Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. The underestimated demand for tickets made the theater manager … better for the next performance.

2. Choose the correct answer. She is staying with her parents … the time being because she can’t afford to rent an apartment.

3. Read the text and answer the questions below. What do you call a long, blue river of ice? A glacier! Most fresh water on Earth is in glaciers. Some glaciers never melt. You can find glaciers in the mountains. Others cover big areas of continents. They are home to snow fleas and ice worms. The top part of a glacier is snow. The middle part is mixed snow and ice. The bottom part is ice. You can take a class to learn how to walk on a glacier. You need special boots. You also need a rope and an ice axe. Then, you can walk on a river of ice! What do you need to walk on a glacier?

4. Read the text and answer the questions below. What do you call a long, blue river of ice? A glacier! Most fresh water on Earth is in glaciers. Some glaciers never melt. You can find glaciers in the mountains. Others cover big areas of continents. They are home to snow fleas and ice worms. The top part of a glacier is snow. The middle part is mixed snow and ice. The bottom part is ice. You can take a class to learn how to walk on a glacier. You need special boots. You also need a rope and an ice axe. Then, you can walk on a river of ice! In this story, the word cover means . . .

5. Choose the correct answer. She … to America for two years, but now she's back.

6. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Dona has got to call the fire brigade, ...?

7. Read the text and answer the questions according to it. These days many people often eat convenient food. This means food which is already prepared, in packets or cans, or often frozen. This type of food is considered dangerous as it often contains a lot of fat or sugar. If people eat a lot of sugar, people might get holes in their teeth. Similarly, if people eat a lot of fat, this is bad for their hearts. The best food is fresh, natural food such as fruit and vegetables. Instead of frying food in fat, people should boil it or eat it raw, as in salads. Food which has been boiled often contains many vitamins. These vitamins are often destroyed in the process of cooking. According to the passage, why should people eat boiled food?

8. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. … his coffee, he made his way to the door because he had planned to go the library.

9. Choose the best answer. It is expected that man … on several planets by the end of this century.

10. Choose the best answer. A: Must I always pay my rent by cheque? B: No, … . Pay it however you want to.

11. Choose the best answer. Our lecturer just touched on some points of the new theme quickly, so I couldn’t obtain … information about it.

12. Choose the correct answer. Lucy felt homesick but soon she got fully used … abroad.

13. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was
learning how to swim. I was always afraid of the water, but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I didn’t realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person. New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson was no exception. After I changed into my bathing suit in the locker room, I stood timidly by the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other students to show up. After a couple of minutes the teacher came over. She smiled and introduced herself, and two more students joined us. Although they were both older than me, they didn’t seem to be embarrassed about not knowing how to swim. I began to feel more at ease.

What is the main idea of the text?

14. Choose the correct answer. −Sorry mum! I’ve broken a plate. −You . . . be more careful.

15. Choose the correct answer. No sooner … Elbek … the room, ... it started to snow.

16. Choose the correct answer. He has been short of money ever … he bought a new house.

17. In 2006, the Winter Olympics were held in Italy. People from all over the world came to try to win the games. They came in cars. They came on trains. Some came in buses.
Others came in planes. Some of them came to ski. Others came to skate. Some came to play hockey. Others came to snowboard. They came hoping to win gold medals. They wanted to take them back to their homes. They were hoping to show their parents and friends how good they were. Each of them came hoping that they would be the best.
Most of the people worked for four years to go to the Olympics. Each of them trained to be the best they could be. Some got medals. Others did not. They worked hard, and they raced hard. They also played hard. The best of the best got to take home the gold.

A synonym is a word that means the same thing. Hoping means to . . .

18. In 2006, the Winter Olympics were held in Italy. People from all over the world came to try to win the games. They came in cars. They came on trains. Some came in buses.
Others came in planes. Some of them came to ski. Others came to skate. Some came to play hockey. Others came to snowboard. They came hoping to win gold medals. They wanted to take them back to their homes. They were hoping to show their parents and friends how good they were. Each of them came hoping that they would be the best.
Most of the people worked for four years to go to the Olympics. Each of them trained to be the best they could be. Some got medals. Others did not. They worked hard, and they raced hard. They also played hard. The best of the best got to take home the gold.

Why did people want to go to the Olympics?

19. Choose the correct answer. ... it was a dark, cloudy day, he put on hissunglasses.

20. Choose the correct answer. "Whose wedding was it?" said Aziza. Aziza asked whose wedding ...

21. Choose the correct answer. Anna told that she would inform us ... Monday if she could come to visit us or not.

22. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
Many people like to eat pizza, but not everyone knows how to make it. Making the perfect pizza can be complicated, but there are lots of ways to make a more basic version at home.
When you make pizza, you must begin with the crust. If you want to make the crust yourself, you will have to make dough using flour, and water. Then make the dough with your hands.
If you do not have enough time to do this, you can use a prepared crust that you buy from the store. Then you must add the sauce. Making your own sauce can take a long time and is a bit difficult.
You have to buy tomatoes, peel them, and then cook them with spices at home. Or you can also purchase a jar of sauce from the store.
Now that you have your crust and your sauce, you need to add the cheese and then you can add different toppings. Some people like to put meat on their pizza, while other people like to add vegetables. Some people even like to add pineapple!

According to the text, which word means the opposite of "complicated"?

23. ". . . sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate but to be indifferent to them", said Ernest Hemingway.

24. Are you talking to ?

25. I am accustomed to care of myself.

26. I was so relieved when I found my keys. I ... for them all morning.

27. .....were you all night? I was really worried about you.

28. The flowers would grow much better if you . . .them regularly.

29. - Is the soup ?- No, it isn’t. It is cold.

30. He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.”

31. - James Smith wasn’t at home at 10 o’clock yesterday.- ... .

32. “She a famous writer one day”. “Yes, I think you are right”.

33. He insisted ... being paid the full sum.

34. - Is there any difference between English spoken in the United Kingdom and that of India? -Of course, there is: in vocabulary, pronunciation and meaning of some words.

35. A brief outline of the course and bibliography were handed ... to the students at the first meeting.

36. .....they need is a big fridge in their kitchen.

37. If I lived in the country, I a lot of farm animals.

38. Those are glasses.

39. Where will the new hotel be . . . ?

40. It was a really long trip. You be tired now.