1) Translate from English into Russian:
How much do I have to pay in duty?
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Äîëæåí ëè ÿ óêàçàòü ýòó ñóììó â äåêëàðàöèè?
3) Answer the following question:
Why does the expression «English cuisine» sound a little strange to the English?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
the/on/weather/before/forecast/was/news/the/
5) Complete the sentence: The treatre has always been very strong in …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: What's wrong with Kelvin?
B: …
A: Isn't he sick?
B: …
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- No, I can’t afford this dress. It’s too expensive.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Ten minutes later, the butcher ran into the shop waving the ? 20 note.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Music, English and Maths are different sorts of … (subjects, staff, terms).
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñåìó ñâîé ÷åðåä
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I thought what an interesting case I must be from a medical point of view, what an acquisition I should be to a class! Students would have no need to “walk the hospitals” if they had me. I was a hospital in myself.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Õèðóðã; ñêîðàÿ ïîìîùü; êàøëÿòü; ðàñïðîäàæà; ñêèäêè 50-70%; îïàçäûâàòü (î ïîåçäêå); äåëàòü ïåðåñàäêó; ïðîñòóäèòüñÿ.
3) Answer the following question:
What do the Englishmen know about Fortune Telling? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
newspaper/people/world/in/over/read/most/have/them/horoscopes/and/all/the/ them
5) Complete the sentence: Public transportation services in Europe suffer from …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: Show me something in blue.
A: …
B: Yes, I do. How muñh is it?
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Illness can be stopped before it happens by means of … (aftercare, healthy living, preventive medicine, vaccines, therapy)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
I'd turn left along the Embankment and carry on as far as Blackfriars Bridge.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you keep money for future you ... (1) it; when you return money that you have borrowed you ... (2). (pay it back or save)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ãîðà ðîäèëà ìûøü
11) Translate from English into Russian:
She's so ill-mannered. Last time she came here she left without saying a word. And apart from that she tells such lies alout us!
12) Translate from Russian into English:
Íå õîòåëè áû âû ïðèñîåäèíèòüñÿ ê íàøåìó áàðáåêþ? Ìû ñîáèðàåìñÿ çà ãîðîä íà âûõîäíûå.
13) Answer the following question:
Are all pubs privately owned?
14) Put the words in the correct order:
The / the / in / to / together / past / family / stay / tended.
15) Complete the sentence: The receptionist asks you … (to show him your personal belongings; to fill in a form).
16) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: The next train to York is at 11.35. Platform 1.
A: …
B: Yes, change at London.
17) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
A festive dinner.
18) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
A giant five-storeys high, th IMAX screen is Britain’s largest, showing the world’a largest film format.
19) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
He pays for all his meals and hotels on the firm’s ... (1); he has a ...(2) at Harrods so that he can buy what he wants even if he doesn’t have any cash.
20) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íå âñå êîòó ìàñëåíèöà, áóäåò è âåëèêèé ïîñò
21) Translate from English into Russian:
His father said again that everything they had was for their own use; and they didn’t carry anything for sale, that was liable to duty.
22) Translate from Russian into English:
 çàëå îæèäàíèÿ èõ âñòðåòèë Òåä.
23) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Soccer? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
24) Put the words in the correct order:
game/Manchester United/what/yesterday’s/Liverpool/was/between/and/score/the/of/?
25) Complete the sentence: During the Second World War the BBC became identified with …
26) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I advise you not to come by car.
A: …
B: You can use the train. It won't take you much time.
27) Choose the best answer:
In our latest brochure we are sure you’ll find the widest … of holidays on the market. (resort, range, luxury)
28) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The landlords of the pubs expect their customers to buy something, but not necessarily an alcohol drink.
29) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: essay, article, composition, thesis
30) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âîëêîâ áîÿòüñÿ – â ëåñ íå õîäèòü
31) Translate from English into Russian:
In the declaration form travellers are to indicate the kind of valuables and the amount of currency they are bringing into the country.
32) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîðîøîê; èìåòü ãîëîâíóþ áîëü; ñîáëþäàòü ïîñòåëüíûé ðåæèì; ýòî ìîæíî ñòèðàòü â ìàøèíå? ýòî ñëèøêîì äîðîãî; ñàëîí; èëëþìèíàòîð.
33) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Wimbledon, Derby and Wembley? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
34) Put the words in the correct order:
are/Britain/with/kind/there/places/of/several/in/a/sport/associated/particular
35) Complete the sentence: Oh dear, the iron was too hot. Look, I’ve ... (scorched, sorbed) your blouse. Do you think anyone will notice?
36) Make up à dialogue:
A: What is there for dinner? I'm hungry.
B: …
A: Yes, please. Then I'll go to get the vegetables.
B: …
37) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- These fancy cakes make my mouth water.
38) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The British may be conservative about the times at which they take their holiday, but they have shown themselves very ready to take to new places.
39) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The person in charge of a school is called the … . (staff, syllabus, headmaster).
40) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñå äîðîãè âåäóò â Ðèì
41) Translate from English into Russian:
He didn't mention it to me. If that's the case can use the car, but you're not to cram it with too many of your friends again. There must have been eight or nine of you in it last week.
42) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü âûñîêóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü ëåêàðñòâî; çàáîëåòü; îòêðûòêè; ðåìîíò; âåðõíåå ìåñòî; íèæíåå ìåñòî; ïàññàæèð.
43) Answer the following question: What do you know about May Spring Festival?
44) Put the words in the correct order:
Families / types / sociologists / into / general / two / divide.
45) Complete the sentence: The chief theatres, music halls and cinemas in London are situated … (in the West End; in the East End)
46) Make up à dialogue:
A: Are you fond of athletics?
B: …
A: What athletic event do you do?
B: …
47) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Everyone hoped that he would … after the operation. (get better, get well, pull out, pull through)
48) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Although the railways remained nationalised during the 1980s, the organisation of bus and coach thansport changed.
49) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Most children in England and Wales go to … schools. (Public, State, boarding)
50) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïîñïåøèøü – ëþäåé íàñìåøèøü
51) Translate from English into Russian:
Don’t take the key along which is often the case with absent-minded guests, leave it at the desk.
52) Translate from Russian into English:
ß êóïèë ýòè âåùè â àýðîïîðòó â ìàãàçèíå áåñïîøëèííîé òîðãîâëè.
53) Answer the following question:
What are the most famous English dishes?
54) Put the words in the correct order:
ball/net/player/a/must/it/the/hit/twice/crosses/not/before/a
55) Complete the sentence: The "ideal family" is …
56) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: This sport is not for me.
A: …
B: I don't think so.
57) Choose the best answer:
… the people who saw the exhibition thought it was marvellous. (most, all, everyone, each)
58) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
In the north, the area known as ‘The Potteries’ is the home of Britain’s china industry with world famous manufacturers as Royal Doulton based around Stoke-on-Trent.
59) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: electoral college, further educational college, polytechnic, technical college
60) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: Ìîñêâà íå ñðàçó ñòðîèëàñü
61) Translate from English into Russian:
He sat down and wrote out a prescription, and folded it up and gave it me, and I put it in my pocket and went out. I did not open it. I took it to the nearest chemist’s, and handed it in.
62) Translate from Russian into English:
Êîíå÷íî, áîëüøå âñåãî âàñ áåñïîêîèò âîò ýòîò êîðåííîé çóá. Åãî ïðèäåòñÿ óäàëèòü.
63) Answer the following question:
Do all pubs have similar origins?
64) Put the words in the correct order:
BBC / the / has / TV / two / channels.
65) Complete the sentence: If you get air-sick, you’d better… (go by train, go by plane).
66) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I don't think it is possible.
A: …
B: O. K. Then it will be Monday.
67) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- This blouse costs F 20.
68) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
As the rest of Western Europe, in recent years there has been a large increase in the use of private cart in Britain.
69) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You ... (1) someone money which is yours and which they will give you back; that person ...(2) the money from you. (borrow or lend)
70) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: äîëã ïëàòåæîì êðàñåí
71) Translate from English into Russian:
I had walked into that reading-room a happy, healthy man. I crawled out a decrepit wreck. I went to my medical man. He is an old chum of mine, and feels my pulse and looks at my tongue, and talks about the weater, all for nothing, when I fancy I’m ill.
72) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîòðåñêàâøèåñÿ ãóáû; âòèðàòü; ïðîòèâ ñîëíå÷íûõ îæîãîâ; ñëèøêîì òåñíî â òàëèè; ðóêàâà ñëèøêîì äëèííû; íà áîðòó êîðàáëÿ; êàþòà.
73) Answer the following question:
If you want to have a real English meal what do you have to do?
74) Put the words in the correct order:
Cave / the / the / of / length / 320 / meters / is.
75) Complete the sentence: Fathers face particular problems as …
76) Make up à dialogue:
A: I’d like to have a pair of woolen trousers.
B: …
A: I should like these in grey. Where could I try them on?
B: …
77) Choose the best answer:
How do we call a person who serves a table at the restaurant? (a waiter, a maid)
78) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
One of the most unforgettable memories of Northern Ireland is the natural warmth and hospitality of its people.
79) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: award, grant, present, scholarship
80) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÿéöà êóðèöó íå ó÷àò
81) Translate from English into Russian:
And they didn’t give me pills; they gave me clumps on the side of the head. And, strange as it may appear, those clumps on the head often cured me – for the time being.
82) Translate from Russian into English:
Ëå÷åíèå; ïîïðàâèòüñÿ; ïîäõâàòèòü èíôåêöèþ; ãàçåòíûé êèîñê;, ìàãàçèí ýëåêòðîòîâàðîâ; áîëüøîé òóàëåò; ïîëêà äëÿ âåùåé.
83) Answer the following question:
What do you do if you have a terrible headache?
84) Put the words in the correct order:
We / the / car / 'll / unload / the / before / park.
85) Complete the sentence: The London underground is …
86) Make up a dialogue:
A: …
B: We’ve got a rich choice of woolen suits of all shades. Will you try this one?
A: …
B: Certainly, there is. Try it on. This way, please. Here’s the fitting-room.
87) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I want to buy a brown handbag to match my high boots.
88) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Most towns and cities in England are not more than 4 hours apart by train and many are much less.
89) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you have a lot of money in the bank your account is ... (1); when you have spent more than you have in the bank you have ... (2). (in credit or overdraft)
90) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: èãðà íå ñòîèò ñâå÷
91) Translate from English into Russian:
We played morceaux from the old German masters. We discussed philosophy and ethics. We flirted with graceful dignity. We were even humorous.
92) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñäåëàòü ðåíòãåí; ñûïü; áåññîííèöà; Ìíå íàäî ñåãîäíÿ êîå-÷òî êóïèòü; ïîêàæèòå ìíå …; áèëåò â îäíó ñòîðîíó; ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ.
93) Answer the following question:
How many stations are on British radio?
94) Put the words in the correct order:
The / the / the / role / woman / family / changed / of.
95) Complete the sentence: British houses have a reputation for being …
96) Make up à dialogue:
A: Do have the rest of the mashed potatoes.
B: …
A: Just take it to please me.
B: …
97) Choose the best answer:
Nick was homesick, and … all his friends and family. (missed, lost, locked, desired)
98) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The centre of theatrical activity is London, where it is concentrated mainly in London's West End.
99) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Education from 5 – 16 is divided into 2 levels – … and Secondary. (Primary, 'Prep', Public)
100) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: è íà ñîëíöå åñòü ïÿòíà
101) Translate from English into Russian:
I don't understand German myself. I learned it at school, but forgot every word of it two years after I had oft, and felt much better since.
102) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñäåëàòü íåîáõîäèìûå àíàëèçû; èçìåðèòü äàâëåíèå; ãðèïï; ÷àñû ðàáîòû; ñ 9 äî 20 (÷àñîâ). Íà êàêîì ïîåçäå ìíå äîåõàòü? Êîãäà ïîåçä ïðèáûâàåò â …?
103) Answer the following question:
What does word «cuisine» mean?
104) Put the words in the correct order:
year/familiar/Englishmen/the/part/Europe/each/become/with/some/of/continen-tal
105) Complete the sentence: That house doesn’t seem to be ...(occupied, settled). There are no curtains in the windows, and I’ve never seen anyone go in or out.
106) Make up à dialogue:
A: Would you like some more?
B: …
A: Yes, if you really want.
B: …
107) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Once a year it’s a good idea to go to the doctor for … (a check-up, an examination, a medical, an operation.)
108) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Most people have only 3 weeks paid holiday per year and the bank holidays put Britain at the bottom of the list of Common Market countries as far as public holidays are concerned.
109) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
A school where the pupils are made up of both boys and girls is called a … school. (co-educational, boarding, Comprehensive)
110) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âðåìÿ íå æäåò
111) Translate from English into Russian:
The immigration officer might want to know on whose invitation you are coning and whether you have a return ticket.
112) Translate from Russian into English:
Âûçâàòü äîêòîðà; ïîñëàòü çà äîêòîðîì; ëå÷èòü; ñïîðòèâíûå òîâàðû; ñïîðòèâíàÿ îäåæäà; âàãîí 1îãî êëàññà; áóôåò; áèëåòíàÿ êàññà.
113) Answer the following question:
What do most people drink in pubs?
114) Put the words in the correct order:
is/England/nowadays/other/chosen/the/still/Queen/of/may/in/and/countries/
115) Complete the sentence: Although the car is 5 years old, it is ... (well-maintained, badly-maintained). The owners have serviced and cleared it regularly.
116) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I think so.
A: You may pay here. …
B: Cash, please.
117) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Keep away from other people if you have a disease that is … (antiseptic, catching, catchy, infectious, contagious.)
118) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
TV and Radio also have two teaching channels used by the Open University.
119) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go to a … school when they are 5 or 7. (State, Public, 'Prep')
120) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: â ãîñòÿõ õîðîøî, à äîìà ëó÷øå
121) Translate from English into Russian:
It’s jet-lag, the difference between the time you are accustomed to and the new time.
122) Translate from Russian into English:
Òàáëåòêè; ãëîòàòü; ìàçü; ñäåëàòü ïðèìî÷êè; Ýòîò ðàçìåð ìíå ïîäõîäèò; õèì÷èñòêà; Îíà ïëîõî ïåðåíîñèò ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ; ïàëóáà.
123) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the name of the holiday “Boxing Day?” Why is it so strange? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
124) Put the words in the correct order:
He / works / regular / hours.
125) Complete the sentence: Thanks for washing the dishes .We haven’t got time to ... them ... (sweep up, dry up). Let’s just leave them there to ... (scour, drain).
126) Make up à dialogue:
A: They say you're a good athlete. What sport do you play?
B: …
A: Do you call that a sport?
B: …
127) Choose the best answer:
We didn’t have a very nice holiday.The weather was … awful. (completely, totally, absolutely, terribly)
128) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The realisation that the weekend is nearly over casts a slight melancholy on Sunday evening.
129) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
In English and Wales, the school year is divided into 3 … (subjects, staff, terms).
130) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âèäíà ïòèöà ïî ïîëåòó
131) Translate from English into Russian:
Cholera I had, with severe complications; and diphtheria I seemed to have been born with. I plodded conscientiously through the twenty-six letters, and the only malady I could conclude I had not got was housemaid’s knee.
132) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü àíãèíó; ïëîõî âûãëÿäåòü; ñîáëþäàòü ïîñòåëüíûé ðåæèì; áóëî÷íàÿ; êíèæíûé ìàãàçèí; ïîåçä äàëüíåãî ñëåäîâàíèÿ; ïîåçä ïðÿìîãî íàçíà÷åíèÿ; öåíà.
133) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Football Pools? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
134) Put the words in the correct order:
London / rich / tradition / is / and / in / history / culture.
135) Complete the sentence: When you are through the formalities, you … ( get the key to your room; ring for the maid).
136) Make up à dialogue:
A: How are you?
B: …
A: I see. You won’t be sea-sick today, the sea is perfectly calm. Did you take some medicine?
B: …
137) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Alex is going to school again, he … (is well again, is good, has recovered, has got well)
138) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
On the average, those people who do choose to get married tend to marry later: the ages at which men and women marry for the first time have risen continuously in recent years.
139) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The … is a plan of what is taught in a particular subject. (syllabus, curriculum, time-table)
140) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íåò ðîçû áåç øèïîâ
141) Translate from English into Russian:
Service charge is 10 % (per cent) of the bill at the restaurant.
142) Translate from Russian into English:
 Ëîíäîíå ? îãðîìíûé âûáîð ìàãàçèíîâ: íà ëþáîé âêóñ è ïî ëþáîìó êàðìàíó.
143) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Guy Fawkes Night? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
144) Put the words in the correct order:
The / Britain / family / is / a / in / unit / crisis.
145) Complete the sentence: Can you ...(rinse, fold) the ironing ...(board, pan) and put it away? I’ve finished the ironing now.
146) Make up à dialogue:
A: What vegetables do you want for dinner today?
B: …
A: All right/ Do you want any beans?
B: …
147) Choose the best answer:
A safe rule to follow is to tip the attendants. (Every day; when leaving a hotel).
148) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Nearly theree-quarters of households in Britain have regular use of a car and about a quarter have more that one car.
149) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: first degree, master's, bachelor, doctorate
150) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÷òî ïîñååøü, òî è ïîæíåøü
151) Translate from English into Russian:
The museum which is walking distance from York city centre and has its own parking is the perfect destination for a family day out.
152) Translate from Russian into English:
Ëîíäîí áîãàò óëè÷íûìè áàçàðàìè, èäåàëüíûìè äëÿ ïîèñêà è ïðèîáðåòåíèÿ äåøåâûõ òîâàðîâ.
153) Answer the following question:
Do you like to travel by train?
154) Put the words in the correct order:
From, the arrival, of, from, a plane, New York, being announced, was.
155) Complete the sentence: One in seven families in Britain are …
156) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: We’ve got a rich collection of books: fiction, detective stories, dictionaries.
A: …
B: The section you’re interested in is on your left.
