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I. , .
1. A Loch Ness Monster is from
a) Scotland

b)Wales

c)Ireland

d)England

2. A traditional British dish is

a) frogs legs

b) chebureki

c)pudding

d)pizza

3. Longleat is
a) a farm

b)a zoo

c)a pet shop

d)a safari park

4. This game is from Britain

a) football

b)basketball

c)baseball

d)lapta

5. London is the capital of

a) Wales

b)Britain

c)Scotland

d)Ireland

6. In Britain people celebrate Christmas in

a) December

b)January

c)April

d)March

7. The name of the British Queen is

a) Mary

b)Jane

c)Ann

d)Elizabeth

8. What colour are taxis in the UK?

a)black

b)red

c)yellow

d)white

9. Which address is correct in Britain?

a) Ann Jones,

b)Ann Jones,

c)UK

9 Trafalgar Street,

London SW 74 NA

London SW 74 NA

London SW 74 NA

9 Trafalgar Street

Trafalgar Street 9

UK

UK

Ann Jones

II. .
My name.(1)Ann. I(2)in Cardiff, Wales. We.(3)four in the family. Theres
Mum, Dad,.(4)my brother. We live in a house(5)the lake. My Dad.(6)fishing.
Mum likes(7)unusual dishes. My brother Denise likes(8)sports. He plays in a
football .(9).I like..(10): weve got a cat and a parrot at (11).

III. .
1. What's your first name?
2. How old are you?
3. Where are you from?
4. You go to school, don't you?
5. What do you usually do in your free time?
6. What did you do yesterday?
7. What are you going to do tomorrow?
8. What is your favourite season?
9. Have you ever been to Britain?
10. Would you like to go to Britain?



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I. .
1. The UK consists of
a)England

b)England, Scotland and Wales

c)England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

2. What is the symbol of England?

a)a thistle

b)a red rose

c)a daffodil

3. The Queens official London home is

a)Windsor Castle

b)Buckingham Palace

c)The Tower of London

4. When did the Vikings invade England?

a)in 793

b)in 1242

c)in 1699

5. Where do men wear kilts?

a)in England

b)in Scotland

c)in Wales

6. Where did the Beatles get their start?

a)in Glasgow

b)in Liverpool

c)in London

7. Where is London Zoo?

a)in Regents Park

b)in Hyde Park

c)in St. Jamess Park

8. Which is not a traditional British dish?

a)fish and chips

b)haggis

c)roast turkey

9. What is the name of the British Queen?

a)Victoria

b)Mary

c)Elizabeth

10. Who helps schoolchildren to cross the street near the school?
a)a policeman

b)a lollipop man

c)a fireman

II. .
1. Sally has two- a boy and a girl.
a) childs

b)child

c)children

2. I.a good film yesterday.

a)see

b)saw

c)am seeing

3. Harry is in bed. He .
a)sleeps

b)is sleeping

c)slept

4. My uncle is .teacher
a)the

b)a

c)some

5. Billy needs new jeans, but he hasnt got .money.

a)much

b)little

c)many

6. Our town is very little; there are shops here.

a)many

b)little

c)few

7. I want to buy ..sweets.

a)an

b)some

c)a

8. this film before?

a) Do you see

b)Did you see

c)Have you seen

9. I heard a noise. There is.in the cupboard.

a) anything

b)something

c)nothing

10. .do you visit Ann? Every Friday.

a) Why

b)How often

c)Who

11. Frank is .student in our class.

a)the worse

b)worse then

c)the worst

12. Could you lend me .money, please?

a)many

b)some

c)much

13. You ..eat fruit every day.

a) mustnt b)shouldnt

c)should

14. I..lunch when Mum came home.

a)was cooking

b)were cooking

c)cooked

15. You ..be late for school.

a)must

b)neednt

c)mustnt

III. , .
1. Better late than never.

2. No smoke without fire.

3. All is well that ends well.
4. Like mother, like daughter.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.



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I. Choose the right variant.
1. The UK consists ofcountries.
a)four

