Reading Test6

TASK1

Read the text below. Match choices(A-H) to(1-5). There are three choises you do not neet to use.

FIVE POSITIVE REASONS TO HOMESCHOOL

1. As a homeschooler, I go on all the field trips, read all the book club selections, and make my own creations at the drop-in art programme. For me, getting to play and learn with my kids has been one of the biggest benefits of homeschooling.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2. Most of the homeschooling kids I knowhave their own particular passions, areas that they can discuss like an expert. Very few of these areas -modern art, Legos, analyzing horror films -are the kind of things students learn about in school. I know from my own school experience that having on offbeat interest doesn`t win your points with teachers and other students. But among homeschoolers, it`s what makes your friends so interesting.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3. One thing I learned as a newspaper reporter: you hear the best stories when you ask people what they love to do. As homeschoolers, we spend our days visiting people and taking classes with teachers who do it because they realy want to, not just because it`s their job.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4. No gettin up before dawn to make the school bus. No agonizing about whether to take a family trip because it means missing class. Homescholling gives families the flaxibility to do the other important things in their lives, on their own timetable.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5. Just as it has done for my kids, homeschooling has helped me learn that I can do a lot of things I never would have dreamed were possible. Including being the one guide my kids from easy readers to trigonometry college.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

   A It makes me feel competent.
   B It teaches kids how to comunicate with adults.
   C It`s fun.
   D It lets kids show their enthusiasm.
   E It brings parents and kids closer together.
   F It helps reinforce our family values.
   G It adapts to the family`s schedule.
   H It introduces us to fascinating people.

TASK2

Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answers(A, B, C or D).

HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE JUNGLE

In the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film "Apocalypse Now", a young Martin Sheen learns valuable lesson as Capt. Ben Willard: "Newer get out of the boat". In that movie, Capt. Willard and Chef, a fellow soldier, disembark from their PT boat and venture into the jungles of Vietnam in search of mangoes. What they`re greeted with instead is a wild tiger with designs to eat them. Luckily Willard and Chef make it back to the boat safe, and William is able to complete his mission.

A wild tigers is just one example of what could kill you in jungle survival scenario. You could also die from a mosquito bite carring malaria, bacteria in collected water or a poisonous plant you ate for dinner. The good news about the jungle is that water and food are plentiful -you just need to know what to look and where. The bad news is the jungle`s thick overhead canopy makes it nearly impossible for anyone to spot you, so ypu probably need ti hike to your rescue.

Weather in jungle environment is harsh. One thin you`ll get plenty of is rain. Lots and lots of rain. The dry seasone in jungle meens it rains once a day. Monsoon season means a nearly constant rain. The temperature are generally very high, also with the humidity. Low altitude Jungles average about 95 degrees Fahrenhelt(35 degrees Celsius) with nearly 100 persent humidity. The rain will cool things down, but it`s brief. After a storm rolls in, it gets even hotter and steamier. It`llalso get dark much quicker in the jungle because of the thick canope. Your days won`t be shorter, but they`ll seem like they are.

Jungles, or rainforests, are lush, green areas are full of life of all shapes and sizes. They only cover about 2 percent of the Earth`s surfase, but they account fot 50 persent of all plants and animals. If that doean`t describe how flourishing they are, consider this: a 4-square-mile(10-square-km) area of a rainforest can contain as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies.

If you focus on any one spot on a jungle, chances are you`ll see something crawling, slithering, slinking, flying, or walking. Jungles are vibrant and alive, which helps when you`re foraging for food. But that life can also be deadly.

All that life makes it both easier and more difficult to survive in the jungle.
Welcome to the jungle.

1. The characters of the film   [a, b, c, d]in order to find a jungle fruit.
   A left the boat
   B rowed a boat
   C were aboard a boat
   D sailed the boat

2. If you`re lost, it is difficult to be seen in the jungle because of the   [a, b, c, d].

   A wild animals living in the jungle
   B location of the forest
   C high humidity of the rainforest
   D density of the tangled leaves of the top branches

3. The weatther conditions in the jungle are   [a, b, c, d].

   A comfortable
   B unpleasant
   C beastly
   D mild

4. The rainforests   [a, b, c, d].

   A produce certain kinds of plants
   B are teeming with life
   C kill a number of insects
   D lack many animals species

5. It`s   [a, b, c, d] to survive in the jungle.

   A easy
   B hard
   C necessary
   D impossible

TASK3

Read the texts below. Match choises (A-H) to (1-5). There is two choises you don`t need to use.

