Тесты по страноведению

Test on the USA. Variant 11.

1. Who discovered America?

a) Amerigo Vespucci; b) the Pilgrims; c) Christopher Columbus; d) George Washington; e) Cortes

2. What is the symbol of the USA?

a) the red rose; b) the shamrock; c) the bear; d) the cross; e) the bald eagle

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?

a) New York; b) Washington; c) Chicago; d) Los Angeles; e) Manchester

4.The USA is rich ... oil, iron and coal.

a) with; b) of; c) by; d) on; e) in

5. The USA borders ... Canada ... the north.

a) on /on; b) on /of; c) with / in; d) on /in; e) in /in

6. When in November do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

a) on the 4^th Thursday; b) on the 4^th Tuesday; c) on the 3^rd Thursday; d) on the 3^rd Sunday; e) on the 2^nd Wednesday

7. The USA's total ... is more than 9 square kilometers. a) area; b) territory; c) volume; d) length; e) relief

8. The USA's flag is called ...

a) the Union Jack; b) the Stars and roses; c) the Stars and crosses; d) the Stars and stripes; e) the Stars and strips

9. The ... river in the USA is the Mississippi.

a) large; b) larger; c) largest; d) most large; e) more large

10. The USA ... by the Atlantic ocean in the east. a) is washed; b) are washed; c) washes; d) washed; e) wash

11. An international meeting in Washington ... today.

a) was; b) were; c) will be; d) has been; e) have been

12. Pilgrims from England survived because the Indians ... them useful things.

a) teach; b) taught; c) were taught; d) had taught; e) have taught

13. The President ... for a term of 4 years.

a) is elected; b) elects; c) was elected; d) were elected; e) elect

14. American flag has ... stripes.

a) 13; b) 50; c) 25; d)12; e) 30

15. The Statue of Liberty was a present from ... to the USA in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. a) Holland; b) the UK; c) Italy; d) Spain; e) France

16. What street in New York is famous for cinemas, theatres, shops, and restaurants?

a) the 5^th avenue; b) Wall street; c) Broadway; d) Richmond; e) the Bronx

17. Which is the biggest state in the USA?

a) Alaska; b) Texas; c) California; d) Dakota; e) New Hampshire

18. Who was the first man on the Moon?

a)Yuri Gagarin; b) John Glenn; c) Neil Armstrong; d) John Kennedy; e) Abraham Lincoln

19. The Senate представляет the states.

a) represented; b) represent; c) is represented; d) represents; e) has represented

20. Heavy industry ... in the USA.

a) develop; b) develops; c) is developed; d) has developed; e) was developed

21. What is the most important grain crop in the USA? a) cotton; b) rice; c) tobacco;

d) wheat; e) fruits

22. Who is the head of each state?

a) governor; b) president; c) king; d) prime-minister; e) peer

23. Tobacco ... in Maryland and Virginia.

a) is grown; b) was grown; c) grow; d) grew; e) has grown

24. California is famous ... its fruit plantations.

a) with; b) for; c) on; d) in; e) by

25. I just ... the Capitol. a) see; b) saw; c) has seen;

d) was seen; e) have seen

26. The USA is ... by the Atlantic ocean in the east.

a) divided; b) washed; c) located; d) situated;

e) bordered

27. Americans are good ... baseball.

a) on; b) in ; c) at; d) -; e) of

28. 1 States, 2 are, 3 many, 4 USA, 5 how, 6 there,

7 in, 8 the.

a) 53126784; b) 53672814; c) 67821453; d) 53846721; e) 81234567

29. 1 is, 2 capital, 3 of, 4 the, 5 USA, 6 the,

7 Washington

a) 2143657; b) 74312567; c) 7142365; d) 7146532; e) 75634231

30. My sister ... me to do English exercises the whole day tomorrow.

a) is helping; b) was helping; c) helps; d) is helped; e) will be helping

31. What ... you ? - A letter to my friend.

a) are __ writing; b) is __ writing; c) will __ be writing; d) do __ write; e) did __ write

32. What ... your new friend ... in the USA a year ago? a) did_do; b) does_do; c) do_do; d) was_doing; e) will _be doing

33. ... the students discussing the American way of living when you came in?

a)was; b) were; c) are; d) have; e) will be

34. This summer I have been to England. Now I ... a composition about my journey.

a) was writing; b) am writing; c) write; d) wrote; e) will write

35. She ... when the telephone rang.

a) was working; b) worked; c) work; d) will work; e) was worked

36. What is the official language of the USA?

a) Spanish; b) Scottish; c) Irish; d) Chinese; e) English

37. What is the most populated state of the USA?

a) California; b) Texas; c) Alaska; d) Hawaii; e) Massachusets

38. Each state of the USA has ... own capital.

a) their; b) its; c) her; d) his; e) our

39. The Americans celebrate Christmas ... 25^th ... December.

a) on / in; b) on / with; c) in / on; d) at / of; e) on / of

40. What countries ... by President?

a) headed; b) is headed; c) are headed; d) will be headed; e) were headed

Test on the USA. Variant 2

1. The Death Valley is ... place in the USA.

a) hot; b) the hottest; c) hottest; d) hotter; e) more hot

2. The flag of the USA consists ... 50 stars and 13 stripes. a) with; b) by; c) on; d) of; e) in

3. The USA's ... is over 210 million people.

a) area; b) territory; c) population; d) relief; e) nationality

4. The climate along the Pacific coast is much ... than that of the Atlantic coast. a) warm; b) the warmest; c) warmer; d) more warm; e)warmest

