5.14 The Republic of Kazakhstan

440. Choose the right variant:

Kazakhstan proclaimed its independence in….

A) 1995

B) 1991

C) 1996

D) 1993

E) 1992

441. Choose the right variant:

… doesn't border on Kazakhstan.

1. China

2. Kirgiz Republic

3. Usbekistan

4. Afghanistan

E) Russia

442. Choose the right variant:

People in Kazakhstan celebrate … on March 22.

1. Longest day of the year

2. Independence Day

3. Constitution Day

4. Nauryz

E) Republic Day

443. Choose the right variant:

Kazakhstan is situated in Asia and borders on.

1. Russia, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan and China.

2. Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and China.

3. Russia, Armenia, Hungary and Bulgaria.

4. Russia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and China.

E) Russia, Kirghizia, Georgia and China.

444. Choose the right variant:

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

1. Mazhilis

2. Parliament

3. Constitution

4. Government

E) Senate

445. Choose the right variant: Kazakhstan is a … republic.

A) Federal

B) Constitutional Monarchy

C) Parliamentary

D) Presidential

E) Autocratic

446. Choose the right variant:

The main rivers of Kazakhstan are ...

1. The Irtysh, the Volga, the Syr - Darya and the Ural.

2. The Irtysh, the Ural, the Dnieper, the Syr - Darya.

3. The Irtysh, the Ural, the Neva, the Ember.

4. The Irtysh, the Syr- Darya, the Ural and the Ember.

E) The Irtysh, the Lena, the Syr- Darya and the Ember.

447. Complete the sentence:

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

A) Almaty

B) Atyrau

C) Aktau

D) Taraz

E) Astana

448. 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

449. Choose the right variant:

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

A) museum

B) career

C) centre

D) architecture

E) science

5.15 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

450. Choose the right variant:

The Channel Tunnel links up … .

A) Iceland and Spain

B) England and Germany

C) Ireland and France

D) England and France

E) Scotland and France

451. Choose the right variant:

English Parliament meets … .

A) In Downing Street № 10

B) In Covent Garden

C) In the Houses of Parliament

D) In the Buckingham Palace

E) In St. Paul's Cathedral

452. Choose the right variant:

Public telephone boxes in Britain are … .

A) yellow

B) red

3. blue

4. white

E) green

453. Choose the right variant:

… is the nearest continental neighbour to Great Britain.

1. France

2. Denmark

3. Greece

4. Norway

E) Portugal

454. Choose the right variant:

How do you say the title: Elizabeth II?

A) Elizabeth the Second

B) Two Elizabeth

C) Elizabeth 2

D) The Two Elizabeth

E) The Second Elizabeth

455. Choose the right variant:

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

1. Prime Minister

2. Queen

3. President

4. Lord Chancellor

E) Governor

456. Complete the sentence:

The London policemen … .

1. don't know anything

2. is very polite

3. always try to help

4. are strange

E) don't like tourists

457. Complete the sentence:

The Tower of London … with the royal dynasties.

1. will connect

2. is connecting

3. connected

4. connects

E) is connected

458. Choose the right variant:

Books about Sherlock Holmes were written by … .

1. Jack London

2. O. Henry

3. Agatha Christie

4. Conan Doyle

E) William Shakespeare

459. Complete the sentence:

Westminster Abbey … in the 11-th century.

A) founds

B) founded

C) will be founded

D) was founded

E) is founding

460. 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

461. Choose the right variant:

The oldest political party in Great Britain is… .

A) Republican Party

B) Democratic Party

C) Liberal Party

D) Labour Party

E) Conservative Party

462. Choose the right variant:

The Tower of London does not belong to the City. It means that … .

1. It is near the City

2. It is far away from the City

3. It is out of the City

4. It is in the City

E) It is a part of the City

463. Complete the sentence:

Industrial district of London is called … .

A) City

B) Oxford Street

C) Westminster

D) East End

E) West End

464. Choose the right variant:

London is the capital of … .

A) Australia

B) Austria

C) Belgium

D) Great Britain

E) China

465. 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

466. 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

467. 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

468. 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

469. 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

470. Complete the sentence:

London is situated on the river … .

A) Thames

B) Hudson

C) Mississippi

D) Neva

E) Syr-Darya

471. 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

472. 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