Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. “Does he usually go to the Caribbean Sea for his holiday?” she said.

2. From the marked areas 1, 2, 3 and 4, identify the one that is wrong. The Nobel Prize winner, accompanied by,(1) her husband and children, are(2) staying in Sweden until(3) after(4) the presentation.

3. Choose the correct answer. There are ... textbooks in our library this school year. In fact there are less of them than last year.

4. Choose the best answer. Still having a sore throat and a terrible cough, Lorna was barely… to get out of bed, but she managed to make it to work.

5. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Nowadays most British children (over 80 per cent) go to comprehensive schools which take pupils of all . . . without any exams.

6. It is important for scientists to sort animals into groups. It just as important to sort plants. Scientists sort them by how they make another plant like themselves. This is called eproduction. Scientists have decided to sort plants into three groups. The first group of plants reproduces with spores. Spores are parts of the plant that break away and travel in the wind. Each one grows into a new plant if it lands on soil that is wet and rich. Ferns and mosses are plants that make a copy of themselves with spores. Other plants reproduce with seeds. They are the second group. Seeds fall from the trees. They become part of the soil and grow into new plants. Evergreens, pine trees, and fir trees are plants that reproduce with seeds. The third group is the plant that reproduces by flowering. Before seeds can form, the pollen inside the flower needs to move from one part of the flower to another. The seeds form inside the flower. Birds and insects help this by moving the pollen when they land on the flower. Some of the flowering plants grow into fruits to eat. The seeds are hidden inside the fruit. Apples, oranges, cherries, daisies, and roses are plants that have flowers. How do the plants that have spores reproduce?

7. Read the text and answer the questions according to it. Spices were known to Eastern peoples thousands of years ago.Arab traders skilfully kept a secret the true source of these spices. Spices became valuable items of sale early in the evolution of the spice trade and were introduced by Arab traders to the West. The initial uses of spices in very early times were in medicine and in the making of holy oils. People believed in the cure of spices, in a powder form, in the Middle Ages and even brought them into early medicine. It is not known when spices were first used in food. Certainly, the ancient Greeks and Romans used spices to flavour food and drinks because they discovered that spices helped to preserve foods, hid the flavour of spoiled meat in part, and also brought a change of flavour. Knowledge of the use of spices to preserve and flavour food slowly spread through Europe. Finally, in the last third of the 15th century, the Europeans decided to build ships and dared to go abroad in search of a route to the spice-producing countries. According to the passage, the ancient Greeks and Romans used spices for all the following, except . . . .

8. Choose the best answer. Making one’s … is important for … being.

9. In this story, the words on command mean ... .

10. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. I am really sure that you … a better job.

11. Choose the correct answer. We are going to live in the countryside until … .

12. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below
Salt is a type of mineral. Adding a little salt to food can bring out the food’s natural avor. It can also be used to preserve food. Not only does salt improve our diets, it is essential to our health. Our muscles need it to move. Our hearts need it to beat. Even the brain and nerves need salt to communicate and function properly. If we do not get enough salt, the systems in our bodies do not work well. We might get tired, and our thinking might slow down. Our muscles might get sore, or we might even get headaches. Eating salt helps our bodies and minds work better.
However, just as too much salt can ruin the avor of food, it can also harm our bodies. Scientists say that too much salt can cause high blood pressure. This is dangerous because it can lead to heart problems. And because people tend to like the taste of salty food, heart problems are becoming more common.
Salt is an important mineral that our bodies need. We can’t live without it. However, it is wise to pay attention to the amount of salt in your diet if you care about your health.

Which can be inferred from this passage?

13. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
With wings that can stretch to almost three metres long, the California condor is the largest flying
bird found in America. The huge condor is mostly black with big white wing patterns. It has no feathers on its head. It is a scavenger, which means it eats dead animals. Unlike its close relative, the vulture, which is rare, the California condor finds food by sight rather than by smell. The California condor is also an endangered bird. This means it is rare and needs help to survive. These birds became rare because the dead animals they feed on often contain lead, a kind of metal, which is dangerous for the birds. Today, there are only about 230 California condors left in the wild. Scientists are working hard to make sure these birds survive.

According to the passage, why did the California condor become rare?

14. 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.

According to the passage, when did the author begin to feel relaxed?

15. Choose the correct answer. Their car …… in front of their house just now

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

17. Choose the correct answer. "We won't have enough time to finish the job." The workers said that they . . . enough time to finish the job.

18. Choose the correct answer. I would spend my holidays in the USA if I . . . enough money.

19. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Every day, a fisherman sat on a bridge. He threw the seeds into the water. He had a simple way to catch fish. He cut a branch off a tree and tied a plain string to it. He put a sharp hook on it. Then he whispered, "Come here fish." Like magic, the fish bit the hook. He took the fish home to make a big pot of fish soup from them. One day, another man walked up to him. He said, "My name is George. I am staying at the hotel. I bet that I am a better fisherman than you. I will accompany you today. I want to prove my skill." The fisherman cast his string. George had a lot of electronic tools. One machine showed him the locations of fish. The other machine could weigh the fish. At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven. George was shocked. The fisherman told George, "I am patient and I believe in myself. Take a breath, and try it in my way."

According to the passage, what is the story mainly about?

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

21. From the marked areas 1, 2, 3 and 4, identify the one that is wrong. Many (1) people dream about (2) what they would do with their (3) money if they win (4) the lottery.

22. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
In old times, the first almanac was a chart showing the movements of the stars for a period of several years. Later almanacs were printed in a book form and included information which was especially useful to farmers. In the sixteenth century, almanacs began to be issued every year and included predictions of the weather.
At about the same time, almanacs included
calendars listing holidays. In the seventeenth century, almanacs included jokes. Benjamin Franklin continued this tradition with "Poor Richard’s Almanac", which was published in 1732-1758. In Germany, the almanacs of the eighteenth century included poems by authors. The almanacs printed in the United States from
1835-1856 were called "Davy Crockett" almanacs. They were different from other almanacs, as they had many long tales.

All of the following statements are TRUE, EXCEPT . . . .

23. Those are glasses.

24. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

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

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

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

29. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. - 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.

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

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