Questions 26-30 [3 point for the correct answer]
26. According to the text give the right variant. Jeremy appealed against the decision because he _______
An American court has sent a strong warning to anyone who sends spam e- mail. Virginia judges decided that one of the world’s top e-mail spammers, Jeremy Jaynes, must stay in prison. He was originally jailed for nine years in 2004 for mass distribution of junk e-mail. He appealed against the decision and was trying to get his prison sentence overturned, saying that sending bulk e-mail was not against the law. He tried to argue in court that his rights of free speech meant he could send as many mails as he liked. The judges disagreed in a 4-3 decision against him Virginia’s state attorney Bob McDonnell said: “This is a historic victory in the fight against online crime.” He added: “Spam not only clogs e-mail inboxes and destroys productivity, it is also defrauds citizens and threatens the online revolution that is so critical to economic prosperity.”
A) tried to get his prison sentence
overturned
B) made false money
C) sent false information
D) was one of the world’s top e-mail
spammers
E) could send as many mails as he
liked
27. According to the text answer the question. What lands do the British Isles
consist of?
The full name of the country is. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Northern Ireland and a great number of small islands. Their total area is over 314000 square km. The British Isles are separated from the European Continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
A) United Kingdom of Great Britain
B) Great Britain and Northern Ireland
C) Great Britain and Ireland
D) United Kingdom, Ireland, Wales
E) United Kingdom
28. According to the text answer the question.
What does the verb ‘‘to border on’’ mean?
Northern Ireland occupies one third of the island of Ireland. It borders on the Irish Republic in the south. The island of Great Britain consists of three main parts: England (the southern and middle part of the island), Wales (a mountainous peninsula in the West), Scotland (the northern part of the island). There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In the north the Cheviots, England is separated from Scotland, the Pennies stretch down North England along its middle, the Cambrian Mountains occupy the greater part of Wales. And the Highlands of Scotland are the tallest of the British mountains.
A) to territory interest in another country
B) to have the same weather climate
C) to live peacefully with others
D) to have neighbours
E) to protect the country from others
29. According to the text answer the question.
What mineral resources is Great Britain rich in?
Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is the deepest and the longest of the British rivers. Some of the British greatest ports are situated in the estuaries of the Thames, Mersey, Trent. Tyne, Clyde and Bristol Avon. Great Britain is not very rich in 94 mineral resources, it has some deposits of coal and iron and vast deposits of oil and gas that were discovered in the North Sea. The warm currents of the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain. The population of the United Kingdom is over 58 million people. The main nationalities are: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish. In Great Britain there are a lot of immigrants from former British Asian and African colonies.
A) coal, oil, silver
B) oil, gas, gold
C) no resources
D) gas, coal
E) coal, iron, oil, gas
30. According to the text choose the right variant.
When taking photos abroad be careful as you _____.
When you are there stay with locals, preferably in bed and breakfast. This way you directly increase their income, not a foreign - owned hotel chain. Use public transport instead of bringing a car. Not only will you to reduce pollution; you will also meet more local people and gain a more impress ion of the place. Be sensitive about photography. Knowing when to take pictures, particularly of people, is an art. The rules differ between cultures, but if it doubts, leave it. Use your camera to record flora and fauna on film don’t pick wild flowers - photograph them instead.
A) may solve the problem
B) may hurt local people not knowing their rules
C) speak about your secret
D) may be caused offence by locals
E) touch things that they don’t allowed
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