решить тест по Английскому! 1. According to the passage, which of the following describes Kiva’s key to success?
A. Its organization includes many successful bankers.
B. The Internet can end poverty around the world.
C. Connecting lenders and borrowers directly builds a good lending community.
D. More people lend money to Kiva than they do to banks.
2. In paragraph 1, in “when they know exactly who is using it,” the word “it” refers to
A. lending
B. loans
C. money
D. community
3. The word “poverty” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. banking
B. money-lending
C. being hungry
D. being poor
4. According to the passage, who borrows money from Kiva?
A. Its partners
B. Self-employed people
C. Developing parts of the world
D. Owners of large businesses
5. What is the main use of the “pump” mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. To borrow money
B. To bring water
C. To grow food
D. To sell rice
6. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. PayPal is showing its support for Kiva by not charging a fee.
B. PayPal is losing a lot of money by not charging a fee to Kiva lenders.
C. PayPal donates a large amount of its fees to Kiva.
D. People would be less likely to lend money to Kiva if PayPal charged fees.
7. All of the following are true about Kiva’s field partners EXCEPT that they
A. are located all over the world
B. help locate people who want to borrow money
C. post information about businesspeople to Kiva’s website
D. are based in San Francisco
8. In paragraph 3, the word “handling” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. taking care of
B. sending
C. lending
D. organizing
9. People can choose the borrowers they want to lend to by
A. reading their information on the Kiva website
B. speaking with Kiva’s field partners around the world
C. paying a small fee to PayPal for handling the loan
D. posting information about themselves on the Kiva website
10. Between October 2005 and October 2010, Kiva
A. had made loans of more than 200 million dollars
B. had made more than 500 thousand loans
C. had paid back almost 99% of its loans
D. had made most of its loans to women borrowers
11. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. More women own businesses than men.
B. Kiva expects to have one million users within ten years.
C Even large banks don’t usually have 99% of their loans paid back.
D. Lenders are not usually willing to let people borrow more than $300.
12. The word “raise” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
A. collect
B. lend
C. pay
D. send out
13. Which of the following statements about Kiva’s marketing is supported by paragraph 5?
A. Kiva’s website is easy for lenders to navigate.
B. Kiva doesn’t have enough money to support its own marketing.
C. Social media allows lenders to participate actively in Kiva’s marketing.
D. Lenders are limited to a few options in terms of supporting Kiva’s marketing.
14. In paragraph 5, in “most of them put that money,” the word “them” refers to
A. loans
B. lenders
C. friends
D. sites
15. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A. To explain the word of microfinance
B. To report on how much money is needed by developing countries
C. To highlight American companies’ efforts to reduce poverty
D. To show an example of a successful microfinance company