Test Paper `Across State Systems`

Test Paper Unit 9 Across State Systems

Vocabulary

A. Matching:

1.                to elect                               a) state
2.                to proclaim                        b) holiday
3.                a democratic                      c) the President
4.                equal                                  d) position
5.                the geographical                 e) law
6.                the fundamental                 f) power
7.                the legislative                     g) rights
8.                a state                                h) the independence

B. Filling in the gaps:

adopted/ sovereign/ citizens/ Jack/ monarchy/ islands/ articles/ choose

1.                Ukraine is a _______ state.
2.                People _____ their President in an election.
3.                The British flag is called the Union _____ .
4.                The British Isles consist of two large _____ .
5.                There are 15 chapters and 161 _____ in the Constitution of Ukraine.
6.                On June 28, 1996, the Supreme Rada of Ukraine _____ the Constitution of Ukraine.
7.                Great Britain is a constitutional _____ ,.
8.                ______ have their duties and rights.

C. Multiple choice:

1.                Governments should take decisive actions against _____ .

1.      citizens                        b. poverty                 c. laws

2.                The use of the languages of national _____ is guaranteed by the Constitution.

1.      minorities                    b. symbols                c. power

3.                The Prime Minister represents the state in foreign _____ .

1.      languages                    b. relations                c. borders

4.                In a free society people can practise their religious _____ without fear.

a.   beliefs                         b. conflicts                 c. violence

5.                _____ work is extremely popular with those who help people in need.

a.   project                        b. charity                   c. council

6.                This organization ___ with international problems.

1.      consists                      b. involves                c. deals

Grammar

1.              Fill in the correct preposition:

of; into; with; on(х2); in

1.                to be covered ___
2.                to border ____
3.                ___ behalf
4.                ___ the middle of
5.                to be divided ___
6.                to consist ___

2.              Word-order:

1.                the President / According / the head / the Constitution / is / the state / to / of /.
2.                crosses / is / of / The British / made / three / flag /up.
3.                on / the Thames / is / the banks / London / of / situated/.
4.                our / the scientific / centre / Kyiv / country / is / and / of / cultural.
5.                of / Motherland / are / their / Ukrainians / proud/.
6.                divided / branches / State / into / power / three / is/.

Reading

Read the text and write T for True, F for False.

Nelson Mandela was a legend in his own lifetime, so it comes as no surprise that the interest in his life and achievements has soared since his death in December 2013. Who was the man that evokes so many emotions and still inspires people?

He was born Rolihlahla Mandela in 1918. He was given the name Nelson only when he started his primary school, where all the children received Christian names. His father died when the boy was only 12. He had always dreamt, like his dad, that one day all people in Africa would become equal. He was a hard-working student and if it hadn`t been for the fact that he was expelled from his university for taking part in a protest, he would have graduated much earlier than he did in the end.

His involvement in politics and anti-white majority protests finally led to his life imprisonment in 1964. Luckily for him, the times changed and he did not spend the rest of his life behind bars but was released in 1990. Four years later, he won the Nobel Peace Prize and became South Africa`s first democratically elected President.

1.      Nelson Mandela became a legend after passing away.                     ___
2.      A lot of people consider him to be their role model.                        ___
3.      He was given the name Nelson while studying at elementary school.  ___
4.      He was expelled from university for his bad academic performance. ___     
5.      He was imprisoned for murder.                                                      ____                                                        
6.      He was the second President of South Africa.                               ____          

Listening (Exam Excellence Unit 2 People and Society, Recording 5)

You are going to hear four people talking about their political views. Match speakers (A, B, C, or D) to the sentences about them. Write the correct letter in each box. Where there are two boxes, you need to choose two speakers.

Which of the speakers: A, B, C, or D:

seems to be best-informed about the political situation in their country?    

1 ___

say they take an active part in political events?       2 ___ 3 ___

are interested in international politics?  4 ___ 5 ___

think most politicians are incompetent?  6 ___ 7 ___

isn`t interested in domestic politics?  8 ___