Reading ( 7 points) Task 1. Read the text. Our life is getting more and more tenser. People live under the press of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this aim people ought to take care of their physical and mental health. There are several ways to do it. The state of your body depends on how much time you spend doing sports. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. The healthiest kinds of sports are swimming, running and cycling. Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. The daily menu should include meat, fruit and vegetables, milk product, which are rich in vitamins, fat, proteins and etc. On the other hand modern diets are very popular especially among women. Diets may be harmful, if they are used in the wrong way. To be healthy, people should get rid of their bad habits. It’s necessary to stop smoking and drinking much. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body and brain. Besides according to statistics most of crimes are committed by people under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In addition it is recommended to watch TV less, avoid anxiety and observe daily routine. Certainly it’s hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person has to choose between healthy life style and numerous illnesses​

                              школьные дни. самые счастливые дни всей вашей жизни (так говорят все взрослые), но я бы никогда не ходил в школу если бы у меня был свой путь. моя точка карандаша сломана, у моей ручки закончились чернила моя голова просто заполнена опилками и с опилками вы не можете думать. самые счастливые дни всей жизни! (так говорят все взрослые) но я бы никогда не ходил в школу если бы у меня был свой путь!

№1. Learning languages is important nowadays. It is interesting and USEFUL. Language skills help people to travel, study, and establish PROFESSIONAL links with colleagues from other countries. Some people say that learning languages is easy but others strongly DISAGREE. They say that learning languages takes a lot of time and they are not happy with their progress anyway. Meanwhile, there are some strategies that can make you a successful language LEARNER and save your time. The first idea is watching films in the original. If the films are INTERESTING, learning is just fun, not hard work. Online and live COMMUNICATION with people in the language you are learning also helps a lot.

№2. I’m not a child but I still like cartoons and animated films. RECENTLY, I enrolled in an animation course in our university. The TEACHER of the course explained to us how animated films are made. Basically, animation is just a series of pictures with a character. Each picture is a little DIFFERENT. When you show the pictures REALLY fast, it looks like they are moving. Some people say animation is not a serious thing. I strongly DISAGREE. Animated films may be FUNNY but clever and USEFUL to learn new skills. I believe they can be used in many spheres, and most importantly of all in EDUCATION.

№3. Not everyone likes street art. USUALLY nobody asks owners’ permission before drawing graffiti on their houses. Sometimes the drawings may be INTERESTING and nice but sometimes messy and ugly. What is graffiti – a form of art or vandalism? It depends on the drawing, I think. A friend of mine, John, is a street ARTIST. He says that street art is a form of COMMUNICATION. A person can tell you nice or rude things, can’t he? As for John, he is a really nice and CREATIVE person. He enjoys drawing VARIOUS characters from animated films. When my neighbours saw his drawings, they asked him to paint some pictures on the wall of their house. Just to make it look brighter and more positive.

№4. What is the most eco-friendly transport? I believe it’s the bicycle. There are a lot of bicycles on the streets of our town and that is probably why it looks so green and BEAUTIFUL. There are cycle lanes all over the town so using your bike to get to school or to the office is safe and CONVENIENT. UNFORTUNATELY, some people still prefer driving cars even for short distances. They make the environment less HEALTHY. As for me, I enjoy riding my bike very much and all my friends say that I’m a good RIDER. Next month I’m going to take part in a regional cycling COMPETITION and I hope to win it. I don't think I will stop riding my bicycle till I’m REALLY old.

№5. Koalas are cute animals. UNFORTUNATELY, it causes them lots of problems. There are people who want to keep the cute exotic animal as a pet which may put the koala in a really DANGEROUS situation. The problem is that the koala’s diet is very specific. To stay HEALTHY they should only eat eucalyptus leaves. The leaves need to be young and fresh, which means a person who keeps a koala should also have a lot of eucalyptus trees. Andrew Page, a SCIENTIST who has been studying koalas for years, says that it’s a bad idea to keep this animal as a pet. According to him, people who try to do it usually have very little INFORMATION about koala’s lifestyle. And their ignorance can often cost the BEAUTIFUL animal its life.