1. Задание на аудирование.
2. Прочтите текст "Acid Rains" и выберите единственно
правильный ответ.
ACID RAINS
Every year more and more
plants and animals disappear never to be seen again. Strangely, it is the most
intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems —
man. Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed, animals
can disappear alarmingly fast. Every day, thousands of species of animals draw
closer to extinction. There are countless number of species which may become
extinct before they are even discovered.
In many lakes the fish are
dying. Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some
lakes have no fish at all. Scientists are beginning to get worried too. What is
killing the fish?
The problem is acid rain. Acid
rain is a kind of air pollution. It is caused by factories that burn coal or
oil or gas. These factories send smoke high into the air. The wind often
carries the smoke far from the factories. Some of the harmful substances in the
smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away.
The rain in many places isn't
natural and clean any more. It's full of acid chemicals. When it falls in
lakes, it changes them too. The lakes become more acidic. Acid water is like
vinegar or lemon juice. It hurts when it gets in your eyes. It also kills the
plants and animals that usually live in lake water. That is why the fish are
dying in lakes.
But dead fish may be just the
beginning of the problem. Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain. In
some large areas trees are dying. Not just one tree here and there, but whole
forests. At first scientists couldn't understand why. There were no bugs or
diseases in these trees. The weather was not dry. But now they think that the
rain was the cause. Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas.
Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic.
Now scientists are also
beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals. For example,
they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain. If
deer are hurt by the rain, what about people? This is the question many people
are beginning to ask. No one knows the answer yet. But it is an important
question for us all.
Вопросы к тексту:
1. This passage is about
(A) fishing. (C)
air pollution.
(B) acid rain. (D)
destructive human activity.
2. Every year thousands of species of animals
(A) are hunted for their meat and skins. (C)
starve to death.
(B) migrate to other places. (D)
die out.
3. Acid rain is caused by
(A) natural gas. (C)
acidic lake water.
(B) the ozone layer depletion. (D) emissions
of industrial enterprises.
4. Which of the following is true?
(A) Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rains.
(B) Scientists are sure that acid rains are not harmful for
mankind.
(C) If we don't make an attempt to stop acid rains we may never
see some animals again.
(D) There's no reason to worry about several trees that died of
some unknown disease.
5. What was not mentioned in the text?
(A) Acid rain is capable of dissolving some rocks and stones.
(B) Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic
chemicals.
(C) Coal, oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being
burnt.
(D) Scientists reckon that if some larger animals can be affected
by acid rains, people may be in great danger.
6. Factory smoke
(A) stays over the factories. (C)
turns into air.
(B) is usually clean now. (D)
can travel hundreds of miles.
7. Scientists think acid rain
(A) is killing people. (C)
fertilizes the soil.
(B) helps kill
bugs. (D) is killing trees.
8. The word bug in this context means
(A) an infectuous disease. (C)
a dangerous bird.
(B) a small insect. (D) a
small animal.
3. Из четырех вариантов (A J, (В), (С), (D) выберите единственно правильный:
A. I'LL TEACH HIM A LESSON
It happened on a crowded
bus__1__the rush hour. A boy of about twelve sat by the window, watching the
changing scenery and pretending___2__the old men and women standing near him.
A distinguished-looking
gentleman___3___the boy: — If I____4___you 5 pounds will you
stand up and_5_your seat?
— Sure! — answered the boy,
smiling.
The man took___б___out of his pocket and handed it to the boy. The boy took
the money and stood up at once.
— The seat is___7___! — said
the man to an elderly lady standing___8___to him.
She blushed and answered:
— Thank you very much, but I
can't possibly take the seat for which you have paid___9__!
—___10___about that, Madam.
You see, I'm an old teacher. I have given the boy some money to teach him a lesson.___11___is too
expensive!
The lady sat down and asked
the boy:
— I say, Bob, have you thanked the
gentleman_12_the 5 pounds he gave you?
1._______________ (A) at (С)in
(B) on (D)
for
2._______________
(A) seeing not (C) not seeing
(B) not see (D)
not to see
3._______________ (A) told to (C)
talked to
(B) said (D)
said to
4._______________ (A) will give (C)
gave
(B) give (D)
had given
5._______________ (A) let me to have (C)
let me
(B) let me have (D)
let to have me
6._______________ (A) five pounds note (C)
five-pound note
(B) a five-pounds note (D) a five-pound
note
7._______________ (A) your (С) your's
(В) of you (D) yours
8._______________ (A) near (C)by
(B) next (D)
around
9________________ (A) so much (C)
too many
(B) so many (D)
a lot of
10.______________ (A) Not to worry (C)
Not worry
(B) Don't worry (D)
No worry
11.______________ (A) Some (C)
Any
(B) Nothing (D)
Anything
12.______________ (A) of (C)
for
(B) with (D)
because
B. QUICK WORK
Last Wednesday Tom Smith received a letter
from the local police. In the letter he___1__to
call at the police station. Tom wondered
why____ 2 ____by the police. Still he went to the police
station.
At the station a smiling
policeman___3___that his bicycle___4___The policeman said that
the bicycle___5___ in a small village four hundred miles away, The
bicycle had been sent to his
home___ 6___. Tom was surprised when___7___the news. He never
expected ___ 8 ___. It was
stolen___9___when Tom was___10___.
1.______________
(A) asked (C) was asked
(B) ha s been a sked (D)
a sks
2______________ (A) was he wanted (C)
he was wanted
(B) had he been wanted (D) he
wanted
3.______________ (A) said him (C)
told to him
(B) told (D)
told him
4.______________ (A) had been found (C)
was founded
(B) was found (D)
has been found
5.______________ (A) was being picked up
(C) has been picked up
(B) had been picked up (D)
picked up
6.______________ (A) on train (C)
in train
(B) by train (D)
with train
7.______________ (A) he had heard the
news (C) he had listened to the news
(B) he listened the news (D) he heard the
news
8.______________ (A) the bicycle found (C)
the bicycle to be found
(B) the bicycle is found (D) that the
bicycle will be found
9.______________ (A) twenty years ago (С) in twenty years
(B) twenty years later (D)
after twenty years
10._____________ (A) a fifteen boy (C)
a boy of fifteen
(B) a boy of fifteen years (D) a
fifteen-year-old boy
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