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Romanticism as а literary current can be viewed as а result of two great historical events…?
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• individualism and new writers
• German writers and French philosophers
• the Industrial Revolution in England and the French Revolution
• the French Revolution and French philosophers

What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
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• equality, knowledge, freedom
• education, liberation, knowledge
• faster, higher, stronger
• liberty, fraternity and equality

When was Westminster Abbey founded?
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• in the 10th century
• in the 12th century
• in the 11th century
• in the 9th century

Why was the Clock Tower named «Big Ben»?
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• after the archbishop
• after the bell
• after the bellman
• after the king

How do they use the Crown Jewels?
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• only as museum exhibits
• for coronations
• for special occasions
• forchristening

Who is the author of “the War of the Worlds”?
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• Lewis Саrrol
• H.G. Wells
• George Bernard Shaw
• John Galsworthy

Whose statue is on the column in the centre of Trafalgar Square?
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• Admiral Nelson
• Winston Churchill
• Oliver Cromwell
• Charles II

What is the most beloved and cherished holiday of the year?
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• St. Patrick’s Day
• New Year
• Halloween
• April Fools

Where was “Metropolitan Opera” opened in 1883?
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• in Washington D.C.
• in London
• in New York
• in Paris

When was Thanksgiving Day first celebrated in the USA?
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• 1621
• 1607
• 1600
• 1620

Which museum has the largest library in the world?
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• the National Gallery
• the British Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Science Museum

Which British pop band was extremely popular in 1996-1998?
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• Spice Girls
• Catatonia
• Super Furry Animals
• Manic Street Preachers

The most famous jazz singers were …?
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• Bessie Smith and Muddy Waters
• Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry
• Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
• Muddy Waters and B.B. King

Who founded London?
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• the Vikings
• the Romans
• the French
• the British

Which are the principal amateur athletic sports in the US colleges?
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• fencing and wrestling
• American football and basketball
• hockey and soccer
• badminton and handball
• football and basketball

Who leaves Easter eggs and other gifts for little children according to an old Teutonic superstition?
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• SantaClaus
• the Fairy
• the Easter Rabbit
• theMadHare

Whom do Americans honor on Memorial Day?
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• the servicemen who gave their lives in past wars
• the soldiers
• their ancestors
• the dead Presidents

What museum is in Trafalgar Square?
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• the British Museum
• the National Gallery
• Science Museum
• Natural History Museum

What should candidates attend after the HR department has prepared a shortlist of candidates?
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• an interview
• a training course
• an interrogation
• a contest

What was the name of the first English settlement in the USA in 1607?
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• Washington
• Jamestown
• Williamsburg
• Hopewell

When you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, you begin your business letter with …
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• Dear Mr.
• Dear Sir
• Dear Partner
• Dear Man

George Bernard Shaw mercilessly criticized …?
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• Hypocrisy and stupidity
• Greed and envy
• Cruelty and immorality
• Ignorance and indifference

When were the first Wimbledon Championships held?
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• 1877
• 1800
• 1878
• 1777

when was the Royal College of Music established in London?
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• in the second half ot the 19th century
• in the 18th century
• in the 17th century
• in the first half ot the 19th century

In the USAa good friendly informal ending of a business letter is…?
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• Cordially yours
• Bye
• Faithfully yours
• Yours sincerely

This holiday is celebrated on October 31st. What holiday is this?
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• Halloween
• Labor Day
• Christmas
• Mother’s Day

.At first, what was one of the informal names for table-tennis?
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• to and fo
• here-there
• Whiff-Whaff
• drip-drop

Where should thе date be written in a business letter?
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• in the top left corner
• оn the left-hand side of the page
• оn the right-hand side of the page
• in the top right corner

What do the six colors of the Olympic flag represent?
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• sports
• the rainbow
• the best human qualities
• the nations of the world

Observed by Irish societies as well as many others, especially with parades, which Saint's day is this?
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• Patrick
• David
• Andrew
• George

When you have the name of the person you are writing to and the letter is on a personal level, you write: … ?
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• Dear Man/Lady
• My Dear Friend
• Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms
• Dear Friend

Howmanymembersarethere in the House of Representatives?
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• 225
• 435
• 50
• 100

Is Easter a national holiday?
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• it’sanationalholiday
• it’s not anationalholiday
• it’s a legal holiday
• it’s a church holiday

