МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Нижегородский государственный университет им. Н.И. Лобачевского»
Е.В. Себина
ENGLISH in GRAMMAR
Практикум
Рекомендовано
объединенной учебно-методической комиссией филиалов и факультета подготовки региональных кадров для студентов I- II курсов ННГУ, обучающихся по направлениям подготовки 080100 «Экономика»,
080200 «Менеджмент», 010400 «Прикладная математика и информатика»
Нижний Новгород
2014
УДК 802.0 (Англ)(076)
ББК Ш 143.21 (я73-4)
С 28
С 28 Себина Е.В. ENGLISH in GRAMMAR: практикум / Е.В. Себина. – Нижний Новгород: Нижегород. госун-т, 2014. – 28 с.
Рецензент: к.п.н., доцент ДПИ НГТУ им. Р.Е. Алексеева Е.П. Дупленко
Пособие включает в себя набор текстов с заданиями для студентов I- II курсов. Пособие предназначено для развития и совершенствования лексико-грамматических навыков, навыков чтения, устной речи на английском языке.
Ответственный за выпуск:
председатель объединенной учебно-методической комиссии
филиалов и факультета подготовки региональных кадров
к.т.н., доцент Д.Н. Шуваев
УДК 802.0 (Англ)(076)
ББК Ш 143.21 (я73-4)
© Нижегородский государственный университет им. Н.И. Лобачевского, 2014
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Введение
Настоящее пособие предназначено для студентов 1, 2 курсов ННГУ. Целью пособия является активизация навыков устной речи на основе текстов и совершенствование лексико-грамматических навыков. Данная разработка содержит подборку измерительных материалов по основным темам грамматики английского языка:
-существительное: выбор правильного артикля, единственное и множест-венное число существительных;
-глагол: употребление временных форм (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, Past Perfect, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect), активный и пассивный залоги, модальные глаголы;
-прилагательное: употребление степеней сравнения;
-местоимение: личные, указательные, притяжательные;
- предлоги.
Каждая работа включает в себя грамматический тест; текст; задания на проверку понимания прочитанного.
Все задания, включенные в контрольные работы, репродуктивного и частично-поискового уровня сложности.
При создании данного пособия использовались работы авторов: Галицынского Ю.Б., Димент А.Л., Мартыновой Л.И., Ольгинской И.Г., Орловой Е.С., Шелковой Т.Г., Лясецкой Л.А., Шах-Назаровой В.С., Cunningham S., Skinner C и др.
Данное пособие может быть использовано для контроля сформированности лексико-грамматических навыков, а также для организации работы по совершенствованию навыков грамматики и навыков говорения на аудиторных занятиях и в ходе самостоятельной работы студентов.
Test №1
Exercise № 1
Choose the correct alternative.
1. Mount Everest is …….. mountain in the world.
a) high b) highest c) higher d) the highest
2. Ann is interested ……… foreign languages.
a) for b) about c) in d) on
3. Mary has been shopping since morning, but she hasn’t bought…
a) any b) something c) nothing d) anything
4. There aren’t ……. easy ways of learning a foreign language.
a) some b) no c) any d) the
5. When I arrived home my parents……
a) were sleeping b) slept c) have been sleeping d) have already slept
6. Mozart …… playing the piano at the age of 4.
a) began b) has begun c) had begun d) will begin
7. I …… English since last December.
a) will be learning b) am learning c) have been learning d) learn
8. If you …….. to Paris you’ll see the Eiffel Tower.
a) go b) will go c) went d) would go
9. Nick can’t go to the cinema with us because ………..
a) he must to prepare for the test b) he must prepare for the test
c) he will have prepare for the test d) he can prepare for the test
10. John is studying contemporary art,……..
a) didn’t he b) isn’t it c) is he d) isn’t hе
Exercise № 2
Complete the sentences.
Choose the word or phrase to complete the sentences.
