Part 1.

READING
Task 2 “Wordsworth's Lake District”
6 - D (was inspired by the scene the poet saw) - What makes this poem an
example of Romantic thinking? Its is`n Just that Wordsworth chooses to write about
nature scene: it is the way he describe the scene as if it had human emotions.
7 - D (He believed nature had its own character) - For him, nature its not
merely a neutral mixture of scenery, colours, plants, rocks, soil, water and air. It is a
living force that feels joy and sadness, shares human pain and even tries to educate
us human beings by showing us the beauty of life.
8 - B (attracts numerous visitors) - Dove Cottage, is now one of the most
popular destinations in the Lake District.
9 - A ( He was against the railway link between towns in the area) - He
opposed the coming of the trains, and campaigned in the 1840s against a plan to link
the towns in the area - Kendal, Windermere and Keswick - by rail.
10 - D ( There are no daffodils trees) - You walk along from tree to tree, hardly
daring to the breathe, because you are walking in the footprints of William and
Dorothy from two centuries ago. The first clumps of daffodils appear, but they aren't
yellow trumpets proudly swaying in the breeze.

Task 3 “Awesome Animal Facts”

11. Flamingos - F (It therefore has to eat with its head upside down as otherwise it
unable to filter its food properly).
12. Dolphin - D(... are mammals so although they live in the sea).
13. Blue Whales - B (The averageBlue Whale the equivalent of 3-5 Elephants, with
the weight of 1 Elephant being in the Whale tongue along ).
14.Armadillos - H (Very few infections affect multiple species of animal, but
leprosy is one of the few that actually can as it is able to infect both humans and, for
some reason).
15. Cockroach - A (can survive decapitation as its brain is not actually housed inside
it, but rather inside of its body).
16.Frog - E (frog also sleep with both of their eyes open)

PART 2. USE OF ENGLISH

Task 5 “Extinct Passenger Pigeon”

23. There were so many passenger pigeon that people often saw great 23 …. of
them flying overhead 24 …..thousands,even millions, of birds.
A. herds -
B. flocks -
C. swams -
D. packs -
The term "flocks" is commonly used to describe groups of birds, including passenger
pigeons.

24.
A. consisting -
B. composing -
C. constructing -
D. containing -
А. що складається -
B. складаючи -
C. будуючи -
D. що містить -
The phrase "consisting of thousands, even millions, of birds" is the correct
grammatical structure to indicate the composition of the flock.

25.The noble passenger pigeon`s common name….the Franch term pigeon de

passage, referring to the massive migration of these birds across the sky.
A. comes off
B. comes from
C. comes across
D. comes up with
А. відривається
B. походить від
C. натрапляє на
D. приходить з
This phrase is used to indicate the origin or source of a name or term.

26.Today , there is not a …. one left.

A. singe
B. alone
C. lonely
D. solitary
A. вмирати
B. самотній
C. самотній
D. самотній

The phrase "not a solitary one left" is commonly used to emphasize that not even one
remains.
27. The passenger pigeon became…
A. dead
B. deceased
C. extant
D. extinct
А. мертвий
B. померлий
C. вцілілий
D. вимерлий
The word "extinct" is used to describe a species that no longer exists.

28. First,the forests where it lived were …. to make way for farm and cities
A. looked down
B. cut down
C. put down
D. run down
A. подивився вниз
B. зрубали
C. поклав
D. збігти вниз
The phrase "cut down" is commonly used to describe the removal of trees in a forest.

29. At that time , there were no hunting laws to protect….species like there are
now.
A. precarious
B. under danger
C. dangerous
D. endangered

A. нестабільний
B. під загрозою
C. небезпечний
D. під загрозою
The term "endangered species" refers to species that are at risk of extinction.

30. This bird numbered an ….. 4 milli in the 19th century…

A. estimated
B.calculated
C. evaluated
D. measured
А. за оцінкою
B.розрахований
C. оцінений
D. виміряний
The term "estimated" is commonly used when referring to an approximate number,
especially when dealing with large populations.

31. Not once in her life had she… a fertile eggs.

A. lied
B. laid
C. lay
D. lain
A. збрехав
B. лежав
C. лежав
D. лежав
The verb "laid" is the past tense of "lay," which means to produce or deposit eggs.

32. The one …result of the extinction of the passenger pigeon was that it
aroused …
A.invaluable
B. valuable
C.worthless
D. inferior
А. безцінний
B. цінний
C. нікчемний
D. неповноцінний

In this context, "valuable" makes sense because the extinction led to important
awareness or changes, even though the extinction itself was tragic.

Task 6 “Graceful and Speedy Hummingbirds”

33. Which creature weighs less than a coin, travels … miles alone, and
contributes to the reproduction of different plants.
A. hundred of
B. hundreds
C. hundreds of
D. hundred
The phrase should read: "travels hundreds of miles alone." This is the correct form
because "hundreds of" is commonly used to indicate a large, indefinite number of
miles in this context.

34. Unlike …… bird species, they don't migrate in flocks - they prefer to
complete their journeys solo.
A. another
B. the other
C.others
D. other

The phrase should read: "Unlike other bird species, they don't migrate in flocks..."
This is the correct option because "other" is used when comparing something with
members of the same category, like bird species in this case.

35.Their migration routes take them across countries, from the United States to
Mexico, but this… distance flight doesn`t take them too long.
A. two-thousand-meters
B. two-thousands-meters
C.two-thousand-meter
D. two thousand meter`s
The phrase should read: "but this two-thousand-meter distance flight doesn’t take
them too long." This is the correct option because "two-thousand-meter" is used as
an adjective to describe the distance of the flight, and adjectives in English do not
take plural forms.

36 They can cover 500 miles in 18-22 hours without … breaks!

A.any
B. some
C.no
D. a

This is the correct choice because "any" is used in negative sentences or questions to
refer to an indefinite quantity.

37. Most species weigh … than a nickel.

A. little
B. least
C.fewer
D. less
This is because "less" is used when referring to uncountable quantities, such as
weight in this case.

38. They are the only birds able to fly backwards,thanks to their flexible
shoulder joints that allow their wings… 180 degrees.
A. rotating
B. to rotate
C.rotate
D. rotated
This is the correct form because after the verb "allow," we use the infinitive ("to
rotate") to describe the action.
39. Hummingbirds have a large hippocampus, a brain region…. to the leaning
and spatial memory.
A.dedicated
B. dedicating
C. dedicate
D. dedication
The adjective "dedicated" is the correct form to describe the function of the
hippocampus in this context.

40.Think about it: if you were returning to your favorite restaurant after a year,
you … find it closed down.
A. won't want
B. did`t want
C.wouldn't want
D. wouldn't have wanted
The sentence is a hypothetical situation (thinking about a future possibility).
"Wouldn't want" fits best because it expresses a future preference in an imaginary
scenario: "if you were returning to your favorite restaurant after a year, you wouldn't
want to find it closed down.

41.You …. be thinking, “Hummingbirds eat so much”

A. should
B. might
C.ought to
D. would
The sentence is suggesting a possibility of what someone could be thinking at the
moment, and "might" expresses that idea of possibility or speculation. So, "You might
be thinking, 'Hummingbirds eat so much'" is the correct phrasing.
42. Hummingbirds … a lot of flowers to satisfy their nutritional needs while
thousands of different plants rely on these pollinators for reproduction.
A.required
B. have required
C. do require
D. are requiring
Present tense: The sentence is describing a current state or habit.