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Read the text and choose the right answer.

A long way to go

Astronomy is almost certainly the oldest of all the sciences. Since his beginning, man has gazed up at the stars and wondered what they should be and why they are there. He has even attempted to discover his destiny by observing them. Although most of early man's ideas about the Universe seem comical nowadays, many ancient civilizations achieved a remarkable understanding of astronomy. They not only deduced that the Earth revolves round the Sun, but also measured the distance between them. In particular, the Greeks made very accurate measurements of the positions and apparent movements of the stars, and the star catalogue produced by Hipparchus in 150 B.C.¹ was not improved until the 16* century.

The Chinese, too, had a well-developed knowledge of astronomy. In 1054 A.D.,² they recorded a spectacular cosmic event - the explosion of a star, which became so bright that it could be seen during the day for several months. The remnants of this event might have formed one of the most beautiful and still one of the most studied objects in the sky, the Grab Nebula.³

One of the tragedies of astronomy is that after the great discoveries made by many of the ancient civilizations, much of the knowledge seems to have been lost for many centuries. The fact that the Earth is round was known to the Greeks, but it took the great voyages of Christopher Columbus in the 15^th century to prove it all over again. Even the Greeks didn't get it all right, however. Ptolemy, who, unfortunately, was held in high regard⁴, placed the Earth and not the sun at the centre of everything and it was not until the 16^th century, in fact, that Copernicus proved once and for all⁵ that some of the earliest astronomers had been right the first time.

Man had by this time put a great deal of effort into observing the Universe. But the beginning of modem astronomy really had to wait until the early 17^th century, when Galileo built his first small telescope and was able to catch a glimpse of the true depth and mystery of the Universe.

1.

What science does the author of this text think to be the oldest one?

1.    Physics

2.    Mining

3.    Astronomy

4.    Chemistry

5.     No information is given in the text.

2.

What has man attempted (=tried) to discover?

1.   He tried to discover gold by observing the stars.

2.  He tried to discover his destiny by observing the stars.

3.  He tried to discover sputniks by observing the stars.

4.    No information is given in the text.

5.   He tried to discover clouds by observing the stars.

3.

What measurements did the Greeks make?

1.  They made inaccurate measurements of the positions and apparent movements of the stars.

2.  No information is given in the text.

3.  They made very accurate measurements of the positions and apparent movements of the stars.

4.  They didn't make any measurements.

5.  They made some measurements of the positions and apparent movements of the stars.

4.

When was the star catalogue produced?

1.  It was produced in 15 B.C.

2.  It was produced in the 16^th century.

3.  It was produced in 1054 A.D.

4.  It was produced in 150 AD.

5.  It was produced in 150 B.C.

5.

Who recorded a spectacular cosmic event - the explosion of a star?

1.  The Russias did it.

2.  The Greeks did it.

3.  Nobody did it.

4.  The Chinese did it.

5.  Christopher Columbus did it.

6.

What fact was known to the Greeks?

1.   The fact concerning the colour of the Earth.

2.  The fact concerning the roundness of the Earth.

3.  The fact concerning the population of the Earth.

4.  No information is given in the text.

5.   The fact concerning the flatness of the Earth.

7.

What did Christopher Columbus prove that the Earth is round all over again?

1.  In the 16^th century

2.  In 150 B.C. 3.In l054 A.D.

4.  In the 12^th century.

5.  In the 15^th century.

8

What did Copernicus prove?

1.  He proved nothing.

2.   He proved that the sun was the centre of the solar system.

3.   He proved that the Earth was the centre of the solar system.

4.  He proved that the Moon was the centre of the solar system.

5.   No information is given in the text.

9

When did Galileo build the first telescope?

1.   He built it in the seventeenth century.

2.   He built it in the sixteenth century.

3.   He built it in the fifteenth century.

4.   No information is given in the text.

5.  He built it in the twelfth century.

10

What was Galileo able to see using his telescope?

