Английский язык. Педагоги, 4 курс, семестр 7, 8. Контрольная работа с ответами
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Контрольная работа для студентов 4 курса. Семестр 7

1. Jim Barnes and Bill Nokes have been interviewed by the police in connection with a robbery last week. Open the brackets using the most appropriate verb form.

I.

When I mentioned to Nokes that he ______ (1 – be seen) in a local shop the previous Monday, he protested that he ______ (2 – be) at home all day. He swears that he ______ (3 – not own) a blue Ford Escort. He claimed that he ______ (4 – go) to the paint factory two weeks before to look for work. He alleges that he ______ (5 – be) a good friend of Jim Barnes. He insisted that he ______ (6 – not telephone) Barnes the previous Monday morning. When I pointed out to Nokes that a large quantity of paint ______ (7 – be found) in his house, he replied that he ______ (8 – store) it for a friend.

II.

At the beginning of the interview I reminded Barnes that he ______ (1 – be entitled) to have a solicitor present. He denies that he ______ (2 – know) anyone by the name of Bill Nokes. Barnes confirmed that he ______ (3 – be) in the vicinity of the paint factory the previous Monday, but said that he ______ (4 – visit) his mother. He admitted that he ______ (5 – walk) along New Street at around 10.00. He maintains that he ______ (6 – be) innocent.

2. Choose the most appropriate tense form from the list below.

Harry went back to the camp the following morning, but it was in some confusion. Soldiers ______ (1) around carrying equipment from one place to another, but there ______ (2) to be any purpose to what they ______ (3). Harry ______ (4) in an army camp before, but it ______ (5) a genius to realize that most of the officers ______ (6) the first opportunity to abandon the men and head for safety. He ______ (7) to phone the newspaper, but something ______ (8) to the telephone lines. He ______ (9) to find out what exactly ______ (10), when the first plane ______ (11) low over the camp. A wooden building a few hundred yards away suddenly ______ (12) in an explosion of flame. Before long bombs ______ (13) all around him, and then everything ______ (14) quiet. The planes ______ (15) as suddenly as they ______ (16). Smoke ______ (17) from burning buildings. A dead man ______ (18) next to Harry, the first dead person he ______ (19). And suddenly it ______ (20).

1. a. wandered                b. were wandering        c. were wandered

2. a. seemed                b. hadn’t seemed        c. didn’t seem

3. a. were doing                b. did                        c. would have done

4. a. has never been        b. had never been        c. never was

5. a. wouldn’t take        b. hadn’t taken                c. didn’t take

6. a. had taken                b. took                        c. was taking

7. a. tried                        b. was trying                c. had been trying

8. a. happened                b. was happening        c. had happened

9. a. tried                        b. was trying                c. would be trying

10. a. was going on        b. went on                        c. has been going on

11. a. flew                        b. was flying                c. flies

12. a. disappeared        b. was disappearing        c. had disappeared

13. a. exploded                b. were exploding        c. were exploded

14. a. went                        b. would have gone        c. was going

15. a. had vanished        b. were vanishing        c. vanished

16. a. appeared                b. had appeared                c. were appearing

17. a. rose                        b. was raising                c. was rising

18. a. laid                        b. was lying                c. was laying

19. a. ever seen                b. ever saw                c. had ever seen

20. a. had begun                b. began                        c. was beginning

3. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.

Back in the 1940s scientist told us we would soon be able ______ (1 – see) the person we were talking to on the phone. People could hardly ______ (2 – believe) it then.

Now, fifty years later, the AT&T company in New York has demonstrated its VideoPhone which will revolutionise communication around the world.

You will be able ______ (3 – buy) one this spring for £ 800, but the price ought ______ (4 – drop) if they become popular.

But if you feel you have ______ (5 – rush out) and buy one – just wait! There are one or two things I must ______ (6 – warn) you about. Firstly, you should ______ (7 – think) very carefully before answering a VideoPhone.

