Choose the synonym to the underlined word

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Ответ:

1. e

2. b

3. b

4. b

5. e

6. b

7. b

8. c

9. b

10. e

11. e

12. b

13. c

14. d

15. c

16. c

17. d

18. b

19. d

20. a

21. d

22. b

23. b

24. c

25. b

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Writing test (Unit 2) V1

Test 1. Match the numbers and letters.

A

1. folk a events

2. cultural b orchestras

3. various с known

4. widely d for days

5 to queue e festival

В
1 folk	a composed by famous com-
	posers for opera, ballet
2 martial	b choir music that has
	religious background
3 spiritual	с played with the help of
	electronic instruments and
	steady rhythm

4 tuneless	d music played by military
	bands
5 rock	e without any melody
6 classical	f composed many years ago
	and sung by people or choirs

Тest 2. Paraphrase the sentences using to be going to.

1. The band will play martial music.

2. The bus is leaving soon.

3. I It’ll rain, there are black clouds in the sky.

4. What are you doing next week?

5. We’ll visit our Granny on weekend.

6. He’ll compose the new melody for the school party.

Test3. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

listen	favourite	picture in my mind
switch off	childhood	sensational
torchy early	listening	switch on hate

My … music is rock. I enjoy … to it. When I listen to it I picture in my mind my …. My favourite group is «Led Zeppelin». The group plays … and … music. The best song, to my mind, is «The Stairway To Heaven».

The music I… is pop. I… the radio when I hear this music.

TEXT VIII.

On a beautiful afternoon, in a year long gone, a big ship set out on its first voyage from England to America. It was a new ship called the “Titanic”.

For two days the “Titanic” went on its way over the sea. Then entered an ice-field and was hit by an iceberg.

Everyone was told to come out of their rooms. The men were putting the lifeboats over the sides of the ship down into the water. Then all the women and children were helped into the lifeboats.

A woman came to the side of the ship. Her two children were in oil, of the lifeboats, and she was very much afraid.

“My children are in the lifeboat. I must go with them!” the woman called to the people in the lifeboat.

“There’s no more room,” someone called out. “If we take one more the lifeboat will sink.”

There was a young woman in the lifeboat called Miss Evans. When she heard the woman calling, she stood up in the lifeboat and touched one of the men on the arm.

“Let me get back on to the ship,” she said. “Let that woman take my place. I have no children.”

“The ship is sinking,” said the man. “You know that?”

There was no time to talk. People helped Miss Evans to get back on to the ship. Very soon after that there was a great noise, and the “Titanic” went down under the water.

__________________

set out — отправился

called out – воскликнул

I. The text is about …

1) a voyage from England to America.

2) brave sailors.

3) a new ship called the “Titanic” .

4) The courage of Miss Evans.

II. Choose tile right sentence.

1) The “Titanic” left America.

2) The “Titanic” went to England.

3) The “Titanic” left for America.

4) The “Titanic” sailed in the direction of England.

III. Complete the sentence.

In the lifeboat there was …

1) not a room for a single person.

2) nobody to take care of the children.

3) no food and water.

4) not enough fresh air.

IV. Find the wrong statement.

1) Miss Evans was a young woman.

2) Miss Evans knew that the ship was sinking.

3) Miss Evans had no children.

4) Miss Evans got into another lifeboat.

V. Answer the question.

Why did Miss Evans get back to the ship?

1) She left her documents there.

2) She wanted to continue her voyage.

3) She gave her place in tile lifeboat to the children’s mother.

4) She thought that the lifeboat could sink.

VI. Choose the title to the text.

1) The “Titanic” Voyage

2) A Courageous Woman

3) In the Ocean

4) A Big Iceberg

Writing test (Unit 2) V2 Test 1. Match the numbers and letters. С
1 boring	a to say «Yes»
2 look forward to	b to say «No»
3 to refuse	с very dull and not interesting
4 a performance	d to dream of something
5 to agree	e a concert
D

1 appeal	a future
2 to have	b the prejudices
3 a music	с the house
4 to break	d to the hearts
5 to guard	e of the musical
6 highlights	f teacher

Тest 2. Paraphrase the sentences using to be going to.

1. The music will enrich our hearts.

2. The lesson is starting soon.

3. It’ll snow; there are black clouds in the sky.

4. What are you doing on weekends?

5. We’ll visit our Granny on weekend.

6. He’ll compose the new melody for the school party.

Test3. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

listen	favourite	picture in my mind
switch off	childhood	sensational
torchy early	listening	switch on hate

My … music is rock. I enjoy … to it. When I listen to it I picture in my mind my …. My favourite group is «Led Zeppelin». The group plays … and … music. The best song, to my mind, is «The Stairway To Heaven».

The music I… is pop. I… the radio when I hear this music.

TEST XV
Charlie Chaplin

This is a story that Chaplin liked to tell about himself. It happened after the great actor had become world famous.

A theatre announced that a competition would be held to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin. Those taking part had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a Chaplin film.

When Charlie Chaplin heard about the competition he decided, as a joke, to take part in the competition himself. Naturally, he kept his plan a secret from everybody.

When the results of the competition were announced Chaplin said: “1 didn’t know whether to feel angry or only surprised. I didn’t win the first prize. But after thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh.”

I. Complete the statements according to the text.

1. This is a story which…

1) Chaplin was fond of telling.

2) is written by Chaplin’s friend.

3) was announced at the competition.

4) happened before Chaplin had become world famous.

2. People who took part in the competition had to…

1) sing songs.

2) keep it a secret.

3) imitate Chaplin’s manners.

4) dance.

3. When the results of the competition were announced Chaplin learnt that…

1) his new film was a success.

2) lie had won the first prize.

3) lie had not won the first prize.

4) he had won the second prize.

4. When Chaplin learnt the news lie decided…

1) to be angry.

2) to keep it a secret.

3) to tell everybody about it.

4) to laugh.

II. Find the wrong sentence.

1) Chaplin didn’t take pail in the competition.

2) Chaplin didn’t allow to hold this competition.

3) Chaplin didn’t know about the competition.

4) Chaplin didn’t tell anybody about his plans.

III. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.

Those taking part had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a Chaplin film.

