ВИЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения (дополнительный курс)
Выберите правильный ответ. The week of exams left Ann exhausted, and she is still rather _______________
low down
under the weather
full of beans
in worse condition
Выберите правильный ответ. The Japanese have learnt how to ______ paper waste into bricks, housing panels, and other construction materials.
change
make
turn
do
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Most federal courts hear and decide a wide array of cases; the judges in these courts are known as magistrates.
The federal courts are organized in three tiers, like a pyramid, at the bottom of which are the US courts of appeals, where litigation begins.
The courts of appeals and the Supreme Court are superior courts in the USA.
In the USA individuals fall under the jurisdiction of two different court systems, their state courts and federal courts.
Выберите правильный ответ. The open box on a raised platform almost in the centre of the court is called _________
a dock
a desk
a cage
a jail
Выберите правильный ответ.The Church of England is frequently considered to be a __________ because it includes a wide variety of belief and practice.
'wide' church
'modern' church
'democratic' church
'broad' church
Выберите правильный ответ. A deserter is a person who _______________
is a soldier who runs away from the army
marries illegally, being married already
steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer
gets secret information from another country
Выберите правильный ответ. I'm afraid your assistant has __________the trust you placed in him, and leaked the whole story to the press.
deceived
betrayed
shafted
diddled
Выберите правильный ответ. UN is________________________
United Nations
Union Nations
United Nation
Union Nation
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The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither accent nor social class, but money and what it could buy.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither money nor social class, but accent.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither accent nor money, but social class.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was social class.
Выберите правильный ответ. The term ____________ can imply various methods of reprocessing secondary materials and reusing all sorts of products: household, waste packaging materials, even industrial waste.
‘utilization’
‘recycling’
‘remaking’
‘treatment’
Выберите правильный ответ. A government's refusal to sign memoranda of understanding is not necessarily a sign of _____________.to cooperate.
wish
desire
opportunity
reluctance
Выберите правильный ответ. The President, flanked by his bodyguards, made a powerful ____________ on the steps of the White House.
sermon
lecture
speech
talk
Выберите правильный ответ. Industry has manifested an interest in the call made by the University of the United Nations Organization for «zero emission», i.e. total __________of the discharge of noxious substances during the manufacturing process.
elimination
negation
extract
exclusion
Выберите правильный ответ. At present we are witnesses of a continuation of the long-time religious conflict in ___________, a localised but sometimes bloody conflict between Protestants and Catholics.
the USA
Northern Ireland
France
England
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The former American police structure to some extent reflected public opposition to any concentration of police power.
In the USA every community is entitled to run its own police department but cannot exclude federal or state officials from investigating offenses over which they have jurisdiction.
The usual estimate is that there are about 20,000 separate public police agencies in the USA and that the majority of them consist one hundred men who are employed full-time.
States are divided into counties, and every county has its constable, usually elected and with responsibilities for the investigation of crime.
Выберите правильный ответ. The children watched open-mouthed as the meteor blazed across the evening _____________
palate
serene
heavens
sky
Выберите правильный ответ. There is a widespread revulsion against __________such as fox-hunting, and often activists endanger their own lives in an attempt to stop what Oscar Wilde called 'the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable'.
blood sports
professional sports
aquatic sports
intramural sports
Partnership agreements also may provide for ____________, who invest money in a business but do not take part in its management.
"loud partners"
"silent partners"
"quite partners"
"friendly partners"
Выберите правильный ответ. The central governing body of the Church of England is ____________.
the Church's ministry
Low Church
High Church
the General Synod
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In July 1890 the House of Lords passed a bill making the marine police a publicly financed organization, which ushered in a new era of policing.
The first regular professional police force in London, the Thames River Police was organized to curb the thefts that plagued the world's largest port.
‘Bobbies’, named after Robert Peel (later Sir Robert Peel), were immediately popular.
The Metropolitan Police Act established the principles that shaped modern American policing.
Выберите правильный ответ. Several cosmetics companies now claim that their products are not __________on animals, a policy which has been found to be popular with consumers.
made
tested
done
tried
Выберите правильный ответ. An accomplice is a person who _______________
is a soldier who runs away from the army
is a member of a criminal group
gets secret information from another country
helps a criminal in a criminal act
Выберите правильный ответ. In Britain policemen are to be seen in towns and cities keeping law and order, either walking in the streets or driving in cars (known as __________ because of their distinctive markings).
