Text-21 B) the lack of popularity of the park.

Read the passage and answer questions 1-5 C) the Army’s control over the National Parks.
For centuries , Native Americans lived close to nature in D) the descendants’ strong desire to ruin the wildlife.
the territory now called the United States and Canada, E) the settlers’ attempts to preserve the wildlife.
using only what they needed from the natural
environment in order to survive. But when Europeans 3.Complete the sentence according to the passage.
arrived on the continent, they saw an abundance of Unlike Native Americans, many of the new settlers to
materials that they could use and sell. They cut down the North America…..
forests, killed animals for sport. A) created the National Park System.
By the 1870s, settlers were moving west in astonishing B) tried to set up national parks and defend them.
numbers. Native Americans became concerned about C) worried about protecting the abundant wildlife.
protecting the magnificent scenery and abundant D) wanted their descendants to see the national wonders.
wildlife. This part of the country had geysers, hot E) cut down the forest and overused great supply of
springs, and waterfalls; there were also snow- covered materials.
mountains, clear lakes, and huge trees. People worried
that their descendants would never have a chance to see 4.The underlined word “they” refers to …. .
these wonders .In 1872, they convinced The US A) Native Americans D) Europeans
government to make the area into a national park. Called B) descendants E) curious visitors
Yellowstone National Park, it was the country’s first C) settlers
national park. During its first few years, vandalism by
curious visitors and the killing of wildlife within the 5.Which of the following questions does the passage
parks boundary became serious problems. Finally, the answer?
government asked the US Army to protect the park, and 1. What is the purpose of the National Park System?
for the next 30 years, it remained under the army’s 2. How did the Europeans and the Native Americans
control. use the land differently?
In 1912 the US government created the national Park 3. What kind of animals were hunted by the visitors?
System. The goal of the park system was to create and 4. When did the Europeans arrive on the continent and
manage parks that would preserve and protect unique use abundance of materials?
natural landscapes, wildlife habits, and sites of historic 5. Why did the Native Americans demand the
or cultural significance. Hunting was banned in the government to create Yellowstone National Park?
parks. A) 2,3,4 B) 4,5 C) 1,3,4 D) 3,5 E) 1,2,5
Unfortunately, the immense popularity of the parks
could well be their undoing. The parks are threatened by
pollution from power plants, diversion of water for Text-22
development, and urban development. Today, all of the Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5.
375 national parks are degraded because of overuse and Nowadays many countries are facing the problem of an
damage to their ecosystems. increasing population. Most people live an urban life and
the need for tall buildings to house the rapidly growing
1.Choose the correct statements according to the urban population will increase. Overpopulated cities face
passage. a number of serious problems of which pollution is one.
1. The Native Americans feared that the magnificent There are several reasons for increasing pollution:
scenery would be destroyed. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, eating
2. Native Americans overused and abundance of more food, making more garbage and producing more
materials. things in factories than ever before.
3. The government was asked to protect the park by the Another problem is removing waste from big cities.
Army. People don’t always throw their garbage in the garbage
4. The national Park System forbade visitors to hunt in cans and litter streets by throwing things out onto the
the parks. ground in the big cities. Sometimes they aren’t provided
A) 1,2 B) 2,3 C) 1,4 D) 2,4 E) 1,3 with containers by the local authorities. There are several
problems about collecting garbage. It is hard to find
2. Complete the sentence according to the passage. people who want a full-time job collecting it. Another
Many of the national parks are being degraded in part problem is where and how to destroy garbage. City
because of ….. dumps, where garbage is buried or unloaded are very
A) harmful effect on their ecological units in nature. dangerous because rats and stray dogs are attracted by
rotten food there. Animals can carry infections away
from dumps and spread infectious diseases. Another way Text-23
to destroy garbage is to burn it. But the fires make Read the passage and answer the questions 91-95
poisons which go into the air and cause many health Karabakh is an ancient Azerbaijan land, one of the first
problems. centers of human civilization, testified by the
We live in the age of “the population explosion”. It is archeological excavations in the caves of Azikh, Khanlar
becoming more and more difficult to control litter. If we and some others. Originally Karabakh was a part of the
want to survive living in overpopulated cities, we must Caucasian Albania- an ancient Azerbaijan state,
work together to keep our cities clean. ethnically consisting of the Turkish tribes speaking in
the Caucasian language. And in the Middle Ages it was
a part of the Azerbaijan states formations like Atabeys,
1.The word “litter” means… Eldaghizes, Gara Goyunlu, Ag Goyunlu, Safavids. With
A) a violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart the start of disunity of feudalism some khanates were
of something caused by a bomb formed in the Azerbaijan territory, among them the
B) a cylindrical metal container Karabakh khanate, the first governer of which was Panah
C) an action or process of collecting someone or Ali- khan. Governor’s residence Panahabad , a fortress,
something later called Shusha became the capital of the Karabakh
D) trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left khanate. The Karabakh khanate rapidly developed
lying in an open or public place during the years of Ibrahim- Khalil khan’s reign ,
E) a substance that is capable of causing the illness or established diplomatic and commercial relation with
death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed other Azerbaijan khanates.
As a result of the Russian Iran and Russian- Turkey wars
2.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. in the XIX century the Northern Azerbaijan, including
A) People should work together in order to keep their the Karabakh khanate, was made a part of Russian.
city clean. According to the post -war peaceful treaties the
B) City dump is a place where waste or garbage is taken migration of the Armenian population from the territory
and left. of the neighboring moslem states to the territory of
C) There are many people who want a full-time job former Azerbaijan khanates began. More than 1.000.000
collecting garbage. Armenian migrants were settled in the new lands
D) Local authorities provide the cities with containers including Karabakh. That was the time when the first
where people throw their garbage. territorial conflicts between the Armenian migrants and
E) Driving more cars, burning more fuel and producing local Azerbaijani population began.
more things in factories are the main reasons of
pollution. 1.The underlined pronoun “it” is used instead of the
word … .
