1. Russia is _____ largest country in area. a) world’sb) the world’sc) the worlds’d) a world’s2. _____Russian Federation is situated in _____Europe and in Asia. a) A, b) , anc) The, d) , the3. What countries do not border Russia?a) Latvia, Poland, Lithuaniab) Finland, China, Ukrainec) Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Norwayd) France, Germany, Spain4. The head of the government is the _____. a) Presidentb) Prime Ministerc) State Dumad) Federal Assembly5. Moscow _____ in 1147. a) was foundedb) is foundedc) was foundd) founded6. _____ different climatic zones in our country. a) There isb) This isc) There ared) It is7. Decide which word is the odd one out in each of the following groups of words. a) lowland, grassland, motherland, highlandb) the Bolshoi Theatre, the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Art Gallery, the Kremlinc) city, nationality, region, townd) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Lake Baikal, Baltic Sea8. Moscow was rebuilt, _____ it was destroyed by fire. a) sob) thereforec) becaused) if9. When was the current Russian flag adopted?a) 1991b) 1995c) 2001d) 189010. Decide which of the following sentences are true or false. 1) Russia borders many countries. 2) Red Square is the heart of Moscow. 3) The area of Russia is not large. 4) Moscow is a political centre where the government of our country works. 5) The capital of Russia was ruined during the Tartar invasion in the 12th century. 11. The _____ power is realized by the Federal Assembly. a) executiveb) judicialc) legislatived) federal12. The Upper Chamber of the Federal Assembly is called the _____ of Federation. a) Dumab) Councilc) Courtd) State