1) play

2) picture

3) cinema

4) performance

Choose the right variant:

1. Where … your parents last week?

A are С were

В did D was

2. Nick … to school every day.

A goes С go

В went D will go

3. Jane … not… bread and milk tomorrow.

A did … buy С does… buy

В will… buy D do …buy

4.I usually … my mother and my father in the evening.

A helped С help

В helps D will help

5. My friend … at school last week.

A weren’t С isn’t

В didn’t be D wasn’t

6. When … your father … the day after tomorrow?

A will… get up В did … get up

С does… get up D do … get up

7. My balls … in the box yesterday. My brother … them.

A aren’t, taked В weren’t, took

С wasn’t, took D isn’t, taked

8. Who … up in your family? I … .

A wash, will do В will wash, does

С washes, did D washes, do

9. They … to the Zoo next week.

A goes В go

С will go D went

10. There … a bookshelf with books in my room.

A are С were

В is D shall be

TEST   I

St. Paul’s Cathedral

St. Paul’s Cathedral is situated
in the City of London. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren (1632s 1723) who
was not only an architect but also one of the best geometers of his day, a
mathematician and astronomer.

            It took Wren 35 years
to build the Cathedral which is the greatest of English Churches. It is
considered to be a fine specimen of Renaissance architecture.

            The Cathedral is 515
ft long and 180 ft wide. Its famous dome is the largest church dome in
the world after St. Peter’s in Rome.

            The Cathedral is
Gothic in plan but the details are classic Renaissance. In one of the twin
baroque towers there is one of the largest bells in the world, Great Paul,
weighting 17, 5 tons.

            Inside there is a
wonderful mixture of architectural work, paintings, mosaics and statues which
are monuments to generals and admirals who are buried there and among them
admiral Nelson and the Duke of Wellington (under his command the army of the
allies defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815).

            When Christopher Wren
was 90 he was carried here once a year so that he could see his beautiful work.
He himself is buried in the Cathedral. There is no monument to Christopher Wren
but on his tomb in the centre of the Cathedral there is an inscription which
reads: “If you seek a monument, look around”. The inscription is in Latin.

            St. Paul’s Cathedral
was partly destroyed in 1941 by a direct hit from bombs. After the war it was
restored.

__________________

dome – купол

            I. The text is
about …

            1) the interior of St.
Paul’s Cathedral.

            2) Sir Christopher
Wren.

            3) Renaissance
architecture.

            4)
Christopher Wren’s masterpiece.

II. Complete the sentence
according to the text.

            In one of the towers
of St. Paul’s Cathedral one can see …

1)     
one of the largest bells in the world.

2)     
the monument to Christopher Wren.

3)     
the tombs of Nelson and Wellington.

4)     
the largest church dome in the world.

III. Choose the right
sentence.

1)     
St. Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who was not
only an architect but also one of the best writers of his day.

2)     
The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral is the largest church dome in
the world after St. Peter’s.

3)     
The Cathedral is Gothic in plan but the details are baroque and classic
Renaissance.

4)     
Christopher Wren is buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral, where there is a
beautiful monument to him with an inscription in Latin.

IV. What explain the
inscription: “IF you seek a monument, look around”?

1)     
Christopher Wren needed no monument but his beautiful work — St.
Paul’s Cathedral.

2)     
Christopher Wren is buried there (there is a grave of his in St.
Paul’s Cathedral).

3)     
There are many remarkable things in the Cathedral to look at.

4)     
In the Cathedral there are many monuments to famous people.

V.  Arrange the sentences according to the text.

            1)  Christopher Wren
was carried here once a year.

            2)  St. Paul’s
Cathedral was restored after World War II.

            3)  It took Wren 35
years to build the Cathedral.

            4)  Great Paul weight
about 17, 5 tons.

                        1)
4, 3, 2, 1                 2) 3, 1, 2, 4                 3) 3, 4, 1, 2                 4)
1, 4, 3, 2

VI. Which word is
different?

                        1) church
                   2) cathedral                 3) monastery              4)
residence

TEST II.
The City

The City
occupies a site which was Norman London. It is a very small part of London (only one square mile). About ten thousand people live in the City but about 500,000
of them work there.

The City can
still show the remains of its defensive wall and some other signs of the Roman
time. In other parts of the City almost every stone, every wall, every house is
Saxon or Norman or connected with some famous man, book or historical event.

The City of London
was described by a Roman historian as a “busy emporium for trade and
traders” and this description could have been applied to it at any time since
then. The City still remains one of the most important commercial centres in
the world.

All the
principal streets lead to the heart of the City, which is represented by three
buildings: the Mansion House, the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England.

The Mansion
House is where the Lord Mayor lives. This is a big house built in 1739s53 which
reminds us of Greek temple. The Lord Mayor also receives the guests of London there.

The Bank of England
or as the Londoners call it “The Old Lady” is 250 years old and is a huge
building seven storeys high. It is one of the most important banks in the
world.     

The Royal
Exchange has been burnt down three times by fire and three times rebuilt. It is
a place of business and public meetings.

There are also
a lot of insurance companies, offices and churches in the City.

___________________

emporium — центр

temple — xpaм

I. The text is about …

1) historical
and business importance of the City.

2) Lord
Mayor’s residence.

3) principal
business buildings of the City.

4) the
territory and the population of the City.

II. Complete the sentence
according to the text.

The City is a
commercial and business part of London as …

1) about ten
thousand people live there.

2) all the
principal streets lead to the heart of the City.

3) it is an
area with a long history.

4) many
offices, insurance companies, banks are concentrated there.

III. Choose the right
sentence.

1) The City is
a recently built part of London where one can’t see any signs of ancient time.

2) The Mansion
House reminds us of a Greek temple.

3) Many people
live in the City but only a few of them work there.

4) Londoners call the Royal Exchange “The Old Lady” because it is a
huge building seven    storeys high.

IV. Find the wrong
statement.

1) The Mansion
House is a residence of Lord Mayor.

2) The Lord
Mayor receives the guests of London in the Mansion House.

3) The Mansion
House was built in the eighteenth century.

4) There are a
lot of insurance companies and offices in the Mansion House.

V. Arrange the sentences
according to the text.

1) The City of
London was described by a Roman historian.

2) In the City
one can see many signs of the Roman time.

3) The Royal
Exchange has been burnt down three times by fire.

4) All the
principal streets lead to the heart of the City.

