Metnler

Passage 1
New words
home city-doma hr
to be born-doulmaq
to be situated-yerlmk
shore-sahil
population-hali
ancient-qdim
old-khn, qdim
historical-tarixi
place-yer, mkan
visit-sfr etmk, ba kmk
cold-soyuq
warm-isti
quite-kifayt qdr
modern-masir
busy-mul, sx, grgin
full of-dolu
road-yol,
tightly connected-sx laqli
past-kemi
present-indiki
rest-istiraht
Baku is my home city. I was born here, and I live here. Baku is situated on the shore of the
Caspian Sea. The population of the city is about 3 million people. Its an ancient city. There are a
lot of old buildings here. There are too many historical places in our city. Many tourists come to
visit our city every year.
The weather isnt much cold in winter and its warm in summer. Baku is quite modern and
busy too.
The streets are full of people and the roads are full of cars. There are a lot of parks, restaurants,
hotels and other places to rest here. Now Baku is the city where the past is tightly connected
with the present. I love my city very much.
1. Choose the best title
A) The Caspian Sea
B) The weather of Azerbaijan
C) My home city
D) The population of Baku
E) Present life of Baku
2. Choose the correct statement
A) There are not any buildings in Baku
B) There are too many historical places in Baku
C) The population of the city is about 2 million people
D) Baku is situated on the shore of the Black Sea
E) I dont love my city very much
3. Complete the sentence
The weather isnt much cold in winter < .
A) and its hot in autumn
B) and its windy in autumn.
C) and its rainy in summer.
D) and its snowy in winter.
E) and its warm in summer.
4. Choose the wrong statement
A) There are a lot of old buildings here
B) There are many historical places in our city
C) Baku isnt modern and busy today

D) Baku is situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea
E) I was born in Baku
5. Choose the antonym to the word cold
A) storm
B) wind C) old
D) hot
E) rain
Passage 2
New words
important-vacib
role-rol
life-hyat
without-sz
opportunity-imkan
imagine-tsvvr etmk
treat-rftar etmk
with-il
care-qay
bookshop-kitab maazas
library-kitabxana
everywhere-hr yerd
public-ictimai
best-n yaxn
future-glck
Books play an important role in our life. We cant live without them. They can give us an
opportunity to imagine the future and to look into the past. We must treat them with care. Now
there are a lot of bookshops and libraries everywhere. If we cant buy the books we need, we
can get them in public libraries. Books are our best friends.
A) Future life
B) Bookshops
C) Libraries
D) Books
E) My friend
A) We cant get them in public libraries.
B) There arent a lot of bookshops everywhere.
C) We must treat the books with care.
D) I cant find bookshops in our city.
E) Notebooks are our best friends.
3. The underlined word they refers to < .
A) we
B) books C) bookshops
D) libraries
E) friends

A) Books arent important in our life.
B) We cant live without books.
C) We neednt treat them with care.
D) Maps can give us an opportunity to imagine the future.
E) Reading is our best friend.
5. Choose the antonym to the word future

A) now
B) at the moment
C) at present
D) past
E) tomorrow
Passage 3
New words
rainbow-gy qura
light-iq
shine-parldamaq
colour-rng
dry-qurumaq
disappear-yoxa xmaq
through the rain drops-ya damlalarnn arasndan
Rainbows are seen after it rains and the sun is out. The light from the sun shines through
the raindrops. Then the light shines into our eyes and we see all the colours of the rainbow. The
raindrops dry and the rainbow disappears.
1. Choose the best title for the text.
A) Raindrops
B) Rainbows
D) The light from the sun
E) Weather
C) Rain
2. Choose the correct variant.

We can see a rainbow . . . .
A) when it is dark
B) before the sun rises
C) when the sun doesnt shine
D) after it rains
E) after the raindrops dry
3. Choose the correct word from the text.
When the raindrops ... the rainbow disappears.
A) appear
B) shine C) dry
D) rain
E) see
4. Choose the antonym to the word to disappear.

A) to approach
B) to appear
C) to discover
The rainbow disappears . . . .
A) because the raindrops dont dry
B) before it rains
C) after the raindrops dry
D) when the sun shines through the raindrops
E) as soon as the light shines into our eyes
D) to go away
E) to rise
Passage 4
New words
Thanksgiving day-kranlq gn
Thursday-cm axam
festival-festival, bayram
member-zv
most-ksr
pleasant-xoagln
well-known-mhur
national-milli
fourth-drdnc
celebrate-qeyd etmk
popular-mhur
together-birlikd
church-kils
international-beynlxalq
huge-iri
great-byk
holiday-bayram
harvest-mhsul
family-ail
have a meal-yemk yemk
have dinner-nahar etmk
sad-qmgin
funny-glmli
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday in the United States. It is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November. This holiday is a harvest festival and it is very popular. This is a family
holiday when all the members get together to have a meal. Most people go to church in the
morning and then they have Thanksgiving dinner.
1. Complete the sentence.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated . . . .
A) on the fourth Thursday in November
B) on the second Tuesday in November
C) in summer
D) after Christmas
E) at the beginning of spring
2. Choose the correct synonym to the word popular.
A) international
B) nice
C) pleasant
D) national
E) well known
This holiday is ... .
A) very popular in the USA
B) not a family holiday
C) very sad
D) not celebrated in the USA
E) too funny
4. Choose the correct antonym to the word big
A) huge
B) great
C) little
D) sad
E) funny
A) Meals
B) Thanksgiving Day
C) Church
D) Families
E) The United States of America
Passage 5
New words
farmer-fermer
pig-donuz
wheat-buda
get up-oyanmaq
of course-lbtt
certainly-lbtt
almost-demk olar ki
look after-qulluq etmk

chicken-toyuq
corn-taxl
early-erkn
get tired-yorulmaq
perhaps-ola bilsin
nearly-txminn
cow-ink
grow-becrmk
farm-ferma
hour-saat
to be busy-mul olmaq
immediately-drhal
Mr. Hanson is a farmer. He looks after cows, pigs, and chickens. He also grows wheat
and corn on his farm. He gets up early and works for ten or twelve hours a day. Of course, he
gets very tired but he likes to work. He likes to be busy all day.
1. Choose the best title.
A) Growing Vegetables
B) A Hard-working Man
C) Animals
D) A Lazy Man
E) Mr. Hansons Free Time
2. Choose the wrong variant.
Mr. Hanson . . . .
A) likes to rest
B) is a farmer
C) grows wheat on his farm
D) gets very tired
E) has to work for ten or twelve hours a day
3. Choose the antonym to the word to like.
A) to please
B) to be eager
C) to dream
D) to hate
E) to wish
Mr. Hanson grows . . . .
A) fruit
B) cotton
C) corn
D) sheep
E) vegetables
5. Choose the synonym to the word of course.
A) certainly
B) almost
C) perhaps
D) immediately
E) nearly
Passage 6
New words
famous-mhur
thing-ey
visit-ba kmk
everything-hr ey
building-bina
cathedral-ba kils
see-grmk
hear-eitmk
shop-maaza
all over the world-btn dnyada
the House of Parliament-Parlament binas
tourist-turist
historical-tarixi
clock-saat
theatre-teatr
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its
historical buildings. They are such as St. Pauls Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament. You can
see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, museums, parks,
and many shops where one can buy everything.
Tourists come to London . . . .
A) to see the famous clock Big Ben
B) to see the White House
C) to visit its museums and theatres
D) to see St. Pauls Cathedral
E) to visit its historical places
2. Choose the pair of antonyms.
A) everything - all
B) age - time
C) to buy - to sell
D) over - above
E) to come - to wish
Tourists from all over the world come to London . . . .
A) to meet the Queen
B) to get acquainted with its famous people
C) to learn about its climate
D) to see its places of interest
E) to get education
4. Choose the pair of synonyms.
A) famous - well-known
B) to visit - to return
C) many - few
D) historical - special
E) also else
5. Choose the best title for the passage.
A) Historical theatres and museums
B) The Houses of Parliament
C) St. Pauls Cathedral
D) Places of interest in London
E) Big Ben
Passage 7
New words
stout-iman
lose weight-kilo atmaq, arqlamaq
need-ehtiyac olmaq
offer-tklif etmk
turn away-evirmk
thin-arq
patient-xst
follow-ml etmk
just-tkc,yalnz
second-ikinci
face-z
plump-kk
advise-mslht vermk
special-xsusi
exercise-mq
course-ikinci pors
suggest-tklif etmk
thick-kk
A stout patient: Doctor, please, advise me what to do to lose weight. Must I follow any
special diet? Doctor: No, you dont need any diet, but just a little exercise: when you are
offered a second course, turn your face slowly away.
1. Choose the wrong statement.
The doctor ...
A) suggested doing a little exercise.
B) didnt advise the patient to follow any diet.
C) didnt offer any diet.
D) wanted the patient to lose weight.
E) advised to eat a lot between meals.
The patient ...
A) was thin.
B) offered a second course.
C) asked the doctor for advice.
D) didnt want to lose weight.
E) turned his face slowly away.
3. Choose the best title for the dialogue.
A) The use of the diet
B) Different suggestions
C) The patients offer
D) The patients advice
E) Good advice
4. Choose the synonym to the word offer.
A) get
B) give
C) suggest
D) ask
E) buy
5. Choose the antonym to the word stout.
A) fat
B) thick
C) plump
D) healthy
E) thin
Passage 8
New words
travel-syaht etmk
various-mxtlif
farming-fermerlik
driving-srclk
afraid of-qorxmaq
sold-satrd
farmer-fermer
please-raz olmaq
sometimes-bzn
rain-ya
machine-man,aparat
to be interested in-maraqlanmaq
enjoy-zvq almaq
especially-xsusil
snow-qar
Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers. He
was interested in farming, and he was pleased with his life. He had a big car and enjoyed
driving. Sometimes he liked to go by train too, especially when the weather was bad. He was a
little afraid of driving in the rain or snow.
He sold machines of various kinds to ... .
A) some small firms B) businessmen
E) farmers
C) drivers
D)
factories
2. Choose the wrong sentences according to the text.

1. He liked driving in the rain or snow.
2. He had a big car.
3. He usually enjoyed driving.
4. He never travelled.
A) 1, 3 B) 2, 3 C) 1, 4 D) 3, 4 E) 2, 4
3. Choose the antonym to the word various.
A) same
B) pleased
C) big
D) different
4. Choose the synonym to the word to enjoy.
A) to drive
B) to be afraid
C) to like
D) to sell
E) to travel
A) Mr. Grays family
B) Driving in the rain
C) Mr. Grays friends
D) The farmers life
E) Mr. Grays business
E) interesting
Passage 9
New words
spring-yaz
season-fsil
hope-mid
happiness-xobxtlik
awakening-oyan
nature-tbit
long winter sleep-uzun q yuxusu
snow-qar
melt-rimk
longer-daha uzun
shorter-daha qsa
south-cnub
forest-me
valley-vadi
dress-geyinmk
pleasant-xoagln
more than-daha
gardener-baban
busy time-grgin vaxt
Spring is the season of hope and happiness. It is the awakening of nature after
long winter sleep. Snow begins to melt. The days become longer and the nights shorter.
Birds return from the South. In spring forests and valleys dress in green and the air is
very pleasant. Most people love spring more than other seasons. Gardeners have so
much to do in their gardens. It is a busy time for those who live in the country.
A) A Long Winter Sleep
B) A Nice Season
C) Forests and Valleys
D) The South
E) Gardeners
1. In spring gardeners have much to do in the gardens.
2. Spring is a busy time for those who live in the country.
3. In spring birds fly to the South.
4. Most people love spring less than other seasons.
A) 1, 2
B) 3, 4
C) 2, 3, 4
D) 2, 4
E) 1, 3, 4
When does nature awake?
A) In spring.
B) Early in summer.
C) In winter.
D) In fall.
E) During autumn.
A) Spring is the season of hope and happiness.
B) Forests dress in green.
C) Snow begins to melt in spring.
D) Birds return from the South.
E) The days become shorter and the nights longer.
5. Choose the synonym to the word to return.
A) to awake
B) to grow
C) to dress
D) to melt
E) come back
Passage 10
New words
secondary-orta
geography-corafiya
story-hekay
cycling-velosiped srmk
third-nc
subject-fnn
fond of-sevmk
adventure-macra
travel-syaht etmk around the world-btn dnya
chess-ahmat
play the guitar-qitar almaq
Morris is a fourteen-year-old English boy. He lives in London and goes to

secondary school. He is in his third year. The subjects he likes at school are Geography
and Computer Studies. He is fond of reading adventure stories. He wants to travel
around the world for a year. In his free time he likes cycling, playing chess and learns to
play the guitar.
Morris . . . .
A) likes computer studies
B) doesn't go to school
C) likes cycling
D) wants to travel
E) learns to play the guitar
2. Choose the synonym to the word to like.
A) to dream
B) to hate
C) to be fond of
D) to dislike
E) to free
3. Choose the antonym to the word free.
A) easy
B) busy
C) lazy
D) noisy
E) hard
The boys wish is ... .
A) to go to secondary school
B) to play chess
C) to read adventure stories
D) to play the piano

E) to travel around the world
A) English Schoolboys
B) Adventure Stories
C) Travelling
D) All about Morris
E) Computer Studies
Passage 11
New words
popular-mhur
celebrate-qeyd etmk
tradition-adt
connect-bal olmaq
present-hdiyy
gift-hdiyy
stand-dayanmaq
square-k
decorate-bzmk
member-zv
card-kart
pudding-pudinq
The most popular holiday in Britain is Christmas celebrated on December 25th. There are a lot
of traditions connected with Christmas. Every year the people Norway give the city of London
a present. Its a big Christmas tree which stands in Trafalgar Square. Most families decorate
their houses with a Christmas tree, buy gifts for all the members of the family, write Christmas
cards and make Christmas puddings.
A) Christmas in Norway
B) Trafalgar Square
D) The Most Popular Christmas Cards
C) How to make Christmas Puddings
E) Christmas Traditions
2. Which word in the text is the synonym to the word present?

A) holiday
B) tradition
C) gift
D) card
E) square
3. Choose the correct statement.

A) The British dont keep Christmas traditions.
B) Nobody celebrates Christmas in Britain.
C) The British send a present to the people of Norway.
D) The British like to cook Christmas puddings.
E) The British celebrate Christmas in Norway.
4. Choose the correct word.
At Christmas people like to < gifts to each other.
A) stand
B) write
C) celebrate
D) connect
E) give
The British celebrate Christmas as they < .

A) write Christmas cards
B) like their old traditions
D) cook Christmas puddings
C) buy gifts for their families
E) get a Christmas tree from Norway
Passage 12
New words
first-ilk,birinci
become-olmaq
domestic bird-ev quu
happen-ba vermk
before-vvl
brought-gtirdi
ship-gmi
sail-zmk
call-adlandrmaq
himself-onun z
The turkey first became a domestic bird in South America. It happened many years before
Columbus brought it to Europe. The English called the bird turkey because it came to England
on board the ships which sailed to Turkey. In Spain and France people called it an Indian bird
because they thought as well as Columbus himself that the home of the turkey was India, but
not America.
A) India - the Home of the Turkey
B) The Bird from South America
C) Discovering America
D) Bringing Goods from Spain
E) The Wild Bird from England
2. Which word from the text has the meaning to travel on water
A) become
B) happen
C) call
D) sail
E) bring

The English called the bird turkey because ... Turkey.
A) its home was
B) Columbus brought it from
C) it came to England on board the ships which sailed to
D) their ships sailed only from
E) it first became a domestic bird in
The turkey was first brought to Europe from ....
A) France
B) Spain
C) England
5. Which statements are true to the text?

1. The English called the turkey an Indian bird.
D) South America
E) North America
2. The home of the domestic turkey is South America.

3. The English ships sailed to Turkey.
4. Columbus brought the turkey to America.
A) 2, 3
) 1, 2, 3
) 1, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 2, 3, 4
Passage 13
New words
was invited dvt olunmudu
broke(break) - sndrmaq
told (tell) demk
broken part snm hiss
stand on dik durmaq
show gstrmk
try chd etmk

After his voyage to America, Columbus was invited to a party. One of the guests told him that
other men could make such a voyage too. Columbus said nothing, but took an egg and asked
the guests to make it stand on one end. Everyone tried but couldnt. Columbus then broke the
end of the egg a little and put it on the broken part. In this way he showed them how easily it
was to do a thing after someone else had shown how.
A) Making Supper
B) The Quarrel after the Party
C) Breaking Eggs
D) The Clever Answer
E) The Dangerous Voyage

2. Choose the wrong pair of synonyms.
A) a voyage - a trip
B) to stand up - to rise
C) easily hardly
D) to break - to destroy
E) a guest - a visitor
Columbus wanted to ... .
A) prove that everybody could sail to America
B) show his skills in breaking eggs
C) prove that it was easy to do everything for the first time
D) show the guests how to break eggs
E) teach a lesson to the guests
After his return from America Columbus attended a. ... .
A) voyage
B) guest
D) thing
E) part
C) party
5. Which word in the text has the meaning to damage something ?

