TEST 18 1.Прочитайте текст и ответьте на следующие за ним вопросы, выбрав единственно правильный вариант ответа

By midday, the small party of boys, led by their school­master , had reached a height of 2500 feet. At this point the

party had to stop climbing because one of the boys became seriously ill. The only thing the master could do was to return to the mountain hut where they had spent the night. From there he telephoned the police. As no rescue party could reach the boy quickly enough, the Royal Air Force Rescue Centre sent a helicopter with a policeman and a doctor on board. The helicopter soon arrived on the scene, but the sides of the mountain were so steep that it could not land. A helicopter usually lands on four wheels , but it can also land on two. However, the slope was too steep even for that. The pilot, therefore, kept the helicopter in the air with only one wheel touching the mountain-side while the party carried the boy on board.

1. The small party of boys and the schoolmaster were

1. 
   high up in the mountain
   
2. 
   2500 miles away from the mountain hut
   
3. 
   on board of a helicopter
   

1. 
   He wanted one of the boys to be taken to the police station.
   
2. 
   Their bags had been stolen.
   
3. 
   One of the boys needed help.
   

1. 
   it would arrive on the scene sooner than anything else.
   
2. 
   there were no rescue parties
   
3. 
   only a helicopter could take the boy to hospital
   
   4. 
      Did the helicopter land on the mountain-side ?
      

1. 
   No, it didn't.
   
2. 
   Yes, it did with difficulty.
   
3. 
   Yes, it did with two wheels.
   

1. 
   
   
   4. 
      How was the boy taken on board ?
      

1. 
   very easily
   
2. 
   very carelessly
   
3. 
   in a very unusual way