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Заочная форма обучения

на базе _______________ образования

Контрольная работа № 1

по дисциплине: «Английский язык»

Выполнил: студент _1__ курса, ____ группы

специальности ____080504

(код)

«Государственное и муниципальное управление»

(наименование специальности)

__________________________/__________

(ФИО) (подпись)

Проверил: канд.филол.наук, доцент кафедры

Фадеева Ангелина Александровна

дата__________________подпись__________

Москва 2012

1. Выполните грамматические тесты.

Test l. "To be" in the Present Indefinite

Choose the correct form of the verb “to be”:

1. Mary__________my sister.

a) am b)is c) are

2. Sam and Bob _________ boys.

a) am b)is c) are

3. This__________ a pencil.

a) am b)is c) are

4. St. Petersburg_________ a beautiful city.

a) am b)is c) are

5. Mary's granny __________ old.

a) am b)is c) are

6. We _________ the pupils of the fourth form.

a) am b)is c) are

7. I __________ all right.

a) am b)is c) are

8. My parents ______ engineers.

a) am b)is c) are

9. Polly's brother _____ a student.

a) am b)is c) are

10. Mary's cousins _____ students.

a) am b)is c) are

11. The sky _________ blue.

a) am b)is c) are

12. His dog _________ very big.

a) am b)is c) are

13. I __________ tall.

a) am b)is c) are

14. Mrs. Green ______ a teacher of English.

a) am b)is c) are

15. The girls ________ in the garden.

a) am b)is c) are

Test 2. "To have" in the Present Indefinite

Choose the correct form of the verb “to have” in the Present Indefinite Tense:

1. He __________a big family.

a) have b)has

2. Do you __________ five lessons every day?

a) have b)has

3. She __________ no money.

a) has b)has not

4. They __________a new flat.

a) have b)has

5. When does she __________her breakfast?

a) have b)has

6. Mike __________tea.

a) have b)has

7. He doesn't __________any problems with his car.

a) have b)has

8. We don't __________enough money to buy a new car.

a) have b)has

9. Mike always __________a lot of problems with his car.

a) have b)has

10. These women __________no time.

a) have b)has

11. He __________no telephone in his flat.

a) have b)has

12. Who _______a dog?

a) have b)has

13. How many friends does she _______?

a) have b)has

smalt house in the country.

l4. We________ a small house in the country.

a) do not have b) do not has

15. Does Mike _____many lessons on Tuesday?

a) have b)has

Test 3. Articles. Артикли.

Fill in the article where necessary (Вставьте артикль, где необходимо):

1.__________coal is mined in many countries.

a) a b) the c) –

2. He is returning to __________Hague tomorrow.

a) a b)the c) –

3. ________tea will not keep you awake at night.

a) A b)The c) –

4. Romania has many rich oil fields but __________oil is of rather poor quality.

a) a b)the c) –

5. I was born in Russia but my elder brother was born in ______________ Ukraine.

a) a b)the c) –

6. _______________Volga is the longest river in Europe.

a) A b)The c) –

7. ______chair on which you are sitting is not very comfortable.

a) A b)The c) –

8. We all had __________good time.

a) a b)the c) –

9. The boy put the book into __________bag.

a) a b)the c) –

10. There are __________books on the table.

a) a b)the c) –

11. Please open the windows. There is little air in ___room.

a) a b)the c) –

12. Paris is __________largest city in France.

a) a b)the c) –

13. You should have heard __________Mr. Brown's speech last night. It was excellent.

a) a b)the c) –

14.1 also enjoyed __________his speech.

a) a b)the c) –

15.__________Ural mountains form the natural border between Europe and Asia.

a) A b)The c) –

Test 4. Names with and without the definite article. Имена собственные с и без определенного артикля.

1. Milan is in ___ north of Italy.

a) the b) –

2. Chicago is on ___ Lake Michigan.

a) the b) –

3. The highest mountain in Africa is ___ Kilimanjaro.

a) the b) –

4. Next year we are going skiing in ___ Swiss Alps.

a) the b) –

5. Last year I visited ___ United States.

a) the b) –

6. ___ River Volga flows into the Caspian Sea.

a) The b) –

7. ___ Hyde Park is a very large park in central London.

a) the b) –

8. Grand Hotel is in ___ Baker Street.

a) the b) –

9. We flew to ___ New York from the Gatwick Airport near London.

a) the b) –

10. Frank is a student at ___ Liverpool University.

a) the b) –

Test 5. Degrees of Comparison. Степени сравнения.

