«English Skills — New Horizons» 2023 — какие ответы?

 

1. There’re very … carrots left. Can you buy some, please? 

a) a few

b) few

c) a little

d) little

 

2. Do you object … now?

a) that I come

b) come

c) to come

d) to my coming

 

3. Little Tommy is … more excited than we have expected.

a) a few

b) a little

c) by far

d) very

 

4. His hamster … by a bike.

a) had run over

b) was run over

c) run over

d) was running over

 

5. Mary is believed … in court.

a) lying

b) to lay

c) to have lied

d) to be lying

 

6. … me to take your umbrella, madam.

a) Let

b) Allow

c) Accept

d) Agree

 

7. This brochure focuses on one… insect, a tick.

a) certain

b) exact

c) particular

d) precise

 

8. Unfortunately, stray animals are a common … on the streets of our town.

a) look

b) appearance

c) view

d) sight

 

9. They roamed slowly down the … path towards the lake.

a) winding

b) curling

c) waving

d) rolling

 

10. Linda has … her ancestors back to her great-great-great-grandpa.

a) tracked

b) traced

c) found

d) invented

 

11. Name the four Presidents who were killed doing their job.

Верный ответ: A. Lincoln, J.F. Kennedy, J.A. Garfield,  W. McKinley

 

12. What does the sign ✌️ (two fingers up, with the palm turned towards the barman) mean in Great Britain while a person is at the pub?

a) «Two more beers, please»

b) «Two beers, please»

c) «Lay off»

d) «Everything is ok»

 

13. What Canadian town has a permanent prison for especially dangerous bears?

a) Toronto

b) Ottawa

c) Montreal

d) Churchill

 

14. What was the first country in the world that gave women the right to vote?

a) the USA

b) Great Britain

c) Australia

d) New Zealand 

 

15. What animals are dangerous for Australian ecosystem nowadays?

a) camels

b) hares

c) kangaroos

d) Tasmanian devils