Контрольная работа для студентов 4 курса. Семестр 7

Ответы

1. Jim Barnes and Bill Nokes have been interviewed by the police in connection with a robbery last week. Open the brackets using the most appropriate verb form.

I.

1. had been seen, 2. had been, 3. doesn’t own, 4. had gone, 5. is, 6. hadn’t telephoned, 7. had been found, 8. had been storing/was storing.

II.

1. was entitled, 2. knows, 3. had been, 4. was visiting/had been visiting, 5. was walking/had been walking, 6. is.

2. Choose the most appropriate tense form from the list below.

1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. c, 6. a, 7. a, 8. c, 9. b, 10. a, 11. a, 12. a, 13. b, 14. a, 15. c, 16. b, 17. c, 18. b, 19. c, 20. b.

3. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.

1. to see, 2. believe, 3. to buy, 4. to drop, 5. to rush out, 6. warn, 7. think.

Контрольная работа для студентов 4 курса. Семестр 8

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. The Marconi family ______ to the United States thirty years ago.

a. has come                        b. come                        c. came

2. I’m sorry. I ______ my homework yet.

a. hadn’t finished                b. didn’t finish                c. haven’t finished

3. The town _____ two big snowstorms before Christmas last year.

a. has had                                b. had had                        c. was having

4. My father ______ for a long time.

a. was smoking                        b. is smoking                c. has smoked

5. Oh, no! It ______ to rain and my clothes are on this line.

a. is starting                        b. starts                        c. will start

6. Kay and her boyfriend have been dating ______ four years.

a. through                                b. since                        c. for

7. I thought I would get to the restaurant first, but Jim ______ before me.

a. had arrived                        b. has arrived                c. arrived

8. We ______ the rest of the souvenirs by tomorrow.

a. will sell                                b. have sold                c. will have sold

9. I ______ reading this book.

a. had finally finished                b. have finally finished

c. will have finally finished

10. The swimmers haven’t completed the race ______ .

a. still                                b. already                        c. yet

11. We haven’t seen each other ______ a long time.

a. since                                b. for                                c. at

12. You look confused. ______ you understand what I say?

a. did                                b. are                        c. do

13. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and ______ TV.

a. watched                                b. was watched                c. had watched

14. ______ for a long time before you got a job?

a. were you looking                b. have you looked        c. had you looked

15. That man ______ money to the hospital for years.

a. has giving                        b. has been giving        c. is giving

16. Does Randy ______ eight brothers and six sisters?

a. have got                                b. has                        c. have

17. We ______ John better now that we have classes with him.

a. are knowing                        b. know                        c. knew

18. Deer ______ salt and are attracted to blocks of salt people leave in their yards.

a. are liking                        b. like                        c liked

19. I ______ the day with a jog around the block.

a. have begun                        b. began                        c. had begun

20. I ______ the movie before, but I decided to see it again.

a. saw                                b. had seen                c. have seen

2. Read what Ida James said about her childhood and write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

“Did I have a strict upbringing? No, I don’t think so. I remember my parents made me promise ______ (1 – not speak) to strangers, and they forbade me ______ (2 – go) to a friends’ house straight from school. I always had to go home first. But then my mother usually let me ______ (3 – go out) and ______ (4 – see) my friends.

When I was older, they didn’t allow me ______ (5 – go out) with a young man of my own, but they let me ______ (6 – go out) with a group of friends. And they never allowed me ______ (7 – stay out) after midnight. But that was accepted at the time.

I think, if you force children ______ (8 – do) things all the time, eventually they will rebel. One of my friends did.”

Контрольная работа для студентов 4 курса. Семестр 8

Ответы

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. c, 2. c, 3. b, 4. c, 5. a, 6. c, 7. a, 8. c, 9. b, 10. c, 11. b, 12. c, 13. a, 14. c, 15. b, 16. c, 17. b, 18. b, 19. b, 20. b.

2. Read what Ida James said about her childhood and write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. not to speak, 2. to go, 3. go out, 4. see, 5. to go out, 6. go out, 7. to stay out, 8. to do.