3.Which of the following statements is not true? A) Azerbaijan B) Caucasian
A) In the age of “the population explosion” it is vital to C) Albania D) Panahabad
control garbage. E) Karabakh
B) Most people live an urban life in renewed big cities.
C) There is no need for tall buildings to house the 2.The word “civilization” is closest to the following
rapidly growing urban population. definition.
D) Pollution is one of serious problems that big cities A) large formal meeting or series of meeting where
face today. representatives from different groups discuss ideas and
E) Burning garbage causes many health problems. make a decision
B) the state of being together in the same place at the
same time
4.Which of the followings is not the synonym of the C) a state of human society that is very developed and
underlined word “explosion”? organized
A) blow up B) outbreak C) burst D) a thing consisting of two or more separate things
D) strike E) blast combined together
E) a government formed by two or more political parties
5.The underlined pronoun “they” refers to… working together
A) containers B) local authorities E) dumps
C) big cities D) people 3.Choose the synonym of the underlined word “treaty” .
A) agreement B) treatment C) contact A) introduction B) manifest C) rivalry
D) battle E) intention D) production E) contrary

4.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. 2.Choose the correct variant according to the passage.
A) Ibrahim- Khalil khan established diplomatic and A) From the beginning, the BBC radio was a private
commercial relations with other Azerbaijan khanates. company only.
B) Kharabakh was made a part of Russia as a result of B) In the USA radio was owned and controlled by the
Russian – Iran and Russian- Turkey wars. state.
C) In the XIX century more than 1.000.000 Armenian C) The BBC radio was the first radio all over the world.
migrants were settled in Azerbaijan. D) Nowadays, BBC is not as popular and reliable as it
D) The first governor of Karabakh khanate was Ibrahim- was before.
Khalil khan. E) Only during war years, BBC was controlled by the
E) Panahabad , later called Shusha was the capital of state.
Karabakh.
5.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
“fortress”. 3.Choose the correct definition of the word “to
A) monument B) construction C) castle complain”.
D) equipment E) sculpture A) to follow someone or something in order to catch or
attack them
Text-24 B) to have the same opinion about something
Read the text and answer the questions 1-5. C) to shape or force something straight into a curve or
During the Cold War, millions listened to the BBC. angle
Throughout the world, even today, people listen to the D) to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state
BBC World Service as a reliable and honest source of of affairs or an event
news. Broadcasting, perhaps the greatest invention of the E) to convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures
last century, has come a long way and the BBC is one of and conduct
the most important and trusted broadcasters in the world
today. 4.The underlined pronoun “them” refers to…
The British Broadcasting Company was established in A) the Broadcasting Companies
1922. Four years later, it changed its name to the British B) the British ministers
Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the BBC, and C) the war years
that is how it has remained ever since. D) the public services
It was not the world’s first radio station. There had E) the independent operators
already been public radio broadcasts in Britain before
1920, and by 1922 radio stations were operating in 5.Choose the incorrect ending according to the passage.
Russia and in America. In the Soviet Union, radio was BBC … .
owned, operated and rigidly controlled by the state. In A) means British Broadcasting Corporation.
the USA it was a great new adventure for free enterprise. B) was established in 20th century.
With its new idea of public service broadcasting, the C) is one of the honest sources of information.
British government chose the middle road. D) was first meant British Broadcasting Company.
From the beginning the BBC was a public service radio, E) was the world’s first radio station.
but also an independent operator. Except during the war
years, it has never been controlled by the government. Text-25
On the contrary, several British government ministers Read the passage and answer questions 1-5
have complained, over the years, that the BBC The Caroline Panthers were born as an expansion
was biased against them! franchise in 1995. That year , the NFL added both the
In the early days of BBC radio, there was not a lot of Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, expanding the
news on the radio. There were music, drama, discussions field of teams from 28 to 30. The Panthers play in the
and children’s programs but news was not broadcast NFC South Division.
until after 7 p.m., to avoid competition with the The Caroline Panthers franchise was created thanks to
newspapers! former NFL player Jerry Richardson . Richardson was
one of the co- founders of the Hardee's Restaurant
1.Choose the closest meaning of the underlined word Chain. He was determined to bring football to North
“competition”. Caroline after the Charlotte Hornets was created to
expand the NBA. The team was unanimously voted into franchise ?
the NFL on October 26, 1993. Richardson would
become the first former NFL player to own an NFL 4.What does the word “unanimously” mean in the
team. The team was named after the mountain lions ( passage?
sometimes called panthers) that once lived in the A) Everyone agreed B) With advantages
mountains of western North Caroline. Today, these C) Many disagreed D) It can have different meanings
animals are possibly extinct in North Caroline and the E) with pleasure
Appalachian Mountains. The panthers’ logo on team's
helmet is shaped like the states of North and South 5.The Carolina Panthers came into the NFL with the ...
