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24. It can be inferred from the passage that...
A) tennis stars get huge sums for endorsements
B) tennis clothing appeals to the wealthy
C) the price of tennis racquets has remained stable
D) bright colors entice people to buy tennis wear
25. The author's intention is to ...
A) describe the new tennis clothing
B) describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes
C) explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen
D) defend tennis wear manufacturers from complaints about their high prices
26. A good title for this passage would be ...
A) Big Business in Tennis Wear
B) Tennis Stars' Flamboyant Clothes
C) The High Cost of Playing Tennis
D) The Stars at Play
Bead the text .Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 27-28 In the text.
In 1938 the Swiss firm Nestle (27)... instant coffee. This is now the most popular kind of coffee with millions of cups (28)... everyday. However, a true coffee fanatic will avoid instant at almost all costs.
27. A) found B)cooked C)did D) invented
28. A) having drunk B) drinking
C) to drink D) being drunk
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 29-31 in the text.
Hunting with birds is a very old sport. In some countries the golden eagle is used (29)... hunting. After training, the eagle (30)... to a field. The eagle sits on the arm of the hunter. The hunter's arm is covered with a long, special (31)... to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird.
29. A) by B) at C) in D) for
30. A) takes B) is being taken
C) has taken D) is taken
31. A) suit B) clothes C) scarf D) glove
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 32-33.
We are so used to wearing shoes that few of us even think about them, apart from the times when we put them on and take them
off. However, people didn't always wear shoes. No one knows when people first began to use them. It Is reasonable to Suppose that the first shoes that covered feet were wrappings of animal skins worn in cold climates. Sandals worn in southern regions were most likely made of wood, with leather or cloth attaching the soles to the upper part of the foot. Over time, shoes became used not only for protection but also for decoration. For example, high heels came into fashion in the sixteen hundreds and were worn by men. However uncomfortable they are, people have continued to wear them for more than three hundred years. Today's shoes are relatively cheap because most models are designed by computer, and their components are. cut by laser and sewn together by programmed machinery!