Никоненко Тамара Петрівна

1. There is no real national press in the USA as there are more than ___ newspapers published in 34 languages.
a) 38
b) 85
c) 58
d) 48

2.There exist ___main groups of newspapers: qualities and popular.
a) five
b) three
c) two
d) one

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D:

1.     England has an area of more than … thousand square miles.
A. 50
B. 60
C. 40
D. 70

2. The climate of England is …
A. subtropical
B. dry
C. temperate
D. continental

3. Scotland is famous for its …
A. seas which enter deeply into the land
B. long rivers
C. flats
D. beautiful large lakes with mountains round them

Tick true or false statements (+) or (-)
1.The American drama became American only in the 20th century.
2. From 1920 to 1950, American playwrights became theatrical innovators.
3. America’s blend of music originated from chamber music.
4. Trying to develop an American sound, composers brought European traditions.
5. Country music has made an important contribution to rock’n’roll.
6. American art is characterized by bright national peculiarities.
7. The third group of American artists that had broken with the previous course of American art was known as the Ash Can School.
8. There were no permanent theatres dedicated solely to showing films.
9. Hollywood became the major center for production.
10. The annual award in many categories is given once a decade.
11. Animations are films in which drawings are photographed to create the illusion of movement, usually by means of exposing the film frame by frame.
12. The American nation is blessed with rich people.
13. Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th because this is a day when the Continental Congress read the Declaration of Independence publicly.
14. Americans eat a lot but they don’t like junk food.
15. Young people in the USA have a few variety of interests apart from their school work.

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, D:

1. The… is a typical image among British institutions.
a) pub;
b) restaurant;
c) club;
d) café;

2. The club is an unchallenged … invention.
a) Ukrainian
b) Polish
c) Italian
d) English

3. In Britain the custom of becoming engaged is …
a) still generally retained;
b) not retained;
c) unknown
d) very poor