Passage 1
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) an amount of water in the sea
B) salt in the water of lakes or oceans
C) the number of lakes in the USA
D) air and clouds
E) how salt is formed
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) The water in the rivers has more salt than water in oceans.
B) Ocean water is 2.5 per cent salt.
C) Some lakes do not have a river to take the water and salt
away
D) Salt evaporates and it doesn’t stay in the ocean.
E) The Dead sea is the only sea that is sea.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
Where does the ocean water move into?
A) It evaporates into the air and clouds.
B) lt moves into the river and seas.
C) lt moves into the Dead Sea.
D) lt runs into the lakes and valleys.
E) lt can be found only in the weather.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes ‘lakes’.
5. Write the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
Where is the Great Salt Lake located?
6. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Some of the water evaporates, but ……..
Passage 2
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) poisonous plants and their usage
B) animals that eat poisonous plants.
C) farmers and scientist.
D) how animals eat poisonous plants.
E) petroleum and its advantages.
2. Which information is true according to the passage?
A) Animals and people kill their enemies for fun.
B) All the animals eat plants and insects.
C) Only a few kinds of plants make poison.
D) The plants sometimes run away from their enemies.
E) Lots of kinds of poison are used by the farmers.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Why should farmers use poison from plants instead of posion
from petroleum?
1. Because poison from plants is cheap.
2. As petroleum is useless for farmers.
3. Because poison from plants is fatal.
4. The reason is that the poison from petroleum is expensive.
A) 1,3 B)2,4 C)1,4 D)2,3 E)1,2
4. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
Where do most of the plants grow ?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
There are many kinds of plants that ……
6. Write only one word to complete the sentence.
Most of the poison come from ……
Passage 3
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) a tree grown in the Middle East
B) palm leaves and its advantages
C) a tree from Africa
D) usage of palm tree in industry
E) disadvantages of palm trees
2. Which statement is false according to the passage?
A) People use the wood to build houses.
B) People make bags from the leaves.
C) Seven thousand years ago, people ate dates.
D) People feed date to their animals.
E) Nowadays date palms are planted in the Middle East.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
What did some Arab countries make pictures of?
A) only palm trees
B) palm dates and seeds
C) valuable stones
D) palm trees and palm flowers
E) palm leaves and branches
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Most palm trees can not grow in the Middle East because …... .
5. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “date
palm”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
How many kinds of palm trees are there?
Passage 4
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) how to cook rice
B) countries that buy rice
C) why people grew rice
D) a kind of grass
E) where farmers grew rice
2. Choose the true sentence according to the passage.
A) It is thought that rice is a kind of greens.
B) Most rice grows in dry land.
C) People all over the world eat rice but some people eat only
rice.
D) There are three places which rice is grown.
E) Millions of people hardly eat any rice in the world
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Other scientists think that rice came from …….
A) the southern part of the United States.
B) Asia, especially China.
C) Asia, Africa and South America.
D) eastern Australia.
E) India and travellers took it to other places.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “soil”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Scientist think that one kind of rice grew in …….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
What do people use on their rice farms?
Passage 5
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A) orange juice.
B) orange leaves.
C) the size of oranges.
D) how to raise oranges.
E) sweet and juicy fruit.
2. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Where did farmers learn to grow oranges?
A) They learnt it in China.
B) They learnt to grow oranges in Asia and Middle east.
C) They grew oranges in Spain.
D) They were taught to raise oranges in America.
E) They learnt to raise them in Europe
3. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Oranges have a lot of shiny grey leaves.
B) All the oranges around the world have seeds.
C) The Chinese started to raise orange trees around 4400 years
ago.
D) The Spanish never tried to plant orange trees.
E) In English, orange means both fruit and a vegetable.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Chinese art has lovely and old pictures of …..
5. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “skin”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
Where did the Spanish take oranges first?
Passage 6
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) how to sell coffee beans.
B) where to grow coffee beans.
C) side affects of coffee.
D) a small tree with shiny leaves.
E) how to water coffee plant.
2. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
A coffee plant grows for about ….
A) three years before it produces any fruit.
B) thirteen years after it produces fruit.
C) twenty years when it produces fruit.
D) three years after it produces any fruit.
E) twelve years while it produces fruit.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Why do people pick most coffee beans by hand?
A) Because people enjoyed the way to pick coffee beans.
B) As this method let them pick more coffee beans.
C) Because the old way to grow beans is unavoidable.
D) As machines cann’t do well.
E)Because farmers didn’t know how to produce new devices.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “farm”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The coffee bean is …….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
Which countries may your coffee come from?
Passage 7
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) songs and their lyrics
B) music and food
C) music and behaviour
D) songs and singers
E) music and drinks
2. Which information is true according to the passage?
A) Music has no impact on people.
B) Classical music has always made people feel richer.
C) Scientists also believe that fast music makes people fat.
D) When music is faster, people chew their food slowly.
E) Some scientists think that music makes you learn better.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What do people spend money on when a restaurant plays
classical music ?
1. fruit and clothes
2. food
3. entertainment
4. drinks
A) 1,2 B) 2,3 C) 1,4 D) 2,4 E) 3,4
4. Write three adjectives from the passage that describes
“music”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
It is true that people learn better they ….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
Where is music played today?
Passage 8
1. What is passage mainly about?
A) African American slaves.
B) famous jazz musicians.
C) outstanding blues singers.
D) blues and jazz.
E) American civil war.
2. Which statement is incorrect according to the passage?
A) Africans brought their music with them when they came to
America.
B) Africans were brought to America as salves.
C) Before the Civil war African American people were not
slaves.
D) Blues and Jazz became popular in the twentieth century.
E) A person who sings blues feels sad.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Some blues musicians and singers are …..
A) Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
B) Bessie Smith , John Lee and B. King.
C) Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis.
D) only John Lee Hooker.
E) none of the above.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Musicians who play blues and jazz change …..
5. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “
instrument”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the listened
passage.
What kind of instruments did people play the blues first?
Passage 9
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) hours spent at work.
B) free time and extra work
C) employees from different countries.
D) to earn money for extra work.
E) to work abroad.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
1) Many people don’t have enough money for their family.
2) Work hours differ from one country to another.
3) Some people work extra hours to earn much money.
4) Not all the companies pay for extra work.
5) Some people think that they will lose their job if they don’t
work extra hours.
A) 1,4 B)2,3,4 C) 4,5 D)1,3,5 E) 2,3,5
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
As companies don’t pay overtime, employees think that …….
A) they should leave the job.
B) they must go on strike.
C) it’s their duty .
D) they shoul argue with the boss.
E) it’s good for their health.
4. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Where do people work about 2159 hours?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
A Japanese employee works 513 more hours a year than ……
6. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes
“employee” .
Passage 10
What is the passage mainly about?
A) private information.
B) various professions
C) the money paid for doing a job.
D) imports and exports.
E) salary of all the professions.
2. All the statements have been mentioned in the passage
except:
A) Benefits are the extra things your employer gives you.
B) Many people consider that salary is private information.
C) Cooks and waiters get the lowest salary in the United States.
D) Most of the well-paid jobs are related to food.
E) In lots of jobs people are paid a salary and benefits.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Benefits equal about 25 per cent of an employee’s salary.
B) Doctors, dentists and pilots get the least salaries in the USA.
C) Salary for different jobs can be found on magazine.
D) In the US people should ask a question about salary.
E) A person with benefits earn about 40.000 dollars.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes
“salary”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Common benefits …..
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Who gets the lowest salary in the USA?
Passage 11
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) casual work.
B) different kinds of dresses.
C) attitude of companies to uniforms.
D) work hours in the US.
E) casual dress or work clothes.
2. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Write the reason why the companies allow their employees to
wear casual dress.
A) When people wear comfortable clothes they become more
productive.
B) As the government demands they wear casual clothes.
C) Casual dress has negative effect on employees’ productivity.
D) Only Friday people wear comfortable clothes.
E) Employees don’t save enough money when they wear casual
dress.
3. Which idea is true according to the passage?
A) The change to casual dress began in 1919.
B) Companies allow the employees to wear casual dress only on
Sunday.
C) Many employees change their dress code.
D) Friday became “Casual Friday” or “Dress-down Friday”.
E) A casual dress code has never caused a problem.

