A. his height
B. his strength
C. his skillfulness
D. his bravery
How old was Tom when he took up the sport?
A 14
B 12
C 11
D 13
3.Whenaskedabouthissuccessincompetitions,Tomappeared to be A. embarrassed
B. proud
C. modest
D. nervous
4.WhenTomstartedenteringcompetitions,peoplethought A he had not been trained.
B he might hurt himself.
C he was below the age limit.
D he would be disappointed.
5WhatdidTomprovetoallthepeoplewhodistrustedhim? A He is capable of participating despite his age
B He was not upset coming last
C He understood he has to put off the hobby
D He should swagger less
6Whatdoes'that'inline“ForthatiswhatTom does” A studying hard
B practicing daily
C buying videos
D working on new tricks
7.Tomisparticularlygratefulwhenhistrainer A points out his mistakes
B makes him work hard
C stops him being afraid
D spends long hours with him
8WhatdoesTommeanbythephrase'ontheup'in line “Tom reckons its on the up”.
A becoming better understood
B getting more practice
C getting easier for people
D becoming mare popular
9. Inthefuture,Tomhopesto A train others in his sport
B go and live in the USA
C get over his remaining fears
D make the sport his career
10.Ingeneral,whatdoesthewriterthinkofTom? A He's very determined
B He's easily persuaded
C He's overconfident
D He's underachieving
Task2.
The reading passage has four paragraphs labeled A-D. Which paragraph contains the following information? You may use any letter more than once.
a description of a change in whale communications
an explanation of the purpose of fin whale communication
xamples of sources of human noise
a reason why songs are necessary for some species of whale
A Whales belt out the loudest songs on Earth - the slow, low ballads of blue and fin whales can be heard for several thousand miles. Researchers tracked down bellowing fin whales in the Sea of Cortez. and concluded that the songs were breeding displays to 'serenade' females because all the singers were male.
B The discovery makes a lot of sense because fin whales, like blue whales, do not have breeding grounds. But they don't need them because they can locate each other with these long-distance calls.
C The finding raises concerns that rising levels of ocean noise caused by commercial vessels and military sonar could interfere with these communications. Since the human contribution to ocean noise is dominated by sounds in a similar low-frequency range but produced by shipping vessels, oil and gas exploration and military activities, researchers fear the cacophony may disrupt or drown out the ocean banter of marine animals and could possibly damage their hearing.
D One study published in Nature in 2015 showed that low-frequency active sonar altered the singing behavior of humpback whales. Humpback songs were associated with reproduction but it is not clear whether the alterations would affect reproduction rates or were needed to compensate for the noise.