TECT N92 maps Whales are mammals. They breathe air like us. They rise to the surface of water to breathe. They live in the oceans the world, re are many different kinds of whales. For pie, the killer whale, humpback whale or whale. They are some of the largest mals. The largest whale is the blue whale. It grow to be a hundred feet long and weigh ‘much as 15 elephants. It is the largest mal on earth. es leap out of the water. They also dive roll. Whales dive to get food. Some whales dive more than a mile down! 1¢ whales are found in zoos, public riums, and entertainment parks. These es live in large glass tanks. They learn s very easily. They are trained to play ball, eap, and dive down deep for certain jects cununqapet © What can whales do? A) They can run. 8) They can kick balls. C) They can fly. D, They can jump over. ©) They can cook Which of the sentences is NOT TRUE about whales? A) The blue whale is a very big animal. You can see whales only in the oceans. Whales are not fish. They go down the water to find something to eat. E) They are bigger than elephants. 8) fo AHIUUCKUM A3bIK People Learn English Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young people, others are teenagers, Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film on television, in the office ‘or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics and English. In England, ‘or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and mathematics and another language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish. Many adults learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 3. According to the writer: A) Only adults learn English. 8) No children like learning English. ©) English is useful only to teenagers. D) English is popular in much of the world, £) Only at schools people learn English 4, How do many people learn English? A) By talking with the film stars. B) By listening to music in English. ©) By working hard on their lessons. D) By hearing the language in the office. £) By watching videos only. 5, Why do many adults learn English? A) Just for fun. B) Most of their books are in English. ©) Their work is useful D) Ithelps them in their work. £) They want to go abroad,The Rooster and the Fox e Arooster sat up ina tree, crowing loudly, A fox heard him and came running to see if he could get a chicken nner. On the way he thought up a plan to get the rooster to come down. “Hello, brother Rooster,” he said in his nicest voice. “Have you heard of the universal peace agreement that has happened between all the animals? We will None of us ever eat each other again but live in Peace. Why don't you come down and we can talk about this great news?" The rooster knew what kind of animal the fox was. He knew the fox was trying to trick him. So he decided to trick him back. He looked very closely at something far in the distance. “What are you looking at up there?" asked the fox. “I think | see a pack of dogs coming this way on a fox hunt.” "Well, if that is the case, | better be off,” said the fox. “But why would you be afraid of dogs in a time of peace like this?” asked the clever rooster. “Iam not sure they have heard about the new agreement of Peace,” he said and took off. 6. Why did the fox run to the rooster? A) To have a good laugh with the rooster. B) To tell the rooster the news, ©) To listen to the rooster’s song. ©) To cheat the rooster and get a meal, E) Toask alittle advice from the rooster. 7. What was the fox’s plan? 4) He wanted to talk about the dinner, 8) He wanted the rooster to get down the tree, ©) He thought they will sing together, ©) He told about a universal peace agreement. He said it was nicer to be on the ground, e) x 8. The universal peace agreement Means A) no animals will have guns B) no animals will eat each other ©) people will love each other D) animals will study at university £) all animals should run away Canada’s Tallest Tree TW Aman nam Randy liked t, hunt ‘trees, He looked for ig trees and olf, trees. He mage ™aps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them dove He wanted people to take care of them. Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall. That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy set out to find the tree. But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger. Loggers wanted to cut down Canada's tallest tree and all the trees around’: Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tall tree. The tree was so big and beautiful that it would fill them with awe. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to these people, that forest is now a park. Canada's tallest tree is still there. There may still be a bigger tree out there. Maybe you will find it. But there are only afer old forests left in Canada. Many are still art of being cut down. 9. Why did Randy make maps? A) The maps help the loggers, 8) He wants to cut down the tallest tree in Canada. He makes maps to show where the biggest trees are. Randy makes maps to help campers find forests, © He makes maps because he works / the government. °TECTNG2 seats Wy did Randy make a path to the tallest in Canada? 'A) He made a path to help the loggers get to the tree. '8) He needed the path to get home. He made a path so he could visit the tree more easily. 'D) He thought loggers won't find the tallest tree. +E) He wanted more people to see it | What happened to the forest where Randy found Canada’s tallest tree? A) Noone knows. itis a mystery. 8) The loggers might cut it down next year. ©) Itbecame a park. 1D) The loggers cut it down. ) twas moved to another town, irgers in Commercials Itis easy to make a delicious-looking hamburger at home. But ‘would this hamburger still delicious after it sat on your kitchen table 3 very bright lights for six or seven hours? }eone took a picture or made a video of hamburger after the seventh hour, would \e want to eat it? More importantly, do think you could get millions of people to money for this hamburger? ‘are the questions that fast food anies worry about when they produce fer cials or print ads for their products. and photo shoots often last many hours. ts that the photographers use can be ely hot. These conditions can cause the to look quite unattractive to potential mers. Because of this, the menu items You see in fast food commercials are n> Gacumenqapts © AHINUMCKU A3bIK Let’s use the hamburger as an example. The first step towards building the perfect commercial hamburger is the bun. The food stylist—a person employed by the company to make sure the products look perfect—sorts through hundreds of buns until he or she finds fone with no wrinkles. Next, the food the stylist carefully rearranges the sesame seeds on the bun using glue and tweezers for maximum visual appeal. The bun is then sprayed with a waterproofing solution so that it will not get soggy from contact other ingredients, the lights, or the hur the room. Next, the food stylist shapes a meat patty into a perfect circle, Only the outside of the meat gets cooked—the inside is left raw so that the meat remains moist. The food stylist then paints the outside of the meat patty with a mixture of oil, molasses, and brown food coloring. Grill marks are either painted on or seared into the meat using hot metal skewers. Finally, the food stylist searches through dozens of tomatoes and heads of lettuce to find the best-looking produce. One leaf of the crispest lettuce and one center slice of the reddest tomato are selected and then sprayed with glycerin to keep them looking fresh. So the next time you see a delectable hamburger in a fast food commercial, remember: you're actually looking at glue, paint, raw meat, and glycerin! Are you still hungry? 412. The author's primary purpose is to ... A) convince readers not to eat at fast food restaurants. 8) explain how fast food companies make their food look delicious in commercials. C) teach readers how to make delicious- looking food at home. tell us the secrets of healthy hamburgers. £) criticize fast food companies for lying about their products in commercials. to)13. According to the passage, a food stylist working on a hamburger commercial might use glue to.... A) hold the entire hamburger together B) arrange the lettuce on the tomato C) not get the sesame seeds soggy D) make sure the meat patty stays attached to the bun E) keep the sesame seeds on the bun in perfect order 14. As used in paragraph 2, something is edible Tpit a: A) can safely be eaten B) looks very delicious C) seems much smaller in real life D) tastes good E) expensive to buy 15. Based on information in the Passage, it is most important for the lettuce and tomato used in a fast food hamburger commercial to A) have a great taste B) be the perfect shape and size C) appear natural D) look fresh E) get soggy 2) «EduCon» Gacineimnansi