1) 4, 1, 2, 3     2)
2, 1, 4, 3     3) 4, 2, 3, 1     4) 1, 2, 4, 3     

VI. What word is different?

1) famous        2)
well-known             3) notorious                 4) popular

TEST   III.
William Shakespeare (1564s – 1616)

William
Shakespeare, the greatest English writer of drama, was born in 1564
in Stratford-on-Avon. We do not know everything about Shakespeare’s early
life. But we know that he studied at the Grammar School in Stratford, and that
lie became interested in the theatre when lie was still a boy.

In 1586
Shakespeare went to London, where he worked in the theatre for some years
before he began to write his own plays.

Shakespeare
soon became well-known in London literary circles. Every play that he wrote was
good news to the people of the capital. Queen Elizabeth liked Shakespeare’s
plays, and the actors were often invited to play before the Queen and later
before King James — a great honour in those days. By the end of the 16th
century, Shakespeare and his friends had enough money to build their own
theatre — the famous Globe Theatre.

But we must
not think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life. Less talented
writers, whose plays were worse than his, often quarreled with Shakespeare and
attacked him, the actors in his own theatre sometimes turned against him.

People in our
Country love and honour Shakespeare. Many say that they love him for his wonderful
optimism: in his light comedies and even in his tragedies lie seems to promise
a better and brighter future for all mankind.

__________________

I. The text is about …

1)
Shakespeare’s life.

2) the life of
English people in Shakespeare’s time.

3) the queen’s
and king’s life.

4) the writers
who lived in England in the 16th century.

II. Complete the sentence.

Shakespeare
was especially good at…

1) novels.

2) detective
stories.

3) mystery
plays.

4) dramas.

III. Find the wrong
statement.

1) In his
childhood Shakespeare got interested in the theatre.

2) The King
and the Queen of England liked his plays.

3) Shakespeare
was widely known only for his Globe Theatre.

4) Shakespeare
had difficulties in his life.

IV. Answer the question.

What kind of
man was Shakespeare?

1) He was a
man who liked to quarrel with people.

2) He was a
man who was fond of saving money.

3) He was a
man who tried to perform only in the king’s palace.

4) He was a
man who had wonderful optimism.

V. Why do you think
Shakespeare is well-known throughout the world?

1) He was an
English writer.

2) His actors
disliked him.

3) He built
his own theatre.

4) He wrote a
lot of brilliant plays.

VI. Choose the synonym to
the underlined word.

People in our
country love and honour Shakespeare.

1) envy            2)
respect        3) read             4) remember

TEST   VI

Shaw Wrote a Play

Once a poor
flower-girl, quite by chance, overheard a conversation between two gentlemen.
One of the gentlemen was a professor of pho­netics. He was saying to the other
that he could teach an uneducated person to speak good English. The girl was
very much interested in what they were talking about. She tried to hear every
word.

The fact was
that she had for a long time been thinking of learning to speak correctly, and
now she saw an excellent chance for herself. If she improved her manner of
speaking the owners of the big flower shop would give her a job. She asked the
two gentlemen to buy a few flowers from her and tried to speak to there but
they didn’t listen to her and soon went away.

The next day
the girl came to the professor’s house and asked him to give her lessons. The
professor was very much surprised. At first he refused to teach her,
saying that it was no use even trying, but then he agreed.

The results of
the first lesson were poor. She couldn’t produce proper English sounds
and was tired of endless exercises. But soon the processor discovered that she
was a clever girl. She took a great interest in her lessons and never missed a
chance of practicing the sounds. As a result, her English became so good that
the people who met her thought that she was a real lady.

The story of
the girl can be found in one of Bernard Shaw’s most popular plays.

___________________

to refuse — отказывать

proper – правильные

I. The text is about …

1)  a poor
girl who worked hard at her English.

2) the work of
the professor of phonetics.

3) the lilt of
the rich gentleman.

4) the work of
the flower-girl.

II. Complete the sentence
according to the text.

The
flower-girl wanted to…

1) get money
from the two gentlemen.

2) learn where
the two gentlemen lived.

3) take
phonetics lessons.

4) give
phonetics lessons.

III. Find the wrong
statement.

1) The
professor of phonetics gave lessons.

2) The
flower-girl wanted to get a good job.

3) The professor
could teach anyone to speak good English.

4) The
professor wanted to get money from the girl.

IV. Answer the question.

What kind of
man was the professor?

1) He was a
man of his word.

2) He was a
famous man.

3) He was a
lazy man.

4) He was a
poor man.

V. How can you explain why
the girl started visiting the professor’s house?

1) She wanted
to find a rich husband.

2) She wanted
to get a job in his house.

3) She wanted
to improve her phonetics.

4) She wanted
to spend time with a nice mail.

VI. Choose the synonym to
the underlined word.

She never
missed a chance of practicing the sounds.

1) an occasion             2)
an opportunity        3) an event      4) a case

TEST V

Although
modern football began in nineteenth-century England, the English didn’t invent
football: they simply gave it rules. Human beings have always liked kicking
round objects. Two and a half thousand years ago the Chinese played a game
called Tsu-Chu, which means `to kick a ball made of leather with the feet’.

A Roman stone
carving from Yugoslavia, from around the year 200 AD, shows a man holding a
type of football and the Greeks are known to have played a game called
episkyros. Although the details are unknown, it’s certain that these games were
all played by two teams.

There are
records of football being played in the twelfth century on the streets of London. King Edward Il banned (stopped) it in 1314, saying, `There is a great noise in the
city caused by hustling (fighting) over large balls’. Later kings also banned
the game without much success. By the sixteenth century it had become very
rough (dangerous). Most games were played in villages with as many as 500
people in each team. They played from midday until sunset.

By the
nineteenth century only the rich private schools were playing football. Each
had its own set of rules which made games between schools impossible. In 1862
a set of ten rules were written down — five of these are in use today. The
first competition cup, the Football Association Cup, was started in 1872.
League football began in 1888 and teams formed all over England,
involving everyone, not just the rich. By 1900 English sailors had taken the
game to other countries. In 1930 the first World Cup match was played: it was
won by Uruguay. (England didn’t enter until 1950). Now the World Cup is the
focus of football. The final match is watched on TV by almost half the world’s
population. Football is certainly the world’s most popular sport.

