Марафон: задание 16

What is, according to the author, the best way to stop eating fast food?

1.  Visit fast food restaurants not more than once a year.

2.  To replace it with the animal-⁠style fries.

3.  Not to walk near fast food restaurants.

4.  To stick to the decision not to eat it.

Upon arrival on campus the author found out that...

1.  ...she did not have enough place for all her things.

2.  ...other students felt a similar way.

3.  ...she knew most of the people there.

4.  ...her roommate was a very nice person.

The author believes that the selection to Oxbridge...

1.  ...is unfair.

2.  ...reveals candidates' abilities.

3.  ...needs improvement.

4.  ...is hard to understand.

"They" in "to talk to schoolchildren about what they do" (paragraph 7) may refer to...

1.  ...schoolchildren.

2.  ...careers.

3.  ...experiments.

4.  ...scientists.

What does "sleep hygiene" NOT involve?

1.  A darkened room.

2.  Professional help.

3.  A relaxing book.

4.  Regular bedtime.

Saying "sympathy is in short supply these days", the author means that...

1.  ...people tend to blame sick people in their sickness.

2.  ...meat eaters do not deserve her sympathy.

3.  ...society neglects people who have problems.

4.  ...overweight people should pay more.

The existing version of the protocol was believed appropriate because...

1.  ...the addresses were not permanent.

2.  ...another network was being developed.

3.  ...the net was created for research institutes only.

4.  ...no one expected the demand to grow.

The author gives the example of cold winters in the UK to point out that...

1.  ...there is evidence that the climate change has stopped finally.

2.  ...people draw conclusions based on their own experience rather than scientific evidence.

3.  ...the weather in Britain has always been unpredictable.

4.  ...the Met Office doesn't make public the evidence it collected.

According to the author the new way of thinking helps people...

1.  ...browse the Internet effectively.

2.  ...develop creativity.

3.  ...filter useless information.

4.  ...choose right things.

The author is sure that ‘normal’ life is...

1.  ...impossible.

2.  ...not necessary.

3.  ...too dull.

4.  ...very rare.

"This" in paragraph 8 (This, however, is not an excuse...) refers to...

1.  ...importance of computers.

2.  ...iteracy skills.

3.  ...computer language.

4.  ...addiction to technology.

What does the author say about her independent adult life?

1.  She misses her Michigan big yard.

2.  She is glad to be living without a yard.

3.  She suffers from the lack of sleep.

4.  She forgets about checking her mailbox.

The phrasal verb "takes on" in "Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities..." (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to...

1.  ...adapts.

2.  ...changes.

3.  ...acquires.

4.  ...rejects.

Claudia’s work has come to mean that...

1.  ...a university does not define your value.

2.  ...Oxford and Cambridge are not for anyone.

3.  ...when you fail always hope for the best.

4.  ...people should love themselves as they are.

It is implied that the new auditorium supports an education program in...

1.  ...arts.

2.  ...architecture.

3.  ...technology.

4.  ...programming.

Which statement is TRUE according to the archaeologist Charlotte Trumpler? Agatha Christie...

1.  ...could make a whole from parts.

2.  ...loved solving jigsaw puzzles.

3.  ...was a famous archaeologist.

4.  ...used to be a very impatient person.

American journalist Bill Marsano implies that...

1.  ...while travelling the British suffered from hunger.

2.  ...the life of the British at home used to be very hard.

3.  ...the British initially conquered lands to get better food.

4.  ...the creation of the British empire was a long process.

The author’s backpack was stolen because...

1.  ...his luggage was unwatched.

2.  ...it was left at the train station.

3.  ...he was on a tour.

4.  ...he had to buy some medicine.

The author thinks that New Year decorations in Russia are...

1.  ...stylish.

2.  ...strange.

3.  ...suitable.

4.  ...cheap.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the author’s advice to cope with stress?

1.  Giving somebody tasks you can’t do.

2.  Getting rid of pessimistic thoughts.

3.  Planning time for socializing and rest.

4.  Dividing work into smaller parts.