Test 2
Choose the one best answer to each question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
Задания: (1—7)
Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы, следующие за текстом, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
Отметьте свой выбор в бланке ответов.Aztec
Aztec were American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire on the territory of modern Mexico during the 1400s and early 1500s. It was one of the most developed civilizations in the Americas. Their empire was destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521. It included many cities and towns, especially in the valley of Mexico. The largest city was the capital, Tenochtitlan built on an island. Religion was an important part of their lives. To worship their gods, the Aztec built temples, created huge sculptures, and held impressive ceremonies. They asked the gods for good crops.
The Aztec used a form of writing called pictographic, which consisted mainly of small pictures. Some pictures meant ideas, others stood for the sounds. The pictographic system of writing was not developed enough to provide full expression of ideas.
The Aztec used it mainly for business records and historical and religious writing.
The market place was a major centre of Aztec life. The market in the capital had all kinds of goods which existed in the Aztec world. They did not have a system of money. They usually changed goods and services for other goods.
The Aztec used the wheel only in toys and they had no animals to cari7 the goods. As a result, the people themselves
carried all their goods on land. Canoes were an important means of transportation on the lakes and canals.
Little of Aztec architecture remained. The Spaniards destroyed the temples and all other signs of the Aztec religion.
They built Mexico city on the ruins of their capital.
Many Mexican place names, including Acapulco and Mexico, and such English words as avocado, chocolate and tomato, come from the language of the Aztec. Foods of Aztec origin, including chili and chocolate, have become popular in many countries. Aztec culture still attracts people because of complexity of their society and the beauty of Aztec art.(from English 2000)
The Aztec built their cities especially...
A on islands. В in mountains. Con plains.
Pictographic was...
A used by the Aztec for all spheres of life.
В a system of sounds.
С a developed form of writing.
The word «stood for» in the 2nd paragraph is closest in
meaning to...
A stand. В express. С mean.
The Aztec .
A imported goods from other countries.
В changed goods for money.
С had no money.
The main means of transport were...
A boats. В coaches. С animals.
Such words as chocolate and tomato are originally...
A Spanish. В English. С Aztec.
Aztec culture was...
A primitive. В highly developed. С ugly.