(From
“Catch”)

I. Choose the title to the
text.

1) The
invention of football game.

2) The most
popular sport.

3) The history
of football.

4) The first
World Cup match.

II. Choose the right
sentence.

1) Tsu Chu is
a Chinese handball.

2) King Edward
II was fund of playing football.

3) Episkyros
was played by two teams.

4) Football
game was unknown in England in the 12th century.

III. Complete the sentence
according to the text.

King Edward II
banned (stopped) the game in 1314 because of…

1) a great
noise in the city.

2) bad
weather.

3) his
illness.

4) its
unpopularity.

IV. Find the wrong answer
to the question.

Why did
football games become very dangerous by the l6th century?

1) Too many
people took part in playing football.

2) The game
was played without rules.

3) People
played football from midday until sunset.

4) Villagers
were fond of playing football.

V. Answer the question.

Who won the
first World Cup match?

1) English
sailors took part in the first World Cup match and won it.

2) The first
World Cup match was won by China.

3) British
team won the first World Cup match.

4) The winner
of the first World Cup match was Uruguay.

VI. What word is different?

1) game           2)
play             3) match          4) competition

TEST  VI.

There is no
sporting event in Britain enjoying greater attraction than the boat race.

Rowing has a
long history in England. It was first started in the l8th century. At that time
the boats took part in processions on the Thames. In the 19th century people
started to use the boats for racing not only in London, but also in the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The first boat race between these two famous
schools took place at Henley in 1829. Nearly every year since then there has
been a boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

It takes place
on the Thames during the spring vacation at the end of March or the beginning
of April.

The crews of
the boats, chosen from the members of the college Boat Club, train together for
twelve weeks before the race. There are eight oarsmen and a cox in each boat.
They are known as Blues because they wear blue jackets called blazers.

The Boat Race
is a London festival. On Boat Race Saturday the banks along the Thames
and the bridges are crowded with people who come out to watch the race. Those
who stay at home watch it on TV. However, even those with no particular
interest in rowing like to know the result of the Boat Race.

At Oxford
and Cambridge those students who represent their university in some sport are
awarded “a blue”, that is, the right to wear a blue cap and scarf (dark blue
for Oxford, light blue for Cambridge). This gives them great social position.

I. Choose the title to the
text.

1) London festival

2) The Thames

3) Sporting
event

4) Boat Races

II. Choose the right
sentence.

1) Rowing a
boat has a long tradition in England.

2) Rowing is a
new kind of sport in England.

3) Boat races
between Oxford and Cambridge take place twice a year.

4) People
started to use the boats for racing in Oxford in the 18th century.

III. Find the wrong answer
to the question.

When do boat
races between Oxford and Cambridge take place?

1) during the
spring holidays

2) in May

3) at the
beginning of April

4) at the end
of March

IV. Complete the sentence
according to the text.

On a day of
Boat Race the banks of the Thames are full of people because…

1) rowing has
few fans.

2) Boat Race
is an exciting competition.

3) people want
to know what has happened.

4) many people
want to go boating.

V. Answer the question.

Who is allowed
to wear “a blue”?

1) the winners
of the Boat Race

2) the
participants of the Boat Race

3) the members
of the Boat Clubs

4) the
students who represent their university in some sport

VI. What word is different?

1) crew            2)
oarsmen      3) cox              4) blazer

TEST   VII.

With the words
“Elementary, my dear Watson…” the most famous detective of all times,
Sherlock Holmes, starts to explain something to his friend, Dr. Watson. That
phrase has now entered the English language

Sherlock
Holmes first appeared in 1882. He became famous in ‘The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes”. After that came the whole series of books about him: “The Memoirs of
Sherlock Holmes”, “The Return of Sherlock Holmes”, “The Hound of the
Baskervilles” and many others.  Many thousands of books about Sherlock Holmes
are still sold every year.

Who invented
Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle was his inventor. He was a doctor. In 1882
he moved from Scotland to England to set up a practice. One of the doctors he
worked for, Dr. Joseph Bell, was the model for Sherlock Holmes’s friend, Dr.
Watson. Conan Doyle’s medical knowledge was a great help to him in his
detective stories.

Conan Doyle
started the fashion of tile detective story. Today the fashion goes on.

And what sort
of man is Sherlock Holmes? We learn a lot about him from the stories in which
he appears. He is a quiet man, who only speaks when he has something to say. He
smokes a pipe (he has a collection of them). He plays the violin. He carries a
large magnifying glass. He lives at 221B Baker Street in London.

If you go to London,
you will not be able to find 221 B Baker Street. But instead, you can go to a
pub called the “Sherlock Holmes”. In that pub there is a room exactly like
Sherlock Holmes’s room at 221B Baker Street as described in Conan Doyle’s
stories. On the walls there are drawings from the original editions about
Sherlock Holmes.

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magnifying
glass – увеличительное стекло

I. The text is about …

1) Sherlock
Holmes’s work.

2) the most
famous detective and his inventor.

3) Dr.
Watson’s medical practice.

4) Conan
Doyle’s education.

II. Choose the right
sentence.

1) Dr. Watson
was Dr. Bell’s assistant.

2) Dr. Watson
was Conan Doyle’s friend.

3) Dr. Watson
was Conan Doyle’s book character.

4) Dr. Watson
was Sherlock Holmes’s relative.

III. Find the wrong
statement.

1) Dr. Watson
was Sherlock Holmes’s friend.

2) Conan Doyle
was a doctor.

3) There is
22l B Baker Street in London.

4) The fashion
of the detective stories goes on.

IV. Complete the sentence.

Conan Doyle is
known to everybody as…

1) the author
of books about Sherlock Holmes.

2) a talented
doctor.

3) a good
friend of Dr. Joseph Bell.

4) a man who
opened a pub in Baker Street.

V. Answer the question.

When did
Sherlock Holmes use the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson “?

1) after he
gave Watson the explanation of his guess

2) if he
wanted Watson to investigate the crime himself

3) before he
began to explain something to Watson

4) if Watson
asked him how to find the criminal

VI. Choose the title to the
text.

1) Doctor
Watson and Sherlock Holmes

2) Conan Doyle
and Dr. Joseph Bell

3) Conan
Doyle’s Family

4) Conan Doyle
and His Characters

TEXT    VIII.

