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PC sales were down 6.4 per cent in the _____ quarter of last year, to 89.8 million units – a worse performance than many expected and the worst final quarter for ______ than five years.
The new Windows 8 operating system _____ to excite buyers, with many operating for tablet computers instead.
There ______ a miserable year for PC makers such as Hewlett-Packard Co, Lenovo Group and Dell Inc, which saw the first annual decline for more than a decade with no immediate signs of relief.
“The sense is that until Windows 8 _______ fully and prices start to come down, we will be in this state of negative dynamics in the PC market,” said Aaron Rakers, an analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.
Still, analysts warn against _______ out Windows 8 – the most radical change in the operating system in 20 years - as consumers grow more comfortable with ______ tile-based interface and touch features.
In the past, a new operating system from Microsoft tended _______ a spurt of PC sales, but PC makers simply did not get enough attractive machines into the market, said IDC.
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Контрольная работа за I полугодие.
1 Read the text. For questions 1 -5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
When Sebastian was a boy at school, his favourite lesson was art, and he won several prizes for it. Once he left school, he got a position as a clerk in a bank, but three times a week he went to evening classes in art, and whenever he had time at the weekends, he painted.
He painted in a very modern manner – mysterious objects and shapes, women with three pink eyes, large blank areas, and so on.
After a few months he thought, “Perhaps I call sell some of my pictures and get enough money to afford to leave the bank and became a real artist. Then I can travel around as much as I like, and go to foreign museums, and see other artists ‘paintings, and study in other countries when I feel like it. Though I try to make the best of the job and I don’t regard the work as difficult – at least not at present – I don’t like life in a bank. I only enjoy painting”.
In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal with a man who owned a picture shop, and after he had had a few conversations with him, Sebastian invited him to his home one evening to see some of his works. “Then perhaps you could tell me whether I can really be a good artist and get some money from my painting,” Sebastian said hopefully.
The man said he was prepared to come and see what he thought of Sebastian’ work, so he arrived one evening at Sebastian’s home. Sebastian took the man to his studio and started to show him some of his pictures, with some pride and hope.
The man looked at them one after the other while Sebastian watched his face, but to Sebastian’s disappointment the man did not say anything, and his expression did not change at any of them either.
Then, when he had finished, he looked around, and his glance fell on something else. A happy look came over his face for the first time, and he said, “Now I like this one very much! It’s so full of deep feeling! I’m sure I could sell this one for you.
“That,”said Sebastian, “is the place where I clean the paint off my brushes”.
1. After leaving school Sebastian
a) won several prizes.
b) went to bank three times a week.
c) tried to earn as much money as he could.
d) tried to spend as much time as he could painting.
2. Sebastian’s dream was to
a) live the life he wanted.
b) visit museums.
c) earn a lot of money.
d) work in the bank.
3. Sebastian decided to invite the owner of the picture shop because
a) he wanted to own a picture shop too.
b) he wanted to have a conversation with him.
c) he wanted to sell him some pictures.
d) he wanted to see some of his pictures.
4. Sebastian was disappointed because
a) the man was too proud to speak.
b) the man didn’t seem to like the pictures.
c) the man didn’t want to buy his pictures.
d) the man didn’t want to sell his pictures.
5. The thing the man liked most of all was
a) a picture which someone else had sold to Sebastian.
b) the place where he was happy.
c) the place where Sebastian kept his brushes.
d)the place where Sebastian cleaned his brushes.
2. Choose the right variant
The flag of the UK is called…
The United Kingdom b) the Union Jack c) the Stars and Stripes
The flag of the UK is a combination of the crosses of… patron saints.
Two b) three c) four
The American flag is known as …
The stars and crosses b) the stripes and states c) the stars and stripes
The USA flag shows the … stripes and … stars.
50, 13 b) 13, 50 c) 15, 50
The Russian flag consists of three equal stripes of …
White, blue, red b) red, blue, white c) blue, white, red
6. The capital of the USA is…
a) New York b) London c) Washington
7. The capital of the UK is …
a) New York b) London c) Washington
8. The symbol of the USA is …
a) double-headed eagle b) bald-headed eagle c) three-headed eagle
9. The symbol of the Russian Federation is …
a) double-headed eagle b) bald-headed eagle c) three-headed eagle
10. The UK has … historic parts.
a) four b) three c) five
11. Which country is the biggest in size?
a) The UK b) the USA c) the Russian Federation
12. The poetic name of the UK is …
a) America b) Britain c) Albion
13. The official language of the USA is …
a) English b) French c) German
Контрольная работа по теме: «Искусство»
1)True, false or unstated?
