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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’.

    1. In the wild, birds eggs to continue species. (lay)

    2. If you are young, life still before you. (lies)

    3. She reread her test and it on the table (laid).

    4. She to me. (lied)

    5. They spend the day on the bed and reading. (lying)

    6. 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.

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