4.14 The Republic of Kazakhstan

429. Choose the right variant:

Choose the name of the highest representative body of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1. Mazhilis

2. Constitution

3. Senate

4. Parliament

5. Government

430. Complete the sentence:

The Republic of Kazakhstan is a ... state.

1. federal

2. unitary

3. constitutional

4. social-democratic

E) people’s

431. Complete the sentence:

Residence of Kazakhstan President, the Parliament and the Government are located in ... .

1. Almaty

2. Atyrau

3. Aktau

4. Taraz

E) Astana

432. Choose the right variant:

Kazakhstan is situated in Asia and borders on.

1. Russia, Kirghizia, Georgia and China.

2. Russia, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan and China.

3. Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and China.

4. Russia, Armenia, Hungary and Bulgaria.

E) Russia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and China.

433. Choose the right variant:

… doesn't flow through the territory of Kazakhstan.

A) The Ili

B) The Volga

C) The Syrdarya

D) The Irtysh

E) The Ural

434. Choose the right variant:

The main rivers of Kazakhstan are … .

A) the Irtysh, the Ural, the Dnieper, the Syr - Darya.

B) the Irtysh, the Lena, the Syr- Darya and the Ember.

C) the Irtysh, the Ural, the Neva, the Ember.

D) the Irtysh, the Syr- Darya, the Ural and the Ember.

E) the Irtysh, the Volga, the Syr - Darya and the Ural.

435. Choose the right variant:

Astana is the most important political … the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A) museum

B) career

C) centre

D) architecture

E) science

4.15 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

436. Complete the sentence:

The London policemen … .

1. always try to help

2. don't like tourists

3. don't know anything

4. are strange

E) is very polite

437. Choose the right variant:

Public telephone boxes in Britain are … .

1. white

2. yellow

3. red

4. green

5. blue

438. Choose the right variant:

Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. The head of the state is … .

1. Governor

2. Lord Chancellor

3. Queen

4. Prime Minister

E) President

439. Choose the right variant:

English Parliament meets … .

1. in Downing Street № 10

2. in the Houses of Parliament

3. in St. Paul's Cathedral

4. in the Buckingham Palace

E) in Covent Garden

440. Choose the right variant:

The oldest political party in Great Britain is… .

1. Republican Party

2. Democratic Party

3. Liberal Party

4. Labour Party

E) Conservative Party

441. Choose the right variant:

The Channel Tunnel links up … .

A) England and Germany

B) Scotland and France

C) Ireland and France

D) England and France

5. Iceland and Spain

442. Choose the right variant:

The British Prime Minister lives at … .

A) 10 Downing Street

B) 12 Whitehall

C) Westminster Abby

D) 7 Russel Street

E) 15 Oxford Street

443. Complete the sentence:

Industrial district of London is called … .

A) City

B) Oxford Street

C) Westminster

D) East End

E) West End

444. Choose the right variant:

… is the nearest continental neighbour to Great Britain.

A) Norway

B) Denmark

C) Greece

D) France

E) Portugal

445. Choose the right variant:

London is the capital of … .

A) Australia

B) Austria

C) Belgium

D) Great Britain

E) China

446. Choose the right variant:

The Clock Tower is famous for its big hour bell, known as … .

A) Small Ben

B) Large Ben

C) Big Ben

D) Nice Ben

E) Long Ben

447. Complete the sentence:

The City is … .

A) the financial and business centre of London

B) the aristocratic official of London

C) the richest part of London

D) the industrial district of London

E) the poorest part of London

448. Complete the sentence:

The main rivers of Great Britain are … .

A) the Mississippi and the Hudson

B) the Nile and the Congo

C) the Congo and the Mississippi

D) the Neva and the Volga

E) the Thames and the Severn

449. Complete the sentence:

The UK can be divided into 4 parts: … .

A) Australia, England, Wales and Scotland

B) Sweden, England, Wales and Northern

C) Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland

D) Scotland, Greenland, Wales and Northern Ireland

E) California, Scotland, England and Wales

450. Complete the sentence:

The Tower of London was used as ... .

A) a market, a palace and a prison

B) a fortress, a palace and a shop

C) a fortress, a residence, a palace and a prison

D) a fortress, a palace and a prison

E) a castle, a palace and a prison

451. Complete the sentence:

London is situated on the river … .

A) Thames

B) Hudson

C) Mississippi

D) Neva

E) Syr - Darya

452. Complete the sentence:

… is situated on the British Isles.

A) Mexico

B) Indonesia

C) Philadelphia

D) Australia

E) The United Kingdom of Great British and Northern Ireland

453. Complete the sentence:

The East End is ... .

A) the most beautiful part of London

B) the richest part of London

C) the aristocratic part of London

D) the industrial district of London

E) the business centre of London