On a beautiful
afternoon, in a year long gone, a big ship set out on its first voyage
from England to America. It was a new ship called the “Titanic”.

For two days
the “Titanic” went on its way over the sea. Then entered an ice-field and was
hit by an iceberg.

Everyone was
told to come out of their rooms. The men were putting the lifeboats over the
sides of the ship down into the water. Then all the women and children were
helped into the lifeboats.

A woman came
to the side of the ship. Her two children were in oil, of the lifeboats, and
she was very much afraid.

“My children
are in the lifeboat. I must go with them!” the woman called to the people in
the lifeboat.

“There’s no
more room,” someone called out. “If we take one more the lifeboat will
sink.”

There was a
young woman in the lifeboat called Miss Evans. When she heard the woman
calling, she stood up in the lifeboat and touched one of the men on the arm.

“Let me get
back on to the ship,” she said. “Let that woman take my place. I have no
children.”

“The ship is
sinking,” said the man. “You know that?”

There was no
time to talk. People helped Miss Evans to get back on to the ship. Very soon
after that there was a great noise, and the “Titanic” went down under the
water.

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set out — отправился

called out – воскликнул

I. The text is about …

1) a voyage
from England to America.

2) brave sailors.

3) a new ship
called the “Titanic” .

4) The courage
of Miss Evans.

II. Choose tile right
sentence.

1) The
“Titanic” left America.

2) The “Titanic”
went to England.

3) The
“Titanic” left for America.

4) The
“Titanic” sailed in the direction of England.

III. Complete the sentence.

In the lifeboat
there was …

1) not a room
for a single person.

2) nobody to
take care of the children.

3) no food and
water.

4) not enough
fresh air.

IV. Find the wrong
statement.

1) Miss Evans
was a young woman.

2) Miss Evans
knew that the ship was sinking.

3) Miss Evans
had no children.

4) Miss Evans
got into another lifeboat.

V. Answer the question.

Why did Miss
Evans get back to the ship?

1) She left
her documents there.

2) She wanted
to continue her voyage.

3) She gave
her place in tile lifeboat to the children’s mother.

4) She thought
that the lifeboat could sink.

VI. Choose the title to the
text.

1) The “Titanic”
Voyage

2) A
Courageous Woman

3) In the
Ocean

4) A Big
Iceberg

TEST    IX

Family Affairs

            Jane is twenty-one
years old. She works at an office in the centre of London. She is a typist.
Although her work is over at five o’clock in the afternoon she comes home
rather late. Lane is going to marry a respectable gentleman who is fifteen
years older than she is. But her mother is upset about it. She doesn’t
think that Jane can be happy with Mr. Dobson. She wants her daughter to marry a
younger man.

            One evening Jane
comes home at eleven o’clock in the evening. Mrs. Ogden is still up. She comes
into the hall to meet her daughter.

“I don’t want
you to marry Mr. Dobson,” she says.

“What do you
mean?” the daughter asks.

“I think it’s
better if you marry a man who hasn’t so much money.”

“Oh, that’s
all right”, the daughter says. “He is not going to have so much money for
long.”

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to be upset – быть расстроенным

I. Why does Jane come home
late?

            1) She works
overtime.

            2) She meets her boyfriend.

            3) She visits her
friends.

            4) She has German
classes.

II. How many years is
Jane’s fiance older than she is?

1)     
20 years

2)     
15 years

3)     
10 years

4)     
5 years

III. Who does Mrs. Ogden
want her daughter to marry?

1)     
a younger man

2)     
an older man

3)     
a richer man

4)     
a foreigner

IV. What’s wrong with Mr.
Dobson in the mother’s opinion?

1)     
He doesn’t love Jane.

2)     
He has no house of his own.

3)     
He is poor.

4)     
He has a lot of money.

V. Mrs. Ogden is still up
means:

            1) Mrs. Ogden doesn’t
want to sleep.

            2) Mrs. Ogden is not
sleeping.

            3) Mrs. Ogden isn’t
going to bed.

            4) Mrs. Ogden is
still upstairs.

TEST X

                                                           The
Discovery of America

Christopher Columbus discovered America
in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth
makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages.

Most people in Columbus ‘s days thought
that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean
lay India.

In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain
gave Columbus money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that
our planet was round. There were 3 caravels: the Santa Maria, the
Nina and the Pinta. After sailing 4,000
miles he reached some land. The crew saw something like a white cliff and
cried out: “Tierra! Tierra!” Columbus thought that it must be India
but it was not. It was a new land – a new continent. It was America.
Columbus named the land they reached San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). People
began to speak about the land as “The New World”.

            European people came
to the New World for many reasons. Some hoped to find gold and silver. Priests
and missionaries came to bring to Christian religion to the Indians. Among
those who came for freedom was a small group of English people called Pilgrims.
They wanted to start a new life and to have no religious problems they had in
English. In 1620 on the ship “Mayflower” they landed in the northeast of America. They set up a colony and called that part of the country “New England”.

I. Write if the following
information is true (T) or false (F):

1.      The USA
was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

2.      Columbus was a
cloth maker.

3.      Most
people in Columbus’s days believed that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India.

4.      Columbus sailed
4,000 miles to reach a new land.

5.      All
European people came to the New World to find gold and silver.

6.      The
first English settlers in America called Pilgrims set up a colony.

II. Answer the following questions in Russian:

1. Who discovered America?
2. The King and the Queen of what country gave Columbus money for voyage?
3. How many caravels were there?
4. How did Columbus name the land he had reached?
5. What reasons did European people come to the New
   World for?
6. How did the Pilgrims reach America?

TEST   XI
Family Affairs

Jane Ogden is
twenty-one years old. She works at an office in the centre of London. She is a
typist. Although her work is over at five o’clock in the afternoon she comes
home rather late. Jane is going to marry a respectable gentleman who is fifteen
years older than she is. But her mother is upset about it. She doesn’t think that
Jane can be happy with Mr. Dobson. She wants her daughter to marry a younger
man.

One evening
Jane comes home at eleven o’clock in the evening.

Mrs. Ogden is
still up. She comes into the hall to meet her daughter.

“I don’t want
you to marry Mr. Dobson,” she says.

“What do you
mean?” the daughter asks.

“I think it’s
better if you marry a man who hasn’t got so much money.”