1. I don’t know if I’ll be able to help you but I’ll ………. my best.
a) make b) give c) do d) work
2. You must …….. the instructions on the packet carefully if you want the cake to be a success.
a) follow b) do c) keep d) repeat
3. You must clear the cut thoroughly ……… prevent any infection.
a) so that b) so as to c) for d) in order
4. Look at that smoke. I think a house must be …….. fire.
a) at b) on c) to d) in
5. They are going to …….. central heating in the office.
a) in dude b) install c) connect d) conduct
6. I was very worried about the examination and it was a great ……. to hear that I had passed.
a) news b) relief c) reward d) escape
7. All these colleagues together …….. the University of Cambridge.
a) take up b) make up c) set up d) bring up
8. I visit my Granny ……. Day – on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
a) every other b) each other c) all other d) this and the other
9. The loud music in the room next to mine ……. me from my work.
a) irritated b) distracted c) annoyed d) interfered
10. The most ……. mistake the students make is the absence of the article.
a) plain b) common c) ordinary d) often
Exercise № 3
Read the text to check your answers.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty, formally Liberty Enlightening the World, is a colossal statue on Liberty Island in the Upper Bay of New York Harbor that commemorates the friendship of the peoples of the United States and France. Standing 302 ft high including its pedestal, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the date July 4, 1776, in her left, proclaiming liberty. An elevator rises to the balcony level, and a spiral staircase leads to an observation platform in the figure’s crown. A plaque at the pedestal’s entrance is inscribed with a sonnet, “The New Colossus”, by Emma Lazarus. It was written to help raise money for the pedestal. The American Museum of Immigration is contained in the statue’s base.
A French historian, Edouard de Laboulaye, made the proposal for the statue after the American Civil War. Funds were contributed by the French people, and work began in France in 1875 under sculptor Bartholdi. The statue was constructed of copper sheets, hammered into shape by hand and assembled over a framework of four gigantic steel and iron supports. In 1885 the completed statue, 151 feet inch high and weighing 225 tons, was disassembled and shipped to New York City. The pedestal, designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt and built within the walls of Fort Wood’on Bedloe’s Island, was completed later. The statue, mounted on its pedestal, was visited by President on October 28, 1886.
The statue stands in New York Harbor. It has greeted millions of people coming to the U.S. to live. To them it’s a promise of peace and freedom.
The Statue of Liberty is a gift to the USA by
a) Germany
b) France
c) Italy
d) England
The base of the statue was built by
a) France
b) England
c) the US
d) Italy
The statue is constructed of
a) steel, iron, and copper
b) bronze, steel, and iron
c) bronze, copper, and steel
d) iron, copper, and bronze
The Statue of Liberty is important because
a) of its unusual design
b) of where it came from
c) of what it represents
d) of its size
According to the text, we can infer that
a) It is strange that this symbol of American ideals is located only in New York
b) The Statue of Liberty is not more modern
c) Every penny of its cost given by the French people
d) The French government allocated funds to build the statue
Test №2
Exercise № 1
Find the answer among the given variants.
1. Could you give me _______, please?
a) a piece of advice b) an advice c) a advice d) some advices
2. You are wrong. You had better ______ again.
a) to try b) trying c) told d) try
3. Mrs. Wormwood _______ her pupils that it was wonderful.
a) said b) said to c) told d) told to
4. Geneva is one of _______ cities in the world.
a) the modernist b) the most modern c) the most modern of d) more modern
5. I slipped away while the others _______.
a) had lunch b) were being had lunch c) had had lunch d) were having lunch
6. If you _______ to see Judie, ask her to phone me.
a) would happen b) will happen c) happen d) happened
7. Do you mind _______ ?
a) my smoking b) me smoke c) I smoke d) to smoke
8. Mag really looked better than when he _______ her last time.
a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen d) has seen
9. There isn’t a cloud in the sky. Yesterday it wasn’t cloudy _______.
a) too b) neither c) also d) either
10. Will you try to find out what time ______ at the airport.
a) does the plane arrive b) the plane arrives
c) arrives the plane d) did the plane arrive
11. She wanted Tom _______ beside her and hold the umbrella.
a) to stand b) stand c) was standing d) stood
Exercise № 2
Read the text to check your answers.
The Government has almost doubled its spending on computer education in schools. Mr William Shelton. Junior Education Minister, announced that the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) is to run for two more years with additional funding of at least ₤ 9 million.
The programme began in 2005, was originally due to the end of the next year, and had a budget of ₤ 9 million. This has been raised in bits and pieces over the past year to ₤11 million. The programme will now run until March 2011, at a provisional cost of around ₤20 million.
MEP provides courses for teachers and develops computer programmes for classroom use of personal computers. It is run in partnership with a Department of Industry programme under which British-made personal computers are supplied to school at half-price.
In that way, virtually every secondary school has been provided with at least one computer at a central cost to the taxpayer of under ₤5 million. The primary schools are now being supplied in a ₤9 million programme which got under way at the turn of the year.
