Прирда и экология
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: So it seemed obvious to go on to do Zoology at university.
Past Indefinite
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Continuous
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The highlands and the mountains lie mainly in the West and
and are affected by frosts and drought.
The weather changes with the change
of the seasons.
The plains lie mainly in the East,
are affected by the winds off the oceans.
First on the scene was ________ company Iceberg which came up with chocolate-flavoured carrots, made by freezing the vegetables with granules of chocolate sauce.
frozen-food
frozed-food
freezed-food
freezing-food
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: My love of nature goes right back to my childhood.
Present Indefinite
Past Indefinite
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Continuous
There are plans to introduce ______ appealing products: peas which contain more vitamin C and broccoli, strawberries and tomatoes with more of the anti-cancer compound, sulphophane.
most
much
least
more
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Only monarchs born in late summer or early fall make the migration,
sometimes even returning to the same tree.
Many scientists are concerned about the eastern population of monarchs,
which summer east of the Rocky Mountains.
Yet somehow these new generations know the way, and follow the same routes their ancestors took —
and they make only one round trip.
From the helicopter the police had a ________eye view of the accident.
owl’s
eagle’s
satellite’s
bird’s
The children watched open-mouthed as the meteor blazed across the evening________.
serene
heavens
sky
palate
It is hoped that recent advances in medical research will enable us to ________many of the diseases which currently kill a large number of people in Third World countries.
root out
destroy
devastate
eradicate
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: In Kenya's vast Tsavo national park, breeding herds of elephants are a common sight.
существительное
числительное
глагол
прилагательное
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: In India its numbers were around 1,800.
наречие
глагол
местоимение
числительное
Вставьте пропущенное слово: They resent human attempts to molest the natural order of life and ______.
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These iconic birds are very popular pets, and many are captured
hawking stout, cereal, and other products.
Indigenous peoples regard the bird with a more sacred eye;
they are traditionally seen as conduits between the worlds of the living and the spirits.
They are also familiar commercial mascots known for
to supply demand for this trade.
Ideally, place a jug of water on your _________ desk.
childrens’
child’s
children
child
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: I had no ambition at all to be a photographer then, or even for some years afterwards.
Past Indefinite
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
At present the average Japanese citizen ___________ about 920 g of waste per day, i.e. more than 330 kg a year.
evolves
does
makes
produces
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова snowstorm
буран
метель
вьюга
ураган
шторм
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
toxic
горение, возгорание, сжигание
propellant
содержание пыли, запылённость
dust content
сжатая жидкость в аэрозольном баллончике
combustion
токсический, ядовитый
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова consume
поглощать
находить
расходовать
покупать
уничтожать
Вставьте пропущенный предлог. Pollution has to do _______ the giant enterprises which advance industries and abuse natural resources.
Science can now create new types of foods _______ means of genetic manipulation.
by
with
in
on
Using animals in scientific experiments and as a primary food source, once considered a human prerogative, is now being questioned __________campaigners.
animal’s rights
rights of animals
animal rights
animals’ rights
Соедините части предложений:
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.
Nothing is so important that you have to get that shot; of course,
there are cases when it would be very sad if you didn't, but it's not the end of the world.
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.
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It is a honeycomb of bone that
it is of little use in combating them.
As a weapon, the bill is a bit more show
than substance.
While its size may deter predators,
actually contains a lot of air.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: If only you could postpone death until a cure __________ found!
Вставьте пропущенное слово: Just lately he's _____ seen once a week in the Anglia and Central regions.
After-shocks registering up to Force 4 at the ___________were felt on the same day in the vicinity of Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia.
circle
square
center
epicenter
Вставьте пропущенное слово: When the all clear _____ given at 2 pm we were able to go out and see the devastation.
Вставьте пропущенный вспомогательный глагол: In which parts of Britain ______ grass, flowers and vegetables grow in winter?
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
catalytic converter
Министерство по вопросам охраны окружающей среды
congested
переполненный; перенаселенный район;
Department of the Environment
каталитический дожигатель выхлопных газов
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Conservationists warned that the species could be extinct by the end of the century.
числительное
прилагательное
существительное
глагол
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In Devon, Cornwall, Ireland and on some of the Isles grass continues to grow in winter,
so common that the general climate is very mild.
In early autumn, especially after a fine summer,
which do the worst damage in narrow valleys.
But the rain is heavier in the hills and it is here that great floods occur
the air is damp as the sun sinks lower.
On the whole the warm moist winds off the warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift are
early vegetables are grown, and flowers are produced at Christmas and daffodils appear in early March.
The flow of energy through the ecosystem drives the movement of ___________within the ecosystem.
minerals
vitamins
chemical agents
nutrients
Australian scientists ________ created a fruit with the convenience of an apple and the taste of a pineapple.
have
were
will
had
If starchy foods _______ as pasta, rice, potatoes and bread make your child feel sleepy, these are useful allies to enlist at night to promote brain- refreshing sleep.
Вставьте пропущенное слово. Not only is Mauritius one of the most densely _________ parts of the globe, but as well as dogs, cats, rats and monkeys have been introduced in that dangerous, unthinking way that man has.
Caroline has cried ________so many times before that people just don't believe her any more.
jackal
wolf
sheep
dog