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Вопрос id:1659579
Last year we had a ___.
?) brown winter
?) white winter
?) red winter
?) green winter
Вопрос id:1659580
Manchester United ___ Liverpool in the F. A. Cup Final.
?) lost
?) sailed
?) won
?) beat
Вопрос id:1659581
Many Americans do not care much ___ public displays of patriotism: flag-waving and parades leave them cold.
Вопрос id:1659582
Many bus companies offer fifteen-and thirty-day ___, especially during peak summer travel season. They entitle the holder to unlimited travel in the United States and Canada.
?) cards
?) passages
?) tokens
?) passes
Вопрос id:1659583
Many children lay out a Christmas ___ at the foot of their beds, which they expect to see filled when they wake up on Christmas morning.
?) box
?) sock
?) mitten
?) stocking
Вопрос id:1659584
Many English surnames were originally connected with a person’s ___ – Charles Baker, Margaret Thatcher.
?) hobby
?) job
?) origin
?) place of living
Вопрос id:1659585
Many great men studied at Cambridge, among them
?) Vladimir Putin
?) Oliver Cromwell
?) Roger Bacon
?) Newton
?) Ronald Regan
Вопрос id:1659586
Many liberal arts colleges also offer a ___ (B.S.) degree in physics, chemistry or other scientific subjects.
Вопрос id:1659587
Many of public school teachers, who are mostly male and called “___”, stay at the same school all through their working lives, and do not count their hours of work.
Вопрос id:1659588
Many people ___ about the bad behaviour of soccer fans in the town centre after the match.
?) disapproved
?) criticized
?) complained
?) objected
Вопрос id:1659589
Many Sunday newspapers these days are just full of ___.
Вопрос id:1659590
Mary likes to ___ the table and clear away the dishes.
Вопрос id:1659591
Mass media are
?) television
?) advertising
?) newspapers
?) sport
?) radio
Вопрос id:1659592
Match the following holidays and the dates they are observed
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Halloween
October 31st
Independence Day
third Monday in January
Thanksgiving Day
fourth Thursday in November
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
July 4th
Вопрос id:1659593
Match the following holidays and the dates they are observed
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St. Patrick’s Day
third Monday in February
Washington’s Birthday, sometimes called “Presidents’ Day”
March 17th
Columbus Day
second Monday in October
Labor Day
first Monday in September
Вопрос id:1659594
Match the following holidays and the dates they are observed
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Boxing Day
February 14th
Christmas Day
November 5th
Guy Fawkes’ Day
December 26th
St. Valentine’s Day
December 25th
Вопрос id:1659595
Match the following holidays and the ways they are celebrated
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Labor Day
honors the American worker
Memorial Day
celebrates the life and achievements of this great American and his the struggle for equal rights for black Americans
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492
Columbus Day
honors American soldiers killed in war. There are many parades on this day
Вопрос id:1659596
Match the following museums and the their exhibits.
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THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
It exhibits all schools of European painting from the 13th century and includes works by Van Dyck, Rubens, Vermeer, Holbein, El Greco, Goya, Velasquez, Gainsborough and Leonardo da Vinci
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
Of great interest are the costumes displays, the rooms of different historical periods, the jewellery and porcelain, the celebrated Raphael cartoons belonging to the Crown
THE SCIENCE MUSEUM
Most famous exhibits include the Rosetta Stone in the Southern Egyptian Gallery, and in the manuscript room, the Magna Charta, Nelson’s log-book, and Scott’s last diary
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
It houses the national collections of science, industry and medicine. Many exhibits are full size and there are many historic objects of scientific and technological significance
Вопрос id:1659597
Match the following museums and their exhibits.
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THE TATE GALLERY
It gives a visual record of all the campaigns in which British and Commonwealth armed forces have been engaged since the outbreak of the First World War.
THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
It covers the history of the British Army from the formation of the Yeomen of the Guard by Henry VII in 1485 to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.
THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
It is really three galleries: a national gallery of British art, a gallery of modern sculpture and a gallery of modern foreign painting. Among the treasures to be found are modern sculptures by Rodin, Moore and Epstein.
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
It is the home of the national collections of living and fossil plants and animals. It also has collections of rocks, minerals and meteorites, as well as coins, manuscripts and other treasures.
Вопрос id:1659598
Match the following questions with the answers.
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Where can I buy these pills?
At the chemist’s
What’s your temperature?
Yes, of course. For which day, please?
Can I make an appointment with Dr. Huges?
I fell over and hit my head on the pavement
Why do you have a bandage round your head?
Thirty eight point 5.
Вопрос id:1659599
Match the following shopping-related words with their definitions.
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shopkeeper
someone who steals from shops
shop assistant
someone who owns a shop
shopper
someone who is shopping
shoplifter
someone who works in a shop
Вопрос id:1659600
Match the following shopping-related words with their definitions.
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shopping bag
a bag designed to take shopping with you
window shopping
looking at shops without intending to buy
chain store
a shop with branches in many towns
carrier bag
a bag with handles supplied by a shop
Вопрос id:1659601
Match the following types of buses and their descriptions.
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red single-deckers
These buses cross London but they don’t stop very often. They are mainly for people who live a little way out of London and who travel in and out
double-deckers
These buses offer you the choice of a recorded commentary in your language or a commentary by an English speaking guide
the Green Line buses
They have automatic doors and have seats for 65 people. You pay the driver when you go in
the Red Tour buses
They are called Red Arrows. They have a driver but no conductor. You pay the same price for a short journey as for a long one
Вопрос id:1659602
Match the following words with their definitions.
