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Q: Read the text about tornadoes in Kansas and choose the statements that are true.

S: Tornadoes are storms with rapidly rotating winds that form a funnel cloud. Also known as "twisters," they extend downward from the huge clouds of a severe thunderstorm. The winds that rotate within a tornado usually reach a speed of almost 300 miles per hour! There have been a number of remarkable reports of tornadoes. In one instance, a schoolhouse was demolished while the 85 students inside it were carried more than 400 feet with none killed. There was also a case of five railway coaches, each weighing 70 tons, lifted from their tracks.

-: The winds rotate within a tornado with the speed of 85 miles per hour.

-: Tornadoes are also known as thunderstorms.

+: A tornado can cause considerable destruction

+: A tornado lifted five heavy railroad coaches from their tracks.

-: Eighty-students died when a tornado struck their schoolhouse.

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Q: Read the text about California Strawberry Festival and choose the correct amount of money Oxnard gets every year form growing strawberries.

S: Oxnard is in Southern California and this part of the state takes its strawberries very seriously. At the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can sample strawberries prepared in all sorts of ways. Strawberries are big business in Oxnard. The annual strawberry income is $100 million from Oxnard's bountiful 6,600 berry acres. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16 million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as well as to Germany and Japan. The festival attracts more than 85,000 visitors.

+: 100 million dollars

-: 85,000 million dollars

-: 24 million dollars

-: 6, 600 million dollars

-: 16 million dollars

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Q: Read the text about a new gender gap in technology and choose the correct answer to the question why girls generally don’t like playing computer games.

S: Girls have the same access to computers as boys. But researchers say they use computers less often than boys outside the classroom. Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed that girls’ computer usage was falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, "The number one reason girls told us they don't like computer games is not because they're too violent, or too competitive. Girls just said they're incredibly boring." Purple Moon says it found what girls want, characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what's going on in their own lives.

+: Girls find computer games uninteresting and too unreal

-: Girls are afraid do something that will harm the computer

-: Girls prefer studying to playing computer games

-: Girls don’t have computers at home

-: Computer games are violent and aggressive

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Q: Read the information about the history of Britain and choose the statement that is true.

S: At the dawn of their history the peoples of this planet lived in primitive societies. These primitive peoples wherever they lived, began their long path of progress with stone tools, but they did not reach the same level of civilisation at the same time in different countries. The ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome were already in existence when the people living in Britain were only at the first stage of social development. The Greeks were the first to mention the British Isles in their books. The Greek called the British Isles the Tin Isles.

+: The ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome were already present in the world when the people living in Britain were only at the first stage of social development

-: The ancient civilisation of Rome were already present in the world when the people living in Britain were at the last stage of social development.

-: The ancient civilisation of Britain was already present in the world when the people living in Greece and Rome were only at the first stage of social development.

-: Computer games are violent and aggressive

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Q: Read the information about the history of Britain and choose the right answer to the question why the Celts could win a victory over the Iberians.

S: Not much is known about the first inhabitants of Britain. About three thousand years BC many parts of Europe, including the British Isles were inhabited by a people who are known as the Iberians. During the period from 6 to the 3d century BC the Celts spread across Europe from the East to the West. Several Celtic tribes invaded Britain. The Iberians used stone weapons and tools and were unable to fight back the attacks of the Celts, who were better armed with metal weapons. Some of the Celtic tribes were quite large and fighting was common among them. Most of the Iberians were killed in the conflict; some of them were driven westwards into the mountains of what is now Wales, others probably mixed with the Celts.

+: the Celts were large in number and had better weapons

-: some of the Iberians were driven westwards into the mountains of Wales

-: the Iberians were peaceful farmers who had no weapons and were not used to fighting

-: some of the Iberians mixed with the Celts

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Q: Read the information about John and choose the right answer to the question why he likes Glasgow.

S: I am in Edinburgh now. It’s a great city. I am enjoying my stay. I like its old castles and wonderful parks. On Sunday I am going to Glasgow. I will visit the famous Gothic Cathedral there. Glasgow has a long history and I am sure there are many interesting places to see.

+: Glasgow is a nice tourist attraction

-: Glasgow is a big cinema centre

-: Glasgow has a lot of old castles and wonderful parks.

-: Glasgow is a big market centre

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Q: Read the information about Manchester and answer the question why many English people think that Manchester will be a super city soon.

S: Manchester is a city for future. That’s why we have built Europe’s most modern on-street transport system, the Metrolink. It is clean, quick and quiet. That’s why we are building new hotels and new areas in which to work, live and play. Manchester is a city for entertainment. We think Manchester is a centre for music, fashion and style.

+: Manchester is a nice tourist attraction

-: Manchester is a big cinema centre

-: Manchester has a lot of old castles and wonderful parks.

-: Manchester is a big market centre

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Q: Read the information about traditional British dishes and answer the question what traditional British dishes are offered to tourists.

S: Tourists in Britain should try traditional British dishes: fish and chips, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Try Cornish pasties and Haggis – a Scottish dish. We are sure you will like scones with cream and jam.

+: fish and chips

-: Cornish pasties

-: Haggis

-: meat dumplings

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Q: Read the information about American cities and answer the question what is the largest city of the USA.

S: Some large cities in the USA are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, and Albany. New York is famous for its skyscrapers. It has got a nickname – the Big Apple. New York has got a large park. You can see rare animals such as pandas in the zoo in this park. New York is the largest city of North America

+: New York

-: Kansas

-: Atlanta

-: Salt Lake

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Q: Read the information about Scotland and answer the question what is the symbol of Scotland.

S: I haven’t seen much of Scotland. There are many old castles in Scotland. Scotland is famous for bagpipers. In Scotland some men wear kilts. A thistle is the symbol of Scotland.

+: a thistle

-: a pizza

-: a skyscraper

-: an eagle