ЗНО основна сесія 2021
Task 1. LISTENING
Listen to the speakers. For questions (1–6) choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. You will listen to each recording twice.
1. What does the speaker like drawing most?
2. What sport does the speaker do?
3. Which sandwich will the hotel guest be served?
4. What does the speaker complain about?
5. What is the speaker’s occupation?
6. What is Marilyn’s main argument in favour of renting a flat in the city centre?
Task 2. LISTENING
Listen to the text. For statements (7–11) choose T if the statement is true according to the text, F if it is false. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. You will listen to the text twice.
7. In Britain loud fireworks shows are not allowed next to dwellings.
A True
B False
8. Quiet fireworks displays lack colours compared to traditional shows.
A True
B False
9. Quiet fireworks were created for mass celebrations.
A True
B False
10. Dogs often get lost after big loud fireworks shows.
A True
B False
11. People can enjoy sparkling sky shows in complete silence.
A True
B False
Task 3. LISTENING
Listen to the text. For questions (12–16) choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. You will listen to the text twice.
12. What is said about Carla’s first clothes design experience?
13. What influenced Carla’s desire to become a designer?
14. Why did Carla study in her native country?
15. What fashion tendency does Carla like?
16. What makes a successful fashion designer, according to Carla?
Task 4. READING
Read the texts below. Match choices (A–H) to (17–21). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
17. _________
18. _________
19. _________
20. _________
21. _________
Which advertisement is about __________?
Task 5. READING
Read the text below. For questions (22–26) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Remarkable Survival
On Christmas Eve, 1971, just a few hours after attending her high school, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, got on a flight from Lima, Peru, to Pucallpa. She was heading out to join her father, Hans-Wilhelm, a famous German zoologist, who was working at a remote research station in the rainforest.
Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the plane flew into a storm with thunder and lightning. The right wing motor was hit by lightning and the aircraft broke apart in the air. Still strapped to her seat, Juliane was ejected from the aircraft and fell approximately 2 miles into the dense Peruvian rainforest. She was lying on the ground, dressed in only a sleeveless mini-dress and was missing one of her sandals and her glasses. It took Juliane half the day just to be able to stand, but eventually she managed it and set out to find help. During her search, she found a bag of candy, and more significantly, a stream. Her father had once given her advice that if she were ever lost in the rainforest and came across a stream or river, she should follow it downstream because people tend to live on or near water.
Juliane then set off. She walked as much as possible in the river as it was an easier way to go, rather than through the dense jungle. On the tenth day she came across a boat, which at first she thought was a mirage until she finally came up to it and touched it. Next to the boat was a path, which she could hardly crawl up. At the end of the path was a small hut, where Juliane found an outboard motor and some diesel fuel in a barrel. She tried to sleep in the hut, but found the ground to be much too hard, so she went back down to the riverside and lay down in the sand.
The next day, Juliane woke up and, hearing frogs all around her, tried to catch some to eat. Luckily for her she was unable to as they were poisonous dart frogs. She soon heard voices. Three people came out of the forest and spotted her. At first they thought she was a “Yemanjá”, a blond, pale-skinned water spirit. When they saw her, they were pretty frightened. However, she explained what had happened and how she had got there, and they had heard of the plane crash, so accepted her story. They then fed her and cared for her wounds as best as they could and took her downstream to a village. A local pilot knew of some missionaries nearby running a hospital in Pucallpa, where she got after a 15-minute fearful flight and where the day after Juliane’s rescue she was reunited with her father.
Juliane moved to Germany, where she fully recovered from her injuries. Like her parents, she studied biology at university. She went to Peru in the early eighties to study the area’s native bats. In 1998, she returned to the site of the crash for the documentary Wings of Hope about her incredible story that was made for German television by Werner Herzog. This trip inspired her to tell a tale of her remarkable survival in the book called When I Fell From the Sky, for which she received the Corine Literature Prize in 2011. Koepcke’s experience is also the subject of a feature-length fictional film.
22. Which of the following is TRUE of Juliane, according to PARAGRAPH 1?
23. How did Juliane’s father help her to survive in the rainforest?
24. Why did Juliane decide to spend the night by the riverside?
25. What did the three people think when they met Juliane?
26. Which of the following is stated in the text about Juliane’s life after the crash?
Task 6. READING
Read the texts below. Match choices (A–H) to (27–32). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Task 7. READING
Read the text below. Choose from (A–H) the one which best fits each space (33–38). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Global Protesters Demand Renewable Energy by 2050
Last Sunday more than 70,000 people travelled from all over the UK to take part in a massive demonstration in London, demanding that Prime Minister and the other delegates (33) __________, come back with a positive, strong deal.
