ВИЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения (дополнительный курс)
The article I was reading said it isn't just kids that are obsessed ________ brands.
in
with
on
at
Выберите правильный ответ. The change in the climate of public ______means that using animals for entertainment is also frowned on.
taste
opinion
point
view
Выберите правильный ответ. Even the great cellist, Dmitri Radovic, admitted to having ________ in his stomach before a concert.
butterflies
insects
grasshoppers
birds
Is it more important to __________ to the agenda or generate new ideas?
stick
adopt
follow
get
Выберите правильный ответ.
Jury looks after administrative and legal matters in the courtroom.
There are a few hundred judges, trained as solicitors, who preside in serious cases.
Coroners have medical or legal training (or both), and inquire into violent or unnatural deaths.
Magistrates are usually well-paid and have formal legal qualifications.
Выберите правильный ответ. In 1886, several unions of skilled workers came together to form a central union, the____________.
Fair Labor Standards Union
Social Security Union
American Union of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Выберите правильный ответ. Paganism _______________
The religion founded by Guru Nanak in India in the 15th Century CE.
A way of living based on the teachings of Siddartha Gautanm
A contemporary western religion based on reverence for nature.
An ancient philosophy and ethical teaching that originated in India
Выберите правильный ответ. Parents who suddenly found their children at home all day _______ great pressure on city officials to settle the strike.
take
have
put
give
__________have always believed they live in a land of opportunity, where anybody who has a good idea, determination, and a willingness to work hard can start a business and prosper.
Americans
Canadians
British
Russians
______________ insures everything from houses to ships through its underwriters, insurance specialists who accept risks on behalf of groups of members who are responsible for meeting any insurance claims.
Lloyd's of London
Marks and Spenser's of London
Harrods’s of London
City of London
Выберите правильный ответ. OXFAM is __________________
Oxford Committee for Family Relief
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
Oxbridge Committee for Female Relief
Oxbridge Committee for Famine Relief
Выберите правильный ответ.
There is an official state church in the USA.
There is an official state church in some states in the USA.
There isn’t an official state church in the USA.
There are some official state churches in the USA.
Выберите правильный ответ. The Free (or Nonconformist) Churches are those _________ in Britain which, unlike the Church of England and the Church of Scotland, are not established as official churches of the state.
Islamic sects
Buddhist sects
Protestant sects
Hindu sects
Выберите правильный ответ. _________ a day keeps the doctor away.
A plum
An apple
An orange
A pineapple
Выберите правильный ответ. Ecology emerged in the late 20th century as one of the most popular and most important aspects of __________
anatomy
political science
macroeconomics
biology
Выберите правильный ответ. As part of its commitment to ________ countries, the World Bank originally gave India a $450 million loan for this vast project.
peace-loving
donor
developing
market-economy
Выберите правильный ответ. The deadliest terrorist strikes to date were the September, 11 attacks (2001), in which suicide terrorists associated with al-Qaeda _______four airplanes, crashing two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City and one into the Pentagon building; the fourth plane crashed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
stole
robbed
kidnapped
hijacked
Выберите правильный ответ. Hugh is entirely trustworthy. His ________ to the organization cannot be questioned.
corruption
espionage
loyalty
conscience
Выберите правильный ответ. An ecosystem can be categorized into its ___________constituents, including minerals, climate, soil, water, sunlight, and all other nonliving elements, and its biotic constituents, consisting of all its living members.
dead
lifeless
abiotic
inorganic
Выберите правильный ответ. The police accused the bank employee of _______________, after financial irregularities were uncovered in his department’s accounts.
cheating
hoodwink
fraud
swindle
Выберите правильный ответ. ______________ (also called the 'Primate of all England') is regarded as senior to the Archbishop of York ('Primate of England') and is the professional head of the church.
The Archbishop of Winchester
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Archbishop of Durham
The Archbishop of Canterbury
Выберите правильный ответ. There is a wide _________ of youth from Young Conservatives to Rastafarians, from skinheads to pupils at expensive private schools.
crossing-section
crossed-section
cross-section
crosses-section
Выберите правильный ответ. Sikhism _____________
Based around the Jewish people's covenant relationship with God.
The religion founded by Guru Nanak in India in the 15th Century CE.
The ideas and story of people who don't believe in God.
A group of faiths rooted in the religious ideas of India.
