Discovered: oldest writing in the new world
Anthropologists study people (17) ___________. Items those men, women, and children left behind when they died - (18) ____________ - tell anthropologists a lot. And sometimes even their words survive. Experts believe that a discovery in Mexico, near the capital city of ancient people called the Olmec, is the oldest example of writing that has ever been found in the Americas. The people who created it probably lived 3,000 years ago, (19) ___________. Stephen Houston, (20) ______________, says the discovery is extremely exciting. “It makes clear that the Olmec were literate, (21) _____________. It’s like hearing voices from the past," he says. But experts don’t know exactly what the writing says. If you have ever tried to figure out a message written in code, you have a pretty good idea of the hard work ahead. Finding other examples of Olmec writing could help crack the code. “We could have whole sets of ancient writing (22) ___________ ,” says Houston. “There are many puzzles to be solved, and this is just one of them.“
A. who decide to study past cultures
B. which is long before Columbus arrived in the New World
C. who is an expert on the writing systems of ancient cultures
D. that seem to show religious objects
E. which will basically make ancient people speak to us directly
F. that they could read and write
G. who are no longer living
H. which include everything from clothing to jewelry and tools
Частина «використання мови» use of english
Task 5
Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Is there such a thing as internet addiction?
Ben Alexander always struggled to (23)____________ in. Teased at school, he (24) __________ to the internet, where he found a (25) __________ new world of friends. Subscribing (26)____________ the hugely popular online game World of Warcraft, he (27) ___________ 12 million other people - including the actor Vin Diesel, the presenter Jonathan Ross and his wife Jane Goldman - in a quest reminiscent of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
In the game, players create avatars in whose guise they spend hours with other players (28) ___________ battles. “There’s lots of working together,” says Alexander. “That’s what made it so attractive, because the social thing was something I always had trouble with. It was a lot easier to socialize and make friends online than it was in real life.”
The 19-year-old’s interest in the game soon developed into an obsession. He began (29) ____________ his biology lectures at university and spending up to 17 hours a day online. Eventually he had depression diagnosed and was (30) ____________ medication. He was also treated (31) ___________ internet addiction.
Alexander admits that he needed help: “I don’t think I would have been able to (32) _____________ out of it myself.”
23. |
А. |
match |
В. |
suit |
С. |
fit |
D. |
adjust |
24. |
А. |
watched |
В. |
faced |
С. |
addressed |
D. |
turned |
25. |
А. |
full |
В. |
specific |
С. |
definite |
D. |
whole |
26. |
А. |
on |
В. |
to |
С. |
at |
D. |
in |
27. |
А. |
involved |
В. |
introduced |
С. |
joined |
D. |
connected |
28. |
А. |
fighting |
В. |
setting |
С. |
running |
D. |
arranging |
29. |
А. |
delaying |
В. |
missing |
С. |
wasting |
D. |
losing |
30. |
А. |
cut on |
В. |
taken in |
С. |
put on |
D. |
kept from |
31. |
А. |
of |
В. |
from |
С. |
against |
D. |
for |
32. |
А. |
get |
В. |
run |
С. |
go |
D. |
fall |
Task 6
Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.