Task 4 TEST I. Choose the correct variant.

Moscow was founded in … by the prince Yuri Dolgoruky.

1147

1447

1117

The most famous tower of the Kremlin is …. with a big clock.

the Spasskaya Tower

Bell Tower

the Archangel Cathedral

… was built in 1475-1479 and all Russian Tsars and Emperors were crowned there.

The Assumption Cathedral

TheAnnunciation Cathedral

The Archangel Cathedral

Under …. the Kremlin was built of white stone.

Dmitry Donskoy

Ivan III

Andrey Rublev

…. was the burial place of the Russian Princes and Tsars.

The Assumption Cathedral

The Annunciation Cathedral

The Archangel Cathedral

The Faceted Palace was built in …

1487-91

1487-97

1481-97

The Russian Federation is washed by … .

12 seas and 3 oceans.

11 seas and 2 oceans.

12 seas and 4 oceans.

In the west the Russian Federation has borders with …

Norway, Finland, Belarus and Ukraine.

Italy, Finland, Belarus and Ukraine.

Norway, Finland, Belarus and France.

The deepest lake in the world is … .

Baikal.

the Baikal.

the lake Baikal.

Russia is very rich in oil, coal, iron ore, natural gas, copper, nickel and other mineral… .

resources

steppes

neighbours

The State Duma and the Council of Federation are … of the government.

the legislative branch

the executive branch

the judicial branch

II. Give English equivalents.(переведите на английский язык)

князь, памятник, архитектор, архитектура, шедевр, дворец, колокольня, небоскреб, научный, Успенский собор, Грановитая палата, страна рождения, занимать, полезные ископаемые, возвышенности, законодательная ветвь (власти), полосы, тундра, степь.