Перевод текста и тест

1. Read  the following text and do the tasks that follow

   In the England people do a lot of strange things. Everything is not like (4) in Europe. For example, the English are fond of talking about weather. They usually start every conversation (1) with a little remark about it. If you don’t say anything about weather, they will think that you are terribly boring. The Europeans usually talk about the weather when they don’t have anything to discuss. The English sense of humor is very special. You can offend people on the continent (2) if you make jokes about their clothes, their jobs, their lifestyle. But the English do it (3) every now and then and find nothing bad in it. English people are also very sarcastic so you must be ready to be laughed at.  The English are proud of their difference of Europe and indeed (5) they are different in many ways.

1.В Англии многие люди делают  странные вещи. Многие из которых отличаются от Европейских, например Англичане любят поговорить о погоде. Они обычно начинают каждый разговор с маленькой заметкой об этом. Если ты не скажешь ничего о погоде, то тебя посчитают занудой . Европейцы обычно говорят о погоде, когда им не о чем поговорить. Английское чувство юмора очень изысканно. Тебе могут сделать замечание если ты пошутишь об их одежде, об их работе и жизненном стиле. Но Англичане делают это не находя в этом ничего плохого. Английский народ так же очень саркастичный , так что будь готов быть осмеянным. Англичане гордятся тем, что отличается от Европейцев и постоянно находят отличия.

Тест:

1.   Choose the best title for the text.

1. English humor

2. English and Europe
3. English ways
4. The English are proud

2. According to the text, the Europeans

1. are terribly boring
2. seldom talk about the weather
3. usually don’t have anything to talk
4. Are not easily offended

3. According to the text, the English

1. are very sarcastic
2. talk about the weather all the time
3. hate when the people laugh
4. are mostly former Europeans

4. “conversation” (1) means

1. conference
2. story
3. talk
4. competition

5. “continent” (2) means

1. Africa
2. Asia
3. South America
4. Europe

6. “it” (3) stands for

1. telling jokes
2. continent
3. clothes
4. offending people

7. “like” (4) is

1. a noun
2. a preposition
3. a verb
4. a conjunction

8. “indeed”  (5) means

1. typically
2. of course
3. really
4. strangely

Present Simple / Present Continuous

1. Mum is in the kitchen. She … dinner.

1. makes

2. make
3. is making
4. Making

2. I usually … to work, but today I … because my car is broken.

1. drive, am walking
2. am driving, walk
3. drive, walk
4. am driving, am walking

3. What …? – He’s a doctor.

1. your father does
2. your father does do
3. does your father
4. does your father do

4. What language … at the moment?

1. is she speaking
2. she is speaking
3. does she speak
4. she speaks

5. Yes, we … to the cinema, but not very often.

1. go
2. goes
3. are going
4. don’t go

6. Why … here all alone? Where are your friends?

1. do you sit
2. you are sitting
3. are you sitting
4. you sit

7. At the moment we … over the capital of our country.

1. is flying
2. are flying
3. flies
4. fly

8. Our teacher … when people come late.

1. doesn’t like
2. not like
3. likes not
4. don’t like

9. Where is Jim? – He … in the garden.

a) working

b) works

c) work

d) is working

10. How many newspapers … every day?

1. you buy

2. do you buy
3. are you buying
4. you are buying