Read the text and for questions 1―6 choose the correct answer. The Russian Writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He was the son of retired military surgeon, who had a small estate, and was educated at home until the death of his mother in 1837. That same year, he and his brother, Mikhail, were sent to Military Engineering Academy in St. Petersburg by his somewhat stern and oppressive father. While Dostoevsky was still at military school his father died and there were rumours that he was assassinated by his serfs, but this was never proven. It seems more likely that he died of a stroke. Dostoevsky graduated from the Military Engineering Academy as an engineer, but knew that a career in the army wasn't suitable for him. He wished to pursue his interest in literature. In 1844, thanks to a small income from his father's estate, he was able to resign from the army and devote his energies to writing. His first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 and was soon followed by a second, The Double. It was around this time that Dostoevsky started taking an active interest in politics, and this would determine many things in his life over the coming years. He joined a group of utopian socialists called the Petrashevsky Circle that used to hold political meetings in the home of an eccentric named Petrashevsky. Unfortunately, the secret police had placed a spy in the group and on the evening of 23rd April, 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested along with other men and sentenced to death. He wasn't executed, but spent the next four years in a hard labour camp in Siberia with criminals who had been convicted of murder. On his release he was forced to join the army as a common soldier. In 1857, Dostoevsky married Maria Isaeva and later resigned from the army. Dostoevsky's time in Siberia had a profound effect on him and he returned to St. Petersburg in 1859 a monarchist and a devout follower of the Russian Orthodox Church. During the 1860s Dostoevsky would publish three works based in one way or another on his experience in Siberia, the most poignant being The House of the Dead (1860), a fictional account of prison life. He travelled to Europe and continued to write, but after the death of his wife and his brother he became obsessed with gambling and drinking. In 1864, he published one of his greatest works entitled Notes from the Underground which begins with the narrator's words "l am a sick man ... I am a spiteful man," and in which Dostoevsky satirises contemporary social and political views. Dostoevsky married again in 1867 shortly after completing his masterpiece Crime and Punishment (1866). He then wrote a number of other interesting works such as The Idiot (1868-69) and The Possessed (1872). He died in St. Petersburg on 9th February, 1881.
ПОЛУЧИТЬ ОТВЕТ Read the dialogue and choose a suitable word from the drop-down list. Two words on the list are extra.
Read the text and choose a suitable word from the drop-down list. Two words on the list are extra.
You are making a vocabulary list for your project. Match the words to their definitions.
Read and choose the heading of the text. 603 kilometres per hour is the current speed record for railway technology, set on 21 April 2015 by the Japanese Series L0 (L zero) train, which is powered by superconductor magnetic levitation. This is a growing and global technological trend. In terms of speed, safety, efficiency and ecological impact, the train is picking up speed to reinvent itself in the 21st century as the most sustainable transport alternative in this time of climate emergency.
Read and choose the suitable words.
Your friends are talking about the articles they have read. Read and match the extracts of the articles to the people.
You are preparing for a discussion about space exploration. Sort the arguments.
Read and choose the TRUE statements. Choose MORE THAN ONE statement. Over the last century, everything scientists have learned about Mars suggests that the planet was once quite capable of hosting ecosystems. It might still be an incubator for microbial life today. Mars is the fourth rock planet from the sun, just after Earth. It is just a smidge more than half of Earth’s size, with gravity only 38 per cent that of Earth’s. It takes longer than Earth to complete a full orbit around the sun, but it rotates around its axis at roughly the same speed. That’s why one year on Mars lasts for 687 Earth days, while a day on Mars is just 40 minutes longer than on Earth. Despite its smaller size, the planet’s land area is also roughly equivalent to the surface area of Earth’s continents. It means that, at least in theory, Mars has the same amount of habitable real estate. Unfortunately, the planet is now wrapped in a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere and cannot support earthly life forms. Methane gas also periodically appears in the atmosphere of this desiccated world. Its soil contains compounds that would be toxic to life as we know it. Although water does exist on Mars, it’s locked into the planet’s icy polar caps and buried, perhaps in abundance, beneath the Martian surface.
Open the brackets. Use the correct lexical of the word in brackets. Doctors and scientists are excited about stem cells because they could help in many different areas of health and medical __________ (SEARCH).
Open the brackets. Use the correct lexical of the word in brackets. With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore the lunar _________ (FACE).
Read the requirements for paragraph 2, and choose the right options in the instructions.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. There are ___________ of flats in my neighbourhood.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. The tower was made of ___________. It was very heavy.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. This steel tower weighs over 10000 ___________.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. From the roof of the skyscraper there is an amazing ___________.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. This furniture is made of ___________.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. The house is made of ___________ bricks.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. People use ___________ to fly into space.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. The vase is made of glass. It is very ___________.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. Each ___________ has a tower.
Read the sentence and choose the most suitable word. From the top of Moscow City you can see wonderful ___________ of Moscow.
Read the sentence and choose the correct option. Ann usually has a fruit, vegetable or side ... .
Read the sentence and choose the correct option. My sister and I usually have a three course, ready made or light ... .
Read the sentence and choose the correct option. I think this ... is not creamy enough, spicy and too rich.
Read the sentence and choose the correct option. All children like white, dark and milk ... .
Read the sentence and choose the correct option. I prefer undercooked, overcooked and raw ... .
