Входной контроль для 10 класса
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (10 класс)

Entry test for the 10th form

Part 1. Listening.

      Part 2. Grammar.

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.

1. We .......... dinner when our unexpected guests ............
   A) ate / were arriving

B) were eating / arrived

C) had eaten / would have arrived

D) have eaten / arrive

E) had been eating / have arrived

2. By the time the plane finally ........... after a four-hour delay, everyone waiting to meet the passengers .......... fed up.

1. has landed / would be
2. is landing / is
3. landed / was
4. was landing / has been
5. would land / had been

3. I don't know what happened to my bag, but I suppose it ..........

1. must have stolen
2. has been stealing
3. could have been stolen
4. will have been stolen
5. should have stolen

4. When I asked Sally whether she liked her subjects at university, she answered sadly that.......... were too difficult for .........

1. them / itself
2. they / her
3. their / she
4. themselves / hers
5. theirs / herself

5. I'm not going to start looking for a job ......... I finish my studies.

1. by the time
2. without
3. therefore
4. until
5. Moreover

6. Students results are getting …….. as they spend a lot of time learning Engish.

1. better and better
2. more better and better
3. more high
4. the better of
5. the most better and better

7. This is the hotel …….. we spent our honeymoon.

1. when
2. where
3. here
4. who
5. whose

8. Sometimes they both wish they …….. married so young.

1. don’t get
2. didn`t get
3. hadn`t got
4. didn`t got
5. haven’t get

9. You can’t buy …….. health.

1. the
2. –
3. a
4. an

10. …….. Mary or Tom brought this cake.

1. both
2. either
3. neither
4. each

Part 3.

Transform the words written in brackets to make them match the context grammatically and lexically.

1. You are never too old to go to college and gain some……………. (QUALIFY)
2. The weatherman said there is a strong…………… of rain today. (POSSIBLE)
3. My greatest…………….. was graduating from the university. (ACHIEVE)
4. Some old laws are no longer……………….. (EFFECT)
5. The concert didn't live up to our………………… (EXPECT)
6. Why don't you call the …………………. if the lights don't work? (ELECTRIC)
7. She is always……………. towards her parents. (RESPECT)
8. The hospital has the best medical……………. and fast ambulances. (EQUIP)

Part 4. Writing.

You have 30 minutes to do this task. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Ben.

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.