ЗНО Use of English

Додано: 20 листопада 2023
Предмет: Англійська мова, 11 клас
Копія з тесту: ЗНО Use of English
20 запитань
Запитання 1

Now England has hardly any predatory animals in the (1) ___________, but has it always been that way? Not according to ancient rhymes. England was once a country where predatory animals freely roamed and so danger lurked.

варіанти відповідей

wild

nature

wood

plane

Запитання 2

Many centuries ago bears, wolves, lynx, etc, ranged the forests and woodlands. Also wild boar, Elk and Aurochs (wild bulls) were (2) __________. However, although some of these species hung on till medieval times, most of these animals were long gone by that time.

варіанти відповідей

rich

many

plentiful

brimful

Запитання 3

The last English wolf in England was (3) __________ killed and the population extinct by the 16th century, although in Wales it is thought to have lasted a few centuries ….. The great Auroch herds did not least nearly as long and were sadly gone as early as the 9th Century, although on the continent it lasted for many, many ..… centuries.

варіанти відповідей

possible

maybe

probably

credible

Запитання 4

The last English wolf in England was ….. killed and the population extinct by the 16th century, although in Wales it is thought to have lasted a few centuries (4) __________. The great Auroch herds did not least nearly as long and were sadly gone as early as the 9th Century, although on the continent it lasted for many, many ….. centuries.

варіанти відповідей

longer

later

earlier

more

Запитання 5

There was an even bigger size herding animal in Britain in the early centuries. The Giant deer species called Megaloceros, with an antler span of up to 3 meters; it was possibly (5) __________ by the time Neolithic man was making wooden stockades. But the antlers were often found, and perhaps used for digging with.

варіанти відповідей

obsolete

extinct

vestigial

dead

Запитання 6

Lynx is thought to have gone by the 10th Century, in England at least. It is thought that the Neolithic settlers mingling with peoples already present or taking over, came from the continent and brought their own animals; cattle, (6) __________ dogs and cats, pigs and also goats with them and built the wooden stockades to protect them.

варіанти відповідей

captured

schooled

domesticated

educated

Запитання 7

In Saxon England land was cleared (7) __________ the forest and a large communal area was used for farming; this was divided into strips called furrows. However by Medieval times the rich landlords had claimed a lot of land and planted hedges ….. their boundaries. This may have meant farming was easier, but for the poor it meant they were beggared and starving, ….. the loss of their land meant the loss of their livelihoods.

варіанти відповідей

out of

to

from

of

Запитання 8

n Saxon England land was cleared ….. the forest and a large communal area was used for farming; this was divided into strips called furrows. However by Medieval times the rich landlords had claimed a lot of land and planted hedges (8) __________ their boundaries. This may have meant farming was easier, but for the poor it meant they were beggared and starving, ….. the loss of their land meant the loss of their livelihoods.

варіанти відповідей

to mark

to show

to label

to exhibit

Запитання 9

In Saxon England land was cleared ….. the forest and a large communal area was used for farming; this was divided into strips called furrows. However by Medieval times the rich landlords had claimed a lot of land and planted hedges ….. their boundaries. This may have meant farming was easier, but for the poor it meant they were beggared and starving, (34) __________ the loss of their land meant the loss of their livelihoods.

варіанти відповідей

as

like

that

so

Запитання 10

Land by the Thames was taken from the people in medieval times and given over to sheep farmers for the trading of wool, which by then had become an important industry that provided (10) __________ for the crown.

варіанти відповідей

rent

income

pay

fee

Запитання 11

Homing pigeons (11) ______ for their uncanny internal compass, yet a new study reveals that sometimes the birds get home the same way we do: They follow the roads.

варіанти відповідей

were known

are known

known

knowing

Запитання 12

Tim Guilford and Dora Biro at (12) ______ Oxford University followed pigeons in Oxford over a three-year period,...

варіанти відповідей

England’s

the England’s

the England

England

Запитання 13

 using tiny tracking devices equipped with global positioning system technology (13) ______ by Swiss and Italian colleagues.

варіанти відповідей

developing

is developed

was developed

developed

Запитання 14

What they discovered was surprising. Within ten kilometers of home, the pigeons relied less on their wellknown talents for decoding the sun’s position or deciphering the Earth’s magnetic field (14) ______ them navigate.

варіанти відповідей

helps

helped

helping

to help

Запитання 15

Instead they opted for a habitual route that followed linear features in the landscape, such as roads, rivers, railways, and hedge lines — even when it wasn't the most direct way home. “It was almost comical,” says Guilford. “One pigeon followed a road to a roundabout, then exited onto a major road that led to a second roundabout. Others flew down the River Thames, only to make a (15) ______ turn at a bridge.

варіанти відповідей

distinct

distinction

distinctly

distinctive

Запитання 16

.” Guilford suggests that sticking to a (16) ______ , linear route may actually make homing more reliable — and easier. “It made me smile to see it,” says Guilford. “You can imagine yourself flying along a road doing the same thing.”

варіанти відповідей

memories

memorably

memorial

memorized

Запитання 17

The 19th-century Scottish engineer Robert Stevenson, who was active in designing early lighthouses, (17) ______ for an alternative colour to white — most lighthouses had a white beacon — when he built a lighthouse near to one that already existed,

варіанти відповідей

has looked

looked

looks

looking

Запитання 18

because he was afraid ships (18) ______ be able to tell which was which.

варіанти відповідей

haven’t

won’t

hadn’t

wouldn’t

Запитання 19

Of the light sources and (19) ______ glasses available at the time, he found that red was a particularly intense light, meaning it could be seen from the greatest distance.

варіанти відповідей

colourful

colours

colourfully

coloured

Запитання 20

So in maritime signalling red became an alternative to white, and was later adopted by the Admiralty in 1852 (20) ______ the port-side on steam vessels. Green was adopted for the starboard-side, and vessels seeing the green light on other ships had the right of way.

варіанти відповідей

to mark

marked

mark

was marked

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