ПКВЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения. Часть 1

Put your clothes on the __________ over your head.

• bench
• trolley
• seat
• rack

The actors have been _____________ the play all this week.

• repeating
• reprise
• rehearsing
• reiterate

__________ year in Britain’s universities is divided into three terms.

• Calendar
• Sabbatical
• School
• Academic

The price of the book is 10 pounds, including ___________ and packing.

• postage
• postal
• post
• posting

A ______________ is an elected Union representative working in a factory who represents the other Union members there.

• plant leader
• shop steward
• shop assistant
• plant steward

When IBM advertised for a new Production Manager, they received over fifty ___________ for the job.

• invitations
• applications
• requests
• petitions

Cheques are not accepted _________ they are accompanied by a cheque guarantee card.

• in case
• till
• but
• unless

It must be ___________. She’s got a fever, and look at all those small red spots on her face and body.

In Great Britain there are several _________ a day and your letter will soon reach the addressee.

• collections
• pickings
• gatherings
• takings

__________ carry a right to sit in the House of Lords provided holders establish their claim and are aged 21 years or over.

• MPs
• Hereditary peers
• Life peers
• Prime Ministers

In 1990 some 79,000 passengers __________ on pleasure cruises from British ports.

• got
• boarded
• embarked
• disembarked

Jack bought a kilo of ________ coffee.

• ground
• baked
• smashed
• earth

Although Bob ______________ fairly quickly from the accident, he had to have plastic surgery to remove facial scars.

___________ is travelling by getting free rides in passing automobiles and walking between rides.

In football the __________controls the game.

She __________ her foot when she jumped off the bus and fell over.

• harmed
• hurt
• pained
• damaged

The professor at the university generally

• counts attendance in determining the student’s assessment
• takes roll
• doesn’t expect students to attend all their classes

The ___________ is responsible for putting laws into effect and directing national policy and acts formally in the name of the monarch in the UK.

• President
• Lord Chancellor
• government
• Prime Minister

If a firm’s income is greater than its expenditure, it will make a ______________.

Students are allowed into the museum at reduced rates provided that they have a ________ students’ card.

You use a _________ to find out the meaning of a word.

In the USA, you will find yourself in deep financial trouble if you become injured or ill without health ___________.

_________ in New York City relied heavily on revivals, long-running shows, and stage spectaculars in addition to new plays.

• East End shows
• Broadway shows
• West End shows
• Times Square shows

A visitor if invited to an American home might well enjoy

• Yorkshire pudding
• a crisp taco with fresh lettuce
• zucchini
• shepherd’s pie
• Idaho potato

Where is the bus stop? -It’s in __________ of you, across the street.

• front
• opposite
• next
• behind

The government may dissolve the Parliament and call for a general election at any time during the term. This is done by the _________ on the advice of the Prime Minister.

We bought a new sofa for the living-room in the January

• shop
• mall
• sales
• moth

John F. Kennedy started making some important changes in the United States.

• He sent troops to the University of Mississippi when a black student was not allowed in.
• He signed a nuclear test ban with the Russians in 1963.
• He signed a nuclear test ban with the Chinese in 1963.
• He stopped the segregation of black and white students in schools.
• His advocacy of the space program contributed to the successful launch of the first Russian manned spaceflights.

Twenty-seven __________ have so far been added to its original text of the Constitution of the USA.

When Americans say “Let’s go and see a ball game’, they mean ___________.

In the supermarket the shelves at the _________ have long been a favourite for manufacturers of sweets, perhaps the most popular ‘impulse’ buy of all.

• check-in
• check-off
• check-out
• check-up

Match the following words with their definitions.

• Boarding school
• If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go to this school when they are 5 or 7.
• State school
• If you want to send your children to a private school, they can go to this school when they are12 or 13.
• Primary school
• Most children in England and Wales (about 95 % of them) go to this school.
• ‘Prep’ school
• It is a school where pupils live all the time and only go home to their families in the holidays

Many adult Americans regularly engage _______ sports like tennis, softball, golf and bowling.

• on
• at
• in
• with

______________ may be obtained by attending postgraduate course or by doing some original work and writing of paper or thesis.

• An academic degree
• A Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree
• B.A. or B.Sc (A Bachelor of Arts or Science) degree
• An M.A. or M.Sc. (Master of Art/Science) degree

The professor asked the students to do the exercise ___________ the bottom of page 55.

In the event of an accident, the alarm____________.

• phone
• speak
• sound
• ring

____________ do not pass their title when they die.

• Life peers
• Dukes
• Earls
• Barons

Match the following words with their definitions.

• newspaper
• It is a book or booklet which gives you a list of goods or books for sale, plus their prices.
• encyclopedia
• It is an alphabetical list at the back of a book of names, subjects, etc. mentioned in it and the pages where they can be found.
• index
• It is a book (or a set of books) dealing with every branch of knowledge in alphabetical order.
• catalogue
• You read it to find out what has happened recently, both in your own country and in the rest of the world.

‘Slow down’, I said to the driver, ‘you’re exceeding the speed _________.

The _________ was crowded and noisy, and smelt warm dough and the almonds that had gone into the morning’s cakes.

• grocery
• bakery
• butcher shop
• chemist’s shop

Please make sure that your uniform is spick and ___________, so that you will make a good impression.

In our banqueting _________, which before 1948 was the finest ballroom in Europe, we will hold conferences and we can partition it for seminars and small group meetings.

• suite
• study
• number
• room

On Guy Fawkes’ Day children may be seen going about the streets and having a little cart or an old pram, and they ask the passers-by to spare ___________.

• “a penny for the guy”
• “a pound for the guy”
• “a euro for the guy”
• “a dollar for the guy”

Match the following holidays and the dates they are observed

• Columbus Day
• first Monday in September
• St. Patrick’s Day
• third Monday in February
• Washington’s Birthday, sometimes called “Presidents’ Day”
• March 17th
• Labor Day
• second Monday in October

Match the following holidays and the equipment you should take with you

• camping holiday
• suntan lotion, shorts, swimming costume
• skydiving holiday
• face mask, oxygen, flippers
• scuba diving holiday
• goggles, hard hat, gloves
• seaside holiday
• tent, sleeping bag, matches

The ________________ is responsible for finding new ideas and processes.

• Research and Development department
• Intelligence Department
• Accounting Department
• Personnel Department

Weekend automobile ________ are traditional for many families in the USA and Great Britain.

• tours
• voyages
• trips
• journeys

I think I’ll go and lie down for a while; I’ve got a (n) ____________headache.

• dead
• sore
• soft
• splitting

Mary hung her dress in the ___________.

• sideboard
• wardrobe
• hall-stand
• chest of drawers

All passengers should be at the station at least 30 minutes before ________ (if you need to buy a ticket, you should have at least an additional 30 minutes).

• boarding
• seating
• getting
• taking