But, as Mr. Shelton admitted yesterday: `It’s no good having the computers without the right computer programmes to put into them and a great deal more is still needed. Hence, MEP’s new funds.
Mr. Shelton said yesterday that MEP’s achievements in curriculum development and teacher training had shown that the computer could be used in all courses.
About 15,000 secondary teachers have taken short courses in “computer awareness” – that is a necessary part of the half-price computer offer – and training materials are now being provided for 50,000 primary teachers.
The reasoning behind MEP is that now child can´t hope for a worthwhile job in the future economy unless he or she understands how to deal with computers – not in a vocational training sense, but in learning the general skill to extract the required information of the moment from the ever-spreading flood.
1. The original MEP programme was expected to
a) last two years and cost nine million pounds
b) last four years and cost nine million pounds
c) last two years and cost eleven million pounds
d) last four years and cost eleven million pounds
2. The main aim of MEP is to help curriculum development and
a) provide personal computers for schools
b) arrange for cheap computers to be supplied to schools
c) show teachers how to use personal computers
d) train teachers to work with classes using computers
3. Computers have now been introduced
a) in all high schools
b) in all secondary schools
c) in most primary schools, at half-price
d) in most schools, at no expense to the taxpayer
4. The additional grant of money being provided is mainly
a) part of the agreement to supply computers cheaply
b) to develop further computer programmes for schools
c) to train 50,000 primary teachers
d) to provide courses for secondary teachers
5. The reasons for the introduction of computers in schools is that
a) in future, all teaching will be done with computers
b) computer programmers will have better jobs in future
c) large numbers of people will have to be trained as computer programmers
d) people will need to understand them to obtain information in their work
Test №3
Exercise № 1
Choose the correct alternative.
1. Natasha … in Moscow since she was born.
a) lives b)lived c)has lived d)had lived
2. The police … to develop closer relations with local communities.
a) tries b)are trying c)is trying d)try
3. Look at those children! They … stones at that poor dog.
a) throw b)threw c)are throwing d)were throwing
4. The Nobel prize … annually for outstanding achievements in science and literature.
a) was awarded b)awarded c)has awarded d)is awarded
5. The railway to Kolomna … in 1862
a) was opened b)opened c)had opened d)was opening
6. You … very hard at your English recently. You need good rest.
a) had worked b)worked c)has worked d)have worked
7. I’ll not go out until he … me
a) will invite b)invites c)invited d)has invited
8. My father usually … home before it is dark.
a) had come b)has come c)comes d)came
9. The wedding party … before I arrived.
a) has begun b)had begun c)begun d)begins
10. The delegation … England in an hour by tonight’s plane.
a) left b)is leaving c)has left d)leaves
11. If I … to join the party, I shall only be glad.
a) was asked b)will ask c)have asked d)am asked
12. Her teacher doesn’t like the way she … to her parents.
a) speaks b)spoken c)speaking d)was speaking
13. I’ll leave as soon as you … .
a) do b)will c)have left d)will do
14. The factory … by his grandfather in 1900.
a) has found b)was found c)is founded d)was founded
15. Scientists believe the weather … .
a) changed b)changes c)change d)is changing
16. Nothing matters, …?
a) does it b) is it c)doesn’t it d)isn’t it
17. Don’t drive too fast, … ?
a) don’t you b)do you c)won’t you d)will you
18. You saw him there, … ?
a) haven’t you b)did you c)didn’t you d)wasn’t he
19. Somebody’s forgotten their scarf, … ?
a) haven’t they b)have they c)hasn’t he d)has he
20. How did you come to know about the accident? There … news of it at 6 pm on Radio Moscow.
a) are b)is c)were d)was
21. Don’t you regret … before the end of the term?
a) leave b)to leave c)leaving d)to have left them
22. The radio receiver was giving … regular messages.
a) up b)over c)out d)off
23. You should clean the cut thoroughly … prevent any infection.
a) so that b)so as to c)such as to d)in order
24. I can lend you fifty roubles to help you … until you’ve had time to go to the bank.
a) by b)out c)up d)in
25. … a pity you can’t come with us.
a) There is b)That is c)It was d)It is
26. He is sure … soon.
a) of coming b)coming c)come d)to come
27. I’m sorry I didn’t hear the bell … .
a) ring b)rings c)rang d)is ringing
28.… fine today.
