Ingliz tili Test

Read the text. Thee choose the correct answer for each question below.
Built by die disconsolate Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, the Taj Mahal mausoleum has survived the rise and fall of many empires and it attracted looters, too;
over the years they carried away the silver doors from its gates, the precious stone from its marble wall and the gold from its grave. But those were small threats compared with the modem danger of pollution. Emission from the coal-fired steel foundries thermal power stations, cars and an oil refinery in the industrial belt around Agra are corroding and yellowing the Taj Mahal’s white marble.

19. According to the passage, the Taj Mahal mausoleum ...

A)is no longer richly decorated as it once used to be
B) is not in need of any extensive restoration
C) has on several occasions, been almost completely destroyed
D) was built to be the tomb of the Emperor Shah, Jahan

20. At present, the main threat to the survival of the Taj Mahal is ... .

A) the lack o f interest in the building
B) small scale robbery C) on-going looting
D ) industrial pollution

21. The passage is mainly concerned with ……..

A) the restoration work planned for the Taj Mahal
B) the steadily worsening condition of the Taj Mahal mausoleum
C) measures taken to prevent robbery in the past
D) the various kinds o f industries in the Taj Mahal area

22. What is the closest meaning to the ‘precious’ in the passage?

A) common B) valuable C) stony D) cheap


Read the text, Then choose the correct answer for each question below.
Usually educational processes involve not only learning, but teaching as well. There is, however, no logical connection in this case. Education can go on without any teaching.
We can say it was a Veal education’ for someone to take a boat out on his own, implying that he learnt something desirable without anybody having been there to teach him the lesson. There are many forms of learning that go on without leaching and educative1 learning does not mean that the
learning must take place in a teaching situation.
It may be argued that most things are learnt more rapidly and more reliably in a classroom situation. But even so, learning is not dependent upon teaching.

23. As it is stated in the passage, it is generally assumed that.... A) schools are not important at all in the learning process B) teachers do not further the learning process C) education means both learning and teaching D) people learn most effectively by themselves 24. The writer himself is fully convinced that true education .... A) is what everybody desires to have B) can only be provided in a classroom C) results from the acquisition o f all kinds of knowledge D) can be acquired without the help of a teacher 25. The writer seems to admit that a teacher may often make the process of learning — A) more interesting B) quicker and more dependable C) safer and more regular D) u purely formal affair 26. What is the closest meaning to the “logical’ in the passage? A) practical B) useful C) skillful D) understandable