- •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.
5. Show your knowledge of Great Britain. Choose the right answer.
1. What is another name for the Houses of Parliament in the UK?
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a. Buckingham Palace |
c. St.James’s Palace |
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b. Palace of Westminister |
d. Windsor |
2. Where is the official residence of the Prime Minister?
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a. Westminister Abbey |
c. Downing street,10 |
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b. the Tower of London |
d. Buckingham Palace |
3. What is the name of the British flag?
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a. the Stars and Stripes |
c. The Mayflower |
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b. the Union Jack |
d. St. Patrick |
4. “The Globe” is associated with the name of…
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a. Dickens |
c. Byron |
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b. Shakespear |
d. Burns |
5. Who started the Tower of London?.
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a.William the Conqueror |
c. Christopher Wren |
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b. Henry the Eighth |
d. Oliver Cromwell |
6. The capital of Scotland is...
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a. Glasgow |
c. Edinburgh |
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b. Leeds |
d. Cardiff |
7. How many parts are there in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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a. two |
c. four |
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b. three |
d. five |
8. What is the symbol of Scotland?
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a. thistle |
c. rose |
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b. daffodil |
d. shamrock |
9. What is the symbol of England?
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a. thistle |
c. leek |
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b. rose |
d. daffodil |
10. Which of these holidays is not celebrated in Great Britain?
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a. May Day |
c. St. David’s Day |
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b. Guy Fawkes’s Day |
d. Thanksgiving |
11. The highest peak in the Highlands and in all Britain is…
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a. Everest |
c. Ben Nevis |
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b. Mount Snowdon |
d. The Cotsworld |
12. Situated in Central London, Covent Garden is…
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a. Royal Park |
c. the Royal Opera House |
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b. A famous museum |
d. the Queen’s residence |
6. Fill in the preposition.
Farming in Britain has changed a great deal (1)… the last 30 years. Farming used to employ a great many people (2)… Britain but nowadays, (3)… machinery, a few people can run a huge farm of thousands (4)… hectares.
Most (5)… the land is suitable for agriculture, although the largest area is reserved (6)… pasture and grazing land.
Agriculture provides (7)… 60 per cent of Britain's food needs even though it employs just 2 per cent (8)… the country's labour force. Britain's agriculture is (9)… pressure to change (10)… the moment. Farmers are under pressure to adopt more environmentally friendly methods such as organic farming. Organic farming does not use artificial chemicals that can damage the environment and human health. Its popularity has grown rapidly (11)… recent years.
7. Choose the most suitable word.
The United Kingdom is one of the most (highly/hardly) industrialized countries in the world. The industrial sector of the economy declined in (relative/ reliable) importance after 1973, because of the worldwide (economic/economical) slowdown; however, output rose/raised in 1983 and 1984 and in 1985 was growing at an (annual/ daily) rate of 3%. Manufacturing accounted for 25.1% of GDP in 1985 and 22.3% in 1992. Since World War II, some (traditiona/heavy) industries have markedly declined – e.g., cotton textiles, steel, shipbuilding, locomotives – and their place has been taken by (newer/older) industries, such as electronics, offshore oil and gas products, and (synthetic/chemical) fibers. In the chemicals industry, plastics and pharmaceuticals have registered the most (significant/simple) growth. The United Kingdom had a (total/whole) of 11 oil refineries in 2002, with a capacity of 1,784,000 barrels per day.