a) This is b) It was c)It is d)There is
29. Can … lend me a car for a drive?
a) any b)anyone c)some d)nobody
30. No … than ten children from my class are absent today.
a) more few b)fewer c)fewest d)most few
31. Why don’t you ask your teacher to give you … more time to prepare for the exam?
a) any b)some c)none d)no
32. He didn’t give us … pocket money.
a) any b)some c)none d)no
33. The crime was … in the middle of a busy street, in full view of people returning home from work.
a) done b)made c)committed d)achieved
34. As he was caught in … of a weapon; he was immediately a suspect.
a) having b)control c)possession d)ownership
35. His football career … to a halt after he was injured.
a) resulted b)went c)came d)brought
36. … the regular written work, you will be asked to make a report on current events.
a) Apart from b)Beside c)In addition d)Beyond
37. I hate … formal examinations. I find it so difficult to organize my thoughts in a limited time.
a) passing b)taking c)writing d)making
38. Oh, it’s you! You really … me, jumping out of the shadows like that.
a) feared b)impressed c)startled d)struck
Exercise № 2
Read the text to check your answers.
The history of man’s exploration of the earth extends over 5000 years. The earliest cavemen explored it in a very limited way: they had to go out to gather plants, hunt animals and catch fish to feed themselves. Also, in order to feel more secure in their homes, they must have investigated their immediate surroundings quite thoroughly. But the wider world remained a mystery to them.
It was only later, once the necessities of life had been obtained, that people began to wonder what lay on the other side of the hill, what happened to the rivers that seemed to flow endlessly, whether the forest around them ever came to an end, or where the sun went after it had fallen into the sea. This curiosity caused them to discover previously unknown lands and seas.
The explorers of today are the astronauts and their territory is space, but this does not mean there is nothing left to explore on Earth. It is true that with the invention this century of jet aircraft and rocket-powered spaceships, every part of the world has been photographed and maps made of it. But there is still much left to find out. Vast areas lie physically unexplored: strange people, animals and plants have been reported from the three million square miles of forest on the borders of China. The trackless wastes of the polar regions are still shown as blank spaces on our latest maps. Enormous parts of other continents remain practically unknown. And yet all these places are nowadays comparatively easy to reach.
When it comes to detailed exploration there is no need to give examples so far from civilization: Idaho, a state of rivers and mountains in the west of the United States, may have 3000 lakes – or it may have 10000. Nobody knows because nobody has carried out a sufficiently thorough investigation.
There is little difference in attitude between the men sent into space in our time and the explorers of an earlier age. The universe is as mysterious and exciting for them as our planet seemed to the travellers and sailors of the past. Man’s natural curiosity drives him on to explore the unknown and to travel where no one has traveled even at the risk of his life.
1. The first men explored in a limited way in order to
a) catch wild animals
b) Find safer caves to live in
c) search for food
d) reach the sea
2. Real exploration began when men
a) wanted to move to more interesting places
b) became curious about their surroundings
c) had more time to travel
d) realized the earth was round
3. The writer says there is still much left to find out about the earth because
a) there are places which have never been seen
b) There are parts to which no one has traveled
c) There are regions which do not appear on maps
d) There are areas which are impossible to reach
4. Why is it uncertain how many lakes there are in Idaho?
a) It is too far from civilization
b) There are no roads in that area
c) No one has made a full study of the region
d) The land is covered in forest
5. In what way are today’s explorers different from those of the past?
a) They are less adventurous.
b) They are mainly concerned with space exploration.
c) They are unable to make new discoveries on Earth.
d) They have to take greater risks.
Test №4
Exercise № 1
Choose the correct alternative.
1. At the examination……….…the question is,………….the student can score.
the most difficult, the most points
the difficult, the more points
the more difficult, the more points
more difficult, more points
2. Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so mush that. They insist the BBC………programs with Scottish accented speakers
should carry
will carry
have carried
carried
3. The first true detective stories………..in the 1840-s by American author Edgar Allan Poe.
have been written
had written
were written
had been written
4. By the and of the 20-th century, industrialization or its Effects……….almost every corner of the globe.
a) has reached
b) had reached
c) reached
d) have reached
5. Teachers………to understand the best ways to educate children.
a) need
b) should
c) must
d) can
6. When Mrs. Allen………….potatoes she………her finger.
a) was pealing, cut
b) pealing, cut
c) was pealing, was cutting
d) pealed, was cutting
7. The waiter……….my plate away after I ……………..eating.
a) had taken, finished
b) took, finished
c) took, had finished
d) had taken, had finished
8. How long you……….married? For twenty-five years. I ……..a student then.
have you been married. Was
were married, was
are you married, am
have you been married, am
9. Are you listening….me? Why are you looking…..the window all The time?
to, to
to, out of
at, up
at, to
10. First I wrote my name at……………top of…………..page.
a) a, a
b) the, the
c) the, a
d) a, the
Exercise № 2
Choose the word or phrase to complete the sentences.
