Робочий аркуш «Розуміння прочитаного (вступні іспити)» з відповідями

A parking sign reads: “No parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. Parking allowed at all times on weekends.” When may a driver park here?

1. AOn a Monday at 10 a.m.
2. BOn a Saturday at noon
3. COn a Wednesday at 3 p.m.
4. DOn a Friday at 9 a.m.

Crows are clever birds. Scientists have seen them use sticks as tools to pull insects out of tree bark. What have scientists seen crows do?

1. ANest underground
2. BUse sticks as tools
3. CSwim to catch fish
4. DCopy human words

Our town library will hold a free reading program for children every Saturday in July. Sessions start at 10 a.m. and last one hour. No sign-up is needed. How long does each session last?

1. AOne month
2. BOne hour
3. CTen minutes
4. DAll day

“Many people think bats are blind. In fact, bats can see, and many species also use echolocation, sending out sounds and listening for the echoes, to find their way in the dark.” What is echolocation, according to the passage?

1. ASeeing clearly in complete darkness
2. BFlying in large groups at night
3. CSmelling food from far away
4. DUsing echoes of sounds to find the way

“Unlike the noisy city where she grew up, the village was so quiet that Maya could hear the stream from her bedroom.” What contrast does the author draw?

1. ABetween city noise and village quiet
2. BBetween Maya and her bedroom
3. CBetween the stream and the river
4. DBetween early morning and late evening

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. AChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
2. BHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.
3. CAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
4. DThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.

“Patients must not eat or drink after midnight before surgery. Small sips of water to take morning medicines are allowed only if the surgeon has agreed.” A patient’s surgeon has agreed. What may the patient do at 7 a.m.?

1. ADrink a full glass of juice with medicines
2. BTake morning medicines with a small sip of water
3. CHave a light breakfast and a cup of tea
4. DEat a small snack but drink nothing

“The pain reliever starts working within 30 minutes. Its effects last about 6 hours. Do not take more than 4 doses in 24 hours.” A patient takes the first dose at 8 a.m. If the patient takes each next dose only when the previous one wears off, at what time would the third dose be taken?

1. A4 p.m.
2. B8 p.m.
3. C2 p.m.
4. D6 p.m.