Ingliz tili attestatsiya №12

1. Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below. A woodpecker is a kind of bird. Woodpeckers are found all over the world except in the North and South poles, Australia, and New Zealand. There are over 200 different kinds of woodpeckers. The two largest woodpeckers, the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most likely extinct. Animals that become extinct are no longer found on Earth. Woodpeckers have sharp bills for drilling into wood, and short tails which help to balance them on tree trunks and branches. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues, which help them get insects deep within trees. Woodpeckers are often heard knocking loudly on trees before they are seen. Woodpeckers can even become trouble if they learn to knock on sides of a house. Woodpeckers can easily be attracted to backyard bird feeders with sunflower seeds or suet. Suet is a kind of animal fat that is very tasty to woodpeckers and other birds. According to the passage, when do woodpeckers sometimes become a problem?

2. Choose the correct answer. I left ... school at 17, went to university and got ... degree in ... economics.

3. Choose the best answer. We ... with our friends if there ... a spare room.

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

5. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Alice is unhappy today. She can’t study … .

6. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. Snow and rain . . . of nature.

7. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence. This is a … movie.

8. Choose the right answer. Yesterday John’s car broke down and he took it to the service centre. He … there.

9. Choose the best answer. A: Must I always pay my rent by cheque? B: No, … . Pay it however you want to.

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

11. Choose the best answer. Bob’s mother wants to know … her son is getting all his money from as she hardly ever gives him any money.

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

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, why did the California condor become rare?

14. Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
Reptiles have been around for millions of years and once were the most common vertebrate animals
on Earth. Today, reptiles are divided into four main groups: turtles and tortoises; lizards and snakes; crocodiles and alligators; and the tuatara. A tuatara looks like a lizard, but it isn’t. It’s a species left over from a group of reptiles as old as dinosaurs. It is the closest thing to a living dinosaur. Tuataras live only in New Zealand and are in danger of becoming extinct.
Some reptiles spend most of their time in water. But most species live on land. All have scaly skin to protect them. Reptiles are found in all habitats except polar ice in the Arctic and the tundra.
Reptiles usually lay their eggs in nests or holes dug in the ground. But some snakes, like rattlesnakes, let the eggs hatch inside the body and give birth to live babies. Female crocodiles are very good mothers. They guard the nest and even help the hatchlings get a start in life. Some snakes do this, too. But most reptiles lay their eggs and leave. The hatchlings, which are perfect miniature copies of their parents, are on their own.

According to the passage, tuataras are most like . . . .

15. Choose the correct answer. Victor felt sleepy and tired. 'All I need is cup of coffee', he said to himself, 'with sugar'.

16. - Our goods are not beautiful. - Do you think . . . are better?

17. Choose the correct answer. Kelly knows . . . about computers. She is a computer programmer.

18. 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?

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, what did the fisherman do with the fish after he had caught them?

20. Choose the correct answer.- I'm going to stay in the same hotel as last year.-...?

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

22. Choose the correct answer. … he's 60, he still enjoys playing football.

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Are you talking to ?

30. - 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.

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

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

33. I am accustomed to care of myself.

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

35. Those are glasses.

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

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

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

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

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