ПКВЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения

Christine stood at the roadside with her thumb _____________.

• wonderful
• upright
• labelled
• raised

I can never stop her ____________ pop music programmes on the radio.

• listening
• listen to
• listening to
• to listen

It’s ____________ wonderful news, thank you.

• such a
• such
• such the
• so

Lessons in elementary school ___________ half an hour or thirty minutes.

• complete
• are available
• during
• last

Установите правильную последовательность диалога. 1. Morning, afternoon? When do you want to go? 2. Let’s have a look. There is a train at 15.45. 3. Could you tell me the times of trains to Birmingham, please? 4. About 4 o’clock this afternoon.

• (3) à (1) à (4) à (2)
• (4) à (2) à (3)
• (4) à (3) à (1)
• (4) à (2) à (1)

You are OK, ______________?

• are you?
• aren’t you?
• does it?
• isn’t it?

On the train, I always sit facing the _____________.

• compartment
• car
• engine
• driver

Platform 4 is over the ___________.

• runway
• terminal building
• subway
• bridge

The all-England Championship in tennis is better known as ____________.

• Wembley
• Lord’s
• ‘Test Matches’
• Wimbledon

A man was rushed to hospital last night with a bullet ___________ in the chest.

• injury
• disease
• wound
• cut

There is no direct train to Bradford, you will have to ___________.

• queue
• get off
• taxi
• change

For ______________ to university, you need an application form, where you enter the courses for which you are applying.

• campus
• freshers
• finals
• admission

The most popular sports games in America are _______________.

• football, baseball and basketball
• squash, badminton and table tennis
• rugby, cricket and tennis
• soccer, rugger and rounders

________ the trains crowded at this time of the day?

• Do
• Would
• Will
• Are

________ I have your passport, please?

• Can
• Do
• Shall
• Would

Pensioners didn’t have to pay so much for their houses, ___________ they?

• did
• didn’t
• have
• haven’t

There is a _______________ on motorways in Great Britain.

• speed limit
• traffic jam
• traffic light
• pedestrian crossing

Where is Peter? — He _______________ a snack in the café.

• has
• will have
• have
• is having

______________ I get you something to eat?

• Do
• Will
• Would
• Shall

‘Oxbridge’ is _____________________.

• a plate-glass university founded after the Second World War
• a redbrick university in Sussex
• just another name for Eton
• a name for Oxford and Cambridge taken together

The weather is rainy and cloudy. No __________ of change.

• forecast
• arrival
• weather
• sign

Sport has been an important part of a child’s education in Britain _________.

• to develop intellectual abilities
• to provide a certain kind of moral education
• to provide a certain kind of religious education
• to develop physical abilities

Установите соответствие:

• 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
• 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a
• 1-b, 2-e, 3-d, 4-c
• 1-e, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a

The Grand National _________.

• is the most popular race in Britain
• takes place at Ascot
• is the Football Association Cup Final
• is another name for ‘Five Nations Championship’

If you want some tea, sit to table and help _____________ .

• yourself
• oneself
• myself
• you

BA42, has call, ______________ 13.

• departure lounge
• gate
• waiting room
• emergency exit

If you want to be a professional sportsman, you have to train under a first-class ____________.

• referee
• umpire
• coach
• captain

There are normally three school ____________ in Britain.

• worships
• holidays
• terms
• breaktimes

Secondary schools accept children from different home ______________- ethnic, religious, areal.

• styles
• groups
• authorities
• backgrounds

Her ____________ is very good: everybody knows her as an honest woman.

• sense
• attitude
• reputation
• spirit

Match the words and their translations.

• 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e
• 1-b, 2-e, 3-a, 4-d
• 1-e, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
• 1-a, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c

Many public libraries have a ______________ room where people can work or read periodicals.

• training
• reading
• lending
• working

Before the flight, the air stewardess shows passengers ____________ equipment.

• traffic
• cabin
• safety
• speed

BA42 to Madrid! That’s our _______________!

• plane
• platform
• stop
• flight

Drive back to the _______________ and turn left.

• runway
• thumb
• junction
• emergency exit

Match the words and their translations.

• 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e
• 1-c, 2-e, 3-d, 4-b
• 1-b, 2-e, 3-a, 4-c
• 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

At half-time, Spain ______________ Switzerland 2-1.

• are beating
• are winning
• are leading
• are defeating

First-class coaches know exactly _________.

• how to train without coaching
• how to get money for the training
• how to use computers
• how to get the best out of the sportsmen

Each university course has a quota of new students which cannot be _____________.

• completed
• rented
• exceeded
• approved

Установите правильную последовательность диалога. 1. Now go through there. Are you wearing any metal? 2. OK. 3. Please take them out and step through here again. Now it’s fine. 4. Will you put your hand luggage on the belt, sir? 5. Metal? Yes, I have got keys in my pocket.

• (3) à (5) à (2) à (1) à (4)
• (4) à (2) à (1) à (5) à (3)
• (2) à (1) à (5) à (4) à (3)
• (4) à (3) à (2) à (1) à (5)

If your bags weigh more than 20 kilos, you have to pay extra for the ____________________________.

• overhead locker
• hand luggage
• duty-free shop
• excess baggage

If you are looking ____________ the right place to settle, consider this town.

• for
• after
• in
• at

_________________, so you have to wear protective clothes.

• Playing rugby is very dangerous
• Rugby players spend a lot of time lying in the mud
• Rugby is very similar to American football
• Rugby players can be violent

David Stark from Liverpool lost the ball: he _________ it too long instead of passing it.

• hit
• carried
• kicked
• dribbled

Education in Britain is _______________ from the age of 5 to 16.

• free
• unfair
• local
• compulsory

_______________ activities (such as playing in a school base-ball team or a school theater) are very important in America.

• Playground
• Co-educational
• Overhead
• Extra-curricular

My friend brought me two ___________ books by A. Christie.

• another
• others
• more
• else

She is _________ woman in the world.

• smarter
• the smartest
• the smart
• smart

I am a vegetarian, I ___________ only vegetables.

• eats
• will eat
• eat
• am eating

What time does the 11.45 train __________?

• get in
• hop in
• start off
• accelerate