TEST III 1. Choose the correct variant. 1 Russia is ... country in the world. a. the strongest c. the largest b. the most large d. larger 2 Great Britain... by the North Sea. a. washes c. is washed b. was washed d. was washing 3 In its narrowest part the English Channel is called a. La Manche c. the Thames b. the Strait of Dover d. the Severn 4 The UK consists of... parts. a. two c. three b. five d. four 5 Northern Ireland is a part of a. Great Britain c. the Irish Republic b. the UK d. the USA 6 People living in Scotland are called a. Irish c. English b. Scottish d. Scotlander 7 The United Kingdom is a ... monarchy. a. absolute c. constitutional b. state d. democratic 8 The island of Great Britain is surrounded ... water. a. from c. with b. at d. by 9 The climate on the British Isles is generally a. severe c. continental b. hot d. mild 10 The longest river in the UK is a. the Thames c. Thames b. the Severn d. Severn 11 Russia ... a vast territory. a. occupies c. is occupied b. occupy d. occupied 12 The arctic climate is... one. a. cold c. the cold b. the coldest d. most cold 13 The USA... by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. a. was surrounded c. is surrounded b. surrounded d. surrounds 14 Slavery was... 1865. in the USA in a. abolished c. restricted b. diminished d. down 15The wealth of new Zealand ... agricultural activities. a. due to c. is due to b. due d. is due 16 Australia is the ... manufacturer of wool. a. world’s leading c. most leading b. country leading d. great stock 237 Продолжение таблицы 26 The best way to go around NY is ... . a. by foot c. on foots b. on feet d. on foot 27 Tourists come. Liberty. . the Statue of a. seeing c. see b. to see d. saw 28 Traffic on even-numbered streets... east. a. travel c. travels b. is travelling d. are travelling 29 The word ‘downtown’ ... the city centre in NY. a. connote c. connotes b. doesn’t connote d. don’t connote 30 Weber started writing music a. on himself c. of his own b. about himself d. his own 31 The first performance was a. a failure c. failed