Вопросы
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
It’s impossible to win, win, win!
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
Sometimes I’m a little disorganized.
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
I can’t say what I think very clearly.
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
I always get nervous when I talk in front of others.
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
I’m uncomfortable about some things I decide.
Текст: «Are you a natural leader?»
Read the statements (page 9, ex. 3). Find the statements in the text that mean the OPPOSITE. Write the number.
I prefer people just to listen when we’re in a discussion.
Текст: «The Hero Within»
Read the text «The Hero Within» and complete these sentences:
In some cases, friends or family know a superhero’s….
Текст: «The Hero Within»
Read the text «The Hero Within» and complete these sentences:
… helps the public recognize the superhero.
Текст: «The Hero Within»
Read the text «The Hero Within» and complete these sentences:
Superheros and super-villains often have ….powers.
Текст: «The Hero Within»
Read the text «The Hero Within» and complete these sentences:
A superhero is a true hero because he or she is not…
Tom … football on Saturday
My working day… at seven o’clock.
At half past seven we… breakfast.
He … a bus to his office.
What … she … on Saturday evenings?
When ... you usually …?
… he… in the center of Chicago?
They … many books.
My friend … to play football.
He … tea every morning
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Are robots common in today’s world?
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What is the name of the robot?
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Who is Ross King?
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Which diseases kill and infect millions of people each year?
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What is slow and costly?
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Mr. King says that Eve is…
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Mr. King says he hopes…
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Humans remain in control of …
Rely on your memory to keep track of every little detail. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
Schedule important things first. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
It is not efficient to work or study for a short period. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
Don’t do one thing at a time. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
Schedule time to check your email. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
Think about the task before you commit it. (Read the text «A Matter of Time». Is it true or false?)
About 5500 years ago, the Egyptians invented … (Read the text «What time is It» and complete this sentence.)
The sundial was…than the sun clock. (Read the text «What time is It» and complete this sentence.)
…were popular in the Middle East and China but they failed to keep accurate time. (Read the text «What time is It» and complete this sentence.)
In … came the digital clock. (Read the text «What time is It» and complete this sentence.)
He stopped … for health reasons.
I started … when I was young
He admitted … the wallet.
She avoided … him.
He keeps … about his girlfriend.
She finished … the letter.
She agreed … him.
He chose … at home.
They decided … to the movies.
I want … my work early.
You should have kept your mouth shut, because that good feeling now will make you less likely to do it. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
The repeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it more likely to happen. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
Any time you have a goal, there are some steps that need to be done (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
When you tell someone your goal and they acknowledge it, psychologists have found that it's called a «virtual reality» (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
The mind is kind of tricked into feeling that it's already done. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
And then because you've felt that satisfaction, you're more motivated to do the actual hard work necessary. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
You can delay the gratification that the social acknowledgment brings (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
You can understand that your mind mistakes the talking for the doing. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
Many cultures were once nomadic but these days the number are smaller. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
It is not known how many Tuareg there are. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
The men are sometimes called «Black Men» because of their distinctive clothing. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
Tuareg families live in cities. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
When a woman marries, her family makes a tent for her. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
Less Taureg people are starting to farm. (Read the text «Home Is Where the Heart Is». Is it true or false?)
Ian lives in … (Read the text «Home Automation» and complete this sentence.)
Ian can control his home remotely using: (Read the text «Home Automation» and complete this sentence.)
The «dinner’s ready» command suspends operation of (Read the text «Home Automation» and complete this sentence.)
Soon more homes will be (Read the text «Home Automation» and complete this sentence.)
… a police car.
… two kids in the room.
… many flowers in the garden.
… a Spanish girl in my class.
… a little girl in the room.
… three big trees in the garden.
… a nice door in this house.
… a great deal of privacy in my house.
… a lot of traffic in my neighborhood.
… a large number of doors in this house.
