Test №1
I. Match the headings (1-8) to the texts (A-G). There is one extra heading you do not need to use.
Street performers Eating together Important for the whole country Lifting weights | 5. Cooking competition 6. Cheese Rolling 7.In memory of the past events 8.A cookery sprint |
A. A woolsack race is one of the British local festivals that could be called strange. It started in Tetbury, a wool town, in the 17th century when young men wanted to demonstrate their physical strength. Since then, every spring men and women compete in teams to carry heavy woolsacks up and down the hill. The race events are complemented by a funfair and musical entertainments.
B. Midsummer was the time for the Cheese Rolling Ceremony in many places. Competitors gathered at the top of a hill. The Master of the Ceremonies let a heavy head of cheese roll down the hill. Brave runners raced down to be the first to catch it. However, the event was cancelled in 2010 due to safety reasons.
C. Another cheese ceremony is popular in the village of Randwick. On the first Sunday in May people roll three cheeses from right to left around the church. After rolling, the villagers cut up and share one of the cheeses. They believe that eating cheese brings health to their families.
D. The village of Marshfield, England, is famous for its Paperboys procession. People dressed in paper costumes go through the streets. They start from the market place and perform the town’s unique character play along the road. By noon they have done more than six performances for several hundred people.
E. Every January Up Helly Aa is celebrated in Scotland. People dressed in Viking costumes and helmets go through the streets of Lerwick. They hold flaming torches, sticks with the special material on the top which burns in order to give light. The strongest participants carry a full size model of a Viking ship to an open field. There the people throw lit torches into the ship and burn it.
F. Melbourne Cup Day is held in Australia, in November. Although Cup Day is a public holiday only in the city of Melbourne, the rest of the country refuses to be left out of the event. People gather around televisions and computers, whether at work, at home, or wherever they are, just to watch this world famous horse race. This event is often called ‘the race that stops the nation’.
G. In a village in Eastern England an unusual race takes place every year. Three groups take part in the race – adults, children and teenagers. Each participant receives a frying pan with a pancake and has to race from one end of a field to the other, throwing the pancake into the air and catching it in the frying pan without dropping it. The winner is the first to cross the line.
II. Fill in off, back, up, down, into:phrasal verb
1. There was a traffic jam on the road so we decided to turn ______.
2. She was offered a new job but she turned ______ the offer.
3. He managed to turn their words _______ joke.
4. Turn______ the radio. It disturbs me.
5. My brother turned ______ unexpectedly early in the morning.
6. Turn _____ the TV. I can't hear what they're saying.
III. Put the verb in the correct form of the Present Tense.
1.The water _____ (boil). Can you turn it off?
2.It ______ (not rain) very much in summer.
3.I ____ (think) of giving up my job.
4.The soup _____ (taste) delicious.
5.Sam is very tired. He ____ (work) very hard recently.
6.Look! Someone ____ (break) that window.
7.They _____ (play) tennis since 2 o’clock.
8.We _____ (have) a theme party next Saturday. So we need pirate costumes.
9.I can’t understand why he ____ (be) so stubborn. He isn’t usually like that.
10.I _____ (see) the manager tomorrow morning.
IV. Complete the sentences using which, who, whose, when, where, why:
1. What is the name of the writer ______ most famous novel is ‘War and Peace’?
2. The girl _____ lives next door is called Natalie.
3. The boy ______ won the first prize is only fifteen years old.
4. The movie ______ you advised me to watch is very boring.
5. That is the girl ______brother came to see us the other day.
6.That's the restaurant_________ we met for the first time.
V.Fill in the prepositions:
The reason _______ Earth Day is to create environmental awareness.
My sister is interested _______ Russian history.
The motorway was crowded _______ cars.
Do you afraid _______ spiders?
Are you interested ….going to a fancy dress party tonight?
My little brother still believes ….. Santa Claus.
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