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midwife
A nurse who has received special training to help other women when they are giving birth to children
hay fever
The woman in charge of a hospital. She has control over all the nurses. (But not the doctors!)
matron
An illness, something like a bad cold, which makes the person sneeze a lot. It is caused by breathing in pollen dust from plants
prescription
The piece of paper you get from the doctor to take to the chemist's to obtain medicine, pills, etc
Вопрос id:1659603
Match the following words with their definitions.
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infectious disease
Before you have an operation you are usually given it to make you unconscious so that you will not feel any pain during it
contagious disease
A disease which can only be spread from person to person by direct contact (or touch)
general anaesthetic
A doctor whose job is to perform operations
surgeon
A disease which can be spread from person to person
Вопрос id:1659604
Match the following words with their definitions.
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tour
the act of travelling in which a short stay is made at a number of places, (usu. with the view of sightseeing)
trip
the act of travelling, esp. a long one in distant or foreign places, either for the purpose of discovering something new or in search of pleasure and adventure
travel
the act of going from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time
journey
the act of travelling, freq. a brief one, made by land or water
Вопрос id:1659605
Match the greetings and the situations they must be used.
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“Good morning”
You say it to people you know little when your greeting is more formal. This formula is used before lunch
“Good night”
You say it to people you do not know very well after 6 р.m
“Good afternoon”
You say it to people you do not know well between lunch time and tea-time
“Good evening”
You say it only when you leave and it is after 8 o’clock at night
Вопрос id:1659606
Match the words to make common expressions connected with traveling.
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Highway
Code
pedestrian
crossing
steering
wheel
package
holiday
Вопрос id:1659607
Match the words, connected with cinema, with the correct definitions.
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editor
chooses the best bits, cuts the film and puts the bits together
music director
persuades everybody else to do a film and has to pretend that the film is already a success
producer
watches the film and plays or conducts the music at the same time
director
guides the performance of actors and decides how each scene should be photographed
Вопрос id:1659608
Match the words, connected with different types of stores, with the correct definitions.
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Supermarkets
carry only cold cuts (sliced ham, turkey, salami, roast beef and cheese, etc., prepared for use in sandwiches), breads, and beverages
Convenience stores
carry most of the same types of products, but in smaller quantities and with less variety (they may not have a large selection of fresh vegetables; or they may sell only one commercial brand of a particular item)
Delis
carry a very limited selection of goods and brands
Grocery stores
carry a wide variety of dairy products, cereals, bread and baked goods, prepared, canned and frozen goods, personal care products, cigarettes, film, and non-prescription drugs
Вопрос id:1659609
Match the words, connected with newspapers, with the correct definitions.
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leader
leading editorial article
headline
critical assessment of a book, film etc.
cartoon
phrase or a title at the top of a article
review
humorous or satirical drawing
Вопрос id:1659610
Millions of Americans put on their new white “trainer” shoes and fashionable ___and ran through the parks or along the streets for half an hour a day.
Вопрос id:1659611
Most Americans look forward to ___ together with the family at Thanksgiving, or even remember Halloween as children and the excitement of “trick or treating.”
?) get
?) having got
?) got
?) getting
Вопрос id:1659612
Most households with children tell them that Father Christmas comes down the ___ on the night of Christmas Eve.
?) oven
?) door
?) chimney
?) window
Вопрос id:1659613
Most people in Britain think that the Royal Family is ___ for tourism.
?) well
?) best
?) good
?) worst
Вопрос id:1659614
Most secondary schools are ___ schools, which offer a general education to children of all abilities.
Вопрос id:1659615
Most shows ___between 90 minutes and slightly under three hours.
Вопрос id:1659616
Mr Brown is a ___smoker. No sooner has he stubbed out one cigarette than he lights another.
Вопрос id:1659617
My brother helps to fix and repair some things. For example, he repairs electrical ___when they are out of order. He has already repaired our mother’s electric iron and my desk lamp.
Вопрос id:1659618
My hands are ___ with the cold.
Вопрос id:1659619
Nick’s neck and mouth are swollen. I think he's got ___.
Вопрос id:1659620
No tuition is ___ in elementary and secondary schools, though there are sometimes fees for textbooks and student activities.
Вопрос id:1659621
Northern Ireland contains six of the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster. That is why the name ‘Ulster’ is sometimes used as equivalent to ___.
Вопрос id:1659622
Nowadays the public schools are less obsessed by team-spirit and character-building, they are more concerned ___ examinations and universities, especially Oxford and Cambridge.
?) with
?) by
?) in
?) on
Вопрос id:1659623
Nursery, infant and junior schools in Great Britain are known as ___schools.
Вопрос id:1659624
On Guy Fawkes’ Day children may be seen going about the streets and having a little cart or an old pram, and they ask the passers-by to spare ___.
?) “a euro for the guy”
?) “a dollar for the guy”
?) “a pound for the guy”
?) “a penny for the guy”
Вопрос id:1659625
On our Southern-England ___ we visited Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford-on-Avon and then came back to London.
?) voyage
?) journey
?) cruise
?) tour
Вопрос id:1659626
On the north-west side of the Pennine system lies the ___, containing the beautiful lakes which give it its name.
Вопрос id:1659627
One credit usually equals ___ of class per week in a single course.
?) one hour
?) thirty minutes
?) fifty minutes
?) two hours
Вопрос id:1659628
One must be very careful using the word “subway” in London. It does not mean “the underground”. It means ___.
?) “a passage under the street for cars”
?) “a passage for trains”
?) “a foot-bridge”
?) “a passage under the street for pedestrians”
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