A) put
B) invite
D) show
E) break
C) try
Passage 14
New words
racing yar
fall dmk
race yarmaq
break snmaq
carefully ehtiyyatla
pick up - ymaq
egg and spoon yumurta v qaq

There are all kinds of racing in England. Usually those who run a race try to run as quickly as
they can, but there are some races in which everybody has to go very carefully. There is the eggand- spoon race, in which each runner must carry an egg in a spoon. If the egg falls and breaks,
the runner must pick it up with the spoon.
1. The passage is about ....
A) frying eggs
B) the funny kind of racing
C) watching a race
D) awarding the winner
E) making lunch
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to take something from place to place?
A) fall
B) run
C) break
D) carry
E) pick up
3. Choose the correct statement according to the text.

A) Runners carry their eggs in their pockets.
B) Runners must break their eggs.
C) People run very fast with an egg in a spoon.
D) Runners pick up the eggs with their hands.
E) Its necessary to pick up the fallen egg with the spoon.
Everybody who takes part in a ... must move carefully.
A) kind
B) egg
C) race

Its important to run carefully or ... .
A) your egg wont break
B) youll let the spoon fall
C) youll lose both the egg and the spoon
D) somebody will pick up your egg
D) spoon
E) runner
E) youll drop your egg

Passage 15
New words
nationalities milltlr
citizen sakin
cross kemk
make up - ml gtirmk
to be born doulmaq
continent qit
population - hali
more than artq
wish istmk
thirteenth onnc
heard eidilir
celebrate qeyd etmk
People of different nationalities make up the population of New- York. Its every thirteenth
citizen was born in another country. More than 80 languages are spoken here. There are places
where English is hardly ever heard. You can cross the continents without leaving the city. If you
wish to go from China to Italy, you only cross Canal Street. New-York smells the whole world
kitchen and there is always something to celebrate there.
A) Canal Street
B) The English Language
C) The City of New-York
D) The Citizens of Italy
E) Travelling to China
2. Which word from the text has the meaning to pass from one side to the other7
A) hear
B) celebrate
C) smell
D) cross
3. Which sentences are true to the text?

1. All the citizens of the city were born in New-York.
2. Its easy to get from China to Italy if you live in New-York.
3. New-York is full of kitchen smells from all over the world.
4. The English language is never heard in New-York.
A) 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 3
C)l, 3
D) 2, 3, 4
E) 3, 4

The ... of New-York consists of different nationalities.
A) kitchen
B) citizen
D) country
E) population
C) language

All the citizens of New-York ....
A) speak only English
B) can hear different languages
C) never celebrate anything
D) were born in America
E) know more than 80 languages
E) wish
Passage 16
New words
traveller syahti
funny glmli
run after arxasnca qamaq
visit getmk,ba kmk
size l
leg - ayaq
first time ilk df
head ba
player - oyunu
describe tsvir etmk
kick tpikl vurmaq
blow whistle fit almaq
from time to time - aradabir

Long, long ago, when people in many countries did not know anything about football, a
traveller visited England and saw a football match for the first time. This is how he described it:
Englishmen have a funny game. They take a large ball, the size of a mans head, and kick the
ball and run after it. Those who cant kick the ball, kick the legs of the other players. During the
game a man runs on the field and blows a whistle from time to time.
A) Sightseeing in England
B) The Size of a Ball
C) Watching a Race
D) Watching a Funny Game
E) English Traditions
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to hit something with your foot?
A) blow
B) kick
D) visit
E) whistle
C) describe

1. At that time football was popular in many countries.
2. The traveller found the game very funny.
3. The visitor saw the game many times before.
4. During the game the players kicked the ball.
A) 1, 2
) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4

The traveller attended the ... for the first time.
A) leg
B) head
D) ball
E) size
C) game
5. Which word from the text doesnt go with the others?

A) match
B) game
D) whistle
E) country
C) football
Passage 17
New words
stamp mhr,tamp
national costume milli geyim
valuable dyrli
jungle cngllik
mistake shv
among - arasnda
faraway uzaq
rare nadir
stamp-collector marka
kolleksiyas
island ada
consider hesab etmk
Stamps are always interesting because they show pictures of the countries they come from, the
animals and birds of jungles and faraway islands, and different peoples in their national
costumes. Sometimes there are mistakes on stamps. Such stamps are rare and considered to be
the most valuable among stamp-collectors.
A) visiting faraway islands
B) stamps
C) stamp-collectors
D) the correction of mistakes
E) the life in jungles

2. Which word in the text has the meaning a small piece of paper that you stick on an
envelope?
A) country
B) island
D) stamp
E) mistake
C) costume

A) The stamps with mistakes are the most valuable.
B) Stamp-collectors appreciate rare stamps.
C) You can see far away islands on stamps.
D) Some stamps contain mistakes.
E) There are no stamps without mistakes.
Each stamp-collector is eager to have ... in his collection.
A) different peoples
B) the birds of jungles
C) the stamps with mistakes
D) national costumes
E) faraway islands
5. Answer the question.
Why are the stamps with mistakes valuable?
A) Stamp-collectors dont like them.
B) They are not interesting.
C) They dont show any pictures.
D) They can be bought only on faraway islands.

E) They are very rare.
Passage 18
New words
racing yar
got (get) gtrmk
horserace at yar
take place - keirilir
the rich varllar
thousand minlrl
There are all kinds of racing in Britain. One of the most popular horseraces is called the Derby.
At first horseracing was the sport for the rich. The Derby got its name from Lord Derby who
started it in 1778. Later the Derby came to other countries. Now in Britain it takes place every
year in May not far from London. Thousands of people come to watch the race.
A) How to Win the Derby
B) The Hobby for the Poor
C) Lord Derby
D) How the Derby Started
E) The Derby Fans

2. Which word from the text has the meaning a competition between people or animals to see
which one is the fastest?
A) name
B) horse
C) race
D) place

At first horse-racing ....
A) was popular in other countries
B) was held not for all people
C) started in London
D) was both for the poor and the rich
E) was held only for the poor
4. Which statement is true to the text?
A) The Derby is the only horserace in Britain.
B) The Derby is held in London.
C) Lord Derby got his name from the horseracing.
D) The most popular boat-racing is called the Derby.
E) The first Derby took place in 1778.
Now a lot of fans ... the Derby every year.
A) watch
B) start
D) come
E) call
C) take place
E) country
Passage 19
New words
whose kimin
rubber - rezin
wet ya
raincoat - yamurluq
rainy weather yal hava
hard brk, srt
made(make) etmk
smelt(smell) iy vermk
In 1823 there was a man in Scotland whose name was Charles Macintosh and who didnt like to
get wet in rainy weather. One day he made himself a coat from the cloth with rubber. People
liked the idea and gave this coat the name Macintosh. But the raincoat wasnt ideal. When it
was cold, it became hard and when it was hot, it smelt bad. Yet, a macintosh was the first
raincoat in Britain and in Europe.
1. The passage is about....
A) the invention of the umbrella
B) the first raincoat
C) the silly idea
D) the modern raincoat
E) the invention of rubber
2. Choose the antonym of the word wet.
A) rainy
B) cold
D) dry
E) hot
C) foggy

1. Macintosh invented the first raincoat.
2. The first raincoats were as good as modem ones.
3. Macintosh hated rainy weather.
4. The first raincoat smelt bad in any weather.
A) 1, 3
) 1, 2, 3
D) 3, 4
E) 2, 3, 4
C) 2, 3

Macintosh decided to make a raincoat as he ... rainy weather.
A) looked forward to
B) liked to go out in
C) preferred going for a walk in
D) was fond of getting wet in
E) disliked
5. Which word in the text has the meaning most suitable?
A) hot
B) rainy
C) cold
D) wet
E) idea
Passage 20
New words
matches kibritlr
label etiket
historic events tarixi
hadislr
were invented ixtira olunub
as soon as kimi
outstanding mhur
collect toplamaq
appear xmaq
enrich znginldirmk
match-box- kibrit qutusu
show gstrmk
Matches were invented in 1835. People began to collect match-box labels as soon as they
appeared. The labels show historic events, portraits of outstanding people, sports, animals, and
so on. Now many people in many countries collect them. Collecting labels has become not just a
very popular hobby, but it also enriches us with interesting and useful information.
A) the invention of match-boxes
B) collecting match-box labels
C) different kinds of hobbies
D) historic events
E) useless information
1. Match-box labels provide us with useless information.
2. Collecting labels began before 1835.
3. Collecting labels has spread all over the world.
4. Its a dull hobby to collect labels.
5. The first matches appeared in the 19th century.
A) 1,3, 5
B) 2, 3
) 1, 5
D) 3, 4, 5
E) 3, 5
3. Which word in the text has the meaning to improve the quality of something?
A) appear
B) invent
D) collect
E) enrich
C) show
4. Choose the synonym to the word outstanding.

A) interesting
B) useful
C) historic
D) famous
E) unknown

Collecting labels helps people to ... .
A) learn new information
B) invent matches
C) be indifferent to hobby
D) enrich historic events
E) learn unnecessary facts
Passage 21
New words
once-bir df
ask-sorumaq
consider-dnmk
the most-n
valuable-dyrli
useless-faydasz
thing-ey
quick-cld
answer-cavab
think-dnmk
advice-mslht
take-qbul etmk
reject-rdd etmk
refuse-rdd etmk
afraid of-qorxmaq
Once Nasreddins friends asked him, What do you consider the most valuable and the most
useless thing in the world? Nasreddin gave a quick answer, I think its advice. When you
give a person good advice, and he takes it, the advice is the most valuable thing. But if he
doesnt take it, its the most useless thing.
1. The passage is about < .
A) Nasreddins following his friends advice
B) refusing Nasreddins advice
C) the importance of giving advice
D) following Nasreddins advice
E) the difference between advice and suggestion
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to say something in the form of a question
A) think
B) give
C) consider
D) take
E) ask

A) Nasreddin asked a clever question.
B) Nasreddin followed his friends advice.
C) Nasreddin couldnt aswer the question.
D) Nasreddin gave a clever aswer.
E) Nasreddin refused the given advice.
When the given advice is good, you < it.
A) usually reject
B) gladly follow
D) hardly take
E) always refuse
C) are afraid to take

To < advice to people is very responsible.
A) consider
B) think
C) give
D) ask
E) take
Passage 22
New words
editor-redaktor
newspaper-qzet
receive-almaq
author-mllif
invent-ixtira etmk
the first-birinci
pleasant-xo
show-gstrmk
publish-nr etmk
reader-oxucu
enjoy-hzz almaq
form-forma
entertainment-ylnc
spread-yaylmaq
pleasure-hzz
At the beginning of the 20th century, an editor of a large newspaper received a letter whose
author had invented an interesting game. It was the first crossword. The editor showed the
letter to his friends who spent a few pleasant hours over it. Then he published the game in his
paper so that the readers could enjoy it. The new form of entertainment has now spread all over
the world.
1. The text is about ....
A) the dull game
B) different kinds of hobby
C) the new form of entertainment
D) the editors invention
E) the thankless friends
A) The editor invented a new kind of hobby.
B) The new game hasnt become popular.
C) The editors friends disliked the game.
D) The first crossword wasnt published.
E) Crosswords are enjoyed all over the world.
3. Which word doesnt go with the others?
A) reader
B) editor
C) newspaper
D) century
E) crossword

The word editor means ....
A) a man who is fond of reading
B) a man who delivers newspapers
C) a man who publishes a newspaper
D) a man who invents interesting games
E) a man who translates novels
5. Which word in the text has the meaning to get pleasure from something
A) receive
B) invent
C) enjoy
D) spread
E) spend
Passage 23
New words
great-byk
newspaper-qzet
print-ap etmk
paper-qzet
publish-nr etmk
report-mlumat vermk
colorful-rngli
look like-bnzmk
magazine-jurnal
nation-millt
reader-oxucu
tradition-nn
All great British newspapers are printed in Fleet Street in London. But on Sunday only a few
Sunday papers are published. Sunday papers report the news, but they are very colorful and
look like magazines. Britain is a nation of newspaper readers. Reading a Sunday paper, like
having a big Sunday lunch, is a tradition in many British families.
A) Magazine Readers
B) Fleet Street
C) Sunday Magazines
D) Sunday Papers
E) The Sunday Lunch

A) paper
B) print
C) report
D) news
E) lunch

1. Sunday papers are printed daily.
2. Reading a Sunday paper is as important as having a big Sunday lunch.
3. A lot of papers are published on Sunday.
4. People keep the tradition of reading a Sunday paper.
A) 2, 4
) 1, 2
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

Sunday papers remind you of magazines, as they ....
A) are printed only on Sunday
B) are very colorful
C) are published in Fleet Street
D) dont report any news
E) are read almost in every family
To read a Sunday paper is a British ....
A) news
B) lunch
C) family
D) tradition
E) magazine
Passage 24
New words
national-milli
tradition-adt-nn
was born-yaranb
look-grnmk
funny-glmli
race-yar
colorful-rngli
demonstration-nmayi
dress-geyinmk
old times-qdim zamanlar
start-balamaq
reach-glib atmaq
which-hans
A new national tradition was born in Britain. Every year a large number of ancient motor-cars
drive from London to Brighton. Some cars look very funny. Its not a race, but a colorful
demonstration. People are dressed in the clothes of old times. The cars start from Hyde Park in
the morning and reach Brighton, which is 60 miles from London, only in the evening.
A) The Trip to London
B) A Walk in Hyde Park
C) The Old Tradition
D) The Funny Tradition
E) The Winner of the Race

2. Which word in the text has the meaning making you laugh?
A) new
B) ancient
C) funny
D) national
E) colorful

1. People wear old-fashioned clothes.
2. The ancient cars move very quickly.
3. The distance between London and Brighton is 60 miles.
4. The cars reach Hyde Park early in the morning.
A) 2, 3
) 1, 2
) 1, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4

The cars ..., so it takes them the whole day to get to Brighton.
A) move very fast
B) look very funny
C) drive too quickly
D) are very colorful
E) are ancient
Only old ... can take part in the colorful event.
A) tradition
B) race
C) demonstration
D) miles
E) cars
Passage 25
New words
once bir df
leather dridn olan
butter - ya
horseman ata baxan
noticed - grd
shake silklmk
carry damaq,aparmaq
turn into evrilmk
special barrel xsusi llk
Once a horseman carried milk in a leather bag to a far away town. When he arrived and wanted
to drink some milk, he noticed that it had turned into something yellow. The man ate a little of
it and found out that it was good! It was the first butter. He told his friends about it. They liked
the butter so much that they began to shake milk when they wanted some butter. Later people
began to make butter in special barrels.
A) leather bags
B) butter for breakfast
C) the horsemans hobby
D) special barrels
E) the first butter

2. Which word in the text has the meaning to move something quickly?
A) carry
B) notice
C) turn
D) shake
E) find out

The horseman was surprised to see ... in his bag.
A) town
B) barrel
C) milk
D) butter
4. Answer the question.

Why did the horsemans milk turn into butter?
A) The man carried it very carefully.
B) Somebody changed his milk for butter.
C) The hot sun made it turn into butter.
D) The horsemans friends shook the milk.
E) It was shaken very much while riding.
The man couldnt drink any milk as it ... .
A) wasnt fresh
B) had turned into butter
C) was frozen
D) was in a special barrel
E) had been spoiled
E) leather
Passage 26
New words
education-thsil
educated-thsilli
knowledge-bilik
foreign-xarici
necessary-vacib
international-beynlxalq
communication-laq
such-bel, bu kimi
field-sah
military-hrbi
page-shif
increase-artrmaq
Education is very important in our life. An educated person is one who has a good knowledge.
We get knowledge at schools, colleges, universities. Nowadays there are a lot of opportunities
to learn from books, internet pages or TV educational programs. The role of foreign languages
is increasing today. To know foreign languages is very necessary for every educated person.
The knowledge of foreign languages helps us in international communication. It helps us in
such fields as science and technology, business and military.
A) Knowledge of painting
B) TV international programs
C) Collages
D) Knowledge of foreign languages
E) Science and technology
A) An educated person is one who has a bad knowledge.
B) An educated person is one who has a good knowledge.
C) Education isnt important in our life.
D) We get knowledge from the games.
E) Nowadays there are a few opportunities to learn from books.
3. Which word from the passage has the meaning The process of knowledge
A) knowledge
B) technology
C) education
D) business
E) communication

A) Uneducated person is one who has a good knowledge.
B) To know foreign languages is very necessary for every educated person.
C) We get knowledge at schools, colleges, universities.
D) Education is very important in our life.
E) The role of foreign languages is increasing today.
5. Choose the synonym to the word opportunity
A) knowledge
B) education
C) foreign
D) science
E) chance
Passage 27
New words
around-trafnda
wonder-narahat olmaq
forecast-hava haqqnda mlumat
nervous-sbi
change-dyiiklik
smell-iy,qoxu
strong-kskin
before-vvl
attract-clb etmk
insect-hrat
fly-umaq
over-zrind
soon-tezlikl
There are so many interesting things around us that we never stop wondering about them. Do
you know that watching insects and flowers we can forecast weather? It is known that some
insects become more nervous before a change in the weather. The smell of flowers in the
gardens is very strong before it rains. It attracts insects. So if a lot of insects fly over flowers it
may rain soon.
A) smelling flowers
B) the rainy season
C) the insects behaviour after the rain
D) telling the weather
E) the heavy rain

2. Which word in the text has the meaning to make somebody come somewhere?
A) forecast
B) watch
C) attract
D) fly
E) rain
3. Choose the correct statements.

