the Valdai Hills, which are in the north-west of Central Russia, and runs down into the Caspian Sea.

F.

The Volga Delta is the largest river delta in Europe. The delta is famous for its wildlife. It is the only place in Russia where flamingos and pelicans live. Due to the specific environment, beautiful lotus flowers grow there. The white, pink, red, blue and yellow lotus flowers are in bloom for about two months a year, usually in the second part of the summer. The total area of lotus fields in the Volga Delta is about several hundred hectares.

5. Чтение: True/False/Not stated

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано (3 – Not stated).

The first stamp

Great Britain was the first country in the world to issue a postage stamp. It was in 1840. Before stamps were invented, the person who received the letter had to pay for it. The postal cost was very expensive. To calculate the cost, the postal service calculated the distance the letter had travelled. The route was also important. People were unhappy with the postal service and asked to improve the situation.

The changes in Britain's national mail service started when an Englishman called Rowland Hill came up with the idea of pre-paying for letters with 'postage stamps'. He considered that it was fairer to make the sender pay for the letters.

There is a legend about how Rowland Hill thought up his invention. One morning, on his way to work, he met a very sad young lady. She had just refused to take the letter from the postman. Rowland Hill felt that this letter was a message from the girl's dear friend. He thought that she could not read the letter because she did not have the money to pay for its delivery.

He came up to the lady and the postman, paid the postal fee and handed the letter to the girl. To his great surprise, she informed him that she didn't want the letter. She had already learnt the news that was in the letter. The girl explained that because of the high postage cost, her dear friend coded the message in the address. The girl needed only to look at the address to understand the message. Then she gave back the letter to the postman without paying for it. Rowland Hill was astonished at their inventive plan, but this incident gave him the idea that postage should be paid in advance.

Rowland Hill was a successful businessman who understood postal issues. In 1837 he presented the Post Office Reform Project to the government. He proposed to set up a single rate of one penny for a prepaid letter. According to the reform, the sender had to buy a stamp for his letter for one penny.

Hill's Post Office Reform Project started in January 1840. A special competition for the first postage stamp was announced. There were a lot of proposals and designs. At last it was decided to use a portrait of Queen Victoria painted when she was just a 15-year-old princess.

The penny stamp known as the Penny Black presents a portrait of Queen Victoria, who was Queen at that time. The image stands against a black background. It was called the Penny Black because it cost a penny, and it was black. Nowadays the Penny Black is not rare — 68 million of them were printed — but if you have one in excellent condition it could be worth 1000 pounds.

On May 7, 1840, Britain placed on sale a second stamp, the Two-Penny Blue. Nowadays the United Kingdom is the only country that doesn't have its name on its stamps, usually they have only the monarch's head.

13. Before 1840 the postal cost depended on the distance the letter had covered.
14. Rowland Hill had to use the postal services regularly.
15. Rowland Hill saw that the girl paid the postman for a letter from her friend.
16. The girl and her friend used a special code to communicate with each other.
17. It was Rowland Hill's idea to put the image of the Queen on the stamp.
18. The first stamp got its name due to its price and colour.
19. The official name of the country is printed on every British stamp.

6. Грамматика (20-28)

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами, так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски.

Weekends at the grandparents' had always been very special for Paul and Kate. That Saturday, they 20__ up and immediately felt the amazing flavours from the kitchen.

The door 21__ but the children knew that the grandma wanted to treat them to their favourite pancakes.

They tip-toed to the kitchen, as quietly as they 22__.

When the kids entered the kitchen, the grandma 23__ her magic over the stove and didn't see them.

Paul sneezed loudly and she turned around to 24__.

"Oh, here you are!" she smiled. "Have you washed your hands yet?"

"Yes, we have!" reported Kate. "And we 25__ our beds." "Impressive!" the grandma nodded approvingly. "Then help me lay the table."

A moment later, everything was ready. The table was laid. The children had put plates, cups, and forks on it.

There 26__ a bowl with red apples from their garden on it too.

The children sat at the table and looked up at their grandma. They were about to enjoy the 27__ pancakes in the world with the tastiest strawberry jam. What can make a 28__ start of the day?

7. Лексика (29-34)

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами, так чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.

Travelling is my passion. I enjoy seeing new places. 29__ I've been to Moscow. My friends were surprised that I chose the winter season for my trip.
According to them, it's almost 30__ to survive in Russia in winter. They were mistaken of course!
Moscow covered with snow is an absolutely 31__ and bright place.
Everything is decorated with lights.
I stayed in a hotel near Gorky Park which is a nice place for 32__. Amazing in winter, Gorky Park turns into a huge skating rink and I often went ice skating. I couldn't skate well.
I was just a 33__ but I quickly improved. Probably it was the music, lights and people's smiles around that gave me inspiration.

8. Письмо

Напишите письмо объёмом 100–130 слов, ответьте на три вопроса. Пишите ответ по правилам оформления письма. Не пишите адрес и дату. Не забудьте поблагодарить друга за полученное письмо и написать, что ждёте от него ответного письма.

Письмо-стимул:
From: Teddy@mail.uk
To: Russian_friend@oge.ru
Subject: Learning languages
...I’m doing a class project on learning foreign languages. Please answer the following
questions from the questionnaire to help me with my difficult task...
...When did you start learning English? What other languages would you like to
learn, why? What is the most effective way to learn foreign languages, in your view?..