What makes a good pianist?
When I was a kid, my family could only afford to send one child to private lesson- it was expensive-and my older sister got to be the one to go. It seemed like going to get some privilege that I was not going to get, so I threw a temper tantrum for several days. I was four years old. Finally my Dad said, “OK,OK, OK, just be quiet, you can go,.” And after the second lesson I wanted to stop, because I didn’t know you were supposed to come home every day and practice. So I said, “Thanks, Dad, but now I don’t want to do it,” and he said, “ Oh no, no, no , it doesn’t go that way.” So from four years old until about eleven years old, playing the piano was not fun. I mean, there were other things that I thought I should be doing.
At 11 years old I started studying at the musical college which is now the musical college of Roosevelt University. That’s when the things changed. I started hearing things within the music then and started seeing things between the notes. I got to there instead of my parents saying, “You’d better go there and practice”. They would say, “Hey, it’s 11 o’clock, don’t you want to stop practicing now?” The tapes had turned. I could just sit at the piano for hours. I loved the sound of it, the feel of it.
1. The first sent to private piano lessons was the boy’s sister.
True 2) False 3) Not stated
2. The boy threw a temper tantrum-behaved badly- because he liked music and wanted to practice.
True 2) False 3) Not stated
3. Piano lessons were not fun for the boy.
True 2) False 3) Not stated
4. At the age of 11 the boy came to understand music.
True 2) False 3) Not stated
2) Fill in the gaps with words. Choose the best answer.
The Beatles 1)_______ in Liverpool, England in 1960. And in 1962 the group 2) _____ with the song Love Me Do, they reached the the 27th spot. The Beatles 3) ____ a new kind of music. They 4)_____ their success in America in 1964. The concerts in America made them 5) ____ of young people. They 6) ___ many countries during their career but never visited the Soviet Union. In the UK they 7)____ twelve albums, and in the USA nineteen. It happened so because they 8) ________ 14 songs for one album and in the USA only 12. Young fans knew 9)_____ of their songs. Their last concert 10) ___ in the August of 19969.
Their music was a great 11) _____ in the history of music. But still The Beatles are considered to be a 12) ___ group whose songs are real 13) ______. Their 14)____ are sold nowadays too.
1 a) arrived b) came c) made its way to the stage
2 a) entered the thirty chart b) started their way c) performed.
3 a) created b) inspired c) admired
4 a) continued b) appeared c) followed
5 a) musicians b) composers c) idols
6 a) arrived b) toured c) came
7 a) published b) announced c) released
8 a) recorded b) included c) dealt with
9 a) changes b) ideas c) lyrics
10 a) took place b) seat c) recorded
11 a) success b) event c) continue
12 a) choral b) unique c) complicated
13 a) idols b) recordings c) masterpieces
14 a) recordings b) lyrics c) ideas
Контрольная работа по теме: «Общественная жизнь»
1.Read and translate the text
Education in Russia.
Everyone in our country has the right to education. It is said in our Constitution. But it is not only a right, it is a duty, too. Every boy and every girl in Russia must go to school, that is they must get a full secondary education. So, when they are 6 or 7 years old they begin to go to school. There are thousands of schools in Russia. There are schools of general education, where the pupils study Russian (or a native language), Literature, Mathematics, History, Biology, Geography, Music, Foreign languages. There is also a number of specialized schools, where the pupils get profound knowledge of foreign languages, or Maths, or Physics. After finishing 9 classes of the secondary school the young people can continue their education at different kinds of vocational or technical schools, colleges. They not only learn general subjects, but receive a speciality there. Having finished a secondary or a vocational, or a technical school, young people can start working, or they may enter an institute or a university. By the way, some people think, that professional trainings makes it easier to get a higher education. As for high schools, there are a lot of them in our country. Some of them train teachers, others — doctors, engineers, actors and so on. Many institutes have evening and extra-mural departments. That gives the students an oportunity to study at an institute without leaving their jobs at plants or factories.
British Private Education.