157) Choose the best answer:
There was an accident on the motorway, and we were … for over an hour. (held down, held up, put back, put up)
158) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Later in the afternoon the people watch the Queen on TV as she delivers her traditional message to the UK and the Commonwealth.
159) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to know which day or time you have a particular lesson, you can always look at the … (curriculum, time-table, syllabus).
160) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïðèøëà áåäà – îòâîðÿé âîðîòà
161) Translate from English into Russian:
How much did you tip the porter?
162) Translate from Russian into English:
×òî ïðîèçîøëî ñ Àëåêîì? Ïðîñòóäèòüñÿ; èìåòü ñèëüíóþ ãîëîâíóþ áîëü; àíòèêâàðèàò; ïðîäàæà àâòîìîáèëåé; êóïå; ñêîðûé ïîåçä, äîðîãîé.
163) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the way the people celebrate Christmas in Great Britain? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
164) Put the words in the correct order:
TV/have/Radio/teaching/used/and/also/channels/by/ Open University/two/
165) Complete the sentence: Sociologists divide families into two general types …
166) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: At 9 o’clock, according to the time-table.
A: …
B: I don’t know what ports our ship lands at. Let’s ask someone else.
167) Choose the best answer:
Use your time sensibly. Don’t … it.( spend, pass, lose, waste)
168) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Although single-parent families are now accepted by society, the majority view is that 2 parents are essential for the stable upbringing of a child, as a child needs role models of both sexes.
169) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you pay in cash they give you a 30% ... (1), if you look around you can often find a ... (2), especially in markets. (bargain or discount)
170) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ñìåëîñòü ãîðîäà áåðåò
171) Translate from English into Russian:
Pride of the carriage fleet is the unique Victorian train of coaches built in the last century are the 1950s carriages painted in the distinctive red and cream livery, nicknamed "blood and custard" by passengers of the time!
172) Translate from Russian into English:
Àäìèíèñòðàòîð âíîñèò â æóðíàë ðåãèñòðàöèè èìÿ è ïîñòîÿííûé àäðåñ âíîâü ïðèáûâøåãî.
173) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Youth Hostels? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
174) Put the words in the correct order:
cathedral/the/Slisbury/a/south-west/of/small/in/city/England/is/
175) Complete the sentence: The BBC began to broadcast …
176) Make up à dialogue:
A: Where’s Mike tonight?
B: …
A: Really, what’s the trouble?
B: …
177) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
Your favourite lunch.
178) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
One day a man went into a clothes shop and asked for a T-shirt.
179) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: comprehensive school, grammar school, gymnasium, junior school
180) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âåê æèâè, âåê ó÷èñü
181) Translate from English into Russian:
He said: “ I am a chemist. If I was a co-operative stores and family hotel combined, I might be able to oblige you. Being only a chemist hampers me.” I read the prescription.
182) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü íèçêóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü êàïëè; ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ íåçäîðîâûì, ìåáåëü; «îâîùè-ôðóêòû» (ìàãàçèí); ñïðàâî÷íîå áþðî; âàãîí; ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ î÷åíü õîðîøî.
183) Answer the following question:
Why do the English like tea so much?
184) Put the words in the correct order:
Why / now / challenge / do / teenagers / their parents’ authority?
185) Complete the sentence: These flats that were built in the 1960th look terribly ...(attractive, neglected) and depressing from the outside, don’t they?
186) Make up à dialogue:
A: Will you be staying here long?
B: …
A: I’m glad to hear it. Would you care for a drink now?
B: …
187) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
I’m a bit worried about the … I’ve been having in my back. (ache, agony, pain, wound, twinges.)
188) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
No one knows exactly when the men of the Highlands first gathered to wrestle, put weights and play music.
189) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: numbers, marks, scores, grades
190) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íî÷üþ âñå êîøêè ñåðû
191) Translate from English into Russian:
I remember going to the British Museum one day to read up the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch –hay fever, I fancy it was. I got down the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idly turned the leaves, and began to indolently study diseases, generally.
192) Translate from Russian into English:
Âîò óæå íåñêîëüêî äíåé, êàê ó ìåíÿ ìó÷èòåëüíàÿ ãîëîâíàÿ áîëü.
193) Answer the following question:
Which dishes would you have for Christmas Menu?
194) Put the words in the correct order:
it/tonight/still/get/for/is/possible/to/tickets/?
195) Complete the sentence: The collar of this shirt is so dirty I’ll have to ...(soak, wring) it in a ...(chopping board, bowl) of hot water for a half an hour, and then … (press, scrub) it with a brush.
196) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I want to buy a present for my wife. I don’t know what to choose.
A: …
B: She’s of middle height, neither slim nor plump. Just like you.
197) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
– Wide-brimmed hats are all the fashion now.
198) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Nowadays cross-country races are run in an enclosed area where the hazards are artificial.
199) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The … is everything that is taught in a school. (syllabus, curriculum, time-table)
200) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ëþáèøü êàòàòüñÿ, ëþáè è ñàíî÷êè âîçèòü
201) Translate from English into Russian:
In the present instance, going back to the liver-pill circular, I had the symptoms, beyond all mistake, the chief among them being “a general disinclination to work of any kind.”
202) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîåäåì ïîåçäîì 1008? Îí îòõîäèò ÷åðåç ïîë÷àñà?
203) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the Edinburgh Festival? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
204) Put the words in the correct order:
most/game/which/world/game/can/in/called/be/the/popular/?
205) Complete the sentence: The Greens don’t like their new house very much. It is ... (gloomy, bright) because there are so few windows, and it is quite small.
206) Make up à dialogue:
A: … for «Hamlet»?
B: Yes, there are some at all prices.
A: …
B: I'am afraid Friday is fully booked.
207) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
He will have to go on a diet because he is getting … (dense, flabby, plump, robust, stout).
208) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The Kellogg brothers would be proud that the Kellogg Company of today places such importance on the nutritious value of the food it produces.
209) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: kindergarten, nursery school, primary school, kitchen garden
210) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ëåæà÷åãî íå áüþò
211) Translate from English into Russian:
I tried to look at my tongue. I stuck it out as far as ever it would go, and I shut one eye, and tried to examine it with other. I could only see the tip, and the only thing that I could gain from that was to feel more certain than before that I had scarlet fever.
212) Translate from Russian into English:
Íå äóìàþ, ÷òî ìû óñïååì íà 720 ïîåçä äî Áèðëèíãåìà.
213) Answer the following question:
What do you know about TV programme “Top of the Pops”? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
214) Put the words in the correct order:
You, then, to the check-in counter, go, your, ticket, where, is looked at.
215) Complete the sentence: A motel is … (a petrol station; a hotel for motorists).
216) Make up à dialogue:
A: How’s your brother these days?
B: …
A: I’m sorry to hear that. What’s the matter?
B: …
217) Choose the best answer:
Thank you for the invitation. What time would you like…? (we come, we to come, us to come, that we come)
218) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Any apology fairly earned must be delivered in a cold and superior voice, as grudgingly as possible («Well, I said I was sorry»), and complete to teach the children manners.
219) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you want money you ... (1) some from the bank; when you put your money into the bank you ... (2) it.
220) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êóé æåëåçî, ïîêà ãîðÿ÷î
221) Translate from English into Russian:
Ttanslate from English into Russian: There's no chance of that/ These wardens never cancel a ticket once they have wietten it out.
222) Translate from Russian into English:
ß ÷óâñòâóþ ñåáÿ íå ñîâñåì õîðîøî, ê òîìó æå ïîáàëèâàåò ãîëîâà.
223) Answer the following question:
What did some of Roman Catholics plan to do on 5th November 1605?
224) Put the words in the correct order:
watching/the/anything/is/channel/there/worth/on/other/?
225) Complete the sentence: Radio 2 broadcasts mainly …
226) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: You know yourself, it is not my fault.
A: …
B: We'll see. Bye-bye!
227) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
If he still feels ill after taking this treatment, he should see a … (consultant, midwife, specialist, quack).
228) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Tossing the caber originated among woodmen who wanted to cast their logs into the deepest part of a river.
229) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: test, questionnaire, exam, quiz
230) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÷òî â ëîá, ÷òî ïî ëáó
231) Translate from English into Russian:
I patted myself all over my front, from what I call my waist up to my head, and I went a bit round each side, and a little way up the back. But I could not feel or hear anything.
232) Translate from Russian into English:
Áîëåçíü ñåðäöà; àíãèíà; ðàê; âû äåëàåòå ñêèäêó? Ãäå êàññà? áèëåò òóäà è îáðàòíî; ïåðååçä ïî ìîðþ (ðåéñ).
233) Answer the following question:
Comment on the phrase «The French live to eat, and the English eat to live»?
234) Put the words in the correct order:
Identity / Wales / its / heritage / and / culture / have / own.
235) Complete the sentence: This floor is very dirty. Can you bring me a fresh ... (sponge, bucket) of water? I want to rinse the ...(broom, mop) again.
236) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I've found the key. Don't worry.
A: …
B: It was on the book-shelf.
237) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Many illnesses today are related to … (sadness, stress, suffering, tension, worry).
238) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Liverpool, the birthplace of the Beatles is the place to visit for further information on the famous pop group.
239) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You must go to school between the ages of 5 and 16. It is … (boarding, Public, compulsory)
240) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âðåìÿ – äåíüãè
241) Translate from English into Russian:
As a boy, the disease hardly ever left me for a day. They did not know, then, that it was my liver. Medical science was in a far less advanced state than now, and they used to put it down to laziness.
242) Translate from Russian into English:
Ó ìåíÿ íåò âåùåé, êîòîðûå ïîäëåæàò îáëîæåíèþ ïîøëèíîé.
243) Answer the following question:
How many types of beer are there in Britain?
244) Put the words in the correct order:
Darling, I can’t bear you to be angry with me. Make / can / up / it / we?
245) Complete the sentence: Firstborn children in general tend to be …
246) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: But we've been her for two hours.
A: …
B: All right, all right
247) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
She needs to put on some weight after her illness because she is too … (fragile, light, skinny, slim, thin).
248) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Broadcasting in the UK is controlled by the BBC and IBA.
249) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: freshman, post-graduate, apprentice, contestant
250) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïî îäåæêå ïðîòÿãèâàé íîæêè
251) Translate from English into Russian:
She is in charge of the department.
252) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü ÿ÷ìåíü (â ãëàçó); áþëëåòåíü; êðåì; ìîãó ÿ ïîìåðèòü ýòî? Ó âàñ åñòü ðàçìåð ïîáîëüøå? Îí õîðîøî ïåðåíîñèò ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ; áóêñèð.
253) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
254) Put the words in the correct order:
«How’s Jane?» - «I don’t know. And / up / she / broken/ have / I.
255) Complete the sentence: I think television can be …
256) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: It leaves at 12 o’clock. Platform 3.
A:…
B: You should be there at 3 o’clock, but you may be a bit late.
257) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I’m sorry but we have these dresses only in blue.
258) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Sociologists divide families into 2 general types – the nuclear family and the extended family, which include three or more generations living together.
259) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you give something to a special shop temporarily in exchange for money you ... (1) it, hoping to get it back if you can raise the money; when you give something as part of the payment for something else you ... (2) it. (part exchange or pawn)
260) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êðèâîé ñðåäè ñëåïûõ – êîðîëü
261) Translate from English into Russian:
I forget which was the first distemper I plunged into – some fearful, devastating scourge, I know – and, before I had glanced half down the list of “premonitory symptoms”, it was borne in upon me that I had fairly got it.
262) Translate from Russian into English:
Ýòîò ñâèòåð ìîæíî ñòèðàòü â ìàøèíå?
263) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Steeplechase? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
264) Put the words in the correct order:
row/dress/fairly/the/free/front/of/the/curcle/is/
265) Complete the sentence: The green buses called 9reen Line …
266) Make up à dialogue:
A: I’d like some picture postcards.
B: …
A: I’ll take them. Can I get also stamps?
B: …
267) Choose the best answer:
How do you call a boy servant in a hotel, in club? (pageboy; newspaper boy)
268) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of babies available for adoption, indicating that more babies are kept by the parent.
269) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: instructor, clerk, trainer, lecturer
270) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íà Áîãà íàäåéñÿ, à ñàì íå ïëîøàé
271) Translate from English into Russian:
When you are through with the formalities, you will get the key to your room and a pageboy will help you with your luggage and take you up to your room in a lift.
272) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñ÷åò îáû÷íî îïëà÷èâàåòñÿ êàæäóþ íåäåëþ.
273) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Scottish Highland Games? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
274) Put the words in the correct order:
"Get/ you/ with/ how / on / do / Bob?"-"Very well".
275) Complete the sentence: At the … you can enquire about the departures and arrivals and flights, about telephone numbers and addresses of private individuals. (information desk; a booking office).
276) Make up à dialogue:
A: They've he sick?
B: …
A: Of course not.
B: I wonder where he's gone.
277) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I want a pair of flat-heeled shoes for everyday wear.
278) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The ancient city of York is dominated by York Minster, the finest Gothic church in northern Europe.
279) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: private school, public school, Sunday school, state school
280) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êîñè, êîñà, ïîêà ðîñà
281) Translate from English into Russian:
When you are ready to check out, you tell the desk-clerk to get your bill ready.
282) Translate from Russian into English:
Äåæóðíûé àäìèíèñòðàòîð ïîñìîòðåë â êíèãó çàïèñåé.
283) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the English puppet theatre, about Punch and Judy Show? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
284) Put the words in the correct order:
Family / there / many / are / views / different / life / on.
285) Complete the sentence: The quickest way to get to most places in London is …
286) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: Don't worry, I'll get the tickets.
A: …
B: See you on Friday!
287) Choose the best answer:
The winner of the competition was … with the cheque for ? 5,000. (presented, given, awarded, offered)
288) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
As violence at and near the football grounds increased, there was an ever-increasing tendency for people to stay away, leaving the grounds to football fans.
289) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go … school when they are 12 or 13. (State, Public, 'Prep')
290) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âîðîí âîðîíó ãëàç íå âûêëþåò
291) Translate from English into Russian:
I came to typhoid fever – read the symptoms – discovered that I had typhoid fever, must have had it for months without knowing it – wondered what else I had got.
292) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü íîðìàëüíóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; èçìåðèòü òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü ïèëþëè; ìóæñêàÿ îäåæäà; îáóâíîé ìàãàçèí; ïðîâîäíèê; êîíòðîëåð; ïåðåðàáîòàòü.
293) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the way the Englishmen spend their weekends? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
294) Put the words in the correct order:
A / pagan / festival / the / 1st / May / of / was / spring.
295) Complete the sentence: When the passengers get on the plane and take their seats, the stewardess …. (gives the passengers all kinds of information; checks their tickets).
296) Make up à dialogue:
A: Well, I like this coat. How much is it?
B: …
A: Where must I pay?
B: …
297) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Take these … three times a day after meals. ( capsules, drugs, pills, sweets, tablets.)
298) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Immediately after the War there was a record number of divorces and the proportion of marriages involving a divorced partner grew from 2 % in 1940 to 32% in 1985.
299) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The bank gave him a ... (1) to buy a car and he’ll pay it back in 5 years; she’s buying her car in installments by the ... (2) method. (loan or hire purchase)
300) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ãäå òîíêî, òàì è ðâåòñÿ
301) Translate from English into Russian:
Mr. Brown has been in charge of the office for 3 years.
302) Translate from Russian into English:
Ýòî ìåíÿ âïîëíå óñòðàèâàåò. ß ïåðåçâîíþ âàì è ìû äîãîâîðèìñÿ ïîçæå.
303) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the British Pub? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
304) Put the words in the correct order:
You /that pretty young women/ saw/ chatting/ on Saturday night/at Sunny’s Restaurant /I/ up.
305) Complete the sentence: Britain is one of the few countries in Europe where …
306) Make up à dialogue:
A: - How about meals in your country? Do they differ greatly from ours?
B: …
A: - I know that your dinner is quite substantial, isn’t it?
B: …
307) Choose the best answer:
How long does your … to work take? (travel, journey, trip, voyage)
308) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The Open University allows students to study at home for degrees they never would have obtained in the main educational system.
309) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You can often pay for things with a ... (1); but when you go to a cash machine to get money you need a ... (2). (cash card or credit card)
310) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: òèøå åäåøü – äàëüøå áóäåøü
311) Translate from English into Russian:
How much do they charge for a double room at this hotel?
312) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñàìîëåò ïðèçåìëèëñÿ, íî ïåðåä òåì, êàê ïîêèíóòü ñàìîëåò, èì ïðèøëîñü çàïîëíèòü äåêëàðàöèþ.
313) Answer the following question:
What adjectives do the English use talking about their food?
314) Put the words in the correct order:
Alex and I /and/ met at a party /each other/ for /immediately/fell.
315) Complete the sentence: London's transportation system is a source of contention between …
316) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: The next train to Aberdeen is at 8..30. Platform 2.
A: …
B: No, you don’t need to change.
317) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
What treatment should be given to someone who has …? (fainted, lost consciousness, passed away, passed out)
318) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Women are clearly at a disadvantage in a society where the state assumes the man will be the main breadwinner, and there are few opportunities for lone mothers to have a good income while continuing to look after their children.
319) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
A ... (1) is the one you fill in to put money into a bank; a ... (2) is used for taking money out of the bank or paying bills. (cheque book or paying in book)
320) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íàøëà êîñà íà êàìåíü
321) Translate from English into Russian:
I tried to feel my heart. I could not feel my heart. It had stopped beating. I have since been induced to come to the opinion that it must have been there all the time, and must have been beating, but I cannot account for it.
322) Translate from Russian into English:
Êàê ÷óâñòâóåò ñåáÿ òâîé ïàïà? íå ðàáîòàòü; íå ïðèíèìàòü ÷òî-ëèáî áëèçêî ê ñåðäöó; äåøåâûé; óíèâåðìàã; ñïàëüíûé âàãîí; êàññèð.
323) Answer the following question:
What must you specify in Britain if you want to drink beer?
324) Put the words in the correct order:
She, then, asked, to, the passengers, their, fasten, seat belts, and, took off, the plane.
