Surprise me (Удиви меня)

1
Change each sentence
so it means the same
as the first one.

1. Tom’s hobby is tennis. Tom is….
2. They are building a new bridge. A new bridge ….
Air Travel is faster than any other kind of travel.
Air Travel is the….
4. If you are a student you can always get special reduced prices. Unless you are a student…..
5. There is a great danger in driving too fast. Driving ….

1. it’s a pity that I don’t know him. I wish..
5. My bedroom is above the sitting-room. My sitting-room..
2. May we leave our bikes here? Are we …?
3. Jane asked: “Where is the ball?” Jane asked…..
4. It’s not necessary to pay if you are a student. You…

1. You must keep these vegetables in the freezer. These vegetables…
2. She explained she had not got any money. She said, “I..”
3. I am not as pretty as my sister. My sister …
4. It’s a pity you haven’t seen the performance. You should…
5. I like coffee better than tea. I…..

1. The students will have read the text by 4 o’clock. The text..
2. But I could not accept his invitation. But I …
3. My friend said, “ I am having here a good time.”
My friend told me…
4. If possible you should keep your car in a garage at night. If possible a car…
5. Always take the keys with you when you park your car. Don’t ….

2
Answer the questions

What was Othello’s rank in the tragedy “Othello”
by W. Shakespeare?
A ) general B) captain C) lieutenant

What is the real surname of the poet
having a pen name “Homeless”
in the novel “Master and Margaret” by M. Bulgakov?
Berlioz B) Latunsky C) Ponyryov

What is the name of the town where Neznaika lives
in the book by N.Nosov?
Flower town B) Sunny town C) Cucumber town

One powerful monarch said
“Europe can wait while the Russian Tsar ….”
Finish the phrase.
A) Is drinking vodka B) is having a rest C) is fishing

Who does this phrase belong to?
“Labour saves you from three evils: boredom,
vice and hardship”
A) Socratez B) Voltaire C) Lenin

Which Egyptian god was depicted with the head of a dog?
(jackal-headed)
A) Anubis B) Osiris C) Amenhotep

Which American actress played the main part
in the film “Siberian Barber” by N. Mikhalkov?
A) Jodie Foster B) Julia Ormond C) Charlize Theron

Which composer and musician hadn’t been buried
for some years after his death?
Ludwig van Beethoven B) Johann Sebastian Bach
C) Niccolò Paganini

Who said
“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have.
The older she gets the more interested he is in her.”
A) Mark Twain B) Agatha Christie C) Oscar Wild

What inspired Ernest Hemingway to write the novel
“For Whom the Bell Tolls “?
A) Breaking off with his beloved woman
B) Death of his best friend C) Civil war in Spain

The apple of discord was thrown under
to Olympic goddesses by:
A) Artemis B) Themis C) Eris

Which playing card is considered a curse of Scotland
or the Scourge of Scotland?
A) Queen of spades B) Jack of clubs C) Nine of diamonds

The first academy was established in:
A) Italy B) France C) England

This metal is called “tirelessness”.
The strings made of it are practically eternal.
A) Steel B) beryllium C) lithium

Trillion is
million of milliards B) thousand of millions
C) thousand of milliards

Napoleon Bonaparte by the type of temperament was:
A) phlegmatic B) sanguine C) choleric

Which of these weapons is not a pistol?
A) Beretta B) Valter C) Galil

Sea water doesn’t contain this element:
A) silicon B) silver C) sulfur

The human skeleton has got this amount of bones:
A) 218 B) 128 C) 281

The name of this element “ruthenium” comes
from the word “Ruthenia”. What does it mean?
poison B) Latin name of Russia
C) its discoverer’s name

3
Have you ever…?
Drink
Steal
Lie
Cut
Lose
Forget
Give
Take
Break
Spend
Learn
Build
Keep
Forgive
Sell
Bring
Send
Throw
Teach
Wear

4
animal
crackers
bull
ram
rat
bat
ant
eel
owl
cat

Structure giving shape and support
frame work
Baby carriage
pram

The back of the foot
Remove the skin of the fruit and vegetables
heel
peel

The middle of the target
Bull’s-eye

Fighting between two people
combat

situated
located

There have been some …..improvements in the comfort of air travel over the last decade.
significant
important

The lone wolf …. at the full moon.
howls

Express pleasure at someone’s achievements
congratulate

Источники
1. Увлекательные игры для эрудитов. 1400 вопросов и ответов../ Сост. Н. Листратенко. - Харьков: Книжный Клуб " Клуб Семейного Досуга", 2008.
2. Proficiency master class. Workbook. Kathy Gude, Michael Duckworth. Oxford University Press 1998.
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6. Иллюстрация к книге «Незнайка и его друзья»http://www.e-reading.org.u69/69465-i_035.jpg
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