4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
……… are the examples of clothes that are usually too casual
for the office.
5. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Who doesn’t have to make decision about their work clothes?
6. Choose the synonym of the word “ cosy “ in the listened
passage.
Passage 12
1.What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) Mongol people.
B) The Chinese.
C) People from Poland.
D) The Polysenians.
E) Explorers of the Pacific Oceans.
2. Which statement is incorrect according to the passage?
A) The boats which the Polysenians travelled are called “double
canoes”.
B) About 4000 years ago, a group of people lived in southern
China.
C) By looking at the Sun, the Polysenians knew where to go.
D) The Polysenians were among the greatest sailors in history.
E) The Polysenians used the winds and ocean currents.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What were the maps made out of?
A) stars and the moon B) the wind and ocean currents
C) only shells D) the wind and sticks E) sticks and shells
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “canoes”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
It took …….. for them to reach all the islands in Polynesia.
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What did a mixture of white, black and Mongol people take
with them after they started toward the southest?
Passage 13
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Tamerlan’s soldiers.
B) Tamerlan’s death.
C) an Egyptian ambassador.
D) Egyptian camels.
E) a powerful Mongol leader.
2. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
A) Tamerlan was given gifts by ambassadors from different
countries.
B) In 1404, an Egyptian ambassador abandoned Samarkand.
C) Tamerlan brought a giraffe from Africa.
D) Rulers from other countries wanted to fight against
Tamerlan.
E) Egypt is the palce where Tamerlan lived.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Leaders of other countries didn’t want to struggle against
Tamerlan because ……
A) They knew it was easy to defeat Tamerlan.
B) They were already under Tamerlan’s control.
C) They believed that Tamerlan was the best friend.
D) They suppose that Tamerlan didn’t have any amibition.
E) It was easier to be friends than enemies.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “
Tamerlan”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Ambassadors took to Tamerlan beautiful …….
6. Write the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
Where did the giraffe walked 5,000 kilometres from?
Passage 14
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) radio and other modern equipment.
B) food supply that is required for trips.
C) Subaru and his parents’ trip
D) a person who sailed alone.
E) San Francisco
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Subaru Takahashi sailed across the Pacific Ocean in 1969.
B) Subaru departed from Tokyo on July 22, 1996.
C) ln the boat, he had a three-month supply food and water.
D) Subaru often talked to his parents on the phone.
E) By the end of August, many people believed that Subaru was
back.
3.All the statements have been mentioned in the passage except:
A) Subaru didn’t have any problems in his boat.
B) As Subaru didn’t have electricity, lt affected his navigation.
C) Subaru was 3,700 miles away from his destination – San
Fransisco.
D) Subaru’s trip had finished after 55 days in his boat.
E) On September, Subaru sailed into San Fransisco.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “trips”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Subaru’s boat was …. long.
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What did Subaru also have for sailing ?
Passage 15
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) traditions of the Hopi people.
B) the religion of the Hopi people.
C) life in the United States.
D) Americans’ lifestyle.
E) the Hopi’s main food.

2. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What do The Hopi people eat and drink?
1. They eat hamburgers and ice cream.
2.They drink hard drinks.
3. They eat sandwiches and ice cream.
4. They drink soft drinks.
A) 1,3 B) 3,4 C) 2,3 D) 1,4 E) 2,4
3. Choose the wrong variant according to the passage.
A) The Hopi people live in the United States.
B) There are hundreds of modern thing in every American’s
life.
C) There are about 10, 000 Hopi, and they live in the desert.
D) Although the weather is very hot in summer, farming is easy.
E) “ Kachinas “ are an important part of Hopi religion.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Men dress as kachinas and do …..
5. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What kind of houses do the Hopi people live in?
6. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don’t want
……
Passage 16
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) the dog and its portrait.
B) a rich old lady and an artist.
C) how to draw a portrait.
D) a story of a dog.
E) an artist and his portrait.
2. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
A) The old lady had no dog with her.
B) Sometimes the old lady was angry with her dog.
C) After the painter drew the portrait, he invited the lady to the
studio.
D) The old lady wasn’t fond of her dog.
E) Even if the painter himself didn’t like the portrait.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The lady didn’t like the portrait because …..
A) The dog had licked it.
B) Tomy told the lady not to pay for the portrait.
C) The artist demanded a big price for it.
D) The painter had rubbed it with a piece of meat.
E) The portrait didn’t look like her.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “lady”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Once a rich old lady asked …..
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why did not the painter argue with the old lady?
Passage 17
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) how to plant flowers.
B) water and a water bearer.
C) the story of a perfect pot.
D) how to fill water.
E) the cracked water.
2. Which statement is incorrect according to the passage?
A) The cracked pot would lose water every day
B) The cracked pot apologized to its water bearer.
C) Both of the pots the bearer carried were cracked.
D) The perfect pot was very proud of itself.
E) The cracked pot understood that everyone has flaws.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Why did the cracked pot feel ashamed ?
A) The reason was the beautiful and colourful flowers.
B) Because the flowers didn’t cheer the pot up.
C) As it was able to deliver full water.
D) Because the cracked pot lost water every day.
E) The cracked pot couldn’t accept its flaws.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
If you didn’t water the flowers, my master …..
5. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes
“flowers”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why was the perfect pot proud of itself?
Passage 18
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Tina’s parents.
B) the broken pen.
C) Tina and her invention.
D) young scientists.
E) the invention of young scientists.
2. All the statements have been mentioned in the passage
except:
A) Tina’s parents set up a garage to put items there.
B) One day, Tina injured her hand at school.
C) As Tina couldn’t write her test , she was disappointed.
D) Tina worked the whole night to make the briliant pen.
E) Tina got many awards for her invention.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Tina’s parents were proud of her because ….
A) Tina became a scientist.
B) She could build roller coasters and flying cars.
C) Tina could read everyone’s thoughts.
D) She decided to create a pen.
E) She wasn’t intelligent enough.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “Tina”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Tina became one of …..
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why couldn’t Tina write her test ?
Passage 19
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Mike’s schoolmate.
B) an eleven years old boy.
C) Sam and his father.
D) Mike and his lovely books.
E) Mike’s parents.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) He was not the only child in the family.
B) Mike’s father bought a bicycle for his birthday.
C) The boy who Mike helped was Mike’s schoolmate.
D) The bycicle was very small for Mike.
E) Mike couldn’t help Sam when he was hurt badly.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Mike expected that he would get a bicycle on his birthday but
….
A) He saw a beautiful gift wrapped in his father’s hand.
B) Mike’s father didn’t come home that day.
C) Mike’s mother bought books for him.
D) He had to go to school that day.
E) His parents said that a bicycle was not good for him.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
An ambulance came and ……
5. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why was Mike’s father a little sad ?
6. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Mike rushed to Sam’s home and …..
Passage 20
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) A young boy and an old man.
B) an owl that made a mistake.
C) a young girl and her mother.
D) a young owl’s stories.
E) an old wise owl.
2. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What did the owl see and hear about the people ?
A) He hardly observed incidents that occurred around him.
B) There were some who became better, some who became
worse.
C) As the days went on, he spoke more.
D) The owl advised a man not to make a mistake.
E) The old owl in the tree had become wiser.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) The owl saw a girl quarreling with her mother.
B) The owl saw an old man help a young boy.
C) The old owl lived in a palm tree in the forest.
D) The more the owl saw, the less the owl spoke.
E) The owl saw an elephant falling from the tree.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “owl“
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The old owl heard people talking and …..
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
How did an young boy help an old man?
Passage 21
1. What is the passage mainly about ?
A) a bear and its plan.
B) how to hide behind the tree.
C) the way to betray a friend.
D) the bear’s information.
E) a bear and two friends.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) The friends promised to stay away from each other.
B) The bear started to smell one of the friend’s nose.
C) The two friends knew the forest was an unsafe place.
D) The bear bit the friend lying on the ground.
E) The friends were going to the mountains.
3. Answer the question according to the passage.
What was the friend’s answer about bear’s whisper?
A) The bear said him not to lie on the ground.
B) Never smell anyone’s ear.
C) The bear whispered to him no to climb a tree.
D) The bear advised him not to believe a untrue friend.
E) The bear asked him to come with it.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The friends knew the forest was a dangerous place that …..

5. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why did the bear wander off slowly?
6. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “friend”
Passage 22
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) a miser and his advice.
B) the old miser and his gold.
C) the gold that was found.
D) the old miser and his house.
E) the neighbour’s advice.
2. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
A) Once a thief asked the miser to hide his coins.
B) The miser counted his coins in his garden every morning.
C) The old man came out to count his gold but it was gone.
D) The miser lived in a small village with a huge house.
E) The neighbour heard cries but he didn’t react.
3. Which statement hasn’t been mentioned in the passage?
A) The neighbor asked the miser why he didn’t save his money
inside his house.
B) The miser never spent a single coin.
C) When the coins were stolen, the miser started wailing
loudly.
D) The used to hide his coins inside his house.
E) The old miser counted his coins every day.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The thief went to the hiding place and …..
5. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “coins”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Where did the old miser use to hide coins?
Passage 23
1. What is the listened passage mainly about?
A) experiment on the cells.
B) scientists’ life.
C) an amount of liquid in the organisms.
D) experiments on human behaviour.
E) liquid in the container.
2. All the statements have been mentioned in the passage
except:
A) The scientist is counting the human cells in the liquid.
B) The scientist are measuring the warm of the cells.
C) The scientist is very careful not to disturb the cell.
D) The scientist adds a different liquid to the container.
E) They are trying to maintain a steady temperature.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
Why are the scientists careful not to disturb the cells?
A) They are trying to determine how much the cells have
grown.
B) The reason is to maintain the temperature.
C) They sometimes fail to be more careful.
D) They are learning the ratio of the bacterium.
E) They are trying to determine how the new liquid is affecting
the cells.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“temperature”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The ratio of the bacterium to human cells is ….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What is the name of the tiny organism in the liquid?
Passage 24
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) how to purchase items.
B) how to check budget.
C) a day of an online shopper.
D) shopping abroad.
E) items for houses.
2. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The shopper woke up early in order to ……
A) to make only a cup of coffee.
B) to receive an email conformation.
C) to receive new items.
D) to get to the store before everything was sold out.
E) to enter shipping information and choose payment.
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
A) The total cost which the shopper spent was 85 dollars.
B) The shopper didn’t remember to check his budget.
C) He failed browsing through products.
D) The shopper had 15 % discount for the products.
E) He was not happy enough with his purchase.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “store”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The shopper entered the shipping information and then ….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
How did the shopper feel about the purchase and the service?
Passage 25
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) food and supplies.
B) Charlize Theranos and her family.
C) the way to pack up a box.
D) an online shopping assistant.
E) how many days Charlize works.
2. Which statement is false according to the passage?
A) Theranos first started working at her local supermarket as a
cashier.
B) Charlize Theranos is 21 years old assistant from Wales.
C) She doesn't wear any protective equipment.
D) Sometimes people rush in to panic-buy food and supplies.
E) Charlize’s day begins, with a 4 AM wake-up call.
3. Answer the question according to the passage.
Why does she enjoy her job?
A) She learnt to use ipad and other equipment.
B) She has gained skills and respect.
C) She already knows how to solve all the problems.
D) She enjoys to work as a cashier.
E) She learnt how to deliver products.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“equipment”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Theranos jumps in her car and ….
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
When does the supermarket open?
Passage 26
1. Choose the best title for the passage.
A) universities around the world.
B) education at schools.
C) high school students and university students.
D) importance of universities and their benefits.
E) comparison between school and universities.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) There are few methods to develop students’ skills.
B) High school students have to obey to their parents.
C) High school students have less responsibilities than
university students.
D) High school students often live in a bigger world.
E) University students become more absent-minded.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
High school students …..
1. are not so serious in their life.
2. are less carefree.
3. do lots of fun activities.
4. live in a beautiful world.
5. live in a small world.
A) 1,2,4 B) 2,3,4 C) 1,3,5 D) 1,4,5 E) 2,5
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“activities”
5. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What kind of people are university students?
6. Answer the question correctly.
Who has to follow the rules and obey teachers?
Passage 27
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) to invite friends to the party.
B) to choose a good location for a party.
C) the decorations to choose.
D) party organizers.
E) to organize a successful party.
2. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
What are the three essential elements of a successful party?
A) a relaxing atmosphere, making costumes and prepare goof
food.
B) a relaxing atmosphere, good food, and fun things to do.
C) games tables, fun things to do and to be talkative.
D) to drink a lot, to have beer and great conservation.
E) good food, entertain a lot and billiards.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) There is no need to plan decorations.
B) The kind of people you invite is not a key factor.
C) The weather and lighting is less important for a good party.
D) For a relaxing atmosphere, you should invite talkative and
outgoing people.
E) Guests need to prepare good food for help.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“location”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
lf you see your guests enjoying themselves, you know ……
6. Complete the sentence with words from the passage.
Interesting food and beverages ……
Passage 28
1. Choose the best title for the passage.
A) the movie “Arrival”.
B) disadvantage of learning language
C) learning a new language.
D) life experience.
E) practical intelligence.
2. Complete the correct sentence according to the passage.
A) Adults who speak more than one language are more likely to
develop dementia.
B) Language learning doesn’t involves knowing about different