325) Complete the sentence: First ...(beat, score) two eggs in a ... (dustpan, bowl). Then ... (chop, stir) 3 mushrooms into small pieces and add them, with some milk and salt.
326) Make up à dialogue:
A: This dress is a bit too long. I’ll have to try on another size.
B: …
A: When would it be ready?
B: …
A: Well, then I’ll take it.
327) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Medical experts take the claims of … medicine more seriously nowadays. (alternative, complementary, mainstream, fringe.)
328) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
In the late afternoon the sports results are announced on radio and TV and sports editions of the evening paper are on sale.
329) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Most children, when they are 11 or 12, go to a … school. (Comprehensive, State, Public)
330) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñÿê êóëèê õâàëèò ñâîå áîëîòî
331) Translate from English into Russian:
Inter City East Coast aims to make your journey experience as pleasant as possible and we are constantly reviewing your needs and how we can meet them.
332) Translate from Russian into English:
 ãîñòèíèöå âàì ïîìîãóò îêàçàòü ðÿä óñëóã.
333) Answer the following question:
What meals can you have in a pub?
334) Put the words in the correct order:
Fathers / problems / parents / as / face / single / particular.
335) Complete the sentence: At the check-in counter …. (your ticket is looked at, your things are weighed and labeled; you fill in the customs declaration).
336) Make up à dialogue:
A: You were at the stadium yesterday, weren't you?
B: …
A: So am I.
B: …
337) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
A picnic.
338) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The IBA is responsible for looking after the regional independent TV companies who broadcast their own programmes.
339) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: certificate, licence, diploma, degree
340) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íå òàê ñòðàøåí ÷åðò, êàê åãî ìàëþþò
341) Translate from English into Russian:
How much do I have to pay in duty?
342) Translate from Russian into English:
Äîëæåí ëè ÿ óêàçàòü ýòó ñóììó â äåêëàðàöèè?
343) Answer the following question:
Why does the expression «English cuisine» sound a little strange to the English?
344) Put the words in the correct order:
the/on/weather/before/forecast/was/news/the/
345) Complete the sentence: The treatre has always been very strong in …
346) Make up à dialogue:
A: What's wrong with Kelvin?
B: …
A: Isn't he sick?
B: …
347) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- No, I can’t afford this dress. It’s too expensive.
348) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Ten minutes later, the butcher ran into the shop waving the ? 20 note.
349) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Music, English and Maths are different sorts of … (subjects, staff, terms).
350) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñåìó ñâîé ÷åðåä
351) Translate from English into Russian:
I thought what an interesting case I must be from a medical point of view, what an acquisition I should be to a class! Students would have no need to “walk the hospitals” if they had me. I was a hospital in myself.
352) Translate from Russian into English:
Õèðóðã; ñêîðàÿ ïîìîùü; êàøëÿòü; ðàñïðîäàæà; ñêèäêè 50-70%; îïàçäûâàòü (î ïîåçäêå); äåëàòü ïåðåñàäêó; ïðîñòóäèòüñÿ.
353) Answer the following question:
What do the Englishmen know about Fortune Telling? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
354) Put the words in the correct order:
newspaper/people/world/in/over/read/most/have/them/horoscopes/and/all/the/ them
355) Complete the sentence: Public transportation services in Europe suffer from …
356) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: Show me something in blue.
A: …
B: Yes, I do. How muñh is it?
357) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Illness can be stopped before it happens by means of … (aftercare, healthy living, preventive medicine, vaccines, therapy)
358) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
I'd turn left along the Embankment and carry on as far as Blackfriars Bridge.
359) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you keep money for future you ... (1) it; when you return money that you have borrowed you ... (2). (pay it back or save)
360) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ãîðà ðîäèëà ìûøü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
She's so ill-mannered. Last time she came here she left without saying a word. And apart from that she tells such lies alout us!
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Íå õîòåëè áû âû ïðèñîåäèíèòüñÿ ê íàøåìó áàðáåêþ? Ìû ñîáèðàåìñÿ çà ãîðîä íà âûõîäíûå.
3) Answer the following question:
Are all pubs privately owned?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
The / the / in / to / together / past / family / stay / tended.
5) Complete the sentence: The receptionist asks you … (to show him your personal belongings; to fill in a form).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: The next train to York is at 11.35. Platform 1.
A: …
B: Yes, change at London.
7) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
A festive dinner.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
A giant five-storeys high, th IMAX screen is Britain’s largest, showing the world’a largest film format.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
He pays for all his meals and hotels on the firm’s ... (1); he has a ...(2) at Harrods so that he can buy what he wants even if he doesn’t have any cash.
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íå âñå êîòó ìàñëåíèöà, áóäåò è âåëèêèé ïîñò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
His father said again that everything they had was for their own use; and they didn’t carry anything for sale, that was liable to duty.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
 çàëå îæèäàíèÿ èõ âñòðåòèë Òåä.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Soccer? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
game/Manchester United/what/yesterday’s/Liverpool/was/between/and/score/the/of/?
5) Complete the sentence: During the Second World War the BBC became identified with …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I advise you not to come by car.
A: …
B: You can use the train. It won't take you much time.
7) Choose the best answer:
In our latest brochure we are sure you’ll find the widest … of holidays on the market. (resort, range, luxury)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The landlords of the pubs expect their customers to buy something, but not necessarily an alcohol drink.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: essay, article, composition, thesis
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âîëêîâ áîÿòüñÿ – â ëåñ íå õîäèòü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
In the declaration form travellers are to indicate the kind of valuables and the amount of currency they are bringing into the country.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîðîøîê; èìåòü ãîëîâíóþ áîëü; ñîáëþäàòü ïîñòåëüíûé ðåæèì; ýòî ìîæíî ñòèðàòü â ìàøèíå? ýòî ñëèøêîì äîðîãî; ñàëîí; èëëþìèíàòîð.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Wimbledon, Derby and Wembley? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
are/Britain/with/kind/there/places/of/several/in/a/sport/associated/particular
5) Complete the sentence: Oh dear, the iron was too hot. Look, I’ve ... (scorched, sorbed) your blouse. Do you think anyone will notice?
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: What is there for dinner? I'm hungry.
B: …
A: Yes, please. Then I'll go to get the vegetables.
B: …
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- These fancy cakes make my mouth water.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The British may be conservative about the times at which they take their holiday, but they have shown themselves very ready to take to new places.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The person in charge of a school is called the … . (staff, syllabus, headmaster).
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñå äîðîãè âåäóò â Ðèì
1) Translate from English into Russian:
He didn't mention it to me. If that's the case can use the car, but you're not to cram it with too many of your friends again. There must have been eight or nine of you in it last week.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü âûñîêóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü ëåêàðñòâî; çàáîëåòü; îòêðûòêè; ðåìîíò; âåðõíåå ìåñòî; íèæíåå ìåñòî; ïàññàæèð.
3) Answer the following question: What do you know about May Spring Festival?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Families / types / sociologists / into / general / two / divide.
5) Complete the sentence: The chief theatres, music halls and cinemas in London are situated … (in the West End; in the East End)
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Are you fond of athletics?
B: …
A: What athletic event do you do?
B: …
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Everyone hoped that he would … after the operation. (get better, get well, pull out, pull through)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Although the railways remained nationalised during the 1980s, the organisation of bus and coach thansport changed.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Most children in England and Wales go to … schools. (Public, State, boarding)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïîñïåøèøü – ëþäåé íàñìåøèøü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Don’t take the key along which is often the case with absent-minded guests, leave it at the desk.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
ß êóïèë ýòè âåùè â àýðîïîðòó â ìàãàçèíå áåñïîøëèííîé òîðãîâëè.
3) Answer the following question:
What are the most famous English dishes?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
ball/net/player/a/must/it/the/hit/twice/crosses/not/before/a
5) Complete the sentence: The "ideal family" is …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: This sport is not for me.
A: …
B: I don't think so.
7) Choose the best answer:
… the people who saw the exhibition thought it was marvellous. (most, all, everyone, each)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
In the north, the area known as ‘The Potteries’ is the home of Britain’s china industry with world famous manufacturers as Royal Doulton based around Stoke-on-Trent.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: electoral college, further educational college, polytechnic, technical college
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: Ìîñêâà íå ñðàçó ñòðîèëàñü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
He sat down and wrote out a prescription, and folded it up and gave it me, and I put it in my pocket and went out. I did not open it. I took it to the nearest chemist’s, and handed it in.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Êîíå÷íî, áîëüøå âñåãî âàñ áåñïîêîèò âîò ýòîò êîðåííîé çóá. Åãî ïðèäåòñÿ óäàëèòü.
3) Answer the following question:
Do all pubs have similar origins?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
BBC / the / has / TV / two / channels.
5) Complete the sentence: If you get air-sick, you’d better… (go by train, go by plane).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I don't think it is possible.
A: …
B: O. K. Then it will be Monday.