1. Nature helps us to learn the weather.
2. Insects dont fly over flowers before the rain.
3. The strong smell of flowers makes insects fly over them.
4. Insects are very calm before the rain.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) l,3
C) l,3, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

A lot of insects fly over flowers ....
A) to forecast the weather
B) before the smell of flowers is very strong
C) after a change in the weather
D) after it rains
E) before a change in the weather
Insects are attracted by the strong ....
A) flower
B) rain
C) smell
D) weather
E) garden
Passage 28
New words
gardening-balq
evening-axam
garden-ba
large-iri,geni
if-gr
live-yaamaq
outside-bayr,l
kitchen-mtbx
pleasant-xo
show-gstrmk
satisfy-raz salmaq
agree-raz olmaq
disturb-narahat etmk
start-balamaq
miss-buraxmaq, darxmaq
declare-elan etmk
window-box-pncr nndki dibk
weekend-hftsonu
small-balaca
flat-mnzil
please-raz salmaq
tell-demk,sylmk
demonstrate-nmayi etdirmk
take place-ba vermk
displease-naraz olmaq
English people like gardening. In the evening or at weekends Englishmen work in their
gardens in any weather. Gardens can be large or small. If the English live in a flat in a big city,
they grow something in a window-box outside their kitchen. If you want to please them, say
some pleasant words about their garden and then they will show you their garden and tell you
everything about it.
1. Choose the synonym to the word to show.
A) notice
B) start
C) demonstrate
D) take place
E) declare
English people...
A) enjoy working in their gardens
B) never grow anything
C) do not like compliments about their gardens
D) hate to talk about their gardens
E) do not show their gardens to anyone
A) The English can work in their gardens in any weather.
B) The English like to grow something in a window-box outside their kitchen.
C) The English dislike gardening.
D) Gardens can be large or small.
E) The English like pleasant words about their gardens.
4. Choose the antonym to the word to please.
A) satisfy
B) disturb C) miss
D) agree
E) displease
A) Pleasant words
B) About the weather in England
C) Weekends
D) Living in a flat
E) Gardening in England
Passage 29
New words
original-sl
was made-hazrlanb
The Spanish-ispanlar
yerlrin
century-sr
quickly-srtl
still-hl
chocolate-okolad
seed-dn,toxum
introduce-tqdim etmk
drink-iki
South-cnub
rest of the world-dnyann digr
although-baxmayaraq ki
fashionable-dbdbli
exist-movcud olmaq
expensive-baha
were served-xidmt edilirdi
The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cacao tree by South
American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world in the 16th century.
Although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, places where
chocolate drinks were served became very popular. Some of them still exist today.
1. Which word from the text has the meaning to give somebody food or drink at a restaurant or
during a meal?
A) to make
B) to introduce C) to drink
D) to serve
E) to exist
A) American Indians introduced the chocolate drink to the rest of the world.
B) The chocolate drink was introduced to the rest of the world by the Spanish.
C) The original chocolate drink was made by the Spanish.
D) The chocolate drink became fashionable because it was expensive.
E) Though the chocolate drink was cheap, it wasnt popular.
The chocolate drink . . . .
A) was made from the seeds of the cacao tree
B) was first made in South America
C) was popular in London
D) was made after the 16th century
E) is still served today
4. Choose the correct antonym to the word fashionable.
A) modern
B) attractive
C) charming
D) contemporary
E) old-fashioned
A) Popular places in London
B) South America
C) The Spanish
D) Chocolate drink
Passage 30
New words
night-axam
sky-sma
clear-aydn
moon-ay
thousands-minlrl
even more-htta
before-vvl
dark space-tutqun sma
larger-daha byk
others-digrlri
object-cism
What can you see in the night sky? On a clear night you can see the Moon, some planets
and thousands of stars. You can see even more with a telescope. You can see stars where before
you only saw dark space. You can see that many stars look larger than others. Some stars that
look white are really red or blue. With bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in
the sky.
A) The sky in the day-time.
B) The Moon.
C) Clouds in the sky.
D) In the night sky.
E) The price of telescopes.
A) Some stars that look red or blue are really white.
B) Stars disappear at night.
C) The Moon is not seen on a clear night.
D) Some stars that look white are really red or blue.
E) All stars are the same size.
3. Choose the correct synonym to the word to see.
A) to notice
B) to recognize
C) to complain
D) to guess
E) to realize
With the help of a telescope you can see ...
A) a lot in the night sky.
B) very few things.
C) what colour the stars really are.
D) that many stars are larger than others.
E) more objects in the sky
5. Choose the correct antonym to the word dark.
A) light
B) wide
C) huge
D) heavy
E) narrow
Passage 31
New words
butterfly-kpnk
wonderful-ox gzl
sense-hiss
direction-istiqamt
fly-umaq
mile-mil (l vahidi)
island-ada
scientist-alim
once-bir df
from-dan
trip-syaht
Butterflies have a wonderful sense of direction. Some of them fly more than 900 miles from
America to the Bermuda Islands. How do they know what direction to take? Scientists cannot
answer this question because butterflies make this trip only once in their lives and they cannot
learn the way, like birds, from their parents.
1. Choose the best title for the text
A) The Sense of Direction
B) Learning the way
D) The Wonderful Trip to America
E) The Wrong Direction
C) The Bermuda Islands

A) Birds cannot learn the way of their trip.
B) Butterflies make their trip once a year.
C) Scientists know everything about butterflies.
D) Butterflies make their trip to America.
E) Butterflies easily find their way.
3. Which word in the text has the meaning to move in the air using wings?
A) know
B) take
C) learn
D) fly
E) answer

Scientists dont know how butterflies choose their < .
A) miles
B) lives
C) direction
D) sense

Butterflies dont lose their way because they < .
A) have a good sense of direction
B) learn it from their parents
C) fly more than 900 miles
D) make their trip once in their lives
E) learn it from birds
E) parents
Passage 32
New words
railway dmir yolu
postal service-pot xidmti
North America imali Amerika
were carried-aparlrd
horseback-at belind
leather-dridn hazrlanm
postal service pot xidmti
rode (ride)-at srmk
mail-bag-mktub antas
possible mmkn
any weather-istniln hava
tired-yorun
reach-atmaq
went on-davam edirdi
until-qdr
next-nvbti
journey-syaht
In 1870 there were no railways in North America. How could people send letters to other parts
of the country? The first postal service made it possible. It was a service whose men rode
horseback in any weather. The letters were carried in leather mail-bags. When a tired man
reached the station, he gave his bag to the next man, who went on the journey. The service
worked until a telegraph line took its place.
A) The First Railways
B) The Telegraph Lines
C) The First Postal Service
D) The Leather Mail-Bags
E) Travelling Abroad
2. Choose the statement true to the text.
A) The horsemen carried letters by coach.
B) The first railways were built in 1870.
C) Letters were carried on horseback.
D) The horsemen carried the post abroad.
E) The postal service took place of the telegraph.
Thanks to the postal service people could ....
A) learn to ride horseback
B) visit other countries
C) use the telegraph
D) send letters to other parts of the country
E) travel by railway in any weather

4. Which word in the text has the meaning to arrive at some place ?
A) reach
B) ride
C) carry
D) go on
E) send
5. Which word in the text doesnt go with the others?

A) letter
B) post
C) leather
D) mail-bag
E) telegraph
Passage 33
New words
language-dil
conquest-ial
spread-yaylmaq
become-olmaq
official-rsmi
state-dvlt
consider-hesab etmk
nowadays- gnmzd
especially-xsusil
use-istifad etmk
science-elm
significant-vacib, mhim
influence-tsir
formation-mlglm
dead-l
Latin is an ancient Italic language spoken by ancient Romans. Because of Roman conquests
Latin spread a few countries. It became an official language of some European states. Now it is
considered a dead language. Nowadays only a few people learn Latin. It is especially used in
science. Latin had a significant influence in the formation of the English language too.
A) Languages
B) Ancient Italic language
C) European states
D) Nowadays languages
E) Romans
A) Latin is an ancient Italic language.
B) Nowadays all the people learn Latin.
C) It is used in every science.
D) Latin spread a lot of countries.
E) It will become an official language of some European states.
3. The underlined word it refers to < .
A) city
B) Latin
C) Romans
D) languages
E) states
A) Latin is an old Italic language.
B) it was considered a dead language a few years ago.
C) It is especially used in science.
D) Nowadays only a few people learn Latin.
E) Latin had a significant influence in the formation of English.
5. Choose the synonym to the word ancient
A) old
B) new
C) spread
D) official
E) significant
Passage 34
New words
travelling-syaht
integral-ayrlmaz
around-hr trf
wish-istmk, arzu etmk
different-mxtlif
ship-gmi
travel-syaht etmk
others-digrlri
means of transportation- nqliyyat
nvlri
leave-trk etmk
Travelling is an integral part of our life. Millions of people travel around the world every year.
Some people travel because they wish to see new countries and cities, and to visit historical
places, some travel because they want to meet new people from different countries, others
travel because of their business. Only a few people can say that they dont like travelling.
People use different means of transportation. They travel by plane, by ship, by train or by car.
A) Travelling
B) New countries and cities
C) Business travelling
D) Different means of transportation
E) Travelling by plain
A) A few people travel around the world every year.
B) Travelling is an integral part of our life.
C) They travel only by car.
D) Most of the people can say that they dont like travelling.
E) All the people travel because of their business.
A) cars
B) plains
C) people
D) business
E) travelling

A) Some people travel because they wish to see new countries.
B) Only a few people can say that they dont like travelling.
C) People use different means of transportation.
D) People travel only by plane.
E) Some travel because they want to meet new people.
5. Choose the antonym to the word visit
A) travel
B) leave C) want
D) business
E) some
Passage 35
New words
from-dan2
far-uzaq
space-fza
Earth-yer krsi
look like-oxamaq
blue-mavi,gy
ball-top
cover-hat etmk
surface-sth
colour-rng
continent-qit
brown-qhvyi
island-ada
look like-bnzmk
huge-iri,nhng
cloud-bulud
blanket-rtk,yoran
light-yngl,iql
more than-daha ox
whole-btn
spaceship-kosmik gmi
widest-n uzaq
look after-qaysna qalmaq
look through-gz gzdirmk
shallow-dayaz
resemble-bnzmk
broad-xaric
narrow-dar
recognize-tanmaq
From far out in space the Earth looks like a blue ball. As water covers most of the Earths
surface blue is the colour we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands in the
huge, blue sea. White clouds around the Earth look like a light blanket. The Earth is 25,000 miles
around. It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly
around the widest part of the Earth in only 90 minutes.
1. Choose the correct antonym to the word wide.
A) huge
B) shallow C) large
D) broad
E) narrow
A) A flight around the widest part of the Earth takes more than a year.
B) You can walk around the whole planet in only 90 minutes.
C) It is impossible to see the Earth from out in space.
D) Land covers most of the Earths surface.
E) It takes more time to walk around the planet than to fly around it.
A) Dark clouds.
B) The Earth from out in space.
C) Blue seas.
D) A small island.
E) A dark blanket.
From far out in space...
A) the continents look like small islands.
B) the continents look brown.
C) blue is the colour we see most.
D) clouds look like a light blanket.
E) white is the colour we see most.
5. Choose the correct synonym to the word look like.
A) look after
B) resemble
C) like
D) recognize
E) look through
E) American Indians
Passage 36
New words
only-yalnz
enough-kifayt qdr
pay-dmk
ticket-bilet
for-n
decide-qrara almaq
4
easily-asanlqla
without-sz
food-rzaq, yemk
refuse-imtina etmk invitation-dvt
have dinner-nahar etmk
feel-hiss etmk
well-yax
hungry-ac
ate-yedi
waiter-ofisiant
in front of-nn
bring-gtirmk
bill-hesab
explain-izah etmk
include-daxil olmaq
once-gnlrin bir gn
Once an English tourist was travelling by ship from Norway to England with only
enough money to pay for the ticket. He knew it would take him only two days and he decided
that he could easily live without food. He refused the invitation of his friends to have dinner
saying that he didnt feel well. But the next morning he was so hungry that he ate everything
the waiter put in front of him and asked to bring him the bill. But the waiter explained that the
meals were included in the ticket.
1. Choose the synonym to the word to decide.
A) to include
B) to make up ones mind
C) to refuse
D) to know
E) to explain
A) A rich Englishman
B) The meal without money
C) A greedy waiter
D) An invitation for dinner
E) A long voyage
The traveller didnt know that . . . .
A) he didnt have to pay for the meals
B) meals were included in his ticket
C) it wasnt easy to live without meal
D) breakfast was included in the ticket too
E) his friends paid for his meals
He refused the invitation of his friends saying . . . .

A) that he was not hungry
B) that he didnt like the menu
C) that he didnt feel well
D) that he preferred fish to chicken
E) that he was fond of his national meals
5. Choose the antonym to the word to refuse
A) to mind
B) to hate
C) to accept
D) to like
E) to ask
Passage 37
New words
Moon-ay
Earths satellite-yerin peyki
move-hrkt etmk
quickly- srtli
around-trafnda
different-frqli
fill-dolu olmaq
life-hyat
colorful-rngli
grey-boz
lifeless-cansz
live-yaamaq
air-hava
astronaut-astronot
wear-geyinmk
special-xsusi
space suit-skafandr
breathe-nfs almaq
sky-sma
above-yuxar
The Moon is the Earths satellite. It moves around the Earth very quickly. It takes
the Moon 28 days to go around the Earth one time. The Earth and the Moon are very
different. The Earth is filled with life. It is a very colorful planet. The Moon is grey and
lifeless. Nothing can live on the Moon. There is no air or water on the Moon. Astronauts
must wear special space suits when they walk on the Moon, so they can breathe. The
sky above the Moon always looks black.
A) To wear a special space suit helps the astronauts to breathe on the Moon.
B) The Earth moves around the Moon very quickly.
C) The Moon looks black because it is filled with life.
D) The Earth is a very colorful planet.
E) something that you want to do.
A) 1 , 2 , 3
B)l,3, 4
C)3,4
D) 2, 4
E) 2, 3
2. Choose the synonym to the word to wear.
A) to take after
B) to put on
C) to undress
take off
1. There is no life on the Moon.
3. Its easy to breathe on the Moon.
A) 2, 3, 4
B ) 3 , 4 C) 1, 2
D) 1, 4
A) Everything about the Air
C) Lifeless Planets
E) The Moon
D) to put off
2. The planet Earth is lifeless.

4. Nothing can grow on the Moon.
E) 1, 2, 4
B) Colorful Planets
D) Astronauts
E) to
5. The word planet means . . . .

A) a large ball of burning gas in space.
B) the process of making air and water.
C) a plant that grows on the Earth.
D) a large round object moving around the sun.
E) a large round object moving around the sun.
Passage 38
New words
discover-kf etmk
land-razi
century-sr
Europeans-avropallar
especially-xsusil
left-trk etdi
settle-yerlmk
along-boyunca
coast-sahil
dense-sx
faced-zlmk
hardship-tinlik
voyage-syaht etmk
crowded-sxlq
After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, many people wanted
to come to live in the new land. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries many
Europeans, especially the English, left their countries and settled along the Atlantic
Coast of North America between Florida and Canada. Much of the land was covered
with dense forest. They came to make a better life for themselves, but in America they
faced even more hardships. The voyage to America took about eight weeks and was
very dangerous. The ships were crowded and dirty.
1. It was easy for Europeans to get to Amricain 1492.
2. In America Europeans had a lot of difficulties.
3. Europeans were looking for a better life in America.
4. Christopher Columbus discovered America in the seventeenth century.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 3, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 1, 2, 4
E) 1, 4
2. Choose the synonym to the word hardship.
A) danger
B) difficulty
C) dense
D) discovery
E) crowd
A) The voyage to America was very pleasant.
B) The people went to England for a better life.