America is in an unremitting state of trauma. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
It is not called pleaching, or grafting trees together. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
We use CNC to make scaffolding to train semi-epithetic matter, plants, into a specific geometry that makes a home that we call a Fab Tree Hab. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
It does not fit into the environment. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
You can have a hundred million of these homes, and it's great because they suck carbon. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
You can’t have 100 million families, or take things out of the suburbs. (Listen to the videorecord and choose: true or false.)
We use a modified inkjet printer, and we print geometry (Listen to the httprecord and choose: true or false.)
Our theory is that eventually we should be doing this with homes. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
Krill are the primary source of food for many whales. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Krill are tiny, shrimp-like animals about the size of a paper clip. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Krill are found in all the world’s oceans and may live up to twenty years. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Krill are so abundant that they weigh more than all of the people on Earth. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Many countries currently fish for krill. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Krill as a species represent insignificant animal. (Read the text «Fuel of the Sea». Is it true or false?)
Urban planning is now under the control of … (Read the text «Size doesn’t matter» and complete this sentence)
There are about … per square kilometer. (Read the text «Size doesn’t matter» and complete this sentence)
Singapore has had an annual growth rate in its gross domestic product of about … since 1965. (Read the text «Size doesn’t matter» and complete this sentence)
Singapore is working towards being a global leader in… (Read the text «Size doesn’t matter» and complete this sentence)
He … TV at the moment. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
Look! The baby… (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
He … football every day. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
In the evening I often … to see my friends. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
It … me forty minutes to get to my work. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
Nick usually … in his office. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
I … in the waiting room at the doctor’s now. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
The children … now.
She usually … tea, but now she … coffe. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
I … a letter to my business partner who … in London. (Choose Present Simple or Present Progressive)
Genetics, lifestyle and environment is the formula for life and good health. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
Physicians constantly ask you questions about your lifestyle and your family history, your medication history, your surgical history, your allergy history. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
The speaker seldom comes to the conclusion that he spends a lot of time relatively in a small number of places. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
The speaker spent his first 10 years with his little young lungs. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
In the doctor’s office doctors never ask the speaker about his place history. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
Our cell phones cannot build a place history. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
We must teach physicians about the value of geographical information. It is called geomedicine. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
The second thing we need to do is while we're spending billions and billions of dollars all over the world building an electronic health record, we make sure we put a place history inside that medical record. (Listen to the record and choose: true or false.)
It’s important to be honest with yourself about your bad habits. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
You shouldn’t ask for help and encouragement other people. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
You should try to figure out what is causing the bad habit. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
Set a goal for change; it may be unrealistic one. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
Your friends will need to monitor your progress. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
Reward yourself for good behavior. (Read the text «Time for a change». Is it true or false?)
The sequence is named after Leonardo Fibonacci, who was (Read the text «The Fibonacci Sequence» and complete this sentence.)
Fibonacci investigated the sequence by setting up a thought experiment about (Read the text «The Fibonacci Sequence» and complete this sentence.)
One area where people have used the Fibonacci sequence in daily life is… (Read the text «The Fibonacci Sequence» and complete this sentence.)
The sequence can be seen (Read the text «The Fibonacci Sequence» and complete this sentence.)
You look bad, so you … take a medicine
I think you … work hard
Kevin … invest his money.
A gentleman … be honest in his action.
You … buy mineral water, we have plenty.
The other thing we … to think about is the emergence of chemical complexity.
I … visit my grandma every week.
Alex … make many international phone calls.
You … work full time.
People with high cholesterol … eat low-fat foods.
Life evolved under conditions of light and darkness (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
Chemical clocks are found only in being that has two cells. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
Plants and animals developed their own internal clocks so that they would be ready for these changes in light. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
Humans don’t have the body clock. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
The body clock is the most underrated force on our behavior. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
We evolved as a species near the equator, and so we're very well-equipped to deal with 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
When people are living without any sort of artificial light at all, they sleep once every night. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)
We're living in a culture of jet lag, global travel, 24-hour business, shift work. (Listen to the record record and choose: true or false.)