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- This blouse costs F 20.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
As the rest of Western Europe, in recent years there has been a large increase in the use of private cart in Britain.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You ... (1) someone money which is yours and which they will give you back; that person ...(2) the money from you. (borrow or lend)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: äîëã ïëàòåæîì êðàñåí
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I had walked into that reading-room a happy, healthy man. I crawled out a decrepit wreck. I went to my medical man. He is an old chum of mine, and feels my pulse and looks at my tongue, and talks about the weater, all for nothing, when I fancy I’m ill.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîòðåñêàâøèåñÿ ãóáû; âòèðàòü; ïðîòèâ ñîëíå÷íûõ îæîãîâ; ñëèøêîì òåñíî â òàëèè; ðóêàâà ñëèøêîì äëèííû; íà áîðòó êîðàáëÿ; êàþòà.
3) Answer the following question:
If you want to have a real English meal what do you have to do?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Cave / the / the / of / length / 320 / meters / is.
5) Complete the sentence: Fathers face particular problems as …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: I’d like to have a pair of woolen trousers.
B: …
A: I should like these in grey. Where could I try them on?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
How do we call a person who serves a table at the restaurant? (a waiter, a maid)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
One of the most unforgettable memories of Northern Ireland is the natural warmth and hospitality of its people.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: award, grant, present, scholarship
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÿéöà êóðèöó íå ó÷àò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
And they didn’t give me pills; they gave me clumps on the side of the head. And, strange as it may appear, those clumps on the head often cured me – for the time being.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ëå÷åíèå; ïîïðàâèòüñÿ; ïîäõâàòèòü èíôåêöèþ; ãàçåòíûé êèîñê;, ìàãàçèí ýëåêòðîòîâàðîâ; áîëüøîé òóàëåò; ïîëêà äëÿ âåùåé.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you do if you have a terrible headache?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
We / the / car / 'll / unload / the / before / park.
5) Complete the sentence: The London underground is …
6) Make up a dialogue:
A: …
B: We’ve got a rich choice of woolen suits of all shades. Will you try this one?
A: …
B: Certainly, there is. Try it on. This way, please. Here’s the fitting-room.
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I want to buy a brown handbag to match my high boots.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Most towns and cities in England are not more than 4 hours apart by train and many are much less.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you have a lot of money in the bank your account is ... (1); when you have spent more than you have in the bank you have ... (2). (in credit or overdraft)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: èãðà íå ñòîèò ñâå÷
1) Translate from English into Russian:
We played morceaux from the old German masters. We discussed philosophy and ethics. We flirted with graceful dignity. We were even humorous.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñäåëàòü ðåíòãåí; ñûïü; áåññîííèöà; Ìíå íàäî ñåãîäíÿ êîå-÷òî êóïèòü; ïîêàæèòå ìíå …; áèëåò â îäíó ñòîðîíó; ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ.
3) Answer the following question:
How many stations are on British radio?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
The / the / the / role / woman / family / changed / of.
5) Complete the sentence: British houses have a reputation for being …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Do have the rest of the mashed potatoes.
B: …
A: Just take it to please me.
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
Nick was homesick, and … all his friends and family. (missed, lost, locked, desired)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The centre of theatrical activity is London, where it is concentrated mainly in London's West End.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Education from 5 – 16 is divided into 2 levels – … and Secondary. (Primary, 'Prep', Public)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: è íà ñîëíöå åñòü ïÿòíà
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I don't understand German myself. I learned it at school, but forgot every word of it two years after I had oft, and felt much better since.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñäåëàòü íåîáõîäèìûå àíàëèçû; èçìåðèòü äàâëåíèå; ãðèïï; ÷àñû ðàáîòû; ñ 9 äî 20 (÷àñîâ). Íà êàêîì ïîåçäå ìíå äîåõàòü? Êîãäà ïîåçä ïðèáûâàåò â …?
3) Answer the following question:
What does word «cuisine» mean?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
year/familiar/Englishmen/the/part/Europe/each/become/with/some/of/continen-tal
5) Complete the sentence: That house doesn’t seem to be ...(occupied, settled). There are no curtains in the windows, and I’ve never seen anyone go in or out.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Would you like some more?
B: …
A: Yes, if you really want.
B: …
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Once a year it’s a good idea to go to the doctor for … (a check-up, an examination, a medical, an operation.)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Most people have only 3 weeks paid holiday per year and the bank holidays put Britain at the bottom of the list of Common Market countries as far as public holidays are concerned.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
A school where the pupils are made up of both boys and girls is called a … school. (co-educational, boarding, Comprehensive)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âðåìÿ íå æäåò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
The immigration officer might want to know on whose invitation you are coning and whether you have a return ticket.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Âûçâàòü äîêòîðà; ïîñëàòü çà äîêòîðîì; ëå÷èòü; ñïîðòèâíûå òîâàðû; ñïîðòèâíàÿ îäåæäà; âàãîí 1îãî êëàññà; áóôåò; áèëåòíàÿ êàññà.
3) Answer the following question:
What do most people drink in pubs?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
is/England/nowadays/other/chosen/the/still/Queen/of/may/in/and/countries/
5) Complete the sentence: Although the car is 5 years old, it is ... (well-maintained, badly-maintained). The owners have serviced and cleared it regularly.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I think so.
A: You may pay here. …
B: Cash, please.
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Keep away from other people if you have a disease that is … (antiseptic, catching, catchy, infectious, contagious.)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
TV and Radio also have two teaching channels used by the Open University.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go to a … school when they are 5 or 7. (State, Public, 'Prep')
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: â ãîñòÿõ õîðîøî, à äîìà ëó÷øå
1) Translate from English into Russian:
It’s jet-lag, the difference between the time you are accustomed to and the new time.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Òàáëåòêè; ãëîòàòü; ìàçü; ñäåëàòü ïðèìî÷êè; Ýòîò ðàçìåð ìíå ïîäõîäèò; õèì÷èñòêà; Îíà ïëîõî ïåðåíîñèò ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ; ïàëóáà.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the name of the holiday “Boxing Day?” Why is it so strange? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
He / works / regular / hours.
5) Complete the sentence: Thanks for washing the dishes .We haven’t got time to ... them ... (sweep up, dry up). Let’s just leave them there to ... (scour, drain).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: They say you're a good athlete. What sport do you play?
B: …
A: Do you call that a sport?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
We didn’t have a very nice holiday.The weather was … awful. (completely, totally, absolutely, terribly)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The realisation that the weekend is nearly over casts a slight melancholy on Sunday evening.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
In English and Wales, the school year is divided into 3 … (subjects, staff, terms).
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âèäíà ïòèöà ïî ïîëåòó
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Cholera I had, with severe complications; and diphtheria I seemed to have been born with. I plodded conscientiously through the twenty-six letters, and the only malady I could conclude I had not got was housemaid’s knee.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü àíãèíó; ïëîõî âûãëÿäåòü; ñîáëþäàòü ïîñòåëüíûé ðåæèì; áóëî÷íàÿ; êíèæíûé ìàãàçèí; ïîåçä äàëüíåãî ñëåäîâàíèÿ; ïîåçä ïðÿìîãî íàçíà÷åíèÿ; öåíà.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Football Pools? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
London / rich / tradition / is / and / in / history / culture.
5) Complete the sentence: When you are through the formalities, you … ( get the key to your room; ring for the maid).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: How are you?
B: …
A: I see. You won’t be sea-sick today, the sea is perfectly calm. Did you take some medicine?
B: …
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Alex is going to school again, he … (is well again, is good, has recovered, has got well)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
On the average, those people who do choose to get married tend to marry later: the ages at which men and women marry for the first time have risen continuously in recent years.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The … is a plan of what is taught in a particular subject. (syllabus, curriculum, time-table)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íåò ðîçû áåç øèïîâ
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Service charge is 10 % (per cent) of the bill at the restaurant.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
 Ëîíäîíå ? îãðîìíûé âûáîð ìàãàçèíîâ: íà ëþáîé âêóñ è ïî ëþáîìó êàðìàíó.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Guy Fawkes Night? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
The / Britain / family / is / a / in / unit / crisis.
5) Complete the sentence: Can you ...(rinse, fold) the ironing ...(board, pan) and put it away? I’ve finished the ironing now.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: What vegetables do you want for dinner today?
B: …
A: All right/ Do you want any beans?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
A safe rule to follow is to tip the attendants. (Every day; when leaving a hotel).
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Nearly theree-quarters of households in Britain have regular use of a car and about a quarter have more that one car.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: first degree, master's, bachelor, doctorate
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÷òî ïîñååøü, òî è ïîæíåøü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
The museum which is walking distance from York city centre and has its own parking is the perfect destination for a family day out.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ëîíäîí áîãàò óëè÷íûìè áàçàðàìè, èäåàëüíûìè äëÿ ïîèñêà è ïðèîáðåòåíèÿ äåøåâûõ òîâàðîâ.
3) Answer the following question:
Do you like to travel by train?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
From, the arrival, of, from, a plane, New York, being announced, was.
5) Complete the sentence: One in seven families in Britain are …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: We’ve got a rich collection of books: fiction, detective stories, dictionaries.
A: …
B: The section you’re interested in is on your left.
7) Choose the best answer:
There was an accident on the motorway, and we were … for over an hour. (held down, held up, put back, put up)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Later in the afternoon the people watch the Queen on TV as she delivers her traditional message to the UK and the Commonwealth.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to know which day or time you have a particular lesson, you can always look at the … (curriculum, time-table, syllabus).
