Question

I. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
London is the capital of the (1) … . It stands on the river (2)… . London is a very
(3)… city. It is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on
the Thames. Now London is a big (4) … and a beautiful city with large squares and
parks. About 8 million people (5) … here. London is one of the biggest cities in the (6)
… . The Thames is not a (7) … river. It is 3 hundred and 30 kilometres long. The
English people call it “The (8) … of London”. There are many green (9) … and famous
monuments in the centre of the city. Tourists from all over the world (10) … this
beautiful capital.
1 a) Ireland b) British Isles c) Scotland d) UK
2 a) Severn b) Thames c) Tyne d) Wye
3 a) old b) modern c) small d) little
4 a) land b) place c) country d) port
5 a) work b) visit c) live d) enjoy
6 a) Europe b) world c) British Isles d) UK
7 a) long b) deep c) wide d) strong
8 a) Sister b) Father c) Brother d) Granny
9 a) cars b) houses c) streets d) parks
10 a) go b) come c) visit d) fly
II. Match the parts of the sentences.
1. Red Rose is the symbol … a) the capital of Wales.
2. Big Ben is … b) the currency of the UK.
3. Cardiff is … c) of England.
4. Queen of Great Britain lives … d) the clock.
5. Pound is … e) in Buckingham Palace.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1  d

2 b

3 a

4 d

5 c

6 b

7 a

8 b

9 d

10 c

II. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Red Rose is the symbol c) of England.

2. Big Ben is  d) the clock.

3. Cardiff is a) the capital of Wales.

4. Queen of Great Britain lives e) in Buckingham Palace.

5. Pound is b) the currency of the UK.

Объяснение:

London is the capital of the (1) UK. It stands on the river (2) Thames. London is a very (3) old city. It is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. Now London is a big (4) port and a beautiful city with large squares and parks. About 8 million people (5) live here. London is one of the biggest cities in the (6) world. The Thames is not a (7) long river. It is 3 hundred and 30 kilometres long. The English people call it “The (8) Father of London”. There are many green (9) parks and famous monuments in the centre of the city. Tourists from all over the world (10) visit this beautiful capital.

Перевод задания II:

1. Красная роза — символ Англии.

2. Биг-Бен — это часы.

3. Кардифф — столица Уэльса.

4. Королева Великобритании живет в Букингемском дворце.

5. Фунт – валюта Великобритании.
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