Test 1. Variant I

TESTS

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are English speaking countries. They are situated in different parts of the world and differ in many ways.

The nature of these countries, their weather and climate and way of life of their people differ. Each country has it's own history customs, traditions, its own national holidays. But they all have a common language – English, the language of the people who left England to make their names in new countries.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland consist of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. The British Isles are group of islands lying off the north-west coast of the continent of Europe. There are no high mountains, no very long rivers, no great forests in the U.K. The population of the U.K. is almost fifty-six million. Great Britain is a capitalists country.

The USA is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The population of the USA is more than 236 million people. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. In the USA there are two main political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Canada has area of nearly 10 million square kilometres. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast by the Atlantic Ocean. The population of Canada is over 26 million people. Canada is a capitalist federal state and a member of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of Australia’s territories are the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and number of smaller islands. Australia has an area of nearly eight million square kilometers. Its population is over sixteen million people. The Commonwealth of Australia is a capitalist self-governing federal state.

New Zealand is situated south-east of Australia. The country consists of the large islands called North Island, South Island and Stewart Island and also many small islands. The population of New Zealand is over three million people. New Zealand is a capitalist self-governing state and a member of the Commonwealth.

1. Write plural form of nouns:

Atom, group, name, play, leaf, mouse, student, party, glass, time, way.

2. Give the right form of the verb in в Present Simple:

1. We … newspapers every day.

a) read b) are reading c) am reading d) were reading

2. He always … his homework carefully.

a) prepare b) is preparing c) prepares d) prepared

3. She … several foreign languages.

a) speaks b) speak c) is speaking d) spoke

4. The children … in the park every afternoon.

a) play b) are playing c) plays d) were playing

5. Helen … lunch in the cafeteria every day.

a) is eating b) eat c) eats d) ate

6. They … in Europe now.

a) am b) is c) were d) are

7. John … absent from class today.

a) am b) is c) are d) was

8. The weather … good today.

a) am b) is c) are d) were

9. I … a good tennis player.

a) am b) is c) are d) be

10. Where does he … to spend his vacations?

a) like b) likes c) liked d) will like

3. Put 5 questions to the sentences:

1. We use our books in class. 2. She makes mistakes in reading. 3. The plane leaves at ten o’clock. 4. She is a clever girl. 5. They are members of the country club.

NOTE. Please, take into account that several variants are possible in Special and Alternative questions.

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