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïðèøëà áåäà – îòâîðÿé âîðîòà
1) Translate from English into Russian:
How much did you tip the porter?
2) Translate from Russian into English:
×òî ïðîèçîøëî ñ Àëåêîì? Ïðîñòóäèòüñÿ; èìåòü ñèëüíóþ ãîëîâíóþ áîëü; àíòèêâàðèàò; ïðîäàæà àâòîìîáèëåé; êóïå; ñêîðûé ïîåçä, äîðîãîé.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the way the people celebrate Christmas in Great Britain? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
TV/have/Radio/teaching/used/and/also/channels/by/ Open University/two/
5) Complete the sentence: Sociologists divide families into two general types …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: At 9 o’clock, according to the time-table.
A: …
B: I don’t know what ports our ship lands at. Let’s ask someone else.
7) Choose the best answer:
Use your time sensibly. Don’t … it.( spend, pass, lose, waste)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Although single-parent families are now accepted by society, the majority view is that 2 parents are essential for the stable upbringing of a child, as a child needs role models of both sexes.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you pay in cash they give you a 30% ... (1), if you look around you can often find a ... (2), especially in markets. (bargain or discount)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ñìåëîñòü ãîðîäà áåðåò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Pride of the carriage fleet is the unique Victorian train of coaches built in the last century are the 1950s carriages painted in the distinctive red and cream livery, nicknamed "blood and custard" by passengers of the time!
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Àäìèíèñòðàòîð âíîñèò â æóðíàë ðåãèñòðàöèè èìÿ è ïîñòîÿííûé àäðåñ âíîâü ïðèáûâøåãî.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Youth Hostels? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
cathedral/the/Slisbury/a/south-west/of/small/in/city/England/is/
5) Complete the sentence: The BBC began to broadcast …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Where’s Mike tonight?
B: …
A: Really, what’s the trouble?
B: …
7) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
Your favourite lunch.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
One day a man went into a clothes shop and asked for a T-shirt.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: comprehensive school, grammar school, gymnasium, junior school
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âåê æèâè, âåê ó÷èñü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
He said: “ I am a chemist. If I was a co-operative stores and family hotel combined, I might be able to oblige you. Being only a chemist hampers me.” I read the prescription.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü íèçêóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü êàïëè; ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ íåçäîðîâûì, ìåáåëü; «îâîùè-ôðóêòû» (ìàãàçèí); ñïðàâî÷íîå áþðî; âàãîí; ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ î÷åíü õîðîøî.
3) Answer the following question:
Why do the English like tea so much?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Why / now / challenge / do / teenagers / their parents’ authority?
5) Complete the sentence: These flats that were built in the 1960th look terribly ...(attractive, neglected) and depressing from the outside, don’t they?
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Will you be staying here long?
B: …
A: I’m glad to hear it. Would you care for a drink now?
B: …
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
I’m a bit worried about the … I’ve been having in my back. (ache, agony, pain, wound, twinges.)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
No one knows exactly when the men of the Highlands first gathered to wrestle, put weights and play music.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: numbers, marks, scores, grades
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íî÷üþ âñå êîøêè ñåðû
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I remember going to the British Museum one day to read up the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch –hay fever, I fancy it was. I got down the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idly turned the leaves, and began to indolently study diseases, generally.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Âîò óæå íåñêîëüêî äíåé, êàê ó ìåíÿ ìó÷èòåëüíàÿ ãîëîâíàÿ áîëü.
3) Answer the following question:
Which dishes would you have for Christmas Menu?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
it/tonight/still/get/for/is/possible/to/tickets/?
5) Complete the sentence: The collar of this shirt is so dirty I’ll have to ...(soak, wring) it in a ...(chopping board, bowl) of hot water for a half an hour, and then … (press, scrub) it with a brush.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I want to buy a present for my wife. I don’t know what to choose.
A: …
B: She’s of middle height, neither slim nor plump. Just like you.
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
– Wide-brimmed hats are all the fashion now.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Nowadays cross-country races are run in an enclosed area where the hazards are artificial.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The … is everything that is taught in a school. (syllabus, curriculum, time-table)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ëþáèøü êàòàòüñÿ, ëþáè è ñàíî÷êè âîçèòü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
In the present instance, going back to the liver-pill circular, I had the symptoms, beyond all mistake, the chief among them being “a general disinclination to work of any kind.”
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ïîåäåì ïîåçäîì 1008? Îí îòõîäèò ÷åðåç ïîë÷àñà?
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the Edinburgh Festival? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
most/game/which/world/game/can/in/called/be/the/popular/?
5) Complete the sentence: The Greens don’t like their new house very much. It is ... (gloomy, bright) because there are so few windows, and it is quite small.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: … for «Hamlet»?
B: Yes, there are some at all prices.
A: …
B: I'am afraid Friday is fully booked.
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
He will have to go on a diet because he is getting … (dense, flabby, plump, robust, stout).
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The Kellogg brothers would be proud that the Kellogg Company of today places such importance on the nutritious value of the food it produces.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: kindergarten, nursery school, primary school, kitchen garden
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ëåæà÷åãî íå áüþò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I tried to look at my tongue. I stuck it out as far as ever it would go, and I shut one eye, and tried to examine it with other. I could only see the tip, and the only thing that I could gain from that was to feel more certain than before that I had scarlet fever.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Íå äóìàþ, ÷òî ìû óñïååì íà 720 ïîåçä äî Áèðëèíãåìà.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about TV programme “Top of the Pops”? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
You, then, to the check-in counter, go, your, ticket, where, is looked at.
5) Complete the sentence: A motel is … (a petrol station; a hotel for motorists).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: How’s your brother these days?
B: …
A: I’m sorry to hear that. What’s the matter?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
Thank you for the invitation. What time would you like…? (we come, we to come, us to come, that we come)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Any apology fairly earned must be delivered in a cold and superior voice, as grudgingly as possible («Well, I said I was sorry»), and complete to teach the children manners.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you want money you ... (1) some from the bank; when you put your money into the bank you ... (2) it.
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êóé æåëåçî, ïîêà ãîðÿ÷î
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Ttanslate from English into Russian: There's no chance of that/ These wardens never cancel a ticket once they have wietten it out.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
ß ÷óâñòâóþ ñåáÿ íå ñîâñåì õîðîøî, ê òîìó æå ïîáàëèâàåò ãîëîâà.
3) Answer the following question:
What did some of Roman Catholics plan to do on 5th November 1605?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
watching/the/anything/is/channel/there/worth/on/other/?
5) Complete the sentence: Radio 2 broadcasts mainly …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: You know yourself, it is not my fault.
A: …
B: We'll see. Bye-bye!
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
If he still feels ill after taking this treatment, he should see a … (consultant, midwife, specialist, quack).
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Tossing the caber originated among woodmen who wanted to cast their logs into the deepest part of a river.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: test, questionnaire, exam, quiz
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ÷òî â ëîá, ÷òî ïî ëáó
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I patted myself all over my front, from what I call my waist up to my head, and I went a bit round each side, and a little way up the back. But I could not feel or hear anything.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Áîëåçíü ñåðäöà; àíãèíà; ðàê; âû äåëàåòå ñêèäêó? Ãäå êàññà? áèëåò òóäà è îáðàòíî; ïåðååçä ïî ìîðþ (ðåéñ).
3) Answer the following question:
Comment on the phrase «The French live to eat, and the English eat to live»?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Identity / Wales / its / heritage / and / culture / have / own.
5) Complete the sentence: This floor is very dirty. Can you bring me a fresh ... (sponge, bucket) of water? I want to rinse the ...(broom, mop) again.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: I've found the key. Don't worry.
A: …
B: It was on the book-shelf.
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Many illnesses today are related to … (sadness, stress, suffering, tension, worry).
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Liverpool, the birthplace of the Beatles is the place to visit for further information on the famous pop group.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You must go to school between the ages of 5 and 16. It is … (boarding, Public, compulsory)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âðåìÿ – äåíüãè
1) Translate from English into Russian:
As a boy, the disease hardly ever left me for a day. They did not know, then, that it was my liver. Medical science was in a far less advanced state than now, and they used to put it down to laziness.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ó ìåíÿ íåò âåùåé, êîòîðûå ïîäëåæàò îáëîæåíèþ ïîøëèíîé.
3) Answer the following question:
How many types of beer are there in Britain?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Darling, I can’t bear you to be angry with me. Make / can / up / it / we?
5) Complete the sentence: Firstborn children in general tend to be …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: But we've been her for two hours.
A: …
B: All right, all right
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
She needs to put on some weight after her illness because she is too … (fragile, light, skinny, slim, thin).
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Broadcasting in the UK is controlled by the BBC and IBA.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: freshman, post-graduate, apprentice, contestant
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ïî îäåæêå ïðîòÿãèâàé íîæêè
1) Translate from English into Russian:
She is in charge of the department.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü ÿ÷ìåíü (â ãëàçó); áþëëåòåíü; êðåì; ìîãó ÿ ïîìåðèòü ýòî? Ó âàñ åñòü ðàçìåð ïîáîëüøå? Îí õîðîøî ïåðåíîñèò ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî ìîðþ; áóêñèð.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
«How’s Jane?» - «I don’t know. And / up / she / broken/ have / I.
