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Вопрос №8101
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Hardly anyone likes to go to the dentist. Jane Foster is no exception. But today is the day that she has been dreading. She has to have some work done on her teeth. Seated in the dentist’s chair, Jane decides that her fears were…
Вопрос №8102
Прочитайте текст Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is the only art form that was created in the United States. Jazz was created by black Americans. Jazz is a mixture of many different kinds of music. It is a combination of the music of West Africa, the work…
Вопрос №8109
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Sсhool psychology 1. School psychologists deal largely with psychological testing and student consultation in elementary and secondary schools. Psychological testing is the systematic use of tests to quantify psychological behaviour, abilities, and problems and…
Вопрос №8113
Прочитайте текст. Iodine, a steel-gray solid, readily vaporizes when heated. The vapor is violet in colour. If the vapor is allowed to cool, it passes directly back into the solid state. This process of passing from the solid state to the vapor state and then back to the solid state without the…
Вопрос №8117
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения There are many web browsers, but the two most popular are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. They are both freeware, meaning that they are software programs distributed free of charge. You should receive at…
Вопрос №8123
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Regenerative medicine 1. Regenerative medicine is the «process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function». This field holds the promise of regenerating damaged tissues and organs in the body by replacing…
Вопрос №8128
What is the slower speed of the ZX 1000 electric drill? The ZX 1000 electric drill has two speeds: the fast speed is 3,000 rpm and the slower speed is 1,000 rpm. Adjust the speed according to the type of material and the size of the hole. For example, use the faster speed for a soft material such…
Вопрос №8134
Прочитайте текст Christopher Columbus was born in the seaport town of Genoa in Italy, about the year 1451. He was only 14 years old when he first sailed to the East. His life on the sea, talks with sailors and the results of science made him sure that the earth is round. He wanted to reach India by…
Вопрос №8136
Прочитайте текст The forerunner of modern lawn tennis was introduced into England from France in the 15th century and a “tennis court”, built by Henry VIII, is still in use at Hampton Court. The modern game, first played in England in 1873, quickly became very popular; in 1877 the words “lawn…
Вопрос №8139
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Neoclassical Economics 1. The most remarkable feature of neoclassical economics is that it reduces many broad categories of market phenomena to considerations of individual choice and, in this way, suggests that the science of economics can be firmly grounded…
Вопрос №8141
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Planted forests 1. Planted forests worldwide are increasingly important sources for forest products produced within sustainable, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly contexts. They also play a major role in preserving the social and cultural values…
Вопрос №8145
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Psychology 1. Psychology is a discipline that involves the scientific study of human or animal mental functions and behaviors. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of…
Вопрос №8146
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Privatization 1. Privatization is the process by which the production of goods or services is removed from the government sector of the economy. This has been done in a variety of ways, ranging from the public sale of shares in a previously state-owned…
Вопрос №8159
Прочитайте текст. Chickenpox begins with fever, slight headache and listlessness. Within a day or two spots appear on the chest or back, which soon look like small blisters. Such new “crops” keep appearing for 2–3 days and older ones get scabbed over. There is a lot of itching and the child may…
Вопрос №8161
Прочитайте текст и выберите утверждение, соответствующее содержанию текста The technical problems of colour television have been solved long ago - a German patent for the transmission of images in colour was taken out by the physicist, Otto von Bronk, as far back as 1902 - but the high cost of the…
Вопрос №8165
Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопрос: When did the McDonald’s company open hundreds restaurants all over the States? In 1937 the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mark, opened little restaurant in California. They served hot dogs and milk shakes. In 1945 they have 20 waiters. All the teenagers in town…
Вопрос №8169
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова. The level of medical service both in Britain and the USA is very high. Every employed citizen is obliged to pay weekly a certain amount of money to the National Health Service. The sum necessary to run medical services is very…
Вопрос №8175
Russian people have always paid much attention to sport. Sport keeps people fit and healthy and makes them better disciplined in their daily activities. Numerous kinds of sports, both winter and summer, are popular in the Russian Federation. Millions of citizens of Russia engage in some sporting…
Вопрос №8186
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. Airships are huge balloons with propellers to drive them, and they were once used to carry as many as 200 passengers. The airships were filled with hydrogen, a light gas. However, hydrogen is also inflammable. There were…
Вопрос №8195
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Vacuum 1. Evangelista Torricelli produced the first laboratory vacuum in 1643, and other experimental techniques were developed as a result of his theories of atmospheric pressure. A torricellian vacuum is created by filling a tall glass container closed at one…
Вопрос №8198
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания The role of play at the lesson 1. Children grow, learn and even investigate the world through play. Play is the basis for discovery, reasoning and thinking. When children are given the freedom to experiment, to make mistakes and then to learn from these…
Вопрос №8211
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания The role of play at the lesson 1. Children grow, learn and even investigate the world through play. Play is the basis for discovery, reasoning and thinking. When children are given the freedom to experiment, to make mistakes and then to learn from these…
Вопрос №8213
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания The role of play at the lesson 1. Children grow, learn and even investigate the world through play. Play is the basis for discovery, reasoning and thinking. When children are given the freedom to experiment, to make mistakes and then to learn from these…
Вопрос №8214
A tariff is a duty, or tax, on imports. There are two basic types of tariffs. Revenue tariffs are levied as a way to raise money. Protective tariffs are levied to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition. The goal is to make the foreign product more expensive then a similar item…
Вопрос №8246
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Deforestation 1. Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use. The term deforestation is often misused to describe any activity where all trees in an area are removed. However in temperate…
Вопрос №8249
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту The story of the discovery of electricity is connected with the name of Thales, the Greek philosopher. The story goes that one day Thales rubbed a piece of amber against his sleeve and found to his great surprise that it…
Вопрос №8252
Прочитайте текст и выберите утверждение, соответствующее содержанию текста Floors belong to one of the most important functional components of a building. Floors influence the acoustics of a room: it depends on whether a hard or soft flooring is used. Floors also react in various ways with light…
Вопрос №8255
Прочитайте текст Litter is garbage – like food, paper, and cans – on the ground or in the street. Where many people live together, litter is a problem. People don’t always put their garbage in the garbage can. It’s easier to drop a paper than to find a garbage can for it. But litter is ugly. It…
Вопрос №8267
The broadcast media industry is at a critical turning point in its development, with many countries moving from analogue to digital broadcasts. This move is made possible by the production of cheaper, faster and more capable integrated circuits. The chief advantage of digital broadcasts is that…
Вопрос №8272
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. Agro business sector includes the following sub sectors: farming (crop and animal breeding), processing industry (food, flour-grinding and cereal, compound feed, primary flax processing), services (production/engineering…
Вопрос №8273
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Landmark Inventions of the Millennium 1. The last 1,000 years have produced an incredible number and variety of scientific and technological breakthroughs – but which of these were the most important? Narrowing a list of the thousands of inventions made since…
Вопрос №8275
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Insurance 1. Insurance plays a central role in the functioning of modern economies. Life insurance offers protection against the economic impact of an untimely death; health insurance covers the sometimes extraordinary costs of medical care; and bank deposits…
Вопрос №8285
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. Despite the pending switch to digital, analogue receivers still remain widespread. Analogue television is still transmitted in practically all countries. For analogue radio, the switch to digital is made more difficult by the…
Вопрос №8286
System software controls standard internal computer activities. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system programs that aid in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used. When a computer is first turned on, one of the system programs is booted or…
Вопрос №8287
When computers were first introduced in the 1940’s and 50’s, every program written had to provide instructions that told the computer how to use devices such as the printer, how to store information on a disk, as well as how to perform several other tasks not necessarily related to the program. The…
Вопрос №8288
Despite the pending switch to digital, analogue receivers still remain widespread. Analogue television is still transmitted in practically all countries. For analogue radio, the switch to digital is made more difficult by the fact that analogue receivers are a fraction of the cost of digital…
Вопрос №8298
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. Appendix is small, finger-like appendage on the intestine. The patient has pain in the abdomen, the middle of the abdomen to begin with, which later settles in the lower part on…
Вопрос №8300
Прочитайте текст и восстановите пропущенные слова под номером 6 Why Are the British Mad about Harry? Who has the most recognized face in Britain at the moment? No, it’s not the Queen, nor the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, it’s not even Robbie Williams! The most recognized face 1 _____ to a young man…
Вопрос №8304
Прочитайте текст Americans are fond of reading and talking about sports. Usually several pages of a daily paper are devoted to discussing sports events and games which are carried on television and radio. People get around talking about outstanding players and games, the current prospects for teams…
Вопрос №8307
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Every day is a market day in Hong Kong. The Chinese housewife is so insistent on fresh food that she will go to market not just once – but twice a day to make sure her family has the very best. The Chinese have a great variety…
Вопрос №8318
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту The skin is often called “the body’s first line of defence.” It acts as armour, resisting many germs that might harm the more delicate parts of the body. Any brain in the skin, even a pin prick, provides an opening for…
Вопрос №8337
Прочитайте текст The basic medical unit in our country is the polyclinic. We have polyclinics for the adults and for children. Ambulant patients are seen at the polyclinic by the district doctors. A patient who is ill at home is visited by his district doctor. The doctor works 6 hours a day. For…
Вопрос №8339
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Many young urban girls today smoke. While smoking is bad for your health at any time, it is particularly so during pregnancy and result in an underweight, small-size baby, and so smoking is best avoided during pregnancy. It is…
Вопрос №8340
Прочитайте текст Julia Thomas “My restaurant is called “Vienna”. Ten people work here. I am the owner. I go to the restaurant at four o’clock in the afternoon. The waiters arrive at half past four. They set the tables and tidy the kitchen. The chef, Pierre Rousseau, comes at five o’clock. He…
Вопрос №8343
Прочитайте текст One day while Asclepiades was going to his villa he met a funeral procession composed of a great number of persons. Tired from carrying the corpse, they had set it down beside the road to rest. The Greek physician looked closely at the corpse and thought that he saw traces of life…
Вопрос №8345
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту Countries export some products and import others because sometimes it is cheaper to buy than to produce. There is warm climate and much vegetation in Australia. This is very good for sheep-breeding, and Australia exports much…
Вопрос №8355
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения One business organization that you may use when you are job-hunting is an employment agency. There are the state employment services and nonprofit agencies that do not receive fees for finding jobs for people. There exist…
Вопрос №8358
Прочитайте текст и выберите утверждение, соответствующее содержанию текста Unlike digital computers - which started out as mechanical devices and then went through a brief electromechanical period during the 1930s, finally becoming electronic only in the 1940s - television was an electrical medium…
Вопрос №8359
Прочитайте текст The first commercial television broadcast was made on April 20, 1939 by Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Since 1939, it has become one of the most important facts of modern life. Television is very much a part of the modern world. Its effects are felt all over the world…
Вопрос №8365
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Automation 1. Automation is the use of control systems in concern with other applications of information technology to control industrial machinery and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step…