Focus 2 Тест для учнів на сімейній формі навчання

Read the text.

For questions 1-4, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

No more plastic bags

In 2011 a new law, the first of its kind in the UK, was passed in Wales. Shops were no longer allowed to give away free plastic bags to their customers. Instead, they had to charge a tax of 5p per bag, which was collected and given to charity. The results were amazing – within a year, the demand for supermarket bags fell by about ninety-six percent. The extra charge was enough to make Welsh shoppers change their habits and remember to take their own bags whenever they went shopping.

The tax was the result of a huge campaign, which was supported by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail, as well as various politicians and green campaigners. It is increasingly popular, too. When it was introduced, it was supported by about fifty-nine percent of the Welsh population, but after only six months the figure was seventy percent.

There is no doubt that plastic bags are bad news for the environment. Every year in the UK about eighteen billion (18,000,000,000) plastic bags are given away by supermarkets – that’s about 290 bags per person. Most of them end up in landfill sites, where they remain for hundreds of years, polluting the environment. Wildlife is affected too. For example, every year a million seabirds die when they mistake bags floating on the sea for food.

All this is bad enough, but plastic bags damage the environment in other ways too. Before they reach the shops, they have already travelled thousands of miles – most of them are made in China or India and then shipped to countries in Europe, including the UK. Then, when they have been used (for an average of twenty minutes each) and thrown away, they are often shipped back again, because we are running out of space here.

The solution to this problem is obvious – stop producing so many plastic bags, and stop giving them away – but shoppers in the UK have been very slow to change their ways. However, the success of the Welsh tax shows that it is possible to change people’s shopping habits. According to researchers from Cardiff University, part of the reason for the popularity of the tax is that the money goes to charity, not the government. Certainly, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised since the tax was introduced. The money has gone to a variety of good causes, including local children’s charities and the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

It is safe to conclude that the plastic bag tax has brought positive change to Wales.

1 ) In 2011,

Read the text.

For questions 1-4, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

No more plastic bags

In 2011 a new law, the first of its kind in the UK, was passed in Wales. Shops were no longer allowed to give away free plastic bags to their customers. Instead, they had to charge a tax of 5p per bag, which was collected and given to charity. The results were amazing – within a year, the demand for supermarket bags fell by about ninety-six percent. The extra charge was enough to make Welsh shoppers change their habits and remember to take their own bags whenever they went shopping.

The tax was the result of a huge campaign, which was supported by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail, as well as various politicians and green campaigners. It is increasingly popular, too. When it was introduced, it was supported by about fifty-nine percent of the Welsh population, but after only six months the figure was seventy percent.

There is no doubt that plastic bags are bad news for the environment. Every year in the UK about eighteen billion (18,000,000,000) plastic bags are given away by supermarkets – that’s about 290 bags per person. Most of them end up in landfill sites, where they remain for hundreds of years, polluting the environment. Wildlife is affected too. For example, every year a million seabirds die when they mistake bags floating on the sea for food.

All this is bad enough, but plastic bags damage the environment in other ways too. Before they reach the shops, they have already travelled thousands of miles – most of them are made in China or India and then shipped to countries in Europe, including the UK. Then, when they have been used (for an average of twenty minutes each) and thrown away, they are often shipped back again, because we are running out of space here.

The solution to this problem is obvious – stop producing so many plastic bags, and stop giving them away – but shoppers in the UK have been very slow to change their ways. However, the success of the Welsh tax shows that it is possible to change people’s shopping habits. According to researchers from Cardiff University, part of the reason for the popularity of the tax is that the money goes to charity, not the government. Certainly, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised since the tax was introduced. The money has gone to a variety of good causes, including local children’s charities and the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

It is safe to conclude that the plastic bag tax has brought positive change to Wales.

2 Every year in the UK 18 billion plastic supermarket bags

Read the text.

For questions 1-4, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

No more plastic bags

In 2011 a new law, the first of its kind in the UK, was passed in Wales. Shops were no longer allowed to give away free plastic bags to their customers. Instead, they had to charge a tax of 5p per bag, which was collected and given to charity. The results were amazing – within a year, the demand for supermarket bags fell by about ninety-six percent. The extra charge was enough to make Welsh shoppers change their habits and remember to take their own bags whenever they went shopping.

The tax was the result of a huge campaign, which was supported by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail, as well as various politicians and green campaigners. It is increasingly popular, too. When it was introduced, it was supported by about fifty-nine percent of the Welsh population, but after only six months the figure was seventy percent.

There is no doubt that plastic bags are bad news for the environment. Every year in the UK about eighteen billion (18,000,000,000) plastic bags are given away by supermarkets – that’s about 290 bags per person. Most of them end up in landfill sites, where they remain for hundreds of years, polluting the environment. Wildlife is affected too. For example, every year a million seabirds die when they mistake bags floating on the sea for food.

All this is bad enough, but plastic bags damage the environment in other ways too. Before they reach the shops, they have already travelled thousands of miles – most of them are made in China or India and then shipped to countries in Europe, including the UK. Then, when they have been used (for an average of twenty minutes each) and thrown away, they are often shipped back again, because we are running out of space here.