Seven per cent of British schoolchildren go to private schools called independent schools. There are 2,400 independent schools and they have been growing in number and popularity since the mid-1980′s.Parents pay for these schools, and fees vary from about 250 pounds a term for a private nursery to 3,000 pounds a term or more for a secondary boarding school. Most independent schools are called prep (preparatory) schools because they prepare the children for the Common Entrance Exam which they take at the age of 11. This exam is for entry into the best schools. The most famous schools are called «public schools» and they have a long history and traditions. It is often necessary to put your child’s name on a waiting list at birth to be sure he or she gets a place, Children of wealthy or aristocratic families often go to the same public school as their parents and their grandparents. Eton is the best known of these schools. The majority of independent secondary schools, including public schools, are single-sex, although in recent years girls have been allowed to join the sixth forms of boys’ schools. Independent schools also include religious schools (Jewish, Catholic, Muslim etc.) and schools for ethnic minorities.
2.True/False
Secondary education is compulsory.
Entering extra-mural department students can work and study at the same time.
There are no specialized schools in Russia.
Colleges and technical schools in Russia provide general education.
Fees vary much in British private schools.
Every public school has its own traditions.
There is a number of religious schools among state schools.
If you want your child to study at Eton, you must put her or his name on a waiting list in advance.
Public schools are not very popular in Britain.
Most public schools are single-sex.
Контрольная работа по теме: «Здоровый образ жизни»
1.Choose the right answer:
1. Hold this vase _____. Don’t drop it.
a) carefully b) careful c) care
2. The stadium was _____ full.
a) near b) nearer c) nearly
3. Look! The bird is flying ____ in the sky.
a) highly b) higher c) high
4. Vitamins make people ________.
a) good b) beautiful c) healthy
5. Vitamin A is necessary for _________ .
a) skin b) the nervous system c) seeing in the dark.
6. Vitamin D is in ________.
a) sunlight b) milk c) sweets
7. If you have got a bad cold, you need vitamin _.
a) B1 b) E c) C
8. If you eat a lot of chocolates, you might get __.
a) a stomachache b) a headache c) a toothache
9. If a student has got the flu, he can ____ school.
a) go b) miss c) be good at
10. ____ people stay in bed if they’ve got flu.
a) sick b) polite c) clever
11. People usually go to the doctor when they are ___________.
a) health b) crazy c) ill
12. ___ is a person who takes care of sick or old people.
a) a doctor b) a pharmacy c) a nurse
13. Health is above ______.
a) death b) breath c) wealth
14. The Olympic Games are the most important sports ______ in the world.
a) event b) game c) exercise
2. Translate into Russian
1. I don’t like the taste of this fish, you’ve overcooked it.
2. When Max opened his eyes in the morning, his clock was showing ten: he had overslept.
3. We are going to have problems if we overspend money.
3. Choose the right verb’s form
а) I______________(took, had taken) this medicine before the doctor came.
b) He______________(lost, had lost) his weight last summer.
c) She______________(had had, had) good habits before she came to our college.
d) It was cold yesterday and I______________(got, had got) a cold.
e) We ______________ (jogged, had jogged) by 2 o'clock.
Контрольная работа по теме «Спорт. Спортивные игры»
1. Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs.
A. The vitamins make your bones hard.
B. Tastes differ.
C. You can’t live without food.
D. Vitamins and the ABC.
Healthy food
1.__________
Eating is fun, especially when you are hungry. Most people have a favourite food. Some people enjoy eating sweet things like cakes, chocolates and ice cream. Other people enjoy savoury foods like cheese and meet. Enjoying eating is our body’s way of making sure that it gets the things it needs to work properly.
2.__________
Food helps us to keep warm, gives us the energy to walk, talk, run and do all the other things we do. It helps us to grow and stay healthy.
3.__________
Vitamins also help us to be healthy. Scientists name vitamins after the letters of the alphabet. All of them are very important, for example: vitamin C keeps our skin and gums healthy. It is found in fresh fruit and green vegetables, such as oranges, blackcurrants, lettuce. Brussels sprouts and spinach also contain a lot of vitamin C.
4.__________
Vitamin D helps our bones to grow strong and hard, and we are able to make it for ourselves if our skin gets enough sunlight. But we can also get vitamin D if we eat fish, milk, butter, cheese and margarine. Some people buy pills or tablets vitamins. But most of us get more than enough of them from our food.
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