Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Choose the correct answer. Before we leave, let’s have Shelley ... a map for us so we won’t get lost.

2. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below. Snow is composed of ice crystals. These crystals fall from clouds in cold weather when the air is too cold to melt the ice crystals into rain. In most of the world outside the very hot tropics, most rain starts to fall as snow but melts to rain on the way down. The heaviest snowfalls occur when the air temperature is close to the freezing point at 32°F. For this reason, more snow falls on the northern United States than at the North Pole because it is too cold at the North Pole for snow to fall. Snow can be as much as 90 percent air. For this reason, snow helps to keep the ground warm and protect some plants from extreme cold. Because so much of the snow is composed of air, it takes about ten inches of snow to equal the amount of water in one inch of rain. All snowflakes are six-sided crystals, with some occasional needles or columns. One farmer and amateur scientist photographed thousands of snowflakes through a microscope. He was trying to find two identical flakes. Neither he nor anyone else ever has. Snow often melts slowly because the white color reflects sunlight away. The most snow in a single storm in the United States was 189 inches. It occurred at Mount Shasta, California, in February 1959. Antarctica is buried in an average of two-and-a half miles of snow. When does the heaviest snowfall usually occur?

3. Choose the best answer. Still having a sore throat and a terrible cough, Lorna was barely… to get out of bed, but she managed to make it to work.

4. Read the text and answer the questions below. What do you call a long, blue river of ice? A glacier! Most fresh water on Earth is in glaciers. Some glaciers never melt. You can find glaciers in the mountains. Others cover big areas of continents. They are home to snow fleas and ice worms. The top part of a glacier is snow. The middle part is mixed snow and ice. The bottom part is ice. You can take a class to learn how to walk on a glacier. You need special boots. You also need a rope and an ice axe. Then, you can walk on a river of ice! In this story, the word cover means . . .

5. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. One of the . . . from Italy.

6. Choose the correct answer. She … to America for two years, but now she's back.

7. 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, all statements are TRUE, EXCEPT . . . .

8. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. … his coffee, he made his way to the door because he had planned to go the library.

9. In this story, the words on command mean ... .

10. Choose the best answer. After … it with her, I’ve changed my mind.

11. Choose the correct answer. He has been very lonely since ….

12. Choose the best answer. Our lecturer just touched on some points of the new theme quickly, so I couldn’t obtain … information about it.

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

14. Choose the correct answer. −Sorry mum! I’ve broken a plate. −You . . . be more careful.

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 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.

Which of these is NOT something positive about digital movies?

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

18. Choose the correct answer. I don't want to watch . . . television.

19. 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, all the following are TRUE about the fisherman, EXCEPT . . . .

20. Choose the correct answer. - Your motorcar needs to be serviced.- Yes, I have already noticed it. I... it to the repair shop.

21. Choose the correct answer. Think ... about whether you want to quit this job.

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

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

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

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

26. Those are glasses.

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

28. - 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.

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

30. I am accustomed to care of myself.

31. Are you talking to ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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