My mother does not………………me to go to discos.
approve
agree
allow
appreciate
The car is in good………………..,but if I were you I would change types.
situation
condition
circumstance
position
I want to……on these boots to see if they are the right size.
stand
move
toy
fix
4. The chairman………………our attention to the next issue.
a) drew
b) took
c) gave
d) showed
5. The majority of the reports were………so I slept them away.
bored
boring
annoyed
exhausting
6. The teacher repeated his question, but Nick………….couldn’t answer it.
never
still
though
already
7. Look at this clock! The hour…………….is broken.
a) arm
b) arrow
c) hand
d) foot
8. The police are offering a……………..for any information about the bank’s robbery.
praise
money
reward
premium
9. We should drop in at the chemist’s on our…………….home.
a) road
b) way
c) route
d) path
10. On the……………….. the results were satisfactory
a) ground
b) matter
c) general
d) whole
Exercise № 3
Read the text to check your answers.
The general principles governing awards were laid down by Alfred Nobel in his will. In 1900 supplementary rules of interpretation and administration were agreed upon between the executors, representatives of the prize awarders, and the Nobel family and were confirmed by the king in council. These statutory rules have on the whole remained unchanged but have been somewhat modified in application.
Sometimes a prize is withheld until the following year; if not then awarded it is paid back into the funds, which happens also when a prize is neither awarded nor reserved. Two prizes in the same field can thus be awarded in one year i.e., the prize withheld from the previous year and the current year’s prize. If a prize is declined or not accepted before a set date, the prize money goes back to the funds. Prizes have been declined, and in some instances governments have forbidden their nationals to accept Nobel Prizes. Those who win a prize are nevertheless entered into the list of Nobel laureates with the remark “declined the prize.” Motives for no acceptance may vary, but the real reason has mostly been external pressure; e.g., Hitler’s decree of 1937 forbade Germans to accept Nobel Prizes because the Peace Prize to Carl von Ossietzky in 1935 was taken as an affront. In some cases, the refuser has later explained his situation and on application received the Nobel gold medal and the diploma – but not the money, which had reverted to the funds.
Prizes are withheld or not awarded when no worthy candidate in the meaning of Nobel’s will can be found or when world situation prevents the gathering of information required to reach a decision, as happened during World Wars I and II. The prizes are open to all, irrespective of nationality, race, creed, or ideology. They can be awarded more then once to the same recipient. The ceremonial presentations for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and economics take place in Stockholm; and that for peace takes place in Oslo, on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death. The laureates usually receive their prizes in person; each presents a lecture in connection with the award ceremonies.
1. It follows from the text that
a) there was an agreement between Nobel and the King of Sweden about the principal rules of awarding prizes
b) the Nobel family confirmed the principal rules of awarding prizes
c) the foundations of the principal rules were laid down by Nobel in his will
d) the Nobel family confronted Nobel’s will
2. Which of the following is inconsistent with the text?
a) A person can be awarded two prizes in the same field in one year
b) If a prize is not awarded, the money comes back to the funds
c) person can refuse a prize
d) A prize can be declined
3. The statement that disagrees with the text is
a) prizes are, accepted on a set date
b) a person who refused a prize is entered in the list of Nobel laureates
c) a person who declined a prize can later receive the medal and the money
d) a government can force a person to decline a prize
4. Which statement contradicts the text?
a) Prize may be awarded during wars
b) Ideology or religion cannot influence the decision of the committee
c) To commemorate Nobel’s memory, prizes are awarded on the 10th of December on the day of his birth
d) Prizes in medicine are awarded in Stockholm
5. The text lacks mentioning a prize in
a) literature
b) mathematics
c) economics
d) peace
Test №5
Exercise № 1
Choose the correct alternative.
1.When did you discover that your car ....?
a) was disappeared; b) had been disappeared; c) had disappeared.
2.Ann was sure that she ... the exams successfully.
a) pass; b) would pass; c) passes.
