II Выберите наиболее подходящий заголовок к тексту.

1. Christmas in America

2. Christmas is a holiday for all the people

3. Christmas and children

III Закончите предложение, в соответствии с содержанием текста.

On Christmas presents are given … .

a) to all the people

b) only to children

c) to the members of the family

IV Выберите предложение, не соответствующее содержанию текста.

a) On Christmas people do a lot of charity work.

b) People decorate a Christmas tree.

c) Grown-ups do not exchange presents.

V Расположите предложения в последовательности, соответствующей содержанию текста.

1. Presents are given to different people.

2. Americans decorate their homes.

3. On Christmas dinners are organized for homeless people.

VI Ответьте письменно на вопросы.

1. How do Americans decorate their homes?

2. Where do people go on Christmas?

3. What is organized for the homeless people?

II семестр

Часть А – Грамматика – Grammar

I Выберите правильную форму глаголов.

1. The river Nile ... very fast today – much faster than usual.

a) flew b) is flowing c) flows

2. Can you drive? - No, but I ...

a) learn b) am learning c) learnt

3. The pupils ... Byron’s poem yet.

a) have not read b) has not read c)had not read

4. How long ... English?

a) have you been learning b) are you learning c) do you learn

5. She ... by her friends at the station.

a) met b) was met c) were met

6. I ... to the party last week.

a) am invited b) was invited c) is invited

7. I recommend you to apologize. You ... apologize.

a) would b) must c) shall

8. The phone is ringing. It ... be Jack.

a) must b) could c) may

9. We ... walk all the way home. We can get a taxi.

a) must b) needn't c) don't have to

10. ... you help me, please?

a) will b) would c) can

Часть B – Лексика – Vocabulary

I Подберите русские эквиваленты к следующим английским словам.

1	former	a	огромный
2	destroy	b	жестокий
3	enormous	c	бывший
4	cruel	d	напоминать
5	remind	e	разрушать.

II Соотнесите английские и русские фразы.

6	be surrounded with	a	несмотря на
7	in spite of	b	в соответствии с чем-либо
8	according to	c	в центре
9	in the heart of	d	окруженный чем-либо
10	consist of	e	состоять из

III Закончите предложения из текста и переведите на русский язык.

11. The Romans returned to the continent but they left ...

12. The white Tower derived its name from ...

13. The Tower of London has served ...

14. The Tower was …

15. Now the Tower is …

Часть C – Понимание прочитанного текста – Reading Comprehension