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ГОТУЄМОСЬ ДО ТЕСТУВАННЯ З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ - ЧИТАННЯ
LEVEL A2+ PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL B1 INTERMEDIATE
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1. AMAZING OTTERS Level A2+ pre-intermediate
Sea otters are amazing creatures. Even though they are mammals, they spend almost their
entire lives in the sea.
Otters' bodies are built to swim in the water. All sea otters have fine, soft fur to keep them
warm when they are wet. To help them swim, they have webbed back feet which look a little like
flippers. Sea otters have an unusual way of eating. They can find food by diving deep into the
water. When it is time to eat, they float on their backs.
They place flat rocks on their chests or bellies and crack clams and crabs against the rocks to
open them.
Sea otters do everything in the water - even sleep! They sleep in the water by floating on their
backs and wrapping themselves in seaweed.
That way, the water won't carry them away as they doze.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the text sea otters are not....
a) remarkable divers
b) skillful hunters
c) amazing creepers
d) very surprising creatures
2. Why do sea otters wrap themselves in seaweed?
a) To keep them warm.
b) Not to be driven away.
c) Not to be drowned.
d) To protect themselves.
3. What can't sea otters do?
a) Duck under water.
b) Splash in water.
c) Dip under water.
d) Belly in water.
4. Being wrapped in seaweed sea otters …
a) drowse and drift
b) float and snore
c) doze and sneeze
d) d) nap and sink
5. Sea otters have ....
a) little flippers
b) webbed backs
c) toes joined by pieces of skin
d) scaled back feet
6. Sea otters are ....
a) vertebrates
b) feathered creatures
c) finny mammals
d) fish-eating animals that cut down trees with their teeth and build dams across rivers
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2. SONG BIRDS MUST HIТ HIGHER NOTES TO SURVIVE IN CITY
By Roger Highfield
Urban song birds are raising the pitch of their voices to make themselves heard above the
background roar of the city, scientists report today.
But the sounds of city life may be harming the chaffinch, dunnock and other birds whose
vocal range is unable to soar above the din.
Loud and low noise sources such as cars, planes, and machinery are placing new selection
pressure on species that rely on sound to attract mates and define territories.
This has been observed for the first time in great tits which have been found to sing higher
notes near major roads and busy intersections, a ploy that could allow these urban birds to ensure
that their mating calls are heard above the racket.
Birds in quieter spots such as residential neighbourhoods, on the other hand, more often dip
to the bottom of their vocal register, a Dutch team reports today in Nature.
City-dwelling birds seem to be tailoring their songs to ensure maximum success with the
opposite sex against a background of low-frequency urban rumblings.
Any bird species that produces songs within the frequency range of urban pollution and lack
the ability to adapt their songs so they are heard, may find it difficult to breed in built-up areas.
"Birds like the crested lark and golden oriole are disappearing or have disappeared from
Dutch cities and, among several other factors (loss of habitat, lack of food sources, loss of nesting
sites) masking of their advertisement song by ambient noise may have played a role," Dr
Slabbekoorn said.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do urban song birds do to attract mates?
a) Soar above the din.
b) Hoist the tone of their singing.
c) Pitch feathers.
d) Lower frequency of urban rumblings.
2. The city sounds may be harmful to ....
a) birds which do not have voices of great compass
b) birds whose pitch of their voices is heard above the racket
c) dunnock and chaffinch which dip to the bottom of their vocal register
d) birds that rely on the opposite sex
3. All the words are the synonyms, except....
a) din b) racket
c) rumbling d) calamity
4. City-dwelling birds have to ... to survive in the city.
a) place pressure on other species
b) hit busy intersections
c) make high musical sounds
d) sing hits
5. According to the text everything is true, except "Some birds have disappeared from
Dutch cities because ...".
a) they couldn't breed in
b) they lost habitat
c) there was not enough food
d) ambient noise masked their voices
6. Birds in residential neighbourhoods ....
a) ensure maximum success with mates
b) define territories with nests
c) lower level of their vocal range
d) register higher notes near major roads
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3.PROTESTERS GIVE STARS' FUR COATS TO THE HOMELESS
By Sarah Womack
Homeless people in Liverpool are being offered unwanted fur coats by an anti-fur protest
group. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it had received coats from various people,
including celebrities, who had a change of heart about wearing them.
A spokesman said: "We can't bring these animals back, but we can send a message that only
people struggling to survive have any excuse for wearing them".
But a spokesman for the Big Issue, the magazine sold by homeless people to raise money,
appeared to cast doubt on whether rough sleepers would accept them.
"If any of our vendors were offered a fur coat through another agency, it would be purely a
personal decision as to whether they would accept it," he said. "Homeless people, like everyone
else, will have their own opinions on such matters."
PETA previously buried or burned unwanted furs but said it had decided to donate them to
people facing winter on the streets and would hand over 50 fur coats to homeless people next
week.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Liverpool an anti-fur protest group offered unwanted fur coats to ....
a) helpless people
b) people who have no abode
c) orphans
d) people who live in asylums
2. "To cast doubt" means ....
a) to sow dissension
b) to get rid of doubt
c) to hurl reproaches
d) to sow a feeling of uncertainty
3. Famous people part with their fur coats because they ....
a) changed their views
b) are not trendy
c) are received from various people
d) cause heart attacks
4. According to the text, a spokesman is a ....
a) person who chatters a lot
b) person who picks up gossips about celebrities
c) member of an anti-fur protest group
d) person who sends messages
5. "Rough sleepers" can be substituted by ....
a) disabled people
b) sleepy heads
c) the destitute
d) coarse people
6. Who would have a personal decision as to whether they would accept a fur coat?
a) Consumers.
b) Shoplifters.
c) Purchasers.
d) Shop assistants.
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