How long did it take to build St. Paul’s Cathedral?
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• 45 years
• 35 years
• 25 years
• 15 years

What was the aim of the so-calledLuddite movement?
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• to write poems
• to struggle for power
• to educate people
• to destroy weaving machines or frames

How does Congress observe the birthday of George Washington in the USA?
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• adopting new laws
• with speeches and readings from his works
• criticising the President
• only with speeches

What was the first country to organise sport as a national activity?
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• Russia
• England
• France
• the USA

What were the Olympic Games?
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• an ancient Roman religious festival
• an ancient Irish religious festival
• an ancient British religious festival
• an ancient Greek religious festival

When are shops closed in England?
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• Friday
• Saturday
• Monday
• Sunday

Which US President never lived in the White House?
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• Abraham Lincoln
• G. Washington
• Ulysses S. Grant
• ThomasJefferson

Where are the Crown Jewels kept?
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• in Big Ben
• in Westminster Abbey
• in the Tower of London
• in Buckingham Palace

Where did golf come from?
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• Ireland
• Iceland
• Scotland
• Wales

What day is Halloween?
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• 1st November
• 31st October
• 31st November
• 1st October

How many people inhabit London?
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• 20 milllion
• 9 million
• 6 million
• 5 million

What is it customary for people to buy at Easter?
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• gifts
• chocolate
• new clothes
• new books

Howmanymembersarethere in the Senate?
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• 100
• 435
• 225
• 50

Who built St. Paul’s Cathedral, the largest Protestant church in England?
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• Christopher Wren
• Charles Barry
• Norman Foster
• Robert Adam

When do American celebrate the Independence Day?
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• the 4th of June
• the 4th of July
• the 4th of May
• the 4th of August

What is Whitehall?
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• a street of theatres
• a street of shops
• a street of government offices
• a square

Is St. Valentine’s Day a national holiday in the USA and England?
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• it’sanationalholiday
• it’s a legal holiday
• it’s a religious holiday
• it’s not anationalholiday

Romanticism as а literary current can be viewed as а result of two great historical events…?
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• the French Revolution and French philosophers
• German writers and French philosophers
• the Industrial Revolution in England and the French Revolution
• individualism and new writers

Who founded the British Museum?
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• William Caxton
• Charles Darwin
• Sir Hans Sloane
• Isaac Newton

What brings you luck at Easter according to a popular belief?
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• eating chocolate
• helping poor people
• wearing three new things
• going to church

What was London’s original name?
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• Lundun
• Londre
• Londin
• Londinium

Has anyone tried to steal the Crown Jewels?
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• no
• nobody knows
• it’s impossible
• yes

Celebrated as Labor Day in most of the world and by some groups in the U.S. It is observed in some schools as a spring festival. This holiday officially falls on May 1 every year. What holiday is it?
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• Revolution Day
• Victory Day
• May Day
• Arbor Day

At Halloween children play a game called ‘Trick or Treat ’. What are treats?
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• books
• clothes
• sweets
• money

Were women allowed to compete in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece?
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• No, but they could attend and watch them
• No
• Yes
• Only some women were allowed

Where are offices of most English daily and evening papers situated?
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• Tudor Street
• Oxford Street
• Friday Street
• Fleet Street

WhatdoEnglish people do when there is a big crowd in a pub, or at a bus stop?
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• get annoyed
• queue for everything
• leave the place
• jump the queue

What is the Tower today?
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• a royal palace
• a fortress
• a prison
• a museum

What is the name of the earliest surviving English song?
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• ‘Beowulf’
• ‘Diggers’ Song’
• ‘Summer has come In’
• ‘Piers Plowman’

Who is the most significant representative of the Enlightenment period in American?
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• Jane Colden
• David Rittenhouse
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin

Whatisthecentre of interest in an English house?
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• a fireplace
• a kitchen
• a bedroom
• a living-room

The letter of application is sometimes called…?
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• a CV
• a Résumé
• an application form
• a cover letter

Who was the greatest English realist of the 19th century?
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• William Wordsworth
• Charles Dickens
• Elizabeth Gaskell
• William Makepeace Thackeray

The 17th and 18th centuries аrе known in the history of European culture as the period of … ?
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• Independence
• Knowledge
• Enlightenment
• Light

