a) Acts of Parliament b) Civil Service code c) unwritten law or case law
2. Simple matters are considered by … .
a) the Crown Court b) the High Court c) magistrates
3. Cases involving children are heard in special … courts.
a) Queen’s Bench Division b) juvenile c) district
4. The highest court in England is … .
a) the Crown Court b) the High Court c) the Supreme Court
5. The court system of England and Wales comprises two types of courts:
a) criminal courts and civil courts
b) magistrates’ court and county courts
c) European Court of Justice and High court
6. … is the Supreme legislative body in Great Britain.
a) government b) parliament c) court
7. There are courses that every student has to take in order to receive a degree – … .
a) majors b) primaries c) finals
8. The monarchy is… .
a) elected b) appointed c) hereditary
9. The… to universities is by selection and examination.
a) graduation b) loans c) admission
10. …programme is a traditional form of Russian higher education.
a) master’s degree b) a specialist diploma c) doctor’s degree
11. There are 156 universities in the USA. They are…
a) all public b) all private c) either public or private
12. The … serves formally as head of state.
a) Lord Chancellor b) Prime Minister b) c) monarch
13. The leader of the party that has a majority in the House of Commons is appointed … .
a) Prime Minister b) Speaker c) President
14. The legislative power in the USA is vested in the … .
a) Government b) President c) Congress
15. The House of Lords is presided by the … .
a) President b) Lord Chancellor c) Prime Minister
16. The President is elected every four years together with the Vice-President in … .
a) the UK b) the USA c) Russian Federation
17. …law system developed from Roman Law, the legal system, used in Roman Empire.
a) the common b) the sharia c) the civil law
18. …of justice is divided into three divisions: the Queen’s Bench Division, the Chancery Division, the Family Division.
a) the county court b) the High Court of justice c) the Supreme court
19. … have the right to fight a case in the higher courts.
a) barristers b) judges c) solicitors
20. Besides … lawyers perform different duties.
a) disputes b) litigation c) government
mɪkst iːˈkɒnəmi - mixed economy
steɪt ˈəʊnəʃɪp - state ownership
strəˈtiːʤɪk ˈeərɪəz - strategic areas
ˈpraɪvɪˌtaɪzd - privatized
ˈɪndəstri ænd ˈægrɪkʌlʧə - industry and agriculture
ˈnəʊtəbl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz - notable exceptions
ˈɛnəʤi - energy
dɪˈfɛns-rɪˈleɪtɪd - difference related
ˈruːbl - Ruble (рубль)
ˈjuːnɪt ɒv ˈkʌrənsi - unit of currency
əkˈsɛptɪd - excepted
ˈliːgəl ˈtɛndə - illegal tender
æbˈkɑːzɪə - Abkhazia
saʊθ ɔː'siːtjə - South Ossetia
ˈmʌnɪtəri ˈsɪstɪm - monetary system
ˈmænɪʤd - manager
ˈsɜːvɪsɪz - services
ˈbɪgɪst ˈsɛktə - biggest sector
pɜː ‘sɛnt - percent
ˈhəʊlseɪl - wholesale
rɪˈpeə - reaper
ˈməʊtə ˈviːɪklz - motor vehicle
ˈməʊtəˈsaɪklz - motorcycle
ˈhaʊshəʊld gʊdz - household goods
ˈpʌblɪk ədˌmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃn - public administration
hɛlθ ænd ˌɛdjuːˈkeɪʃən - health and education
rɪəl ɪsˈteɪt - real estate
ˈtrænspɔːt ˈstɔːrɪʤ - transport storage
kənˈtrɪbjuːts - contributes
ˈmaɪnɪŋ - mining
ˌmænjʊˈfækʧərɪŋ - manufactory
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ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl - unusual
ˈmeɪʤə - major
rɪˈlaɪz - realize
ˈɛnəʤi ˈrɛvɪnjuːz - energy revenues
əˈbʌndəns ɒv ˈnæʧrəl - abandones of natural
rɪˈsɔːsɪz - resources
ˈnæʧrəl gæs - natural gas
ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛtlz - pressure metals
ˈmeɪʤə ʃeə - major shear
ˈɛkspɔːts - exports
ˈbʌʤɪt ˈrɛvɪnjuːz - budget revenues
ˈpɜːʧəsɪŋ ˈpaʊə ˈpærɪti - purchasing power parity
‘fjʊəld - fueled
dɪsˈpəʊzəbl - disposable
ˈɪnkʌm - income
1. Соединенные Штаты (за исключением Гавайских островов и Аляски через Северную Америку от Атлантического океана до Тихого океана
2. США покрывает территорию от Канады на севере до Мексики, Мексиканского залива и Калифорнийского залива на юге.
3. Северные границы США соответствуют линии Париж - Вена - Волгоград, а южные - северной части пустыни Сахара. Нью-Йорк находится на той же широте, что и Неаполь. Но климат в Северной Америке намного холоднее, чем в Европе, и среднегодовая температура в Нью-Йорке составляет 11 ° C.
4. США омывается Тихим и Атлантическим океанами
5. Глава государства и правительства: президент, избираемый на четыре года.
6. Законодательный орган: Конгресс (двухпалатный), состоящий из Сената и Палаты представителей.
7. Официальным и преобладающим языкомя вляется английский язык.