The solution to this problem is obvious – stop producing so many plastic bags, and stop giving them away – but shoppers in the UK have been very slow to change their ways. However, the success of the Welsh tax shows that it is possible to change people’s shopping habits. According to researchers from Cardiff University, part of the reason for the popularity of the tax is that the money goes to charity, not the government. Certainly, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised since the tax was introduced. The money has gone to a variety of good causes, including local children’s charities and the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

It is safe to conclude that the plastic bag tax has brought positive change to Wales.

3 Most plastic bags in the UK

Read the text.

For questions 1-4, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

No more plastic bags

In 2011 a new law, the first of its kind in the UK, was passed in Wales. Shops were no longer allowed to give away free plastic bags to their customers. Instead, they had to charge a tax of 5p per bag, which was collected and given to charity. The results were amazing – within a year, the demand for supermarket bags fell by about ninety-six percent. The extra charge was enough to make Welsh shoppers change their habits and remember to take their own bags whenever they went shopping.

The tax was the result of a huge campaign, which was supported by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail, as well as various politicians and green campaigners. It is increasingly popular, too. When it was introduced, it was supported by about fifty-nine percent of the Welsh population, but after only six months the figure was seventy percent.

There is no doubt that plastic bags are bad news for the environment. Every year in the UK about eighteen billion (18,000,000,000) plastic bags are given away by supermarkets – that’s about 290 bags per person. Most of them end up in landfill sites, where they remain for hundreds of years, polluting the environment. Wildlife is affected too. For example, every year a million seabirds die when they mistake bags floating on the sea for food.

All this is bad enough, but plastic bags damage the environment in other ways too. Before they reach the shops, they have already travelled thousands of miles – most of them are made in China or India and then shipped to countries in Europe, including the UK. Then, when they have been used (for an average of twenty minutes each) and thrown away, they are often shipped back again, because we are running out of space here.

The solution to this problem is obvious – stop producing so many plastic bags, and stop giving them away – but shoppers in the UK have been very slow to change their ways. However, the success of the Welsh tax shows that it is possible to change people’s shopping habits. According to researchers from Cardiff University, part of the reason for the popularity of the tax is that the money goes to charity, not the government. Certainly, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised since the tax was introduced. The money has gone to a variety of good causes, including local children’s charities and the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

It is safe to conclude that the plastic bag tax has brought positive change to Wales.

4 The tax is popular in Wales because the money

Read the text.

For questions 1-4, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

No more plastic bags

In 2011 a new law, the first of its kind in the UK, was passed in Wales. Shops were no longer allowed to give away free plastic bags to their customers. Instead, they had to charge a tax of 5p per bag, which was collected and given to charity. The results were amazing – within a year, the demand for supermarket bags fell by about ninety-six percent. The extra charge was enough to make Welsh shoppers change their habits and remember to take their own bags whenever they went shopping.

The tax was the result of a huge campaign, which was supported by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail, as well as various politicians and green campaigners. It is increasingly popular, too. When it was introduced, it was supported by about fifty-nine percent of the Welsh population, but after only six months the figure was seventy percent.

There is no doubt that plastic bags are bad news for the environment. Every year in the UK about eighteen billion (18,000,000,000) plastic bags are given away by supermarkets – that’s about 290 bags per person. Most of them end up in landfill sites, where they remain for hundreds of years, polluting the environment. Wildlife is affected too. For example, every year a million seabirds die when they mistake bags floating on the sea for food.

All this is bad enough, but plastic bags damage the environment in other ways too. Before they reach the shops, they have already travelled thousands of miles – most of them are made in China or India and then shipped to countries in Europe, including the UK. Then, when they have been used (for an average of twenty minutes each) and thrown away, they are often shipped back again, because we are running out of space here.

The solution to this problem is obvious – stop producing so many plastic bags, and stop giving them away – but shoppers in the UK have been very slow to change their ways. However, the success of the Welsh tax shows that it is possible to change people’s shopping habits. According to researchers from Cardiff University, part of the reason for the popularity of the tax is that the money goes to charity, not the government. Certainly, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised since the tax was introduced. The money has gone to a variety of good causes, including local children’s charities and the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

It is safe to conclude that the plastic bag tax has brought positive change to Wales.

5 In this article, the author shows

Listen to five people talking about why they are at a shopping centre. Match speakers 1–5 with statements A–F. There is one extra statement.

SPEAKER 1

SPEAKER 2

SPEAKER 3

SPEAKER 4

SPEAKER 5

Complete the sentences with the names of places. The first letters are given.

You can buy a gold ring or watch at a j ________________.

You can buy some bread at a b_____________.

You can buy a train for your small cousin at a t______________ s______________.

You can see a doctor at a h______________ c_____________.

