1. Find a word or phrase that has a similar meaning: 1. coat of arms a) the Verkhovna Rada 2. the Supreme Council b) national emblem 3. Speaker of the Parliament c) national flag 4. national banner d) national symbol of Ukraine 5. Trident or Tryzub e) Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada 2. In the following sentences supply the articles (A, AN, or THE) if necessary. If not necessary, leave the space blank: A. Following ___(1) Declaration of Independence, the blue%and% yellow flag was adopted as ___(2) national flag. B. On our trip to___(3) Ukraine, we crossed___(4) Black Sea. C. Rita entered___(5) National Law Academy of___(6) Ukraine named after___(7) Yaroslav ___(8) Wise. D. ___(9) Queen Elizabeth II is ___(10) monarch of ___(11) Great Britain. E. (12) Crimean Mountains stretch for about 150 km. F. (13) Crimea is ___(14) peninsula located in ___(15) south of our country. G. ___(16) capital of ___(17) Ukraine is ___(18) oldest and ___(19) most charming city in ___(20) Europe — ___(21) Kiev, which is situated on the hills along___(22) Dnieper. H. On ___(23) June 16, 1990, ___(24) Supreme Council of ___(25) Ukraine passed (26) Declaration of ___(27) State Sovereignty. 3. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the sentences with one suitable preposition: 1. In the North Ukraine borders___(1) Belarus. 2. Ukraine is washed ___(2) the Sea of Azov. 3. Ukraine is divided ___(3) 24 regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. 4. Nowadays Ukraine is a democratic state ruled ___(4) the law. 5. The state power of Ukraine is based (5) the division of powers and consists (6) three branches: legislative, exec utive and judicial. 6. According ___(7) their everlasting dream the Ukrainian people voted (8) the independence of the country and ___(9) the 24th ___(10) August, 1991 Ukraine became an independent state. 7. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is included ___(11) Ukraine’s territorial structure and Sevastopol possesses a special status determined __(12) law. 8. Parliamentary elections take place every 4 years ___(13) the last week of March.