Демоверсия — MGIMO TEDLiner 2026

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Base Camp UnscrambleСтрановедение · 1 балл за верный ответ

Every great climb begins at base camp! Unscramble the jumbled letters to discover the name of a country or a mountain. Type the word in English. Remember: “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” (Barry Finlay)

1 R, I, N, A → What country is this? Answer:

2 X, I, C, O, M, E → What country is this? Answer:

3 G, U, A, C, O, N, C, A, A → What mountain is this? Answer:

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Idiom AscentИдиомы · 2 балла за верный ответ

Idioms are footholds on the climb to fluency! Choose the word that correctly completes each idiom about mountains and success. As Yoda said: “Do or do not. There is no try.” — so choose confidently!

1 Better late than _____.

Asoon Bever Clater Dnever

2 Before a performance, actors wish each other luck by saying “Break a _____!”

Aheart Bleg Crecord Darm

3 Don't count your chickens before they _____.

Asleep Bhatch Cgrow Dfly

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Peak VocabularyЛексика · 3 балла за верный ответ

A true climber knows the mountain by name! Choose the correct word for each definition. As J.R.R. Tolkien wrote: “Not all those who wander are lost.” — so explore every word!

1 A very high hill is a _____.

Amountain Blake Criver Dforest

2 A person who climbs mountains as a sport is a _____.

Apilot Bdiver Csailor Dmountaineer

3 A simple shelter where climbers can rest and sleep high in the mountains is a mountain _____.

Agallery Bgarage Charbour Dhut

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The Two TrailsСинонимы и антонимы · 4 балла за верный ответ

Every mountain has two trails — one going up, one going down. Choose the correct synonym or antonym as instructed. Remember what Albus Dumbledore said: “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — choose wisely!

1 Synonym of “big”:

Atiny Blarge Cshort Dsmall

2 Antonym of “ancient”:

Adistant Bmodern Cfamous Dempty

3 Synonym of “victory”:

Ajourney Beffort Ctriumph Ddefeat

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Mind Over MountainЛогика · 5 баллов за верный ответ

Climbing requires brains as well as brawn! Choose the word that best fits the context. As Sherlock Holmes would say: “The game is afoot!” — let's put your logic to the test!

1 We put on warm _____ before the climb.

Aclouds Bclosets Cclothes Dclocks

2 The guide _____ us to stay close to the rope.

Aadvised Badmired Cadvertised Dadjusted

3 Her _____ to reach the top inspired the whole team.

Adecoration Bdestination Cdetermination Ddemonstration

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Gear-Up GrammarГрамматика · 6 баллов за верный ответ

Check your equipment before the climb! Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence. Remember what Dory from “Finding Nemo” says: “Just keep swimming!” — just keep going, verb by verb!

1 There _____ many lakes in the mountains.

Aam Bare Cbe Dis

2 We _____ to the mountains three times this year.

Ahave been Bare Cgo Dwill be

3 If I were you, I _____ warmer clothes.

Atake Bwill take Cwould take Dtook

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Summit StoriesЛитературные и киноцитаты · 7 баллов за верный ответ

Great climbers stand on the shoulders of giants — and great speakers borrow words from great stories! Choose the word that completes each famous quotation. As Shakespeare wrote: “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” — and this is your moment!

1 “What's in a _____?” (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)

Aname Brose Cheart Dkiss

2 “Keep calm and carry _____.” (British poster, 1939)

Aaway Bup Cout Don

3 “I wandered lonely as a _____.” (William Wordsworth)

Abird Btree Ccloud Dstar