K4 reading 2

Read the text. For questions (1-8)choose the correct answer(A,B,C or D).

Young people of Britain.
Passage1. The new teen generation is richer, better educated and healthier than any other in history. In many ways, these tenns are uniquely priviliged. They have grown up in period of non-stop prosperity. Cable and the have given them access to a large amoumt of information. Most eapect to go to colleges and universities, and girls, in paryicular, have equal opportunities with the boys; they can dream of careers in in everything from professional sports to politics, with plenty of female role models to follow.
Passage2. But this is positive image of British teenagers. However, in survey after survey, many kids say they feel increasingly alone and alienated, unable to connect with their parents, teachers and sometimes even classmates.
Passage3. In fact, of all the issues that trouble the young loneliness rank at the top of the list. A university sociologist Barbara Schneider has been studying 7,000 teenagers for five years and has found they spend an avarage of 3 hours alone every day. Teenagers may claim they want privacy, but they also want and need attention -- and they do not usually get it.
Passage4. Even the best most caring parents can`t protect their teenagers from all these problems, but involved parents can make an enormous difference. Kids do listen. So parents should share with their children what they really believe in, what they really think is important. These basic moral values are more important than math skill or any school exams. Parents have to work harder to get their points across. The kids can`t wait.

1. What is the main idea of thise text?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. The moder teenagers are happier than the kids of the past.
   B. The teenage period is mostly difficalt for parents.
   C. Parents can help their children to overcome difficulties of the teenage period.
   D. All the teenagers have no problem.

2. Why are the teenagers of the new generation uniquely privileged?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. The have grown up in a period of continuous prosperity.
   B. They all expect to go to collages and universities.
   C. Modern parents are more caring and less strict.
   D. They don`t have equal opportunities.

3. What do many kids say they feel like?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Independently.
   B. Happy.
   C. Self-confident.
   D. Lonely.

4. How long does (according to Barbara Schneider research) an average teenager spend alond every day?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Half an hour.
   B. An hour and a half.
   C. Two hours and half.
   D. About three hours.

5. What do teenagers really need?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Privacy as well as attention.
   B. Privacy but not attention.
   C. Attention but not privacy.
   D. Neither attention nor privacy.

6. What should parents share with their children according to the text?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Money.
   B. Beliefs and ideas.
   C. Problems.
   D. Everything.

7. What does an "involved parents" mean?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Indifferent.
   B. Kind.
   C. Caring.
   D. Strict.

8. Which of the passages describe the positive image of a modern teenager?   [a, b, c, d]
   A. Passage 1.
   B. Passage2.
   C. Passage3.
   D. Passage4.

Read the text below. Match choises (1-8) with (A-Ж).

Read the recipe and the statements to it. For 1-8 choose T(true) or F(false).

Apple Berry Crisp

Ingredients:
5apples
2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries, blueberries, cranberries or raspberries.
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup porridge
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375°F(190°C).
Butter a baking dish.
In a large bowl, add apples, berries, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and toss to blend.
Pour apple-berry mixture into the prepared dish.
In a medium sized bowl combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
With a pastry blender or a knife, cut the butter until it crumbly.
Next stir in the porridge.
Sprinkle the porridge mixture over the apples and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and the topping in crisp are golden.
A classic Americam dessert which is especially good served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

1. For this dessert you can take only fresh berries.   [T, F]

2. The recipe says how much butter we need for the desserts.   [T, F]

3. The recipe demands packed brown sugar.   [T, F]

4. You need more cinnamon than salt for this dessert.   [T, F]

5. You need the equal quantity of flour and porrridge.   [T, F]

6. You should mix the ingredients in a baking dish.   [T, F]

7. The oven should be preheated before baking.   [T, F]

8. The dessert can be served with vanilla ice cream.   [T, F]
   

Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one that best fits each of 1-8.

Recently a couple in New Zeland were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. even though New Zeland has quite liberal eules about naming children, names(1)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h] are not allowed. They decide to call him Superman instead.
In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular,(2)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h] the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children strange names.
Some parents choose names which come(3)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h]. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings(4)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h]. Equally, names relating to sport are fairly common- since 1984. 36 children have been coled Arsenal(5).   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h].
Other parents like to make up names, or(6)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h]their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Ti amii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy(the two grandmothers).
(7)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h]much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. In China there are some rules about(8)   [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h]- no foreign letters or symbos are allowed.
As a result the couple was recently banned from colling their baby @.
In Britain, some names which were previously thought of as old-fashiond have become more popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, or Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the moct popular names are not the unusual ones. The top names are fairly traditional- Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for a girl.

A.after the football team
B. from popular culture
C. what you may call a child
D.combine names to make
E.especially since
F.beginning with a number
G. novels and films
H.other contries have