Английский язык. Тесты для историков

Task 7.

1.

the

2. -

3.a

4. -

5. the

6. -

7. a

8. the

9. the

10. an

11. a 12 -

13.

the

14. -

15. the

16. the

17. a

18. -

19. the

20. - .

Task 8.

1.

to go; picking up

2. seeing

3. to rain

4. playing; to play

5. to study

6.

to tell

7. inviting

8. to make

9. driving

10. to wonder

11. to do

12.

jogging

13. to post

14. to do

15. lending

16. taking.

Part IV

Test 1

Task 1.

1.b

2.g

3. h

4. e

5. i

6. j

7. c

8. a

9. f

10. d 11. k.

Task 2.

1.

childhood

2. eastern

3. pursuit

4. youth

5.occupations

6. dramatist

7.

life

8. elegant 9. achievements

10. combination

11. successful.

Task 3.

The Bloody Tower: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16.

The Jewel House: 2, 7, 11, 13, 18, 19.

The Chapel of St. John: 3, 5, 10, 12, 15, 17.

Task 4.

1. to

2.in

3. against

4. in

5. to

6. in

7. to

8. up 9. up

10. up

11. in

12. for

13. although

14. by

15. to

16. for

17. in 18. about

19.

in

20. for

21. in

22. by

23. after.

Task 5.

1. was born

2. is

3. has ever lived

4. didn’t do

5. seemed

6. didn’t

work

7. is reported

8. remarked

9. will never amount

10. managed

11.

had

12. didn’t enjoy 13. was interested 14. ignored

15. scraped

16.

found

17. did not require

18. was told

19. was

20. signed

21. left

22. had

23. might

24. published

25. were

26. changed.

Task 6.

1. decision

2. tradegy

3. player

4. championship

5. collection

6. suc-

cess

7. competitior

8. opportunity

9. ability

10. height

11. wealth

12. disappointment

13. boredom.

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Test on Reading
I. 0-E;	1-C; 2-G; 3-A; 4-F; 5-H; 6-D.
II. 1. of 2. because 3. what 4. at		5. but	6. more/increasingly	7. the
8. how	9. role/part 10. well 11. out	12. lot	13. about 14. however	15. in.

Final Tests

Lexical-Grammar Test 1

I. 1. Modern History; 2. Ancient History; 3. the Middle Ages; 4. a course of events; 5. stone inscriptions; 6. chronicles; 7. statehood; 8. conviction; 9. to enslave; 10. to foresee; 11. to proclaim, to pronounce; 12. humiliation; 13. to revive; 14. to take into consideration; 15. to come to a downfall; 16. to break the law; 17. to retreat; 18. from the point of view; 19. decree; 20. to worship.

II. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a.

III. 1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. D; 5. C; 6. C; 7. B; 8. A; 9. D.

IV. 1. B; 2. D; 3. D; 4. B; 5. B; 6. C; 7. B; 8. B; 9. A; 10. D; 11. A; 12. D; 13. B; 14. C; 15. C; 16. A.

V. 1. D intact; 2. A for; 3. B would have enabled; 4. A sound advice.

VI. 1. C; 2. C; 3. D; 4. C; 5. C; 6. C; 7. D; 8. B; 9. D; 10. C; 11. C; 12. D; 13. A.

VII. 1. at, of; 2. in; 3. After, with, –, to; 4. with, from, of; 5. in, for, of; 6. of, with.

Lexical-Grammar Test 2

I. 1. World History; 2. Contemporary History; 3. to take up history; 4. a research worker; 5. reviews; 6. world outlook; 7. slavery; 8. to conquer; 9. to oppress; 10. to overthrow; 11. to ratify; 12. a deposit; 13. to be in bondage to smth., smb.; 14. as the old legend says; 15. forefathers; 16. under the leadership; 17. threat; 18. shrine; 19. trace; 20. to abolish.

II. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a.

III. 1. D; 2. B; 3. C; 4. A; 5. D; 6. C; 7. C; 8. A; 9. D.

IV. 1. D; 2. D; 3. B; 4. B; 5. A; 6. A; 7. D; 8. C; 9. C; 10. D; 11. C; 12. B; 13. D; 14. C; 15. A; 16. A.

V. 1. A introduced; 2. B remained hidden; 3. C It was believed; 4. B was founded.

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VI. 1. B; 2. A; 3. D; 4. B; 5. C; 6. B; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. B; 11. C; 12. A; 13. B. VII. 1. In, to, to, of; 2. in, of; 3. with, of, with; 4. to, of; 5. –, for, against; 6. of.

Lexical-Grammar Test 3

I. 1. to plunder; 2. resistance; 3. sacred; 4. to besiege; 5. to surrender; 6. to reign; 7. a strike; 8. to vow; 9. enlightment; 10. a rebel; 11. under the pretext; 12. to put down a rebellion; 13. a craftsman; 14. invasion; 15. raids; 16. a tribute; 17. a serfdom; 18. invincible; 19. humanity; 20. from time immemorial.