Caroline combined. A) Charlotte Hornets B) Green Bay Packers
In the 1995, the Caroline Panthers set a record for most C) Jacksonville Jaguars D) New England Patriots
wins in the first season of an expansion franchise with E) St. Louis Rams
seven. The team would finish 7-9 and advanced to the
NFC Championship game before losing to the Green Text-26
Bay Packers , who went on to win the Super Bowl. The Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5
Caroline Panthers’ best season ended in the 2004 Super The Buffalo Bills have played in Buffalo, New York
Bowl XXXVII in Houston, Texas. They won the NFC since they were founded in 1959. The Bills is the only
South Division in the 2003 season and beat the Dallas team to play in the state of New York as both other
Cowboys, St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles in the ''New York'' teams, the Jets and Giants , playing in New
playoffs. In one of the most exciting Super Bowls in Jersey. The team plays in the American Football
history, the Panthers would fall to Tom Brady and the Conference (AFC) East Division.
New England Patriots, 32-29. The name “Bills'” was chosen as a result of a fan contest.
In 2011, the Caroline Panthers drafted Auburn The team was previously known as the “Bisons” but
quarterback Cam Newton with the first overall pick in other teams in the area were also called the “Bisons”.
the NFL Draft. In his first season in the NFL, Newton Although Nickels, Blue Devils and Bullets were
set several rookie ( first-year player) records including considered , a local boy won the contest with the Bills.
most passing yards by a rookie ( 4,061) and most The word “Bill” refers to Buffalo Bill Cody and his
rushing touchdowns by a quarterback ( 14). He was gang and is meant to symbolize the wild frontier.
named NFL Rookie of the Year. Fittingly, there sponsor at the time was Frontier Oil.
The Buffalo Bills hold several records: They are the only
1.What happened in Houston, Texas? NFL team to win four back- to- back conference
A) The Panthers drafted Cam Newton. championships, which they accomplished between 1990
B) The Panthers played their first NFL game. and 1993. Unfortunately, they lost in the Super Bowl
C) The Panthers played in Super Bowl XXXVII. each year, becoming the only team to lose more than two
D) The Panthers defeated the Dallas Cowboys. consecutive Super Bowl, and the second team to lose
E) Caroline Panthers played their last game which they four Super Bowls without winning one. Before the
lost. advent of the Super Bowl, however, the Buffalo Bills
won league titles in 1964 and 1965.
The Buffalo Bills have had many Hall-of-Fame caliber
2.The Carolina Panthers’ winning season was..... players. O. J. Simson spent most of his career with the
A) every season they have existed. Bills and was once the league's all the time leading
B) their second season. rusher. Thurman Thomas was the team's star running
C) in 1995. Back during its Super Bowl years and Jim Kelly was its
D) their first season. quarterback. Bruce Smith, considered one of the best
E) in October 29. defensive tackles in the history of the NFL, played most
of his career with the Bills as well. Smith holds the
3.What question is answered in the third paragraph? career records for most sacks in by an NFL player (200)
A) Who did Carolina Panthers play in its Super Bowl and was enshrined in the Hall-of-Fame in 2009.
appearance?
B) Who is Cam Newton? 1.Why did the Bills change their name from “Bisons”?
C) Why is the team called the Panthers? A) They wanted to name their team after a famous
D) What team holds the record for most wins in its first president.
season? B) The passage doesn’t say.
E) When were Caroline Panthers born as an expansion C) Other teams in the area were also named “Bisons”.
D) They didn’t think “bisons” represented their team unfavorable initial conditions. One of the main tasks of
well. the country’s leadership in that period was reallocation
E) Because they won a Super Bowl. of the benefits from rich oil and gas endowment. In
order to solve this, in 1999 the national leader Heydar
2.Which is not true about Bruce Smith? Aliyev adopted the Decree promoting cooperation with
A) He holds the NFL career record for most sacks. international companies in this field. Additionally, in
B) He played most of his career with the Buffalo Bills. order to channel the revenues from oil exports to the
C) He has 200 career sacks. priority sectors of the economy and important social and
D) He is considered one of the best defensive tackles in economic projects, the State Oil Fund was established.
NFL history. At the current moment, international organizations
E) Bruce Smith was born in 2009. evaluate positively Oil Fund’s activity.

3.Complete the sentence according to the passage. 1.Choose the correct statements according to the
The Buffalo Bills is the only team to... passage.
A) lose only one Super Bowls. 1. State Oil Fund was set by the President in the
B) lose more than two Super Bowls in a row. nineteenth century.
C) lose four Super Bowls. 2. Politically, the years after the independence can be
D) win two league titles. divided into two unnecessary periods.
E) win more than consecutive. 3. Notable results were achieved in spite of critical
4.When did the Buffalo Bills win a league title? conditions.
A) After the Super Bowl was born 4. Nowadays, international organizations estimate
B) In 1990 positively Oil Fund’s activity.
C) Before the Super Bowl existed A) 1,3 B) 3,4 C) 2,3 D) 1,4 E) 1,2
D) After they won a Super Bowl
E) In the spring 2.Which of the following statements is not true?
A) Considerable results are attained after restoration of
5.Which question is answered in the second paragraph? independence.
A) Who won the Super Bowl in 1991? B) State Oil Fund was set up in order to channel the
B) What team holds the record for winning the most revenues from oil exports.
Super Bowls? C) After 1996 the degradation began in the economy.
C) Why was the team named after Buffalo Bill Cody? D) Integration into the global economy was one of the
D) How many league titles did the Buffalo Bills win? directions of independent policy.
E) Who played in Buffalo? E) Economic chaos and decay were appropriate to the
period of 1991-1995.

Text-27 3.Choose the antonym of the underlined word

Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 “significant” .
After restoration of independence in 1991, the Republic A) harsh B) vital C) mild
of Azerbaijan began to realize its sovereign rights in D) important E) unnecessary
economic field and to implement independent policy.
