Smoking should be banned in public places

Tragedyanddisaster
At 19:30 on 18 November 1987, a massive fire swept the King's Cross St Pancras tube station, the busiest station on the network, killed 31 people. Although smoking was banned on the London Underground, the fire was caused by a burning cigarette, which had been fallen (сигарета упала сама, то есть активный залог) the side of a wooden escalator.	SWEEP KILL BAN CAUSE FALL
The escalator was not cleaned for some time and was covered in grease (был грязным), which helped to start the fire. An official statement from London Transport released a week after the fire read: ‘A fire was caused at King’s Cross station which was the result in the loss of many lives’.	CLEAN RELEASE RESULT result in-resulted
It was believed that London transport workers knew of many possible dangers that could have caused a disaster but chose to ignore the warnings. Due to this event, all wooden escalators were took out and replaced.	BELIEVE CHOOSE TAKE REPLACE
At 08:50 on 7th July 2005, three bombs exploded on the London Underground. The first and second bombs exploded on Circle Line trains while the third bomb exploded on a Piccadilly line train, travelling between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square. The bombing was carried by terrorists.	EXPLODE TRAVEL CARRY
GhostsontheUnderground
The London Underground is more than 140 years old and, not surprisingly, many people say that they are hearing strange noises deep underneath the streets of London. It is believed that the ghost of William Terris can	HEAR BELIEVE
Walk around the tunnels and platforms of Covent Garden dressed in a long black coat, tall hat and white gloves. He died near the station in 1897.	DRESS DIE
The grave of the ‘Black Nun’ was disturbed when Bank Underground Station was built last century. The nun’s brother, Phillip Whitehead, was executed in 1811 for forged money.	DISTURB BUILD FORGE
After his execution the nun, who always was dressed in black, waited for him outside a nearby bank every evening for 40 years until she died. It is said that to this day, her ghost still is searching for her brother along the platforms of this station.	DRESS DIE SAY SEARCH
Modernday
The modern-day Underground is an important part of city life in London. Tube trains travel 43 million miles a year. That is 1,735 times around the world or 90 trips to the moon and back!	BE
Today the London Underground has 11 train lines. London's busied Tube station, between 07.00 - 10.00 and from Monday to Friday, is Waterloo, with 51,100 people using it. The busiest station in terms of passengers each year is Victoria with 76 million people.	BUSY USE
The escalators in Underground stations include some of the longest in Europe. The longest escalator is at Angel station, which is 60 metres long, working 20 hours a day, 364 days a year.	LONG BE WORK

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18 Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1.	There are pluses and minuses about any school. D
2.	I was able to learn a lot while studying at school. F
3.	I wish I had more to remember about school. A
4.	You can be the school’s pride without high grades. E
5.	School has much to offer besides lessons. C
6.	School can’t offer anything to remember it by.
7.	Now I regret not doing well enough at school. B

22 Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А–G соответствуют содержанию текста (1– True), какие не соответствуют (2– False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3– Notstated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.

1.	John loves travelling. 1
2.	Amanda has been to Russia once. 2
3.	Amanda’s visit to Russia was in winter. 3
4.	Amanda doesn’t think John will need warm clothes. 2
5.	John will stay at his friend’s in Moscow. 2
6.	John has already bought gifts for his friend in Moscow. 3
7.	John is grateful to Amanda for her advice. 1

9 Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
The presenter introduces Emma Smith as a …

	1)	maternity advisor.
	2)	www.mumpoll.com founder.
	3)	journalist.

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The survey Emma was speaking about was meant to find out what phrases …

	1)	parents prefer to hear from their children.
	2)	children start to pronounce most often.
	3)	parents find most annoying when used by their children.

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Which of the following phrases is higher on the survey’s list?

	1)	It’s not fair.
	2)	I am bored.
	3)	I don’t like it.

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Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Emma as a reason for children’s misbehaviour?

	1)	Their natural curiosity.
	2)	Their desire to find out what they can and can’t do.
	3)	Them being spoiled by their parents’ adoration.

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According to Emma, if the children did as they were told their parents’ life would be …

	1)	more predictable.
	2)	harder.
	3)	less entertaining.

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The phrase ‘Why’, according to Emma, is hated by …

	1)	almost half of the parents.
	2)	more fathers than mothers.
	3)	parents when repeated several times.

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What does Emma advise parents to do about their children’s negative feelings?

	1)	Instruct children how to hide them.
	2)	Not pay much attention to the meaning of their phrases.
	3)	Let children express them in plain words.

Ban= prohibit= not allow

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Smoking should be banned in public places

Nowadays it is impossible to imagine our humanity without ~~their~~ bad habits. While some people firmly believe that states should prohibit smoking in public places, others think differently.

In my opinion, it is necessary to ban smoking in public places. From psychological point of view, small kids pay too much attention to individuals with cigarettes and then begin to imitate adult’s behavior. Therefore, smoking in public places should be prohibited because it is a bad example for curious children who do not know how they should behave in society. From social viewpoint, smoking in public places irritates surrounding people who have lead a healthy lifestyle, makes them nervous and aggressive. To predict such conflicts states should ban smoking in places where there is so many people.

However, many people think differently. They say that if people forbid smoking in public places it will have a bad impact on human freedom. Such prohibits violate personal rights which is contrary to the law of the country.

I cannot agree with the opponents’ opinion. I think that ban of smoking in public places can provide freedom and equality for all people, because everyone will be in the same conditions. In other words, a person's freedom ends where another person's freedom begins.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that smoking should be banned in public places. I have no doubt about it, because despite some minor minuses it such restrictions are fair to everybody.