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

A doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to sounds inside the body, such as the heartbeat and breathing. What is a stethoscope used for?

1. AListening to sounds inside the body
2. BTaking a blood sample
3. CLooking inside a patient’s ears
4. DMeasuring a patient’s temperature

Blood contains several kinds of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. White blood cells help fight infection. Platelets help the blood to clot when you are cut. Which cells help fight infection?

1. ARed blood cells
2. BPlatelets
3. CNerve cells in the blood
4. DWhite blood cells

A coupon reads: “20% off any one item. Valid until 30 April. Cannot be used with other offers.” What is one rule for using the coupon?

1. AIt is valid for the whole of next year.
2. BIt gives a discount of 30 percent.
3. CIt can be used on every item.
4. DIt cannot be combined with other offers.

A patient reads: “Take this medicine on an empty stomach, one hour before breakfast.” She usually eats breakfast at 8 a.m. When should she take the medicine?

1. AAt 7 a.m.
2. BAt 8 a.m. with breakfast
3. CAt 9 a.m. after breakfast
4. DAt bedtime, before she sleeps

“Although the hiking trail was steep and rocky, the view from the top made the climb worthwhile.” What does the author suggest?

1. AThe hikers decided not to reach the top.
2. BThe trail was easy and flat all the way.
3. CThe view was disappointing after the climb.
4. DThe view was worth the difficult climb.

The human body has about 206 bones in adulthood. Babies are born with about 270, but many of them fuse together as the child grows. Why do adults have fewer bones than babies?

1. AAdults break and lose some bones.
2. BBones dissolve when a person stops growing.
3. CBabies lose bones when they fall.
4. DSome bones fuse together during growth.

The author writes: “Opponents claim the new hospital will cost too much. But they ignore that the nearest emergency room is 60 kilometres away, and every minute counts in a heart attack.” What is the author’s tone toward the opponents?

1. AAdmiring
2. BAmused
3. CNeutral
4. DCritical

“By the time the ambulance arrived, a bystander had already started chest compressions and someone else had fetched the defibrillator from the lobby.” What does the passage suggest about the bystanders?

1. AThey waited for the ambulance crew to act.
2. BThey acted quickly before help arrived.
3. CThey called for help only after an hour.
4. DThey did not know where the defibrillator was.