Members of different environmental organisations and various individual activists travelled to London (34) __________. Protesters wore costumes, such as polar bear and giraffe outfits, (35) __________, and everyone carried a placard to make sure they were seen and heard by Westminster.
This didn’t just happen in London; it was the Largest Climate Mobilisation in History. The global demonstration consisted of 2,300 other events (36) __________. In total, over 785,000 people (37) __________. Their demands were unanimous: world leaders must give a promise (38) __________ and make a 100% transition to renewable energy by 2050.
Task 8. USE OF ENGLISH
Read the texts below. For question (39–48) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Unexpected Meeting
I was looking out of the airport window, thinking of a farewell with my friend at the camp gates. We had promised to (39) __________ again, already knowing that it would be unlikely. As I waited to (40) __________ the plane, I heard the announcement that my (41) __________ was being delayed by an hour. My heart was heavy; I was already (42) __________ my friend. As I sat in melancholia, a figure appeared before my eyes — it was my friend with whom I had parted (43) __________.
# | A | B | C | D |
39. | meet | see | look | go |
40. | seat | sit | board | land |
41. | voyage | trip | tour | flight |
42. | lacking | missing | boring | departing |
43. | earlier | then | later | sooner |
Tallest Lego Tower
Hungary has (44) __________ to set a new world record by building the highest Lego tower ever. With several school children taking (45) __________, construction of the 36-metre Lego tower began on Wednesday. The aim was (46) __________ the current US record of 34.43 metres.
Officials from the Guinness World Record company arrived in Budapest on Saturday to verify the record.
The Mayor of the city’s fifth district hoped the record would (47) __________ Budapest to the world. “This modern obelisk shows how we call (48) __________ to the fact that this is one of the most beautiful squares in Budapest.”
# | A | B | C | D |
44. | coped | succeeded | established | managed |
45. | part | place | role | time |
46. | to set | to hold | to break | to reach |
47. | support | promote | encourage | take |
48. | acknowledgment | consideration | attention | highlight |
Task 8. USE OF ENGLISH
Read the texts below. For questions (49–58) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Why Do We Sleep?
So why do we sleep? This is a question that (49) __________ scientists for centuries and the answer is, no one (50) __________ really sure. Some believe that sleep gives the body a chance (51) __________ from the day’s activities but in reality, the amount of energy saved by sleeping for even eight hours is minimal, the same amount of energy in a piece of toast.
We (52) __________ to sleep because it is essential to maintaining normal levels of cognitive skills like speech, memory, innovative and flexible thinking. In (53) __________ words, sleep plays a significant role in brain development.
# | A | B | C | D |
49. | puzzles | has puzzled | puzzled | had puzzled |
50. | isn't | are | aren't | is |
51. | to recover | recovering | recover | recovers |
52. | can | should | ought | must |
53. | another | the other | others | other |
Internet Sensation
In the Philippines two-year-old Zee-shee Garcia has become an Internet sensation. On Facebook, a single post of her (54) __________ a cheerleading routine has received more than 29,000 views and 433 shares.
The young (55) __________ parents said they started teaching her how to balance before she (56) __________ one, and were surprised at how easily she followed instructions. “The way we train her is to make it seem like playing. She listens, she (57) __________, and she really enjoys it. If she (58) __________ it, we wouldn't do it, and she wouldn't be able to perform those stunts.”
# | A | B | C | D |
54. | performing | performance | performed | performer |
55. | cheerleader | cheerleaders | cheerleader's | cheerleaders' |
56. | has turned | turns | was turned | turned |
57. | is amusing | is amused | has amused | amuses |
58. | wouldn't enjoy | won't enjoy | doesn't enjoy | didn't enjoy |
59.
You have got a letter from your English friend in which he/she writes about his/her achievements in Chemistry. Write a letter to your friend in which you tell him/her
- what your favourite subjects were at school and what your teachers did to make the lessons interesting
- how the knowledge of those subjects may influence your future career and why
- give some pieces of advice on how to arrange your timetable to be good at studies
Write a letter of at least 150 words. Do not write your own name, any dates or other personal information. Start your letter in an appropriate way.
Answers
correct answers in the first column