FABULOUS SUMMER EVENTS

1. The cobbled capital comes alive for the month of August, vibrating with the sound of music, dance and festival-goers. Over 2,400 artists from over 43 nations have been invited to perform this year; amongst them are Mariinsky Opera with Les Troyens and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2. Forget Glastonbury, this is the world`s biggest music festival. For 2014 the global classical music event commemorates the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War by teaming up with the National Theatre for a spectacular War Horse Prom.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3. Olympians and club rowers complete alongside each other at Britain`s most famous river regatta. This lovely little carnival started its life in 1839, and its satroria focuse has historically centered on the rowers. But this is 2014 and you`ll be wearing Jaeger...   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4. Picture this scene: it`s a hot summer day, the champagne is chilled, and you`re in your most elegamt attire. This is Glorious Goodwood, Sussex`s iconic race meet that attracts not only the finest jockeys, but the finest crowds.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5. Kate Adie and Jeremy Paxman are amogst the A-list speakers at the 11th annual literary festival, held in Althorp`s stunning stately home. Harper`s Bazzar is this year`s partner, ensuring it will be a truly sophisticated affair.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6. Whether you go for the top-class tennis or Pimm`s and people watching, the world`s oldest and most prestigious tournament is a jolly good day out. We`ve got our money on Andy Murray for this year`s title(of course).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

7. A The BBC Proms
   B Brilliant Socializing while Watching Races
   C Althorp Festival of Prose and Poetry
   D Henley Royal Regatta
   E Wilderness festival, Oxfordshire
   F Wimbledone Tennis Championship
   G Edinburgh Intrnational Festival
   H Royal Ascot

TASK4

Read the text below. Match choises(A-H) to (1-6). There are two choises you don`t need to use.

CANADA'S WATER: A PARADOX OF POLLUTION AND WASTE

In Canada, a country with vast reserves of freshwater, the precious resource should reasonably be expected to be pristine and practically free to consumers.

But the abundance, unfortunately, has led to overconsumption, waste and sometimes mediocre quality.

"People who come from abroad, (1)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , are surprised to find that in most Canadian municipalities there are no water meters", said Manuel Rodriguez, a water expert at Laval University in Quebec City.

The surprise is all the greater at the sight of the majestic St Lawrence River, Niagara Falls and the countless other waterways that together make up seven percent of the world's freshwater. In truth, Canada's tap water is not free. A small portion of municipal taxes goes toward paying for water treatment (2)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

But it is so small that most people think their water is free, and that they have no reason to marshall their consumption.

"We can't delude ourselves, there's a lot of water and... the cost of producing potable water is not very high", commented Patrick Drogui, a professor at INRS University in Quebec City.

However, (3)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]commercial livestock operations and other industries in Canada pollute the watershed.

Here and there, such as in the south of Canada's Quebec province, in rivers and lakes "the quality of the water is dubious", Rodriguez says. Still, it is treated and reused by municipalities.

In the coming years, these costs risk rising with new pollutants appearing such as endocrine disrupters or pharmaceutical residues (4)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] to remove them from water sources,Drogui said.

" Very, very toxic" for humans, these pollutants, found in trace amounts in water, are already leading to "a feminizations" in certain fish species, (5)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]he added.

The abundance of water also has perverse consequences. "Because you don't receive a water bill, you pay less attention to conservation and so this promotes waste", said Drogui, who paints a picture of a Canadian who spends hours watering his lawn (6)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

Canadians consume on average 300 to 400 litres (80 to 100 gallons) of water a day - one of the highest rates in the world.

A as in meny other countries
B and the upkeep pf water distribution systems
C particularly Europeans
D or uses gallon after gallon to wash his car
E that will require new standards and treatment
F and pose a real threat to humans
G or a lack or proper water treatment facilities
H where communities have no access to safe drinking water

TASK5

Read the text below. For questions(1-10) choose the correct answer(A, B or C).

FLOWER POWER

Electric field around flowers may help bees find nutritious blooms. Flowers maintain small electric fields (1)   [A, B, C, D] them. Bees can not only (2)   [A, B, C, D]fields, but they may also tell the insects which blooms are most likely (3)   [A, B, C, D] a nectar reward, a team of scientists recently reported.

Flowers growing in the ground have a natural negative electric charge, notes Daniel Robert, a sensory biologist at the University of Bristol in England who worked on the new study. Their blooms(4)   [A, B, C, D]electrons - the particles that carry a negative charge - from the air to the ground. Throughout the air, positive electric charges abound, he explains. So bees, as they (5)   [A, B, C, D] can become positively charged.

The scientists set up 30 (6)   [A, B, C, D] metal disks covered with purple plastic to resemble flowers. Half of the disks were wired to create small electric fields, and half weren't. The disks with electric fields contained a sweet solution; the unwired ones held a bitter solution.
Scientists then sent in the bees and (7)   [A, B, C, D],track of where they went. Toward the tail end of 50 visits to the "flowers", most bees had learned to find the sweet ones. Then the researchers unplugged the fake sweet flowers and tried the (8)   [A, B, C, D]again. This time, when the fields were off, the bees never learned. Even after 50 visits, they found the sugar only about half the time-no better than if left to chance.

Robert and his (9)   [A, B, C, D] studied the electric fields of real flowers, petunias, to better understand how bees and flowers might communicate. The scientists took measurements of a flower before and after a charged bee approached it. The flower's field reacted to the approaching bee with a small increase in strength. That electrical boost lingered for a little while after the bee had flown away.

That short-lived surge may help tell a different approaching bee that all of the flower's nectar has just been drunk. That bee would be able to sense the change in the flower's electric field, and move on to find a flower full of (10)   [A, B, C, D].

Or, as Robert told Science News, the flower could signal to the bee:" I'm still pretty and smell nice, but... come back later".

TASK6
Read the text below. For questions(1-10) choose the correct answer(A, B, C or D).

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