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

A school notice reads: “The swimming pool will be closed next week for cleaning. PE lessons will take place in the sports hall instead.” Where will PE lessons take place next week?

1. AIn the sports hall
2. BIn the classrooms
3. CIn the swimming pool
4. DOn the school field

Last winter our town opened a new indoor pool. Since then, the number of children taking swimming lessons has doubled. What happened after the pool opened?

1. AThe town closed its outdoor pool.
2. BSwimming lessons became more expensive than before.
3. CTwice as many children took swimming lessons.
4. DFewer adults went swimming.

Exercise makes the heart beat faster. This sends more blood and oxygen to the muscles that are working. Why does the heart beat faster during exercise?

1. ATo help the body fall asleep
2. BTo slow down breathing
3. CTo send more oxygen to working muscles
4. DTo cool down the skin quickly

“When you have a cold, the lining of your nose swells and makes more mucus. This is why your nose feels blocked.” What causes the blocked feeling in your nose?

1. AToo much sleep at night
2. BCold air in the nose
3. CSneezing too often in the day
4. DSwelling and extra mucus

An advertisement says: “Everyone is switching to SparkleSmile toothpaste. Don’t be the only one left behind!” Which technique is the advertisement using?

1. AComparing the price with other toothpastes
2. BUrging people to follow the crowd
3. CDescribing the ingredients in detail
4. DQuoting a dentist’s expert advice

“After the long drought, the first rain fell. Farmers stood in their fields with their faces turned up to the sky.” How do the farmers most likely feel?

1. AAngry
2. BBored
3. CAfraid of the storm
4. DRelieved

The writer argues: “We should not build the new road. It will destroy the old forest, and the traffic it saves will last only until more cars fill it.” Which piece of evidence would most strengthen the writer’s argument?

1. AA report that the forest is rarely visited
2. BStudies showing new roads often fill with more traffic
3. CA map showing where the new road would go
4. DA survey showing most people own a car

“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?

1. ATo keep the volunteers from talking
2. BTo make the study finish more quickly
3. CTo save money on vitamins
4. DTo stop expectations from affecting the results