The main directions of this policy are organization of the 4.The word “stability” is closest to the following
economic system based on different types of property, definition.
transition to market economy and integration into the A) the act of examining something again to see if needs
global economy. to be changed
Economically, the years after the independence can be B) a situation in which something is not likely to change
divided into two main periods. The period of 1991-1995 C) another formal request for something
was characterized by economic chaos and regression. D) changing the position or direction of something
The period after 1996 is known for an increase in slightly
macroeconomic stability and dynamic economic E) parts of something together again after it has been
development. taken apart
As the result of far-sighted policy of the President of
Azerbaijan significant results were achieved in the 5.The underlined word “this” is used instead of the word
fields of socio-economic development and integration …
into the global economic system – in spite of A) global economic system
B) oil and gas endowment 4.Choose the correct statements according to the
C) reallocation of the benefits passage.
D) unfavorable condition 1. Nash studied mathematics at Princeton University.
E) integration into economy 2. After his mental illness he never returned to academic
work.
Text-28 3. Nash took mathematics courses at high school.
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 4. Nash’s findings are used in artificial decoration.
John Nash, an American mathematician was born on A) 1,3 B) 1,2 C) 2,3 D) 1,4 E) 3,4
June 13, 1928 in the United States. Nash’s parents
pursued opportunities to supplement their son’s 5.Choose the correct logical ending according the
education, and arranged for him to take passage.
advanced mathematics courses during his final year of In 1963…
high school. He attended Carnegie Institute of A) Nash began showing clear signs of mental illness.
Technology in chemical engineering. He switched to B) He was being treated in hospital.
a chemistry major and eventually, at the advice of his C) Nash returned to his academic work.
teacher John Lighton Synge, to mathematics. Then, Nash D) Nash’s condition slowly improved.
accepted a scholarship to Princeton University, where E) He was studying math at Harvard University.
he pursued further graduate studies in mathematics.
Nash’s adviser, a professor Richard wrote a letter of Text-29
recommendation for Nash’s entrance to Princeton Read the text and answer the questions 1-5
stating, "He is a mathematical genius” and Nash was More and more often, the term global village is used to
accepted at Harvard University. He began working on describe the world and its people. Political and
his equilibrium theory, later known as the Nash technological changes in the past century have made the
equilibrium. In 1959, Nash began showing clear signs of global village possible. The years following World War
mental illness, and spent several years at psychiatric II seemed to promise peace and more equality among
hospitals being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. After people. For instance, the United Nations was founded in
1970, his condition slowly improved, and he returned to 1945 to help countries resolve disputes peacefully. This
academic work by the mid-1980s. Nash’s fundamental promise was soon shattered, however by the Cold War-
contributions in game theory, differential geometry, tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
and partial differential equations are used in economics The other nations of the world were split into two
computing, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, “sides” and the world was frozen in a perpetual state of
accounting, computer science, games of skill, politics hostility. Only the end of Cold War tension made the
and military theory. global village more politically possible by opening new
channels of communications between nations.
1.Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global
“scholarship”. village is the microchip-an electronic circuit on a tiny
A) funding B) intelligence E) invitation chip. The microchip has made satellites and computers
C) curriculum D) conference possible. These forms of high-tech communications
allow news and ideas to travel quickly from country to
2.What did John Lighton Synge advise to John Nash? country, making people aware of their neighbors around
A) to switch from mathematics to physics the globe in dramatic new ways. Through television
B) to switch to mathematics programs transmitted by satellite, we are exposed to
C) to switch to chemistry many cultures. It is almost certainly that the
D) to accept a scholarship development of the global village will continue. The
E) to accept a student challenges that the world faces-pollution, population
growth, conflicts among peoples will make it necessary.
3.Who did John Nash get reference from?
A) Nobody 1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
B) John Lighton Synge “conflict”.
C) Nash’s parents A) quarrel B) argument C) dispute
D) Pr. Richard D) peace E) disagreement
E) His doctor
2.Which of the following statements is not true?
A) Population growth is one of the reasons why the the traditions of Fuzuli are worked in a new level. The
global village will continue its existence. best representatives of this tradition were Seyid
B) The main aim of the United Nations was the Abulgasim Nabati in Southern Azerbaijan, Seyid Ezim
establishment of peace. Shirvani and Hurshud Banu Natavan in Northern
C) The Cold-War between the United States and the Azerbaijan. Seyid Ezim, dedicated the whole of his life
Soviet Union had a negative effect on the peace to pedagogical activity, is famous in Azerbaijan
negotiations between countries. literature also as a great enlightener, and the theme of
D) The term global village appeared as a result of many of his works is about the instruction and education
political and technological changes. of younger generation. His satires in the spirit of that of
E) The years following World War II were the years of Gasim bek Zakir’s is characterized by exposing many of
peace and solidarity between people. social faults and negative patterns of the men of his time.
After joining of Northern part of Azerbaijan to Russia, in
3.The word “contributor” is closest to the following spite of reactionary and colonial charter of the event,
definition. one can notice some literary-cultural progress in
A) the fact of seeming artificial comparison with Southern part of the country. It is
B) the state a shocking remark given, which people do enough to mention, that the creativity of South
not know how to reply to Azerbaijan poet Seyid Abulgasim Nabati, the
C) something that helps to cause something contemporary of Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh covered
D) the act of restricting, limiting or managing it only the ideas of Sufism and the thousand year tradition
E) right and suitable, without any mistakes of the East.

4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word 1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
“continue”. “strengthen”.
A) shut B) last C) pause A) lose B) depict C) weaken
D) propose E) remain D) surround E) transfer

2.Which of the following statements is not true?

A) Molla Panah Vagif’s creativity had a great influence
5.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. on Gasim bek Zakir.