C) The Americans came to Florida in the seventeenth century.
D) The English came to America after Christopher Columbus discovered it.
E) The English left America and settled in Canada.
4. The ships were crowded means they were ...
A) slow
B) clean
C) dangerous
D) full of people
E) empty
A) Florida and Canada
B) Looking for a better life
C) Life in Canada
D) Christopher Columbus
E) The forests of America
Passage 39
New words
scientist-alim
firmly-trdddsz
association-laq
intelligence-al
amount of sleep-yuxu ehtiyac
higher-daha yksk
less-daha az
reach-atmaq
top-zirv
early-vvl
most-ksr
discovery-kf
keep-saxlamaq
continue-davam etmk
during-rzind
learn-yrnmk
saying-sylnnlr
Some scientists have firmly said that there is an association between your
intelligence and the amount of sleep you need. The higher your intelligence is, the less
sleep you need. People's intelligence reaches its top in their early twenties and most
great scientific discoveries are made by young people. It has been shown that the best
way to keep your intelligence is to continue studying during your life. So live and learn,
as the saying goes.
1. Choose the best title for the text,
A) Great Scientists
B) Your Life
C) Intelligence
D) The Importance of Sleeping
E) Scientific Discoveries
Most scientific discoveries are made by ... .
A) those who prefer sleeping to studying
B) unintelligent people
C) young people
D) older people
E) people who give up studying

3. Which statements are wrong according to the text?
1. You will achieve success if you go on studying.
2. There is no connection between intelligence and sleep.
3. Intelligent people need more sleep.
4. Studying helps us to keep intelligence.
A) 1,2
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 4 D) 3, 4 E) 2, 4
4. Choose the correct variant,
Discovery is ... .
A) the best way of keeping intelligence
B) the ability of understanding logically
C) the act of finding something that was not known about before
D) the act of communicating with somebody
E) the act of expressing ones feelings
5. Which word from the text has the meaning the ability to learn, understand and think
logically?
A) association
B) sleep
C) scientist
D) discovery
E) intelligence
6. Choose the correct antonym of the word continue
A) stop
B) learn
C) reach
D) keep
E) sleep
Passage 40
New words
the second-ikinci
oldest-n qdim
was founded-sas qoyulub
population-hali
consist of-ibart olmaq
mostly-sasn
college-kollec
during-mddtind,rzind
course-kurs
strict-ciddi
forbid-qadaan etmk
sing-mahn oxumaq
dance-rqs etmk
wore(wear)-geyinmk
special-xsusi
dark clothes-tnd geyim
continue-davam etmk
old times-qdim zamanlarda
Cambridge is the second oldest university city in Britain. It was founded in 1284. Its population
consists mostly of teachers and students. All students have to live in the college during their
course. In the old times the students life was very strict. They were forbidden to sing, dance or
play games. They wore special dark clothes which they continue to wear in our days.
A) Clothes for Teachers
B) Playing Games
C) Fashionable Clothes
D) The teachers Life
E) Cambridge
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to order somebody not to do something
A) wear
B) found
C) forbid
D) continue
E) consist

A) Students are forbidden to live in Cambridge.
B) All the students had to wear special clothes.
C) Cambridge is the only university city in Britain.
D) Cambridge was founded in our days.
E) The teachers life was very strict.
In the old times the students ....
A) refused to wear a uniform
B) had to play games
C) were forbidden to wear special clothes
D) were taught to dance
E) had to obey strict rules
Teachers and students are the main ... of Cambridge.
A) university
B) life
C) city
D) population
E) clothes
Passage 41
New words
consider-gman etmk
graduate-bitirmk
remarkable-qeyri-adi
develop-inkiaf etmk
compare with-mqayis etmk
highly educated-ali thsilli
brilliant-dahiyan
in spite of-baxmayaraq
hand language-iart dili
terrible-dhtli, ox
blind-kor
difficulties-tinliklr
M. Twain considered Helen Keller a remarkable person of the 19th century and compared her
with Napoleon and J. dArk. H.Keller could neither see nor hear from the time she was a baby.
But thanks to her teacher, the brilliant girl learned to use the hand language, read books for the
blind, learn foreign languages and graduate from college. She developed into a highly educated
person in spite of terrible difficulties.
A) Helen Keller - a Remarkable Person
B) Napoleon about Helen Keller
C) The Hand Language
D) The Books for the Blind
E) Without any Difficulties

2. Which word from the text has the meaning to think of somebody in a particular way?
A) compare
B) learn
C) consider
D) graduate
E) develop

Helen Keller was ... from her childhood.
A) foreign
B) greedy
C) educated
D) terrible

Helen Keller learned everything with the help of ....
A) listening
B) books for the blind
C) foreign languages
D) her teacher
E) using pictures
A) Helen Keller was a diligent pupil.
B) Helen Keller was compared with Mark Twain.
C) Helens teacher helped her to overcome difficulties.
D) M. Twain highly appreciated Helen Keller.
E) The blind girl could graduate from college.
E) blind
Passage 42
New words
real name - sl ad
write down - yazmaq
maths riyaziyyat
wonderland mczlr adas
author mllif
make up quradrmaq
Lewis Carrol is an English writer whose real name was Dodgson. He was a teacher of maths at
Oxford University. But he is famous as the author of the childrens book. He loved children and
often told his friends daughter Alice stories that he made up himself. When Alice was 10 years
old, she asked him to write down the stories. He did it and called the book Alice in
Wonderland. But he didnt want his name to be on the book and took the name of Carrol. Now
the book is popular all over the world.
A) love for mathematics
B) Alices childhood
C) Oxford University
D) writing books on maths
E) Lewis Carrol
1. Lewis Carrol is a popular childrens writer.
2. Alice made up all the stories herself.
3. Alice wanted Dodgson to write a book of stories.
4. Lewis Carrol made up stories for his daughter.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 3
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 2, 3, 4

The author of the book Alice in Wonderland....
A) was a great mathematician
B) didnt love children
C) couldnt make up stories
D) became popular all over the world
E) never told stories to Alice

Alice in Wonderland is a popular childrens ....
A) teacher
B) writer
C) author
D) name

1. Alice liked the stories made up by Dodgson.
2. The author was glad to see his real name on the book.
3. Alice never listened to Dodgsons stories.
4. Dodgson taught maths at Oxford university.
A) 2,3
) 1, 2
C)l,3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
E) book
Passage 43
New words
peace slh
wore ( wear) geyinmk
remembrance day xatir gn
died (die) lmk
World War I birinci dnya mharibsi
remember xatrlamaq
In Britain the red poppy ['pOpi] lal) is a symbol of peace. The British wear red paper poppies
on Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day. It is the Sunday nearest to the 11th of November, the day
on which World War I ended. The first Poppy Day was in 1918. People wore red paper poppies
to remember those who died in the war. Now on this day the British also remember those who
died in World War II.
1. The passage is about ... .
A) making things of paper
B) spending a weekend
C) the end of the war
D) Poppy Day
E) picking up flowers
2. Which word in the text has the meaning a period of 24 hours?
A) symbol
B) peace
C) war
D) day
E) remembrance
3. Choose the statements true to the text.

1. On Poppy Day people killed in the war are remembered.
2. The first Remembrance Day was after World War II.
3. Poppy Day is celebrated on Sunday.
4. The British wear red clothes on Poppy Day.
A) 1, 3
) 1, 2, 3
) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3

The British wear red poppies ....
A) made of paper
B) as a symbol of war
C) not to forget those who were killed in the war
D) as a symbol of peace
E) to remember people who died in the war
5. Choose the correct logical ending.
The British celebrate Poppy Day as ... .
A) they dont want to live in peace
B) the poppy is a nice flower
E) 3, 4
C) the war makes people happy

D) they make red poppies of paper
E) they dont want to forget the killed in the war
Passage 44
New words
racing yar
pancake nazik kk
catch - tutmaq
horseracing at yar
frying-pan tava
fall down yer dmk
boat- racing qayq yar
throw atmaq, tullamaq
dog-racing it yar
3 times 3 df
There are all kinds of racing in England: horseracing, boat- racing, even dog-racing. There is
also a day for pancakes. Mothers of families run these races. They must make a pancake and
then run with it on the frying-pan in their hands. While running they must throw the pancake 3
times and catch it on the frying-pan. They must not let it fall down.
A) The Race for Dogs
B) Hot Pancakes for Supper
C) The Funny Race
D) Horseracing
E) The Race for Fathers

2. Which word in the text has the meaning to cook something in hot oil?
A) catch
B) throw
D) fall
E) run
C) fry

1. Runners dont catch their pancakes.
2. Pancake races are arranged for mothers.
3. It doesnt matter if you let your pancake fall down.
4. Runners mustnt drop their pancakes.
A) 2, 4
) 1, 2
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

Pancake ... are very popular among mothers.
A) frying-pans
B) races
D) families
E) times
C) hands

Its necessary to ... during the race.
A) drop the pancake
B) catch the frying-pan
C) throw the pancake and catch it on the frying-pan
D) drop the frying-pan

E) hold a hot pancake in the hands
Passage 45
New words
arrive glib atmaq
keep qoruyub saxlamaq
deliver - atdrmaq
tradition - nn
law qanun
paper qzet
proud of qrur duymaq
three hundred years yz il
publish ap etmk
carefully qaykelikl
theatre teatr
prefer stn tutmaq
If you arrive in Great Britain youll hear the word tradition everywhere. Englishmen are proud
of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years
that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered. only a few Sunday papers
are published. To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a modern flat.
A) A Modern Flat
B) Delivering Letters
C) Going to the Theatre
D) Moving to a New Flat
E) English Traditions
2. Which word in the text has the meaning the system of rules that everyone must obey?
A) paper
B) tradition
D) letter
E) family
C) law

1. The theatres in Britain dont work on Sundays.
2. Englishmen prefer to live in a flat.
3. The English dont receive letters on Sundays.
4. On Sunday you can buy only daily papers.
A) 1,3
B) 1,2,3
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

The English keep the tradition of ... .
A) having a modem flat
B) going to the theatre on Sunday
C) delivering letters on Sunday
D) living in a house with a garden
E) 3, 4
E) not publishing Sunday papers

Its a tradition not to ... letters on Sunday.
A) close
B) publish
D) live
E) deliver
C) prefer
Passage 46
New words
lake gl
photograph - fotoqraf
monster nhng
find out akar etmk
unreal qeyri-real
in the hope midl
underwater su alt
come up sahil yanamaq
In Scotland there is a famous lake - Loch Ness. There cannot be many people who have not
heard of the Loch Ness monster Nessie. But no one knows if Nessie is a fact or an unreal
animal. Underwater photographs didnt help to find out what it really is. Every year thousands
of tourists come here and watch the lake in the hope that the animal will come up.
A) the nature of Scotland
B) the landscape around the lake
C) photographers
D) the Loch Ness monster
E) Nessies coming up
1. Many people can see Nessie every day.
2. Many tourists are eager to see the animal.
3. There are a lot of good photographs of Nessie.
4. Nobody knows how the animal really looks like.
A) 1,2
) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4

Thousands of tourists want Nessie to ... .
A) hear
B) come up
D) know
E) hope

No one knows if Nessie ....
C) find out
E) 3, 4
A) will disappear again B) heard of the famous lake

C) is a famous lake D) takes photographs
E) really exists
A tourist is a person who ....
A) travels on business
B) never leaves his native city
C) visits a place for pleasure
D) never goes sightseeing
E) hates travelling
Passage 47
New words
railway dmir yolu
road yol
danger thluk
on foot piyada,ayaqla
especially xsusil
robber - oru
on horseback at belind
fare gedi haqq
jewels cvahirat
coach fayton
high yksk
thats why bu sbbdn
There were no railways in England before 1825, and people travelled on foot, on horseback, or
in a coach. The roads were bad, especially when it rained. So a journey by coach took a long
and fares were high. But the greatest danger on the road were robbers who took money and
jewels from travellers. Thats why travelling in those days was dangerous and not comfortable.
A) safe travelling by coach
B) good roads and low fares
C) travelling in England before 1825
D) generous robbers
E) travelling by railway
2. Which word in the text has the meaning the money that pay for travel?
A) jewel
B) coach
D) robber
E) fare
C) journey

A) People could travel only on horseback.
B) It didnt cost much to travel by coach.
C) Robbers gave money to travellers.
D) Travelling by coach was long and dangerous.
E) It was very pleasant to travel by coach.
People had to travel by coach, as ...in those days .

A) no railways existed in England
B) the roads were bad
C) such a journey was dangerous
D) it took them a long time
E) the fares were high
A) coach
B) fare
D) day
E) road
C) traveller
Passage 48
New words
though baxmayaraq ki
tunnel tunel
depend on asl olmaq
wide geni
round dairvi
distance msaf
underground metro
price qiymt
new lines yeni xttlr
call adlanmaq
ticket bilet
ground - yer
Though London has wide streets, it has great traffic problems. So the best thing to do is to travel
by underground, which is the oldest in the world. It is called the Tube as its tunnels are round.
The price of tickets depends on the distance. Only half of the trains go underground, new lines
that connect London with the country go over ground.
A) High Prices in the Tube
B) Going to the Country
C) The London Traffic
D) The Oldest Underground
E) Buying Tickets in the Tube
2. Which word in the text has the meaning a passage built underground?
A) price
B) traffic
D) distance
E) ticket
C) tunnel

The price of tickets in the Tube depends on ... .
A) the weight of your luggage
B) how far you are going
C) the aim of your journey
D) the shape of the tunnels
E) the traffic problems

4. Choose the correct answer to the question.
Why is the London Underground called the Tube?
A) Its carriages have the shape of big tubes.
B) Its lines look like circles.
C) Its tunnels are round.
D) The stations are situated along big circles.
E) The seats in the carriages are round.
The underground ... the city with the country.
A) travels
B) depends
D) goes
E) connects
C) calls
Passage 49
New words
stand ucalmaq,dayanmaq
terrible enemy qorxulu dmn
spread - yaylmaq
monument abid
plant bitki
speed srt
insect hrat
was brought gtirildi
against - qar
save qorumaq
grow bymk
put up /erect ucaltmaq
In Australia stands a monument to a little insect that had saved the country from a terrible
enemy. Once a cactus plant was brought to Australia. The plant began to grow and spread with
such fantastic speed that soon it didnt give other plants a chance to live. The farmers started a
war against it. At last they found an insect that eats cactus plants. Soon all the cactus plants
were eaten up, and the farmers put up a monument to the insect.
1. The passage is about ... .
A) the monument to the cactus
B) the war against the insects
C) the monument to the insect
D) eating insects
E) the war among the farmers
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to cover a large area?
A) save
B) put up
C) find

1. The cactus didnt let other plants live.
2. The cactus couldnt exist in Australia.
3. The cactus plants grew very quickly.
D) start
E) spread
4. People wanted to defend cactus from other plants.

A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 3
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
E) 3, 4

The insect helped the farmers to defeat their ....
A) country
B) monument
D) home
E) war
C) enemy

The farmers were thankful to the insect, so they ....
A) started a war against it
B) brought a cactus plant to Australia
C) didnt give it a chance to live
D) erected a monument to it
E) wanted a cactus plant to spread very fast
Passage 50
New words
at first - vvllr
took place - keirildi
let icaz vermk
winner - qalib
dress geyim
nowadays indiki zamanda
championship empionat
hold keirmk
Tennis became popular in Britain in the 19th century. At first only men played tennis and there
was surprise when women were let to play it. Their dresses were long but they played well. In
1877 the first world tennis championship took place at Wimbledon, near London. The winner
was a citizen of London. Nowadays the British hold tennis tournaments every summer.

A) Watching the Game at Wimbledon
B) Tennis Fans
C) The Popularity of Tennis
D) Ready-Made Clothes
E) The Old-Fashioned Dresses
2. Which word in the text has the meaning a competition to find the best player in a particular
sport?
A) winner
B) tennis
C) century
D) surprise
E) championship

At first women were ....
A) prohibited to win the game
B) invited to take part in the game
C) not allowed to wear long dresses
D) not permitted to play tennis
E) not allowed to watch the game
4. Which word in the text doesnt go with the others?
A) citizen
B) winner
C) player
D) tournament
E) championship
5. Choose the correct word.

Tennis championships ... at Wimbledon every summer.
A) hold
B) take place
D) watch
E) become
C) play
Passage 51
New words
theatre teatr
take part itirak etmk
result ntic
announce elan etmk
like kimi
was surprise tccblndi
competition yar
decide qrara almaq
win - qazanmaq
act hrkt etmk
joke zarafat
the first prize birinci yerin
hdiyysi
A theatre announced a competition to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin. Those who were
going to take part had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of his roles. Charlie
Chaplin decided, as a joke, to take part in the competition himself, so he kept his plan in secret.
When the results of the competition were known Chaplin was very surprised: he didnt win the
first prize.
A) Telling a Secret
B) Taking Part in Chaplins Film
C) Making a Film about Chaplin
D) The Unexpected Result
E) Winning the First Prize
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to tell people something officially?
A) act
B) decide
D) keep
E) win
C) announce

1. Charlie Chaplin didnt know about the competition.
2. Charlie Chaplin wanted to make a joke.
3. Charlie Chaplin won the competition.
4. Charlie Chaplin kept everything in secret.
A) 2, 4
) 1, 2
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4
4. Choose the logical ending.

Charlie Chaplin made up his mind ....
A) to announce the competition
B) to refuse the first prize
C) to watch the competition
D) not to take part in the competition
E) to tell nobody about his plan
Charlie Chaplin was surprised by the ... of his joke.
A) plan
B) result
D) secret
E) competition
C) prize
Passage 52
New words
reason sbb
develop inkiaf etdirmk
foreign language xarici dil
valuable friendship dyrli dostluq
abroad xaric
to master yiylnmk, sahib olmaq
communicate - laqd olmaq
educated man thsilli insan
There are many reasons for learning a foreign language. We can use it in work or abroad. Its
easy to travel in a country if you know its language. Knowledge of languages helps people of
different countries to communicate and develop valuable friendship. To master a foreign
language is necessary for every educated man.
A) Valuable Friendship
B) Learning Languages Abroad
C) Reasons for Communication
D) Education Abroad
E) Languages in Our Life

2. Which word from the text has the meaning very useful or important?
A) foreign
B) easy
C) valuable
D) educated
E) different

Foreign languages ....
A) dont let us get acquainted with people
B) make your journey unbearable
C) are not worth learning
D) improve our education
E) destroy connections between people
If you ... a foreign language itll be easier for you to go abroad.
A) travel
B) master
D) help
E) work
C) communicate

1. Its useless to know a foreign language.
2. You cant make up friends abroad if you know languages.
3. Foreign languages help us in our life.
4. You can get a good education only abroad.
5. Foreign languages let us communicate with people.
A) 3, 5
B) 1, 3
) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 5
E) 2, 3, 4
Passage 53
New words
century - sr
between arasnda
in this way bu sulla
have dinner nahar etmk
piece hiss,para
interrupt blmk
servant qulluqu
held (hold) tutmaq
prefer stn tutmaq
meat - t
left / right hand sol / sa l
The word sandwich came from the name of the Earl of Sandwich, who lived in Engand in the
18th century. The Earl liked to play cards and didnt stop the game to have dinner. So he told his
servant to bring him some meat and bread and put the meat between two pieces of bread. He
held the sandwich in his left hand and played cards with his right hand. People liked this idea
and soon it became popular to eat bread and meat in this way.
A) the origin of cards
B) the origin of the sandwich
C) the life in the 18th century

D) the break for dinner
E) making dinner for guests
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to have something in ones hand?
A) play
B) put
C) eat
D) hold
E) stop

1. The Earl of Sandwich didnt like to stop dinner.
2. The Earl of Sandwich preferred playing cards to a good dinner.
3. Now the sandwich has gained a great popularity.
4. The Earl of Sandwich played cards with both hands.
A) 2, 3
) 1, 2
) 1, 2, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 2, 3, 4

The Earl of Sandwich hated to interrupt his ....
A) dinner
B) servant
D) bread
E) game
C) meat
5. Choose the logical ending.

