2015-05-26
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Тестовое задание
(образец варианта задания)
A. Choose the correct variant.
1. What does the term “constitution” mean when applied to the United Kingdom?
a) Various elements of what is usually considered “the constitution” appear in different laws and conventions, but they are not specified as such.
b) It is a single written document which contains the system of basic laws and principles that the United Kingdom is governed by, as well as a bill of rights.
c) It is a single written document which contains the system of basic laws and principles governing the life of the country but does not include a bill of rights.
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d) It is the same as European Union legislation in its totality.
2. Each parliamentary session begins with …, i.e. a ceremonial occasion in which the monarch proceeds from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster where she delivers the Queen’s Speech from her throne in the House of Lords.
a) Question Time
b) royal assent
c) the “State Opening of Parliament”
d) prorogation
3. The legal system of England and Wales does not have a criminal or civil code, but is founded on two basic elements: Acts of Parliament or [1] …, and [2] … which is the outcome of past decisions and practices based upon custom and reason.
a) [1] statute law, [2] common law
b) [1] common law, [2] statute law
c) [1] common law, [2] canon law
d) [1] common law, [2] Roman law
4. The …, popularly known as the Old Bailey, has existed since 1539, but the present building dates only from the early twentieth century.
a) Law Society
b) Central Criminal Court
c) Metropolitan Police
d) Scotland Yard
5. … is an Irish republican party which campaigns for Northern Ireland to become part of the Republic of Ireland. It is generally regarded as the political wing of the IRA (the Irish Republican Army).
a) Sinn Fein
b) Eisteddfod
c) The Orange Order
d) The Ulster Unionist Party
6. In … England and Scotland were formally united as Great Britain.
a) 1215
b) 1485
c) 1707
d) 1901
7. The ‘Kirk’ is …
a) a religious community in Wales
b) the Catholic Church in Ireland
c) the Church of England
d) the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
8. The trade unions …
a) dominated the Labour Party until the 1990s
b) dominated the Conservative Party until 1979
c) dominated the Liberal Democratic Party for about a decade after its creation
d) dominated the Liberal Party until the 1970s
9. Of the several hundred …, the most famous are the so-called ‘Clarendon Nine’: Winchester, Eton, St Paul’s, Shrewsbury, Westminster, The Merchant Taylors’, Rugby, Harrow and Charterhouse.
a) comprehensive schools
b) public schools
c) grammar schools
d) red-brick universities
10. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is …
a) a lobby group for the trade unions
b) the most important lobby organization for owners and managers
c) the most important of the financial institutions which together are known as “the City”.
d) a Conservative organization opposing European integration
11. A zone of farmland, parks or woodland surrounding a town, especially a new town, and planned in order to prevent unnecessary building development is called a …
a) housing estate
b) grey area
c) greenfield site
d) green belt
12. The middle class in Britain embraces …
a) almost all people who earn their living in a non-manual way
b) only civil servants
c) senior professionals
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d) people who are self-employed
13. English people traditionally prefer to live in …
a) blocks of flats
b) tenement buildings
c) houses with their own front doors
d) ranch houses
14. The National Health Service (NHS) was established in … to provide high quality free medical treatment in hospitals and outside.
a) 1870
b) 1911
c) 1948
d) 1965
15. Britain joined the European Community in 1973 …
a) but it remained skeptical, with several MPs of both main parties believing membership to be a mistake; in 1980 it was still possible that Britain could leave the EC
b) and almost immediately became one of its most enthusiastic members
c) and soon overcame the skepticism of some politicians of both main parties; in 1980 Britain was generally recognized as the main driving force of European integration
d) but was so disappointed that it left the Community in 1980
16. The … is the title of the chief legal officer in England. He is a member of the Cabinet and of the Privy Council as well as the ‘speaker’ of the House of Lords where he sits on the famous woolsack.
a) Lord Mayor
b) Lord Chancellor
c) Prime Minister
d) Chief Whip
17. … is regarded as England’s national day, dedicated to the patron saint of England.
a) St. David’s Day (1 March)
b) St. Patrick’s Day (17 March)
c) St. George’s Day (23 April)
d) St. Andrew’s Day (30 November)
18. The … is/are the national emblem of Scotland.
a) rose
b) thistle
c) leek and daffodil
d) shamrock
19. Courts of first instance in England and Wales are known as …
a) Chancery
b) Queen’s Bench
c) Crown Courts
d) magistrates’ courts
20. Which of the following is not a political party (movement)?
a) Liberal Democrats
b) Sinn Fein
c) The National Front
d) The National Trust
B. Complete the following sentences.
21. A type of skirt traditionally worn by Scotsmen is known as …
22. An unpaid magistrate appointed by the Lord Chancellor to deal with minor criminal offences is called a …
23. Acts of Parliament are collectively known as … law.
24... law is the outcome of past decisions and practices based on custom and reason.
25. … is the election held throughout the United Kingdom on a particular day to elect MPs to the House of Commons.
26. A … is a police officer of the lowest rank.
27. A … is a parliament in which no single political party has overall power.
28. A … is a person, usually a white – collar worker, who travels regularly a long distance between his / her home and work, especially by train or car.
29. A … university is one of the universities founded in the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century, as distinct from the older Oxford and Cambridge University.
30. A state payment made for all the children in a family is know as …
