Практический курс первого иностранного (английского) языка - ответы на вопросы

Choose the correct response. I am going to L.A. to work for a ... which makes video games.
Выберите один ответ:

• store
• domain
• company
• factor

• northerner
• easterner
• westerner

• pupils
• politicians
• immigrants

• beliefs
• music
• visual arts

• history
• science
• plants and animals

Ответьте на вопрос. - The company is trying to establish a monopoly in order to restrict competition.
Выберите один ответ:

• - Oh, is that why they are being sued?
• - That's not fair! The competition was cancelled!
• - Competitors have grown exponentially as a result.
• - They shouldn't close down their franchises!

• small stars
• small exoplanets

• to orbit other planet
• to land other planets

• 15
• 50

• They work on the computers and get the data by email or downloading from a database
  
• They go to the telescopes on a lonely mountaintop and look at the spectacular night sky through a big telescope

• five
• four

• planets
• stars

• exoplanets
• stars

• a planet
• a sun

• were opened
• have been already opened
• had been already opened
  

• is being interviewed
• was interviewed
• is interviewed

• is being reconstructed
• will have been reconstructed
• will be reconstructed

• had already been solved
• has already been solved
• was solved

• was answered
• has already answered
• is answered

• will be translated
• was translated
• will have been translated

• will be done
• is done
• was done

• is built
• are built
• were built

• was received
• received
• is received

• eats
• is eaten
• is eat

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• John Dobson
  
• William Herschel

• Dr. V. M. Slipher
• Clyde Tombaugh
  

• an amateur astronomer
  
• a professional astronomer

• Due to their brightness
  
• Due to their size

• looking at recent pictures of outer space and comparing them to pictures taken years earlier
  
• looking at different recent pictures of outer space and comparing them

• resources
  
• food

• low
• high

• 12,000
• 2,000

• in the laboratory
• in the desert, in the tropics, in her kitchen
  

• completing
• to complete
• complete

• to play
• play
• playing

• enter
• entering
• to enter

• to enter
• enter
• entering

• burning
• to burn
• burn

• enjoy
• to enjoy
• enjoying

• ask
• asking
• to ask

• leaving
• leave
• to leave

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• smoothly
• positively

• our values and fears
• rewards and punishments

• always
• never

• fairness is programmed into our brains
• fairness is a basic human need
  

• a number of factors that dictate acceptable behavior
• some form of rules

• Potential investors
• Good ideas

• 3
• 2

• A senior economist
  
• A minister of agriculture

• how political and financial sectors can collaborate in addressing issues of food security in the region
• how public and private sectors can collaborate in addressing issues of food security in the region
  

• Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
• Eastern Mediterranean
  

• May
• April

• Rome
• Barcelona

• Must
• Have to
• Need

• shouldn’t
• mustn’t
• needn’t

• should
• shall
• could

• Can
• May
• Must

• could
• will be able to
• will can

• should
• have
• has

• May
• Should
• could

• Can’t
• Shouldn’t
• Mustn’t

• Mustn’t
• Can’t
• should

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• TRUE
• FALSE

• Afghanistan
  
• Greece

• red-coloured eggs
  
• cornbread

• Afghanistan
• Greece

• cornbread
  
• red-coloured eggs

• nourishment
  
• cleansing

Закончите предложение The caller reported an accident between Sunset Boulevard and Wilshire, but she … before I got all the information.
Выберите один ответ:

• dropped by
• picked out
• hung up
• set down

Choose the correct response. We are aware that you are experiencing financial problems, so we won't ... you until the end of the month.
Выберите один ответ:

• subscribe
• invoice
• index
• recharge

Listen to the passage and answer the three related questions.To access the questions, click on 1, 2 and 3 respectively. After reading the four choices, click on the response that best answers the question.The following is an example:- Today we’ll discuss one of the fastest moving industries of our time: computer technology. In just over a decade, computers have evolved from large, immovable machines to convenient portable devices that fit in a briefcase. The processor speed and memory capacity of hard drives are constantly increasing, and traditional laptops are being replaced by even smaller and more efficient notebooks. Today’s gadgets will soon be replaced with new technology. The question is, what’s next?According to the woman, which features are associated with the new technological products?
Выберите один ответ:

• Cheaper prices and greater mobility.
• Higher performance and increased convenience.
• More aesthetic designs and smaller size.
• Greater efficiency and bulkier disk drives.

Listen to the passage and answer the three related questions.To access the questions, click on 1, 2 and 3 respectively. After reading the four choices, click on the response that best answers the question.The following is an example:- Language is said to be one of the factors that differentiates humans from animals, but new research shows that animals use language as well. In today’s program, we’ll discover how ethologists are able to teach chimpanzees and gorillas sign language, and how Rhesus monkeys emit different alarm calls to identify predators. You may already know that songbirds alert each other with hundreds of different songs, but did you know that whales may know how to rhyme? Even elephants, giraffes and hippos, animals that were once considered to be virtually silent, communicate with sounds inaudible to the human ear. Join us on this fascinating journey!What statement does the man make about animal language?
Выберите один ответ:

• It can be so subtle that humans are not always aware of it.
• Bees are the only insects that show no signs of language.
• Whales are the only mammals that can sing nursery rhymes.
• It is a phenomenon that has evolved recently.

Choose the correct response. If you take the bus on a regular basis, you ... buy a weekly pass.
Выберите один ответ:

• ought
• ought to have
• should
• should have

Choose the correct response. They didn't listen to the music and didn't watch the performance ... .
Выберите один ответ:

• too
• nor
• either
• neither

Ответьте на вопрос. What are you reading?
Выберите один ответ:

• - This newspaper is two days old.
• - I'm writing a letter to Anne.
• - A videotape I received as a present.
• - I just started a French novel.

