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Choose the right answer
1. According to archaeological … , a pre-historic settlement already existed here in the 5th
century.
Findings b)discovering c)detecting d)activity
2. Bryansk remained … for a long time due to the thick, impassable woods surrounding it.
a)chaste b)virgin c)intact d)untouched
3. In 1356 Bryansk was … by the Lithuanian Prince Olgerd
a)seized b)grasped c)apprehended d)caught
4. In the early 16th century there broke up a war with Poland, in the course of which Bryansk served as the … of the Russian forces.
a)stronghold b)fortress c)citadel d)fastness
5. The people of Bryansk fought … on the front lines during the Great Patriotic war.
Bravely b) boldly c)fearlessly d)heroically
6. Though Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1712, Moscow remained the
… of Russia.
a)centre b)heart c)hub d)core
7. After the October revolution Moscow became the … again.
a)metropolis b)capital c)meeting point d)main town
8. The main Kremlin tower, the Spasskaya Tower, has become the … of the country.
a)emblem b)hallmark c)sign d)symbol
9. The whole area is very small, that's why the sky-scrapers were … in New York
a)invented b)fabricated c)created d)done
10. Wall Street is a … street with big houses
a)broad b)long c)narrow d)short
Originally New York was called … .
a)New Land b)New Amsterdam c)York d)New Castle
12. In 1625 a Dutchman … Manhattan Island from the Indians.
a)bought b)took c)caught d)returned
13. A Dutch engineer was sent from Holland to … the city.
a) draw b)construct c)plan d)draft
14. Today life in New York is not easy for those who are not … .
a)educated b)healthy c)rich d)splendid
15. Advertisements fill the … and cover the walls.
a)magazines b)newspapers c)buses d)cars
16.He … English before he entered the University
a)studied b)was studying c)had studied d)has studied
17.Jane … Law for 5 months.
a)had been learning b)is learning c)was learning d)has been learning
18.They … the floor yet.
a)haven’t washed b)don’t wash c)were not washing d)didn’t wash.
19.They the plan by 5 p.m. tomorrow.
a)have prepared b)will have prepared c)prepared d)will prepare
20.John said he … his work/
a) finished b)would finish c)had finished d)was finishing