Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. I suggested that Mike … for another job as his current work had no prospects at all.

2. Choose the correct answer. The judge sent the murderer ... prison for thirty years.

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. Choose the correct answer.Trevor and Laura booked a table for dinner. But the restaurant was empty. They ... a table.

5. Choose the best answer. There are … biscuits in the box. It was nearly empty.

6. Choose the best answer. If Jack hadn’t missed the bus, he … late for work yesterday.

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, all statements are TRUE, EXCEPT . . . .

8. Choose the best answer.

A: Your shoes are dirty.

B: Yes, I know. I…them.

9. Choose the best answer. Let’s … some sandwiches.

10. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. It is likely that he ... the first prize.

11. Choose the best answer. Bob’s mother wants to know … her son is getting all his money from as she hardly ever gives him any money.

12. Complete the sentence with correct answer. Jack was born ….

13. Choose the correct answer. If they invited me to their party, I . . . absolutely delighted.

14. Choose the correct answer. If the students . . . diaries, they wouldn’t forget their homework so often.

15. Choose the correct answer. I am going to have my brother … the car because I must do my homework now.

16. - Our goods are not beautiful. - Do you think . . . are better?

17. Choose the correct answer. If you don't look . . . plants in the garden, they die very quickly.

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

There are many different kinds of sports in the world. Some people do sports for their career and other people do sports for pleasure. Some sports, like cricket, require using a lot of equipment, while others need very little in order to play a game successfully. Some people use public playing fields to play sport for free, while other sports such as squash, tennis, badminton and table tennis are usually paid an hourly basis. The games are often controlled by individuals known as umpires in cricket and referees in sports like football and rugby. Most sports usually last not more than a few hours. However, a game of cricket can last five days before a winner is announced. Some people prefer to watch sport games on TV. Some sports, such as football and cricket, are really popular in the UK but not in the USA. People often play basketball and baseball in the USA. However, most countries compete in world sporting events such as the Football World Cup or the Olympics, which occur every four years.

According to the passage how often are the Olympics held?

21. Choose the correct answer. That dog is as … as that child!

22. Choose the correct answer. Hey, ... Uncle, what are you doing?

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

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

25. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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

30. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

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

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

34. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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

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

39. - 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.

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