TEST III
1. Choose the correct variant.
1 Russia is ... country in the world.
a. the
strongest
c. the largest
b. the most
large
d. larger
2 Great Britain... by the North Sea.
a. washes c. is washed
b. was washed d. was washing
3 In its narrowest part the
English Channel is called
a. La Manche c. the Thames
b. the Strait
of Dover
d. the Severn
4 The UK consists of... parts.
a. two c. three
b. five d. four
5 Northern Ireland is a part of
a. Great
Britain
c. the Irish
Republic
b. the UK d. the USA
6 People living in Scotland are
called
a. Irish c. English
b. Scottish d. Scotlander
7 The United Kingdom is a ...
monarchy.
a. absolute c. constitutional
b. state d. democratic
8 The island of Great Britain is
surrounded ... water.
a. from c. with
b. at d. by
9 The climate on the British Isles
is generally
a. severe c. continental
b. hot d. mild
10 The longest river in the UK is
a. the Thames c. Thames
b. the Severn d. Severn
11 Russia ... a vast territory.
a. occupies c. is occupied
b. occupy d. occupied
12 The arctic climate is... one.
a. cold c. the cold
b. the coldest d. most cold
13 The USA... by the Pacific
Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
a. was
surrounded
c. is surrounded
b. surrounded d. surrounds
14 Slavery was...
1865.
in the USA in
a. abolished c. restricted
b. diminished d. down
15The wealth of new Zealand ...
agricultural activities.
a. due to c. is due to
b. due d. is due
16 Australia is the ... manufacturer
of wool.
a. world’s
leading
c. most leading
b. country
leading
d. great stock
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26 The best way to go around NY
is ... .
a. by foot c. on foots
b. on feet d. on foot
27 Tourists come.
Liberty.
. the Statue of
a. seeing c. see
b. to see d. saw
28 Traffic on even-numbered
streets... east.
a. travel c. travels
b. is travelling d. are travelling
29 The word ‘downtown’ ... the
city centre in NY.
a. connote c. connotes
b. doesn’t
connote
d. don’t connote
30 Weber started writing music
a. on himself c. of his own
b. about
himself
d. his own
31 The first performance was
a. a failure c. failed
b. failure d. the failure
32 Cato was an ... hit.
a. uncredible c. iccredible
b. incredible d. incredit
33 He ... many awards, including
an Academy Award.
a. won c. win
b. had win d. shall win
34 Turner received ... no general
education.
a. almost c. neither
b. none d. yet

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The Olympic Games are one of the most spectacular reminders of the debt we owe to the Greeks. The original Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of Greek religion. The first record of the games dates from 776 B.C., but it is certain that they existed prior to that. They were held continuously for over 1.000 years until they were abolished in the reign of King Theodosius about 392 A.D. The Olympic festival was a great unifying bond between the Independent city-states of Greece. The important sports in the original Olympic Games were running, jumping, wrestling, throwing the discus and throwing the javelin. Only men competed and they wore no clothes in order to have greater freedom of movement. Each competitor had to take the Olympic Oath - a promise to behave in a sportsman-like fashion. The modern Olympic era began in 1894 when Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin decided to revive the ancient Greek tradition of celebrating health, youth and peace with a sports festival. Baron de Coubertin created the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the first modem Olympiad took place in Athens in 1896. Since then the Olympic Games have been held every four years with only two exceptions because of the two world wars. Even though the modern Olympic Games embrace the whole world, the connection with Greece is still very strong. A lighted torch is brought all the way from Greece, carried by a relay of runners, in order to light the Olympic Flame which bums all through the Games. As in ancient Greek times, the competitors still take the Olympic Oath. The long-distance race is still called the Marathon. Marathon was a village about 26 miles from Athens. In the year 490 BC the Greeks defeated a powerful Persian army at that spot. After the fierce day's fighting a soldier volunteered to bring news of the victory to the anxious citizens of Athens. He ran all the way and after gasping out the message. «Rejoice, we conquer!» he collapsed and died. One important rule of the Olympic Games is that the competitors must be amateurs. This rule has been under a lot of pressure in recent years because modem sport is so professional and competitive. Athletes train for years to take part in the Olympics and some countries spend much more than others on equipment and facilities. But despite these pressures, the amateur rule remains. In modern times the Olympic movement has become an enormous and expensive organisation, It's controlled by the International Olympic Committee, which consists of members from all the participating countries. The IOC is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It chooses the locations of both summer and winter games (both take place once very four years, with winter games half a year before summer Olympiads). It also controls the rules of the competitions and selects new Olympic sports. The famous flag of the IOC shows five rings of different colours linked together. The rings represent the five continents.

It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family was in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents' bed, and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry and Marv, about to rob his house on Christmas Eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice.