Иностранный язык, английский, контрольная (9 заданий) 1 вариант

Задание №1.

Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием -s, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица, единственного числа в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа существительного;

в) признаком притяжательного падежа имени существительного;

г) сокращенной формой глагола «to be» или «to have» в Present Indefinite.

1. My brother"s sons are students.

2. The «Big Ben» weighs 13.5 tons.

3. Hyde Park covers 360 acres.

4. He likes collecting stamps.

5. It"s thundering.

Задание №2.

Переведите на русский язык предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения.

1. One of the most famous buildings in London is St. Paul"s Cathedral.

2. The longer is night, the shorter is the day.

3. The longest day of the year is the 21st of June.

4. The days in winter are not so long as in summer.

5. There are as many cars and buses in this street as in the centre of the city.

Задание №3.

Переведите предложения на русский язык, подчеркните местоимения и определите их вид.

1. At some of the London Underground Stations there are lifts, others have escalators.

2. Any student of our group can speak on the history of London.

3. They have known each other for two years

4. The export of coal from this country decreased last year.

5. What^"s happened?

Задание №4.

Заполните пропуски предлогами или наречиями, где необходимо.

Mr. Foster is a young man. He is married and has two children. He likes playing cricket and football. Ins local club and works an office He usually has lunch a small restaurant...his office.

Mr. Foster"s office is no! very large There"s a desk... it and sonic chairs the desk there is a shelf... books and ... the centre ... the room there is a flowers .. it ... the walls ... his room there are some pictures and a map.

... his desk there"s a box ... which there are some old Roman coins ; nobody uses them for money now. Mr. Foster collects them.

Задание №5.

Заполните пропуски артиклями, где это необходимо, переведите текст.

We are at ... English wedding. ... bride, ... groom, ... guests and ... relatives are standing outside ... house. ... bride is wearing ... long white dress and is having some blue flowers in her left hand. ... groom is wearing ... traditional morning suit and is having ... top hat in right hand. They are all smiling, because they are very happy. In ... few minutes they are going to get into... Rolls-Royce and drive to...restaurant for celebration.

Задание №6.

Поставьте глаголы, указанные в скобках, в нужном времени, укажите, как называется время.

1. Who (knock) at the door?

2. When her father (come) in she (sit) before a red tea-table, finishing a very good tea.

3. He (be) a handsome boy?

4. Don"t ring her up at 12 o"clock. She (write) her composition then.

5. When we (take) our exams we (have) a holiday.

6. What you both (do) at 7 o"clock yesterday

7. Jane (be) on her way to meet her mothcr whom she (not to see) for many years

8. If he (come), I (give) him this message

9. I don"t (know) this man. I never (meet) him.

Задание №7.

Ответить письменно на вопросы.

1. What is your name (surname)?

2. How old are you""

3. When were you born?

4. Where were you born?

5. In what family were you born?

6. Where do you live?

7. When did you enter and leave school?

8. Did you make good progress at school?

9. What were your favorite subjects?

10. What did you do after school studies? What were you fond of?

11. What is your hobby now?

12. What"s your occupation?

13. Did you serve in the army?

14. Why did you decide to enter the University?

15. What"s your future profession? Why did you choose it?

16. How many people are there in your family? How old are they?

17. What are their jobs?

18. I am sure your family is friendly. Do you agree with me? Why?

Задание №8.

Заполните регистрационную форму:

1. First name ____________________________

2. Surname ____________________________

3. Place of birth ____________________________

4. Country (you live in) ____________________________

5. City ____________________________

6. Age ____________________________

7. Occupation (job) ____________________________

8. Married / single/ divorced/ widow(er)/ ____________________________

9. Children"s name(s) ____________________________

10. Wife"s/ husband"s name ____________________________

11. Wife"s/ husband"s occupation ____________________________

12. Your hobby ____________________________

13. What kind of job would you like to have ____________________________

Задание № 9.

Переведите письменно тексты:

1) С. J. London; 2) А. О. Henry; 3) Т. Dreiser.

JACK LONDON

Вариант 1.

(1876-1916)

Jack London, the famous American novelist and writer, was born in San Francisco, California. The family was very poor, and speaking of his childhood, was eight, he learned to read, and read everything he could get. He borrowed books the writer said later that those were the hungriest years in his life. When the boy from the public library and spend all his free time with a book. He began to work very early at the age of 9. In the morning he delivered newspapers and went to school. After school he delivered evening editions. At weekends he worked as a porter at a hotel.

After leaving a grammar school at the age of 13, he continued working as a newspaper boy and did other small jobs because he had to feed his family. When Jack was a boy, he dreamed of being a sailor and now, when he had a little free time, he spent it near the sea. On one of such days he was offered work as a sailor on board of a ship sailing to Japan. In a year he came back to San Francisco. It was at that period that his first story was published. A San Francisco newspaper offered a prize for a story, Jack sent his story and was awarded the first prize.

Later he decided to continue his education and after three months of study entered the University of California. But he spent there only a semester because his family needed his help. He decided to find a new job and at the same time to try his luck in literature.

Working day and night he wrote poetry, essays and short stories. He sent them to magazines, but nothing was published. Gold was found in Alaska at that time and, so London went there. He hoped to become rich enough to devote himself to literature. He worked there for a year and found the heroes of his stories, strong and brave people. When he returned home in 1898 he had to take different jobs again and at the same time he continued to write. In 1898 his story « To the Man of Trail» was published and was a success.

In the next four years he became famous for his published stories «The Son of the Wolf», «Children of the Frost», «A Daughter of the Snows» and others.

In 1902 London visited the capital of England. He spent much time in the slums and, as a result, later he wrote «The People of the Aleyss» (1903), where he from his own life. The years (1905-1909) were most successful for Jack London. He published «White Fang», «The South Sea Tales», «Martin Iden» and many other works which brought the author great fame. In «Martin Iden» he used many facts showed a horrible picture of the poverty of English workers. His works «The War of the Classes» (1905), «Revolution» (1908) and «The Iron Heel» (1907) were written under the influence of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

In 1916 Jack London died.