Task 5.

Read the text (Task 4) and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for questions.

1. Why do Metallica ’s fans know the phrase fight fire with fire?

A. Because it is the name of one of the band’s songs

B. Because it is the band’s motto.

C. С. Because it was invented by one of the band’s singers.

D. Because in the band there firefighters.

2. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned?

A. Because he knew English idioms very well.

B. Because the phrase is his.

C. Because he wrote play The Life and Death of King John.

D. Because the writer was aggressive.

3. How does fire help people fight with forest fires?

A. Fire sets some undergrowth on fire.

B. Fire doesn’t help people.

C. People do not need fire to stop the forest fire.

D. Fire ‘kills’ fire.

4. What role does oxygen play in fire?

A. There cannot be fire without oxygen.

B. Oxygen burns down leaves, plants and trees.

C. There are no chemical reactions without oxygen.

D. Oxygen plays an unimportant role.

5. People can think that it is silly ….

A. to call firefighters

B. to fight fire with fire

C. to see how the forest is on fire

D. to burn leaves, plants and trees in the forest

6. Why can people change their mind?

A. Because they always change their mind.

B. Because they can think.

C. Because there is a way how to stop fire.

D. Because fire changes their mind.

7. Why must firefighters take away the undergrowth in the forest?

A. because it can burn

B. because the fire can catch it

C. because it can catch them

D. They mustn’t take it away

Task 6.

Guess the meaning of the words from the text above.

1. What does the word literally in paragraph C mean?

A. to be connected with literature

B. to be connected with letters

C. to have the most interesting meaning

D. to have the most simple or basic meaning

2. What does the word undergrowth in paragraph D mean?

A. leaves and trees in the forest

B. bushes and plants that grow together under the trees in the forest

C. leaves, grass and trees that grow in the forest

D. grass, bushes and trees that grow together in the forest

3. How can the word oil-well in paragraph D be translated into Russian?

A. нефтяная скважина

B. нефть – хорошо

C. колодец с нефтью

D. нефтяное месторождение

Listening

Task 7

You will hear a lady talk to a clerk in the airport (Audio_7-8.mp3). Choose the best option A, B or C for each question.

1. What country does the lady want to go?

A. Australia

B. The USA

C. Canada

2. What does the lady want?

A. to check in the luggage

B. to buy a ticket

C. to have a chat

3. What part of the plane does she prefer?

A. smoking

B. non-smoking

C. VIP

4. What kind of seat does she want?

A. a window seat

B. a front seat

C. an aisle seat

5. What piece of luggage does she have?

A. a handbag

B. a briefcase

C. an attach case

6. What document does the lady show to the clerk?

A. her passport

B. her driver’s license

C. her military ID

7. Why must the lady come in advance?

A. to buy a ticket

B. to register for the flight

C. to do the shopping in the duty-free

8. What part of the day is it?

A. morning

B. evening

C. afternoon

9. How many evening flights are there to Oakland?

A. one

B. two

C. three

10. Why does the lady ask for a tag?

A. to put it into her bag

B. to give it to a receptionist

C. to put it on her bag

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