Jason figured out the machines complicated gearshift and moved it into neutral as he slid the forks under the car. He pulled a lever, and the Buick started to rise. Finally, the tires were off the ground and Noorthoek could breathe again for a moment. Like his dad, Jason forgot to put blocks in front of the tires. As the back end of the car rose into the air, the car rolled forward again and crashed back onto Noorthoek.
Desperate now, Jason pulled the forklifts lever once more. Again, the Buick started to come off the ground, but this time, for whatever reason, the front tires didnt roll and the car remained suspended in the air.
Minutes later, Townships fire chief, Mike Rexford, arrived. Noorthoek lay under the car, ashen but breathing. His internal injuries were minor, but, according to Rexford, his situation was perilous. «The outcomes never been this good,» he now says. «How long could he have lasted like that?»
It wasnt until his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the magnitude of the nights events caught up with Jason. «I told him he probably saved his father,» says Rexford. Jason broke down and started to sob.
His father was released from the hospital early the next morning. «I didnt stop shaking until I got home,» Noorthoek says. Jason says one happy change has come out of the accident: he gets to spend more time with his dad. Jason Sr., who hasnt touched a car since the Buick fell on him, often spends evenings with Jason playing video games.
12. Jason Noorthoek Jr. had to go outside in the evening because
1) his mother made him go.
2) his father asked him to help.
3) he was worried about his father.
4) he wanted to save his fathers life.
Ответ:
13. Noorthoek was trapped under the car because
1) the fuel pump was out of order.
2) the forklift had bent the exhaust pipe
3) the car rolled off the forks.
4) the blocks were too small.
Ответ:
14. Jason was afraid to drive a forklift because
1) he had never done it before.
2) he was not strong enough to depress the brakes.
3) he didnt want to hurt his father.
4) he had once had an accident.
Ответ:
15. Jasons first attempt was unsuccessful because
1) he hadnt moved the machines gearshift into neutral.
2) he hadnt taken the necessary precaution.
3) the back end of the car rose into the air.
4) he pulled a wrong lever.
Ответ:
16. In paragraph 10 «perilous means
1) difficult.
2) unpredictable.
3) dangerous.
4) tricky.
Ответ:
17. After his fathers rescue Jason
1) couldnt sleep.
2) broke down the forklift.
3) couldnt help crying.
4) was very tired.
Ответ:
18. After the accident Jason Sr
1) works more carefully with cars.
2) wants to sell the Buick.
3) plays board games.
4) spends more time with his son.
Ответ:
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Раздел 3. Грамматика и лексика
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1924, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1924.
Choosing a Career
19. Jane had always wanted to be a nurse and help in need. Her father, however, thought that nursing was not a suitable profession for her.
PERSON
20. When she left school, she a job as a doctors receptionist.
OFFER
21. Jane to take the job, so she decided to talk to her friend Ann about what she should do.
NOT WANT
22. When Jane came to Anns house, Ann met her in the garden. «Hello, Jane! You look so unhappy! What (you) about?»
THINK
23. While Jane her problem, Anns mother shouted to the girls to come over.
EXPLAIN
24. She said that Anns father an accident and he was in hospital.
HAVE
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Edinburgh
25. Edinburgh is one of the most written-about cities on earth. Built on ancient volcanoes and first established because of its secure and position, the capital of Scotland has become a crossroads.
DEFENCE
26. everyone who comes to Scotland today spends some time in this city.
PRACTICAL
27. Edinburgh is the second most popular tourist destination in Great Britain and its not hard to see why. Its midsummer festival is one of the biggest in the world.
NATION
28. Edinburgh is a delight to explore on foot: most of its are contained within a compact central area.
ATTRACT