Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. My goodness! … awful weather we are having!

2. Choose the correct answer. He can’t decide who ... to his birthday party.

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

4. Choose the correct answer. There are ... textbooks in our library this school year. In fact there are less of them than last year.

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

6. 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:

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. All of the statements are TRUE about convenient food, EXCEPT . . . .

8. Choose the right word. Reading this book is waste … time. It isn’t worth reading.

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

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

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

12. Complete the sentence with correct answer. Jack was born ….

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.

According to the passage, what is the similarity between condors and vultures?

14. 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.

What is the main idea of the text?

15. Choose the correct answer. Alisa is married but she doesn’t ….a ring.

16. Read the passage below and answer the questions Did you know that there are over 1,000,000 different species, or types, of animals? With so many species, scientists have to find a way to sort them into groups. Two of the main groups are vertebrates and invertebrates.
Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. Humans are in this group. Also in this group are whales, monkeys, birds, and frogs. Just about any pet you have in your home is a vertebrate. Dogs, cats, goldfish, hamsters, and snakes are vertebrates.
Invertebrates have no backbone. Many of them live in the ocean. Clams, jellyfish, squids, and octopuses are invertebrates. Those that live on land are spiders, worms, and insects.
Scientists are finding new species of animals every day. Every one of them can be put into one of these two groups

What are two ways, according to this passage, animals are classified or sorted?

17. 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!

Which compound word from the text means “one thing”?

18. Choose the correct answer. You . . . smoke in here. It's forbidden. Look at that sign.

19. Choose the correct answer. This is ... car of the three.

20. Choose the correct answer. "Whose wedding was it?" said Aziza. Aziza asked whose wedding ...

21. Choose the correct answer. That dog is as … as that child!

22. Choose the correct answer. Veronica and her friend didn’t live in Brest… . They left three and a half years ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

36. Are you talking to ?

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

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

39. I am accustomed to care of myself.

40. - 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.