The idea of eating a sandwich came to his mind as the Earl....
A) lived in the 18th century
B) stopped the game and had dinner
C) didn't like to stop dinner
D) played cards between meals
E) preferred not to stop playing cards
Passage 54
New words
bridge krp
rose (rise) - ucalmaq
first birinci
Londoners - Londonlular
wooden taxtadan hazrlanm
bought (buy) - almaq
stone da
over zrind
London Bridge is 2000 years old. The first bridge was wooden, then it was built of stone. In 1831
a new bridge rose in that place. But the city grew quickly and Londoners wanted to build a
large new bridge. A rich American bought the old bridge to show it in America for money.
Londoners liked their bridge, but they needed money for the new one. In 1973 the new bridge
was opened over the Thames.
A) Crossing London Bridge

B) The Sightseeing on the Thames
C) Buying a New Bridge
D) The History of London Bridge
E) Collecting Money for a New Bridge
2. Which word from the text has the meaning to increase in size?
A) open
B) need
D) show
E) grow
C) buy

The rich American decided to ... .
A) sell the bridge in America
B) show the bridge in America for money
C) build a new bridge for Londoners
D) build new shops on the bridge
E) pay for the new London Bridge
Londoners wanted a new ... to rise over the Thames.
A) city
B) bridge
D) place
E) money
C) stone

1. The first bridge was made of stone.
2. Londoners needed money to build a new bridge.
3. The American wanted to earn money showing the bridge in America.
4. The new bridge was destroyed in 1973.
A) 1, 2
) 1, 3, 4
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 2, 3, 4
Passage 55
New words
receive almaq, ld etmk
fisherman - balq
prize mkafat
refuse imtina etmk
invite dvt etmk
attitude mvqe, mnasibt
Hemingway was the same with everybody, whether they were rich or poor. After he received
the Nobel prize for the book 'The Old Man and the Sea', there was a big party in his home. He
invited all the fishermen-friends and sat with them at their table. There were also generals,
admirals and millionaires at the party, who asked Hemingway to sit with them. But he refused
as he wanted to be among the people who had helped him to write that story.
A) The Party for Fishermen
B) After the Party
C) Hemingways Attitude to People
D) Refusing the Nobel Prize
E) A Big Party for Generals
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to ask somebody to come to some event?
A) refuse
B) receive
D) invite
E) help
C) want

1. Hemingway received the Nobel prize.
2. Hemingway didnt want to see fishermen at the party.
3. There were only rich people at the party.
4. Hemingway treated the poor as well as the rich.
A) 1,4
) 1, 2
C) l, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4

Hemingway ....
A) respected both the poor and the rich
B) invited both the poor and the rich
C) decided to give a party
D) didnt want to hurt the poor
E) was unfair to the poor
The ... was organized both for the poor and the rich.
A) story
B) prize
D) home
E) fisherman
C) party
Passage 56
New words
air-mail hava yolu il pot
train mq etdirmk
nature tbit
decide qrara glmk
carry damaq,aparmaq
boat - qayq
organize tkil etmk
tie balamaq,ilidirmk
pigeon gyrin
leg ayaq
The first regular air-mail began in New Zealand in 1897. As there was no telegraph between the
two islands, people decided to organize a pigeon postal service. A man began to train his
pigeons to carry letters from one island to the other. It took a pigeon an hour to fly there while a
boat carried letters to the same place for two days. Letters were written on very thin pieces of
paper and tied to the birds leg.
A) New Zealands nature
B) travelling to New Zealand
C) the telegraph in New Zealand
D) sending letters by boat
E) the first air-mail in New Zealand
2. Which word in the text has the meaning to teach a person or an animal the skills for a
particular job ?
A) carry
B) tie
C) decide
D) train
E) fly

1. Pigeons were taught to carry letters.
2. Letters were tied to the birds wings.
3. It took two days to send a letter by boat.
4. Letters were sent by telegraph in 1897.
A) 1, 3
) 1, 2
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

Pigeons were trained to fly from one ... to the other.
A) letter
B) boat
D) telegraph
E) paper
C) island

It was very important to train the birds as ... .
A) there was no telegraph at that time
B) letters were written on thin paper
C) there was a regular air-service in New Zealand
D) they couldnt carry the letters
E) it took a pigeon two days to carry letters
Passage 57
New words
national milli
hit vurmaq
chess ahmat
get into minmk
fools axmaqlar
stamp - mhr
unfair haqsz,daltsiz
Cricket is the national English game. To some people its as interesting as chess. To others, its a
game for fools. But to many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a way of living. When they
consider something unfair, they say Its not cricket. Its not cricket to hit a girl. Its not cricket
not to help an old woman to get into a bus. The English think that England without cricket is
like a letter without a stamp or football without a ball.
A) Travelling by Bus
B) How to Play Cricket
C) The National English Game
D) The Unfair Game
E) Watching the Game of Cricket

Its not cricket means that ...
A) the English hate cricket
B) you helped an old woman to get into a bus
C) you are not fond of cricket
D) its unfair to prefer football to cricket
E) your behavior is wrong
3. Which word from the text has the meaning a written message that is sent to somebody ?
A) a ball
B) a stamp
D) a letter
E) behavior
C) a game

A) The English send letters without stamps.
B) Its quite easy to play football without a ball.
C) 'Its not cricket' to help people.
D) Cricket is very popular in England.
E) Football is a game for fools.
The English ... cricket their national game.
A) consider
B) live
D) get
E) hit
C) help
Passage 58
New words
ommon mumi
by hand l il
thing - ya
invention - ixtira
imagine tsvvr etmk
printing - ap
exist mvcud olmaq
discovery kf
Books are a common thing today. Millions of them are printed every year. We cant imagine our
life without books. But there were no printed books before the 15th century. The few books that
existed at that time were written by hand, which took a lot of time. The invention of printing
opened us the world of knowledge. The discovery of America was less important than the
invention of printing.
A) A Good Handwriting
B) The Discovery of America
C) Life without Books
D) The Importance of Printing
E) Printing Books before the 15th Century
A) century
B) book
C) knowledge
D) printing
E) handwriting

A) All books were printed before the 15th century.
B) Modern books are written by hand.
C) The invention of printing wasnt important.
D) Printed books are a rare thing now.
E) Modern life is impossible without books.
Modern life ....
A) cant be imagined without books written by hand
B) is impossible without printed books
C) existed before the 15th century
D) is possible without knowledge
E) can be written by hand
5. Which word from the text has the meaning to form a picture of something in your mind'?
A) open
B) print
D) exist
E) imagine
C) write
Passage 59
New words
carry damaq,gtrmk
coachman faytonu
abbey - xiyaban
umbrella tir
ride gzmk
almost txminn
grateful minntdar olmaq
appear grnmk
erect a monument abid ucaltmaq
London is a city where businessmen carry umbrellas almost like a uniform. The first man to
appear in London with an umbrella about 200 years ago was Jonas Hanway. The first umbrella
user had problems with coachmen, as they wanted people to ride in their coaches in rainy
weather. But Londoners were so grateful to Hanway that they erected a monument to him in
Westminster Abbey.
1. The text is about ....
A) the sightseeing in Westminster Abbey
B) the traffic problems in London
C) the first umbrella user
D) London in rainy weather
E) the uselessness of umbrellas
1. Businessmen in London use their uniform as an umbrella.
2. Londoners still remember the first umbrella user.
3. Coachmen used umbrellas in rainy weather.
4. Londoners first saw an umbrella 200 years ago.
A) 1, 2
B) 2, 4
C) 2, 3, 4
D) l, 4
E) 1, 3, 4

Jonas Hanway had problems with coachmen who ....
A) liked people to use umbrellas in rainy weather
B) considered him a wise man
C) preferred those who rode in coaches
D) were pleased to see him with an umbrella
E) greeted him with great respect
4. Which word from the text has the meaning to travel as a passenger
A) carry
B) appear
C) want
D) erect

There is a ... to Jonas Hanway in London.
A) umbrella
B) uniform
C) coach
E) ride
D) monument
E) problem
Passage 60
New words
runner qaan
honest - drst
fast srtli
respect hrmt
far uzaq
honour fxr
memory yadda
appear yarand
In ancient times letters were brought by runners - men who could run fast and far. Letters were
not written, but told to the receiver. Postmen in those days had to have a good memory and to
be honest, as letters often had secrets. Post runners were met everywhere with respect and
honour. The heavy bag of the postman appeared long after postmen began to carry written
letters.
A) Running a Race
B) Dishonest Postmen
C) Ancient Postmen
D) Memory for Faces
E) Writing a Letter
2. Which word in the text has the meaning always telling the truth?
A) ancient
B) good
D) written
E) honest
C) heavy
3. Choose the correct variant according to the text.

1. People trusted postmen their secrets.
2. The first postmen carried letters in heavy bags.
3. Good memory was very important for postmen.
4. People didnt respect ancient postmen.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 2, 3
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

Postmen were treated everywhere with great ....
A) memory
B) honour
D) bag
E) secret
C) letter
E) 3, 4
Ancient postmen had to be honest, as letters ....

A) were written secretly
B) contained secrets
C) were brought secretly
D) had only secrets
E) didnt contain secrets
Passage 61
New words
stamp marka,mhr
corner - knc
introduce tqdim etmk
citizen - sakin
decide qrara almaq

The first stamp was introduced in 1840 by the Englishman Rowland Hill. Later other countries
decided to have stamps, too. Letters with different stamps began travelling all over the world.
Each stamp has the name of the country printed in the language of that country. And only
British stamps are known everywhere without the countrys name on them, as the worlds first
stamp was made by an Englishman.
A) Exchanging Stamps
B) Buying a Stamp
C) The First Letter
D) The First Stamp
E) Collecting Stamps
2. Which word in the text has the meaning a written message put in an envelope and sent to
somebody?
A) stamp
B) language
D) country
E) name
C) letter

The name of a country on a stamp is printed ...
A) in its own language
B) only in English
C) in three languages
D) in small letters
E) in the left corner

1. The first stamp was invented by a British citizen.
2. British letters travel without stamps on them.
3. British stamps are known only in Britain.
4. British stamps dont need the countrys name.
A) 1, 2, 4
B)l,3
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
E) 3, 4

No letter can ... without a stamp.
A) decide
B) begin
D) travel
E) introduce
C) print
Passage 62
New words
peasant kndli
lantern fnr
learned man alim/bilikli
strange namlum
tie balamaq, brkitmk
invent ixtira etmk
sky sma
kite rplng
calculation - hesablama
trick tcrb
villagers kndlilr
adam
One night a peasant saw a strange light in the sky. It was one of Isaac Newtons tricks. He made
a paper lantern and tied it to a kite. The villagers said, He is a clever boy, but hell never
become a good farmer if he spends his nights watching the stars. But Mrs. Newton hoped that
her son would become a learned man and sent, Isaac to Cambridge University. At 23 he already
invented method of calculation which we have used ever since.
A) A Good Farmer
B) A Paper Lantern
C) Cambridge University
D) The Strange Light
E) Isaac Newton
Young Newton made a ... fly in the sky.
A) trick
B) star
D) peasant
E) paper
C) lantern
3. Express the villagers opinion about Newtons future.

A) Hell become a good farmer.
B) Hell never succeed in farming.
C) Hell never become a learned man.
D) Hell invent methods of calculation.
E) Hell become a famous scientist.

4. Which word refers to mathematics?
A) calculation
B) lantern
D) peasant
E) trick
C) kite
5. Choose the sentences which are true to the text.

1. Newtons neighbors expected him to become a learned man.
2. Newton disliked making tricks .
3. Newtons inventions are important even now.
4. Newtons mother believed in his abilities.
A) 3, 4
B) l, 3, 4
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
E) 2, 4
Passage 63
New words
cartoon-maker cizgi film istehsals
kindness mrhamt
while arkn2
happy ending xobxt sonluq
grown-ups byklr
brought (bring) up bymk
justice - dalt
grateful minntdar olmaq
unforgettable moments unudulmaz dqiqlr

childhood - uaqlq
Walt Disney was a great cartoon-maker. While making a film, he always thought both about
children and grown-ups. He tried to tell people about life, love, justice. There were films that
made people cry. At the same time all Disneys films are full of kindness and have a happy
ending. Many people were brought up on his wonderful films and they are grateful to him for
the unforgettable moments in their childhood.
A) Walt Disneys Childhood
B) A Happy Ending
C) Children and Grown-Ups
D) The Ungrateful People
E) Walt Disneys Films

2. Which word in the text has the meaning feeling thanks to somebody?
A) happy
B) great
D) unforgettable
E) wonderful
C) grateful

1. Both children and grown-ups enjoy Disneys films.
2. Disneys films make people unkind and selfish.
3. Love and justice are the main subjects of Disneys films.
4. Few people remember Disneys films watched in the childhood.
A) 1,2
B)l, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4

Disneys films teach us to ... life and people.
A) bring up
B) think
D) love
E) try
C) cry
5. Name the reason why Disneys films are so popular.

A) Their happy ending makes people do unfair things.
B) They make us hurt other peoples feelings.
C) They bring up good qualities in people.
D) They are very dull and far from life.
E) They wake up no good feelings in people.
Passage 64
New words
got (get) tired yorulmaq
lay on the floor laughing glmkdn dmy uzand
medicine drman
treat rftar etmk
decide qrara almaq
poor animal yazq heyvan
flower-pot gl dibyi
Tom Sawyer got tired of medicine which Aunt Polly gave him every day. So he decided to give
it to his cat Peter. When Aunt Polly entered the room she saw Peter jump from the window
carrying the last flower-pot with him. The bottle of medicine was under the bed. Tom lay on the
floor laughing. She took him by the ear and asked why he had treated the poor animal like that.
Tom said, I was sorry for him because he had no aunt.
A) Taking Care of Flowers
B) The Prescribed Medicine
C) The Unjust Punishment
D) The Funny Trick
E) The Naughty Peter

1. Tom Sawyer enjoyed taking medicine.
2. The cat broke all the flower-pots.
3. Aunt Polly punished the naughty boy.
4. Tom was frightened seeing the cat jumping.
A) 2, 3
) 1, 2
C) l, 3
D) 3, 4
3. Give the reason why Tom gave Peter his medicine.
E) 2, 4
A) He was afraid to be punished.

B) He wanted Peter to be healthy.
C) He disliked taking medicine.
D) Peter had a bad cough.
E) He was eager to be punished.
4. Which word in the text has the meaning to behave in a particular way towards somebody?
A) lie
B) decide
D) treat
E) laugh
C) carry
5. What made the cat jump about the room?