3.The students talked ... each other ... the exams.
a) on in; b) to about; с) in at.
4.There are ...100 prepositions in English.
a) in; b) of; c) over.
5.There is …Hartley can do to help you.
a) few; b) less; c) little.
6.Mr. McKnight wants to see you …
a) all; b) everybody; c) nobody.
7.Julia came to … airport just in time for her flight.
a) a; b) an; c) the.
8.Lulu has ... beautiful hair.
a) a; b) -; c) the;
9.Mr. Adams said we ... adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
a) have to; b) may; c) should.
10.Francis ... to plan a spur- of the-moment get-together.
a) must; b) had; c) could.
Exercise № 2
Read the text to check your answers.
Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit. Even if you only run a shot (1) once or twice a week, you (2) to make sure you wear good shoes.(3) is a lot of choice nowadays in running shoes. First of all, decide how (4) you want to (5) on your shoes. Then find a pair which fits you well. Be prepared to (6) different sizes in different types of shoes. Women’s shoes are made narrower (7) men’s and, although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits them, there is no (8) why a woman can’t wear a man’s shoe. The same is true for a man (9) a woman’s shoe fits you better, them wear it. Take your time in the shop. If you (10) a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will let you know.
1. a) distance b) path c) line d) length
2. a) would b) should c) need d) must
3. a) it b) there c) this d) that
4. a) far b) long c) many d) much
5. a) spend b) buy c) charge d) pay
6. a) look b) ask c) try d) experiment.
7. a) as; b) like c) that d) from
8. a) fact b) reason c) knowledge d) choice
9. a) since b) because c) so d) if
10. a) do b) make c) cause d) decide
Exercise № 3
Read the text to check your answers.
My new home was a long way from the centre of London but it was becoming essential to find a job, so finally, I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the tube. They were looking for guards, not driver. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I would be a tube guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously, I would be overqualified but was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges – those latter being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The examiner sat at a desk. You were signalled forward, to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time.
Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
1. Why did the writer apply for a job?
a) He could no longer afford to live without one
b) He wanted to work in the center of London
c) He had suitable training
d) He was not interested in any other available jobs
2. It suited him to become a guard on the tube because.
a) the job would be near his home
b) he did not want too much responsibility
c) it would give him the opportunity to write
d) he did not have any other qualifications
3. What quality did the writer think he would bring to the job of guard?
a) His intelligence would be useful to the organization
b) He was an experienced underground traveler
c) He understood what the job required
d) He would be able to deal with difficult situations
4. What did he find especially attractive about the job?
a) He wanted to get to work more quickly
b) He wanted to do a useful job
c) He would be able to earn high wages
d) He would be able to receive special benefits
5. The length of his interview meant that
a) he had not done well in the intelligence test
b) the job was not going to be offered to him
c) he had little experience to talk about
d) the examiner had decided he didn’t like him
Test №6
Exercise № 1
Choose the correct alternative.
