Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. "France won’t win in the chempionship". She doesn’t think France … in the chempionship.

2. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below. A woodpecker is a kind of bird. Woodpeckers are found all over the world except in the North and South poles, Australia, and New Zealand. There are over 200 different kinds of woodpeckers. The two largest woodpeckers, the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most likely extinct. Animals that become extinct are no longer found on Earth. Woodpeckers have sharp bills for drilling into wood, and short tails which help to balance them on tree trunks and branches. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues, which help them get insects deep within trees. Woodpeckers are often heard knocking loudly on trees before they are seen. Woodpeckers can even become trouble if they learn to knock on sides of a house. Woodpeckers can easily be attracted to backyard bird feeders with sunflower seeds or suet. Suet is a kind of animal fat that is very tasty to woodpeckers and other birds. According to the passage, why do woodpeckers have long tongues?

3. 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.

4. Choose the correct answer.They ... played their part in the ... process.

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

6. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. A long distance journey often ... travelers feel stiff, because they ... in one position for several hours.

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 answer which correctly completes the sentence. I saw a few people, most of … were carrying an umbrella while it was raining.

9. Choose the best answer. There was hardly … wind, just as a slight breeze.

10. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. The setting for this morning’s signing ceremony matched the … of the occasion.

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. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below

Forests can be found all around the world. There are many different plants and animals that use the forest as their home. In the forest, small animals eat the fruits, nuts, mushrooms, and insects. They race around from tree to tree and jump from branch to branch. Larger animals eat smaller animals. Other animals eat seeds and shrubs. Even though most animals are scared of humans, they are never far away. An ant, bat, robin, snake, deer, or turkey may be hiding among the leaves.
They may be sitting in the trees. They might be running on the ground.
Many different types of trees live in the forest. Trees drop their leaves during the fall to save water on the floor of the forest.
The soil is made up of fallen leaves, dirt, and animals that have died. After the animals and plants die, their bodies break down. This makes the earth rich with nutrients.
Forests are fun places to visit. A person who wants to see and hear the real sounds of the forest must sit quietly and listen with his or her eyes and ears.

A good synonym for the word shrub could be . . .

13. Choose the correct answer. Mike would rather . . . Mary the truth.

14. Choose the correct answer. We’ve met before, . . . we?

15. Choose the correct answer. I’ll be ready in ... minutes.

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

17. We can look at living things, and we can put them into groups.
One group is called mammals. Mammals all have fur or hair. Their fur or hair can keep them warm. It covers some or all parts of their bodies.
Most of their babies are born alive. They are like little copies of their parents. They look just like them. Some other mammals live on land. People are mammals. They have a lot of hair on the top of their heads. Dogs and cats are mammals. They have fur all over their bodies. Rabbits and zebras are mammals, too. They also have fur all over their bodies.
Other mammals live in the water. Whales and dolphins live in the ocean. They do not have long fur or hair. Their skin is smooth, but they are still mammals.
Some of them live in and out of the water. Sea lions do this. They have very short fur. They sit in the sun during the day. They also swim in the water much of the day and at night.

Which one is NOT a mammal?

18. There is a reason for everything, . . . ?

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

20. 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 did the fisherman do with the fish after he had caught them?

21. Choose the correct answer. Think ... about whether you want to quit this job.

22. Choose the correct answer.… youth of today have never known what life was like without computers.

23. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

36. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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