Понимание прочитанного (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

A label on a jar of jam reads: “Once opened, keep in the fridge and use within 4 weeks.” Where should the jam be kept after opening?

1. AOn a sunny windowsill
2. BIn the freezer only
3. CIn the fridge
4. DIn a warm cupboard

Rosa wanted to buy a new bike. She saved her pocket money for six months and also earned money by walking her neighbour’s dog. How did Rosa get money for the bike?

1. ASelling her old bike at a market
2. BBorrowing money from her neighbour
3. CAsking her parents to pay for it
4. DSaving pocket money and walking a dog

Butterflies begin life as caterpillars. A caterpillar eats leaves and grows quickly. Then it forms a hard case called a chrysalis, and inside it changes into a butterfly. What is the case called?

1. AA nest
2. BA cocoon
3. CA shell
4. DA chrysalis

In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned from holiday and noticed that mould had grown on one of his bacteria dishes. Around the mould, the bacteria had died. This led to the discovery of penicillin. What led Fleming to discover penicillin?

1. AHe tested many chemicals on bacteria in 1928.
2. BHe was trying to grow mould on purpose.
3. CHe noticed that bacteria near a mould had died.
4. DHe found penicillin in a book while on holiday.

When Rosa started her new job at the hospital, she got lost three times on the first day. By the end of the month, she was giving directions to visitors. What does the passage show about Rosa?

1. AShe did not like her new job at the hospital and wanted to leave.
2. BShe quickly learned her way around the hospital.
3. CShe often gets lost in new places.
4. DShe was given a map on her first day.

“Most deserts are hot, but not all. Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little precipitation, even though it is covered in ice.” What makes a place a desert, according to the passage?

1. AA complete lack of animals
2. BVery little precipitation
3. CVery high temperatures
4. DA covering of sand

Visiting rules: “Children under 14 may visit only with an adult. No more than 2 visitors at the bedside. Visiting ends at 8 p.m.” A mother and her 12-year-old and 15-year-old children want to visit together at 7 p.m. Which rule would they break?

1. AThe rule about children under 14
2. BThe rule that visiting ends at 8 p.m.
3. CThe limit of 2 visitors at the bedside
4. DThey would not break any rule

A survey on a fitness website asked visitors, “How many days a week do you exercise?” Most answered five or more. The website reported, “Most adults exercise five days a week.” Why is this conclusion questionable?

1. AExercise cannot be measured in days per week.
2. BVisitors to a fitness site are not typical adults.
3. CExercise was not defined by the website.
4. DThe survey asked too many different questions.