I. Geography Quiz ( 20 баллов)

1. Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean

2. Which country has the most people?

3. What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.?

4. Which continent has the biggest population?

5. Name the two longest rivers in the world.

6. In which country is the world's highest waterfall?

7. What is the capital city of Kenya?

8. Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?

9. What is South America's highest mountain range

10. Which ocean is to the east of Africa?

II. Which variant is correct? ( 10 баллов)

1. He said that Greece … ancient culture.

A) has B) have C) has had

2. It annoys me that he … .

A) always smile B) will smiled C) is always smiling

3. Shortly after our arrival … Turkey, she fell ill.

A) in B) to C) at

4. Their meeting was not accidental … .

A) also B) too C) either

5. He will have his car … .

A) to service B) serviced C) servicing

6. We have to prepare the report by tomorrow, …

A) haven’t we ? B) have we ? C) don’t we ?

7. They lived in a … house.

A) nice little old B) old nice little C) little old nice

8. I have got two pets, but last year I … only a cat.

A) had B) got C) had got

9. We should congratulate them … their wedding.

A) with B) on C) of

10. Would you mind … where you come from?

A) telling B) telling me C) to tell me

III. Do you know Great Britain and its culture? ( 10 баллов)

1. The Great Fire of London was in … .

A) 1600 B) 1660 C) 1666

2. The Battle of Trafalgar took place in … .

A) 1805 B)1812 C) 1814

3. The Prime Minister of Great Britain during

WWII was … .

A) Winston Churchill B) Margaret Thatcher C) David Cameron

4. “Big Ben” was the nickname of … .

A) Christopher Wren

B) Andrew Lloyd Webber

C) Benjamin Hall

5. It was not designed by Christopher Wren.

A) St. Paul’s Cathedral B) Westminster Abbey C) Greenwich Observatory

6. The Boat Race in England is between … Universities.

A) Oxford and Cambridge B) Oxford and London C) Cambridge and York

7. His musical “Cats” is popular in many countries.

A) Christopher Wren B) Andrew Lloyd Webber C) Benjamin Britten

8. Alexander Selkirk was the prototype of … .

A) Ivanhoe B) Gulliver C) Robinson Crusoe

9. King Lear had … daughters. A) four B) two C) three

10. They say “When a man is tired of London, he

is tired of …“.

A) travelling B) life C) sightseeing

IV. Write a letter to your pen-friend about your last holidays . (about 100 words)

( 10 баллов)