“Oh, that’s
all right’, the daughter says. “He is not going to have so much money for
long.”

I. Answer the questions).

1.  Why slurs Jane come home
late?

1) She works
overtime.

2) She meek
her boyfriend.

3) She visits
her friends.

4) She has
German classes.

2. How many years is Jane’s
fiance older than she is?

1) 20years       

2) 15 years

3) 10 years

4) 5 years

3. Who does Mrs. Ogden want her
daughter to marry?

1) a younger
man

2) an older
man

3) a richer
man

4) a foreigner

4. What’s wrong with Mr. Dobson
in the mother’s opinion?

1) He doesn’t
love Jane.

2) He has no
house of his own.

3) He is poor.

4) He has a
lot of money.

II. Find the sentence with
the Complex Object.

1) She doesn’t
think that Jane can be happy with Mr. Dobson.

2) “I don’t
want you to marry Mr. Dobson,” she says.

3) She comes
into the hall to meet her daughter.

4) “He is not
going to have so much money for long.”

III. Mrs. Ogden is ‘still up’
means:

l) Mrs. Ogden
doesn’t want to sleep.

2) Mrs. Ogden
is not sleeping.

3) Mrs. Ogden
isn’t going to bed.

4) Mrs. Ogden
is still upstairs.

TEST    XII
Going in for Sports

At the end of
the week Father usually gets good ideas. Last Saturday when he was looking
through the newspaper he found an article about skiing. He read it and said: “I
don’t remember when we last went skiing. What about trying it tomorrow?”

Everybody
liked the idea so we started our preparations immediately. All of us wanted to
look smart. Jane took out her sports clothes. Mother sent me out to buy skiing
caps. When I came back she was mending Father’s old trousers. She got angry
when she saw the caps as they were all the same colour.

Late at night
our clothes were ready and we could go to bed.

At 10 o’clock
in the morning I suddenly woke up. The women were still sleeping. “Wake up
everybody,” I shouted. “Stop joking in a silly way,” Mother said from her
bedroom. “What about skiing?” I asked Father who was coming out of the
bathroom. He paid no attention to my words. At breakfast he was reading his
morning newspaper as usual and suddenly exclaimed: “Look, they say, swimming is
the best way of losing weight. What about trying it?”

I. Answer the questions.

1. Where did the father get his
idea of skiing from?

1) a newspaper
article

2) a
television programme

3) a sports
review

4) a radio
report

2. Why did the family start their
preparations immediately?

1) They were a
sporty sort of people.

2) They wanted
to look smart.

3) They liked
the idea of skiing.

4) They didn’t
want to waste time.

3. What happened in the morning?

1) The family
went skiing.

2) The family
went swimming.

3) The family was
ready for skiing.

4) The family wasn’t
going to ski.

4. What did the father say to the
boy’s question about skiing?

1) He asked
him to stop joking.

2) I le didn’t
say anything.

3) He told the
so that he didn’t like the idea of skiing.

4) He answered
that they would go skiing next Saturday.

II. Find the sentence with
the verb in the Past Continuous.

1) I don’t
remember when we last went skiing.

2) “Stop
joking in a silly way,” Mother said from her bedroom.

3) At
breakfast lie was reading his morning newspaper as usual.

4) Swimming is
the best way of losing weight.

III. To ‘mend’ trousers
means:

1) to clean

2) to wash

3) to press

4) to repair

TEST  
XIII

Blind people
can learn to type by feeling the keys but they can’t find and correct a
mistake. In order to help blind people use a computer Dr. Tom Vincent has made
a system that reads aloud what has been typed.

He added a
voice to a cheap microcomputer. «The computer is programmed to repeat each
letter as it is typed and to read what is displayed on the computer screen — it
can be a letter, a word or whole sentences. It is programmed to pronounce
English words. If a word is not in its memory the computer spells it. Any
mistakes can easily be corrected. When the text is complete, a printed copy can
be made in the usual way.

The system has
won a prize and is already in use, so blind students at a college in Wales
can use computers. Dr. Vincent is now working at an optical sensor that can
recognize printed words and read them aloud.

I. Choose the title to the
text.

1) Dr.
Vincent’s help

2) Talking
typewriter

3) Computers
for Welsh students

4) Correction
system

II. Complete the statements
 according to the text.

1. It is difficult for blind
people to use a computer because …

1) they can’t
spell English words.

2) they can’t
see and correct mistakes on the screen.

3) they can’t
learn to type.

4) they can’t
work with CD User Guide.

2. Dr. Tom Vincent has made a
system that …

1) easily
corrects mistakes.

2) makes
printed copies in the usual way.

3) reads aloud
what is displayed on the computer screen.

4) can
translate what has been typed into any foreign language.

3. Dr. Vincent is now developing
a new optical system that …

1) can
recognize and read aloud printed words.

2) is
programmed to repeat each letter as it is typed.

3) can be used
at a college in Wales.

4) will win a
prize.

III. Find the sentence with
the verb in the Present Indefinite Passive.

1) It can be a
letter, a word or whole sentences.

2) «The
system has won a prize and is already in use.

3) It is
programmed to pronounce English words.

4) If a word
is not in the memory the computer spells it.

IV. Choose the correct form.

Some years ago
blind students at a college in Wales … use computers.

1) can

2) can’t

3) could

4) couldn’t

TEST   
XIV

The phonograph
was invented quite by accident. In 1876 Thomas Edison moved to Menlo
Park, New Jersey, where he established an industrial research laboratory.
There Edison worked on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve
the existing Bell system.

In that
laboratory a year later Edison invented the phonograph while trying to improve
a telegraph repeater.

He attached a
telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater to produce a
recording that could be played back. After some improvements to the machine he
recited “Marry Had a Little Lamb” and played the recognizable reproduction of
his voice back to the astonished audience.

____________

phonograph – фонограф

carbon
transmitter – микрофон с угольным электродом

diaphragm – мембрана

I. Choose the title to the
text.

1) Thomas
Edison’s research laboratory

2)
Improvements in the Telephone and Telegraph

3) The history
of Menlo Park

4) A Surprise
Invention

II. Complete the statements
 according to the text.

1. File invention of the
phonograph …

I) was quite
unplanned.

2) was Edison’s principle project.