5. The USA borders ... Mexico ... the south.

a)on /on; b) on /of; c) with / in; d) on /in; e) in /in

6. When in July do Americans celebrate Independence Day? a) on the 4th ; b) on the 14th ; c) on the 14th;

d) on the 13th; e) on the 22nd

7. The Cordillera, the Appalachian and the Rocky are ...a) rivers; b) lowlands; c) hills; d) lakes; e) mountains

8. The USA's flag ... the Stars and stripe

a)was called; b) has called; c) call; d) are called; e) is called

9. In the west of the USA there is the Great Salt ...

a) mountain; b) lake; c) river; d) sea; e) valley

10. The Hawaii Islands ... the 50th state of the USA in 1959.

a) become; b) has become; c) becomes; d) have become; e) became

11. Russia ... Alaska to America in 1867 for 7,200,000 dollars.

a) has sold; b) have sold; c) will sell; d) were sold; e) sold

12. Yesterday by 5 we ... at the Smithsonian Institution.

a) were; b) have been; c) has been; d) had been; e) will have been

13. The USA is a ...

a) presidential republic; b) presidential monarchy; c) federal republic; d) constitutional republic; e) constitutional republic

14. The most popular American summer game which played on a green field between two teams with a bat and a small white ball.

a) baseball; b) golf; c) cricket; d)football; e) rugby

15. The Statue of Liberty was a present from ... to the USA in 1884 as a symbol of friendship.

a) Holland; b) the UK; c) Italy; d) Spain; e) France

16. How many boroughs are there in New York?

a) 5; b) 4; c) 3; d) 2; e) 7

17. Which is the smallest state in the USA?

a) Alaska; b) Texas; c) California; d) Dacota; e) Rhode Island

18. Who was the first president in the USA?

a)Abraham Lincoln; b) John Kennedy; c) Franclin Roosevelt; d) Adam Smith; e) George Washington

19. The House of Representatives представляет the population.

a) represented; b) represent; c) is represented; d) represents; e) has represented

20. What city is known as the cultural capital of the USA?

a) New York; b) Washington; c) Santa-Barbara; d) Santa-Fe; e) Chicago

21. Wheat is grain crop in the USA?

a) important; b) the most important ; c) more important; d) most important; e) importantest

22. Who is the head of the USA?

a) governor; b) president; c) king; d) prime-minister; e) peer

23. Cotton ... in the Mississippi Valley.

a) is grown; b) was grown; c) grow; d) grew; e) has grown

24. Wall Street is famous ... its financial institutions.

a) with; b) for; c) on; d) in; e) by

25. I just ... the White House.

a) see; b) saw; c) has seen; d) was seen; e) have seen

26. English ... in different parts of the world.

a) are spoken; b) were spoken; c) speak; d) has spoken; e) is spoken

27. The president of the USA ... by people.

a) is elected; b) elects; c) elected; d) was elected; e) are elected

28. The USA is a large country. Its ... is about 2,7 million square kilometers.

a) population: b) area; c) landscape; d) borders; e) length

29. The USA consists ... 50 states.

a) of; b) on; c) from; d) in; e) -

30. 1 the, 2 states, 3 of, 4 country, 5 is, 6 united,

7 multynational, 8 America.

a) 23145678; b) 16238574; c) 16234758; d)85674123; e) 54321678

31. is the New York in largest city USA the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

a) 31256487; b) 31287654; c) 23156478; d) 85674123; e) 87654321

32. My friend ... me to translate the English story from 6 to 7 next Saturday.

a) helps; b) is helping; c) was helped; d) will be helping; e) was helping

33. The Flag of the USA ... in 1786.

a) adopted; b) adopt; c) was adopted; d) will adopt; e) has dopted

34. What ... he ... about the geography of te USA?

a) do_knows; b) does_knows; c) does_know; d) do_know; e) is_known

35. My sister ... in the library the whole day last Saturday.

a) was working; b) is working; c) will work; d) was worked; e) working

36. While he was having his breakfast, I ... an English newspaper.

a) am reading; b) read; c) was reading; d) was read; e) reading

37. ... a foreign student listening to music when he came?

a) was; b) were; c) are; d) is; e) do

38. What ... you ... at 6 yeaterday?

a) were_doing; b) was_doing; c) are_doing; d) is_doing; e) will_be doing

39. How many years is the President elected for?

a) 1; b) 2; c) 3; d) 4; e) 5

40. The USA is situated in the ... part of ... America.

a) northern / South; b) southern / North; c) western / South; d) eastern / North; e) central / North.