Прирда и экология
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Poachers still hunt the tiger illegally, but at least it is no longer in danger of extinction.
числительное
существительное
прилагательное
глагол
Соедините части предложений:
There are people who will alter things deliberately: you don't pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore
whether it's truthful or not doesn't really matter to them.
I've tried from the beginning to produce pictures
which are always biologically correct.
Unfortunately, many of the people who select pictures are looking for attractive images and, at the end of the day,
and take them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without mowing you're doing it.
I hated exams and I still remember how my mind ________ go blank when faced with a question paper.
should
would
will
could
Several cosmetics companies now claim that their products are not __________on animals, a policy which has been found to be popular with consumers.
tested
made
tried
done
Вставьте пропущенное слово: Although crisps _______contain sugar, their fat content makes them hard for a nervous stomach to digest so, if your child’s anxiety tends to manifest itself as tummy ache, avoid them.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: If the guide hadn't shouted at us to get out of the way, the consequences ________ have been tragic.
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
industrial wastes
субпродукты
congested
переполненный; перенаселенный район;
by-products
производственные отходы
Unfortunately Donald doesn't try to understand grammar rules. He just learns sentences________.
starling- fashion
nightingale- fashion
magpie - fashion
parrot- fashion
Раскройте скобки: And this spell of nasty weather has (be) lasting already for two weeks.
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова dreadful
необходимый
грозный
примерный
отталкивающий
внушающий ужас
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However, the birds commonly keep up a racket of vocalization,
it grows as they develop and does not become full size for several months.
They usually have two to four eggs each year,
which both parents care for.
Young toucans do not have a large bill at birth—
which suggests that they are not trying to remain hidden.
A gene may be __________ from a different species in order to increase the nutritional value of the plant, or to make it more resistant to pests and disease.
have transferred
transfers
transferring
transferred
Вставьте пропущенное слово: If your child _______ had a good night’s sleep and needs a pick-me-up, a cup of weak tea in the morning may provide a gentle boost.
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These monarchs are born to fly, and know because of the changing weather
and they make only one round trip.
By the time next year's winter migration begins, several summer generations will have lived and died
and it will be last year's migrators' great grandchildren that make the trip.
Only monarchs born in late summer or early fall make the migration,
that they must prepare for their lengthy journey.
Вставьте пропущенное слово. It's extremely hot and humid, but you are __________ from the sun by the thick and luxuriant canopy of branches overhead, and the jungle resounds with the calls of exotic birds and the noises of animal life in the undergrowth.
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: It is actually changing the natural surroundings to make them prettier.
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Indefinite
Plant breeders have a range of mini-vegetables such as carrots, broccoli and cauliflower, _______ they hope will make them popular snack foods with youngsters and a healthier alternative to crisps.
which
that
when
what
Barnaby spent all his life working on the______, like his father and grandfather before him. (
land
ground
earth
surface
Вставьте пропущенное слово: _______t things were you made to eat when you were younger?
Соедините части предложений:
The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found
are peacocks.
There are two familiar
to refer to birds of both sexes.
The term "peacock" is commonly used
peacock species.
Technically, only males
in Java and Myanmar (Burma).
Вставьте пропущенное слово. In the face of all this, the indigenous ________ and fauna of Mauritius can be said to be hanging on to its existence by its fingernails.
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Ten years ago, there were only 11 rhinos left in Kenya's Masai Mara national reserve.
числительное
причастие
глагол
существительное
Соедините части предложений:
Water prices, wine in pubs, the dangers of dieting and ways of eating to prevent heart disease
he soon will be again.
Chefs, wine tasters and other specialists gather together for another round-up of recipes,
there is to know about Asian cuisine?
Who can bone a chicken in 30 seconds or less, create a Chinese banquet before your eyes and tell you all
food news, drinks tips and product tastings.
If he isn't on your screen right now,
and minimise the effects of smoking are some of the topics covered so far in this series.
Although beer bottles are still reused they are an exception from the trend of recent decades of not________________.
re-using containers
re-used storehouses
re-used containers
re-using boxes
Вставьте пропущенное слово: There is also a gloomy fear that the world is already overcrowded and that people have to die to make room for those who ________ about to be born.
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
avalanche
антиоксидант
designated
назначенный
anti-oxidant
лавина, обвал (снега, земли, льда - в горах)
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Ten years later, numbers were down to fewer than 600,000 and still falling.
глагол
прилагательное
наречие
числительное
If you have a school-age child, the following tips _________help them, too.
able to
have
ought
may
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: In America you can hear the song of the timber wolf, and see the mountain lion in the canyons and high forests.
наречие
модальный глагол
местоимение
причастие
Nowadays the greatest __________ to industrial recycling is the excess of expenditure over income.
obstacle
disadvantage
advantage
help
The week of exams left Ann exhausted, and she is still rather _________________.
low down
full of beans
under the weather
in worse condition
The worldwide drive for saving resources calls __________ new ways to be found of curbing the rate at which the amount of waste increases.
for
in
of
at
Вставьте пропущенное слово: _________ is there no vandalism on the buses in Curitiba?
Соедините части предложений:
In so doing you're actually falsifying the sort of seaweeds they live on and so on,
I've not taken a picture because it would have been too disturbing.
There are people who will alter things deliberately: you don't pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore
and take them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without mowing you're doing it.
It's important to think about the animal first, and there are many occasions when
which may seem unimportant but it is actually changing the natural surroundings to make them prettier.
Could I have some water, please? I've got a _________ in my throat.
toad
tortoise
frog
beaver
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова muddy
мутный
неразборчивый
проливной
чистый
грязный
Вставьте пропущенное слово: Last time she told us ________ the killer bug that lives in hamburgers, asked why we don't always get a good deal from restaurants.
Вставьте пропущенный вспомогательный глагол: _____ heavy snowfalls occur in Britain?
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Since then, the demand for ivory has fallen sharply.
прилагательное
глагол
существительное
наречие
But if you don't want your food _______about with, can you avoid it?
fiddling
fiddle
fiddled
fiddles
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: I saw my first tiger in a national park in India, it was a young male and he was drinking at a waterhole.
глагол
местоимение
наречие
прилагательное
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: In Kenya's vast Tsavo national park, breeding herds of elephants are a common sight.
причастие
существительное
глагол
прилагательное