You can buy fresh flowers at a f____________.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

entrepreneur /bookstore/ pair/ checkout /queue/ sell-by/

reduced/ request

1. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is a very successful _________________.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

entrepreneur /bookstore/ pair/ checkout /queue/ sell-by/

reduced/ request

2 . My mum works at the _______________ in a supermarket.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

entrepreneur /bookstore/ pair/ checkout /queue/ sell-by/

reduced/ request

3 . Don’t eat that yogurt – it’s already past its _______________ date.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

entrepreneur /bookstore/ pair/ checkout /queue/ sell-by/

reduced/ request

4. I’m sure that our customers will save a lot of money with our new, _______________ prices.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

entrepreneur /bookstore/ pair/ checkout /queue/ sell-by/

reduced/ request

5 .Jane went to the ________________ because she needed a new dictionary.

Choose the correct option.

________________teenagers do the shopping for their families?

There are ______________ shoe shops in my town – it’s difficult to find nice trainers.

I can’t lend you £1,000. That’s too ________

__________________ money is spent on culture in this country.

There were _____________ people waiting for the shop to open on the first day of the sales.

Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

The world’s biggest mall

If you just need to buy a packet of tea, the Dubai Mall is probably not the shop for you. It is the largest shopping center in the world and there 1 _______ shops to visit in a day.

The 1,200 shops sell everything – buy the latest pair of 2____ in one of the many sports shops, some luxury perfume, or maybe just a new vacuum cleaner for your home. If you haven’t got a lot of money, you can 3____. It’s free. When you’re bored with shopping, go 4_____ for a snack – there are lots of cafes and restaurants in the mall. The mall is usually noisy and crowded. More than fifty-four million people visit it each year, so don’t be surprised if it takes some time to find a parking space. Although there are 14,000 spaces in the car park, most of them 5_____ all the time.

GAP 1

Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

The world’s biggest mall

If you just need to buy a packet of tea, the Dubai Mall is probably not the shop for you. It is the largest shopping center in the world and there 1 _______ shops to visit in a day.

The 1,200 shops sell everything – buy the latest pair of 2__ in one of the many sports shops, some luxury perfume, or maybe just a new vacuum cleaner for your home. If you haven’t got a lot of money, you can 3__. It’s free. When you’re bored with shopping, go 4___ for a snack – there are lots of cafes and restaurants in the mall. The mall is usually noisy and crowded. More than fifty-four million people visit it each year, so don’t be surprised if it takes some time to find a parking space. Although there are 14,000 spaces in the car park, most of them 5___ all the time.

GAP 2

Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

The world’s biggest mall

If you just need to buy a packet of tea, the Dubai Mall is probably not the shop for you. It is the largest shopping center in the world and there 1 _______ shops to visit in a day.

The 1,200 shops sell everything – buy the latest pair of 2_______ in one of the many sports shops, some luxury perfume, or maybe just a new vacuum cleaner for your home. If you haven’t got a lot of money, you can 3_____. It’s free. When you’re bored with shopping, go 4___________ for a snack – there are lots of cafes and restaurants in the mall. The mall is usually noisy and crowded. More than fifty-four million people visit it each year, so don’t be surprised if it takes some time to find a parking space. Although there are 14,000 spaces in the car park, most of them 5__ all the time.

GAP 3

Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

The world’s biggest mall

If you just need to buy a packet of tea, the Dubai Mall is probably not the shop for you. It is the largest shopping center in the world and there 1 _______ shops to visit in a day.

The 1,200 shops sell everything – buy the latest pair of 2_____ in one of the many sports shops, some luxury perfume, or maybe just a new vacuum cleaner for your home. If you haven’t got a lot of money, you can 3___. It’s free. When you’re bored with shopping, go 4___________ for a snack – there are lots of cafes and restaurants in the mall. The mall is usually noisy and crowded. More than fifty-four million people visit it each year, so don’t be surprised if it takes some time to find a parking space. Although there are 14,000 spaces in the car park, most of them 5______ all the time.

GAP 4

Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

The world’s biggest mall

If you just need to buy a packet of tea, the Dubai Mall is probably not the shop for you. It is the largest shopping center in the world and there 1 _______ shops to visit in a day.

The 1,200 shops sell everything – buy the latest pair of 2___ in one of the many sports shops, some luxury perfume, or maybe just a new vacuum cleaner for your home. If you haven’t got a lot of money, you can 3_. It’s free. When you’re bored with shopping, go 4___________ for a snack – there are lots of cafes and restaurants in the mall. The mall is usually noisy and crowded. More than fifty-four million people visit it each year, so don’t be surprised if it takes some time to find a parking space. Although there are 14,000 spaces in the car park, most of them 5______ all the time.

GAP 5

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

1) I’m going to take the headphones back to the shop and get my money back.

I’m going to take the headphones back to the shop and __________.

REFUND

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

2) He was in the queue for ages before he could pay for his shopping.

He had to ___________ for ages to pay for his shopping. LINE

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

3) The computer shop is having a sale this week – let’s go!

All the computers in the shop are _______ _______ ________ – let’s go! OFFER

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

4) I don’t have any friends who wear designer clothes – they can’t afford them.

_________________my friends wear designer clothes – they can’t afford them. OF

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

5)I’m sorry, but we don’t have any copies of the book you want.

I’m sorry, but the book you want is ____ _____ ________. STOCK

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

6) Clothes from designer shops in the High Street are very expensive and are only for rich people.

Clothes from designer shops in the High Street __ ___ ______and are only for rich people. FORTUNE