Английский язык. Педагоги, 3 курс, семестр 5, 6. Контрольная работа с ответами
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Контрольная работа для студентов 3 курса. Семестр 5

1. Put in a passive verb in the correct tense.

The building at the top of the High Street is Barford Hall. It was built in 1827 and today is ______ (1 – regard) as the finest Georgian building in the country.

A number of changes ______ (2 – make) since it was built, but the front of the building ______ (3 – not change). Today the Hall ______ (4 – own) by Bardale Council, and  for the last ten years it ______ (5 – use) as a home for Barford Arts Centre. At the moment a small art gallery ______ (6 – build) behind the Hall.

2. Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use each verb in the list below once.

Write, stand, seem, be, make, shine, stay, taste, look, cost, feel

Dear Jill,

I am writing to you from Granada where everything ___________ (1) to be going just fine; we _________ (2) nice and relaxed. We _________ (3) in a gorgeous hotel just down the road from Alhambra, which _________ (4) an old fortress built by the Moors. It _________ (5) at the top of the hill just opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window.

It _________ (6) absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it _________ (7) a lot to stay here! Eating out is great. Have you heard of gazpacho? It’s a cold cucumber and tomato soup, which they _________ (8) with oil, vinegar and garlic and it _________ (9) delicious.

Well, outside the sun _________ (10) so I’m off to get a bit of suntan; I hope everything’s OK back in Birmingham.

LUCY

3. Choose the correct word.

1. Have you heard that Allen ______ Joe Ann?

a. has married                        b. has got married        c. has married on

2. ______ Edgar Allan Poe was a very famous poet and writer.

a. at the age of 25                b. in the age of 25         c. at 25 age

3. The treaty ______ the immediate withdrawal of troops from the area.

a. provides with                        b. provides                c. provides for

4. The ride across the Mohave Desert was awful, but in the end we got to the destination ______ and sound.

a. healthy                                b. safe                        c. fit

5. Try ______ the amount of fat in your diet.

a. to rise                                b. to reduce                c. to reject

6. Ronald was sorry for what had happened but he ______ well.

a. meant                                b. wanted                        c. intended

7. Students have ______ between learning French or German as a foreign language.

a. an opportunity                b. a choice                        c. a difference

8. Make yourself ______ and I will be back in a minute.

a. convenient                        b. comfortable                c. suitable

9. The most ______ time to start the experiment is on Monday.

a. convenient                        b. comfortable                c. good

10. You have to be at least 18 to ______ the club.

a. join                                b. become                        c. come to

11. Berkeley University has been ______ in popularity and now stands next to Harvard.

a. rising                                b. expanding                 c. increasing

12. There was a reception at the US Embassy ______ Independence Day.

a. on the occasion of                b. on the reason of        c. because

13. The boy’s mother insisted ______ the doctor immediately after the operation.

a. to see                                b. on seeing                c. about seeing

14. She doesn’t ______ much money but she enjoys her work.

a. earn                                b. provide                        c. do

15. At the interview Susanne was asked which University she ______ .

a. went                                b. attended                        c. learnt

Контрольная работа для студентов 3 курса. Семестр 5

Ответы

1. Put in a passive verb in the correct tense.

1. is regarded, 2. have been made, 3. has not been changed, 4. is owned, 5. has been used, 6. is being built

2. Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use each verb in the list below once.

1. seems, 2. are feeling, 3. are staying, 4. is, 5. stands, 6. looks, 7. costs, 8. make, 9. tastes, 10. is shining

3. Choose the correct word.

1. a, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. a, 7. b, 8. b, 9. a, 10. a, 11. c, 12. a, 13. b, 14. a, 15. b

Контрольная работа для студентов 3 курса. Семестр 6

1. Complete the letter. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

I (be) was angry and sad to hear that someone plans to knock down the White Horse Inn in Brickfield. This pub (be) has been the centre of village life for centuries. It ______ (1 – stand) at our crossroads for about 500 years. It ______ (2 – be) famous in the old days, and Shakespeare once ______ (3 – stay) there, they say. I ______ (4 – live) in Brickfield all my life, and I  know all about it. We ______ (5 – know) for some time of the danger to our pub. There ______ (6 – be) some talk a year or two ago about knocking it down. But all the villagers are against the plan. We will stop it, you’ll see.

2. Complete the conversation. Look at the context and choose the best form of the verb to express the future.

1. speak, 2. go, 3. leave, 4. visit, 5. be, 6. start, 7. see, 8. tell, 9. get.

A: Hello. Where are you going?

B: To my evening class. I’m learning Swedish. And I ______(1) it for real this time next week. I ______(2) to Sweden for three weeks. I ______(3) on Friday evening. I ______(4) friends there.

A: Oh, that ______(5) very nice.

B: Oh, it’s nearly half past seven. My lesson ______(6) in a minute.

A: Well, have a good time. I ______(7) you next month.

B: Thanks. I ______(8) you all about it when I ______(9) back.

3. Choose the correct word.

1. William Herschel ______ Uranus in 1781.

a. discovered                        b. opened                        c. found

2. The performance of the actor was ______ .

a. a great success                b. a big success                c. in success

3. The musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” by Lloyd Webber is ______ both young and middle-aged people.

a. successful with                b. popular with                c. popular among

4. Many popular writers ______ their reputations during the war.

a. built up                                b. created                        c. constructed

5. Henry Ford ______ his fortune with the Model T.

a. made                                b. did                        c. built

6. Economic growth creates both ______ and poverty.

a. wealth                                b. money                        c. rich

7. People are full of ______ for Rembrandt’s talent.

a. excitement                        b. recognition                c. admiration

8. During the Industrial Revolution machines began to be used for producing goods and many new ______ developed.

a. works                                b. agricultures                c. industries

9. The Mansfields bought a car second-hand ______ .

a. for a moderate price        b. at a moderate price

c. at a moderate cost

10. The ______ at the plant get a bonus at the end of the year from their _____ .

a. employers… employees                b. employees… employers

c. unemployed… employed

11. Ann’s friends wonder how she ______ to run the business and look after the children.

a. manages                        b. copes                        c. can

12. The job requires someone with specialized scientific and ______ knowledge.

a. technical                        b. technic                        c. technology

13. The parents asked their children to behave ______ .

a. closely                                b. properly                        c. thoroughly

14. We believe in investing in ______ research.

a. science                                b. scientific                c. scientifical

15. Nowadays more and more people are ______ for holidays.

a. going aboard                        b. going abroad                c. coming abroad

Контрольная работа для студентов 3 курса. Семестр 6

Ответы

1. Complete the letter. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. has stood, 2. was, 3. stayed, 4. have lived, 5. have known, 6. was

2. Complete the conversation. Look at the context and choose the best form of the verb to express the future.

1. will be speaking, 2. am going, 3. am leaving, 4. am visiting/am going to visit, 5. will be, 6. starts, 7. will see, 8. will tell, 9. get.

3. Choose the correct word. 

1. a, 2. a, 3. b, 4. a, 5. a, 6. a, 7. c, 8. c, 9. b, 10. b, 11. a, 12. a, 13. b, 14. b, 15. b