16. Put the article “an” to the word: * A. book B. chair C. hat D. ear E. pencil 17. Change the word into “it”: * A. Dogs B. Car C. Children D. Mary E. Apples 18. Write plural form of the noun “child”: * A. Children B. Childs C. Childes D. Childrens E. Childez 19. Compare “The country is … than the city”: * A. Healthier B. More healthy C. Much healthy D. Health E. Healthyer 20. Write the date “15 July”: * A. Fifteen in July B. Fifteen of July C. The fifteenth of July D. July, fifteenth E. The fifteen of July 21. Put the question to the sentence: I (go) to school? * A. Is I go to school? B. Do I go to school? C. I go to school? D. Go I to school? E. Goes I to school? 22. Odd-one-out. * A. Wonderful B. Happy C. Important D. Favourite E. Hobby 23. Choose the right answer “He (go) to work every day”: * A. Goes B. Go C. Goed D. Went E. Going 24. Odd-one-out. * A. Riding a bike B. Stamp collecting C. Painting D. Computer studies E. Photography 25. Choose the correct sentence. * A. I like dance. B. He go skiing. C. My mother can swim when she was twelve. D. My sister cans jump. E. Tom loves cooking. 26. Complete the sentence “There’s a … of Abai in our city”: * A. Bridge B. Theatre C. Statue D. Concert hall E. Building 27. Find countable noun: * A. Water B. Spaghetti C. Tree D. Air E. Sugar 28. Write the time “19:45”: * Вариант 1A. It’s a quarter to seven. B. It’s a quarter to eight. C. It’s a quarter past seven. D. It’s forty-five minutes to eight. E. It’s seven past forty-five. 29. Find uncountable noun: * A. Water B. Chair C. Boy D. Tree E. Flower 30. Match the word clown with its definition. * A. rides racehorses B. loads and unloads ships in a port C. sells valuable objects at an auction D. makes people laugh at a circus E. tests people’s eyes and sells glasses

16.D
17.A,B,E
18.A
19.A
20.C
21.B
22
23.A
24..
25.E
26.C
27.C
28.C
29.A
30.D

1. Where is the UK situated?
1. The UK is an island state: it is situated on the British Isls: two large islands and several much smaller ones. The two main islands are GreatBritain to the east and Ireland to the west. (The UK is situatedoff the west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on thenorth-west and the North Sea on the east.)2. What countries does the UK consist of?  What are their capitals?
2. The UK consists of four countries. They are England,Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh,Cardiff and Belfast.3. Is the UK a large country?
3. The total area of Great Britain is over 244,000 square kilometres.
4. What channel separates the  British Isles from  the European continent?
4. The English Channel does.  (It is separated fromthe European continent by the English Channel. The narrowest partof the English Channel is called the Strait of Dover.)
5. Can you prove that Great Britain has a variety of landscapes?5. Geographically, the island of Great Britain is subdivided into two main regions — Lowland Britain and Highland Britain. Lowland Britain comprises southern and eastern England. Highland Britain consists of Scotland, most of Wales, the Pennines, and the Lake District. The Mountains are not very high.
6. What is the highest mountain in the UK? 
6. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland (1343m). 
7. Are there a lot of long deep rivers in Great Britain ?
7. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long.
The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the mostimportant one. The chief river in Scotland is the Clyde. 
8. What famous lakes in Britain do you know?
8. Great Britain has many beautiful lakes. The best known of them is long narrow Loch Ness, legendary home of the famous monster. 
9. What is the Lake District known for?
9. The Lake District, contains beautiful lakes.
10.What's the population of the UK?
10.The population of the United Kingdom is over 60 million people.
11. What do you imagine when you think of Britain ?
11. Queen Elizabeth ll, Big Ben, The London Eye, red buses, Shakespeare.
12. What British symbols do you know?
12.The red rose is the national emblem of England. The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales. And the shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland.
The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack.
13. What are the main geographical differences between the UK and Russia?
13. Of course, the climate in Britain differs much from that of central part of Russia because it lacks extremes. It is mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. But most part of Russia has severe continental climate with long cold winter and short warm summer.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern,Ireland (the UK) is the official name of the state which is situated in the British Isles. Thust "Great Britain" is often the same as "Britain" and refers1 only to Scotland, England and Wales. The "United Kingdom", or the "UK" includes Northern Ireland. It consists of four countries which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and: Belfast. The UK is an island state. The two main islands are Great Britain (where England, Scotland and Wales are situated) and Ireland. Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic are there. The two islands are separated by the Irish Sea. The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Straits of Dover. Once the British Isles used to be a part of the continent. The nearest point to Europe is the Straits of Dover. The UK is also washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east. Everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are English. People from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland are not English. They are Scottish or Scots; Welsh and Irish. People from Scotland and Wales don't like it when they are called English but they are British. More than 56 million people live in Britain. Many of them live in big industrial cities like London. Manchester and Liverpool, for example, are big industrial cities in the centre of England. But foreigners are often surprised by the fact that much of the land in Britain is open country. There are many lonely hills, quiet rivers, deep lakes and farmlands especially in the south of the country. Everyone in Britain speaks English, but in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh are especially proud of their language. They like to speak Welsh, to sing songs in Welsh and when you travel you can see road signs in Welsh all over Wales. Everyone in the UK speaks English but they all speak it differently. A Scottish person has to listen carefully if he wants to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person. As you know, the flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses. The upright red cross is the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal cross is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the cross of St. Patric, the patron saint of Ireland. Wales has its own flag called the Welsh dragon. The patron saint of Wales is St. David. The red rose is the national emblem of England, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the emblem of Ireland.