1.Choose the correct variant.

1. The USA is bordered by (to the North) and (to the South).

a) Russia/ Canada

b) Canada / Mexico

c) Guatemala / Belize
2. The USA has states and a federal district.

a) 49

b) 50

c) 52
3. The capital city of the country is .

a) Philadelphia

b) Washington DC

c) New York.

4. is the USA’s largest city.

a) New York

b) Washington DC

c) Los Angeles
5. The National Day of the USA is on .

a) March, 17th

b) June, 21th

c) July, 4th
6. Christopher Columbus discovered America in .

a) 1492

b) 1392

c) 1482

7. Name the holiday which belongs only to American people:

Christmas

Halloween

Independence Day
8. The USA was founded by 13 colonies.

a) British

b) French

c) Dutch
9. is the national bird of the USA.

a) The Bald Eagle

b) The Swan

c) The Hawk

2. Match the dates with the names of the holidays.

A Washington’s Birthday 1 Second Sunday in May

B Thanksgiving Day 2 December 25th

C St. Valentine’s Day 3 October 12th

D Mother’s Day 4 October 31st

E Flag Day 5 February 22nd

F Christmas 6 June 14th

G Columbus Day 7 February 14th

I Independence Day 8 Fourth Thursday in November

H Halloween 9 July 4th

3. Match the proverbs and their translation.

1 One man, no man. A В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

2 There is no place like home. B На вкус и цвет товарищей нет.

3 Leave and learn. C Яблоко от яблони не далеко падает.

4 Like teacher, like pupil. D Один в поле не воин.

5 There is no accounting for tastes. E Век живи и век учись

4. Circle the odd word.

the USA, Russia, Germany, New York

the Baikal, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean

west, east, chain, south

deep, continent, large, mighty

Washington D.C., Alaska, Texas, Hawaii

The Ontario, the Superior, the Huron, the Grand Canyon

(the) Germans, (the) Americans, Japanese, (the) British

the Potomac River, the Mississippi, California, the Colorado

7. Make up words.

m, r, i, c, a, a, e

t, t, s, a, e

o, n, n, i, t, c, e, n, t

t, n, i, y, n, a, I, a, l, t, o

a, a, p, c, t, i, l

g, e, a, e, l

n, n, m, o, u, t, a, i

i, l, a, f, o, r, d

8. Make up sentences.

president, Washington, D.C., of, after, is, the, first, named, America

Lincoln, president, was, 16th, Abraham, the, the, of, USA

fast, industry, largest, the, has, USA, the, in, world, food, the

Americans, skyscrapers, the, built, first

Many, people, United, nationalities, States, different, the, of, the, are,of

country, USA, world’s, largest, fourth, is, the, the
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