Культура и традиции стран изучаемого языка. (Великобритания, США, Канада, выдающиеся личности англо-говорящих стран)

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

ЗАДАНИЕ N 1

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

			Buckingham Palace
			the Palace of Whitehall
			St James's Palace
			the Palace of Holyroodhouse

ЗАДАНИЕ N 2

There are ______ main political parties in the USA.

			many
			no
			two
			few

ЗАДАНИЕ N 3

The largest city in Canada is …

			Montreal
			Vancouver
			Toronto
			Calgary

ЗАДАНИЕ N 4

The _______ was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

			Buckingham Palace
			St. Paul’s Cathedral
			Tower of London
			Palace of Westminster

ЗАДАНИЕ N 5

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

			consent
			ratification
			consideration
			reading

ЗАДАНИЕ N 6

In the USA the executive branch is headed by the …

			Senate
			Vice president
			Congress
			President

ЗАДАНИЕ N 7

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 …

			Thomas Edison
			James Prescott Joule
			Henry Fielding
			Lord Kelvin

ЗАДАНИЕ N 8

There are ________ provinces and territories in Canada.

			twelve
			ten
			eleven
			thirteen

ЗАДАНИЕ N 9

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 …

			Thomas Alva Edison
			James Prescott Joule
			Charles Robert Darwin
			Michael Faraday

ЗАДАНИЕ N 10

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

			«mixture point»
			«cosmopolitan race»
			«multinational place»
			«melting pot»

ЗАДАНИЕ N 11

The slogan associated with Canada's constitution is …

			peace, work, happiness
			liberty, equality, fraternity
			life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
			peace, order and good government

ЗАДАНИЕ N 12

The maple leaf, a Canadian symbol, appears on the …

			dollar
			nickel
			quarter
			penny

ЗАДАНИЕ N 13

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

			Alaska
			Nevada
			Texas
			Montana

ЗАДАНИЕ N 14

The tallest and longest living tree in Canada is …

			Giant Sequoia
			Redwood
			Douglas Fir
			White Pine

ЗАДАНИЕ N 15

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

			holly
			mistletoe
			poppy
			trefoil

ЗАДАНИЕ N 16

Canada’s two national sports are …

			lacrosse and ice hockey
			baseball and tennis
			ice hockey and basketball
			basketball and lacrosse

ЗАДАНИЕ N 17

Lady of the Snows is another name for …

			Ottawa
			Montreal
			Toronto
			Vancouver

ЗАДАНИЕ N 18

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 …

			France
			England
			Spain
			Belgium

ЗАДАНИЕ N 19

Canadians measure things in …

			feet
			inches
			meters
			leagues

ЗАДАНИЕ N 20

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

			Margaret Thatcher
			Winston Churchill
			Quentin Bryce
			Hillary Clinton

ЗАДАНИЕ N 21

The capital of Northern Ireland is …

			Edinburgh
			Cardiff
			Dublin
			Belfast

ЗАДАНИЕ N 22

The main industry of Washington D. C. is …

			aircraft
			government
			textiles
			armaments

ЗАДАНИЕ N 23

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

			Mark Twain
			Daniel Defoe
			Henry Fielding
			Thomas Mayne Reid

ЗАДАНИЕ N 24

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

			Isaac Newton
			Francis Bacon
			Alexander Fleming
			Oscar Wilde

ЗАДАНИЕ N 25

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 …

			the Cabinet
			the Shadow Cabinet
			The British Parliament
			Ministry of Justice of the UK

ЗАДАНИЕ N 26

The country which presented the bronze Statue of Liberty to the USA in 1886 is …

			Great Britain
			France
			Germany
			Italy

ЗАДАНИЕ N 27

The present Prime Minister of the UK is …

			Gordon Brown
			Anthony Blair
			Nicholas Clegg
			David Cameron

ЗАДАНИЕ N 28

The Queen gives a speech about the state of the British nation every year on …

	New Year’s Day
	Christmas Day
	Easter
	Trooping the Colour

ЗАДАНИЕ N 29

The state named after Queen Elizabeth I is …

			Virginia
			Alaska
			Atlanta
			Philadelphia

ЗАДАНИЕ N 30

There are ________ provinces and territories in Canada.

			ten
			thirteen
			eleven
			twelve

ЗАДАНИЕ N 31

The river on which Washington D.C. is situated is the …

			Mississippi
			Potomac
			Roanoke
			Hudson

ЗАДАНИЕ N 32

The building where the US Congress meets is called the …

			White House
			Capitol
			Monument
			Mall

ЗАДАНИЕ N 33

The chairman in the House of Commons of Great Britain is the …

			Prime Minister
			Lord Chancellor
			Speaker
			Clerk of the House

ЗАДАНИЕ N 34

Canadians honour those who served in wartime on …

			Thanksgiving Day
			Christmas
			Remembrance Day
			May Day

ЗАДАНИЕ N 35

Canada's official colours are ________ and red.

			blue
			white
			gold
			green

ЗАДАНИЕ N 36

A handsome English actor who has made his career playing romantic roles (starring in «Bridget Jones’s Diary») opposite many divine leading ladies is …

			Mel Gibson
			Nicolas Cage
			Hugh Grant
			Leonardo Di Caprio

ЗАДАНИЕ N 37

A Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics is …

			Jonathan Swift
			Adam Smith
			Michael Faraday
			Charles Darwin

ЗАДАНИЕ N 38

Stonehenge is a (an) ______ which is located in Britain.

			prehistoric monument
			old castle
			unique palace
			ancient church

ЗАДАНИЕ N 39

The American astronaut who was the first to step on the surface of the Moon is …

			Roosevelt
			Lincoln
			Ford
			Armstrong

ЗАДАНИЕ N 40

The greatest playwright and poet of all times whose works are still being staged is …

			Jonathan Swift
			Robert Burns
			Stephen King
			William Shakespeare

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