cultures.
C) Conversations in a foreign language won’t include unknown
words.
D) Language learners develop new types of impractical
intelligence.
E) The bilingual brain improves creativity.
3. Which statement hasn’t been mentioned in the passage?
A) Encountering the unfamiliar helps students become less
anxious in social interactions.
B) Language learning is learning to be comfortable in
unfamiliar situations.
C) Students pick up clues about culture both in language
classes.
D) Language learning students become more optimistic and
innovative.
E) Some qualities help the students to find jobs abroad.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“situation”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Language learning certainly opens up ….
6. Write the closest meaning of the word “various” according to
the passage.
Passage 29
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) online conversation.
B) creating new tablets.
C) Ethan and his classmates.
D) the role of tablets in education.
E) portable devices.
2. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
What are the advantages of the tablet?
1. Tablet is more convenient
2. Tablet has only a few features.
3. Tablet can be more portable.
4. Tablet is the only item causing creativity.
A) 1,2 B) 2,3 C) 1,4 D) 1,3 E) 3,4
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
A) Ethan and his classmates are in a seventh-grade English
class.
B) Taking a tour with a tablet is impossible.
C) Students have already rebuild an ancient city in Singapore.
D) One of the disadvantages is that tablets improve students’
scores.
E) Students take the tourists to the city of Maccu Piccu.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“students”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Another advantage of tablet education is that …..
6. Write the synonym of the word “suitable” according to the
passage.
Passage 30
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) magical journey on weekdays.
B) the weekend market.
C) online shopping.
D) local markets of different countries.
E) to sell goods on weekdays.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) The market is situated near the city's main airport.
B) The market is far away from the subway station.
C) If you get lost, the clock tower won’t help you.
D) Lots of people sell their goods on charts and trolleys.
E) You can not find a variety of local food in the market.
3. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
When you walk into the market early on a Sunday morning ….
A) you will have to buy souvenirs.
B) you can see people, cars and motorcycles everywhere.
C) you should be careful when you run.
D) you won’t know how the time has passed.
E) you have to meet the tourists.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes
“walkways”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The weekend market is a great place …..
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Why can the market be confusing?
Passage 31
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) all kinds of transports.
B) air transportation.
C) autonomous vehicles.
D) driverless carriages.
E) transport ministers.
2. Which statement is incorrect according to the passage.
A) Almost all people believe that autonomous vehicles will
change our lives.
B) Driverless cars will bring an increase in unemployment.
C) Many kinds of drivers will lose their jobs.
D) It is believed that companies and governments will lose
money.
E) Driverless cars can arrive by 2030.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What are some benefits of autonomous vehicles?
A) Transportation will be safer and more efficient.
B) Autonomous vehicles won’t cause any problems.
C) There will be decrease in social problems.
D) Autonomous vehicles will save many lives.
E) Many jobs will be available due to autonomous vehicles.
4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes
“problem”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Insurance companies now get about……
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
Who will lose their jobs to driverless forms of transportation?
Passage 32
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) to meet the friends .
B) the first day at school.
C) excited and happy students.
D) different experiences.
E) a student’s first day at university.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) The student had to ask a teacher where the first year students
were going to meet.
B) The student felt excited and happy, but also very nervous
because she didn't know anyone.
C) The name of the group was May.
D) The first day that the students spent at university was boring.
E) The first year students failed to meet each other.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
When did the students in the group introduce themselves?
A) After the student told her groupmates to be brave.
B) It was the time when the student met the boy in the group.
C) They failed to introduce themselves.
D) After the teacher talked for a while they introduced
themselves.
E) It happened while the student started to feel anxious.
4. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
What were the names of the two girls the student met?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The students became good friends and started chatting and …..
6. Complete the sentence with 2 words according to the passage.
The stranger who showed the way was …..
Passage 33
1. The passage is mainly about …
A) the first global news network.
B) an outstanding news reporter.
C) newsweek magazine.
D) reports about journalism.
E) Christiane Amanpour’s cultural heritage.
2. Which information is false according to the passage?
A) Christiane Amanpour was born in 1958 in London.
B) Amanpour’s mother is British but her father is Iranian.
C) Christiane knows English, Persian and French.
D) When Amanpour interviwed Bill Clinton, he got angry but
said nothing.
E) Christiane Amanpour worked for the first global news
network.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What qualities helped her become famous ?
A) Because of her mixed cultural heritage she became well-
known.
B) She was brave and independent and she was always in the
right place.
C) The only was that she interviewed many famous people.
D) Report on many movies or music celebrities made her
famous.
E) Interview with Bill Clinton was the reason of her fame.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
Who has Christine Amanpour interviewed (except Bill
Clinton)?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Amanpour reported on the fall of ……
6. Complete the sentence with 2 words according to the passage.
……… wrote that Amanpour “helped establish CNN as must-‐
see for world leaders”.
Passage 34
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) how Mendeleev met Stanislao Cannizzaro.
B) where Mendeleev studied.
C) Mendeleev and the periodic table.
D) name of the elements which Mendeleev developed.
E) Mendeleev’s childhood experience.
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Existence of all elements has already been discovered.
B) The atomic number has no equality to the amount of protons.
C) Mendeleev was born in Sicilia, Italy.
D) When Mendeleev wrote the book, he classified the elements
to their chemical properties.
