Reading Test9

Read the text below. Match choises (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choises you don`t need to use.

SIMPLE TIPS FOR DECORATING WITH ACCESSORIES

By Tonya Lee
It's amazing how small decorative items and accessories can make a huge impact in a room.

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Mass-produced items are inexpensive and readily available at your local home-goods store. but is that really what you want to fill your home (and your life) with? When it comes to room accessories, less is often more. One specially chosen, unique piece may work better in your space than loads of tiny knick-knacks that have no value beyond price.

2   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

We've all seen homes where dwellers have mistakenly chosen a postage-stamp rug in a coliseum-sized room. And those awkward walls where the too-large piece of art is crammed into a too small space. Before choosing and/or placing accessories, take the time to study scale and proportion and what fits best in your space. Scale and proportion are what helps create a comfortable home and doesn't cost a dime!

3   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

I'm a big proponent of neutrals in large furnishings and permanent fixtures, but I love using inexpensive accessories to really break out with pops of colour and varying textures. Accessories can and should be used to add visual interest and contrast in a space, and accessories can easily and inexpensively be altered or exchanged to fit changing moods, styles or seasons.

4   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Mantles are commonly decorated with a mirror or art in the centre, flanked by a candle or vase on each side, but this type of symmetrical arrangement can induce a snooze fest in a room more quickly than one of Grandpa Larry's stories. When arranging accessories, try going for balance instead of symmetry and group smaller items in odd numbers, such as in threes or fives.

5   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Think of accessories as decorations on a cake. Large accessories should be placed first and sparingly, with medium and small-sized accessories filling in and adding balance where needed. Several small accessories can give the feel of a large item when grouped, but don't forget to leave some breathing room. Not every nook and cranny in a room needs to be filled with décor.

A Choose quality over quantity.
B Use birdcages and other hanging décor.
C Add accessories in layers.
D Remember candles and candleholders.
E Choose accessories that are of correct proportions.
F Choose pieces of varying heights, widths and styles.
G Combine textures and colours.
H Consider asymmetrical arrangements.

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

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SHARKS

A shark does not have a single bone in its body. Its skeleton is made of cartilage which in a tough elastic material, like the material that shapes your ear.

A swell shark, found in New Zealand, barks like a dog.

Weird things have been found inside a shark, such as a nail, a bottle of wine, a treasure chest, coats, a suit of armour, a drum and a torpedo.

A shark's skin is covered with denticles, which are like small, razor-sharp teeth. They can be removed from a shark's body, after that the remaining skin can be made into very strong leather.

A pair of shoes made of shark leather can last up to four times longer than shoes made of cowhide.

Sharks don't see well, but their poor eyesight is balanced by other senses. Sometimes a shark is called a swimming noses for its great sense of smell. Sharks can easily smell prey which is buried in the sand I or invisible in the dark. A shark also has a remarkable sensitivity to vibrations in the water. It can feel the movements made by other animals that are hundreds of feet away. They can hear sounds from thousands of feet away. Sharks can tell the direction from where the sound is coming, too.

Sharks cannot eat puffer fish, because the puffer fish inflates like a balloon and pokes the shark's mouth with its sharp needles.

Most sharks give birth to their babies. Only a few sharks lay eggs. Most sharks have six to twelve babies at a time, but the hammerhead and tiger shark can have as many as 40 babies at a time. Most species of sharks can swim up to 20-40 miles per hour. A mako shark has been recorded at more than 60 miles per hour.

A shark has three types of fins. They have two dorsal fins on their back, one fin beneath their body, called the pectoral fin (not all species have it), and the caudal fin is the tail.

The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world. A whale shark has more than 4,000 teeth, but each is less than 1/8 inch long. A shark may go through 1,000 sets of teeth during its lifetime. When a shark loses a tooth, another one replaces it.

A whale shark weighs about 90,000 pounds. The second largest shark is the basking shark. It can be up to 40 feet in length.

Question: What is more dangerous to people, a shark or a wasp/bee? Answer: a wasp/bee. attack people. Every year, people kill thousands of sharks for food, oil, skins and just for sports.

Every year, 100 people die from wasp or bee stings, yet hundreds of millions of people go swimming, and sharks kill only about six people. Only about 25 sharks have been known to actually attack people. Every year, people kill thousands of sharks for food, oil, skins and just sport.

1 Which strange things were not found inside a shark?   [A, B, C, D]
A Chemicals.
B Clothes.
C Musical instruments.
D Weapons.

2 Which of sharks` senses is the weakest?   [A, B, C, D]
A Smell.
B Sight.
C Hearing.
D Sensivity to movement.

3 Sharks can hear the sounds from   [A, B, C, D]
A hundreds of miles away.
B thousands of miles away.
C thousands of feet away.
D hundreds of feet away.