How do English-speaking people celebrate New Year’s Day?
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• go to bed early
• just sing songs
• shoot off guns and firecrackers, visit friends
• stay up all night long

What is London’s commercial and business heart?
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• the City
• Westminster
• East End
• West End

How should thе date be written in a business letter?
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• 2020.10.05
• 10.05.2020
• 10 Nov. 2020
• 10th of May 2020

When did the production of films start in Hollywood?
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• in the late 1930s
• in the late 1920s
• in the late 1950s
• in the late 1940s

……. is а universal business language?
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• Chinese
• German
• English
• Spanish

Which is the oldest public building in Washington D. C.?
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• the Library of Congress
• The White House
• the Supreme Court
• the Pentagon

What is depicted on the Olympic flag?
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• seven rings
• six rings
• five rings
• eight rings

What were the usual themes of blues in the USA?
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• challenging world and self-confidence
• unhappy love, alienation, self-pity
• happy life and happy love
• deep philosophical thoughts

Oscar Wilde is regarded as the leader of the English … movement?
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• neo-romantic
• romantic
• aesthetic
• pre-romantic

Where do the members of Congress meet?
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• in the Capitol Building
• in the Pentagon
• in the White House
• in the Supreme Court

Who is the author of “Oliver Twist”?
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• John Galsworthy
• Lewis Саrrol
• H.G. Wells
• Charles Dickens

Easter eggs symbolise…
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• the sun
• mankind
• new life
• prosperity

How many parts does a letter of application usually contain?
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• 8
• 2
• 6
• 4

What do people do on St. Valentine’s Day?
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• exchange valentines
• baptise children
• marry
• bake cakes

Which game is often called the «national pastime» in the USA?
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• hockey
• American football
• soccer
• Baseball

Which was the major topic of the American romanticists?
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• Indians
• Hardship
• Real life
• Nature

What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
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• equality, knowledge, freedom
• education, liberation, knowledge
• faster, higher, stronger
• liberty, fraternity and equality

Howmanymembersarethere in the Senate?
Выберите один ответ:

• 100
• 435
• 225
• 50

When did the production of films start in Hollywood?
Выберите один ответ:

• in the late 1930s
• in the late 1920s
• in the late 1950s
• in the late 1940s

.At first, what was one of the informal names for table-tennis?
Выберите один ответ:

• to and fo
• here-there
• Whiff-Whaff
• drip-drop

How many people inhabit London?
Выберите один ответ:

• 20 milllion
• 9 million
• 6 million
• 5 million

Who leaves Easter eggs and other gifts for little children according to an old Teutonic superstition?
Выберите один ответ:

• SantaClaus
• the Fairy
• the Easter Rabbit
• theMadHare

What is Whitehall?
Выберите один ответ:

• a street of theatres
• a street of shops
• a street of government offices
• a square

Which are the principal amateur athletic sports in the US colleges?
Выберите один ответ:

• fencing and wrestling
• American football and basketball
• hockey and soccer
• badminton and handball
• football and basketball

What day is Halloween?
Выберите один ответ:

• 1st November
• 31st October
• 31st November
• 1st October

How do they use the Crown Jewels?
Выберите один ответ:

• only as museum exhibits
• for coronations
• for special occasions
• forchristening

Why was the Clock Tower named «Big Ben»?
Выберите один ответ:

• after the archbishop
• after the bell
• after the bellman
• after the king

The letter of application is sometimes called…?
Выберите один ответ:

• a CV
• a Résumé
• an application form
• a cover letter

Which museum has the largest library in the world?
Выберите один ответ:

• the National Gallery
• the British Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Science Museum

The most famous jazz singers were …?
Выберите один ответ:

• Bessie Smith and Muddy Waters
• Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry
• Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
• Muddy Waters and B.B. King

When do American celebrate the Independence Day?
Выберите один ответ:

• the 4th of June
• the 4th of July
• the 4th of May
• the 4th of August

Who founded the British Museum?
Выберите один ответ:

• William Caxton
• Charles Darwin
• Sir Hans Sloane
• Isaac Newton

Romanticism as а literary current can be viewed as а result of two great historical events…?
Выберите один ответ:

• the French Revolution and French philosophers
• German writers and French philosophers
• the Industrial Revolution in England and the French Revolution
• individualism and new writers