Complete the sentences using Past Continuous (45-48)

45) The cab was catching up.

46) Jack was going on one of Britain’s steam railways in Wales.

47) They were walking through Hyde Park.

48) I was reading my poems in Speaker’s Corner.

Write a/an, the or no article in the gaps (49-50):

49) The woman in this photo is the Queen of the UK.

50) As a rule, _ passengers elbow their way to _ exit.

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Вариант 1

TEST 4

I. Прочитайте текст и определите, являются ли приведенные ниже утверждения верными и ли ложными.

Scotland

1. Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom. Its symbol is a thistle. The country is divided into Highlands and Lowlands. Most of the industry is concentrated in Lowlands. Glasgow is its largest and busiest town; Edinburgh is its capital. Glasgow and Edinburgh are two great centers of Scotland. There are only 45 miles between them, and it will take you an hour to get from Glasgow to Edinburgh by train but the cities are very different. Glasgow is the heart of industry. It is a centre of business and trade. It is very busy, prosperous, dirty in some parts and smart in others. Edinburgh is rather cold but attractive. Edinburgh is known as Athens of the North.

2. Scotland has its own parliament, legal system, educational system and its own international football team. Scotland's head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II.

3. The Romans never conquered Scotland. Between the years 120 and 140, they built Hadrian s Wall, a huge wall, 118 km long, to protect their empire. In the Middle Ages, Scotland became a united country. There were many wars between England and Scotland. In 1603, the Scottish king, James VI, became king of England and a century later Scotland and England were united.

Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Scotland is an independent country. False

2. Scotland has not its own football team. False

3. The Romans conquered Scotland. False

4. Scotland has not its own parliament. False

5. The country is divided into Highlands and Midlands. False

6. Scotland s head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom. True

7. Scotland s symbol is a thistle. True

II. Найдите к каждому слову в списке (9-10) его синоним (A-D). Один синоним лишний.

8. a trip (B)

9. a café (A)

10. a stream (D)

A. a restaurant

B. a journey

C. a palace

D. a river

III. Подберите к приведенным словам (A-D) их определения (11-13). Одно слово лишнее.

11. An assembly of the representatives of a political nation or people. (B)

12. A sovereign head of state, who rules usually by hereditary right. (D)

13. A particular armed conflict (A)

A. A war

B. A parliament

C. Politics

D. A monarch

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