Вариант № 5

The Climate of Britain

A The weather depends on the seasons and the climate of the country and the latter depends on the geographical position of the country. Britain is an island country and its territory isn’t very large. There are some features common to the climate of this country as a whole: the climate is mild, wet and the weather is changeable. The weather really very often changes here. They seldom have the same kind of weather for a long time. This is because of the Atlantic Ocean. The winds blowing from the Atlantic are warm and wet. They bring plenty of rain to the island.

B Summer is generally mild and warm though it sometimes happens to be hot but not really very often. More often however, sunshine and rain follow each other so many times during the day that it is better not to leave your raincoat at home.

C As to winter, it is also generally mild in England. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows and they also have thick fogs and sometimes hard frosts, though not very often, indeed. Hardly anyone can say that the winter weather is pleasant in England. You often feel really cold there. However they never have much snow and many frosty days there.

D Spring is a lovely season of the year in England, however they sometimes have really very cold days when it is raining heavily and cold winds are blowing from the north. People everywhere like to talk about the weather and they like to blame on the weather every problem, that can't be blamed on the politicians but foreigners are often amused that the English spend so much time discussing the weather.

depend on - зависеть от	fog - туман
the latter - последний (из двух названных)	frost - мороз
island country - островное государство	to blame - винить
mild - мягкий	wet - влажный
change – меняться

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1. What does the climate of the country depend on?

A ...on the season.	C ...on its territory.
B ...on the geographical position of the country	D ...on wide range of climatic conditions.

Завершите предложение в соответствии с основной темой абзаца

2. The passage B is about

A … summer in England	C … heavy rains
B … fashionable raincoats	D … short days.

Определите, в каком абзаце сообщается

3. о том, что с Атлантического Океана дуют теплые и влажные ветра.

4. Выберите предложение, соответствующее содержанию текста

A The weather is changeable in England.

B Spring is the worst season of the year in England.

C The weather really very seldom changes here.

D People everywhere are fond of talking.

Прочитайте начало предложения и выберите его продолжение

5. Winter is…

A …generally very cold in England	C … also generally mild in England
B … the best season in England	D … the warmest season in England

Соотнесите данные утверждения с соответствующими абзацами текста(A, B, C или D)

6. It is better not to leave home without your raincoat.

7. The winds from the Atlantic bring plenty of rain to the island.

8. Summer is generally mild and warm.

9. The winter weather is not pleasant in England.

10. Englishmen like to talk about the weather.

Замените слово, данное в скобках, английским эквивалентом

11. The winter is a (ветреное) and stormy time in those places

A rainy

B sunny

C windy

D foggy

12. Let me (представить) myself

A meet

B see

C imagine

D introduce

13. England is an island state and my (родина) is an island state, too.

A land

B homeland

C continent

D houseland.

14. I was born and spent my (детство) in a little town.

A childish

B childhood

C childship

D children

15. We came to Britain from (соседних) countries.

A nearest

B next

C neighbouring

D neighbourhood

Выберите степень сравнения

16. Happiness is … than money

A important

C the most important

B more important

D importantest

17. Is Everest … mountain in the world?

A highest

B higher

C the highest

D most high

Замените модальный глагол эквивалентом

18. Cactus plants can grow in the dry desert.

A are able to

B are unable to

C are allowed to

D have to

Выберите подходящую форму множественного числа

19. The … of my brother are at home.

A childs

B children

C childes

D childrens

Выберите форму сказуемого

20. The girl … the picture when I came.

A is painting

B painted

C had painted

D was painting

21. He often … very tired.

A feel

B is feeling

C feels

D shall feel

22. My elder brother … school three years ago.

A has left

B left

C is leaving

D had left

23. He … his work by 5 p.m. yesterday.

A finished

B finish

C had finished

D had been finished

24. They … St.Petersburg tomorrow.

A leave

B will leave

C leaves

D left

25. ''Poltava' … by A.S. Pushkin.

A has been written

B writes

C was written

D is being written