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Предмет: Английский язык, автор: anahitfrangyan
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ПРОШУ! задание внизу на фото плачу 20 баллов! Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison is one of the most famous and fruitful inventors of all time. Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in the USA, in a small town of Milan, state Ohio. He was the youngest of seven children in the family. Thomas had serious health problems when a child. That's why he did badly at school. In fact, he attended a public school only for three months. Teachers thought he was stupid, but he couldn't hear well. His mother was a teacher and she took him from school and taught him at home. She always believed in Thomas and thought he was really smart. Later, Thomas became almost deaf. Edison was very curious, he asked himself lots of questions. At his early age, he showed love for mechanical things and for chemical experiments. He started doing his own experiments at 13 – he made his own laboratory in his father's shed. Edison started working at the age of 12. He sold newspapers and candies in the trains. Then he started working at the telegraph. Thomas Edison worked hard all his life, often working all night in his laboratory, and would not come home for days at a time. When asked what makes a genius he said, "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration." Edison opened a new laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ, in 1876. This place later become known as an "invention factory," since they worked on several different inventions at any given time there. He had many assistants in his laboratory in Menlo Park near New York. They worked together on his inventions. Edison also organized some companies, some of them still work, like «General Electrics». Thomas Alva Edison made a great influence on modern life, because of his inventions such as a light bulb, a phonograph, and a motion pictures camera. He also improved the telegraph and telephone. Edison continued to work and invent till he was over 70, often working 16 hours a day! During his long and productive life Edison made 1,300 inventions. Edison also managed to become a successful manufacturer and businessman, marketing his inventions to the public. Edison died on October 18, 1931, at the age of 84.
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Предмет: Английский язык, автор: Lemon4u
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Questions 11 through 20 (on your answer sheet circle the correct letter A, B, C, or D).


11. The Smilodon was able to survive in both cold and warm areas with the help of:

A. Large canines for eating purposes

B. Large canines for hunting purposes

C. Insulated fur

D. All of the above


12. Which of the following do scientists believe is a possible reason for the Smilodon’s extinction?

A. Smilodons had weak jawbones.

B. The glaciers melted in the North.

C. Humans began to hunt Smilodons.

D. Smilodons were unintelligent.


13. From the text it can be understood that scientists

A. recognize that Smilodons might have survived if the temperature remained cold.

B. agree with the cause of the Smildon’s extinction.

C. think that glaciers will never be restored to their original size.

D. believe climate change is both cyclical and necessary.


14. It can be understood that climate change

A. positively affected a number of plant and animal species.

B. rapidly altered only the northern regions of the planet.

C. came too quickly for a large number of species.

D. will occur every ten thousand years.


15. The purpose of the article is

A. to decrease the amount of hunting.

B. to provide information on the history of the Smilodon.

C. to criticize the effects of humans on the natural world.

D. to raise attention to the issue of extinction.


16. Which of the following statements would the author most strongly agree with?

A. The Smilodon could survive in the present day.

B. Sabre-toothed tiger is a misleading nickname for the Smilodon.

C. The Smilodon was an intelligent but weak animal.

D. Humans did not affect the fate of Smilodons.


17. Based on context, the meaning of “fossils” is

A. rocks.

B. dental remains.

C. food supplies.

D. animal remains.


18. Which of the following is the best summary of the text?

A. Many animals did not survive when the Earth began to warm.

B. Research about Smilodon fossils is not important.

C. Smilodons were powerful animals but were unable to evolve with the changing climate.

D. Smilodons’ large teeth were critical to their survival.


19. According to the text, it can be understood that

A. the Smilodon lived in different types of environments.

B. the behavior and traits of a Smilodon is based on theories, not proven evidence.

C. Smilodons would make good pets in the modern day.

D. climate change had little effect on Smilodons.


20. Another title for this article could be:

A. Behavior Patterns and the Psychology of the Smilodon

B. The Evolutionary History of Smilodons

C. Did Humans Push Smilodons into Extinction?

D. Predator vs. Prey: How Smilodons Capture Their Food