1. He … in office for only a few months. However, he … much more than any of his predecessors.
a) has been, has achieved b) was, achieved
c) had been, achieved d) was, has achieved
2. Wire cage. They had been thrust through the slit in the door … from Irene.
a) none, neither, none b) nobody, either, no one
c) nobody, neither, none d) none, neither, no one
3. There … … collision … … , car and … cyclist at … crossroads near my house early in the morning.
a) are, a, between, a, a, the b) was, a, between, a, a, the
c) was, the, among, the, the, the d) are, the, between, a, a, the
4. Go along … Stand till you see … Savoy … your right
a) the, the, on b) -, -, on
c) the, the, at d) the, -, at
5. He was … … prison 2 years ago … that time he became interested … pigeons.
a) at, the, during, in b) in, -, during, in
c) in, the, for, with d) at, -, during, with
6. This dress …, it … .
a) can't wash, must clean b) can be washed, must dry-cleaned
c) can't be washed, must be dry-cleaned d) have to wash, mustn't be dry-cleaned
7. By mistake I opened Mary's letter instead of my own. She was very angry … me and said that I … it … purpose.
a) to, have done, by b) with, will do, on
c) at, had done, by d) with, had done, on
8. The inspector asked … my ticket and when I wasn't able … it he made me … another.
a) to see, to find, buy b) seeing, finding, to buy
c) to see, to find, to buy d) having seen, find buy
9. This time tomorrow Brett … … the sea
a) will be swimming, in b) has swum, on
c) swimming, in d) swims, at
10. Douglas is intelligent but he is … Roy.
a) not so intelligent as b) as intelligent
c) less intelligent d) less intelligent of
11. I don't see why Rider … on Sundays.
a) should work b) had worked
c) will have worked d) work
12. Peter doesn't like Rita. She doesn't like him … .
a) also b) too
c) neither d) either
13. Burt always keeps … whatever happens.
a) to smile b) with smiling
c) smiling d) smile
14. Half Jerry's goods … .
a) were stealing b) were stolen
c) has been stealing d) had been stolen
15. Harold said it was difficult to stop … .
a) smoking b) smoked
c) smoke d) at smoking
16. Don't bother Liza now. She … with Mr. Green.
a) will be working b) had worked
c) is worked d) has been working
17. Mr. Holt's book … to help advanced students.
a) designed b) is designed
c) has designed d) will have designed
18. I'll never forget … you for the first time
a) meeting b) to having met
c) meet d) to have meeting
Exercise № 2
Read the text to check your answers.
Since he was a child Don Cameron has been interested in anything which flies. He grew up on the outskirts of Glasgow and, as a student at Glasgow University, joined the University Air Squadron. Interest in the mechanics of movement, if not flight, was a family tradition. His grandfather was an engineer, who turned his hand to making model steam engines and boats.
Don Cameron's first job was at Bristol Aircraft, where he worked as an engineer. He then had jobs in the steelworks at Llanwern and for Rio-Tinto Zinc in Bristol, working with computers. In the mid-sixties, news of American experiments with hot air balloons crossed the Atlantic, and he and a couple of friends decided to build their own balloon. Probably the first hot air balloon in western Europe, they called it The Bristol Belle. Now there are 300 balloons in this country alone- and at least two-thirds of them have been made by the firm Don Cameron set up, Cameron Balloons.
At 40 he has already been halfway round the world by balloon. In 1972 he piloted the first hot-air balloon to cross the Swiss Alps; and later that year he took part in what he calls 'an odd expedition' to the Sahara Desert, with two balloons and a truck to carry the gas. He has crossed the Channel by balloon and even flown in the Arctic Circle in one. 'Before you fly there,' he remembers, 'you are told how to build igloos and survive in the snow. It's a lovely place to fly.'
'In the early days,' he recalls, 'I used to work night and day.' He looks down at his schedule for the next days. It includes a drive to France to make a delivery, plus reading proofs of a ballooning handbook he has written. 'I still don't take it very easy,' he says. He started the business in the basement of the large Viktorian house where he lives with his wife Kim and two children. Now Cameron Balloons has its own premises in an old church hall in Bristol, making about 150 balloons a year. They include specially designed balloons for advertising purposes. The firm exports all over the world and is setting up a factory in America, where balloons will be made for them under license. The turnover is now around ₤ 500,000 a year and there is a staff of about 25.
1. Don Cameron's been interested in flying
a) began at school
b) began at university
c) came from a wish to imitate his grandfather
d) was the result of his professional experience
2. He began working with balloons
a) as a relaxation from his work on aircraft
b) as part of his job at the time
c) as a hobby
d) when he heard that some Americans had crossed the Atlantic
3. Don Cameron's company
a) is the only one of its kind in Britain
b) made the first balloon in Europe
c) has made most of the balloons in Britain
d) is now the largest in the world
4. When he started his company, Don
a) spent most of his time on test flights
b) was mainly interested in designing balloons for advertising
c) worked hard, where as now he relaxes
d) built the balloons at home
5. The success of Don's business can be measured by the fact that
a) he has made 150 balloons in Britain
b) he now has enough orders to employ a number of people
c) he delivers balloons to France
d) he is going to move his factory to America
Exercise № 3
Make the questions to the underlined words.
He lives in Paris. Where does he live?
1. I'll be in Rome next week.
2. The American professor will give you only two lectures.
3. At 5 sharp Helen was talking to the dean.
4. The foreigner was speaking slowly because he wanted us to understand him.
5. Jane has decided to become an actress.
6. Robert has just come home for holidays.
7. They met during the mid-day meal.
8. I paid a lot for the computer.
9. They are talking about their trip to London.
10. My children are always misbehaving.
Литература
Основная:
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Димент А.Л. Совершенствуй свой английский язык. Пособие для учащихся IX-X классов средней школы. – М.: Просвещение, 1972. – 142 с.
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