Тест по английскому языку для 10 класса по теме "How different the world is"

Тест по теме «How different the world is» для 10 класса

1. What special is about climate in Australia?

А) It is the smallest continent and it has a mild climate.

Б) Severe droughts, floods and cyclones happen very often.

В) There`s steady rainfall.

2. In what country do people live within four time zones?

А) The UK

Б) The USA

Г) Australia

3. What country covers two large islands and several smaller ones?

А) The UK

Б) Russia

В) The USA

4. Choose the variant where the definite article is used correctly:

А) the South America, the Alps, the Gobi Desert

Б) the Caspian Sea, the Russian Federation, the Volga

В) the Russia, the Midwest, the Indian Ocean

5. Choose the right sentence

А) The Volga is in the Russia.

Б) The capital of the UK is the England.

В) I would like to travel to Spain.

6. Put definite article where necessary: Millions of years ago, … Australia was part of a huge continent called … Gondwanaland. When it`s 9 am in … Los Angeles, it`s already midday in … New York.

А) the, the, the, the

Б) -, -, -, -

В) the, the, -, the

7. Why does England have excellent roads?

A) About 44% of the population spend time gardening.

Б) We live on a very small island.

B) They have excellent road-building materials.

8. It`s one of the largest oceans in the world

А) The Pacific Ocean

Б) The Indian Ocean

В) The Atlantic Ocean

9. What does the word self-reliance mean?

А) the ability to wait for something for a long time

Б) the ability to use one`s own power without others

В) the ability to see or describe a future event in advance

10. The ability to move quickly and easily from place to place is

А) patience

Б) self-confidence

В) mobility

11. What preposition is missing? The ability to live … difficult conditions is toughness.

А) in

Б) above

В) through

12. What word is odd one out?

А) desert

Б) prairie

В) dessert

13) What is the American English synonym for the British word holidays?

А) vacant

Б) vacation

В) vacancy

14) Use the appropriate suffix to make a noun from the word “patient”

А) Patience

Б) Patienty

В) Patienceness

15) Choose the correct translation of the following sentence: So, Australia became cut off from the rest of the world.

А) Так как Австралия оказалась отрезанной от остального мира.

Б) Благодаря тому, что Австралия стала отрезанной от всего мира.

В) Таким образом, Австралия оказалась отрезанной от всего мира.

16) What is the Russian equivalent for “toughness”?

А) Предсказуемость

Б) Выносливость

В) Самоуверенность

17) Translate into English: не могли бы вы мне подсказать, как я могу добраться до Национального Парка?

А) Have you got any idea how I can get to the National Park?

Б) I should be interested to know how I can get to the National Park?

В) Could you tell me how I can get to the National Park?

18) Choose the English equivalent of the proverb: В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

А) An Englishman's house is his castle.

Б) East or West – home is best

В) Every bird likes its own nest.

19) What does the phrase “I`m a Cockney” mean?

А) It`s in the northwest of England on the Irish Sea coast.

Б) People who come from London and an area south of the Thames.

В) It`s supposed to be tough, honest and warm-hearted.

20) Fill in the gap with the appropriate word: My host family were very … and I like them very much.

А) friendship

Б) friendly

В) unfriendly

21) What country is an island state?

А) The USA

Б) The UK

В) Australia

22) What country is known for the frontier experience?

А) The USA

Б) Russia

В) The UK

23) What river is in The UK?

А) The Mississippi River

Б) The Thames

В) The Ob