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29.04.2020 22:16 •  Английский язык

a) the Lower West Gate b) Stonehenge c) Hadrian’s Wall d) the Tower Gate
2. Who is the head of the government in the UK?
a) Prime Minister b) Queen c) Speaker d) Chancellor
3. Elisabeth II lives in …
a) No 10, Downing Street b) the Tower of London c) Buckingham Palace d) Westminster Palace
4. The symbol of the US is…
a) Union Jack b) Uncle Sam c) Big Ben d) Pall Mall
5. Robin Hood is …
a) a national hero of England b) a British spy c) a popular character of novels and tales d) a famous writer
6. In the United States “down town” means…
a) away from the center b) in the centre c) in a suburb d) a small town
7. The printing press was invented by …
a) Oliver Cromwell b) William Caxton c) William the Conquero d) Alexander Bell
8. Aberdeen is in…
a) England b) Scotland c) Wales d) Ireland
9. John Steinbeck is a famous … writer
a) English b) American c) Canadian d) Australian
10. “ Alice in Wonderland” was written by …
a) Jane Austen b) Muriel Spark c) Lewis Carroll d) Iris Murdock
11. Smog is …
a) a man’s suit b) a heavy rain c) a thick fog d) a man’s hat
12. The Tower of London now is …
a) a prison b) a royal residence c) a museum d) a burial place
13. Under what king did the knights of the round table gather together?
a) Henry IV b) Edward II c) Arthur d) William the Conqueror

14. What is Britain separated from the Continent by?
a) Тhe English Channel b) the Persian Gulf c) the Suez Canal d) the Gulf of Mexico
15. The oldest university in Britain is…
a) London b) Cambridge c) Oxford d) Edinburgh
16. The telephone number to call for emergency services in Britain is…
a) 03 b) 09 c) 911 d) 999
17. A double-decker is…
a) a train b) a small plain c) a hotel room for two people d) a bus
18.When it is 12 o’clock in Moscow in London it is…
a) 6 o’clock b) 7 o’clock c) 8 o’clock d) 9 o’clock
19. Prince Charles is Queen Elizabeth’s II…
a) son b) husband c) father d) brother e) uncle
20. What is the smallest component of the United Kingdom?
a) England; b) Scotland; c) Wales; d) Northern Ireland