II. 1. c; 2. a; 3. b.

III. 1. D; 2. C; 3. B; 4. B; 5. A; 6. C; 7. B; 8. D; 9. D.

IV. 1. B; 2. C; 3. B; 4. A; 5. D; 6. D; 7. B; 8. C; 9. A; 10. D; 11. B; 12. A; 13. C; 14. B; 15. D; 16. B.

V. 1. C as; 2. C but he died; 3. B whose location; 4. A was given.

VI. 1. C; 2. C; 3. B; 4. C; 5. A; 6. D; 7. A; 8. A; 9. B; 10. A; 11. C; 12. D; 13. A.

VII. 1. in, against, in; 2. on, in, on, in, on, in, on, in; 3. in, of; 4. to, of, in, in, by; 5. for, of.

Final Test on Reading 1

I. 1. D; 2. C; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B.

II. 1. B; 2. C; 3. D; 4. B; 5. D; 6. C.

Final Test on Reading 2

0-E; 1-D; 2-B; 3-A; 4-F; 5-H; 6-C; 7-I.

Final Test on Reading 3
I. 1. False	2. False 3. True	4. True	5. True	6. True 7. True	8. False.
II. 1. Liverpool 2. New York		3. Japan	4. Shanghai 5. Singapore		6. Bay
of Bengal	7. Benares 8. Bombay 9. Red Sea			10. Cairo 11. England.

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Final Test on Reading 4

I. a) Olympic Games 776 BC, first international tourist event b) built first road c) pigrimages and visits to holy places d) nobility went on Grand Tour; trips for health reasons to spa towns and seaside resorts; stagecoaches and coaching inns developed e) steam transport (boats and trains); First organized tours and excuesions (Thomas Cook); growth of hotels and resorts in Europe; introduction of traveller’s cheques and hotel vouchers; birth of mass tourism f) paid holidays; more disposable income; growth of holiday camps (accommodation and entertainment); package holidays; invention of jet engine.

II.1. for pleasure, to visit new places, to relax, to visit religious sites, for education, for health.

2. Roman roads, stagecoaches, steam (railways), jets.

3. a collection of stories told by pilgrims as they travelled along the road to Canterbury, written down by Geoffrey Chaucer.

4. He organized tours using the railways.

5. It meant that tourists didn’t have to carry large amounts of cash and they were therefore safer.

6.They offered a fairly cheap (affordable) holiday which included accommodation.

7.Commercial jet planes.

III. a) escape completely from pressures of normal life b) found travelling enjoyable and wanted to do it again and again c) became very successful d) not worry about your normal problems.

Test on Word-Formation

I. 1. dirty; friendly; noisy 2. energetic; panoramic; romantic 3. beautiful; wonderful; helpful 4. comfortable; hospitable; enjoyable 5. famous; luxurious; delicious 6. national; traditional; typical.

II. a) uncomfortable; unpleasant; unacceptable; illegal; illegible; illiterate; discourteous; dishonest; disorganized; impractical; impolite; impolite; impatient; irrational; irregular; irrelevant; inaccurate; incompetent; incapable.

b) 1. illegal 2. disorganized 3. uncomfortable 4. inaccurate 5. irrelevant 6. impractical.

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3.Duckworth, M. Going International. English for Tourism / M. Duckworth. Oxford University Press, 2003.

4.Marvin, P. The History of the World / P. Marvin. Longman, 2001.

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CONTENTS

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ.................................................................................................................	3
PART I. First Steps Toward Civilization...........................................................................	5
Test 1. A Culture. The Earliest Cultures ..............................................................................	5
Test 2. Alphabet. The Greek Alphabet...................................................................................	9
Test 3. The Roman Alphabet................................................................................................	12
Test 4. Daily Life in Ancient Rome ....................................................................................	15
Test 5. Prisoners of War on Roman Coins ..........................................................................	20
PART II ..............................................................................................................................	25
Test 1. William Shakespeare (1564–1616).........................................................................	25
Test 2 Аmerican Continent ..................................................................................................	28
Test on Reading....................................................................................................................	33
PART III .............................................................................................................................	36
Test 1. International Organizations ......................................................................................	36
PART IV .............................................................................................................................	41
Test 1. Oustanding People....................................................................................................	41
Test on Reading....................................................................................................................	45
FINAL TESTS.....................................................................................................................	48
Lexical-Grammar Test 1.......................................................................................................	48
Lexical-Grammar Test 2.......................................................................................................	53
Lexical-Grammar Test 3.......................................................................................................	59
Test on Reading 1.................................................................................................................	65
Test on Reading 2.................................................................................................................	68
Test on Reading 3.................................................................................................................	70
Test on Reading 4.................................................................................................................	72
Test on Word Formation .....................................................................................................	74
KEYS....................................................................................................................................	75
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................	86

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