Злив НМТ 2024, відповіді

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18.05.2024

Авторка: Валерія Фабʼянська

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Part 2
You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It's the idea that if children or even babies listen to music
composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick internet search reveals plenty of
products to assist you in the task. Whatever your age, there are recordings and books to help you to
enjoy the power of Mozart's music, but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you
cleverer, the picture is more mixed.

The phrase "the Mozart effect" was first used in 1991, but it is a study described two years later in the
journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music
somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that seems likely to be true. Mozart was
undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, a
little of that intelligence might rub off on us.

The idea took off, with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998 Zell Miller, the
Governor of the state of Georgia in the US, even asked for money to be set aside in the state budget so
that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. In fact, it's not just babies and children
who were deliberately exposed to Mozart's melodies. When Sergio Della Sala, the psychologist and
author of the book Mind Myths, visited a mozzarella farm in Italy, the farmer proudly explained that the
buffalos were played Mozart three times a day to help them to produce tastier milk.

What about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? When you look back at
the original paper, the first surprise is that the authors from the University of California didn't even use
the

"Mozart effect" phrase in the paper. The second surprise is that it wasn't conducted on children at all: it
was conducted on 36 young adult students, who, in fact, scored significantly higher on the tests after
listening to Mozart's Sonata. But unfortunately, this effect lasted just for about fifteen minutes.

In 2006, a large study was conducted in Britain involving eight thousand children. They listened either to
Mozart, or to one of the pop songs: Blurs Country House, Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison and PJ
or Duncan's Stepping Stone. Once again music improved the ability to perform tasks better, but this time
it wasn't a Mozart effect but a Blur effect. The children who listened to Mozart did well, but with pop
music they did even better. Then it began to emerge that perhaps Mozart wasn't so special after all. One
study found that listening to Schubert was just as good, and so was hearing a passage read aloud from a
Stephen King novel, but only if you enjoyed it.

So, what can we take away from this? Even if music doesn't scientifically make people smarter, it teaches
us about life, and we can't put an IQ number on that knowledge.

6. Which of the advertisements mentions?

A The Mozart effect is a controversial issue.

B Babies enjoy the music composed by Mozart.

C Mozart's music boosts children's intelligence.

D Scientists support the idea of the Mozart effect.

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7. What does the Mozart effect refer to?

A People's confidence in their talent.

B Benefits of listening to classical music.

C A unique ability to compose music.

D Public interest in classical music.

8. Which statement is true, according to paragraph 3?

A Cattle gave more milk listening to classical music.

B Children were encouraged to take music classes.

C Parents were paid for playing music to their babies.

D Animals were made to listen to classical music.

9. What information did the original article provide?

A The exact age of the research subjects

B The number of the study participants

C The names of the research subjects

D The duration of the experiment

10. What evidence did the researchers fail to find?

A Listening to music temporarily activates your brain.

B A positive effect of music depends on personal preferences.

C Listening to music has a lasting impact on mental abilities.

D A positive effect on your brain can be achieved in different ways.

Part 3

11 Island Caretaker

If you love nature and don't mind some serious alone time, you may qualify for a career as an island
caretaker. Governments and individuals that own islands in the Caribbean, Australia, and the Asia-Pacific

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region often hire people with carpentry or landscaping experience to help look after things while they're
back on the mainland. Island caretaking can include a lot of hard work, but leaves plenty of time to
pursue your own interests while living in paradise.

12 People Pusher

Tokyo is home to the busiest metro system in the world. To help accommodate the crowds, professional
"pushers", called Oshiyas, help squeeze commuters into the trains during rush hour so the doors can
close. Oshiyas are responsible for getting as many people on the trains as possible without injuries. They
are easily recognisable by their uniforms, featuring white gloves and peaked hats to set themselves apart
from the passengers.

13 Olive Oil Regulator

Europe takes their olive oil very seriously. So seriously that there's a job in Italy, Spain, Greece, and other
high-producing countries for maintaining the standards of taste and smell for different grades of olive oil.
These regulators also ensure suppliers provide necessary documentation and labels, and comply with all
International Olive Council requirements.