5) Complete the sentence: I think television can be …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: It leaves at 12 o’clock. Platform 3.
A:…
B: You should be there at 3 o’clock, but you may be a bit late.
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I’m sorry but we have these dresses only in blue.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Sociologists divide families into 2 general types – the nuclear family and the extended family, which include three or more generations living together.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
When you give something to a special shop temporarily in exchange for money you ... (1) it, hoping to get it back if you can raise the money; when you give something as part of the payment for something else you ... (2) it. (part exchange or pawn)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êðèâîé ñðåäè ñëåïûõ – êîðîëü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I forget which was the first distemper I plunged into – some fearful, devastating scourge, I know – and, before I had glanced half down the list of “premonitory symptoms”, it was borne in upon me that I had fairly got it.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ýòîò ñâèòåð ìîæíî ñòèðàòü â ìàøèíå?
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Steeplechase? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
row/dress/fairly/the/free/front/of/the/curcle/is/
5) Complete the sentence: The green buses called 9reen Line …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: I’d like some picture postcards.
B: …
A: I’ll take them. Can I get also stamps?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
How do you call a boy servant in a hotel, in club? (pageboy; newspaper boy)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of babies available for adoption, indicating that more babies are kept by the parent.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: instructor, clerk, trainer, lecturer
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íà Áîãà íàäåéñÿ, à ñàì íå ïëîøàé
1) Translate from English into Russian:
When you are through with the formalities, you will get the key to your room and a pageboy will help you with your luggage and take you up to your room in a lift.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñ÷åò îáû÷íî îïëà÷èâàåòñÿ êàæäóþ íåäåëþ.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about Scottish Highland Games? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
"Get/ you/ with/ how / on / do / Bob?"-"Very well".
5) Complete the sentence: At the … you can enquire about the departures and arrivals and flights, about telephone numbers and addresses of private individuals. (information desk; a booking office).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: They've he sick?
B: …
A: Of course not.
B: I wonder where he's gone.
7) Ask the question so that the sentence was the answer to it:
- I want a pair of flat-heeled shoes for everyday wear.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The ancient city of York is dominated by York Minster, the finest Gothic church in northern Europe.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: private school, public school, Sunday school, state school
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: êîñè, êîñà, ïîêà ðîñà
1) Translate from English into Russian:
When you are ready to check out, you tell the desk-clerk to get your bill ready.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Äåæóðíûé àäìèíèñòðàòîð ïîñìîòðåë â êíèãó çàïèñåé.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the English puppet theatre, about Punch and Judy Show? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Family / there / many / are / views / different / life / on.
5) Complete the sentence: The quickest way to get to most places in London is …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: Don't worry, I'll get the tickets.
A: …
B: See you on Friday!
7) Choose the best answer:
The winner of the competition was … with the cheque for ? 5,000. (presented, given, awarded, offered)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
As violence at and near the football grounds increased, there was an ever-increasing tendency for people to stay away, leaving the grounds to football fans.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go … school when they are 12 or 13. (State, Public, 'Prep')
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âîðîí âîðîíó ãëàç íå âûêëþåò
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I came to typhoid fever – read the symptoms – discovered that I had typhoid fever, must have had it for months without knowing it – wondered what else I had got.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Èìåòü íîðìàëüíóþ òåìïåðàòóðó; èçìåðèòü òåìïåðàòóðó; âûïèñàòü ïèëþëè; ìóæñêàÿ îäåæäà; îáóâíîé ìàãàçèí; ïðîâîäíèê; êîíòðîëåð; ïåðåðàáîòàòü.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the way the Englishmen spend their weekends? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
A / pagan / festival / the / 1st / May / of / was / spring.
5) Complete the sentence: When the passengers get on the plane and take their seats, the stewardess …. (gives the passengers all kinds of information; checks their tickets).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: Well, I like this coat. How much is it?
B: …
A: Where must I pay?
B: …
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Take these … three times a day after meals. ( capsules, drugs, pills, sweets, tablets.)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Immediately after the War there was a record number of divorces and the proportion of marriages involving a divorced partner grew from 2 % in 1940 to 32% in 1985.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
The bank gave him a ... (1) to buy a car and he’ll pay it back in 5 years; she’s buying her car in installments by the ... (2) method. (loan or hire purchase)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: ãäå òîíêî, òàì è ðâåòñÿ
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Mr. Brown has been in charge of the office for 3 years.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ýòî ìåíÿ âïîëíå óñòðàèâàåò. ß ïåðåçâîíþ âàì è ìû äîãîâîðèìñÿ ïîçæå.
3) Answer the following question:
What do you know about the British Pub? Write 5-7 sentences on the topic.
4) Put the words in the correct order:
You /that pretty young women/ saw/ chatting/ on Saturday night/at Sunny’s Restaurant /I/ up.
5) Complete the sentence: Britain is one of the few countries in Europe where …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: - How about meals in your country? Do they differ greatly from ours?
B: …
A: - I know that your dinner is quite substantial, isn’t it?
B: …
7) Choose the best answer:
How long does your … to work take? (travel, journey, trip, voyage)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The Open University allows students to study at home for degrees they never would have obtained in the main educational system.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
You can often pay for things with a ... (1); but when you go to a cash machine to get money you need a ... (2). (cash card or credit card)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: òèøå åäåøü – äàëüøå áóäåøü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
How much do they charge for a double room at this hotel?
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Ñàìîëåò ïðèçåìëèëñÿ, íî ïåðåä òåì, êàê ïîêèíóòü ñàìîëåò, èì ïðèøëîñü çàïîëíèòü äåêëàðàöèþ.
3) Answer the following question:
What adjectives do the English use talking about their food?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Alex and I /and/ met at a party /each other/ for /immediately/fell.
5) Complete the sentence: London's transportation system is a source of contention between …
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: …
B: The next train to Aberdeen is at 8..30. Platform 2.
A: …
B: No, you don’t need to change.
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
What treatment should be given to someone who has …? (fainted, lost consciousness, passed away, passed out)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
Women are clearly at a disadvantage in a society where the state assumes the man will be the main breadwinner, and there are few opportunities for lone mothers to have a good income while continuing to look after their children.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
A ... (1) is the one you fill in to put money into a bank; a ... (2) is used for taking money out of the bank or paying bills. (cheque book or paying in book)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íàøëà êîñà íà êàìåíü
1) Translate from English into Russian:
I tried to feel my heart. I could not feel my heart. It had stopped beating. I have since been induced to come to the opinion that it must have been there all the time, and must have been beating, but I cannot account for it.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
Êàê ÷óâñòâóåò ñåáÿ òâîé ïàïà? íå ðàáîòàòü; íå ïðèíèìàòü ÷òî-ëèáî áëèçêî ê ñåðäöó; äåøåâûé; óíèâåðìàã; ñïàëüíûé âàãîí; êàññèð.
3) Answer the following question:
What must you specify in Britain if you want to drink beer?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
She, then, asked, to, the passengers, their, fasten, seat belts, and, took off, the plane.
5) Complete the sentence: First ...(beat, score) two eggs in a ... (dustpan, bowl). Then ... (chop, stir) 3 mushrooms into small pieces and add them, with some milk and salt.
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: This dress is a bit too long. I’ll have to try on another size.
B: …
A: When would it be ready?
B: …
A: Well, then I’ll take it.
7) Choose the 3 best answers to fill the gap in each sentence:
Medical experts take the claims of … medicine more seriously nowadays. (alternative, complementary, mainstream, fringe.)
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
In the late afternoon the sports results are announced on radio and TV and sports editions of the evening paper are on sale.
9) Fill in the missing words, put them in the right places in the sentence:
Most children, when they are 11 or 12, go to a … school. (Comprehensive, State, Public)
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: âñÿê êóëèê õâàëèò ñâîå áîëîòî
1) Translate from English into Russian:
Inter City East Coast aims to make your journey experience as pleasant as possible and we are constantly reviewing your needs and how we can meet them.
2) Translate from Russian into English:
 ãîñòèíèöå âàì ïîìîãóò îêàçàòü ðÿä óñëóã.
3) Answer the following question:
What meals can you have in a pub?
4) Put the words in the correct order:
Fathers / problems / parents / as / face / single / particular.
5) Complete the sentence: At the check-in counter …. (your ticket is looked at, your things are weighed and labeled; you fill in the customs declaration).
6) Make up à dialogue:
A: You were at the stadium yesterday, weren't you?
B: …
A: So am I.
B: …
7) Write a menu: (in 5 sentences) for:
A picnic.
8) Ask 3 questions to the sentence.
The IBA is responsible for looking after the regional independent TV companies who broadcast their own programmes.
9) Find One word in the list which seems to be the odd one out and which is not connected with education: certificate, licence, diploma, degree
10) Give the English equivalent to the proverb or saying: íå òàê ñòðàøåí ÷åðò, êàê åãî ìàëþþò