4   [A, B, C, D] sharks lay eggs.
A Not all
B A great number of
C Some
D All

5 The biggest fish in the world is   [A, B, C, D]
A the puffer fish.
B the tiger shark.
C the hammerhead shark.
D the wale shark.

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

1   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

What can you learn from these notices?
A A student needs help.
B A company provides casting services.
C If you lose something, nobody will pay you.
D Children can stay at school after lessons.
E Someone`s lost their job.
F A new club has been created.
G You can`t bring a gun into school.
H Three parties will be organized in September.

Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one wich better fits each space(1-6). There are two choises you do not need to use.

BAD FOR BREATHING

New study connects pollution to several common diseases that affect the lungs and airways.

Researchers have connected exposure to high levels of pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHS, to a greater likelihood of having asthma and allergies. Inhaling air pollutants can trigger breathing problems, (1)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Asthma itself can be triggered by allergies. So physicians have observed that allergies, asthma and air pollution go hand in hand.

During an asthma attack, inflammation causes the inside of small airways in the lung to swell. This narrows those passageways, (2)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]in any given breath. This means people will have a hard time (3)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] to breathe comfortably.

Researchers have now linked a common family of air pollutants to a breakdown in cells (4)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] It plays a role in allergies. The cells they focused on are called T-regs (short for T-regulatory cells). Normally, they help protect the body by controlling swelling (5)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

To probe the connection between PAHS and T-regs, Kari Nadeau of Stanford University and her co-workers looked at many different types of data. They collected blood tests, lung measurements and other health information from more than 150 children in Fresno, (6)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] The scientists then also measured PAHS in the air in and near the homes of these children. T-regs didn't work as well as they should in kids living in heavily polluted areas. Children exposed to high levels of PAH also were much more likely to have asthma.

A drawing in enough air
B reducing how much air can move through them
C meeting of scientists who study allergies
D the California city with high level of air pollution
E such as asthma
F involved in the immune system
G caused by inflammation
H used to protect against infections or toxic substances

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

DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA

The people of Arnhem Land were exposed to (1)   [A, B, C, D]interaction with various visitors from Asia. Early Indian visitors from (2)   [A, B, C, D] the time of Christ are said to be the motivation for what is known as the Bradshaw figurines in Kimberly art. It is likely that the Chinese have had some knowledge of Australia (3)   [A, B, C, D]the 13th century or before. In c. 1300, Marco Polo(4)   [A, B, C, D] reference to the reputed existence of a vast southern continent. More (5)   [A, B, C, D] exists for visits by Chinese fleets, especially the Great Fleet that sailed in the 13th century (6)   [A, B, C, D]the first recorded sighting in the subject of some uncertainty.

Some Australians believe that Australin was first (7)   [A, B, C, D] by a Portuguese expedition led by Cristovao de Mendonca in about 1522. A number of relics and remains have been interpreted by some people as evidence that the Portuguese (8)   [A, B, C, D] in Australia in the early to mid 1500's. 200 years before Cook. These (9)   [A, B, C, D] include the Mahogany Ship, an alleged Portuguese aravel that was shipwrecked six miles west of Warrnambool, Victoria (although its remains have never been found); a stone house at Bittangabee Bay; the so-called Dieppe map, a secret map drawn by the Portuguese; a cannon and five keys found near Geelong. Professional historians do not accept these relics as (10)   [A, B, C, D] that the Portuguese discovered Australia.

Read the texts below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer(A, B, C or D).WORLD POPULATION DAY

July 11 is World Population Day. There are billions of people who (1)   [A, B, C, D] on this planet, but the growth of the Earth's population (2)   [A, B, C, D] many social and environmental problems.
Poverty and hunger are (3)   [A, B, C, D] of the key issues.
The UN established World Population Day to raise public awareness about the challenges we face. The goal is to get people around the world to help those who are (4)   [A, B, C, D] population growth. It's hard for one person to bring about a solution that will influence the entire world, but if every individual (5)   [A, B, C, D]to make a difference in his or her local community, worldwide change is attainable.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT KOALAS

Scientists (1)   [A, B, C, D] one of the secrets as to how koalas stay cool and avoid dehydration in the intense heat of Australian summers. They hug trees. (2)   [A, B, C, D] decades people thought the cuddly marsupials clung to trees simply because they were tired and wanted somewhere to nap. Researchers from Melbourne University have now cast new light on the (3)   [A, B, C, D]habits of the koala. Lead researcher Natalie Briscoe said there is a five-degree difference in temperature between a tree trunk and the air. Koalas utilize the cooler surface by (4)   [A, B, C, D] themselves out on large branches or by hugging the trunk. Ms Briscoe said: “Access to these trees can save about half the water a koala would need to keep cool (5)   [A, B, C, D] a hot day.”