Понимание прочитанного (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

The skin is the largest organ of the body. It protects us from germs, helps keep our temperature steady and lets us feel touch, heat and pain. Which job of the skin is NOT mentioned in the passage?

1. ALetting us feel touch
2. BMaking red blood cells
3. CKeeping temperature steady
4. DProtecting us from germs

Jellyfish have lived in the oceans for millions of years. They have no brain, no heart and no bones. Their bodies are mostly water. What are jellyfish bodies mostly made of?

1. AShell
2. BMuscle
3. CWater
4. DBone

A sign-in sheet at the clinic has these columns: Name, Time In, Reason for Visit, Time Out. What should a patient write in the third column?

1. AThe reason for the visit
2. BThe time they left
3. CTheir name
4. DThe time they arrived

“After the long drought, the first rain fell. Farmers stood in their fields with their faces turned up to the sky.” How do the farmers most likely feel?

1. AAfraid of the storm
2. BBored
3. CAngry
4. DRelieved

Some birds, such as Arctic terns, migrate thousands of kilometres every year. Scientists think birds find their way using the sun, the stars and Earth’s magnetic field. Which word best describes the scientists’ explanation?

1. AProven
2. BHumorous
3. CUncertain
4. DUnimportant

“I couldn’t put the book down. I read it in one night and was sad when it ended.” What is the reader’s opinion of the book?

1. AThe reader enjoyed it very much.
2. BThe reader did not finish it.
3. CThe reader thought it was frightening.
4. DThe reader found it too long.

“The writer describes the city at rush hour as ‘a river of cars that hardly moved’.” What does this metaphor suggest?

1. AThe road was flooded with water.
2. BThe cars were moving very fast.
3. CThe traffic was heavy and slow.
4. DThe city has many bridges.

The author writes: “Teenagers today spend too much time on their phones. My nephew is always texting at dinner.” What is the main weakness of this argument?

1. AIt argues that phones are useful for teenagers.
2. BIt gives too much data about teenage phone use.
3. CIt does not say what kind of phone the nephew has.
4. DIt uses a single example to judge all teenagers.