
- •1. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space
- •2. Underline the correct item.
- •3. Choose between ‘lie’, ‘lay’, ‘lain’, ‘laid’, ‘lied’.
- •4. Make the story complete by filling in the correct word from the list.
- •5. Show your knowledge of Great Britain. Choose the right answer.
- •6. Fill in the preposition.
- •7. Choose the most suitable word.
- •8. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below:
- •10. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •1. Insert the right preposition where necessary.
- •2. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap.
- •3. Choose the best alternative.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, or c) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box.
- •2. Choose the right prepositions
- •3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of the lines to form the words that fit in space in these lines.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English:
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions
- •2. Read the text below. Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •3. Fill in the blanks using a suitable derivative of the words given below.
- •4. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below
- •5. Put each of the following words in its place in the sentences below.
- •7. Replace the expressions in bold with a word or expression from the box which has the same meaning.
- •1. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •4. Chose the right word from the list for each proverb.
- •5. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below.
- •Cover Letter
- •6. Match a first sentence (1-5) with a second (a-e) to make short exchanges.
- •7. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below it.
- •8. Translate into English.
Revision Tasks 2
Topic: GREAT BRITAIN
1. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space
England’s natural resources are things that (1)… naturally, and that are useful to us. They include (2)… such as oil and natural gas, and materials such as iron ore, and timber. Natural (3)… may be renewable or non-renewable.
(4)… resources are those that are replaced in nature at a rate close to their rate of use e.g. plants and animals. Non-renewable resources (5)… in fixed amounts or are used up faster than they can be replaced in nature e.g. fossil fuels.
The most important natural resources in England are its energy resources which (6)… about 10 per cent income for our country. (7)… resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas – (8)… in the British sector of the North Sea.
1 |
A |
grow |
B |
occur |
C |
pass |
D |
cause |
2 |
A |
minerals |
B |
by-products |
C |
fuels |
D |
sources |
3 |
A |
phenomena |
B |
riches |
C |
weapons |
D |
resources |
4 |
A |
real |
B |
released |
C |
renewable |
D |
restrictive |
5 |
A |
exist |
B |
increase |
C |
concern |
D |
prevent |
6 |
A |
waste |
B |
generate |
C |
exhaust |
D |
save |
7 |
A |
native |
B |
raw |
C |
chemical |
D |
natural |
8 |
A |
looked for |
B |
founded |
C |
found |
D |
situated |
2. Underline the correct item.
1. On the way to London, we (stopped, broke, interrupted, paused) in France for three days.
2. They went on a three-day (journey, trip, voyage, tour) to Scotland.
3. The Tower of London is of great (antique, ancient, old, historical) importance to archaeologists.
4. We dived off our yacht and swam to the (coast, bank, shore, seaside).
5. The tourists bought tickets for a(n) (excursion, expedition, sightseeing, travel) around the town.
6. We (spent, passed) a lovely week in Rome last summer.
7. Don’t forget your umbrella – it looks as though it’s going to be (sunny, wet, foggy, windy).
8. There was cheering from the Opposition (benches, chairs, stools, sofas).
9. The members of the House of Lords are not (chosen, elected, selected).
3. Choose between ‘lie’, ‘lay’, ‘lain’, ‘laid’, ‘lied’.
In the wild, birds … eggs to continue species. (lay)
If you are young, life still … before you. (lies)
She reread her test and … it on the table (laid).
She … to me. (lied)
They spend the day … on the bed and reading. (lying)
Let sleeping dog … . (lie)
7. She was … the table while her mother was cooking. (laying)
4. Make the story complete by filling in the correct word from the list.
A. functions |
F. bills |
B. speaker |
G. openings |
C. laws |
H. legislative |
D. Lords |
I. delay |
E. Commons |
J. passed |
In theory the queen (1)… as the supreme (2)… authority through Parliament. In practice, however, the queen and Parliament rarely come together, except at the (3)… of Parliament sessions. The main responsibilities of the British Parliament are to make (4)…, to appropriate money for various state purposes, and to provide a forum for debate. Debates in the House of Commons are controlled by the 5)…. Legislation is initiated by the introduction of (6)… in either house. A bill is given three readings in the house in which it is introduced; if (7)…, it is sent to the other house, where it is submitted to the same procedure. If a bill is passed by both houses, it becomes law. In theory the sovereign has a right to veto a bill, but this has not occurred since the 18th century. Likewise the House of (8)… has little power to stop or (9)… bills that have been passed by the (10)…. It is hoped that the members of the Lords often senior political figures who have been knighted for their services will use their experience to suggest amendments to a bill. The Lords cannot interfere with a money bill or with a bill that has been passed by the Commons in two consecutive sessions.