A) An electronic circuit on a tiny chop is the provider to B) Teaching an training of younger generation was the
the global village. main essence of Seyid Ezim Shirvani’s works.
B) During the Cold-War the countries were divided into C) Gasim bek Zakir and Seyid Abulgasim Nabati
two fronts. weren’t followers of Fuzuli.
C) The Cold-War opened new ways of communication D) Azerbaijan literature had developed rapidly in the
between countries. XIX century.
D) TV programs make us aware of different people’s E) Seyid Abdulgasim Nabati’s creative activity was far
culture. from critical realism.
E) The new form of high-tech communications- the
microchip gives the chance to be aware of the news and 3.The word “reactionary” is closest to the following
ideas. definition.
A) a set of political theories based on the belief that
everyone has an equal right
Text-30 B) opposing to political and social changes
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 C) the scientific study of the development of society
At the beginning of the XIX century an important event D) the group of people in a country who are fashionable
happened in the history of Azerbaijani people - E) controlling industry by private owners rather than by
admission of Azerbaijan into the Russian Empire – the government
which strengthen western tendencies both in culture and
literature. Under this influence national and realistic- 4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
world motives in literature rush to the first plan. Under “tradition”.
immediate influence of Molla Panah Vagif’s creativity, A) opinion B) custom C) freedom
in Karabagh literary environment appears a D) presence E) encouragement
representative of critical-realistic satire Gasim bek Zakir.
Both in the creativity of Zakir and his contemporaries, 5.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage.
A) The admission of Azerbaijan into the Russian Empire E) In November 1945 the UN flag was carried into outer
had caused some changes in literature. space by the astronauts of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
B) In his satires Gasim bek Zakir revealed social
injustices and faults of the men of his time. 3.What kind of problems doesn’t the UN touch upon?
C) National and realistic-world motives in literature A) National aeronautics and space administration
appeared as a result of admission of Azerbaijan into B) Air and sea travel
Russian Empire. C) Environmental protection
D) Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh was a contemporary of D) Human rights
Seyid Abulgasim Nabati. E) Labor and worker’s rights.
E) Seyid Ezim Shirvani was loyal to his pedagogical
activity. 4.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
“accomplishment”.
A) content B) successfulness E) progress
Text-31 C) failure D) admiration
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5
The name “United Nations” coined by United States 5.The word “anniversary” is closest to the following
President Franklin Roosevelt was first used in the definition.
declaration by the United Nations on 1 January 1942, A) the situation that results from an important event
during the Second World War. It has two specialized B) known to be real and genuine and not a copy
agencies. In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in C) a date that is an exact number of years after the date
San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on of an important event
International Organization to draw up the United D) document describing the rights and aims of
Nations Charter. The charter was signed on 26 June by organization or people
the representatives of 50 countries. Poland which was E) a process of making your enemy weaker by
not represented at the conference signed it later and repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them
became one of the original 51 Member States. The
United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945. Text-32
The United Nations and its family of agencies are Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5
engaged in a vast array of work that touches every aspect The presidential election in Azerbaijan takes place every
of people’s lives around the world: Human rights, Health five years. The President of the Azerbaijan Republic is
and medical research, Alleviation of poverty, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct
Environmental protection, Air and Sea travel, Labor and suffrage by a secret ballot. Azerbaijan President is
worker’s rights. elected by a large majority of electoral votes. The
In 1995 the United Nations celebrated its 50th national party conventions in Azerbaijan nominate their
anniversary. The 50th anniversary was an historic candidates to the presidency. The Central Election
opportunity to encourage international debate about the Commission (CEC) has a great role in holding the
role of the UN, as well as to celebrate its election. The Milli Mejlis approves candidacies of the
accomplishments. In addition in November 1995 the member of CEC. The candidates to CEC are generally
UN flag was carried into outer space by the astronauts of nominated from the “New Azerbaijan”, from opposition
the Space Shuttle Atlantis to salute the United Nations parties and from independent deputies.
work for peaceful uses of outer space. In each district there are polling stations and a
constituency. The voter receives a ballot paper and in the
1.Choose the synonym of the underlined word screened booth puts a cross opposite the name of the
“opportunity”. candidate of his choice and puts it into the ballot box in
A) involvement B) chance C) relief the presence of the commission formed from different
D) permission E) branch members of the parties and observers.
The President of the Azerbaijan Republic shall be
2.Which of the following statements is not true? elected by the majority of two thirds of votes
A) Poland signed the United Nations charter later. participating in the voting. The results of the votes from
B) United Nations have two specialized agencies. polling stations are sent to constituencies and they sent
C) The 55th anniversary was an historic opportunity to them to the CEC. The information of the outcome of
celebrate its accomplishments. Azerbaijan Republic President’s election is submitted to
D) The name “United Nations” was 1st used during the the Azerbaijan Republic Constitution Court after 14 days
Second World War. of the election and the Constitution Court officially
approves and announces it 3 days after the school, his father went to college, got a degree, and
announcement, the inauguration of the President takes become a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that
place. you have to work hard if you want something. His
mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed
1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word going to parties. From this, he learned something else; If
“a majority of”. you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make
A) a group of B) a minority of a schedule.
C) an amount of D) a large quantity of When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone.
E) a plenty of While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all of
the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he
2.Which of the following statements is not true? was 8 years old.
