Text 2: Queen Victoria

78. When did Queen Victoria succeed to the throne? D) At the age of 18.

79. What’s the reason that Victoria wore funeral black for the rest of her life? B) Her husband’s death.

80. How many children did Queen Victoria give birth to between 1840 and 1857? A) 9.

81. She emerged from mourning in 1847 encouraged by her family, friends and the newly-elected Prime Minister …? E) Disraeli.

82. How many of Queen’s children died before her? D)3.

83. When did her elder daughter die? A) In July 1901.

84. What title did her Prime Minister get? B) Earl of Beaconsfield.

85. What’s the name of her last surviving child? C) Beatrice.

Text 3: Press in Britain

86. What “quality” newspapers do you know? A) The Times, The Independent.

87. What are newspapers owned in Britain by? A) By publishing companies.

88. What kind of newspapers are called as “populars and tabloids”? E) Small-sized newspapers

89. What’s the difference between daily newspapers and “Sundays”? D) More reading matter

90. What does a “colour supplement” mean? C) Separate magazine which contains feature articles

91. Which type of readers are the British? D) They are fond of reading newspapers

92. What is an important tradition in many British households? D) A big Sunday lunch

Text 4: Different Kinds of Money

93. What is the real reason hat is valuable? D) everyone believes it is

94. What was used money on the Pacific Island of Yap? A) large stone discs

95. According to the text, gold and silver were useful as a kind of money? B) they were easier to carry around

96. This text is about: D) types of money

97. When was the paper money introduced? E) in the seventeenth century

98. According to the text people: C) were suspicious of paper money

99. Why did ancient types of money die out? E) more practical forms of money were invented

100. What does everyone believe? C) a $10 bill is worth $10