E) Elements gallium, germanium, and scandium were
discovered by Stanislao Cannizzaro.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What did Mendeleev do in 1871?
A) He published his first version known as the periodic table.
B) He could discover the element of germanium and gallium.
C) He was sent to study at the University of Heidelberg.
D) He met the Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro.
E) He published an improved version of the periodic table
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
Which book did Mendeleev write that became a classic?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
He studied chemistry at ….
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Dmitry Mendeleev was a Russian …..
Passage 35
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Carla’s life.
B) strategy in the marketing.
C) to meet a new member.
D) the place where Carla was born.
E) company in Brazil.
2. Which information is incorrect according to the passage?
A) The name of the boy is Peter.
B) Peter is from the United Kingdom.
C) Carla began working last week.
D) Carla works in the marketing team.
E) Peter designs old products.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Carla has been working for three years.
B) Carla doesn’t like her job as it is boring.
C) Peter didn’t like to work with Carla in the same company.
D) Carla works in the marketing team.
E) Carla was born in England.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What does Carla plan for new products?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Peter says he moved here from the UK ….
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Carla says there are a lot of things to …
Passage 36
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) American lifestyle.
B) problems or questions about English.
C) information about English class.
D) the book about British life.
E) teachers’ English books.
2. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
How can you find room 13?
A) Go upstairs, turn to the right.
B) Go to the second floor and turn left.
C) Go downstairs and it is on the third floor.
D) Go upstairs and turn to the left.
E) Go to the ground floor and it is on the right.
3. Which information is correct according to the passage?
A) Lindsay Black’s class is on Monday and Friday.
B) The office hour begins on Friday at 6 p.m.
C) She is in office 17B on the second floor.
D) The course ends on May 12th.
E) The class begins at 4:45 a.m.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
How many minutes does the class last?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
If you have any questions or problems or want to talk to
Lindsay, it is Friday …..
6. Complete the sentence with two words according to the
passage.
Their class is in room 13, on the ……
Passage 37
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) changing a meeting time.
B) meeting in central office.
C) to meet Sven and other friends.
D) Anna’s problems.
E) a good weekend.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) The meeting at 11 o’clock is suitable for Lucy.
B) They arranged the meeting time for 9 o’clock.
C) Their meeting will be next Thursday.
D) Anna says she can not send an email to everyone about time
change.
E) The meeting in central office is at 12:30.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Why did Lucy thank Anna?
A) Because she canceled the meeting.
B) Because she has already informed about the time change.
C) The reason was that she will send an email to everyone about
the time change.
D) As she called Sven to inform him.
E) Because she will be able to come to the meeting on Sunday.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What time will the meeting in central office begin?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Lucy says her report is ready and she is looking forward to …..
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Anna asks if Lucy needs with any …..
Passage 38
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Lincoln’s parents.
B) Civil war in America.
C) the first President of the United States.
D) the greatest crisis
E) the sixteenth President of the United States.
2. Which information is incorrect according to the passage?
A) Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in
Kentucky.
B) A. Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States.
C) Abraham Lincoln overcame America with its greatest crisis-
the Civil War.
D) Abraham Lincoln saved the country from being divided into
two parts forever.
E) A. Lincoln was self-educated but failed to become a lawyer.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
What did Abraham Lincoln free his country from?
A) He raised salary in United States.
B) He ended inhuman slave system.
C) Abraham hardly overcame civil war.
D) He saved America incompetent election system.
E) A. Lincoln freed hostages from oppression in America.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Lincoln is remembered as the …… of the United States.
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Abraham Lincoln was a skilled …
Passage 39
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) pollution B) green house gases C) ultraviolet rays
D) atmosphere E) fuel consumption
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) The Atmosphere doesn’t provides the air we breathe
B) Atmosphere is less imperative to sustain life on Earth.
C) Atmosphere provides ventilation to the Earth.
D) Without Chemical processes involving several of the
atmospheric gases, life could exist
E) By reducing green house gases and emissions, it is
impossible to protect atmosphere.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
Which way is possible to protect atmosphere?
1. to avoid polluting air.
2. to reduce hygiene.
3. to encourage green house gases.
4. to reduce fuel consumption.
A) 1,4 B) 2,3 C) 3,4 D) 1,3 E) 2,4
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What does the atmosphere provide us with?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The Atmosphere is a ….. of gases and suspended particles that
surround the Earth.
6. Complete the sentence with two words according to the
passage.
The Atmosphere is composed almost entirely of ….. and …..
Passage 40
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) Sam Glucksberg.
B) the way to motivate people.
C) a study by Dan Ariely.
D) how to do something creative.
E) two groups taking part in the study.
2. Which information is false according to the passage?
A) If you want to motivate people, give them reward.
B) Sam Glucksberg set people a problem to solve.
C) Sam Glucksberg divided people in two groups.
D) If we want someone to do something complex, rewards don’t
work.
E) If we want someone to do something simple , just give him
less money.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) When social psychologists test whether incentives work,
they hardly get surprising results.
B) Sam Glucksberg offered one group 250 dollars.
C) In business it is still offered bonuses and rewards to staff.
D) To do something creative, rewards always work in terms of
motivation.
E) We usually offer employees little money to encourage them.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
How many dollars did Sam Glucksberg offer for the person who