14 Dabbawala

Home-cooked lunch is almost always better than a pre-packed salad or sandwich. In India, lunchbox
carriers are paid to pick up hot packed lunches from workers' homes, and deliver them to workplaces.
Literally translated as "one who carries a box", dabbawalas use balance boards to carry large loads of
lunchboxes on their head, and both deliver meals, and return the empty boxes home afterward.

15 Bike Fisherman
Amsterdam is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, with abundant bike lanes and parking
racks. Despite these measures, many of the city’s bicycles end up in the famed canals throughout the
city. Waternet, the city’s water management company, employs a team of professional bike dredgers to
fish the 12,000-15,000 bikes that wind up in the water every year with hydraulic claws. Whether the
bikes were lost, stolen or forgotten about, Waternet bike dredgers take the extracted bikes to the scrap
yard to be recycled.

16 Those that are aquatically inclined may be interested in a job diving for pearls. Working in mollusk
farms or in the open ocean, these individuals free-dive into the salty water to harvest oysters for
valuable jewels. To be fit for the job, you’ll need a scuba certification, some diving experience and a
penchant for adventure. Pearl oysters are ripest in the Caribbean tropics, Australian seas and Japanese
lakes.

This job ____.

A) involves studying the properties of a product

B) presupposes transporting a lot of items at a time
C) requires a worker to get a particular permission
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D) helps to protect the environment
E) gives applicants a chance to live an isolated lifestyle
F) provides an opportunity to work in the insurance industry
G) requires excellent cooking skills
H) involves wearing a special set of clothes

11-E; 12-H; 13-A; 14-B; 15-D; 16-C.

Part 4
In July, Jamie Neale left his youth hostel in Sydney to go for a day's walking. He didn't tell anyone (17)__.
Jamie was wearing a dark blue, thin jacket and jeans, and was carrying a small rucksack with a basic map,
a small bottle of water and two bread rolls. But he didn't take an emergency beacon, matches, a
compass or... his mobile phone.
The Blue Mountains are a famous tourist attraction, and Jamie was enjoying his walk (18)___. He left the
path and started to follow an animal track into the bush. When Jamie tried to get back to the path, he
went deeper and deeper into the bush. When it got dark, Jamie knew he was in trouble. Back in town,
nobody knew (19)___ until for days later.
Jamie kept calm and thought about how to survive. He stayed close to a river and he drank lots of water.
He ate berries, seeds and nuts. July is winter in Australia, (20)____. Jamie used bark from trees to make
blankets.
After four days, Jamie heard helicopters in the sky. He shouted and waved. But the helicopters didn't see
him. Four hundred people joined the search, including Jamie's dad, (21)___. Jamie reached his lowest
point when he couldn't hear the helicopters any more. He knew they had given up. "I thought I would
starve to death," he said.
On the twelfth day came the incredible news. Two walkers had found Jamie in the bush. Jamie was very
tired and hungry. (22)___.
After an emotional meeting with his son, Mr. Cass said, "Jamie is the only teenager in the world who
goes on a ten-mile hike and leaves his mobile phone behind!"

A) that Jamie was missing

B) and very pleased to see them
C) who put his life at risk
D) where he was going
E) and it got cold at night
F) when his father organised a search party
G) when he made a big mistake
H) who flew over from England

17-D; 18-G; 19-A; 20-E; 21-H; 22-B.

Part 5

In many ways, we are just like more than thirty (23)___of dolphins that swim in the world's oceans and
rivers. Dolphins are mammals, like we are, and just as we might, they team up in pods, or groups, to
(24)___ tasks. They also (25)___ to each other. Starting from birth, dolphins squawk, whistle, click, and
squeak. "Sometimes one dolphin will vocalise, and then another will seem to answer," says Sara Waller,
who studies bottlenose dolphins off the California coast. "And sometimes members of a pod vocalise in
different patterns at the same time, much like many people chattering at a party." And just as we gesture
and change facial (26)____ body postures, jaw claps, bubble blowing, and fin caresses. as we speak,
dolphins (27)___nonverbally through.

23) A- ranks B- species C- teams D- circles

24) A- do B – make C- keep D- hold

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25) A- pronounce B- talk C- tell D- say
26) A- features B- movements C- images D- expressions
27) A-communicate B- discuss C-inform D-exchange

Part 6

28-B; 29-D; 30-D; 31-B; 32-B.

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