A) People usually vote at the polling stations and Bill’s childhood was not all work, however. He used to
constituencies. play a lot of sports-swimming, water-skiing, tennis. He
B) The President of the Azerbaijan Republic won’t be was very serious about sports. He loved winning and he
elected if the one-thirds of voters choose him. hated losing. When Bill got older, he spent more and
C) The Constitution Court declares the outcome of the more time working and playing on a computer.
election. Before he was 20, Bill developed the world’s first
D) The presence of the commission at the polling computer language for the personal computer. Once
stations is important. when he was thinking about future, he realized
E) The result of Azerbaijan Republic President’s election something important. He thought that every home was
is presented to CEC after 14 days of the election. going to have a computer, and every computer would
need software – his software. He said, “I’m going to
3.The word “inauguration” is closest to the following make my first million dollars on software by the time
definition. I’m 25”. And he did!
A) a state of not being able or confident to deal with a
situation 1.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
B) special words that are spoken to have a magic effect “lawyer”.
C) an introduction of a new public official at a special A) prosecutor B) attorney C) physiologist
ceremony D) judge E) author
D) acceptance of somebody having a particular belief
E) a sign that shows you what something is like or how a 2.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage.
situation is changing A) Bill developed the world’s first computer language
for the personal computer before he was 20.
4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word “result”. B) Bill learned that you have to work hard for what you
A) observation B) nomination C) voting want.
D) outcome E) announcement C) Bill’s mother a teacher and his father was a lawyer.
D) He wasn’t making much money when he was 25
5.The underlined pronoun “it” is used instead of the years old.
word… E) He used to read a lot when he was young.
A) inauguration B) outcome C) commission
D) constitution E) candidate 3.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
“important”.
A) jealous B) sincere C) strict
D) worthy E) insignificant
Text-33
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 4.Which of the following statements is not true?
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, A) Microsoft corporation employees more than 32,000
where he grew up with his two sisters and where he still people.
lives with his wife and children. In 1973 he studied math B) Bill finished World Book Encyclopedia when he was
at Harvard, where he met Steve Ballmer, now president 8.
of Microsoft. He left Harvard after a year and started C) He met president of Microsoft at Harvard.
Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen. It employs more D) Bill was happy to lose a game of tennis.
than 32,000 people in sixty different countries. He E) From his mother Bill learned that if you want to work
learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule.
 A) The reason of mass deaths in South America was
5.The word “software” is closest to the following smallpox.
definition. B) With the help of the vaccination program spreading
A) the machinery and electronic parts of a computer of the smallpox was nearly stopped.
system C) In order to find a remedy for smallpox E. Jenner
B) changing shape easily when pressed studied cowpox.
C) the programs used to operate a computer D) The scars on the different parts of skin were the result
D) an agreement that still exists but that is ignored of smallpox.
E) a person who writes computer programs E) The first vaccination had been done in the United
States and India.

4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word

“protect”.
Text-34 A) defeat B) depend C) rush
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 D) defend E) claim
For well over a thousand years, smallpox was a disease
that everyone feared. The disease killed much of the 5.The word “convince” is closest to the following
native population in South America when the Spanish definition.
arrived there in the early sixteenth century. By the end of A) to cause a sudden shaking movement in somebody’s
the eighteenth century, smallpox was responsible for the brain
death about one in ten people around the world. Those B) to change or make something change
who survived the disease were left with ugly scars on the C) to make somebody believe that something is true
skin. D) to say something that somebody else has said is
It had long been well known among farmers that people wrong
who worked with cows rarely caught smallpox. Instead E) to be careful not to cause the disaster or failure
they often caught a similar but much milder disease
called cowpox. A British doctor called Edward Jenner
was fascinated by this and so he studied cowpox. He
became convinced that by vaccinating people with the Text-35
disease, he could protect them against the much worse Read the passage and answer the questions 1-7
disease smallpox. In 1796, he vaccinated a boy with Rarely in the history of man has such a genius as
cowpox and two months later with smallpox. The boy Leonardo da Vinci appeared. Leonardo da Vinci was a
did not get smallpox. man of unusual physical strength, and he was interested
News of the success of Jenner’s work soon spread. In in everything. From the beginning of his creative work
1800, the Royal Vaccine Institution was founded in Leonardo tried to bring something new into his painting.
Berlin. In the following year, Napoleon opened a similar When he was 30, he sent a letter to the ruler of Milan
institute in Paris. Vaccination soon became a common asking for employment.
method to protect people against some diseases and In Milan he showed his ability not only as a painter but
were sent across the world to the United States and also as a sculptor, architect and civil and military
India. engineer. He made plans for rebuilding Milan, for
finishing its cathedral and organizing its theatres. In
1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word “rarely”. 1498 he finished his famous painting “The Last Supper”,
A) sometimes B) seldom C) just which is one of the best known pictures in the world.
D) often E) occasionally In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci returned to Florence and met
the young wife of Francesco Del Giaconda. (her name
2.Choose the best title for the passage. was Mona Lisa). He began to paint her portrait. He
A) World Health Organization worked at it about 3 years. This world-famous portrait
B) E. Jenner’s discovery was never shown to Mona Lisa, who sat for it.
C) Royal Vaccine Institution The divine smile of Mona Lisa has been arresting the
D) Some fatal diseases people’s attention for many centuries. But nobody could
E) Medical researchers explain the real essence of this smile as it was
inaccessible. Different views exist on this matter as it is
3.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. still unknown whose portrait it is.
The genius artist never revealed the mystery of this boys in reading and writing. Verbal superiority may
world-famous portrait. Now this portrait is kept in the continue into adulthood. Some researchers also found
Louvre Museum. that women are more skillful at learning foreign
language.
1.Choose the synonym of the underlined word “view”. Studies showed that on average women outperformed
A) research B) fiction E) declaration men in selecting scents. Women can detect fainter odors
C) outlook D) imagination than men can.
