8th form "Great Britain. General Information" Test

1. The country is separated from the continent by ____.

2. Union Jack combines the elements of three countries except _____.

3. The closest country on the mainland is ____.

4. Sport teams in England wear the uniforms in _____.

5. The first part united with England was ____.

6. The last part that became the part of the union was _____.

7. The War of Roses lasted for thirty years in ____.

8. The meaning "The Holy Trinity" was explained using as an example a ____.

9. The British Isles is a _____ name of the country.

10. The Unicorn is supposed to be a mythic animal of ____.

Linking Words and Phrases

11. The pupils have been studying the material for two weeks. _____, they write test work to show their knowledge.

12.The Scots chose the thistle as their national emblem ____ they had a serious reason to do this.

13. It was time for the lesson to be over, _____, the pupils couldn't stop listening the ir teacher's story.

14. _____ it was rather early, nobody was noticed in the school corridors.

15. Our task today is to read and translate the text _____ to do some exercises according to its content.