b)three

c)two

d)five

2. Match the capital cities (1-4) with the countries (a-d).

1)Belfast

2)Cardiff

a)England

3)Edinburgh

b)Northern Ireland

4)London

c)Scotland

d)Wales

3. Which royal is not a child of Queen Elizabeth?

a)Prince Andrew

b)Prince Charles

c)Princess Ann

d)Prince William

4. Match the actors (1-4) with the famous roles (a-d).

1)Sean Bean
a)Harry Potter

b)Rowan Atkinson
b)Legolas

c)Daniel Radcliffe

c)Mr Bean

d)Orlando Bloom

d)Odysseus

5. Match the authors (1-4) with their books (a-d).

1)Roald Dahl

2)Charles Dickens

3)J.K.Rowling

a)Oliver Twist b)The Lord of the Rings

4)J.R.R.Tolkien

c)The Witches

d)Harry Potter

6. The birthplace of William Shakespeare was

a)Cambridge

b)London

c)York

d)Stratford-upon-Avon

7. You can visit the Beatles Museum in

a)Liverpool

b)London

c)Manchester

d)Birmingham

8. Covent Garden is Londons old

a)circus

b)fruit and vegetable market

c)theatre

d)park

9. What is the symbol of the typical Englishman?

a)Charlie Chaplin

b)Charles Windsor

c)John Bull

10. The construction of the London Underground started in

a)1860

b)1930

c)1950

d)1900

II. Choose the right variant.

1. They fell in love at first________.

A glimpse

B look

C sight

D viewing

2. Could you give me________ money? I want to buy that nice hat.
A few

B a few

C little

B a little

3. Have you got all_________ you will need in your trip?

A what

B that

C which

D whose

4. Please _______ more slowly. I cant understand your speech quite well.
A speak

B say

C tell

D told

5. I _______ home when I met my parents.

A was walking

B had been walking

C am walking

D walked

6. He and I both ran inside to find out what ________ .

A had happened

B is happening

C will happen

D happens

7. They ________ the road by the next year.

A will have built up

B will have been building

C will be building up

D will build

8. He didnt know ________ .

A where the umbrella is

B where had the umbrella been

C where the umbrella was

D where was the umbrella

III. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Sam (1.work) in a bank for five years. Now he (2.not / work) there because he (3.win) a lot of
money one year ago. He (4.travel) to many countries since then but he (5.not / be) to America
yet. He (6.already / decide) to fly to America where he thinks he (7. stay) for three weeks.
IV. Give Russian equivalents to the following English proverbs.
1.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2.As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
3.Like mother, like daughter.
4.No smoke without fire.
5.Look before you leap.



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I. Choose the right variant.
1. What is Piccadilly Circus?
a)circus

b)square

c)street

d)house

2. What is the Lake District famous for?

a)fish

b)clean water

c)Loch Ness Monster

d)University

3. Which river is associated with the name of William Shakespeare?

a)the Clyde

b)the Avon

c)the Thames

d)the Severn

4. He was called the Architect of London. His best known creation is St. Pauls Cathedral.
a)Christopher Wren

b)Alexander Bell

c)Alexander Fleming d) Henry IV

5.I n Scotland there is a tradition of a first-footer. It is a dark-haired man who enters a household
on New Years Day and brings three things. What is odd one?
a)a piece of coal

b)a piece of bread

c)a silver coin

d)a bone

6. Complete the title of one of the most famous comedies written by Oscar Wilde The
Importance of Being..
a)Earnest

b)Frank

c)Forest

d)Mark

7. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall and Britain with it.
a)pigeons

b)cats

c)squirrels

d)ravens

8. Whose things are these: a top hat, a magnifying glass, a violin?

a)Robin Hood

b)Alfred the Great

c)Sherlock Holmes

d)Winston Churchill

9. In 1979 Margaret Thatcher became Britains first woman Prime Minister. What was her
nickname?
a)Lady n Red

b)Paper Lady

c)Iron Lady

d)Pearl Lady

10. To make it you need about six meters of tartan

a)kilt

b)a bagpipe

c)haggis

d)whisky

II. Choose the most suitable word given for each blank.
WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING?

One of the most exciting predictions I have heard _____(1) the twenty-first century is that we
will be living longer and longer. Scientists will have ____(2) up with a cure for a lot of the most
____(3) diseases that people die of at the moment. They say that ____(4) the year 2020, the
average persons life-span will have ____(5) to one hundred years. They also ____(6) that work
will take ____(7) less of our lives and we will have more ____(8) time to spend. Robots, which
will look more and more ____(9) human beings, will have taken ____(10) a lot of the boring
everyday ____(11) we do today. In the next five years, the Japanese will have ____(12) a robot
that understands human speech. This will ____(13) about a big change in the way we live, and
some people see robots as a ____(14) to human freedom. They are afraid that we will not be
____(15) to control them and that in the end, they will control us.
(1) a) to

b) about

c)across

d)up

(2) a)turned

b)made

c)come

d)found

(3) a)common

b)usual

c)everyday

d)known

(4) a)until

b)by

c)up to

d)on

(5) a)gone

b)come

c)turned

d)risen

(6) a)predict

b)tell

c)wait

d)advise

(7) a)on

b)over

c)up

d)away

(8) a)break

b)enjoy

c)fun

d)free

(9) a)as

b)like

c)similar

d)how

(10) a)up

b)off

c)over

d)in

(11) a)jobs

b)works

c)employment

d)occupations

(12) a)discovered b)found

c)done

d)invented

(13) a)bring

b)turn

c)take

d)come

(14) a)damage

b)dream

c)threat

d)problem

c)manage

d)succeed

(15) a)reaching b)able

III. Give Russian equivalents to the following English proverbs.

1.A watched pot never boils.
2.Birds of a feather flock together.
3.Make hay while the sun shines.
4.Misfortunes never come singly.
5.Out of sight, out of mind.