Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. 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.

2. Choose the correct answer. She is staying with her parents … the time being because she can’t afford to rent an apartment.

3. Choose the best answer.… of the contestants was given a topic about which they’d make a five-minute speech.

4. Choose the best answer. I need to replace ... table in my office. Its leg is broken.

5. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Barbara said the beach was twenty miles away, but I thought it was . . . than that.

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. 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, spices were first used . . . .

9. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. They don’t have much free time. Neither….

10. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. She prefers playing cards … television.

11. Choose the correct answer.… the ironing!

12. Choose the best answer. She had … to play with. She was an only child that … liked her.

13. Choose the correct answer. In the UK, school . . . are not allowed to work more than two hours on a school . . ., or more than twelve hours in total during a school . . . .

14. Choose the correct answer. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work.”

15. Choose the correct answer. I want … matches. Have you got …?

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

17. Choose the correct answer. There are . . . elephants than there used to be.

18. Choose the correct answer.

-Can you tell me where the mosque is?

-It is located beside drugstore which is opposite shop.

19. Choose the correct answer. The Ford Foundation was established in 1936 to advance human well-being ... contributing funds for education.

20. Choose the correct answer. Every old house like this has ... strange stories.

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, what were the almanacs NOT used for?

22. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
Temur was the strongest man in the town. He performed and exercised in the public park. He did this to show everyone how strong he was. One man named Jamol didn’t like him. Jamol was a movie critic and could solve complex math problems. One day, a big storm came suddenly.
Snow covered the town. People needed food. The people said, "Temur can save us and bring food". But Jamol wanted to be a hero, so they both went. Jamol found some small passages under the snow. One of them led toward another town which had food. They walked until there was a block of ice in their way. Jamol said, "We can’t get through until you strike it." Temur thought it was probable. He broke it and was too tired. Jamol said, "Let’s support each other. I’ll get the food alone." Jamol came back with food. The men became friends by working together. In town, people saw Jamol with the food. They called Jamol a hero. But Jamol was thinking of something else. He said, "I learned friendship today."

According to the passage, what is the main idea of this story?

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

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

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

26. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. - 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.

35. I am accustomed to care of myself.

36. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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