1 Ответ
Listen to a radio interview with a member of a sporting association and choose the best answer for the following questions. You will hear the text twice.
Задание 1. Where did the sport originate?
A) South Africa
В) Britain
С) Ireland +
Задание 2. What does he say about the ball?
A) It’s made from leather. +
В) It’s made from wood.
С) It’s the same as a tennis ball.
Задание 3. How many points is a goal scored past the goalkeeper worth?
A) three
В) two +
С) one
Задание 4. How many kilometres an hour can the ball travel?
A) 115
В) 150 +
С) 110
Задание 5. One of the rules of the game is that you
A) cannot hold the ball in your hand.
В) can only carry the ball using the hurley.
С) must use the hurley to pick the ball up from the ground. +
Задание 6. What does Sean say about the best hurling players?
A) They earn too much money.
В) They earn no money. +
С) They aren’t as skilful as they were in the past.
Задание 7. What does he say about the fans of the game?
A) They are aggressive.
В) Rival fans sit together. +
С) They come from the nobility.
Read an interview in which an Irish-Australian writer called Patrick O’Reilly is talking
about the Irish-Gaelic language, and answer questions 8–15 choosing option A, B, C or D which best fits according to the text.
Interviewer: Good evening, everyone. With me in the studio today is Patrick O’Reilly, a
third-generation Irish-Australian who is a writer and broadcaster and passionate
supporter of the Irish-Gaelic language. Welcome, Patrick.
Patrick: Thank you, Sinead.
Interviewer: Tell me Patrick, what significance does Irish have for you?
Задание 8. Patrick’s offspring DOESN’T speak the Irish-Gaelic language.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE +
С) NOT STATED
Задание 9. There are TV channels in Australia that broadcast in Irish.
A) TRUE +
B) FALSE
С) NOT STATED
Задание 10. Why is the Irish language significant to Patrick?
A) It was spoken to him when he was a child.
B) It evokes city life in a particular era.
C) It came close to disappearing at one time.
D) It is a major part of his cultural heritage. +
Задание 11. Which aspect of Irish has particularly impressed Patrick?
A) its age as a language
B) its suitability for song lyrics
C) its success in the modern world +
D) its role in broadcasting
Задание 12. Why was Patrick keen to learn Irish?
A) He lacked a strong identity as an Australian.
B) He was reacting against other people’s views.
C) He was aware that it would broaden his horizons. +
D) He wanted to be actively involved in its revival.
Задание 13. According to Patrick, what makes Irish different from other languages in
Australia?
A) It is impossible to show how it sounds.
B) It is not a language published in Australia.
C) It is used as a second language.
D) It has not gone through a process of evolution.+
Задание 14. What reason does Patrick give for Irish becoming fashionable?
A) Speaking languages fluently has become a status symbol.
B) It is associated with the popularity of the country. +
C) It is seen as the language of well-known fairy tales.
D) Many Irish-Australians now aspire to live in Ireland.
Задание 15. What does Patrick say about other people’s explanations of why they are
learning Irish?
A) They may not reveal the whole truth. +
B) They show they are trying to reassure themselves.
C) They reveal a lack of self-awareness.
D) They indicate that people feel little need to justify themselves.