Кто знает ))) ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES GET READY FOR YOUR TEST 1. Read the short paragraphs below and choose the answers (a-d) that best fit each gap. By 2050, 70% of the world's 9 billion people 1)_ _in cities. Globalization is creating a series of melting pots around the world. These are the places where ancient cultures can build 2). each other or collide. New York, London, Sydney, and Melbourne: these are the places of liberty and "free speech". But these are also the places of heated cultural tension. This kind of tension is 3 in many forms. People direct 4). toward that foreigner who "stole" an Aussie job to make the overpriced clothes they buy. But are these people in the vocal minority, or outspoken representatives of the majority? Globalisation 5) diverse cultures under one shared flag, encourages once oppressed groups to 6). and blurs the borders between micro-communities. This makes it is easy for underlying prejudice to simmer and erupt. When a "minority” group causes the melting pot to spill over, the city's western middle-class news media spins a story tailored for the highest 7) exacerbating this prejudice. 1) a) are going to live b) will live c) are living d) live 2) a) beside b) besides c) each side d) on the side 3) a) demonstrating b) demonstrated c) demonstrates d) demonstrate 4) a) hates b) hatred c) hated d) hating 5) a) unites b) gathers c) joins d) collects 6) a) speak up b) speak out c) speak for d) speak with 7) a) rankings b) rentings c) numbers d) ratings .