Answer the following questions. 1. why 2012 was a special year for london? 2. name the national musical instrument in scotland. 3. which is the most famous shopping street in london? 4. how much will it cost you to visit the british museum, the national gallery, the tate modern gallery, the science museum and the imperial war museum? 5. who founded the tower of london? 6. which university did bill gates go to? 7. who was the king of rock-n-roll? 8. what the official residence of the queen in london? 9. who said ‘when a man is tired of london, he is tired of life’? 10. in what american state is hollywood situated? 11. what is the london eye? 12. how is the british flag often called? 13. the average american girl has ten barbie dolls. but when was barbie created? 14. who is the head of state in the uk? 15. how often do american people choose a new president?

1. день победы – лондон 2012 ✰ victory day london 2012 пятница 31 августа 2012 года стала особым и памятным днём для британских ветеранов второй мировой войны, участников легендарных северных конвоев (1941-1945).    2. волынка  bagpipes     3.oxford  street      4.вход бесплатный free   5.вильгельм i  wilhelm i     6.в  1973 году  он поступил в  гарвардский университет   harvard  university   7.элвис пресли        elvis presley     8.букингемский дворец  buckingham palace     9.сэмюэл джонсон  samuel johnson     10.район лос-анджелеса, калифорния, расположенный к северо-западу от центра города.  los angeles, ca     11.огромное колесо обозрения, расположенное в центре лондона.    12.ferris wheel   название «юнион джек»  union flag или union jack     13.была  впервые выпущена в 1959 году в сша в штате висконсин  barbie was first released in 1959 in the u.s. state of wisconsin     14.елизавета ii     queen elizabeth ii     15.раз в 4 года      once every 4 years

1.my english teacher    asked   me yesterday. 2.he often operates   the ship, when he is on watch. 3.the ship is     operated   by him, when he is on watch. 4.our radio-officer   will   transmitt    a radiogram in 5 minutes. 5.a radiogram will be    transmitted   by our radio-officer in 5 minutes. 6.the sailors    painted   the ship's hull yesterday. 7.the ship's hull was   painted   by our sailors yesterday. 8.he   received the weather information an hour ago. 10.they   will launch   a new vessel next month. 11.a new vessel will be    launched   next month. 12.napoleon    invaded   moscow in the 18th century. 13.moscow   was invaded   by napoleon in the 18th century. 14.admiral macarov  designed   the ice-breaker "yermak". 15.the ice-breaker "yermak"   was   designed   by admiral makarov.