finished fastest of all?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Dan Ariely showed that the bigger the reward, the worse the
subjects ….
6. Complete the sentence with two words according to the
passage.
Sam Glucksberg offered five dollars for anyone finishing in the
top ….
Passage 41
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) political system in America.
B) universities in the USA.
C) John Kennedy.
D) Kennedy’s family.
E) John’s siblings.
2. Choose the incorrect variant according to the passage.
A) John Kennedy grew up in Boston.
B) John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917.
C) From 1941-1945, Kennedy studied at Harvard University.
D) By the age of thirteen his father sent him to the
Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut.
E) All of the Kennedy children developed a strong competitive
spirit.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) In 1940, after a summer in England, John entered
Princeton University.
B) In 1947, John was elected to the United States House of
Representatives
C) On November 22, 1963 he was assassinated in Dallas.
D) 1954 John was married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
E) In John’s childhood, his family didn’t move anywhere.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
John then enrolled at Stanford University, but dropped out …...
5. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
When did John Kennedy enter Harvard University?
6. Complete the sentence with two words according to the
passage.
John Kennedy's education included …… in Brookline and
Riverdale.
Passage 42
1. The passage is mainly about …
A) civil war in America.
B) world war.
C) revolution in France.
D) democracy and monarchy.
E) the idea of liberalism.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) The French revolution wasn’t the reason decline in
monarchies.
B) The French revolution had an impact on people to leave the
idea of slavery.
C) The disadvantage of revolution had been the reason of
enlightenment.
D) The French revolution had an impact only in Europe.
E) The French revolution took place from 1779 to 1789.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What caused the French revolution?
A) French had fewer colonies than the United Kingdom.
B) Other countries wanted to divide France.
C) All the monarchs wanted the revolution to happen in France.
D) The monarch wanted to bring to his country.
E) There was lack of change in the french system.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What kind of ideologies did the first nationalistic movement
accept?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The French revolution shaped politics, society …..
6. Complete the sentence with three words according to the
passage.
France lost a lot of people trying to escape political tensions and
….
Passage 43
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) civil war that made Europe richer.
B) technological inventions.
C) inventions made by James Watt.
D) industrial revolution.
E) invention of cotton engine.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Industrialization started in Britain because of the surplus of
raw materials.
B) Revolutions made Britain leading industrial power in the
world.
C) Industrialization took place in Europe between the 16th and
19th century.
D) Not all the inventions caused a major shift in manufacturing.
E) After the civil war people turned away from working on
agriculture.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What was the reason in production techniques?
A) The first industrial revolution.
B) The civil war throughout the world.
C) Invention of cars.
D) Eli Whitney’s inventions.
E) The second industrial revolution.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What is another name of the second industrial revolution?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The industrial revolution began with the ….. in Britain in 1793
by James Watt.
6. Complete the sentence with three key words according to the
passage.
During the first industrial revolution there were extreme
changes in ….
Passage 44
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) how to make people laugh.
B) humor that creates relationship.
C) the power of laughter.
D) positive and negative feelings.
E) capacity of human emotion.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) People are born with the capacity of laughter.
B) Laughter rarely happens unconsciously.
C) All the messages can be sent with help of laughter.
D) Laughter is considered unsocial and contagious.
E) People often laugh when they are alone.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
What kind of effects does laughter leave on people?
A) Laughter makes people feel alone.
B) Its negative effect is observed within two groups.
C) Laughter is often positive but it can be negative too.
D) Laughter has little impact on people.
E) Laughter influences people’s mood when it is only about
humor.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
What did Victor Borge say about laughter?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Laughter is part of the …..
6. Complete the sentence with two words according to the
passage.
Laughter has a ….. within individuals in a group.
Passage 45
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) continents B) oceans C) seas D) Antarctica E)
importance of water
2. Which information is false according to the passage?
A) The three great oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic and the
Indian ocean.
B) The Antarctic Ocean surrounds Antarctica .
C) The Indian Ocean borders Australia, Africa and the West
Indies.
D) The word Pacific means peaceful.
E) The ocean is the great body of water that covers 71 percent
of the earth’s surface.
3. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) The ocean is so large that you can sail across it for days
without seeing any land.
B) There are four oceans in the world.
C) The Pacific is the deepest and largest covering half of the
earth’s surface.
D) The Arctic lies on the top of the world north of Asia, Europe
and North America.
E) Seaweed can be used to make food products and replace
freshwater.
4. Write one adjective from the passage that describes “water”.
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Seaweed is also a vital ingredient in many ….
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
The ocean is very deep with the bottom lying more than six
miles below the …..
Passage 46
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) laboratories and factories.
B) the use of technology.
C) humanoid robots.
D) robots and their usage.
E) social life of people.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Robot have only one type and quality.
B) The main function of robots is to replace the work that
people do.
C) We can see the robots in few countries.
D) It is impossible to use robots in dangerous places.
E) All the people have the knowledge of technology.
3. Which information is not correct according to the passage?
1. Robots offer security to neither families nor companies.
2. You can hardly see robots in medical fields.
3. Robots also affect social life of people.
4. People use robots directly or indirectly to improve the quality
of their lives.
A) 1,2 B) 2,3 C) 3,4 D) 1,4 E) 1,3

4. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes

“device”. Passage 48

1. The passage is mainly about …

5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
In today’s society, robot’s use was mainly in the ….
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Robots have become .… whereby they have become part of
human life.
A) Australia’s economy.
B) one of the continents in the world.
C) Australia’s population.
D) Aboriginal Indians.
E) The UK and its colonies.
2. Which information is true according to the passage?
A) Australia is a country which has only a few values.
B) Australia is the world’s third largest economy.
C) Australia is a peaceful country but it doesn’t have a long
history.
D) Today, about 23 million people live in Australia.
E) In 1945 there were about 17 million people living in
Australia.

Passage 47
3. Which statement is wrong according to the passage?
1. What is the passage mainly about? 1. Australia’s tourism is better than its education.
A) Olympic Games. 2. Australia is known for city wide festivals in Brisbane and
B) Greece and the Greeks. Sydney.
C) the city of Olympia. 3. Australia use its resources to improve economy.
D) western civilization. 4. Food processing and agriculture are the main industry in
E) Greek culture. Australia.
A) 1,2 B) 1,4 C) 3,4 D) 2,3 E) 1,3

2. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A) Millions of athletes participate in the Olympic Games.
B) The first Olympic Games were made up of horse races.
C) The city of Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympic games.
D) Athletics had no importance for the Greeks.
E) The Olympics continue in replication of non-classical
Olympics.
3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the
passage.
What was the first day of the festival devoted to?
A) Famous philosophers.
B) Poetry reading parades.
C) Great writers.
D) Spectators and the Greeks.
E) Non-human sacrifices to gods.
4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.
How many percentages of literacy rate are there in Australian
society?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Aboriginal Indians and Torres Strait Islander People Have
inhabited Australia for around ……
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the
passage.
Australia has spectacular …. For example the Great Barrier
Reef.

4. Write your answer to the question according to the passage.

What was the immense importance to the Greeks?

5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.

The Olympic Games occurs every ….. Passage 49
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) educated people.
6. Complete the sentence with one word according to the B) challenges in education.
passage. C) success rate in education.
The Olympic Games are the world’s presentation of athletic D) how to lead a good life.
skill and competitive …. E) importance of education.
2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Education is the most important tool in eliminating poverty
and employment.
B) Education helps people in making a person dependent.
C) Education decreases success rate of a person in life.
D) Education benefits an individual in different ways.
E) Education sometimes fails to help a person take a better
decision.

3. Choose the wrong variant according to the passage.

A) Education empowers people to face challenges.
B) Education enhances the commercial scenario.
C) People can be self confident by being educated.
D) Educated people arrange elections when people vote.
E) Education is very important for a good life.

4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.

Education ensures development and …..

5. Complete the sentence with one word according to the

passage.
Education makes man the smartest creature on ….

6. Write two adjectives from the passage that describes “way”.

Passage 50
1. The passage is mainly about ….
A) the number of Mozart’s operas.
B) Mozart’s childhood.
C) great composers.
D) an Austrian composer.
E) the instrument that Mozart used.

2. Choose the correct variant according to the passage.

A) Emotions and passion are typical for the music of Mozart.
B) Mozart was a famous Australian composer.
C) True fame came to Mozart before his death.
D) Mozart modified the traditional vocalic forms.
E) Mozart created more than 12 operas and 50 symphonies.

3. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the

passage.
What does the music of Mozart convey?
1. the feeling of surprise
2. joy of childhood
3. the feeling of life
4. love of God
5. the feeling of human suffering
A) 1,2,5 B) 3,4 C) 3,5 D) 2,4,5 E) 1,4

4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.

Mozart is the creator of the classic forms of concerto for ….

5. Complete the sentence with one word according to the

passage.
In Mozart’s music the ideas of German Enlightenment are ….