Тест по теме "Mystic places" к УМК "Spotlight"
методическая разработка по английскому языку (11 класс)

1. Choose the correct item.

1) The hotel was located in a remote/inhabited area of the city. It took us about forty-five minutes to get to the closest restaurant.
2) The ruins that were found in the archeological sites of Santorini are well familiar/preserved.
3) The ancient Greeks gave properties/offerings to the twelve Gods of Olympus.
4) The vase they bought us for our wedding anniversary is quite unique/worshipped.
5) We hired a moving company to transport/disappear our belongings to our new home.
6) The invaders/monks took over the city just as the night had fallen.

2. Fill in:  stream/ hot springs/ mountain range/ waterfall/ swamp/ cave

1) The little bear cubs rushed into the _________ when they heard the gunshot.
2) Although we got soaking wet, we managed to take some beautiful pictures by the ___________ .
3) There was a small _____________ running along our garden.
4) ____________ can be found all over the world and are known to be therapeutic.
5) The world’s longest _____________ is the Andes and is located between Chile and Argentina.
6) We were able to see some crocodiles in the __________ .

3. Fill in: mystery/ archaeological/ forecast

1)A: When I visit a new country, I love going to all the ________________ sites.
  B: Really? I prefer to spend my time getting to know the culture of the locals.

2)A: What ever happened to Mr Stevens?
  В: I have no idea. His disappearance is a _____________ .

3)A: Did you hear the weather __________________ ?
  B: Yes, it’s going to be mostly cloudy with a few showers tomorrow.

1. Choose the correct item.

1) Planes are needed to transport supplies to remote/distant areas in the far north.
2) Ancient civilisations are known to have prayed/worshipped gods in sacred shrines.
3) Many Hindu temples were destroyed by Islamic invaders/priestess in the 8th century BC.
4) Offerings/offers were made to the gods to honor them and ask for their blessing.
5) The temple of Rameses II in Egypt is quite a magnificent feet/feat of craftsmanship.
6) Artists visit Greenland for the island’s invisible/unique atmosphere and magnificent surroundings.

2. Fill in: mountain rangers/ valley/ hot spring/ grasslands/ glacier/ dam

1) The Rocky Mountains are a great chain of ____________ extending from British Columbia into New Mexico.
2) In 2007, a landslide covered Russia’s famous ____________ of Geysers.
3) While in Japan, the tourists bathed in a popular ____________.
4) А ___________ was built to prevent future flooding of the town.
5) A ____________ is a large, slow-moving river of ice.
6) ___________ cover almost 50% of the land area of Africa.

3. Fill in: mystery/ ruins/ inhabited

1)A: I want to become an archaeologist someday.
  B: That’s great! You might even discover some ancient ________________.

2)A: Those tribesmen are very protective of their land.
  B: Of course. Their ancestors ________________ it for centuries.

3)A: Has Plato’s lost city of Atlantis been found?
  B: No. The location still remains a __________________.