1. What does the writer focus on in the first two sentences? (На чем автор фокусируется в первых двух предложениях?)
what Heathrow airport is like at night
what Eram Dar does at night
what the homeless at Heathrow are like
how to spot homeless people at Heathrow
Answer: 1
Justification: The first two sentences describe the atmosphere of the airport at night ("E dusk approaches, Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, quietens down for the night. Night cleaners begin their shifts and passengers waiting for delayed flights curl up on benches in the departure hall."). (В первых двух предложениях описывается атмосфера аэропорта ночью.)
2. Heathrow’s homeless have to pay attention to (Бездомные в Хитроу должны обращать внимание на)
their belongings.
their speech.
their behaviour.
their appearance.
Answer: 3
Justification: Eram says, "We are show-ers in every terminal where Eram can stay clean and presentable. She can sometimes help herself to food passing by the caterers, and while away her time reading magazines and newspapers left behind by passengers." This suggests they must maintain the appearance and behaviour of a legitimate passenger. (Поведение должно соответствовать поведению законного пассажира, чтобы не привлекать внимания.)
3. What does the writer find unconvincing about Eram? (Что автору кажется неубедительным в отношении Эрам?)
how she spends her days
how she became homeless
her background
her attitude towards her situation
Answer: 4
Justification: The writer notes Eram's cheerful attitude: "She’s difficult not to suspect that Eram is just putting on a brave face." This suggests the writer finds her unusually happy and optimistic attitude towards her difficult situation unconvincing. (Писатель считает ее слишком храбрую и оптимистичную позицию в сложной ситуации неубедительной.)
4. What is meant by ‘just putting on a brave face’ in line 24? (Что означает «просто напускать на себя храбрый вид» в строке 24?)
trying to make others feel sorry for you
refusing to help yourself
pretending to be happy
making things sound worse
Answer: 3
Justification: To 'put on a brave face' means to pretend you are happy or confident when you are actually sad or frightened. (Выражение означает притворяться счастливым, когда на самом деле это не так.)
5. The phrase ‘cat-and-mouse game’ (line 31) refers to (Фраза «игра в кошки-мышки» (строка 31) относится к)
the fact that the authorities pretend not to see Eram
the difficulties Eram faces every day to survive
the fact that Eram is breaking the law
Eram’s struggle to avoid being caught by authorities
Answer: 4
Justification: The text says, "It’s illegal to sleep at Heathrow unless you have a flight to catch, so along with the rest of Heathrow’s homeless population, Eram has to watch and change her clothes every moment to avoid or not startle from the guard and be detected." This describes her struggle to avoid being caught by the police and security staff. (Это описывает ее борьбу с целью избежать поимки властями.)
6. What is Eram’s attitude towards her future? (Каково отношение Эрам к ее будущему?)
She is hopeful that her life will get better.
She expects her situation to get worse.
She doesn’t know how to help herself.
She doesn’t see her situation changing.
Answer: 4
Justification: Eram says, "I honestly believe there are no foreseeable futures... I’ll be living at Heathrow forever." She explicitly states she doesn’t see her situation changing. (Она прямо заявляет, что не видит изменений в своей ситуации.)