3) was
surprising to no one. 4) took many years.

2. The phonograph was made …

1) with a
telephone needle and a recorder.

2) from only a
telephone diaphragm.

3) with only a
telegraph repeater.

4) from a
combination of telephone and telegraph parts.

3. After Edison made improvements
to the machine, he …

1) made the
reproduction of his voice recognizable.

2) used a
carbon transmitter.

3) read a
children’s rhyme.

4) reproduced
the audience’s voice.

III. Find the sentence with
the verb in the Past Indefinite Passive.

1) A year
later Edison invented the phonograph while trying to improve a telegraph repeater.

2) There
Edison worked on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell system.

3) The
phonograph was invented quite by accident.

4) He recited
“Many Had a Little Lamb”.

IV. Choose the synonym to
tile underlined word.

He played the
recognizable reproduction of his voice back to the astonished
audience.

1) frightened

2) amazed

3) irritated

4) tired

TEST   XV
Charlie Chaplin

This is a
story that Chaplin liked to tell about himself. It happened after the great
actor had become world famous.

A theatre
announced that a competition would be held to see who could act like Charlie
Chaplin. Those taking part had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act
one of the roles in a Chaplin film.

When Charlie
Chaplin heard about the competition he decided, as a joke, to take part in the
competition himself. Naturally, he kept his plan a secret from everybody.

When the
results of the competition were announced Chaplin said: “1 didn’t know whether
to feel angry or only surprised. I didn’t win the first prize. But after
thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh.”

I. Complete the statements according
to the text.

1. This is a story which…

1) Chaplin was
fond of telling.

2) is written
by Chaplin’s friend.

3) was
announced at the competition.

4) happened
before Chaplin had become world famous.

2. People who took part in the
competition had to…

1) sing songs.

2) keep it a
secret.

3) imitate
Chaplin’s manners.

4) dance.

3. When the results of the
competition were announced Chaplin learnt that…

1) his new
film was a success.

2) lie had won
the first prize.

3) lie had not
won the first prize.

4) he had won
the second prize.

4. When Chaplin learnt the news
lie decided…

1) to be
angry.

2) to keep it
a secret.

3) to tell everybody
about it.

4) to laugh.

II. Find the wrong
sentence.

1) Chaplin
didn’t take pail in the competition.

2) Chaplin
didn’t allow to hold this competition.

3) Chaplin
didn’t know about the competition.

4) Chaplin
didn’t tell anybody about his plans.

III. Choose the synonym to
the underlined word.

Those taking
part had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a
Chaplin film.

1) play      

2) picture 

3) cinema 

4) performance

TEST    XVI

A few years
ago I lost all my money in some business operations. So I decided to go to
Lympne and write a play. This unwritten drama was my little reserve for a rainy
day. This rainy day had come.

I got a
cottage near the sea. The window at which I worked looked over the marsh,
but the view on the marsh was beautiful. It was from this window that I first
saw Mr. Cavor. He was a short man. He was gesticulating with his hands and often
looked at his watch. This happened on my first day in Lympne. Next evening the
man reappeared, and again the next evening and almost every evening when there
was no rain.

On the
fourteenth evening when he appeared I went to the place where he always
stopped. “One moment, sir,” said I, “is it your time for exercises?” “Yes, it
is. I come here to look at the t”. We talked a little, then wished each other
good evening and both went our way.

 (After
H. G. Wells)

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marsh – болото

I. Complete the statements
according to the text.

1. The author wanted to write a
play because lie…

I ) needed
money.

2) had nothing
to do.

3) wanted to
open some business.

4) wanted to
become famous.

2. The author first saw Mr. Cavor…

I) when it was
raining hard.

2) from the
window of his study.

3) on his
second day in Lympne.

4) when he was
walking over the marsh.

3. The author first talked to Mr.
Cavor…

1) two weeks
later.

2) three days
later.

3) after the
sunrise.

4) the same
day when lie saw him.

II. Choose the correct
article.

After our
first talk I knew little about Mr. Cavor. But I understood that he was …
serious man.

1) the        2)
—       3) a      4) an

III. Choose the correct
variant.

The author
lost … money in some business operations.

1) little      2)
a little         3) many          4) much

IV. ‘For a rainy day’
means:

1)
на случай дождя

2)
на всякий случай

3)
на черный день

4)
на будущее

TEST   XVII

One evening
Mr. Cavor invited me to see his work and l went to his house. It was large and
simply furnished. Mr. Cavor had no servants, there were only his three
assistants who helped him in his work. But all the intellectual work was done
by Mr. Cavor. The object of Mr. Cavor’s research was a substance that
had to be «opaque» to all forms of radiant energy. “Radiant energy”, he
told me “is something like light, or heat, or Rontgen rays.” He thought
he would be able to make such substance with the help of a new element which he
had found.

Since that day
we met almost every evening. Mr. Cavor lectured me on physics and I learnt a
lot of interesting and unusual things.

His ideas
interested me very much and I could not work at my play any longer. My head was
busy with other things. I thought how to apply this substance to every branch
of industry. Some days later I went to Mr. Cavor and told him that I wanted to
be his fourth assistant.

substance – вещество

opaque – непроницаемый

rays – лучи

I. Complete the statements according
to the text.

1. The author went to Mr. Cavor’s
laboratory because…

1) he wanted
to know everything about Mr. Cavor’s invention.

2) Mr. Cavor
invited him.

3) he wanted
to speak to Mr. Cavor about the play he was writing.

4) he wanted
to write an article about Mr. Cavor.

2. Mr. Cavor’s object of research
work was…

1) a kind of
radiant energy.

2) light, heat
and Rontgen rays.

3) a new
element.

4) a new
substance.

3. Since the day of the author’s
visit to Mr. Cavor’s laboratory…

1) the author
got very interested in Mr. Cavor’s invention and wanted to describe it in his
play.

2) the author
could not work at his play any longer.

3) Mr. Cavor
asked him to become his fourth assistant.

4) they seldom
met.

II. Choose the correct
articles.

…
possibilities of … Substance opaque to heat and gravitation had no limits.

1) a, the     2)
-, the           3) the, a           4) the, the

III. Change the sentence from
Passive into Active:

All the
intellectual work was done by Mr. Cavor.

1) Mr. Cavor
had done all the intellectual work.

