Задание n 16

КУЛЬТУРА И ТРАДИЦИИ СТРАН ИЗУЧАЕМОГО ЯЗЫКА

(Великобритания, США, выдающиеся личности англо-говорящих стран)

ЗАДАНИЕ N 1

The Palace which has never been the official London residence of the English Sovereigns is …

1. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, 2. the Palace of Whitehall, 3. St James's Palace, 4. Buckingham Palace

ЗАДАНИЕ N 2

There are ______ main political parties in the USA.

1. Two, 2. no, 3. many, 4. few

ЗАДАНИЕ N 3

The _______ was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

1.Tower of London, 2 St. Paul’s Cathedral, 3. Buckingham Palace, 4. Palace of Westminster.

ЗАДАНИЕ N 4

A stage through which a bill has to go before it becomes an Act of the British Parliament is called …

1. reading, 2. ratification, 3 consideration, 4. consent

ЗАДАНИЕ N 5

In the USA the executive branch is headed by the …

1.President, 2. Vice president, 3. Congress, 4. Senate

ЗАДАНИЕ N 6

The most prolific of all inventors in history, who patented 1,093 different inventions in the USA including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector and the phonograph is …

1.Thomas Edison, 2. James Prescott Joule, 3. Henry Fielding, 4. Lord Kelvin

ЗАДАНИЕ N 7

As the Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations the USA is often called the …

1.«melting pot», 2. «cosmopolitan race», 3. «multinational place», 4. «mixture point»

ЗАДАНИЕ N 8

The highest peak of the USA, Mount McKinley, is located in …

1.Alaska, 2. Nevada, 3. Texas, 4. Montana

ЗАДАНИЕ N 9

The plant (flower) – symbol of peace in Great Britain is a …

1. poppy, 2. mistletoe, 3. holly, 4. trefoil

ЗАДАНИЕ N 10

The famous Battle of Trafalgar which resulted in the victory of the British fleet and the death of the national hero Admiral Nelson was fought in …

1. Spain, 2. England, 3. France, 4. Belgium

ЗАДАНИЕ N 11

The Prime Minister who used to say to the Cabinet of Ministers: «When I want your opinion, I`ll give it to you!» is …

1. Margaret Thatcher, 2. Winston Churchill, 3. Quentin Bryce, 4. Hillary Clinton

ЗАДАНИЕ N 12

The capital of Northern Ireland is …

1. Belfast, 2. Cardiff,, 3. Dublin, 4. Edinburgh

ЗАДАНИЕ N 13

The main industry of Washington D. C. is …

1.government, 2. aircraft, 3. textiles, 4. armaments

ЗАДАНИЕ N 14

A famous American humorist and author of popular and outstanding autobiographical works, travel books and novels, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is …

1. Mark Twain, 2. Daniel Defoe, 3. Henry Fielding, 4. Thomas Mayne Reid

ЗАДАНИЕ N 15

A Scottish biologist and pharmacologist whose best-known achievement is the discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928 is …

1. Alexander Fleming, 2. Francis Bacon, 3. Isaac Newton, 4. Oscar Wilde

ЗАДАНИЕ N 16

The collective decision-making body of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, composed of the Prime Minister and some 22 Cabinet Ministers is called …

1. the Cabinet, 2. the Shadow Cabinet, 3. The British Parliament, 4. Ministry of Justice of the UK