Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

22. According to the text, the ships were well preserved because …
A) they stayed deep under water. B) olive oil protected them from damage.
C) they sank during a powerful storm. D) they were made of strong materials.
23. How many ships are 1,600 years old?
A) all ships B) one ship C) three ships D) four ships
24. What can one say AN UNDERWATER MUSEUM in the text?
A) a museum for marine animals B) a museum of aquariums C) a ship museum D) a sea-world museum


Normally when we read our eyes take in whole phrases at a time; they do not move from word to word in a straight line, but flick backwards and forwards over the text. You can easily test this for yourself. Try covering a text with a piece of paper and reading it literally word by word, moving the paper along from each word to the next. You will probably find that you soon lose the track of the meaning, and you need to keep looking back to take in whole sentences. This highlights an important aspect of reading: it is not just that we do not need to read word by word, but rather it is also impossible to read and understand a text in this way.
25. What is TRUE according to the text?
A) In reading it is important to read word by word. B) When we read our eyes move in a straight line.
C) To understand the text we read phrases, not words. D) It is easier to understand the text when it is covered.
26. In the experiment you need to move the paper …
A) along from each word to the next. B) to be able to see whole sentences.
C) to understand the importance of reading. D) backwards and forwards.
27. What do we lose if we read word by word?
A) main idea B) tracks of words C) end point D) a piece of paper


A few years ago my friend Harry Davies experienced a crisis in his life that taught him to appreciate the
generosity of people. Harry had many good friends but none of them lived his neighbourhood. He had acquaintances who lived nearby, of course, but he never said more than “Hello. How are you?” to them. One day Harry returned home to find that his mother was very ill. He tried to call a doctor, but unfortunately, the telephone was out of order. He thought about walking to the doctor`s office, but the closest was too far. So he ran to one of the neighbouring apartment houses and within moments three or four people offered to drive him and his mother to the hospital. Harry was deeply grateful and his mother recovered soon.