A ladybug may lay more than 1,000 golden-coloured eggs during the

summer. She ≪glues≫ them to the undersides of leaves or onto plant stems.

In a week or less the eggs hatch. The babies, called larvae, look like little

Black and orange alligators. They eat the nearby aphids and grow fast.

1. Why is ≪ladybug≫ an incorrect name?

A) Ladybugs can be relentless killers.

B) Lots of ladybugs are males.

C) Ladybugs don’t have beaks or sucking mouthparts.

Which of these statements is true about ladybugs?

A) Ladybugs can be many colours.

B) Ladybugs are vegetarians.

C) Ladybugs carry their babies in their bodies.

How does a ladybug protect itself from hungry birds?

A) It looks like it would taste nasty.

B) The antennae look like weapons.

C) It disguises itself as a larger, more dangerous insect.

People like ladybugs because...

A) they have pretty colours.

B) they help keep the garden free of pests.

C) they don’t harm other bugs or insects.

Ladybugs eat the most in...

A) summer.

B) winter.

C) spring, when they are laying eggs.

What do baby ladybugs eat?

A) Leaves.

B) Plant stems.

C) Aphids.

Variant 9

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

Was carrying towards caught thought could

Too have for which such a

Koba the Hunter Who Stopped Hunting

There was once a man called Koba, a hunter. One day he left his

House and went off to hunt in a place (1) was far away.

When he was out hunting, he suddenly heard the mighty roar of

A lion very close to him. Never had he heard (2) roar

Before. Greatly alarmed, Koba turned and ran as fast as he could

(3) his camp. He (4) a bow and some arrows.

On the way his bow (5) in the low branches of a tree. He

Pulled but (6) not release the bow, and he (7) it

Was the lion who had caught it, but he was (8) frightened

To turn his head to look.

≪Please, King of Animals,≫ cried Koba, ≪let go of my bow.

I (9) not come to hunt you.≫ He waited (10) an

Answer from the lion, but as it was the branches of a tree holding his

Bow, there was no answer. From that day onwards, for the rest of his

Life, Koba never hunted again. He became a farmer.

3 Comment on the following issues.

People live a different places all over the world.

• Describe your living situation to a friend.

• Explain if you like the place where you are living and mention the

Location and the conveniences.

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VARIANT 10

1 Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».

Whether we love them or hate them, we tend to magnify celebrities’

Places in our lives.

The fact is, feeling closer than we are to the stars is not unhealthy,

At least for a majority of us. Through the media, reality shows and social

Networking, it’s easier than ever to keep up with celebs in real time.

That kind of access creates what’s known as ≪the illusion of intimacy≫,

says Cooper Lawrence, author of ≪The Cult of Celebrity≫.

The direct access that many celebs provide makes us privy to many

Details of their lives. And as Lawrence points out, many stars aren’t

Exactly shy about sharing what outfits they’re wearing, what food they

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