TEST#7_THE UK TODAY

Choose the correct word.

The         [English, Irish] people have long been noted for their       [music, food] and dance. Irish        [kilts, dances], such as a jig, have become hits in such shows as «Riverdance» and «Lord of the Dance». The Irish are also famous for rock and      [jazz, pop] music. The groups «U2», «Hot House Flowers», «The Cranberries», Sinead O’Connor, and «The Corrs» all come from          [Scotland, Ireland].

Listen to the facts about the UK and mark the statements as "True" or "False".

1. London has many official languages.       [True, False]

2. Loch Ness is not so deep as the North Sea.       [True, False]

3. When a member of the royal family has a wedding, there is often a day off.       [True, False]

4. Stonehenge was built before the Great Pyramids of Egypt.       [True, False]

5. Every town of the UK is no more than just 113 km from the sea.       [True, False]

6. There is no other freshwater lake as big as Loch Ness by area in the United Kingdom.       [True, False]

Match the two parts of the sentences.

Read and choose the correct variant.

1. — I’m about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!

   — I …           [make, ’ll make, making, have made]you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.

2. The sun …           [rising, to rise, rises, had risen]in the East.

3. While he was in the shower, his dogs …       [eat, eaten, eats, ate]his steaks.

4. Wait a minute, I …            [have carry, carry, am carry, 'll carry]this box for you.

5. Look! It …            [to rain, rain, rains, is raining], so we can’t go to the beach.

6. She …             [broke, had broken, have broken, is broken]her left arm two weeks ago.

7. After Larry …           [see, saw, have seen, had seen]the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.

8. I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you …      [is, are, was, were]not at home.

9. We …              [were watchig, watched, are watching, had watched]TV when it started to rain.

10. Since 2003 they …                    [visited, had visited, have been visiting, visiting]their son every year.

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. The United Kingdom is made ...    of four lands: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

2. I’m looking ...         to visiting London.

3. Northern Ireland has a border ...    the south and ...    the west ...      the Irish Republic.

4. We can get to England ...    train or ...    ferry.

5. Gatwick airport is situated 47 kilometres south ...    London.

6. The United Kingdom is separated ...      the European continent ...    the English Channel.

7. Many visitors to Britain prefer travelling ...    plane landing ...    Heathrow or Gatwick airports.

Complete the text with the Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.

I can’t believe that this flat is mine! I (to submit) ...           my application last week, but I didn’t think I (to have) ...     a chance of actually getting it. When I (to show) ...        up to take a look around, there were at least 20 other people who (to arrive) ...             before me. Most of them (to fill/already) ...                    out their applications and ...      already (to leave) ...         . The landlord said I could still apply, so I did. I (to try) ...       to fill out the form, but I couldn’t answer half of the questions. I (to end) ...       up listing my father as a reference. It was total luck that he (to decide) ...         to give me the flat. It turned out that the landlord and my father (to go) ...          to high school together. I really lucked out!