Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below. Snow is composed of ice crystals. These crystals fall from clouds in cold weather when the air is too cold to melt the ice crystals into rain. In most of the world outside the very hot tropics, most rain starts to fall as snow but melts to rain on the way down. The heaviest snowfalls occur when the air temperature is close to the freezing point at 32°F. For this reason, more snow falls on the northern United States than at the North Pole because it is too cold at the North Pole for snow to fall. Snow can be as much as 90 percent air. For this reason, snow helps to keep the ground warm and protect some plants from extreme cold. Because so much of the snow is composed of air, it takes about ten inches of snow to equal the amount of water in one inch of rain. All snowflakes are six-sided crystals, with some occasional needles or columns. One farmer and amateur scientist photographed thousands of snowflakes through a microscope. He was trying to find two identical flakes. Neither he nor anyone else ever has. Snow often melts slowly because the white color reflects sunlight away. The most snow in a single storm in the United States was 189 inches. It occurred at Mount Shasta, California, in February 1959. Antarctica is buried in an average of two-and-a half miles of snow. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

2. From the marked areas 1, 2, 3 and 4, identify the one that is wrong. You(1) look at that(2) do(3)! It is eating a bone(4)

3. Choose the best answer. The politician about … lifestyle there has been a lot of speculation recently has handed in his resignation.

4. Read the text and answer the questions below. Rainforests give us air. They give us plants and animals and medicine. A rainforest has many trees. It gets a lot of rain. Many kinds of animals and plants live here. Wild pigs live in rainforests. So do snakes. It is also home to bugs and birds. Trees here can grow to be 150 feet tall. Plants have big, bright flowers. Some rainforests are home to tall bamboo. People make pills out of tree bark and plants in the rainforest. These pills help many people. We must save our rainforests. The rainforest gives people . . .

5. Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated predominantly in North America, and it possesses a different meaning in each of the countries where it's acknowledged. In the United States, Thanksgiving is a federal holiday (meaning all government employees and most private employees are given a day off of work), and always takes places on the Fourth Thursday in November, regardless of the date. The holiday signifies the immense progress made by pilgrims, or some of the first travelers to North America, at Plymouth Plantation circa 1621. It was at this time that the hungry and weary Pilgrims were taught (by Native Americans) how to grow and produce food on North America's unique terrain. Once they'd grown (and caught) an abundance of food, the Pilgrims were expectedly thankful, and they celebrated alongside the Native Americans who provided them with such valuable assistance. President Abraham Lincoln initiated the contemporary practice of Thanksgiving by calling for a "day of Thanksgiving" during one of his Civil War addresses. In America today, Thanksgiving remains firmly engrained in its historical roots, and is widely considered to be a day for giving thanks for good food, good times, and family. Thanksgiving dinner generally consists of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, gravy, and ample desserts. To be sure, indulging in abundance is a cornerstone of the holiday, as doing so could only be possible if one possesses abundance. Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?

6. Choose the best answer. Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George … the room.

7. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Ben is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he…all his money before the end of his holiday.

8. Choose the right answer. Let me know if you hear from her, …?

9. Choose the best answer. She let the children … to play.

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

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

12. Choose the correct answer. If I … this button, will it start to record?

13. Choose the correct answer. When the fire began at 4:00 AM, most people in the house . . . in their beds.

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

15. Read the passage below and answer the questions  Frieda the Fox was one of the young foxes learning how to hunt. She would practice her skills every day.
She wanted to be one of the best, but she still had a lot to learn. Her dad took her out one day, and Frieda found a mouse to chase. She chased the mouse and almost caught it, until she saw a rabbit hop by. She stopped chasing the mouse and began chasing the rabbit. “Silly Frieda. Why did you do that?” asked her dad. “Dad! A rabbit would have been a bigger and better catch.” Her dad just shook his head. The next day they went hunting again. Frieda did the same thing except this time she stopped chasing a rabbit to chase a chicken. She came home with neither. When they got back, all of Frieda’s brothers and sisters had a catch. Frieda sat by herself in the back and pouted. She almost had the chicken and the rabbit, but instead she came home with neither. The next day, Frieda went hunting alone.
This time she decided that she would catch whatever animal she saw first. There would be no switching gears to go after another animal. It wasn’t long before she saw a hen strutting by. She decided this was it. She raced after the hen and made her pounce. It worked! She got the hen. She proudly walked home to show her dad. He was thrilled, telling Frieda, “Yeah! You finally got it!”

Which sentence below is not true?

16. Choose the correct answer. We have got to stay at the station until E’zoza comes, …?

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. . . . Water is a vital substance for our life.

19. Choose the correct answer. - Your motorcar needs to be serviced.- Yes, I have already noticed it. I... it to the repair shop.

20. Choose the correct answer. Ralph decided to give ... a birthday present when everybody else forgot his birthday.

21. 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.

According to the passage, when were calendars included in almanacs?

22. Choose the correct answer. Children under five years old ... swim without an adult.

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

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

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

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

27. - 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.

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

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

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

31. Are you talking to ?

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

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

34. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

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

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

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

39. Those are glasses.

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