Choose the right variant. 1. ... was the name of the first village of Europeans in America. a) New Plymouth b) New Amsterdam c) New York d) Mayflower 2. Abraham Lincoln is the ... president of the USA. a) sixteenth b) first c) last c) eighth 3. The USA is a…a) republic b) federal republic c) monarchy c) parliamentary monarchy 4. There are ... states in America. a) 51 b) 50 c) 52 d) 13 5. The United States’ national motto is…a) Uncle Sam b) In God We Trust c) E pluribus unum d) Stars and Stripes 6. The heart of the city of New York is …a) the Bronx b) Manhattan c) Brooklyn c) Queens 7. By the time of the American Revolution (1776), the culture of American colonists had been thoroughly …a) British b) French c) Indian d) Dutch 8. Education in the USA comprises… basic levels. a) two b) three c) four d) five 9. In 1812 the first Russian settlement appeared on the American continent. The name of it is…a) the White House b) Fort Ross c) Moscow d) The Grand Canyon 10. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by the freedom-loving people of… a) Britain b) Spain c) France d) Italy

Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 
It is located on the British Isles
Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. 
The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans:  the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque.
The capital of the UK is London.
The official language is English.
The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'.
Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy.
Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament
and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. 
But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session.
The  three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party.
The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
The chief river is the Thames River 
Britain's major industries include  iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.

1 .It took me a week to overcome the flu.2. What time do you get up in the morning? 3.He drove away with two million dollars. 4.I will be back tomorrow. 5.Our neighbours were making yesterday. 6. Tom made a mistake in his test yesterday.7.His father can make good reports 8.He must earn money because his mother needs expensive medicine. 9. Who is going to take care of little Lily? 10. I usually look up all the new words in dictionary .11. It grew dark and I turned on the light.12. My tea was ready and I turned off the gas. 13.This witch turned this bad boy into a pig. (превратить)