Question

Read the passage and answer the questions 23-30. The United Arab Emirates is a country with a lot of oil and oil brings the country billions of dollars each year. But the UAE is building a city that uses very little or no oil because they know that oil will not last forever. In fact, engineers are now building a unique city called Masdar that uses mostly solar energy for its power. It is about 32 km from Abu Dhabi. If it is a success, Masdar will be the first in the world that uses little or no oil. Its streets are very narrow and houses are close to each other so that the shade from the houses helps keep the streets cool. Masdar will reuse about 80% of its water and change most of its waste into more energy. No one knows if it will really be successful. 23. The passage is mainly about .... A) the cities in the UAE B) the wealthy country C) the process of reusing waste D) the engineering of the unique city E) the city without 24. The underlined pronoun it refers to .... A) the building B) the UAE C) Masdar D) solar energy E) oil 25. Which question has no answer in the passage. 1. Where is Masdar situated? 2. Who are the engineers in Masdar? 3. How many people are able to live in Masdar? 4. What brings a lot of money to the UAE? A)1.2 B)1,3 C)1.4 D)2,3 E)3,4 26. Which word from the passage has the meaning «use again or more than once»? A) reuse B) build C) bring D) help E) change 27. Choose the true statements according to the passage. 1. Everybody knows that Masdar will definitely succeed. 2. Masdar will be able to reuse its waste. 3. Masdar will get its most energy from the sun. 4. In the past there were many cities like Masdar in the world. A) 1,2 B) 1,3 C) 2,3 D) 1,4 E) 3,4 28. Complete the sentence according to the passage? The houses are close to each other and it helps .... _________________________________________ 29. Which word from the passage has the opposite meaning with the word «wide»? _________________________________________ 30.Write one adjective from the passage describing Masdar. _________________________________________

Answer 1

Ответ:

23)d

24) в тексте не видно подчеркнутых местоимений.

25)d

26)a

27) C

28) to keep the streets cool

29) narrow

30)unique

Объяснение:

Answer 2

23. The passage is mainly about D) the engineering of the unique city.
24. The underlined pronoun "it" refers to C) Masdar.
25. The question that has no answer in the passage is D) 2,3.
26. The word from the passage that has the meaning "use again or more than once" is A) reuse.
27. The true statements according to the passage are C) 2,3.
28. Complete the sentence according to the passage: "The houses are close to each other and it helps keep the streets cool."
29. The word from the passage that has the opposite meaning with the word "wide" is "narrow."
30. One adjective from the passage describing Masdar is "unique."