2) Mr. Cavor
has done all the intellectual work.

3) Mr. Cavor
did all the intellectual work.

4) Mr. Cavor
was doing all the intellectual work.

IV. ‘To apply’ means:

1) to use    2)
to sell          3) to offer       4) to examine

TEST   XVIII

After
inventing dynamite Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich mail. However,
he realized its destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be
remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his
death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who made
worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards:
literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in
1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.

Nobel’s
original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest of this
sum is used for tile awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.

Every year on
December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners.

No awards were
presented from 40 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have
won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

I. Answer the questions.

1. When did the first award
ceremony take place?

1) in 1895             2)
in 1901       3) in 1962       4) in 1968

2. Why was the Nobel prize
established?

1) to
recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity

2) to resolve
political differences

3) to honor
the inventor of dynamite

4) to spend
money

3.
In which area have people received awards since 1968?

1) literature           2)
peace          3) economics 4) science

4.
In how many fields are prizes given?

1) four       2)
five             3) six               4) tell

II. Find the wrong
statement.

1) Alfred
Nobel became a very rich man after inventing dynamite.

2) Nobel
preferred to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite.

3) Awards vary
in monetary value. 4

) Some people
have won two awards.

III. Choose the correct
variant.

Americans have
won numerous science awards, but … literature prizes.

1) many    2)
little            3) much          4) few

TEST   XIX

Mr. Sellyer is selling books

One day I went
to a bookshop to look through the new books. The manager of the bookshop, Mr. Sellyer,
showed me to the back of the bookshop where I could find some interesting
books.

While I was
looking through the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of
his methods.

Every customer
who entered the shop went away with the book Golden Dreams. To one lady
the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another
as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day
and the fourth as the right book for a fine day. Every time Mr. Sellyer
recommended the book to his customers he added that his wife said that the book
Golden Dreams was the best book of the season and he also liked it very much.

When I was
leaving the bookshop I went up to the manager and asked him, “Do you like the book
yourself?”

“Dear me!”
said the manager, “I’ve no idea of the book, I’ve no time to read every book
I’m selling.”

“And did your
wife really like the book?”

“I am not
married, sir,” answered the manager smiling.

(After
Stephen Leacock)

I. Complete the statements
according to the text.

1. The author came to Mr.
Sellyer’s shop…

1) to buy the
book Golden Dreams.

2) to see Mr.
Sellyer and his wife.

3) to find
some interesting book.

4) to speak to
Mr. Sellyer about the customers.

2. Mr. Sellyer recommended the
book Golden Dreams to his customers because…

1) he was load
of the book.

2) his wife
enjoyed reading the book.

3) he wanted
to sell the book.

4) the book
was new and interesting.

3. When I asked Mr. Sellyer if he
liked the book he answered that…

1) he
preferred humorous books and this book was a love story.

2) he liked it
very much because it was the right book for a rainy day.

3) he thought
it was the best book for holiday time.

4) he didn’t
know anything about the book as he hadn’t read it.

II. Find the right
statement.

1.  1) Mr. Scllyer and his wife
liked the book Golden Dreams very much.

2) Mr.
Scllyer’s wife didn’t like the book Golden Dreams.

3) Mr.
Sellyer’s wife said that the book Golden Dreams was tile best book of
the season.

4) Mr. Sellyer
didn’t have a wife and he didn’t know anything about the book Golden Dreams.

2.   1) Every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden
Dreams.

2) Nobody
bought the book Golden Dreams.

3) Only one lady decided to buy the book Golden Dreams because the
manager told her that it was a love story.

4) Everybody wanted to buy the book because the critics said that it was
the best book written by the writer.

III. Choose the correct
variant.

The manager
answered smiling that…

1 ) he is not
married.        3) he hadn’t been married.

2) he was not
married.      4) he hasn’t been married.

TEST  XX

The University of Cambridge was founded in the twelfth century. It was formed on the model of
European continental universities, in particular that of Paris. Until the
fifteenth century the history of Cambridge was not as significant as that of Oxford.
But by the end of the seventeenth century the University was the home of Isaac
Newton — professor of mathematics from 1669 till 1702 whose influence was deep
and permanent. At that time serious tests were offered to the candidates for
degrees. During the early part of the nineteenth century examinations were
greatly improved and written examinations were more often used than oral ones.

In the 19th
century there were built a number of laboratories for natural sciences, among
them the Cavendish Laboratory opened in 1871, which was organized by the
well-known Scottish mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell. It was
named after the English scientist of the 18th century Henry Cavendish.

Today it is
one of the greatest physical laboratories known throughout the world. The
Laboratory is widening its contacts with the leading research centres in other countries.

I. Complete the statements according
to the text.

1. The University of Cambridge was founded according to…

1) the model
of Oxford University.

2) the model
of European continental universities.

3) the plan of
Isaac Newton.

4) the plan of
Henry Cavendish.

2.  In the 19th century the
candidates for degrees more often had to…

1) write
serious tests.

2) take oral
examinations.

3) work in one
of the laboratories of the University.

4) take pail
in some research projects.

3. The Cavendish Laboratory is
known throughout the world because…

1) James Clerk
Maxwell and Henry Cavendish worked there.

2) it is more
than one hundred years old now.

3) it has
contacts with the leading research centres in other countries.

4) many
research conferences were held there.

II. Find the right
statement.

1.   1) Cambridge University was as significant as Oxford from the
very beginning of its foundation.

2) Cambridge
University was not very significant at the time of its foundation.

3) Cambridge University was not very significant until the laboratories
for natural science had been built.

4) Cambridge University was not as significant as that of Paris.

2.  1) The Cavendish Laboratory was named after the German scientist
of the 18th century Henry Cavendish.

2) The Cavendish Laboratory was named after the English scientist of
the 17th century Henry Cavendish.

3) Tile Cavendish Laboratory was named after the English scientist of
the 18th century James Maxwell.

4) The Cavendish Laboratory was named after the English scientist of
the 18th century Henry Cavendish.

III. Find the wrong
variant.

1) In the 19th
century new laboratories for natural sciences were built.

2) In the 19th
century there were many laboratories for natural sciences.

3) In the 19th
century a lot of laboratories for natural sciences were opened.

4) In the 19th
century a few laboratories for natural sciences were closed.