A) medicine
B) flower-pot
D) bed
E) window
C) bottle
Passage 65
New words
deaf kar
the host ev sahibi
invite dvt etmk
loud yksk, brk
funny glmli, mzli
joke - zarafat
laugh glmk
Sir William was deaf but he didnt like people to know this. One day he invited his friends to
dinner and one of them told a funny story. Everyone laughed, and the host, who laughed as
loud as anyone, said, That was a funny joke, but I know a funnier one. When his story ended,
all laughed louder than before and the host smiled happily. He didnt know that it was the
same story that his friend had just told.
A) A Funnier Story
B) Sir Williams Visit
C) The Sad Dinner
D) Planning a Party
E) The Deaf Friends

Sir William was sure that ....
A) his friends liked his story better
B) he had told the same story
C) his friends didnt appreciate his story
D) his joke wasnt exciting
E) his friends knew about his deafness

3. Which word in the text has the meaning to ask somebody to come somewhere?
A) laugh
B) smile
C) invite
D) know
E) begin

1. Sir Williams story made his friends laugh even louder.
2. Sir William was proud of telling a funnier joke.
3. Sir William didnt try to hide his deafness.
4. Sir William was invited to dinner.
A) 2, 3
) 1, 2
C) l, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
5. Give the reason why Sir Williams friends laughed at his joke.
A) He told the same story again.
B) Sir Williams joke wasnt funny at all.
C) They liked his joke better.
D) His joke was funnier than the first one.
E) The joke didnt seem very funny.
Passage 66
New words
visit ziyart etmk
armchair - kreslo
official home rsmi ev
fire - kamen
of all the times btn zamanlarn
guest book xatir kitab
touch toxunmaq
presence mvcud olmaq
When you visit London, remember to visit the worlds most famous address - 221b Baker Street.
Its the official home of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all the times. The museum is
very small, but you can touch everything with your hands, sit in the detectives armchair by the
fire or leave a message for him in a guest book. You can feel the presence of the detective
everywhere.
A) The Unfamiliar Address
B) The Museum in Baker Street
C) The Strict Rules for the Visitors
D) The Famous Address on the Envelope
E) A Visit to London

1. The rules in the museum are very strict.
2. There is a guest book for the visitors.
3. The museum is situated in Baker Street.
4. Nobody is allowed to leave a message.
A) 2, 4
) 1, 2
) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4
3. Which word in the text has the meaning to put your hands on something?
A) remember
B) feel
D) leave
E) visit
C) touch

The atmosphere in the museum is so warm that you ....
A) can sit in Holmess armchair
B) feel comfortable
C) are forbidden to touch anything
D) can write a few words in a guest book
E) feel like the detectives guest
5. Choose the missing word from the text.
The ... exhibits things belonging to Sherlock Holmes.
A) address
B) armchair
D) museum
E) guest
C) detective
Passage 67
New words
foggy dumanl
suddenly qfltn
blind - kor
thick sx
offer tklif etmk
sightseeing grmli yerlr
lose itirmk
stranger namlum insan
unfamiliar namlum
walk gzmk
trouble tinlik
It happened in London on a foggy day. The fog was so thick that cars were not able to run.
People were losing their way. Mr. Smith had an important meeting but he couldnt walk there.
Suddenly he ran into a stranger who offered his help. The fog was getting thicker but the
stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. Mr. Smith asked him how he could do it. Its no
trouble to me,' said the man. Im blind.
A) The Strangers Troubles
B) Sightseeing on a Foggy Day
C) The Traffic Accident
D) The Helpless Stranger
E) The Unexpected Help

2. Why could the stranger find the way easily?
A) The way was unfamiliar to him.
B) He was afraid of running into a car.
C) Mr. Smith showed him the way.
D) The thick fog helped him to do it.
E) He got used to do it without using his eyes.
1. The traffic moved too fast in the thick fog.
2. The fog prevented Mr. Smith from finding the way.
3. Mr. Smith got to the meeting in his car.
4. The stranger helped Mr. Smith not to lose his way.
A) 2, 4
) 1, 2
C) 2, 3
D) 1, 4
E) 3, 4
4. Find the word in the text with the meaning to be unable to find something.
A) happen
B) offer
C) lose
D) walk
E) run
5. Choose the wrong ending.

The foggy day ....
A) made people lose their way
B) made all the traffic stop
C) let people travel by bus
D) made Mr. Smith feel helpless in the street
E) made troubles for everybody
Passage 68
New words
held (hold) keirilmk
forbid qadaan etmk
peace - slh
history tarix
even htta
friendship - dostluq
Greece Yunanstan
took (take) place ba vermk
accompany mayit etmk
include daxil olmaq
war mharib
prohibit qadaan etmk
The worlds greatest sports games are known as the Olympic Games. They are held every
fourth year in different countries. The Olympic Games have long history. They started in
ancient Greece. They included many kinds of sports and were only for men. Women were
forbidden even to watch them. When the Games took place, all the wars stopped. So, the
Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship.
A) The Competition for Greek Women

B) The History of the Olympic Games
C) The Wars in Ancient Greece
D) The Winners of the Games
E) The History of Wars
1. Only men could take part in the Olympic Games.
2. The Olympic games are organized every year.
3. The Olympic games mean peace and friendship.
4. Greek women were allowed to watch the games.
A) 1, 2
B) 2, 3
) 1, 4
D) 3, 4
E) 1, 3
3. Which verb in the text means to look at smth for some time, paying attention to what
happens?
A) forbid
B) start
D) include
E) hold
C) watch

The wars were ... during the Olympic Games.
A) held
D) forbidden
B) included
C) started
E) taken place
5. Why did the Olympic Games become the symbol of peace and friendship?
A) They didnt forbid any wars.
B) They allowed all kinds of wars.
C) They took part only during the wars.
D) They were accompanied by wars.
E) They prohibited all the wars.
Passage 69
New words
iron dmir
ride velosiped srmk
factory fabric
bicycle velosiped
comfortable rahat
produce istehsal etmk
invent ixtira etmk
race yar
cheap ucuz
peasant kndli
afford imkan olmaq
practice tcrbdn keirmk/ mq
etmk
The first iron bicycle was invented by a Russian peasant Artamonov in 1800. The first bicycles
looked funny and riding them wasnt comfortable. The first bicycle race was held in 1868 in
Paris. But the sport wasnt popular as bicycles were expensive and only rich people could afford
them. At the end of the 19th century many factories began to produce thousands of cheap
bicycles, so many people could practice cycling.
A) The First Bicycle Race in London
B) Going in for Cycling
C) The Histoiy of the Bicycle
D) Bicycle Races before 1868
E) Watching the Bicycle Race
1. Cycling became popular at the end of the 19th century.
2. Everybody could easily take part in the first bicycle races.
3. The first bicycles were cheap and comfortable.
4. Only a rich man could buy a bicycle in 1868.
A) 1, 4
) 1, 2
) 1, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
3. Which verb in the text means to train regularly to improve your skill?
A) invent
B) practise
D) produce
E) ride
C) hold
4. Why wasnt cycling popular first?

A) The bicycles were quite cheap.
B) Many people were able to buy a bicycle.
C) A lot of factories produced bicycles.
D) Everybody could go in for cycling.
E) Few people could afford a bicycle.
5. Which word from the text refers to sport?
A) factory
B) peasant
D) century
E) thousand
C) race
Passage 70
New words
arrive glmk
open-topped presidential car st aq
president man
official visit rsmi sfr
head - ba
airport hava liman
blood - qan
crowds of people insan ktlsi
hold tutmaq,saxlamaq
along the street k boyunca
wounded - yaral
wave - l sallamaq
cry qqrt,bart
the sound of a gun shot at atma ssi
echo - ks-sda vermk
neck - boyun
assassinate qtl yetirmk
On November 22, 1963, the President of the United States of America, John F.Kennedy, arrived
in Dallas, Texas, with his wife Jacqueline, on an official visit. It was a beautiful sunny day. At
11.50 a.m they left the airport, and crowds of people stood along the streets of Dallas to watch
the open-topped presidential car going past. At 12.30 the car turned from Houston Street to Elm
Street. It was moving very slowly. Mr Kenedy and his wife were waving at the crowds when
there was the sound of a gun shot. The president's hand stopped moving and then, as a second
shot was heard, went to his neck. There was a third shot, and his head was suddenly covered
with blood. The car immediately raced away to hospital with Jacqueline Kennedy holding her
husband's wounded head in her arms. "Oh, my God, they killed my husband." The cry was
echoed through the crowd. At one o'clock America and the rest of the world heard the shocking
information that president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated.
A) How President Kennedy Was Assassinated
B) Jacqueline Kennedy
C) Texas
D) Houston Street
E) Leaving the Airport

1. John Kennedy arrived in Dallas with his wife Jacqueline.
2. President and his wife were waving at the crowds from the window of the house.
3. At one o'clock America learned that President Kennedy was killed.
4. President arrived in Dallas on an official visit alone.
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
E) 1, 2
3. Choose the antonym of the word slowly.

A) beautifully
B) actively
C) clearly
D) officially
E) fast

1. The crowds of people stood along the streets of Dallas to watch the presidential car.
2. President's car turned from Houston Street to Elm Street at 11.50.
3. On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was killed.
4. The car with President's wife went to hospital.
A) 2, 4
B) 1, 2
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 1, 3
5. Choose the correct synonym of the word "wounded"?

A) open
B) shocked
C)sudden
D) injured
E) covered
Passage 71
New words
English-speaking countries ingilis dilli lklr
zip code pot indeksi
require tlb etmk
upper left-hand corner yuxarda sol
knc
addressee nvan sahibi
line sra,crg
On the envelope, the post office of the English-speaking countries requires the addressee's name
on the first line, the street address on the second line, the city/state/zip code on the third line,
and the name of the country on the last line. All of this should appear in the center of the
envelope. The writer's name and address should appear in the upper left-hand corner of the
envelope.
A) The Address on the Envelope
B) The Post-Office
C) The Writer's Name
D) The Addressee's Name
E) English-Speaking Countries
2. Choose the synonym to the word "require".
A) appear
B) contain
C) demand
D) prefer
E) use

1. The name of the country should be on the last line.
2. The street address should be written on the first line.
3. The writer's name should appear in the upper left-hand corner.
4. The addressee's name is required to be on the third line.
A) 1, 2
) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
E) 1, 4

... should be on the third line.
A) The city/ state/ zip code
B) The writer's name
C) The writer's address
D) The street name
E) The envelope
5. Choose the antonym to the word "appear.
A) write
B) require
C) speak
D) call
E) disappear
Passage 72
New words
enthusiasm counluq,ruh ykskliyi
corner - knc
competitive yaran,rqabtd olan
to be fair - daltli olmaq
soccer futbol
Sport plays a very important role in the life of people in the UK. The British enthusiasm for
competitive sport has given the world soccer and many other sports terms such as "corner",
"penalty", "goal," etc. Many idioms in the English language have come from the world of sport,
for example "to play the game" means "to be fair," and "that's not cricket" means "that's not fair".
A) Watching a Competition
B) Going in for sports
C) Playing a game of Soccer
D) The Role of Sport in Our Life
E) Learning Idioms
1. "To play the game" means "to be fair".
2. "That's not cricket" means "that's not fair".
3. The words "corner", "penalty", "goal" have come from French.
4. Sport hardly plays an important role in the life of people in the UK.
A) 2, 4
B) 2, 3
) 1, 2
D) 1, 4
E) 3, 4
3. Choose the synonym to the word "important".

A) necessary
B) competitive
D) useless
E) unimportant
C) fair
4. Choose the antonym to the word "fair".

A) important
B) honest
D) unreal
E) unjust
C) true

Many ... in English such as "to play the game have come from the world of sport.
A) idioms
B) games
D) roles
E) people
C) sports
Passage 73
New words
body bdn
lung a ciyr
hiking piyada
gzinti
exercise mq
heart rk
cycling velosiped
srm
muscle - zl,muskul
blood circulation qan dvran
jumping rope ip
atlama
Our body needs exercises every day. Exercises help to build our muscles, lungs, heart, and
blood circulation. One of the most interesting facts about our body is that the more we use it
and the harder we work it, the stronger and healthier it becomes. There are many kinds of
physical activities that can be considered exercises, and many of them are lots of fun. Walking,
running, hiking, cycling, swimming, and jumping rope are fun, and they are good exercises,
too.
A) Cycling as a Hobby
B) Exercises for Our Body
C) Swimming
D) Blood Circulation
E) Jumping Rope
2. Choose the antonym to the word "build'.
A) destroy
B) consider
C) need
D) walk
E) become
D) fun
E) exercise
3. Choose the synonym to the word "fact.

A) information
B) muscles
C) heart

1. Our body becomes healthier when we use it hard.
2. Exercises help to train our body.
3. Walking and swimming aren't good for our body.
4. Our muscles don't need exercises.
A) 1, 4
B) l, 3
) 1, 2
D) 2, 3

There are many kinds of ... or exercises.
A) physical activities
B) interesting facts
E) 2, 4
C) blood circulation
D) fun
E) muscles
Passage 74
New words
mind yadda,al
chess - ahmat
experience tcrb
raising pets ev heyvan saxlayb bytmk
regularly mntzm olaraq
coin qpik
brain beyin
function faliyyt gstrmk
Our mind needs exercises just as our muscles do, and we should try to give it new experiences
regularly. They help our brain to function at its very best. Games are fun and so are hobbies.
Reading is a wonderful way to exercise our mind and learn about the world. Learning how to
play chess, raising pets, collecting stamps, or coins, bird watching - there are so many
interesting and exciting activities, it is impossible to name them all.
A) Collecting Stamps
B) Playing Chess
C) Exercising Our Mind
D) Our Muscles
E) Raising Pets
2. Choose the synonym to the word "to function".
A) act
B) collect
C) name
D) learn
E) watch
3. Choose the antonym to the word "interesting".

A) dull
B) impossible
C) wonderful
D) best
E) exciting

1. Reading is a good way to learn about the world.
2. Learning how to play chess, collecting stamps is so harmful.
3. Exercises help our brain to function at its very best.
4. It is impossible to help our brain to function better.
A) 1, 4
B) l, 3
5. Choose the wrong statements.

1. Our mind needs exercise.
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
2. Reading is a wonderful way of exercising our mind.

3. There are very few exciting activities.
4. We shouldnt try to give our mind new exercises regularly.
A) 3, 4
) 1, 2
C) 2, 3
D) 1, 4
E) 1, 3
Passage 75
New words
tradition - nn
opportunity imkan
profession snt,pe
among arasnda
reason sbb
typist - makina
search axtar
vary frqlnmk
construction inaat,tikinti
vacation ttil
pay dmk
salesclerk - satc
employer sahibkar
gain - ld etmk
baby-sitter uaq baxcs
experience tcbrb
expenses xrclr
The summer job is a tradition among students of American schools and universities. Long
before the end of the school year, students begin their search for jobs during vacation (June,
July, August). Students send letters to businesses, and talk to employers about job opportunities
during the summer. Reasons for wanting a summer job vary from student to student. Some
work to pay their school expenses; others work to gain experience in their chosen professions;
still others work just for the fun of it. Paperboy, typist, construction worker, salesclerk, babysitter, factory-worker, waiter or waitress - these are some of the more common jobs that
students have during the summer months.
A) Summer Jobs
B) School Expenses
C) Choosing a Profession
D) American Schools
E) The School Year in America

1. Some students work in summer to gain experience in their chosen profession.
2. There are not any job opportunities for students during the summer.
3. Students may begin their search for summer jobs long before / the end of the school year.
4. All students have the same reason for getting a summer job.
A) 1, 4
) 1, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 1, 2
E) 2, 4

1. The summer job gives a good opportunity to pay the school expenses.
2. Most American students think that its not a good idea to work during summer vacation.
3. American students never look for summer jobs themselves.
4. Some students work in summer not only to earn money but
also for the fun of it.
A) 2,3
) 1, 2
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 4
E) 1, 3
4. The verb to vary in the text means ...

A) to be different
B) to look for
C) to take an opportunity
D) to represent
E) to be similar
5. Which word from the text means one of the periods of time when schools, colleges,
universities are closed!?
A) vacation
B) search
C) tradition
D) expenses
E) experience
Passage 76
New words
lamplighter iq
traditional - nnvi
light (lit) yandrmaq,iqlandrmaq
outside l,bayr
foggy dumanl
royal palace krala mxsus saray
switch on/off yandrmaq/sndrmk
queen - kralia
A hundred years ago, the lamplighters in London were very busy men. It was their job, every
evening, to light the thousands of gas lamps in the city. The gentle light from those lamps was
all that lit the foggy streets of London.
Nowadays there are electric lamps that switch themselves on and off automatically. But some
parts of London still have traditional gas lamps. Most of them are in the parks and outside royal
palaces. The Queen likes to keep the tradition alive and has gas lamps outside Buckingham
Palace. Westminster, the home of the Houses of Parliament has 400 gas lamps. So you can still
see the lamplighter in London who goes round every evening to light gas lamps by hand.
A) Gas Lamps in London
B) Lightning
C) Places of Interest in London
D) Kings and Queens of England
E) On Foggy Days
2. The main idea of the text is that < .
A) traditions are still important in England
B) nowadays its impossible to keep traditions alive
C) its easy to light electric lamps by hand
D) gas lamps can switch off automatically
E) gas lamps didnt light the foggy streets a hundred years ago
3. Choose the word from the text with the opposite meaning to free
A) busy
automatic
B) traditional
C) alive
D) gentle
E)
4. Which statements are true?

1. There are lamplighters in London nowadays.
2. You can no longer see a lamplighter in London.
3. The job of a lamplighter is to sweep the streets.
4. The English keep their traditions.
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 1, 2
E) 1, 3
5. Choose the synonym of the verb switch on

A) turn on
B) turn off
C) switch off
D) turn to
E) put on
Passage 77
New words
walk gzmk
fruit meyv
meat - t
run qamaq
vegetable trvz
outdoor l,bayr
sunlight gn i
food qida,rzaq
grow bymk
plant - bitki
Where does our energy come from? We can walk and run, work and play because we have
energy. But we dont have to go outdoors to get it. It comes to us in food. The fruits and
vegetables that we eat receive energy from sunlight when they grow. Milk, eggs and meat come
from animals, but they get their energy from plants. So our energy comes from the sun.
A) Lying in the Sun
B) Going Outdoors
C) Growing Plants
D) The Importance of Energy
E) Losing Energy
1. Animals get energy from plants.
2. Energy is necessary for life.
3. Plants get energy from animals.
4. People receive energy from sunlight.
5. Meat and eggs come from plants.

A) 2, 3
) 1, 3
C) 2, 5
D) 4, 5
E) 3, 5
3. Choose the synonym to the word outdoors.