1.  He was able to see his house.

2.  He was able to see the mountains.

3.   He was able to see the far-away stars and planets.

4.  He was able to see nothing.

5.  He could see the depth and the mystery of the Atlantic Ocean.

Text 2

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Education in Australia In Australia most children   ___ 11 ___  primary school from the age of five. Only two per cent of children of primary school age are ___12___ at home. Some children who go to school also take up extra activities such as learning to play a musical instrument or dancing, and they go to ____ 13___ classes for these and for school___ 14___ they find difficult or particularly interesting, such as languages, mathematics or computing. Ninety-five per cent of the population go on to secondary school, but a much smaller percentage____ 15___ the final year of secondary school examinations and complete a university 16 . At the moment university____ 17___ and graduates make up less than a third of the total population. Australian universities are modern and well-equipped. Most teaching is by a combination of ___ 18___ , tutorials and practical classes. The humanities courses like History and Philosophy, usually involve a lot of extra____ 19 ____ in the library. To become a primary or secondary school ____20___ , it is usully necessary to study at a university for three years or more.

11

1   - attend

2   - assist

3   - go

4   - visit

5   - stay

12

1   - brought up

2   - educated

3   - trained

4   - played

5   - drilled

13

1-     personal

2-     private

3-     particular

4   - public

5   - sport

14

1   - matters

2   - courses

3   - subjects

4   - bodies

5   - objects

15

1   - succeed

2   - pass

3   - approve

4   -take

5   - carry

25

Is there_______that you don`t eat?

1   - anything

2   - nothing

3   - something

4   - everything

5   - none

26

If it______ I`ll stay at home.

1   - will rain

2   - will be rained

3   - rains

4   - is raining

5   -raining

27

John liked this film very much - _____

1   - so liked I

2   - so did I 3- also liked I 4-I also liked 5 - so I did

28

When she came to this city this house was still______.

1   - built

2   - building

3   - being building

4   - being built

5   - builds

29

It's time the children _____ to bed.

1-go

2   - went

3   - will go

4   - are going

5   - goes

30

What happened ______ him yesterday?

1 -to

2-with 3-for

4-of

5-by

31

I only knew that if he ______she'd give

1   - will object

2   - objected

3   - would object

4   - object

5   - have objected

up the plan.

32

It was______cold that I had to put on my a warm coat.

1 -too

2-so

3 -such 4-very

5 - even

33

When I went downstairs they________

round the car.

1   - stood

2   - were standing

3   - had stood

4   - has been standing

5   - are standing

34

I cant make her ____this crazy idea.

1   - to forget

2   - forgetting 3- forgot

4   - forget

5   - will forget

35

She said at that time she____a lesson.

1  - will have

2  - would have

3  - will be having

4  - would be having

5  -has

36

I______him all my life.

1  -know

2  - have known

3  - have been knowing

4   - am knowing 5- shall know

37

For the next few hours we_______in silence.

1  - was walking

2  - walked

3  - were walking

4  - had walked

5  -walk

38

I have never heard you _______the piano.

1 - played

2- playing

3   - play

4   - to play

5   - will play

39

We_______to find him since eleven o'clock.

1 - are trying

2-try

3-tried

4   - have been trying

5   - shall try

40

When____he____from the seaside?

1   - has returned

2   - was return

3   - had returned

4   - did return

5   -returned

41

These children must be looked______

1-for

2-after

3-through

4   -out 5-at

well.

42

They say they _______much of him lately.

1   - haven't seen

2   - didn't see

3   - hadn't seen

4   - not saw

5   - saw

43

The new doctor knew nothing of the incident_____.

1   - neither

2   - either

3   -too

4   - also

5   -as

44

By the time we got there the ____

already

1   - was         settled

2   - is           settled

3   - had been settled

4   - was being settled

5   - has been settled

45

He asked me what_____for me.

1   - can he do

2   - could he do

3   - he can do

4   - he could do

5   - he can't do

46

The film isn't worth_____.

1   - seeing

2   - to see

3   - been seen

4   - to be seen

5   - will be seen

47

Steve is good _____foreign languages.

1-in

2 - for  3-with 4-at

5-by

48

She feels_______she did last month.

1   - best than

2  - as better as

3 - better than

4  - the better than

5  -goodthan

49

Bad news______fast.

1   - are travelling

2   - travels

3   - travel

4   - don't travel

5   - were travelling

50

This book_____.

1   - is speaking much about

2   - speaks much about

3   - is much spoken about

4   - speak much about

5   - speaks about

51

This is your bike and where is _____?

1- mine bike

2   - mine

3   - mine one 4-my

5 - of me

52

My friend was very tired when I met him. He _____all night long.

1   - was working

2   - worked

3   - had been working

4   - has worked

5   - had worked

53

We had better_____if we don`t want to miss the train.

1   - hurried up

2   - hurry up

3   - to hurry up

4   - hurrying up

5   - hurries

54

Must I do it? - No, you____.

1   - mustn't

2   - needn't

3   - don't

4   - shouldn't

5   - didn't

55

At these words everybody couldn't____.

1   - help to laugh

2   - help laughing

3          - help laugh

4 - help to laughing 5 - helped laughing

56

Would you like some _____soup?

1   -else

2   - another 3-yet

4   - more

5   - much

57

He will ____help us_____ remain quietly out of our way.

1   - no____no

2   - nor _____neither

3   - neither____nor

4   - nor____nor

5   - not____not

58

He had his watch______the other day.

1   - repairing

2   - to repair

3   - repair

4   - repaired 5- repairs

59

You may smoke here. I ____it.

1   - quite used to

2   - to quite used to

3   - get used to

4   - am quite to

5   - got used to

60

With this money you can live____a king.

1 - as well 2-like

3   - as if

4   - how

5   - in case

61

I haven't time to argue with him-_____

1 - so have I

2-I haven't it too

3   - neither have I

4   - neither do I

5   - neither I do

62

They agreed about an appointment____.

1   - tomorrow

2   - right now

3   - today

4   - that day

5   - just now

63

We need ______suitcase to pack all

1   - one other

2   - an other

3   - another

4   - other

5   - others

the things.

64

I heard somebody____a lovely song.

1   - sung

2   - singing

3   - to sing

4   - to be singing

5   - sang

75

Rome is one of ____cities in Europe.

1   - the ancientest

2   - the most ancient of

3   - the most ancient

4   - more ancient

5   - much more ancient

76

There _____some good news for you.

1-be

2   - have

3   - has 4- are

5 -is

77

Don't wash up. I`ll do everything_____.

1   - oneself

2   - yourself

3   - ourselves

4   - myself

5   - yourselves

78

The meeting at the shop_____be held

1   -was

2   - was to

3   - were to 4-had

5 -has

at  5.15 p.m.

79

You_____not worry. Everything is going to be fine.

1   -can

2   - ought

3   - could 4-need 5 - would

80

This machine is_______reliable than the old one.

1   - much

2   - most

3   - more

4   - little

5   - least

81

When will you have your car _____?

1-fix

2   - to fix

3   - fixing

4   - fixes

5   - fixed

82

How long does _____take you to get to the Institute?

1-he

2-it

3   - they

4   -you

5   - its

83

My parents spent a three ______holiday in Greece.

1   - weeks

2   - week

3   - week's

4   - weeks'

5   - weekly

84

_________is your brother? -

He is a geologist.

1 -How

2-Why

3 - Who 4-What

5-When

85

My collegue has never been______________________

Australia.

1 –at

2-to

3-in

4-on

5-with

86

Our team consists_____15 members.

1-in

2 - with 3-at

4-out

5-of

87

______you and me enjoyed

the party.

1   -Each

2   - Everyone

3   - Both

4   - Every one

5   - Each one

88

_____must be very attentive

when he carries out an experiment.

1-We

2-They 3-One

4-One

5-You

89

If I______you, I'd stay indoors today as the weather is nasty.

1-be

2-was

3   -am

4   - were

5   - have been

90

All the_____are usually located at the end of the article.

1   - refer

2   - reference

3   - references

4   - referee

5   - referable

91

Становится теплее

1   - It is warmer

2   - It is much warmer

3   - It gets warmest

4   - It got warmer

5   - It is getting warmer

92

Она еще никуда не ушла.

1   - He didn't go

2   - He went nowhere

3   - He hasn't gone

4   - He hasn't gone yet.

5   - He hasn't gone anywhere yet

93

Чем скорее вы вернетесь, тем скорее мы приступим к бурению.

1  - When you come back quickly, then we shall start drilling.

2   - The quicker you come back, the sooner we shall start drilling

3   - The quicker you came back, the sooner we should start drilling.

4   - The quicker you would come back, the sooner we should start drilling.

5   - The quickest you come back, the soonest we shall start drilling.