Понимание прочитанного (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

A recipe card says: “Serves 4. You will need 2 cups of rice, 1 onion and 3 cups of water.” How many people does the recipe serve?

1. A3
2. B4
3. C1
4. D2

Koalas live in eastern Australia. They eat mainly the leaves of eucalyptus trees and sleep for many hours each day. What do koalas mainly eat?

1. AGrass and seeds
2. BBamboo shoots
3. CEucalyptus leaves
4. DSmall insects and worms

The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece, in a place called Olympia. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 in Athens. Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?

1. ARome
2. BParis
3. COlympia
4. DAthens

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will win a sandcastle prize.
2. BThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
3. CThe tide will go back out.
4. DThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.

The library’s new rule states: “Mobile phones must be set to silent in the reading room. Calls may be taken in the lobby.” Where may visitors take phone calls?

1. ANowhere in the building
2. BAnywhere in the library
3. CIn the lobby
4. DIn the reading room

Since the city added bike lanes on Main Street two years ago, the number of cyclists on that street has tripled, and accidents involving cyclists have fallen by half. Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?

1. ACyclists on Main Street no longer wear helmets.
2. BMore people cycled on Main Street after the bike lanes were added.
3. CMain Street had no cyclists before the lanes.
4. DBike lanes will reduce all kinds of car accidents in every city.

The author writes: “Many people skip the flu vaccine because they believe it can give them the flu. The injected vaccine contains no live virus, so it cannot cause the illness. Mild soreness or a low temperature for a day is a normal sign that the body is building protection.” What is the purpose of the last sentence?

1. ATo argue that the vaccine causes the flu
2. BTo list the symptoms of severe flu
3. CTo explain that mild side effects are not the flu
4. DTo advise people to skip the vaccine if they feel unwell

In the sentence “The patient’s condition deteriorated rapidly overnight, so the team moved her to intensive care,” what does “deteriorated” most likely mean?

1. ABecame worse
2. BWas measured
3. CImproved
4. DStayed the same