A) inside
B) in the open air
C) at home
D) upstairs
E)
indoors
We shant be able to move if we ... .
A) eat a lot of fruit
B) get energy from sunlight
C) spend a lot of time outdoors
D) dont have energy
E) eat vegetables
5. Which word doesnt go with the word food?
A) fruit
B) meat
D) vegetable
E) eggs
C) energy
Passage 78
New words
racing yar
boat-racing qayq yar
horseracing at yar
row avar kmk
motor- racing man yar

There are all kinds of racing in England: horseracing, motor- racing, boat-racing. The most
popular boatrace is the race between Oxford University and Cambridge University. It takes
place on the river Thames, and thousands of people go to watch it. There are eight men in each
boat and each team tries to row as quickly as it can.
A) the Thames
B) the most popular horseracing
C) losing the race
D) awarding the winners
E) the most popular boatrace

1. Each team consists of ten men.
2. The boat race has become very popular.
3. A lot of people come to see the race.
4. The players of each team row very slowly.

A) 2,3
B) 1,2,3
C) l, 3
D) 2, 3, 4
E) 3, 4
3. Choose the synonym to the word take place.

A) watch
B) happen
C) participate
D) row
E) try

A) race
B) boat
C) team
D) kind
E) row

Thousands of people watch the boatrace as ... .
A) it takes place on the Thames
B) its very popular
C) there are 8 men in each team
D) the men row quickly
E) there are all kinds of racing
Passage 79
New words
painting rsim, kil
left (leave) trk etmk
restore brpa
complete tamamlamaq
treasure mhafiz
etmk
thought dnlmk
etmk
paint- kmk, boyamaq
attack korlanmaq
case - qutu
wealthy varl
damage zrr grmk
prevent qorumaq
humidity rtubt, nmilik
masterpiece ah sr
The most famous painting in the world Mona Liza is nearly 500 years old. It is thought that
Leonardo da Vinci painted the wife of wealthy businessman Giocondo, but he didnt give it to
him. Soon Leonardo da Vinci left Italy for France and completed the portrait there. During the
time the painting was attacked and damaged. Later it was restored. Now its the French
treasure and hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is kept in a special case to prevent the
painting from humidity and damage.
1. Which word in the passage has the meaning to stop something from happening
A) to prevent
B) to paint
C) to attack
D) to damage
E) to hang
2. The passage is mainly about < .

A) Leonardos masterpiece
B) the wealthy businessman of Italy
C) the Louvre Museum
D) L. da Vincis thoughts
E) the history of France

3. Which question has no answer in the passage?
A) Who was Mona Lisa?
B) What is the cost of the painting?
C) Who took the painting to France?
D) Where is the painting now?
E) How old is the painting?

The painting < .
1. is not preserved in the Louvre Museum
2. Is one of L. da Vincis masterpieces
3. is still in Italy
4. belongs to France
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4
E) 1, 4
5. The underlined pronoun it refers to the word < .

A) portrait
B) wealth
C) humidity
D) France
E) case
Passage 80
New words
well-known mhur
to be staged shny qoyulmaq
die lmk
dramatist dramaturq
familiar ox yaxn
bury dfn
olunmaq
theatre teatr
success - uur
memorial xatir
world-wide fame btn dnyada mhurluq
William Shakespeare, the well-known dramatist, was born in the heart of England, in the
Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564.
In Stratford there is a big modern theatre called the Shakespeare memorial Theatre. There the
plays by Shakespeare are staged every year. We dont know about his education, but his works
show that he was familiar with Latin books taught at grammar schools. Many of his plays
staged at a London theatre the Globe were a great success. They brought him the world-wide
fame. Shakespeare died in 1616 and was buried in Stratford Church.
1. The underlined pronoun they in the passage refers to < .
A) theatres
B) plays
C) dramatists
D) schools
E) Latin books
2. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A) Its not exactly known how long W. Shakespeare lived.
B) The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre is located in Stratford.
C) Stratford Church is the place in which Shakespeare was buried.
D) Stratford-upon-Avon was W. Shakespeares birthplace.
E) The Globe theatre is in London.
3. Choose the word from the passage which means a person who writes plays for the theatre,
television or radio
A) education
B) a theatre
C) a play
D) a stage
E) a dramatist

A) knowledge of Latin
B) W. Shakespeares education
C) the Globe theatre
D) W. Shakespeare
E) Stratford Church
1. Every year W. Shakespeares plays are staged at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
2. The Globe is in Stratford-upon-Avon.
3. Stratford-upon-Avon is the heart of England.
4. W. Shakespeare didnt have any knowledge of Latin books.
A) 1, 2, 4
B) 2, 3, 4
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 4
E) 1, 3
Passage 81
New words
Government hkmt
necessary vacib,mhm
Science elm
area sah
Organization tkilat
communication -laq
Speed srt
exploration tdqiqat
imagine tsvir etmk
Computers have already become very important in the modern world, especially in
government, science, business, education and other organizations in which speed is necessary.
They help scientists to do many experiments. Thanks to computers people have made different
programs in many areas, such as health care, communication systems, business management
and space exploration. Its difficult to imagine todays world without these thinking
machines.
1. The computers are widely used in many areas.
2. We cant imagine our life without computers.
3. Todays world doesnt need thinking machines.
4. Speed is not necessary in the modern world.
A) 3, 4
B) 1, 4
C) 1, 2
D) 1, 3
E) 2, 4

A) Are computers necessary nowadays?
B) Whom do computers help to do experiments?
C) In which areas are computers used?
D) What helps scientists to make programs?
E) How long have computers been used in our life?
A) space exploration
D) business
B) health care
C) thinking machines
E) scientists
4. Choose the word from the passage which has the meaning a process of teaching, training
and learning, especially in schools or colleges.
A) education
B) management
D) exploration
E) speed
C) communication
5. The underlined pronoun they refers to < .

A) organizations
B) computers
D) experiments
E) scientists
C) programs
Passage 82
New words
announce - elan
firm - firma
accept qbul etmk
anniversary il dnm
gift hdiyy
Long ago, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen didnt accept gifts from people whom
she didnt know. Soon after this announcement, an American hot dog firm sent her a box of
hot dogs because it was the anniversary of the day when her father, King George, had eaten his
first hot dog on a visit to America.
< is a spoken or written statement that informs people about something.
A) A gift
B) A palace
C) A visit
D) An anniversary
announcement
A) Who tasted his first hot dog in America?
B) How many hot dogs were there in the box?
C) When was a box of hot dogs sent?
D) Where did King George taste his first hot dogs?
E) Who sent the Queen a box of hot dogs?
A) a strange gift
B) an American firm
D) the Queens Palace
C) a visit to Buckingham Palace
E) King George

An American hot dog firm sent the Queen a box of hot dogs because <
A) she liked hot dogs.
B) her father had tasted the first hot dogs in America.
C) it was King Georges birthday.
D) she expected hot dogs to be sent.
E) it was her birthday.
The Queen < .
A) announced about her visit to America
B) celebrated her anniversary
C) refused to accept gifts
D) sent a box of hot dogs to the firm
E) gave gifts to people
E) An
Passage 83
New words
nation millt
throw away - tullamaq
tradition and custom adt nn
fireplace kamen, ocaq
surround- hat etmk, brmk
central heating mrkzi istilik sistemi
sentimental hssas
change dyiiklik
Every nation has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions surround you
everywhere. The British have sentimental love for things and traditions because they are old.
They never throw away old things. For example, in many houses of Great Britain they have
fireplaces and though their bedrooms are awfully cold, the English people dont want to have
central heating because they dont want to have changes.
A) Breaking Old Traditions
B) Making Central Heating
C) Love for Changes
D) Love for old Things
E) Throwing away Old Things

1. The English prefer to have fireplaces.
2. Today many Englishmen replace fireplaces by central heating.
3. The English dont like to change anything in their life.
4. The English prefer new things to old ones.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

The English prefer < in their houses.
1. to have fireplaces
2. to have central heating
3. to make a lot of changes
4. to have newly-bought things
5. to use old things

A) 1, 2
B) 1, 5
C) 3, 5
D) 4, 5
E) 1, 4
4. Why are bedrooms in the English houses cold?

A) The English prefer cold to heat.
B) The English dont like central heating.
C) The English like to live in cold rooms.
D) The English are used to cold.
E) The English prefer fireplaces to central heating.
1. fireplaces
A) 3, 5
2. things
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 2, 4
3. changes
D) 1, 3, 4
4. traditions
E) 2, 5
5. houses
Passage 84
New words
statue heykl
independence mstqillik
liberty azadlq
sculptor heykltra
colony koloniya, mstmlk
design yaratmaq, qurmaq
gain - ld etmk
tower - qala
The Statue of Liberty is a famous statue in the USA. It was a gift to the USA from the people of
France. France helped the American colonies to gain independence from England. The French
wanted to do something special for the USA. The French sculptor F. Bartholdi designed the
statue. The French engineer A. Eiffel, who was famous for his Eiffel Tower in Paris, thought
how to make the heavy statue stand.
A) Who helped to make the heavy statue stand?
B) Where is the Eiffel Tower situated?
C) Who designed the Statue of Liberty?
D) What was presented to the USA by France?
E) When did the American colonies gain independence from England?
A. Eiffel thought how <
A) to make the heavy statue stand.
B) to gain independence.
C) to destroy the Eiffel Tower.
D) to help the American colonies.
E) to decorate the statue.
23. The passage is mainly about <
A) the Americans struggle for independence.
B) the Eiffel Tower.
C) the independence of the USA.
D) the friendship between the USA and England.
E) the Statue of Liberty and its history.
The Statue of Liberty < .
A) was designed by an American sculptor
B) was a gift to the USA from the people of France
C) is in England
D) is not one of the famous statues in the Usa
E) is not heavy
< is an area that is governed by a more powerful country.
A) A colony
B) A statue C) A tower
D) Independence
E) Liberty
Passage 85
New words
strike vurmaq
greeting - salamlama
head basic
present hdiyy
entrance giri
offer tklif etmk
Christmas is a great English national holiday, but in Scotland it is not kept at all. But six days
later, on New Years Eve the Scottish begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops and factories are
closed. People invite their friends to their houses. When the clock begins to strike twelve, the
head of the family opens the entrance door to see the Old Year out and the New Year in. Then
greetings and small presents are offered.
A) New Years Eve in Scotland
B) Buying Presents
C) An Invitation to the Party
D) Celebrating Christmas
E) Refusing the Invitation

2. Which statements are correct?
1. People arrange parties on New Years Eve.
2. Both shops and factories work on New Years Eve.
3. Christmas isnt celebrated in Scotland.
4. People dont prepare presents for their friends.
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

The head of the family opens the door on New Years Eve in order to < .
A) get presents
B) let his guests come in
C) see the Old Year out and the New year in
D) see the New Year out and the Old year in
E) greet his guests
4. Which word in the text has the meaning to show the time by making a ringing noise?
A) strike
B) enjoy
C) offer
D) invite
E) greet
5. Choose the correct words from the text.

On New Years Eve people exchange < .
1. presents
2. clocks
A) 2, 5
3. houses
B) 2, 3
4. greetings
C) 1, 5
5. shops
D) 1, 4
E) 3, 4
Passage 86
New words
to be found - sas qoyulmaq
residence iqamtgah
quite tamamil
sky-scraper gydln
Washington was founded in 1791. It is quite different from any other city of the USA. It is not
very large, but very important as the capital of the USA. The oldest public building is the White
House, the residence of the president. All American presidents have lived there. But the tallest
building in the city is the Capitol, where the Congress sits. There are no sky-scrapers in
Washington because no other building must be taller than the Capitol.
A) A Visit to the Capitol
B) American Presidents
C) The City of Sky-Scrapers
D) The Tallest Sky-Scraper
E) The Main Buildings of Washington

2. Which sentences are logically correct?
1. Washington serves as the capital of the USA.
2. Washington looks like other American cities.
3. Sky-scrapers are not built in Washington.
4. The White House is taller than the Capitol.
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 3
D) 2, 3
3. Which question has no answer in the text?

A) Who founded the capital of the USA?
B) When was Washington founded?
C) Where does the Congress sit?
D) Where do American presidents live?
E) Which building is the tallest in Washington?
E) 3, 4
4. What makes Washington different from other American cities?

A) Its a very large city.
B) There are a lot of sky-scrapers there.
C) There are no government buildings there.
D) Its the capital of the country.
E) It has never been the capital.
5. The underlined word it refers to < .
A) the White House
B) Washington
D) the Capitol
E) residence
C) The Congress
Passage 87
New words
heath l
merry n,ad
sew tikmk
fair yarmarka
pearly - mirvarili
ready-made hazr, tikili
amusement - ylnc
button dym
contain yerlmk, saxlamaq
On Bank Holidays many Londoners go to Hampstead Heath, a large natural park,

where there is a big fair with different amusements for children and young people.
Everybody buys bright balloons and paper hats and this makes everybody merry. A
very important event is the coming of the Pearly King and Queen people who have
sewed pearl buttons all over their dresses and hats. Those of them who have the most
beautiful costumes are named Pearly King and Queen for one year.
A) The Amusement Park
B) Pearl Buttons
C) Ready-Made Costumes
D) Making Paper Hats
E) The Unimportant Event

1. Pearly King and Queen are chosen once a year.
2. There are no amusements for children at the fair.
3. The costumes of Pearly King and Queen contain no buttons.
4. People enjoy themselves at the fair.
A) 2, 4
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 3
D) 1, 4
E) 3, 4
Its necessary for Pearly King and Queen to < .

A) sew a lot of balloons on their paper hats
B) tear the buttons off their costumes
C) wear the nicest costumes
D) cut all the buttons from their suits
E) have costumes without buttons

A) Where is the fair situated?
B) What important event takes place at the fair?
C) How do people enjoy themselves at the fair?
D) How do people choose Pearly King and Queen?
E) When are Bank Holidays celebrated?
5. < means happy and cheerful
A) Merry
B) Important
C) Bright
D) Natural
E) Different
Passage 88
New words
right dz
playwright - dramaturq
heart of England ngiltrnin mrkzind
remain saxlamaq, qalmaq
connect - laqli olmaq
mention xatrlatmaq
birthplace doulduu yer
buried basdrlmaq, dfn olunmaq
wooden - taxtadan
Stratford is a very interesting town, right in the heart of England. Everything here is
connected with the name of Shakespeare. You can visit Shakespeares birthplace a
small house with small rooms. In one room there is a wooden desk where the future
playwright sat when he went to grammar school. There remained a garden with all the
plants that are mentioned in his plays. Tourists can visit the church where Shakespeare
is buried.
A) Shakespeares plays
B) The Town of Shakespeare
C) Watching Shakespeares Plays
D) Grammar School
E) Shakespeares Biography.
1. Little Shakespeare attended grammar school.
2. Few places remind you of the famous playwright.
3. You can hardly see the plants described in Shakespeares plays.
4. Shakespeare is buried in Stratford.

A) 1, 4
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
3. Which word in the text means to write or speak about something

A) bury
B) remind
C) visit
D) mention
E) connect

A) Where is Shakespeare buried?
B) Where is Stratford situated?
C) Where was Shakespeare born?
D) What was Shakespeare?
E) When was Shakespeare born?
5. A playwright is a person who < .
A) makes costumes for the theatre
B) goes regularly to the theatre
C) performs a role in a play
D) writes plays for the theatre
E) watches a play at the theatre
Passage 89
New words
post office pot idarsi
stamp marka, tamp
envelope zrf
stick - yapdrmaq
held(hold) tutmaq, saxlamaq

went up (go up) - yaxnlamaq
A German student who didnt know English very well came to the post office in London. In one
hand he had a letter in an envelope and in the other hand he held a stamp. He went up to the
girl who worked there, gave her the stamp and the envelope. No, no said the girl. You must
stick it on yourself. Why must I stick the stamp on myself? I want to send the letter, but not
myself.
A) At the Post Office
B) An English-Speaking Student
C) Buying a Stamp
D) An English Student
E) Sending a Telegram
A) The student knew English well.
parcel.
B) The student came to the post office to send a
C) The student did what he was told.
D) The student misunderstood what the girl told
him.
E) The student came in with a parcel in his hand.
3. An envelope is < .
A) the official system for sending letters and telegrams
B) the cost of sending letters
C) a flat container used to send letters
D) a box to drop the letters
into
E) the sum of money you pay for postal service
A) Did the German student know English?
B) Did the German student come to send a
telegram?
C) What caused misunderstanding?
D) When did the German student arrive
in London?
E) What did the German student come to the post office for?
5. Choose the correct sentence.
The girl wanted the German student < .
A) to stick the stamp on the envelope himself
B) to buy another stamp
C) to send the letter without a stamp
D) to buy an envelope
E) to stick two stamps on the envelope
Passage 90
New words
afraid of qorxmaq
find out akar etmk
thought - dnrdlr
prison hbs
die lmk
prove sbut olunmaq
decide qrara almaq
harmful zrrli
Many years ago tea and coffee were not known in Europe. People were afraid to drink
them. They thought if a person drank them he would die. Once the king of Sweden
decided to find out whether it was true or not. At that time there were two brothers in
prison. The king said: I shall let them live but they must drink tea or coffee to the end
of their lives. One must drink tea, the other must drink coffee every day. The brothers
did as the king said. They lived long. In this way it was proved neither tea nor coffee
was harmful.
A) Coffee and Tea
B) The European People
C) Making Tea
D) The Prison
E) The Brothers Offer

2. Name the reason why people were afraid to drink tea or coffee.
A) They knew everything about them.
B) They thought them to be useful.
C) They thought them to be harmless for people.
D) People had enough information about them.
E) People knew nothing about them.
3. Choose the correct sentence according to the text.
A) The brothers refused the kings offer.
B) The brothers didnt agree to drink tea or coffee.
C) The king decided to find out the truth.
D) The brothers fell ill for having tea and coffee.
E) It was proved that tea and coffee were harmful.
4. Which word has the closest meaning with to find out?
A) discover
B) decide
C) let
D) declare
E) manage