"panda cars"
"lion cars"
"zebra cars"
"bear cars"
The key to Japan's supremacy in the quality wars is ____________
national character
big fine
wages
loyalty
Выберите правильный ответ. Sea water ___________ to form clouds which fall to earth in the form of rain.
evaporates
dries
changes
melts
Выберите правильный ответ. A spy is a person who _______________
uses violence for political reasons
makes counterfeit money or signatures
murders for political reasons or a reward
gets secret information from another country
Выберите правильный ответ. A bigamist is a person who _______________
betrays his or her country to another state
brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax
hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey
marries illegally, being married already
Выберите правильный ответ. A gangster is a person who _______________
is a member of a criminal group
betrays his or her country to another state
causes damage or disturbance in public places
takes away people by force and demands money for their return
Выберите правильный ответ. The military conflict has taken a heavy toll _____________.human rights groups and liberal political parties, which were held in high public esteem.
with
on
in
at
Выберите правильный ответ. A pickpocket is a person who _______________
steals things from people's pockets in crowded places
steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer
is someone who steals
steals money, etc. by force from people or places
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The bigger a society becomes, the stronger its self-policing elements are likely to be and the stronger the legal means of social control becomes.
People comply with the laws because they believe them right and perceive that in the long run it is in everybody's interest to observe them.
With technological progress there isn’t any need for new laws.
Police is body of public officers charged with maintaining public order and safety and enforcing the law, including preventing crime.
Выберите правильный ответ. Many supermarkets now __________ free-range eggs to their customers, instead of eggs from battery hens.
deal
give
purchase
offer
Выберите правильный ответ. By 1999 nearly 40 per cent of babies were born _________marriage.
outside
out of
inside
inside of
Выберите правильный ответ. Britain today may be characterised by considerable ___________,which allows one to belong to any religion or sect, including no religion at all.
political freedom
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
religious freedom
Выберите правильный ответ. What is not included in employment?
part-time people
working people
self-employed people
full-time people
British industries can be divided into ___________ sectors of activity.
six
five
three
two
The colours were more exciting than the ones normally used in __________ sweaters at that time.
men's
man's
mens
men
Выберите правильный ответ. _____________measuring Force 5 on the Richter scale was yesterday recorded in the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the Russian Far East.
An earthquake
A tornado
A thunderstorm
A hurricane
It's no secret that since the 1950s ________has risen to become 'the factory of the world'.
USA
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
Выберите правильный ответ. The World Bank recently halted funding as a result of intense pressure from ________, following an unfavourable independent review of the project.
environmentals
environmentalists
environments
environmentalistics
Выберите правильный ответ. Plants are a vital link in the __________, supporting animal life and contributing to the constant enrichment of the soil.
supply chain
fast-food chain
food chain
water chain
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In contrast to the entertainment district in the West End of New York, the City is almost deserted at night.
In contrast to the entertainment district in the East End of London, the City is almost deserted at night.
In contrast to the entertainment district in the West End of London, the City is almost deserted at night.
In contrast to the entertainment district in the West End of Washington, the City is almost deserted at night.
Выберите правильный ответ. Ecology also called bioecology, bionomics, or environmental biology, study of the relationships between organisms and their ___________
diseases
environment
habits
life
Выберите правильный ответ. Young people who ________crime from an early age are especially likely to become habitual offenders with long criminal careers.
do
make
perform
commit
Выберите правильный ответ. Zoos and circuses are sometimes accused of _________, and are losing their popularity.
kindness
cruelty
indifference
politeness
Выберите правильный ответ. The increase in the fundamentalist Christian groups has attracted _________public attention in the USA.
less
much
most
more
In the late 1930s and 1940s in Britain the essential services were nationalized ________ huge state-owned corporations.
under
at
with
on
Выберите правильный ответ. King John the Lackland got into a direct dispute with Pope Innocent I over the filling of the vacant ______________.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishopric of Canterbury
Archbishoprics of Canterbury
Archbishoprist of Canterbury
Выберите правильный ответ. As well as regional and occupational variations there are _____________ in pay between men and women in Great Britain.
no big differences
some differences
big differences
no differences at all
Выберите правильный ответ. Which organization promotes children's health and educational issues world-wide?
United Nations International Children’s Fund
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
United Nations
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief