Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. I don’t think these scissors are sharp enough to cut this material with, ...?

2. Choose the correct answer. Knowing several … helpful if you work for an international corporation.

3. 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. In this story, the word bark means . . .

4. 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.The word volcano comes from the Roman god of . . .

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

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, why should people eat boiled food?

8. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. If a dirty spot on the clothes cannot be removed by . . . water and soap, pour on boiling water.

9. Choose the best answer. The poor girl looked … … .

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

11. Choose the correct answer. Tell me what … .

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

13. Choose the correct answer. Those are . . . glasses.

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

15. Read the passage below and answer the questions The first movies were made using black and white cameras. The film for the pictures were cut up and made into long strips. They were played on a movie projector in a theater. Today, people can see movies almost anywhere. They can see movies on computers. Others watch movies on iPods®. Some even watch movies on their cell phones. The world of movies is changing very fast. Some filmmakers want to use digital photography for making movies. Digital photography is cheaper, takes fewer people and less space. It is easy to use and can be done in a small area. However, they do not turn out as clear as the original way of filming.
A man named Robert Rodriguez says that digital form is the new way to make movies. He says it is the way to keep movie theaters alive. He does not want them to become extinct.
Robert writes movies and shoots them. He directs them and puts them together. He even does the special effects. Robert does them all in digital format. He does this in his own home in Texas. He can make most movies for half of the money it would usually cost.
Rodriquez wants to make movies that can only be seen in theaters. His idea is to make movies, for less money, only to be shown in theaters. He feels this will help preserve the original way to watch a movie.

What makes Robert unusual?

16. Read the passage below and answer the questions  Frieda the Fox was one of the young foxes learning how to hunt. She would practice her skills every day.
She wanted to be one of the best, but she still had a lot to learn. Her dad took her out one day, and Frieda found a mouse to chase. She chased the mouse and almost caught it, until she saw a rabbit hop by. She stopped chasing the mouse and began chasing the rabbit. “Silly Frieda. Why did you do that?” asked her dad. “Dad! A rabbit would have been a bigger and better catch.” Her dad just shook his head. The next day they went hunting again. Frieda did the same thing except this time she stopped chasing a rabbit to chase a chicken. She came home with neither. When they got back, all of Frieda’s brothers and sisters had a catch. Frieda sat by herself in the back and pouted. She almost had the chicken and the rabbit, but instead she came home with neither. The next day, Frieda went hunting alone.
This time she decided that she would catch whatever animal she saw first. There would be no switching gears to go after another animal. It wasn’t long before she saw a hen strutting by. She decided this was it. She raced after the hen and made her pounce. It worked! She got the hen. She proudly walked home to show her dad. He was thrilled, telling Frieda, “Yeah! You finally got it!”

What does the word strutting mean?

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!

Why did Marion sell the diapers by herself?

18. Choose the correct answer. I was very worried by . . . what cigarettes might do to me.

19. Read the text and answer the questions according to it

Pepperoni is often put on a pizza. It is actually a type of cured sausage made from beef. "Cured" means salty to protect against bacteria which are dangerous for people. Sometimes cured sausages are made of turkey or chicken to reduce both fat and calories. Pepperoni is mixed with red pepper or other spices and takes a reddish colour. It is typically cut in small, thin circles. The word "pepperoni" means "big peppers" in Italian, though pepperoni has nothing to do with Italy. Its actual origin is not known yet. However, it is believed to be invented in America, likely in one of the original pizzerias in New York City. What is clear however, is that pepperoni is America’s favourite pizza topping.

According to the passage, why is pepperoni cured?

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. The exhibition wasn’t so ... as we hoped to see.

22. Choose the correct answer. Jurabek tends ... late on Mondays, but our boss doesn’t seem to care about that very much.

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

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

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

26. - 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.

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

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

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

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

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

32. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

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

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

36. Those are glasses.

37. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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