Понимание прочитанного (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria, and the two lower chambers are called ventricles. What are the two lower chambers called?

1. AAtria
2. BVentricles
3. CCoronary arteries
4. DValves

The table of contents of a first-aid book lists: Chapter 1 Cuts and Scrapes, page 3; Chapter 2 Burns, page 15; Chapter 3 Broken Bones, page 27; Chapter 4 Choking, page 40. On which page does the chapter about burns begin?

1. APage 3
2. BPage 40
3. CPage 15
4. DPage 27

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. AIn the freezer only
2. BIn the fridge
3. CIn a warm cupboard
4. DOn a sunny windowsill

“Tara volunteered to stay late, helped a new colleague with her first report and never complained about the extra work.” Which word best describes Tara?

1. ALazy
2. BHelpful
3. CSelfish
4. DRude

In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?

1. AAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
2. BChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
3. CThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
4. DHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
2. BTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
3. CTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous
4. DTo design better weapons for the army

“The marathon was a test of will as much as of strength. By mile 20, Ana’s legs burned, but she pictured her mother waiting at the finish line and kept going.” What does the phrase “a test of will” mean here?

1. AA legal document about property
2. BA test of how fast her legs are
3. CA challenge of determination
4. DA written exam about running

“The new treatment is promising,” the researcher said, “but our trial included only 40 patients, all of them under 50. We cannot yet say whether it works for older adults.” What can you infer about the researcher’s view?

1. AOlder adults should never receive the treatment.
2. BThe treatment should be given to everyone now.
3. CThe treatment does not work at all.
4. DMore research is needed before wider use.