7. Choose the right variant of the translation of the sentences.

   1. Our Institute is in the centre of our town.

a) Наш институт находится в центре нашего города.

b) Институт будет построен в центре города.

с) Наш институт находится в центре города.

2. Our aim was to complete the research two weeks ago.

a) Наша цель была закончить исследование 2 недели тому назад.

b) Наша цель заключалась в том, чтобы закончить исследование 2 недели тому назад.

с) Наша цель будет состоять в том, чтобы закончить исследование через 2 недели.

3. В этой лаборатории нет хорошего оборудования.

a) Is there good equipment in the lab?

b) There is good equipment in the lab.

c) There is no good equipment in the lab.

4. В этом городе будет конференция.

a) He will be at the conference in this town.

b) There will be a conference in this town.

c) There conference will be in this town.

d) There is a conference in this town.

VIII. Choose the only one right variant out of 4 given:

1. _______ consists of England, Scotland and Wales.

a) the UK; b) Great Britain; c) Northern Ireland; d) the British Isles.

2. The British Isles are separated from ________ by the English Channel.

a) Germany; b) France; c) Spain; d) Italy.

3. The City is ________.

a) a big town; b) the business centre; c) a museum; d) a big office.

4. Buckingham Palace is the official residence of _________.

a) the Parliament; b) the Queen; c) the Speaker; d) the Prime Minister.

5. The capital of the United States of America is _______.

a) New York City; b) Washington;

c) Los Angeles; d) Washington, D.C.

6. The first president of the USA was____________.

a) Thomas Jefferson; b) Abraham Lincoln;

c) George Washington; d) Franklin O. Roosevelt.

7. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated __________ in the USA.

a) in May; b) in November;

c) in August; d) in February.

8. What do American people call the national flag?

a) the Stars and Bars, the Confederate Flag, the Southern Cross;

b) the Union Jack, the saint George’s Cross, the Saint Andrew’s Cross;

c) the Stars and Stripes, the Star – Spangled Banner, the Old Glory.

IX. Choose the right variant according to the given situation:

1.Прощаясь с другом, выразите надежду на скорую встречу:

a) Bye for now.

b) All the best.

c) See the soon.

d) I must be going soon.

2. Успокойте подругу и скажите, что ей повезет в следующий раз:

a) You’re lucky.

b) Bad luck!

c) Lucky dog you are!

d) Better luck next time.

3. В каком словосочетании обращение «mister» звучит грубо, фамильярно?

a) Mr. Jones! b) Go on, mister! c) Mr. Chairman! d) He is Mr. Smith.

4. Вы нечаянно толкнули человека, выходя из вокзала. Извинитесь перед ним:

a) I beg your pardon.

b) Sorry, I’m late.

c) That’s all right.

d) Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the station?

X. Read the text and do the tasks after it:

1. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания к нему:

St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as the “Window to the West”. Thousands of workmen were brought from all parts of Russia to build a new city at the mouth of the Neva River.

Architects were brought from Western Europe to lay out the city in harmonious squares. Buildings were constructed of gray and rose – coloured granite. The Hermitage Palace and the Winter Palace, the homes of the tsars, were equal to any in Europe.

When the First World War began in 1914, the German-sounding name, St. Petersburg, was changed to Petrograd. After the October Revolution the city was renamed after Lenin. Now St. Petersburg is an important industrial, cultural and educational centre. The population of the city is over 5 million.

St. Petersburg is indeed a wonderful city. The winter Palace, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Peter - and - Paul Fortress, the Admiralty building attract thousands of tourist from every corner of the world.

Petersburg’s many museums house some of the world’s most famous art collections. The Hermitage, for example, contains the richest collection of pictures in the world. The city is called the Northern Venice because there are 65 rivers, arms and canals there with artistically decorated bridges. It’s also famous for its beautiful white nights.

2. Заголовком для текста является:

1. St. Andrew; c) St. Patrick;

b) St. Petersburg; d) St. Peter.

3. Ответом на вопрос «What is St. Petersburg famous for?» является:

1. industrial enterprises;

2. white nights;

3. rivers;

4. bridges.

4. Закончите предложение «As there are a lot of rivers, arms, canals and bridges in the city it is called …» в соответствии с текстом.

a) the white House; b) the Hermitage;

c) the Northern Venice; d) the White Nights.

5. Содержанию текста соответствует предложение:

1. St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

2. St. Petersburg is the capital of the Russian Federation.

3. St. Petersburg was destroyed during the October Revolution.

4. St. Petersburg doesn’t attract any tourists.

6. Содержанию текста не соответствует предложение:

1. The city was founded by Peter the Great.

2. There are a lot of places of interest in St. Petersburg.

3. St. Petersburg museums have the world’s most famous art collections.

4. St. Petersburg is called the “Big Apple”.