UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Module 1

Year of study –I
Student –
VAR.3
1. Choose the right answer

1. He … so much time and efforts to what we do. I don’t believe he will betray us or concede despite all the
obstacles.

a)devoted b)has devoted

2. Sorry, I still can’t consent. However I’m also eager to do it, I … any reliable materials yet.

a)didn’t find b)haven’t found

3. I don’t want to boast but today we … to accomplish most of the things we were postponing during the
previous months. I think by the end of the day we’ll have finished literally everything.

C managed

a)have managed c)managed

4. After all, I must confess that I … yet how we can arrange it – maybe I’ll try to find another approach.

a)haven’t figured out c)didn’t figure out

5. I … about charity - it really breaks my heart when I think about how many people suffer from poverty.

a)always cared b)have always cared

6. He is so mild. Seems like he … embroiled in any quarrel or bickering even when he was a teenager.

a)has never been b)was never

7. To tell the truth, I accept their flattering quite reluctantly. Of course we … to achieve the pinnacle. But
after all, our pursuit finished and we haven’t done anything significant since then.

a)have been working hard b)worked hard

8. Your new presentation is so elaborate. No doubt you … on it really long. I think it’s enough now – you
can rest a bit.

a)worked b)have been working

9. Stop staring at these shops like that. It’s so strange - seems like you … anything like that before.

a)never saw d)have never seen

10.”I think we … all the paths already” – the leader of our expedition said abruptly. “It’s better to wait for
help”.

a)have explored b)explored

2. Match the words with their definitions

1) to amalgamate 2) to conceal 3) incentive 4) to astonish 5) to investigate 6) to insult 7) to hesitate 8) to

adore 9) literally 10) to coerce

7- a) to doubt, to be unsure about something

6- b) to offend somebody, to say or do something with no respect

10- c) to force somebody to do something without his/her will

3- d) an aim, a purpose to do something

2- e) to hide something, to make it less obvious

1 - f )to combine different things or parts into one

9- g) something that has the same meaning as it is written and should be perceived just like that

8- h) to appreciate somebody or something, to be fond of

4 - i) to shock or to surprise

5 - j) to examine something diligently in order to find out about something that happened

3. Read the text and decide which statement is true or false

California Through Time

In January 1848, a mechanic named Marshall, employed in building a saw-mill for Captain Sutter, on the
south branch of a river known as the American Fork, while cutting a mill-lead, discovered scales of gold in
the soil. Pieces of considerable size were taken out, and in a few days gold to the amount of $150 was
gathered. The news spread rapidly through the country, and examinations were prosecuted at other points
along the stream, and almost everywhere with success. The towns were forthwith deserted by their male
population, and a complete cessation of the whole industrial pursuits of the country was the consequence.
Commerce, agriculture, mechanical pursuits, professions—all were abandoned for the purpose of gathering
the glittering treasure which lay buried in the ravines, gorges, and rivers of the Sierra Nevada. In the mean
time, news of the discovered El Dorado crossed the continent; and although its marvels were regarded by
many as fabulous, there were others who either abandoned their homes for the wilderness, or sent hither
valuable cargoes, from the sale of which they drew enormous profits. Under the temptations of trade and
discovery, an immense emigration, chiefly of males, poured into California, not only from the United States,
but also from Mexico, Chili, Peru, China, the Sandwich Islands, and other parts. Intelligent and industrious
men thronged the towns that sprang up as if by enchantment at every advantageous point.

California promises at no distant day to be one of the first states in the Union. The bold and enterprising
character of her present inhabitants cannot fail of rendering it a great, wealthy, and powerful state. In the
ordinary elements of wealth and power, it is not behind the older states, while it far surpasses the most
favoured in her inexhaustible supplies of the precious metals.

1. The news about the discovered scales of gold didn’t spread across the country. - FALSE

2. One of the consequences was the flourishing of industries. - FALSE

3. Only people from the United Stated were coming to California at that time. - FALSE

4. Most of the gold deposits were in Sierra Nevada. - TRUE

5. First scales of gold were discovered by the foreign expedition. - FALSE