- The booking office of the Central Circus. Can I help you?- I’d like to reserved seats for today’s performance. Could you tell me when it starts?- We

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living, trade

Nobody doubts these days that progress in the world
depends on progress in education, higher education in particular.

In Britain, for example, about 71 per cent of pupils
continue studying after the age of 16. The proportion of young people entering
universities has risen from one in eight
in 1980 to almost about one in three at present.

English universities usually consist of colleges. The
academic year is divided into three terms. The course lasts three or four
years, depending on the subject area: arts, science, law, engineering,
medicine, social sciences. The structure of courses does not differ from
Russian courses in size of groups, methods of teaching and close relationships
with teachers. Methods of assessment differ from university to university but
all British students have to undergo lengthy written examinations.

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.
As a rule, English students try to live away from home. Like Russian students,
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. Besides, 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. Traditionally, there has always been an
enormous amounurf jL^t^L^^ Britain. It takesiplace in universities as well:
playing in the university band, taking part in athletics or football, running
university newspapers, helping the disabled and pensioners, participating in
local and national voluntary groups and societies.

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. This materialistic outlook
has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young people these days
acquire knowledge only for its own sake5. They want to obtain prestigious
diplomas to get higher wages and advancement.

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archaeology was the sudden collapse of the Mayan Civilisation of Central America. The disappearance of one of the great civilisations of the ancient world puzzled scientists for years, as they searched for clues among the ruined and deserted Mayan cities. How could a sophisticated culture with its knowledge of mathematics and astronomy vanish into thin air? At its height in about 800 AD, there were probably about 13 million •Mayans supporting elaborate cities with grand pyrarnid temples. Their lands extended from Chichen Itza on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, through Tikal in Guatemala to Copan in Honduras. And then, almost instantly, everything collapsed. Researchers have recently discovered that it was in fact climate change that caused the collapse of Mayan culture. It coincides directly with several periods of intense drought each lasting about a decade. The worst drought lasted between about 760 and 800 AD. Each one put more intense pressure on an already fragile civilisation. The cities were densely populated. But they relied on corn-growing farmers who didn't produce enough to sustain both themselves and the city dwellers. Even though the Maya built reservoirs to collect water, their crops still depended on seasonal rains. Their land had few rivers, being mostly dry limestone. When the rains failed, the water for drinking and agriculture simply ran out. With few reserves and lacking what became crucial for survival, Mayan Civilisation died. History has many examples of cultures that collapsed in other parts of the world. Almost 3,500 years ago, a drought lasting about 200 years terminated a flourishing society in Mesopotamia. Scientists know from studying the rings in trees that a drought in about 1130 AD destroyed the Anasazi culture of the Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, USA. But not all societies have had to surrender to the devastating effects of drought. The Chumash, of California's Channel Islands, apparently changed their behaviour in response to climate change. When deadly droughts threatened their survival, these hunter-gatherers became traders. What can modern societies learn from the Maya's downfall? Supplies of clean water are one of the biggest problems facing countries all over the world. Australia has experienced record droughts since the start of the 21st century. The western USA uses so much water that the Colorado River is dry by the time it joins the sea. People will have to change their habits even more, in order to survive the climate changes that are predicted in the next decades.

jump? 3. Ann ______ want to be a doctor. _______ she want to be a teacher? 4. ______ you and Sam like to ski?- Yes, we _____. 5._______ Sam's sister like to swim?- No, she _____. 6 Tom and Bob ______ skate. ______ they ski? 7. I ____ play tennis. ______ your friend play tennis? 8 Tom's friend ______ live in the city. _______ he live in the country? 9. _______ Bob and Tom read books?- No, they ______. 10. _______ their brother read books?- Yes? he______.

a kitten , paints kevin is always late . melissa has a sweet tooth . susan is fond of music thomas playys tennis mary loves pets alice likes to daaw andrew loves sports

ironed? - ......................... A) At the laundry. B) At the bank. C) At the shop. D) At the post-office. E) At school. *** 2. Choose the best answer: A police officer…. car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them. A) whose B) who C) when D) where E) which *** 3. Complete the sentence: Andy said that no other car could go ... his. A) as fast as B) as fast like C) as fast that D) so fast like E) so fast than *** 4. Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech: Jane said: “Did you see that film last month?” A) Jane interested if I had seen that film the previous month B) Jane ordered if I had seen that film last month C) Jane asked that I had seen that film last month D) Jane asked if I saw that film last month E) Jane interested if I seen that film last month *** 5. Choose the appropriate word(s): Sara and Kelly were getting treatment in the ... hospital. Their cases were.... A) same/similar B) similar/same C) best/same D) bad/same E) bad/best *** 6. Choose the best answer: If you ……… to him, you ……… a lot. A) listen/will learn B) will listen/will learn C) listen/learn D) will listen/learn E) listened/ will learn *** 7. Find the appropriate modal verb: It is raining. You … take your anorak. A) should B) couldn’t C) shouldn’t D) mustn’t E) are must *** 8. Find the right variant: Sergei Bezrukov … as a talented actor by all. A) is recognized B) is recognize C) recognize D) was recognize E) were recognize *** 9. Find the appropriate modal verb: I have got toothache. I … go to the dentist. A) must B) mustn’t C) can have been D) should have done E) should be *** 10. Complete the sentence: He … the newspaper at the time you rang. A) was reading B) read C) was read D) were reading E) readed *** 11. Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech: John said to Tom: “Do you want to go to the cinema?” A) John asked Tom if he wanted to go to the cinema. B) John asked Tom he wanted to go to the cinema. C) John asked Tom did he want to go to the cinema. D) John asked Tom if do he want to go to the cinema. E) John asked Tom he had wanted to go to the cinema. *** 12. Choose the right variant: By the time the police arrived, the thieves ……. the stolen money. A) had hidden B) hide C) will have hidden D) are hiding E) hid *** 13. Choose the best question: Bill reads newspapers in the kitchen every morning. A) What does Bill do in the kitchen? B) Where do they read newspapers? C) How many newspapers does Bill have? D) Who cooks in the kitchen? E) Where does he buy newspapers? *** 14. Choose the best question: It usually takes her 15 minutes to get to the office by underground. A) How long does it take her to get to the office by underground? B) How long does it usually take you to get to the office? C) Who got to the office in 15 minutes? D) It usually took her 15 minutes to get to the office by underground, didn`t it? E) Where do you get in 15 minutes? *** 15. Choose the right order to make up a story: 1. Meat comes from animals. 2. People cannot live without food. 3. Where does our food come from? 4. People eat domestic birds too. A) 2,3,1,4 B) 4,2,3,1 C) 1,2,3,4 D) 2,1,4,3 E) 3,4,2,1