Women do better than men on hearing test, too. And
2.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. their hearing deteriorates less rapidly than men’s over
A) Leonardo da Vinci never exposed the mystery of time.
“Mona Lisa”. As more women rise to upper management, researchers
B) “The Last Supper” has won great popularity. have examined differences in how men and women lead.
C) Francesco Del Giaconda ordered the painter to paint Women tend to share power, encourage participation
his wife’s portrait. and boost their employees sense of self-worth. Many of
D) Leonardo da Vinci had plans for organizing theatres the women believe subordinates perform best when they
of Milan. feel good about themselves, in significant contrast, their
E) Leonardo da Vinci was a man of different abilities. male counterparts exercise more formal authority and
care more about hierarchy.
3.The word “employment” is closest to the following
definition. 1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
A) unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability “rapidly”.
B) the state of being employed A) quickly B) shortly C) slowly
C) a person who is paid to work for somebody D) briefly E) fast
D) a person or a company that pays people to work for
them 2.Which of the following statements is not true?
E) a business that helps people to find work A) Women and men usually behave differently in
management affairs.
4.Choose the antonym of the underlined word “genius”. B) Men’s hearing weaken less rapidly than women’s.
A) illiterate B) intellectual E) miserable C) Some studies show that women are more capable
C) determined D) witty than men at learning languages.
D) The language gap is revealed when women and men
5.Which of the following statements is not true? learn languages.
A) It is difficult to explain the essence of Mona Lisa’s E) Men’s smell of senses are less developed as women
smile. can distinguish even fainter odors.
B) Leonardo da Vinci put a great effort in reconstructing
Milan. 3.Choose the best title for the passage.
C) When Leonardo da Vinci had finished the portrait, A) Women’s management
Mona Lisa appreciated it. B) An insight of families
D) The smile of Mona Lisa has attracted people’s C) What women do better
attention for many years. D) Recent studies about gender difference
E) “Mona Lisa” is still a mystery for people and it is E) Women’s super senses
kept in France.
4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
“participation”.
Text-36 A) similarity B) honesty E) tiredness
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-8 C) permission D) involvement
As any woman can confirm, there are some things at
which her gender naturally excels. Academic research 5.The word “hierarchy” is closest to the following
has offered insight into the feminine advantage. definition.
Studies show that on average women perform better in A) having become rich and successful through your own
all aspects of language usage. The differences show up hard work
early: girls begin talking before boys, have larger B) the state of being calm in a difficult situation
vocabularies at an earlier age and produce more C) a feeling of pity for yourself because of something
sophisticated sentences. Girls also score higher than that has happened to you
D) the act of not allowing yourself to do something in A) behavior B) encouragement
order to help other people C) demotivation D) stimulation
E) a system in which people are organized into levels of E) treatment
importance from highest to lowest
4.The word “abolition” is closest to the following
definition.
A) the quality that makes you continue trying to do
something
B) the belief that people are not free to choose what they
Text-37 are like or how they behave
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 C) the process of detecting something
The abolition of capital punishment in England in D) the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison
November 1965 was welcomed by most people with and prevented from leaving
human and progressive ideals. So then it seemed a E) officially ending of a law or a system
departure from feudalism.
Today public opinion in Britain has changed. People 5.The underlined pronoun “it” is used instead of the
who before, also in Parliament, stated that capital word…
punishment was not a deterrent to murder – for there A) capital punishment
have always been murderers in all countries with or B) violence in mass media
without the law of execution – now feel that killing the C) prevention of murder
assassin is the lesser of two evils. Capital punishment D) the abolition of capital punishment
they think may not be the ideal answer, but it is better E) public opinion
than nothing, especially when, as in England, a sentence
of “lifelong” imprisonment only lasts eight or nine year.
The problem remains the problems of how prevent Text-38
murders. Some murders are committed by criminals Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5
evading arrest, by insane or mentally disturbed people, Around the year 1000, a party of Icelandic Vikings
by cold-blooded sadists completely devoid of all human under Leif Ericson sailed to the eastern coast of North
feelings. The important thing in the prevention of America. They landed at a place they called Vinland.
murder is to eliminate as far as possible the weapons Remains of a Viking settlement have been found in the
and instruments, with which these crimes are committed Canadian province of Newfoundland. They failed
and furthermore to stop the dangerous influence of however to establish any permanent settlements and they
violence in books, films, televisions, and other mass soon lost contact with the new continent.
media from which so many criminals derive their Five hundred years later the need for increased trade and
inspiration. an error in navigation led to another European encounter
with America. In late 15th century Europe, there was a
1.Choose the synonym of the underlined word great demand for spices, textiles and dyes from Asia.
“weapon”. Christopher Columbus, a mariner from Italy, mistakenly
A) cord B) wood C) string D) gun E) handcuffs believed that he could reach the Far East by sailing
4,000 miles west from Europe. In 1492 he persuaded the
2.Which of the following statements is not true? king and queen of Spain to finance such a voyage.
A) Reducing the amount of weapons can help to prevent Columbus sailed west, but he didn’t reach Asia. Instead
the number of crimes. he landed on one of the Bahamas Islands in the
B) The establishment of capital punishment was a Caribbean Sea. Columbus eventually explored most of
departure from feudalism. the Caribbean area.
C) Violence in books and films influences the people’s The Europeans were initially drawn to the New World
mentality. in search of wealth. When Columbus and later Spanish
D) Some people think that the capital punishment hasn’t explorers returned to Europe with stories of abundant
got prevention power. gold, each European sovereign hastened to claim as
E) In England lifelong imprisonment is not lasted much territory as possible in the New World.
forever. Enforcing these claims could only be accomplished by
establishing settlements of Europeans on the territory.
