Понимание прочитанного (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Camels can go for many days without drinking. When they do find water, they can drink a very large amount in a short time. Their hump stores fat, not water. What does a camel’s hump store?

1. AWater
2. BFat
3. CAir
4. DMilk

“Lena is an only child. She lives with her mother and her grandfather in a flat above a bakery.” Who does Lena live with?

1. AHer mother and her sister
2. BHer father and her brother
3. CHer mother and grandfather
4. DHer grandmother and her uncle

Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. It is a type of grass, even though some kinds grow as tall as trees. What type of plant is bamboo?

1. AA type of tree
2. BA type of grass
3. CA type of flower
4. DA type of moss

A notice says: “The water will be turned off in Building C from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday for pipe repairs. Please store some water in advance.” What does the notice suggest residents should do?

1. AUse only bottled water until Friday night.
2. BKeep some water ready before Thursday morning.
3. CRepair the pipes in their own apartments.
4. DLeave Building C and stay away for the whole of Thursday.

“Sofia remembered the day she arrived in the city ten years earlier, holding one small suitcase and not speaking a word of the language. Now she stood at the front of a classroom, teaching that language to others.” Which technique does the author use?

1. AA list of instructions
2. BA flashback to an earlier time
3. CA prediction about the future
4. DA conversation between two people

A notice in the staff room reads: “The parking lot will be repaved on Tuesday. Staff should park in the overflow lot on Elm Street. Shuttle buses will run every 10 minutes from 6 a.m.” What is the main purpose of the notice?

1. ATo announce a new shuttle bus route to the city
2. BTo ask staff to work an extra shift on Tuesday
3. CTo explain why the parking lot is being repaved
4. DTo tell staff where to park during the repaving

Read the sentences: (1) Finally, the nurse records the result. (2) First, the nurse washes her hands. (3) Next, she places the thermometer under the patient’s tongue. (4) Then she waits for the beep and reads the number. Which order is correct?

1. A2, 4, 3, 1
2. B1, 2, 3, 4
3. C2, 3, 4, 1
4. D3, 2, 4, 1

The author writes: “Some readers may find these figures alarming. Over the past decade, the number of nurses aged over 55 has doubled, while the number entering the profession has stayed flat.” What problem is the author most likely pointing to?

1. ANurses working too few hours each week
2. BA decrease in the number of hospitals
3. CA possible future shortage of nurses as many retire
4. DToo many young people becoming nurses at the same time