Проверочная
работа на знание социокультурной компетенции для учащихся 9-11 классов
I.
Choose
the right answer:
1. Who
was the first President of U.S.A.?
a) John
Kennedy c) George Washington
b) Barack
Obama d) Avraam Lincoln
2. When
do American people celebrate President’s Day?
a) 2nd
Monday of January c) 3rd Tuesday of March
b) 3rd
Monday of February d) 1st Wednesday of November
3. What
is the traditional American food which they prefer to eat every Thanksgiving
Day?
a) chicken
and fried potatoes c) turkey and pumpkin pie
b) sweet
marshmallows d) pizza and hamburgers
4. What
is the national symbol of U.S.A.?
a) Bald
Eagle c) Hollywood
b) The
Statue of Liberty d) Snow-Leopard
5. Who
was Saint Valentine according to the most famous legend?
a) a
British sculptor c) an American singer
b) a
Roman priest d) an Italian sculptor
6. When
do American people celebrate St.Patrick’s Day?
a) 8th
of September c) 15th of March
b) 17th
of October d) 17th of March
7. What
is the capital of U.S.A.?
a) New
York c) Hollywood
b) Washington
d) San Francisco
8. Who
is the present President of the United States?
a)
Bill Clinton c) Barack Obama
b)
George Bush d) George
Washington
9. How
many states does the U.S.A. consist of?
10. In which state of
America is Hollywood located?
II.
Choose
the right answer or answer the questions.
1. Who
was the first Prime Minister woman in Great Britain?
a) Gordon
Brown c) Queen Elizabeth
b) Margaret
Thatcher d) Queen Diana
2. Who
tried to blow up the House of Parliament ages ago?
a) Guy
Spoons c) Guy Fawkes
b) Gal
Spoons d) George Fawkes
3. Where
did the Beatles come from?
a) Liverpool
c) Bristol
b) Manchester
d) Edinburgh
4. What
is the highest mark in British schools?
a) A
c) D
b) C
d) E
5. St.Paul’s
Cathedral is:
a) A
fortress c) a museum
b) A
church d) a prison
6. What
is the capital of Wales?
a) Edinburgh
c) Glasgow
b) Cardiff
d) London
7. What
is the name of the present British Queen?
a) Elizabeth
I c) Queen Diana
b) Queen
Mary d) Elizabeth II
8. Where
is Nelson’s Column situated?
a) in
Parliament Square c) in Piccadilly Circus
b) in
Trafalgar Square d) in Central Park
9. What
plant is the symbol of England?
10. What is the
official name of the country which language you study?
III.
Choose
an appropriate equivalent to English proverb:
English
proverbs
|
Russian
Equivalents
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1. Actions speak louder than words.
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a) В тихом омуте черти
водятся.
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2. Better late than never.
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b) Звону много, толку мало.
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3. As you make your bed, so you must
lie on it.
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c) Где хотенье, там и
уменье.
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4. Business before pleasure.
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d) Не по словам судят, а по
делам.
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5. Catch the bear before you sell
his skin.
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e) Куй железо пока горячо.
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6. Every dog has his day.
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f) Лучше поздно, чем
никогда.
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7. East or West home is best.
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g) На вкус и цвет товарища
нет.
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8. It is no use crying over spilt
milk.
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h) Шила в мешке не утаишь.
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9. Make hay while the sun shines.
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i)
Ум
хорошо, а два лучше.
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10. Where there is a will, there is a
way.
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j)
Сделал
дело, гуляй смело
|
11. No pains, no gains.
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k) С глаз долой - из сердца
вон.
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12. Out of sight, out of mind.
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l)
Сделанного
не воротишь.
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13. Still waters run deep.
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m) Не убив медведя, шкуры не
продавай.
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14. Tastes differ.
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n) Долг платежом красен.
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15. Two heads are better than one.
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o) Без труда не вытащишь и
рыбки из пруда
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16. Murder will out.
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p) Слезами горю не поможешь.
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17. One good turn deserves another.
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q) Будет и на нашей улице
праздник.
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18. Great boast, small roast.
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r) Без труда не вытащишь и
рыбки из пруда.
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19. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
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s) В гостях хорошо, а дома
лучше.
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20. What is done cannot be undone.
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t)
Что
посеешь, то и пожнешь.
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Answers:
I.
1)
c
2)
b
3)
c
4)
a
5)
b)
6)
d)
7)
b)
8)
c)
9)
50 states
10)
California
II.
1)
b
2)
c
3)
a
4)
a
5)
b
6)
b
7)
d
8)
b
9)
a rose
10)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
III.
1)
d 11) r
2)
f 12) k
3)
t 13) a
4)
j 14) g
5)
m 15) i
6)
q 16) h
7)
s 17) n
8)
p 18) b
9)
e 19) o
10)
c 20) l
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