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ПОЛУЧИТЬ ОТВЕТ Choose the correct item. _________ at 100 degrees Celsius?
Read the text and for questions 1-5 choose the correct answers A-E. The Pingxi Sky Lantern festival of Taiwan is one of the most colourful of the many lantern festivals, and this year my friends and I have been lucky enough to go along too. Originally, the lanterns were released by people working and living far from home in the countryside, to let their families know that they were safe and well. But now, the custom is used to bring peace and good fortune. The festival takes place over the Chinese New Year. It brings thousands of people together in the rural district of Pingxi to release their hopes and dreams high into the skies. We arrived and bought kits to make our own lanterns. Coloured rice paper, thin bamboo strips and wire were all that was needed. Stalls provided pens for us to write our wishes on the lanterns. I had to think very hard about what I wanted to write on my lantern and was really looking forward to letting it go. People all around us were carefully adding their messages onto lanterns. Some people were wishing for a happy marriage, some for career success and others for a year of good health and happiness. It was great to see so many people getting excited about releasing the lanterns. Families were laughing and smiling and the children were adding their messages to the paper: some wishing for good grades, others drawing small pictures to decorate the lamp. Then we released them and thousands of glowing paper lanterns lit up the sky. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. The little flames lifted them high over the treetops and towards the mountains. Some people cheered as their lantern climbed higher into the night sky. Everyone watched them floating up, getting smaller and smaller until some of them disappeared into the darkness. It was a wonderful experience and I will be talking about it for years to come!
Read the text and questions 1‐5 below. For each question, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. Write the chosen letters without question numbers, gaps, commas in the answer line in the order corresponding to the question numbers. My home is a windmill by Josh Summers, aged 14 My home’s different from where my friends live because I live in a 19th century windmill! My parents saw it one day, and bought it. It was in poor condition, but it was repaired and now it’s fantastic! The windmill was once used to make flour from corn. The corn store used to be downstairs, where our kitchen is now, and horses came there to deliver the corn. The enormous 20‐metre sails are still on the front, but they don’t turn in the wind like they used to because it’s too dangerous, so birds live in them instead. There’s always a ladder up the side of the windmill so that dad can paint it and keep it a nice cream colour. He also cleans the windows, although a company comes to do the top ones as the ladder’s too short. Inside it’s like a tent with six sides, and it becomes more pointed towards the top, so the rooms get smaller. My room’s under the roof and I get a fantastic view – it’s like looking out of an aeroplane window. There are some other houses around now, and a new main road, but I can relax and make a noise when I play my guitar up there and no one can hear me! I can hear everything, though, like the birds when it’s quiet, which is really calming, or the very loud storms, which I can see coming towards us. And I actually find it easier to concentrate on my school work up there, as my brothers and sisters don’t want to climb up all the stairs, so they don’t disturb me! I can’t imagine living anywhere else! 1. What is Josh trying to do in the text? A compare his home with his friends’ homes B explain why his family chose to live in their current home C tell readers about the advantages of living where he does D suggest how his home could be improved 2. What does Josh say about the outside of the windmill? A Wild creatures have made their homes there. B It’s covered in dark paint. C There’s a ladder that goes right to the top. D The windows frequently need cleaning. 3. Josh says that his room ... A is a bit like an aeroplane inside. B is a good place for practising a musical instrument. C is the largest one in the windmill. D is better for relaxing in than doing school work. 4. What does Josh say about the different sounds he hears in the windmill? A He dislikes the noise of the sails in the wind. B He enjoys listening to all the birds. C He feels nervous when a loud storm comes along. D He’s pleased that he’s not disturbed by any noise. 5. What would a visitor from the 19th century say if they saw the windmill now? A It’s great that they’ve kept the corn store as it was. The horses used to love coming there. B The sails are a lot smaller than they used to be. I suppose that’s for safety reasons. C It’s still in the same condition as before. The owners never looked after it then, either. D You can still see the windmill from miles away. Of course, there weren’t all these buildings around it then, as a busy road was going past.
Choose the correct option. It usually ...... in summer.
Choose the correct option. It ...... today. How about going to the park?
Choose the correct option. The water ...... at 100 degrees Celsius.
Choose the correct option. The water ...... . Turn it off, please.
Choose the correct option. Debbie always ...... for me after school.
Choose the correct option. Debbie ...... for me. I need to go.
Choose the correct option. ...... you ...... to music every day?
Choose the correct option. - ...... you ...... to music? - No, you can turn it off.
Choose the correct option. It ...... dark early in winter.
Choose the correct option. It ...... dark. I have to go home.
