Palace of the monarchs

1. There is magic about monarchy 1. A number of kingdoms had emerged in Ireland before the Christian era. Ireland, however, did not escape the incursions of the Vikings, who dominated the country during the tenth century.

2. In 1169 Henry 2 of England launched an invasion of Ireland. The English Pope Adrian IV, who was anxious to bring the Irish church into full obedience to Rome, had granted him it over lordship.

3. The Tudor monarchs showed a much greater tendency to intervene in Ireland. During the reign of Elizabeth I, a series of campaigns was waged against Irish insurgents.

4. During most of the eighteenth century there was an uneasy, towards its end various efforts were made by British government to achieve stability. In 1782 the Irish Parliament was given legislative independence. The only constitutional tie with Great Britain was the Crown. Parliament represented however, only the Anglo-Irish minority, and Catholics were excluded. An abortive rebellion took place in 1798 and in 1801 Ireland was unified with Great Britain.

5. The 'Irish question' continued as one of the major problems of British politics during the nineteenth century. In 1886 the Liberal Government introduced a Home Rule Bill which would have given an Irish Parliament authority over most internal matters while reserving to Britain control over external affairs. This led to a split in the Liberal Party and the failure of the Bill. The Government of Ireland Act in 1920 provided for the establishment of two Home Rule parliaments, one in Dublin and the other in Belfast. The Act was implemented in 1921 in Northern Ireland, when six of the nine counties of Ulster received their own Parliament and remained represented in, and subject to the supreme authority of, the British Parliament. In 1921 the Anglo-Irish Treaty established the Irish Free State, which became a republic in 1949.

VII. Укажите номер абзаца, в котором есть ответ на следующие вопросы:

1. Who dominated Ireland during the tenth century?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5

2. What did the Anglo-Irish Treaty establish in 1921?

a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 2

3. When did the Irish Free State become a republic?

a) 5 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4

4. What did the Government of Ireland Act provide in 1920?

a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 5

5. What can you say about the rebellion of 1798?

a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 2

III вариант

I. A. Видовременной формой глагола-сказуемого в следующих предложениях является:

1. The British Museum grew out of collections of three rich men.

a) Present Simple Active Voice A.V.; b) Past Simple A.V;

c) Past Perfect A.V; d) Present Perfect A.V.

2. The largest of the islands comprises Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

a) Present Progressive (Continuous) A.V; b) Present Perfect A.V;

c) Present Simple A.V; d) Past Simple A.V.

3. A number of kingdoms had emerged in Ireland before the Christian era.

a) Past Simple A.V; b) Past Perfect A.V;

c) Past Progressive (Continuous) A.V; d) Present Perfect A.V.

4. The five million Scots shall be having far more control over their own affairs than the Welsh.

a) Future Simple A.V; b) Future Perfect A.V;

c) Present Progressive (Continuous) A.V;

d) Future Progressive (Continuous) A.V.

5. In 1782 the Irish Parliament was given legislative independence.

a) Past Simple Passive Voice (P.V.); b) Past Perfect P.V;

c) Past Progressive (Continuous) P.A; d) Present Perfect P.V.

6. The Queen of Britain is recognized as head of the Commonwealth.

a) Present Perfect P.V; b) Present Simple P.V;

c) Past Perfect P.V; d) Past Simple P.V.

7. Higher education will be expended to serve the needs of society.

a) Past Simple P.V; b) Present Simple P.V;

c) Future Simple P.V; d) Future Progressive (Continuous) P.V.

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