3.Choose the antonym of the underlined word This requirement combined with the deal of the Spanish
“inspiration”. priests to convert the indigenous inhabitants of the
America to Christianity, the need of European religious were very dangerous but still people keep on going to
and political dissenters for refuge from persecution in the unknown lands.
their homelands and the thirst for the establishment of Nowadays it is not as dangerous and much more
colonies. convenient. Hundreds of companies are there to help
you. They will take care about your tickets and make all
1.Choose the synonym of the underlined word the reservations needed. You don’t speak the language
“inhabitant”. of the country you go to. There are interpreters that will
A) gentry B) resident C) explorer help you.
D) residence E) volunteer Modern life is impossible without travelling. Tourism
became a very profitable business because people are
2.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. ready to spend their money for the great opportunity to
A) Initially the main aim of Europeans coming to the have a great time learning about new countries, going
New world was wealth. sightseeing and resting.
B) In the 15th century there was a great need for spices, Travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient
textiles and dyes in Europe. way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train
C) There are no traces of Viking settlement in is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You
Newfoundland. can see much more interesting places of the country you
D) In 1492 Columbus reached one of the Bahamas are travelling through. Modern trains have sleeping cars
Islands. and dining cars which make even the longest journey
E) Nearly every European governor wanted to occupy as enjoyable. Speed, comfort and safety are the main
much territory as possible in the New World. advantages of trains and planes.
Nowadays people travel not only for pleasure but also on
3.The word “explore” is closest to the following business. People have to go to other countries to take
definition. part in different negotiations, to participate in different
A) to examine something completely in order to find out exhibitions and so on.
more about it
B) to come together to form a single thing or group 1.Choose the antonym of the underlined word
C) to give somebody advice on moral standards, “convenient”.
especially in a way that they find annoying A) luxurious B) cozy C) uncomfortable
D) to change or make something change from one form D) unsafe E) unreal
or system to another
E) to exchange information, news, ideas with somebody 2.Which of the following statements is not true?
A) The aim of the first travelers was the desire to get
4.Choose the antonym of the underlined word acquaintance with new lands.
“initially”. B) There are many travelling companies which make all
A) at first B) permanently E) eventually the necessary arrangements for you.
C) constantly D) gradually C) Tourism became money-making business.
D) Sleeping and dining cars have made the journey on
5.Which of the following statements is not true? the train more convenient.
A) Columbus investigated most parts of the Caribbean E) Travelling by train takes more time than travelling by
area. plane.
B) The need of dissenters for refuge from persecution in
their homelands accelerated the establishment of 3.The word “reservation” is closest to the following
colonies. definition.
C) Icelandic Vikings under Leif Ericson established the A) the particular way in which something is understood
first settlement in the New World. or explained
D) The king and queen of Spain financed Columbus B) a period of time during which something stops before
voyage. continuing again
E) An error in navigation caused to European encounter C) a building that provides cheap accommodation and
with the New World. meals to travelers
Text-39 D) a person whose job is to translate what somebody is
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 saying into another language
The very first travelers were explores who went on trips E) an arrangement for a seat on a plane or a room in a
to find wealth, fame or something else. Their journeys hotel
 2.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
4.Choose the synonym of the underlined word “pollution”.
“interpreter”. A) poverty B) fertility C) capacity
A) assistant B) translator E) manager D) dictatorship E) contamination
C) administrator D) instructor
3.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage.
A) Waterpower produces enough energy to light a town
5.Choose the wrong variant according to the passage. of 40,000 people in Britain and France.
A) Participations in different negotiations and signing B) If the wind doesn’t blow, there is no wind energy.
documents are the mains reasons of business trip. C) The energy from the Earth cost a lot of money.
B) The journey of the first researchers was risky. D) Most energy comes from fossil fuels – petroleum,
C) Travelling by plane give us an opportunity of seeing coal and natural gas.
different sights. E) Solar power is clean and there is a lot of it in sunny
D) Interpreters can help you if you don’t know the places.
language of the country you visited.
E) Some people are eager to spend their money for 4.Choose the antonym of the underlined word “build”.
resting in different countries. A) restore B) preserve C) construct
D) destroy E) forbid

Text-40 5.What do the scientists use to turn energy from the sun
Read the passage and answer the questions 1-5 into electricity?
Energy is very important in modern life. Most energy A) solar panels B) dam C) geothermal power
nowadays comes from fossil fuels – petroleum, coal and D) fossil fuels E) sunlight
natural gas. However, burning fossil fuels causes
pollution. Scientists are working to find other kinds of
energy for the future.
Energy from the wind. All over the world, people use
the power of the wind. It turns windmills and moves
sailboats. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots
of it. Unfortunately, if the wind does not blow, there is
no wind energy.
Energy from water. When water moves from a high
place to a lower place, it makes energy. This energy is
used to create electricity. In Britain, France, for example,
waterpower produces enough energy to light a town of
40,000 people. Waterpower gives energy without
pollution. However, people have to build dams to use
this energy. Dams cost a lot of money, so water energy
is expensive.
Energy from the Earth. There is heat in rocks under
the Earth. Scientists use this heat to make geothermal
energy. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is possible
only in a few places in the world.
Energy from the Sun. Solar panels on the roofs of
houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity.
These panels can create enough energy to heat an entire
house. Solar power is clean and there is a lot of it in
sunny places.

1.The underlined pronoun “It” is used instead of the

word…
A) sun B) wind C) water
D) earth E) heat