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

23. According to the passage, what makes the situation worse for the recently joined countries of the EU?

A) There are no proper safety programs set to change the drivers’ attitude to the traffic.

B) New roads and safety measures are difficult to settle rapidly in these countries.

C) The traffic is increasing in a very high rate in most new EU members.

D) They aren’t able to satisfy the requirements of heavy traffic because of lack of experience.

24. Contrary to usual people’s viewpoint, it is supposed that most traffic accidents are caused by ...

A) heavy traffic B) young generation C) speed and alcohol D) invalid driving tests

Fossil analysis reveals that at least five periods in the last 600 million years have seen a drastic reduction in the number of species of flora and fauna on the Earth. However, on previous occasions such changes were brought about by asteroids or dramatic climatic changes. Experts in general believe that this decline is the work of man. The dominance of a single species type, homo sapiens, threatens to turn the rest of the living world upside down. With a population of barely seven billion, humans are rapidly destroying irreplaceable ecosystems. This sixth round of global dying of species could be far larger than the first five.

25. According to the passage, which of the following statements is widely accepted by scientists?

A) The present decline in the number of species is caused by the activities of mankind.

B) The present climatic change known as global warming is probably a natural phenomenon.

C) We are experiencing the fifth period of species dying out.

D) The Earth is in danger of being struck by an asteroid.