Baplan Вариант 1
1. Choose the correct word.
1) The plane landed at Heathrow Airport/Station.
2) T'll just go and put the car in the road/garage.
3) There were lots of cars parked on/at the road.
4) The Edinburgh train will depart from motorway/platform six.
5) In 1914 a steamboat/coach sank in these waters.
6) We got to the station in time to catch/board the bus.
7) What stop do I need to get/take off at?
8) We reached/arrived London late at night.
9) I still use my car, but now I make fewer voyages/journeys.
10) The tour went through seven foreign/strange countries in two
weeks.
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
1) They set ... the development of science for years.
2) Winter seems to be setting ... early this year.
3) I feel like I'm ... the seaside.
4) This project should start ... delay.
5) There are 12 children ... board the ship.
3. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1) I don't like chocolate.
She told me
2) Lucy'll come later.
He said ...
3) I was sleeping when Julie called.
She said ...
4) She's living in Paris for a few months.
He said
5) Did you do your homework?
She asked me
6) What are you going to do at the weekend?
He asked me
7) Don't make a mess!
She told me
8) Can you help me with my homework, please?
She asked me

1. The first digital computer could__solve__a lot of mathe­matical problems at a fast ___sped___. 2. Vannevar Bush built the first __electronic___computer in 1930. 3. Babbage's analytical engine was designed to ___process___ data. 4. J.von Neumann invented a machine that was able to__process___ not only data but also __texts___. 5. Neumann__came up with___ the idea of storing data in a __memory___ . 6. Computers use two conditions for__numeric___symbols. 7. The invention of___interface___ _devices__made computers possible to control and __generate___electronic signals. 8. Due to__cash___ __memorycomputers could perform__operations much faster. 

Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays. The exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on April. Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks before the actual holiday. It’s called the advent of Lent. Many Christian people don’t eat meat and animal products during this period. The week before Easter is quite busy because people start thoroughly preparing for the holiday. The traditions of Easter celebration vary from country to country. For example, in our country the Sunday before Easter is called a Willow Sunday. On this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. Traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. Houses and flats should be cleaned too. There is also a Good Friday. It’s the day when women bake Easter bread called “paska” or “paskha”. On Saturday children dye Easter eggs, which are called “pysankas”. In the evening people go to church for the Easter mass, which lasts all night. Sunday is the actual day of Easter. People visit each other on this day and exchange colourful “pysankas”. In English-speaking countries the official symbol of this holiday is Easter bunny. Children are especially fond of this day because they get lots of chocolate and fluffy bunnies as a present.