Выберите правильный ответ. Independent agents lure __________ a company's best employees with offers of better working conditions and benefits.
in
away
at
on
Выберите правильный ответ. From the helicopter the police had a ________eye view of the accident.
eagle’s
bird’s
satellite’s
owl’s
Выберите правильный ответ. The Hotel, where the pilgrims used to stay, is obliged ________ to ten pilgrims one free meal a day for three days.
to give at
to give for
to give in
to give up
Выберите правильный ответ. If a person in Britain has a legal problem, he will go and see (1) a/an _________. In the US, he will go and see (2) a __________
(1) advocacy; (2) lawyer
(1) attorney; (2) solicitor
(1) barrister; (2) attorney
(1) solicitor; (2) attorney
Выберите правильный ответ. The worldwide drive for saving resources calls __________ new ways to be found of curbing the rate at which the amount of waste increases.
of
in
at
for
Выберите правильный ответ. A kidnapper is a person who _______________
uses violence for political reasons
takes away people by force and demands money for their return
takes control of a plane by force and makes the pilot change course
betrays his or her country to another state
Выберите правильный ответ.
More serious criminal cases then go to the County Court, which has 90 branches in different towns and cities.
The highest court of appeal in England and Wales is the House of Commons.
The most common type of law court in Great Britain is the magistrates' court.
Civil cases (for example, divorce or bankruptcy cases) are dealt with in the Crown courts.
Выберите правильный ответ.
The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of central London.
The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of eastern London.
The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of western London.
The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of central Washington.
Выберите правильный ответ. Anglicans are members of ____________.
the State Church of Scotland
the Roman Catholic Church
the Protestant Church
the Church of England
Выберите правильный ответ. You never quite know what Ken is up to - he’s rather a dark____________
donkey
fox
goose
horse
Выберите правильный ответ. In addition to certain obligatory recycling, an economic system must ____________ which would make it financially advantageous to re-use materials.
providing
be provided
have provided
have been providing
_____________too tend to feel that the main purpose of meetings is to assess the mood of those present and reinforce team-spirit.
The Italians
The French
The Germans
The Americans
Выберите правильный ответ. All Anglican clergy take an oath of __________to the Crown.
treachery
sedition
allegiance
disaffection
Выберите слово, которое не образует словосочетание. Marketing…
slogan
mix
strategy
expenditure
Brokers and ________________at the moments still need to be in the City because face-to-face contact is the most important part of our job.
upwriters
underwriters
novelists
writers
Don't be surprised if ____________ start a meeting with all the difficult questions: they want to be convinced you are as efficient and quality-conscious as they are.
the Japanese
the Spanish
the Italians
the Germans
Выберите правильный ответ. Shinto ____________
It has no known founder or single sacred scripture.
An ancient philosophy and ethical teaching that originated in India.
A contemporary western religion based on reverence for nature.
Revealed in its final form by the Prophet Muhammad.
Выберите правильный ответ. _________has no ordained ministers and no conventionally organised services, like liturgy or sacraments, and Silent worship is central to its life as a religious organisation.
The Methodist Church
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Salvation Army
The United Reformed Church
Выберите правильный ответ. There is no longer even the assumption that America is, or should be, "a white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant" (WASP) nation.
"a white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant"
"a well founded, Anglo-Saxon, Protester"
"a well-bred, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant"
"a well-educated, Anglo-Saxon, Protester"
Выберите правильный ответ. You can stop and talk to pilgrims, but you're not allowed __________.
to give them a dare
to give them a lift
to give them a lead
to give them a fly
Выберите правильный ответ. In the USA________________ is by far the single largest, with about 55 million members.
The Methodist Church
The Roman Catholic church
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The United Reformed Church
______________will offer no opinion unless sure of themselves, for fear of losing face.
The Spanish
The Japanese
The British
The French
Выберите правильный ответ. Last year, this particular shop _____________.£26,000, but only £2,500 of that figure came from the sale of new goods.
made
won
did
gained
Выберите правильный ответ. Everyone has a deep ___________ need in work.
psychological
sociological
emotional
material
Выберите правильный ответ. There are very few unexplored areas left in the ____________
cosmos
space
world
universe
Выберите правильный ответ. Caroline has cried ________so many times before that people just don't believe her any more.
jackal
sheep
wolf
dog
Выберите правильный ответ. Julie seems to have no moral standards at all. She is completely ______________
licentious
amoral
dissolute
dissipated