Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. It was my fault. We … at seven, but I wasn’t able to come in time.

2. Choose the best answer. Gloria never seems to get tired. I sure wish I... her energy.

3. Read the text and answer the questions below. Where does the word volcano come from? It comes from the Roman god of fire. His name was Vulcan. A volcano is a mountain that blows its top! Hot lava pushes through the mountain. Then, it flows down the side. Some volcanoes are millions of years old. Some sleep. Others are active. It is hard to tell when a volcano will blow. Many volcanoes have snow. If they blow their tops, hot lava melts the snow. It burns up trees and plants, too, just like a fire. In this story, the word hard means . . .

4. Choose the correct answer. Take this photo, . .. you can remember me.

5. 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. Scientists have broken plants into three different groups:

6. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. By the time school opens again, I ... in this restaurant eight weeks.

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

8. Read the text and answer the questions according to it. She liked flowers. At least, he remembered somebody telling him that she liked roses. Unfortunately, at that time of year roses were very hard to find, and anyway, even if he did find them he wouldn’t be able to afford them. No roses and going out to a good restaurant. So he had got some tulips. It wasn’t sure if tulips were the right things to bring, and also while he was travelling in the bus several people bumped into him and the flowers were damaged. He felt uncomfortable in his borrowed coat, and even though Mike had promised him that it was almost a perfect fit he felt that the sleeves were too long. He checked in his pocket again to make sure he had her address. He still was not sure why she had given it to him. For a few minutes he thought about giving the whole thing up, going home. But he knew that this chance would not come again, and he would hate himself if he did not take it. Slowly, he walked through the rain to her street. What would be a good title for this text?

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

10. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. After I ... that I had lost my way, I went back home.

11. 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.

If you were to close your eyes in the forest, which one of these sounds might you hear?

12. Choose the best answer. If you don’t leave my house, I’ll have you … .

13. Choose the correct answer. The people in Italy were very friendly . . . we went.

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

15. Choose the correct answer. I ... the garden but I can’t find the spade.

16. Choose the correct answer. Victor felt sleepy and tired. 'All I need is cup of coffee', he said to himself, 'with sugar'.

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

18. Do you have a baby at your house? Does he or she wear diapers? Can you throw them away?
In 1950, a mother named Marion had an idea. She did not like the diapers that were made out of cloth. They were too much work. They smelled bad. It took too much time to clean them. She wanted to make something better. Marion went to work. She tried making them out of many kinds of things. Marion made them out of plastic. She tried to sell the idea. No one said it would work. They said it would flop. They did not want to try her idea. Marion was sure it would work. She sold them all by herself. Mothers loved her idea. Marion made moms all over the world happy. They had more time for their babies. They had less mess to clean up. They did not have to wash diapers or let them dry. All they needed was a trashcan. She was sure her idea was going to work. She was right!

Why did Marion sell the diapers by herself?

19. Choose the correct answer. In South California, Disneyland is a world famous entertainment park. It... by more than ten million people every year.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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

26. Are you talking to ?

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. - 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Those are glasses.

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

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

40. I am accustomed to care of myself.