Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. Many kings ... in Westminster Abbey for the past centuries.

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 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. Choose the best answer. My brother doesn’t like coffee, … I do.

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

7. Read the text and answer the questions according to it. These days many people often eat convenient food. This means food which is already prepared, in packets or cans, or often frozen. This type of food is considered dangerous as it often contains a lot of fat or sugar. If people eat a lot of sugar, people might get holes in their teeth. Similarly, if people eat a lot of fat, this is bad for their hearts. The best food is fresh, natural food such as fruit and vegetables. Instead of frying food in fat, people should boil it or eat it raw, as in salads. Food which has been boiled often contains many vitamins. These vitamins are often destroyed in the process of cooking. According to the passage, what does the author suggest people eating?

8. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. I have yet ... where to spend my holidays.

9. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. His mother will come at 8 o’clock … evening.

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

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

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

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.

All of the following statements are TRUE about the California condor, EXCEPT . . . .

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

15. Choose the correct answer. It takes a long time to write a novel even if you ... hard. And then you have to get it ....

16. Choose the correct answer. The President was reported ... a heart attack last week.

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. Choose the correct answer. He spoke . . . English, so it wasn't very difficult to communicate with him.

19. 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, what sport is popular in the United Kingdom?

20. Choose the correct answer. The newspaper as well as radio ... a powerful means of propaganda.

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. The reason … Nick came was that he wanted to see Rita.

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

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

25. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

31. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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