A. comprises B. separates C. surrounds D. flows
2. The UK is situated off the northwestern coast of Europe on the
A. ocean
B. islands C. tributaries D. cross
3. St Patrick, chose the ... to illustrate the Christian doctrine of the
Trinity to the Irish.
A. shamrock B. thistle C. daffodil D. leek
4. ... comprise southern and eastern England.
A. Highlands
B. coast
C. strait D. Lowlands
5. Highlands include Scotland, Wales, the Pennines, the Lake Dis-
trict, and the southern ... of Britain.
A. island
B. coast C. Lowlands D. peninsula
6. Many swift rivers in Scotland have their
A. islands B. tributaries C. strait D. peninsula
7. The red cross against a white background is of the patron
St George.
A. diagonal B. upright C. English D. total
8. The Welsh people have the ... of speaking their mother tongue.
A. background B. habit C. protection D. patron
9. The UK doesn't ... upon other countries.
A. succeed
B. remain C. depend D. manufacture
10. The industrial ... is more developed in South Wales.
A. manufacturing B. habit
C. coast
D. surface
This means that Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is Head of State. (Указательное местоимение, Demonstrative pronoun)
They are elected from the constituencies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Личное местоимение (именительный падеж), Personal pronoun (the nominative case))
The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet. (Притяжательное местоимение (основная (зависимая) форма, т.к. употребляется ВМЕСТЕ с существительным), Possessive determiner (не путать с абсолютной формой притяжательного местоимения Possessive pronoun, которая употребляется ВМЕСТО существительного))
The government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. (Относительное местоимение, Relative pronoun)
The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and the Shadow Cabinet. (Притяжательное местоимение (основная (зависимая) форма), Possessive determiner)
The judiciary branch of the government determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches. (Определяющее местоимение, Defining pronoun)
There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents and traditions. (Отрицательное местоимение, Negative Pronoun)
1) the term “constitutional monarchy" means that Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is Head of State.
2) The legislative power in the country is exercised by the Houses of Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
3) The House of Lords is composed of hereditary and life peers and peeresses. The members of the House of Commons are elected by the people.
4) The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
5) The executive branch of the government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointed by the Queen. Prime Minister chooses a team of ministers; twenty of the ministers are in the Cabinet.
6) The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and the Shadow Cabinet.
7) The judiciary branch of the government determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches.
8) There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents and traditions.
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