Культура и традции стран изучаемого языка

19. Великобритания

1. The Tower is a nowadays.

a) prison b) museum с) fortress d) library

2. Nelson's monument - a tall column with the figure of Nelson at its top - is in .

a) Trafalgar Square c) Piccadilly Circus

b). Hyde Park d) Regent's Park

3. is a commercial part of London.

a) Westminster b) The East End c) The West End d) The City 4. The most ancient monument in Great Britain is

1. Hadrian's Wall c) Stonehenge

2. the lower West Gate d) the Town Gate

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5. The oldest university in Britain is a) London b) Edinburgh

c) Oxford

d) Cambridge

6. is a very large Gothic church in central London. It is the traditional

place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.

1. Buckingham Palace c) Southwark Cathedral

2. Westminster Abbey d) Westminster Cathedral

7. The oldest part of London is . у

a) the City b) the West End c) Hyde Park d) the East End

8. The Royal Family lives in .

1. Westminster Palace c) 10 Downing Street

2. Tower of London d) Buckingham Palace

9. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain is .

1. 10 Downing Street c) Scotland Yard

2. Buckingham Palace d) the West End

10. The highest mountain in Great Britain is .

a) Ben Nevis b) Anglesey c) Cornwell d) Snowdon

11. The capital of Wales is .

a) Cardiff b) London c) Belfast d) Edinburgh

12. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of

a) 3 parts b) 4 parts c) 2 parts d) 5 parts

13. is a district in London famous for theatres, restaurants and

cinemas.

a) Downing Street b) West Point c) Broadway d) The West End

20. США

1. Detroit is the centre of industry.

a) textile b) tourism c) automobile d) ship building

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2. "The Big Apple" is a popular nickname of .

a) Los Angeles b) New York c) London d) Chicago

3. One of the famous American art museum is

1. British Museum

2. Tate Gallery

4. The capital of the USA was built on

1. the Colorado River

2. the Mississippi River

3. Metropolitan Museum

4. Prado

3. the Ohio River

4. the Potomac River

5. The USA consists of 50 .

aj) states b) districts c) republics d) conties

6. The US flag is called

a) Uncle Jack b) Union Jack c) Stars and Stripes d) Maple Leaf

7. The main lakes in the USA are the in the north .

a) Grand Lakes b) Large Lakes c) Great Lakes d) Gigantic Lakes

8. The USA is a consisting of 50 states.

1. federal republic c) unitary republic

2. absolute monarchy d) parliamentary monarchy

9. The President of the USA is chosen in a national election for of office.

1. a four-year c) a two-year

2. a five-year d) a three-year

term

10. In the USA

_ on July 4, 1776.

a) the Declaration of Independence was signed c) the Civil War began

b) the first President was elected d) the Revolution began

11. There are a) 14

_ stripes on the USA flag. ~b) 15 c)20

d) 13

12. The USA is a federal republic consisting of a) 50 b)54 c)52

states.

d)48

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21. Канада

1. The official head of state in Canada is the .

1. House of Lords c) Senate

2. Monarch of Britain d) House of Commons

2. The capital of Canada is .

a) Quebec b) Toronto c) Ottawa

d) Montreal

3. In Canada, Montreal is famous for its

a) French quarters b) television studios c) canals

d) shopping malls

4. Quebec is the province of .

a) Australia b) New Zealand c) Canada d) Great Britain

5. is not situated in Canada.

a) Toronto b) Ottawa c) Boston d) Quebec

6. The Great Lakes are situated between Canada and .

a) the USA b) Mexico c) Great Britain d) Cuba

7. Canada has a land border with .

1. the USA, Russia and Mexico c) the USA and Mexico

2. the USA only d) the USA and Russia

8. This city isn't situated in Canada.

a) Toronto b) Boston c) Ottawa d) Vancouver

9. The two largest ethnic groups of Canada are .

1. British and Americans c) French and Germans

2. Indians and British d) people of British and French ancestry

10. French is an official language in .

a) Sweden b) New Zealand c) India d) Canada

11. The British Queen is represented in Canada by the .

1. Prime Minister c) Parliament

2. Prince of Wales d) Governor General

12. is the largest city in Canada.

a) Ottawa b) Toronto c) Montreal d) Vancouver

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13. Native people in Canada are the .

a) Americans b) British c) French d) Indian,¹)

14. The British Queen is represented in Canada by the

a) Prime Minister b) Parliament c) Prince of Wales d)Governor General

22. Выдающиеся личности англо-говорящих стодн,

1. The Queen's eldest son's name is .

a) Philip b) Andrew c) Charles d) Edward

2. Margaret Thatcher was .

1. the Queen of Britain c) a film star

2. the leader of the Labour Party d) the British Prime Minister

3. is regarded by many people as America's greatest president as he

freed the slaves and united the country.

1. Abraham Lincoln c) John Kennedy

2. Richard Nixon d) Ronald Reagan

4. What was Martin Luther King famous for?

1. He was a bright student and a talented schoolchild.

2. He was born in Atlanta in a large family.

3. He aroused American people to protest against racial discrimination.

4. He was an outstanding military man.

5. The Scottish man who lived most of his life in the USA, , invented

the telephone.

1. Alexander Bell c) Benjamin Franklin

2. Christopher O'Donnell d) James Dean

6. was the British Prime Minister during the Second World War.

1. Benjamin Disraeli c) Margaret Thatcher

2. Winston Churchill d) John Major

7. A member of the Beatles who was murdered in the USA is .

a) Rowing b) Paul Mc. Cartney c) Stevenson d) Lennon

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8. Sir Laurence Oliver is world famous for his outstanding achievements in the sphere of .

1. theatre and cinema c) sport

2. the computer design d) technology

9. Bill Gates is a founder of . I

1. the largest automobile corporation c) the Microsoft Corporation

2. the Metropolitan Museum d) the first entertainment theme park

10. is not an American writer.

a) Salinger b)0'Henry c) Mark Twain d) Agatha Christie

11. Stratford-on-Avon is the birthplace of .

a) Robert Burns b) Charles Dickens

c) Bernard Shaw d) William Shakespeare

12. The President of the USA during the World War II was .

a) Jefferson b) Lincoln c) Roosevelt d) Washington