Вариант 28

1. I was sitting in an arm-chair and watching my sister Alison. She was getting ready for a party. Alison was 15 years ____ OLD than me and she always treated me like a child. Alison took her jewellery box from the table. The box _____ MAKE of wood and had colourful stones on the top. “You know you must never touch it, right? ” Alison said. “If the box was mine, I ____ ALLOW you to touch it whenever you wanted, ” I answered. Alison said nothing to that. When she put on her jewelry, she looked like a princess. She moved gracefully as if her ______ FOOT didn’t touch the ground. Alison kissed me goodnight and left. I tried to resist my curiosity but I ____ NOT/CAN. I opened the box. There ____ BE lots of rings, ear-rings, bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out. The ______ ONE piece of jewelry I tried on was a silver necklace. After that I lost track of time. Suddenly I _____ SEE Alison. She was standing at the doorway and looking at me angrily. I _____ NOT/KNOW what to say. Many years have passed since that night. Now I am a designer – I create clothes and accessories. My sister likes my work very much.

2. Last year, I became a volunteer in a charity shop. It was an ______ USUAL job for me - I had never been involved with charities.   Our shop raised money to provide medical care for anyone suffering from any ___ ____ILL. The job was not easy but I enjoyed it very much. All my colleagues were very helpful. Their ______ FRIEND and support meant a lot to me. Andrew, my boss and ______ MANAGE , was a smart and well-organized person. He kept saying that we had no right to be indifferent or ______ CARE because people’s lives depended on us. Working in the charity shop, I have met some very interesting people and have learnt a lot of practical skills. Volunteering has equipped me with experience which I’m sure will be ________ USE for my future.

Вариант 29
1. The phone rang in Clark Taylor’s house at nearly three in the morning. He answered it only after the _________ FIVE ring. “Hello, ” Clark said in a sleepy voice.
“Mr. Taylor. Thank goodness. I need your help. ” Clark definitely _____ KNOW the voice. However, he was sleepy and ________ NOT/CAN remember who it was.
“Mr. Taylor! ” the man said. “I am in trouble. The police allowed me only one phone call. And I am calling you. ” Then, the fog cleared. Although nearly ten years had passed since _______ THEY last meeting, Clark was able to recognise the voice. It belonged to Martin Hall, one of the _______ BRIGHT math students he had ever had. “Martin, what’s happened? Where are you? ” Clark asked. “In the police station. I ________ ARREST at the railway station two hours ago. I was going to a conference. The police mistook me for another person. The irony is that I really do look like the criminal that they are looking for. Besides that, I ________ LOSE my ID card and I can’t prove who I am. You are the only person in this town who knows me. Can you help me? ” Martin Hall asked.
“If you give me the address, I ________ COME at once, ” Clark said, jumping up of the bed. It was not difficult for him to prove that Martin Hall was his former student. Clark brought a scientific journal with Martin’s article and a photo of him. The ________ POLICEMAN were surprised to find out that their prisoner was a capable young scientist.

2. Lots of companies do business online. They sell goods and services, or provide _______ INFORM to the general public. Doing business online is less _________ EXPENSE and more convenient than running a traditional business, with offices and lots of employees. Surprisingly enough, there are lots of very young people among online businessmen. In spite of their age, they are quite _________ SUCCESS and professional. For example, Ben Collins started his own online company when he was _______ REAL young. He was only 17. He says, “My business is _________ NATIONAL - we work with people from different countries. In a real office, some people would ________ AGREE that someone of my age could be a boss, but when I work online, nobody cares how old I am. ”

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