Національний мультитест з англійської мови – Варіант 2

Chinese Horoscopes

According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits.

What personality traits correspond to what animal?

You rely on your instincts before asking others about their opinions. At times you want to take a break from the action. It’s not that you’re lazy, sometimes you just like to think.

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Chinese Horoscopes

According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits.

What personality traits correspond to what animal?

You have loads of energy and love adventure. You take charge and lead other people in a crowd.

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Chinese Horoscopes

According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits.

What personality traits correspond to what animal?

Swinging from one group of friends to another, you like to have a good time. You also like to entertain your friends by showing off your talents, and they appreciate your sense of humor.

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Chinese Horoscopes

According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits.

What personality traits correspond to what animal?

You’re a great listener who can keep a secret. Loyal to your friends, you have a keen sense of right and wrong and stick to what you believe in.

Read the texts below. For questions (6-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Going Green!
By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

According to paragraph 1, how did Julie’s mother react to her daughter’s decision to become a vegetarian?

Read the texts below. For questions (6-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Going Green!
By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

What finally persuaded Julie to try vegetarianism?

Read the texts below. For questions (6-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Going Green!
By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

According to the text, which of the following is the most essential to be a vegetarian?

Read the texts below. For questions (6-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Going Green!
By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

According to the text, all of the following statements about vegetarians are true EXCEPT_________.

Read the texts below. For questions (6-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Going Green!
By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

It is stated in the text that Julie ______________

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (11-16). There are two choices you do not need to use.

Diego G., Virginia

When I step onto the trail that borders Rocky Run Stream, the civilized world quickly disappears. I think the only one who likes exploring these waters more than I do is my big brown dog, Paisa. He eagerly splashes around, and lets the water come up to his neck.

Who of the kids____________?

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Madeline L., Texas

While exploring the Redwoods last summer, my family walked down to the Eel River. We couldn't swim in the river because of blue green algae warnings, so we decided to make water peepers to help us see down further into the water without going all the way in. We saw water insects, fish, and a snake swimming by.

Who of the kids____________?

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Kennan N., Florida

I monitor the water level of my pond to discover the effects of heavy rains and drought. This lets me know when I need to water my plants and when there has been sufficient rainfall. I also like to study the water quality in the pond. Exploring water has become my passion and one day it will be my career.

Who of the kids____________?

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Michael P., New York

The timid, green, Asian Shore Crab froze when confronted with my towering metallic camera lens. I held my breath and focusing on the animal in front of me, 1 clicked, capturing the moment forever. Photography permits me to discover our planet and myself at the same time. By taking these pictures I can share my excitement for exploration with friends.

Who of the kids____________?

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Jonathan S. Massachusetts

Making my descent, I can't help feeling claustrophobic and anxious.- I've waited for this moment forever and now I'm so nervous. Since my twelfth birthday I've read and studied. Full of knowledge, with a scuba license and lots of gear weighing me down, I sink into the warm Caribbean Ocean - a place I've only imagined about visiting.

Who of the kids____________?

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Kobie B., New Mexico

I love to hike up to our favorite camping spot in one of the canyons. The majesty of the mountains overwhelms me as I search for caddis fly larvae beneath the pebbles in the stream and it saddens me to think of all the water going to waste in my city while I splash around to my heart's content.

Who of the kids____________?

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When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Read the text below. Choose from (A – H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Read the text below. Choose from (A – H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Read the text below. Choose from (A – H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Read the text below. Choose from (A – H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Read the text below. Choose from (A – H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Giants Go Mini: Size of Dinosaurs Surprises Paleontologists

When very small dinosaur bones were found in a rock mine in Germany’s Harz Mountains in 1998, (17) ___________.

But paleontologist Martin Sander’s work shows that they were probably full grown! Named Europasaurus, they are the smallest of the giant dinosaur species ever found.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart (18) __________. They form closer together as growth slows.

“It is precisely these tight compressed marks that we have discovered just beneath the surface of the fossil bones,” says Sander. So the Europasaurus fossils in the mine must have been from full-grown animals.

Why was Europasaurus, (19)__________, so much smaller than its cousins the brachiosaurs, which grew up to 148 feet (45 meters) long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?

Back 150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think (20) _________, land and food there became more and more scarce. Europasaurus was forced to adapt to its shrinking habitat, so (21) __________.

Since 1998, an international team of scientists has carefully dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the rock mine. It is one of the few places in the world (22) __________.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these _____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these (43)_____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these _____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these _____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these _____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Never Been Straight

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower  ______ 1,2 millimeters per year. In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure, ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm. But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later.

Read the text below. For questions choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Never Been Straight

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction  ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower ______ 1,2 millimeters per year. In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure, ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm. But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower ______ 1,2 millimeters per year.

Read the text below. For questions choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Never Been Straight

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower ______ 1,2 millimeters per year. In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure,  ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm. But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.

In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower.

Read the text below. For questions choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Never Been Straight

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower  ______ 1,2 millimeters per year. In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure, ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm. But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.

Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure, ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm.

Read the text below. For questions choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Never Been Straight

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction ______ , and was continued only a 100 year later. It then became visibly clear that the Tower of Pisa is leaning, tilting to the south.

Since regular measuring of the tower began in 1911, the top of the tower ______ 1,2 millimeters per year. In 1989, the Tower of Pisa Project Consortium commissioned engineers ______ the Leaning Tower. Because the Tower tilted in different directions in its first years, it is slightly curved, like a banana. Engineers are working on the footing of the Tower rather than the structure,  ______ to ease the top back about 20 cm. But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.

But it means that ______ tower will remain leaning.