It was proved that < .
A) people didnt have to drink tea or coffee.
B) both tea and coffee were harmful
C) tea and coffee were poisonous drinks
D) nether tea nor coffee was harmful
E) tea and coffee caused trouble for people
Passage 91
New words
capital paytaxt
get lost - azmaq
run uzanan
organized tkil olunmaq
number nmrlmk
forbid qadaan etmk
avenue prospekt, geni k
carriage - vaqon
Washington is the capital of the USA. Its named after George Washington, the first
president of the country. The city is planned very well. The streets that run from south
to north are numbered. The streets that go from east to west are lettered. Large streets
are called avenues and have the names of big cities. So its hard to get lost in
Washington. The metro system is very well organized. It is very clean there, as its
forbidden to eat or drink anything in carriages and on the platforms.
A) the capital of the USA
B) big cities of the USA
C) George Washington
D) the first president of the USA
E) the metro system of the USA

1. Its very difficult to find ones way in Washington.
2. The capital of the USA has the name of its first president.
3. There are no large streets in Washington.
4. You mustnt eat or drink anything in the metro.
A) 2, 3
B) 1, 3
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 4
E) 1, 2
3. Which word in the passage means to order that something mustnt be done?
A) to plan
B) to call
C) to number
D) to forbid
to run
A) How is the city planned?
B) Which streets are numbered?
C) What is forbidden in the metro?
D) How many avenues are there in the city?
E) Who is the first president of the USA?
You cant get lost in Washington, as < .
A) all its streets go from south to north
B) its not allowed to eat in the metro
C) all the streets run from east to west
D) the city is carefully planned
E) its not clean there
Passage 92
New words
Once-bir df
a tongue-dil
sometimes-bzn
Chief-mdir
next-nvbti
unhappy-kdrli
Servant-qulluqu
the worst-n pis
happy-sevincli
E)
The best-n yax
what-n
to be right-haql olmaq
Meat-t
bring-gtirmk
lets-glin
Brought(buy)-almaq
the same-eyni
master-sahib olmaq, yiylnmk
Once a chief told one of his servants to buy him the best meat from the market. The
servant brought him a tongue. The next day the chief told the servant to bring him the
worst meat from the market. The servant brought a tongue again. What? the chief
said. When I ask for the best meat, you bring a tongue and then you bring the same
thing for the worst meat. The servant said, Sometimes a man is very unhappy
because of his tongue; and sometimes his tongue makes him very happy. You are
right, the chief said, Lets be masters of our tongue!
The servant bought a tongue twice < .
1. once as the worst thing
2. As an expensive thing
3. as a harmful thing
4. Once as the best thing
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 2
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 1, 3

One day a chief asked his servant < .
A) to cook a tongue
B) to buy him the best meat from the market
C) to warm the meal
D) to bring a tongue
E) to share his meal with him
3. Choose the logically correct variant.
What the servant said and did showed him to be < .
A) silly
B) stupid
C) foolish
D) wise

The chiefs words You are right meant that the servants idea < .
A) displeased him
B) pleased him
D) disturbed him
E) spoiled his mood
C) made him angry
5. Choose the best title for the story.

A) A Story about the tongue
B) The Underdone Meat
C) A Chief
D) Cooking Meat
E) A Stupid Servant
Passage 93
E) not clever
New words
building bina
early years-vvlki illr
remind - xatrlatmaq
enter-daxil olmaq
national milli
recognize - tanmaq
surround-hat etmk, brmk
surround - hat etmk
painting-rsim
strength gc, qvvt
belong to aid olmaq
nation millt
The most famous building in Washington is the White House, the home of American
Presidents. If you enter it, history surrounds you. It has more than 150 rooms! There is
furniture, paintings, and things that belonged to the Presidents of early years. One
room, for example, is called the Lincoln Room. President Lincoln worked there. But the
White House is more than the Presidents home. Like the Capitol, its a national symbol.
Its white walls remind us of the strength and beauty of the American nation.
A) American presidents home
B) President Lincolns life
C) the city of Washington
D) the capitol as a national symbol
E) the American nation

2. Choose the correct word from the passage.
The furniture of the White House < us of the Presidents of early years.
A) works
B) enters
C) belongs
D) reminds
E) surrounds
3. Which statements are true to the passage?

1. You can hardly recognize the White House among other buildings.
2. Both the White House and the Capitol are national symbols.
3. President Lincoln neither lived nor worked in the White house.
4. Everything in the White House is connected with history.
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 3
C) 1, 2
D) 2, 3
E) 2, 4

What in the White House reminds us of the Presidents of early years?
A) The rooms where they worked
B) the furniture which is carefully kept
C) The things that belonged to them
D) the paintings on the walls
E) The newly-bought furniture

A) How many American Presidents lived in the White House?
B) How many rooms does the White House contain?
C) What building is the home of American presidents?
D) Is the White House a national symbol?
E) What reminds us of the strength of the American nation?

Passage 94
New words
Set qurmaq, dzltmk
hear eitmk
discussion mzakir
Huge iri, nhng
serve xidmt gstrmk
visitor ziyarti
Direction istiqamt
member zv
allow icaz vermk
Sound ss
behavior davran
anniversary il dnm
Many Londoners set their watches by Big Ben, the huge clock on the tower of the
Houses of Parliament. The clock was named after Sir Benjamin Hall under whose
direction it was made. The sounds of Big Ben first were heard in 1859. At that time the
clock tower also served as the prison Room where members of parliament were sent
bad behavior during discussions. Nowadays visitors are allowed to get inside it. In 2009
the British Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of the famous clock.
A) discussions at parliament
B) Big Ben
C) members of parliament
D) the Prison Room
E) sir Benjamin Hall

2. Which word in the passage has the meaning to be suitable for a particular use?
A) celebrate
B) set
C) hear
D) serve
E) send

First Londoners heard the < of Big Ben 150 years ago.
A) towers
B) discussions
C) visitors
D) prisons

1. The discussions of Parliament took place in the Prison Room.
2. Big Ben is situated on the tower of the Houses of Parliament.
3. First the famous clock began to strike in 1859.
4. People have no opportunity to set their watches by Big Ben.
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4

A) Visitors are forbidden to enter the clock tower.
B) The Prison Room was used as a place of punishment.
C) Big Ben was named in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall.
D) Big Ben has been working already for 150 years.
E) sounds
E) The clock was built under the direction of Sir Benjamin Hall.
Passage 95
New words
creat yaratmaq
at least - n azndan
welcome sslmk
founder sasn qoyan
nation millt
join - qoulmaq
contain ibart olmaq
connect - laqd olmaq
hoist - qaldrma
ring zk
movement hrkat
take part itirak etmk
symbolize rmzldirmk
international beynlxalq
The Olympic Flag was created by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern
Olympic Games. It contains five rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red.
They symbolize five continents of the world. The colors of the rings were chosen
because at least one of them can be found on the flag of every nation in the world. The
rings are connected with one another. It means that the Olympic Movement is
international and welcomes all countries to join. In 1920 the Olympic flag was hoisted
for the first time and the rings became the official Olympic symbol.
A) the Official Olympic Symbol
B) taking part in the Olympic Games
C) the Flags of Different Nations
D) watching the Olympic Games
E) hoisting the Olympic Flag

2. Whats the reason for choosing the colors of the rings?
A) Every national flag contains at least one of them.
B) All of them are used on every national flag.
C) You can see none of them on national flags.
D) Only these colors are found on national flags.
E) Each country uses all of them on its flag.
3. What isnt mentioned in the passage?
A) the founder of the modern Olympic Games
B) the year of the first raising of the flag
C) the colors of the rings
D) the place of the first raising of the flag
E) the number of the rings
4. Which word in the passage means to join together two or more things?
A) welcome
B) symbolize
C) connect
D) create
E) contain

1. Coubertin created the official Olympic Symbol.
2. The colors of the rings represent kinds of sports.
3. Every country can take part in the Olympic Games.
4. The Olympic Movement separates all the countries.
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 1, 2
Passage 96
New words
The Great Silk Way byk ipk yolu
carry damaq
valuable qiymtli
Trade route ticart marrutu
caravan karvan
explain izah etmk
East rq
neighbor tribes qonu tayfalar
West qrb
attack hcum etmk
Old times qdim zamanlarda
capture zbt etmk
Silk ipk
protect - qorumaq
At first ilk vaxtlar
relationship - laq
rob - ourlamaq
The Great Silk Way was an ancient trade route between the East and the West. In old
times China was famous for its silk. At first it was carried on caravans and sold only in
China. Caravans moved slowly and their way was very dangerous, as neighboring
tribes often attacked them and captured the goods. In order to protect them, the
Chinese decided to build good relationships with the tribes. And soon they were able to
carry various goods to other countries. The most valuable product was silk, which
explains the name of the route.
A) making clothes from silk
B) the history of the Silk Way
C) how to protect caravans
D) the neighboring tribes
E) carrying silk to China

A) the Chinese
B) goods
C) parts
D) caravans
3. Why was the route named the Silk Way?

A) The major product exported from China was silk.
B) Only silk was carried on the Silk Way.
C) The neighboring tribes captured only silk.
E) tribes
D) China was famous for silk in those times.

E) Silk was a useless product at that time.
1. The neighboring tribes never robbed caravans.
2. The Silk Way let the people carry goods to other countries.
3. At first silk was transported only on the territory of China.
4. The Chinese often attacked the neighboring tribes.
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 3, 4
D) 2, 4
E) 2, 3
5. Which word in the passage means a way that you follow to get from one place to
another
A) goods
B) source
C) relationships
D) tribe
E) route
Passage 97
New words
Found - sas qoyulmaq
remain qalmaq, saxlanmaq
Heart rk
break sndrmaq, datmaq
Wall divar
Defend mdafi etmk
New York is one of the largest cities in the world. It was founded in 1613. Manhattan is
the name of an island which forms the heart of New York. The famous Wall Street,
which is the centre of American money business, is situated in Manhattan. The street
got its name in the old days when the colonists built a wall across Manhattan to defend
themselves from the Indians. The wall was later broken down but the name remained.
A) the history of Wall Street
B) sightseeing in New York
C) walking along wall street
D) breaking the wall
E) how New York was founded

1. The wall remained till nowadays.
2. Wall Street has kept its old name.
3. The wall protested the colonists from the Indians.
4. The wall was built by the Indians.
A) 2, 3
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 4
D) 1, 3
E) 3, 4
3. Which word in the passage has the meaning to protect something or somebody from
attack?
A) found
B) remain
C) defend
D) break
E) form

A) When was the wall destroyed?
B) How did Wall Street get its name?
C) Why was the wall built?
D) Where is Wall Street situated?
E) Who built a wall across Manhattan?
To protect themselves the colonists had to < .
A) built a wall
B) knock down the wall
C) keep the name of the street
D) destroy the wall
E) change the name of the street
Passage 98
New words
theatre teatr
will arzu, istk
tradition nn
wine rab
cook abaz
performance - x
successful uurlu
stage shn
career kariera
make-up makiyaj, qrim
The Theatre Royal is one of the oldest London theatres. Its a theatre of traditions. One
of them is called the Baddeley cake. Robert Baddeley was a cook who later became an
actor of the Theatre Royal. After a successful career he left money in his will to give
cake with a glass of wine for the actors of the theatre. Each January 6th , after the
evening performance, the actors come off the stage in their costumes and make-up to
eat the Baddeley cake.

A) the origin of the tradition
B) refusing the Baddeley cake
C) R. Baddeleys career
D) watching a performance
E) a forgotten tradition
A) Where is the Theatre Royal situated?
B) What tradition is kept in January?
C) What was R. Baddeleys profession?
D) How old is the Theatre Royal?
E) Was R. Baddeley a good actor?
3. Which word in the passage means cosmetics used by women or by actors?
A) stage
B) will
C) costume
D) make-up
E) performance

1. The Baddeley cake is offered once a year.
2. The actors take off their costumes before having the Baddeley cake.
3. R. Baddeley was a good actor.
4. There are no traditions in the Theatre Royal.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 3, 4

According to the will the < is kept each January.
A) theatre
B) career
C) actor
D) evening
E) tradition
Passage 99
New words
connect - laqlndirmk
harm - ziyan
size l
science elm
container konteyner, qutu
library kitabxana
purse-kis
possible mmkn
produce gstrir
quickly cld
publish nr etmk
reduce azaltmaq
advantage - stnluk
disadvantage - atmazlq
Many people connect computers only with the world of science. But computers can
help us in many ways. In the library it is now possible to find a book you need very
quickly. There is a system of reducing books in size and keeping thousands of them in a
container which is no bigger than a purse. You tell the computer which book you need
and it produces it in a few second. There are also computer systems which translate
articles from foreign languages. When millions of new books are published every year,
it is quite an advantage.
A) The advantages of using computers
B) The world of science
C) The disadvantages of modern Life
D) Publishing a new book
E) The harm computers do
2. Why are computers useful in modern life?
1. We save time if we find books with their help.
2. Its a disadvantage if you use a computer.
3. They produce any information very fast.
4. It takes you long to find a book using a computer.
5. They give us a great advantage in many ways.
A) 1, 4
B) 1, 3, 5
C) 2, 3, 5
D) 4, 5
E) 1, 2
3. Which word in the passage has the meaning to make something smaller in size?
A) produce
B) connect
C) reduce
D) keep
E) publish
4. The underlined word which refers to < .

A) second
B) systems
C) computers
D) articles
E) languages
A) What advantages do computers give us?

B) Is it possible to find a book with the help of computers?
C) Where are reduced books kept?
D) What is the size of reduced books?
E) How long does it take a computer to find a book?
Passage 100
New words
War Memorial mharib abidsi
suffer - ziyyt kmk
Designed layihldirmk
die vfat etmk
Unique nadir
war mharib
Ordinary adi, sad
honours medal, frqlnm
Tribute mkafat
pigeon gyrin
Serve xidmt etmk
guard mhafiz etmk
Contribute thv vermk
breeding horses cins atlar
Injure yaralanmaq
dragged arms -
There is Animals in War Memorial in Londons Hyde Park. It was designed by D.

Backhouse and opened in 2004. There are many war memorials, but this one is unique.
Most of money for it came from ordinary people. The monument is a tribute to animals
who served, suffered and died together with the British in wars. It honours all animals,
including horses, dogs, dolphins, elephants and even pigeons. Dogs were used not only
to guard, but to lay telegraph lines and carry messages. Horses carried men and
dragged arms. All these animals, great and small, contributed their strength, energy
and lives to the British.
A) the unique monument
B) Londons Hyde Park
C) laying telegraph lines
D) producing arms
E) breeding horses
1. No animals were injured in wars.
2. The animals that died in wars have been forgotten.
3. People are grateful to animals for their service.
4. People and animals were partners on the front.
A) 3, 4
B) 1, 3
C) 1, 4
D) 2, 3
E) 2, 4
3. Which word in the passage means to do something that shows great respect for
somebody?
A) to honour
B) to suffer
C) to design
D) to serve

A) How many animals were used in wars?
B) Where is the monument located?
C) How were dogs and horses used in wars?
D) When did the memorial appear in London?
E) Who gave money for the memorial?
The British < .
1. failed to use different animals in wars
2. remember the animals died in wars
3. appreciated animals faithfulness
4. refused animals help on the front
A) 2, 3
B) 1, 2
C) 1, 3
D) 2, 4
E) 3, 4
E) to drag

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Passage 1

visit-sfr etmk, ba kmk

busy-mul, sx, grgin

tightly connected-sx laqli

C) Baku isnt modern and busy today

4. Choose the wrong statement

5. Choose the antonym to the word future

2. Choose the correct variant.

4. Choose the antonym to the word to disappear.

look after-qulluq etmk

2. Choose the wrong sentences according to the text.

Morris is a fourteen-year-old English boy. He lives in London and goes to

D) to play the piano

D) The Most Popular Christmas Cards

C) How to make Christmas Puddings

2. Which word in the text is the synonym to the word present?

3. Choose the correct statement.

5. Complete the sentence.

The British celebrate Christmas as they < .

B) like their old traditions

D) cook Christmas puddings

C) buy gifts for their families

E) get a Christmas tree from Norway

domestic bird-ev quu

3. Complete the sentence.

5. Which statements are true to the text?

2. The home of the domestic turkey is South America.

was invited dvt olunmudu

told (tell) demk

broken part snm hiss

stand on dik durmaq

try chd etmk

B) The Quarrel after the Party

D) The Clever Answer

E) The Dangerous Voyage

5. Which word in the text has the meaning to damage something ?

egg and spoon yumurta v qaq

B) the funny kind of racing

D) awarding the winner

3. Choose the correct statement according to the text.

5. Complete the sentence.

E) youll drop your egg

more than artq

celebrate qeyd etmk

B) The English Language

C) The City of New-York

D) The Citizens of Italy

3. Which sentences are true to the text?

4. Choose the correct word from the text.

5. Complete the sentence.

B) can hear different languages

C) never celebrate anything

D) were born in America

E) know more than 80 languages

run after arxasnca qamaq

visit getmk,ba kmk

first time ilk df

describe tsvir etmk