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Listen to the passage and answer D) has been doing, hasn’t found
questions 1 – 6 E) was doing, doesn’t find

1. What is the passage mainly about? 8. Choose the correct variant.

A) the important victory of Greek army We couldn’t understand them … their accent.
B) one of the great runners of the Olympics A) so B) because of C) as
C) a long running race D) because E) in spite
D) a famous British journalist
E) a great battle that took place in Greece 9. Choose the correct pronouns.
Are … Brian’s clothes or …?
2. Which information is false according to the passage? A) they, your B) these, my C) that, mine
A) People usually start training for the competition in late D) those, yours E) this, yours
spring.
B) On average a participant runs more than eight hundred 10. Choose the line of compound nouns.
kilometres. A) postman, agreement B) sportsman, kindness
C) Many people consider that there’s no pleasure in taking C) armchair, bathroom D) football, actress
part in this race. E) development, gentleman
D) Many people feel pleased after running in marathon.
E) According to M. Roter running forty-two kilometres was 11. Choose the correct sentences with the modal verb.
not fun. 1. She has to change her life style.
2. She doesn’t need your advice.
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage. 3. You needn’t learn the poem by heart.
Why was a Greek runner sent to Athens? 4. He has some good friends to support him.
1. to announce the victory A) 2, 3, 4 B) 1, 2 C) 1, 3
2. to start training for a marathon D) 2, 3 E) 1, 3, 4
3. to run a marathon
4. to deliver the message 12. Complete the sentence.
A) 1, 2, 3 B) 1, 4 C) 1, 3 Do you know … ?
D) 2, 3, 4 E) 3, 4 A) that was absent Jane yesterday
B) that was Jane absent
4. Write your answer to the question according to the C) why Jane was absent yesterday
passage. D) when has Jane been absent
When did an important battle happen? E) why was Jane absent yesterday
A) more than two hundred years ago
B) a thousand years ago 13. Choose the correct form of the verb.
C) more than twelve thousand years What did they expect me … in this situation?
D) more than twenty thousand years A) doing B) would do C) do
E) more than 2 thousand years ago D) to do E) had done

5. Complete the sentence according to the passage. 14. Choose the correct variant.
A British journalist wanted to write an article about ... My friends and I visited … Tom … the hospital.
A) the Greek soldier who ran 40 kilometers. A) -, to B) -, in C) to, in
B) the battle which the Greek army won. D) at, at E) to, at
C) what people feel during the race.
D) a participant who runs fastest. 15. Choose the correct interrogative sentence.
E) the English who run in marathon. A) Who carried out the experiments?
B) Who did the experiments carried out?
6. Complete the sentence with 2 words according to the C) Who the experiments carried out?
passage. D) Who did carry out the experiments?
Marathon was considered one of the Olympic Games in E) Who did carried out the experiments?
honour of the … .
16. Choose the correct sentences.
1. The bunch of flowers is on the table.
7. Choose the correct tense forms. 2. The taste of our national dishes is pleasant.
Andrew … this sum for twenty minutes, but he … the 3. Both Paula and I am tired.
correct answer yet. 4. Each of these computers are often used.
A) has been doing, has found A) 3, 4 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 3
B) is doing, has found D) 1, 2 E) 2, 4
C) had been doing, hasn’t found
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17. Make up sentence. 23. The passage mainly about … .
1. they 2. such a nice party 3. before A) the miners’ complaint B) rough materials
4. never 5. organized 6. have C) the white canvas D) making tents
A) 1, 6, 4, 5, 2, 3 B) 6, 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 E) the appearance of jeans
C) 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 2 D) 4, 2, 6, 5, 3, 1
E) 1, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5 24. Which statements are true according to the passage?
1. The canvas was used to make tents.
18. Choose the logically correct variant. 2. Miners liked the white colour of denim.
Jane looks upset, … 3. “Blue Jeans” were made by gold miners.
1. she has just had an argument with her friend. 4. The new material was brought from France.
2. she is unhappy with her test results. A) 2, 3 B) 1, 4 C) 1, 3 D) 1, 2 E) 3, 4
3. she has solved all her company problems.
4. her company began to flourish. 25. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
A) 1, 4 B) 1, 3, 4 C) 2, 3, 4 Levi preferred denim to canvas because …
D) 1, 2 E) 2, 3 A) denim was not suitable for miners.
B) it was a little heavier than canvas.
19. Change the sentence into the Passive Voice. C) denim was hard to bend.
Nobody has answered the questions. D) denim was used only for making tents.
A) The questions haven’t answered anybody. E) it was a little lighter than canvas.
B) The questions have been answered by anybody.
C) Nobody has been answered by anybody. 26. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
D) The questions haven’t been answered by anybody. What kind of jeans did the miners prefer?
E) The questions haven’t been answered by nobody. 1. strong enough 2. of white colour
3. of dark colour 4. too thin
20. Choose the correct variant. A) 2, 3 B) 1, 3 C) 1, 4 D) 1, 2 E) 3, 4
… late you have come!
A) What B) How C) What a 27. Complete the sentence with the word from the passage.
D) How the E) How a Levi Strauss was a young tailor, who sold thick cloth called
A) jeans B) canvas C) rough
21. Choose the correct form of the verb. D) textile E) trousers
She is quite good at … jokes.
A) is telling B) to tell C) tell
D) tells E) telling
28. Write the answer to the question with your own words
according to the passage?
22. Choose the correct degree of the adjective.
Why did Levi choose dark blue colour for the denim jeans?
This is … armchair in the room.
A) much comfortable B) comfortable
C) more comfortable D) the most comfortable
E) most comfortable

Read the passage and answer questions 23-30. 29. Which word from paragraph 2 best fits the definition “a
hole in the ground where coal, metal, etc. are removed”?
1. Levi Strauss was a young tailor from Germany. He
worked in San Francisco and sold thick cloth. That cloth
called “canvas” was a strong heavy rough material used to
make tents, sails and also to paint on.
2. One day, a miner told Levi that he could not find
30. Write two adjectives from the passage which
trousers that were strong enough for work in the gold mines
characterize “denim”.
because they were thin and tore very easily. Levi decided to
make some trousers out of that thick cloth. As that material
was rather heavy and hard to bend, Levi began to look for a
different textile. Soon he found a new textile from France. It
was a type of strong cotton cloth which was called “denim”.
Denim was a bit lighter than canvas. It was used for making
clothes. However, its colour was white. Miners didn’t like
the colour because white trousers got very dirty while
working. So Levi Strauss chose dark blue colour and made
denim trousers that were called “Blue Jeans”.