Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

22. The reason for modern days` shoes not being expensive is the fact that …
A) they are produced massively B) they are drawn by technologies
C) their components are very cheap D) most people like wearing them everywhere
Do you ever wish that your neighbours would turn down their music? Perhaps you are trying to sleep and you wish that the people next-door were not holding an all-night barbecue party in their garden. Or do you feel it is time you moved to an uninhabited island? Don’t worry – you are just another victim of noise pollution. Of course, most people would prefer it if cars made no noise at all, neighbours were as quiet as mice and nobody drove about the streets in cars with open windows and high-powered sound systems. You may even wish you could stop children from playing in the street, or planes passing overhead. But in the end, if I were you, I would just get used to it. Close the windows, buy some earplugs, laugh and turn up your own stereo. Just act as if the noise were simply not there! Who knows, perhaps it will go away!
23. According to the text, noises disturbing people involve all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Aircrafts flying in the sky. B) Noisy traffic outside the house.
C) The voice of mice in the house. D) Parties that last the whole night.
24. It is clear from the text that sufferers of noise pollution ...
A) have silent neighbours. B) own high-powered sound systems.
C) adore watching kids play out. D) feel like living on a desert island.
25. The author states that if there is much noise around you ...
A) close the windows and try to sleep. B) try to join in barbecue parties.
C) just get used to existing conditions. D) leave for a lonely island.
26. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A) Neighbours and noise B) Types of noise
C) Bad effects of noise pollution D) All-night parties and loud music


Madison High School has just completed a new auditorium with air conditioning state-of-art lighting and sound. Because of the cost of building this auditorium, the school had no money to maintain or upgrade the football field. The facility is so bad that officials have stopped Madison`s home games for fear players will get injured. Madison`s rival, Central High School, has a beautiful new football stadium, but its auditorium has been closed for fear that ceiling will fall. The School Board has given money for renovating the auditorium. So, for this year, Central`s music and drama departments will be without a facility to house their performances. Parents, administrators and students at Central have proposed that Madison use Central`s football stadium for Madison`s six home games. In exchange, Central will use Madison`s auditorium for its fall and spring school plays and concerts.