Задания 12-18
12. Dr. Gijbert Stoet claims that women do worse than men at maths because they …
A) are not encouraged to do the subject.
13. Last year’s A-levels maths results show that …
C) boys get more A grades.
14. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to paragraphs 5 and 6?
B) The prospects for women in science are best in Sweden.
15. According to the author, social conditioning taking place in Britain implies that …
C) science is for boys.
16. “They” in “to talk to schoolchildren about what they do” (paragraph 7) may refer to …
A) scientists.
17. According to the final paragraphs, which of the factors discouraging girls from careers in science appears to be most important?
A) Lack of opportunities in career growth.
18. The author’s attitude to the problem may be called …
D) interested.
