6. Вставьте подходящее по смыслу слово или словосочетание

a. galleries, b. late, c. attractions, d. contrasts, e. recent, f. modern, g. royal,

h. national, i. palaces, j. built, k. cosmopolitan, l. to offer

1. London is a city of … .

2. It is both … and historical, … and traditional and has something different … every visitor.

3. Among the main … of London are … palaces, … parks, famous … and museums.

4. One of the … , Kensington Palace was …in the early 17^th century.

5. In more … times it has been the residence of Princess Margaret and the … Diana, Princess of Wales.

Keys: 1- d; 2-f, k, l; 3- c, g, h, a; 4- i, j; 5- e, b.

7. Найдите лишнее слово

1. a. Piccadilly Circus, b. Barbican, c. Trocadero, d. Tate Modern houses;

2. a. geology, b. ecology, c. melody, d. history;

3. a. circus, b. piazza, c. park, d. zoo;

4. a. thrilling , b. grisly, c. exciting, d. gripping.

Keys: 1- d, 2- c, 3- b, 4- b.

8. Найдите синонимы

1.	infamous	a.	massive
2.	marine	b.	colossal
3.	next door	c.	unite
4.	enormous	d.	notorious
5.	embody	e.	sea
6.	landmark	f.	spouse
7.	residence	g.	just by
8.	consort	h.	priesthood
9.	huge	i.	stay
10.	clergy	j.	milestone

Keys: 1-d, 2- e, 3- g, 4- b, 5- c, 6- j, 7- I, 8- f, 9- a, 10- h.

9. Выберите правильное по смыслу и форме слово.

1. In Regent's Park the (a. exotics, b. exotic, c. exoticism) animals and birds of London Zoo continue to attract the crowds.

2. Popular (a. paint, b. paintings, c. painting) include The Haywain by Constable and Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh.

3. This splendid palace has 661 rooms, including the (a. stating, b. station, c. state) rooms.

4. At the end of the day the City becomes (a. silently, b. silence, c. silent) and almost empty.

5. A lot of (a. good, b. goods, c. goodness) such as skins, copper and iron ore, silver and gold were sent to Rome.

6. The Science Museum has five floors packed with (a. imaginative, b. imagination, c. imaginary) displays about science and technology

Keys: 1- b, 2- b, 3- c, 4- c, 5 –b, 6- a.

10. Сопоставьте слова и дефиниции.

1.	bustle	a.	to give food to
2.	display	b.	to move briskly
3.	feed	c.	full of variety or interest
4.	mummy	d.	abundance of valuable material possessions or resources
5.	colourful	e.	a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting
6.	wealth	f.	a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
7.	statue	g.	a setting or presentation of something in open view
8.	crown	h.	to serve as host to, at, or for
9.	to host	i.	a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop
10.	cathedral	j.	a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty

Keys: 1- b, 2- g, 3- a, 4- f, 5- c, 6- d, 7- e, 8- j, 9- h, 10- i.

Тест 2 Вариант I

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