Ответьте на вопрос. - This is the operator, how may I help you?
Выберите один ответ:

• - I'd like two opera tickets, please.
• - I'd like to make a collect call, please.
• - I'd like to send this letter priority.
• - I'd like to know how the operation went.

Choose the correct response. That is a ... book.
Выберите один ответ:

• cold
• hungry
• good

Choose the correct response. My ... is David.
Выберите один ответ:

• birthday
• sister
• name

Listen to the passage and answer the three related questions.To access the questions, click on 1, 2 and 3 respectively. After reading the four choices, click on the response that best answers the question.The following is an example:- I’ve been working in the luxury goods sector and have extensive experience in both marketing and management. After graduating, I was recruited by a big-name producer of leather goods in New York to work on a new marketing strategy for the Japanese market.- How long have you been with the company, Ms. Lee?- Ten years. Once I learned the ropes, I was promoted to the position of Marketing Manager for all of East Asia.- Did you receive any additional training to help you take on such important responsibilities?- The most useful training I received turned out to be a course on time management. After that, it was all hands-on training.Which of the following positions has Ms. Lee held?
Выберите один ответ:

• Marketing Manager for East Asia.
• Head of the Marketing Department.
• Marketing Manager for Japan.
• Regional Manager for Marketing in New York.

Сhoose the correct response. Which response is similar in meaning to to defer?
Выберите один ответ:

• to reimburse
• to embark
• to delay
• to forfeit

Выберите верное утверждение по теме диалога. - We’d like to take out this mortgage. - Can you afford to repay $50 a month? - It's a lot of money, but I think we can manage that.
Выберите один ответ:

• These people are probably in the manager's office.
• These people are probably in a hardware store.
• These people are probably in a bank.
• These people are probably in the post office.

Ответьте на вопрос. - I hope there won't be any glitches in my travel plans.
Выберите один ответ:

• - Don't worry. There won't be any delivery delays.
• - I'm sure everything will go well at your new job.
• - I hope so too, tight flight connections are risky.
• - I often fly in business class.

Choose the correct response. The colleague ... car broke down wanted to go faster.
Выберите один ответ:

• whose
• who's
• which
• whom

Choose the correct response. The price ... tomorrow.
Выберите один ответ:

• is confirmed
• will confirm
• confirms
• is to be confirmed

Choose the correct response. If she ... at the map, she ... gotten lost.
Выберите один ответ:

• had looked / haven't
• looked / wouldn't
• had looked / wouldn't have
• would have looked / wouldn't have

Listen to the passage and answer the three related questions.To access the questions, click on 1, 2 and 3 respectively. After reading the four choices, click on the response that best answers the question.The following is an example:- Language is said to be one of the factors that differentiates humans from animals, but new research shows that animals use language as well. In today’s program, we’ll discover how ethologists are able to teach chimpanzees and gorillas sign language, and how Rhesus monkeys emit different alarm calls to identify predators. You may already know that songbirds alert each other with hundreds of different songs, but did you know that whales may know how to rhyme? Even elephants, giraffes and hippos, animals that were once considered to be virtually silent, communicate with sounds inaudible to the human ear. Join us on this fascinating journey!What statement does the man make about animal language?
Выберите один ответ:

• It can be so subtle that humans are not always aware of it.
• Bees are the only insects that show no signs of language.
• Whales are the only mammals that can sing nursery rhymes.
• It is a phenomenon that has evolved recently.

Choose the correct response. After months of negotiation, the two businesses agreed to ... the contract.
Выберите один ответ:

• sign
• sink
• fix
• note

Choose the correct response. After our recent experience, I was hoping there would be no ... problems with the supplier.
Выберите один ответ:

• furthermore
• more far
• farther
• further

Выберите верное утверждение по теме диалога. - Sarah, if you go to the supermarket, could you bring me back some ice cream? - I'll get you some provided you fix the leak in the bathroom.
Выберите один ответ:

• The man is fixing a leak.
• Sarah refuses to buy any ice cream.
• There is a leak in the bedroom.
• Sarah might buy the man ice cream.

Ответьте на вопрос. - Is there anything I can help you with?
Выберите один ответ:

• - Please help yourself.
• - Yes, that's kind of you!
• - Yes, I'll help you as soon as I have a free moment.
• - No thank you, I had a large meal.

Listen to the passage and answer the three related questions.To access the questions, click on 1, 2 and 3 respectively. After reading the four choices, click on the response that best answers the question.The following is an example:- Since the 1980s, people have become more aware of the environment. The recycling of cardboard, plastic, glass and paper has grown out of this awareness. - People have also finally realized that much of industry’s progress, based on the use of fossil fuels, is damaging the planet. - Did you know that scientists have long been trying to develop alternative sources of energy, like tidal power? - Yes, tidal power stations could use the power of the tides to supply households with electricity. - There’s also solar power, but its use is dependent on weather conditions!According to the dialogue, what are scientists working on.
Выберите один ответ:

• They are trying to find an alternative means of recycling.
• They are studying ways to use tidal and solar power for electricity.
• They are examining the possibility of removing pollution caused by fossil fuels.
• They are trying to restore tidal power and solar energy.

Закончите предложение When he was a child, Karim … climb trees, but he … to ride a bicycle very well.
Выберите один ответ:

• could / wasn't able
• could / couldn't
• was able to / couldn't
• can / wasn't able