Choose the right form of the adjective (Выберите правильную форму прилагательного):

1. This book is __________than that one.

a) more interesting

b) interestinger

c) the most interesting

2.1 believe this exercise is __________of all.

a) the easiest

b) more easy

c) easier

3. Does she feel _____________today?

a) weller

b) better

c) more well

4. Bob is ___________boy in our group.

a) tallest

h) the tallest

c) the most tall

5. She is ___________girl I have ever seen.

l) a pretty

b) the most pretty

c) the prettiest

6. The Volga is ___________than the Dvina, isn't it?

a) longer

b) more long

c) the most long

7. There are things that are ___________than others.

a) the most important

b) important

c) more important

8. Let's go ___________on!

a) the further

b) farther

c) further

9. Nick is __________child in the family.

a) the oldest

b) oldest

c) the eldest

10. Things grew___________ day after day.

a) bad

b) worst

c) worse

11. Both cases are heavy, but still I will carry______ one.

a) heavier

b) the most heavy

c) the heaviest

12. The house we live in is _________than the one next to it.

a) more modern

b) moderner

c) the modernest

13. It's__________ picture I have ever taken.

a) worst

b) the worst

c) the wellest

14. Kate is two years __________than Val.

a) more young

b) youngest

c) younger

15. Russia is one of __________countries in the world.

a) the influentialest

b) the most influential

c) most influential

Test 6. The Plural of the Noun. Множественное число существительных.

Choose the correct form of the noun (Выберите правильную форму существительного):

1. The __________were playing football.

a) childrens

b) children

2. The__________ were obviously hungry.

a) wolves

b) wolfes

3. The __________were grazing peacefully.

a) sheep

b) sheeps

4. The __________and forks were in the drawer.

a) knifes

b) knives

5. All the __________ were safe and sound.

a) geese

b) goose

6. Three old __________were sitting on the bench.

a) woman

b) women

7.1 have never trusted his ________

a) advice

b) advices

8. Cats often catch __________.

a) mice

b) mouses

9. Mr. Green and Mr. Black are real ____________.

a) gentlemen

b) gentlemans

10. I feel as if all my __________ were aching.

a) tooth

b)teeth

11. There are seven __________ in my room.

a) bookshelve

b) bookshelves

12. Many________ like ice-cream.

a) people

b) peoples

13. Their ______________are very good-looking ladies.

a) wifes

b) wives

14. They were perfect_______________.

a) football players

b) feetball players

15. There are many different ____________ living in Africa.

a) people

b) peoples

Test 7. The Possessive case of the noun. Притяжательный падеж существительных.

А. Choose the appropriate variant of the translation of a noun in the possessive case (Выберите подходящий вариант перевода существительного в притяжательном падеже):

I. These are our sister's bags.

a) сестры

b) сестер

2. These are our sisters' bags.

a) сестры

b) сестер

3. These are their sons' toys.

a) сына

b) сыновей

4. My friend's sisters are very beautiful.

a) друга

b) друзей

5. This is my daughters' cat.

a) дочери

b) дочерей

6. The girl's face is rosy.

a) девочки

b) девочек

7. His grandfather's house is in the country.

a) дедушки

b) дедушек

8. This is my friends' dog.

a) друга

b) друзей

9. Those are his daughter's children.

a) дочери

b) дочерей

10. These are his daughters' pictures.

a) дочери

b) дочерей

11. The girls' father is a teacher.

a) девочки

b) девочек

12. This is the children's favourite place.

a) ребенка

b) детей

13. My sister's books are on the desk.

a) сестры

b) сестер

14. This is his aunts' house.

a) тетки

b) теток

15. My friends' parents are engineers.

a) друга

b) друзей

В. Add the nouns in the possessive case (they are given in brackets) to the sentences (Дополните предложения существительными (даны в скобках) в притяжательном падеже).

1. (Mrs. Smith) … husband often gives her flowers.

2. (boy) The ... hat is red.

3. (boys) The ... hats are red.

4. (children) The ... toys are all over the floor.

5. (child) I fixed the ... bicycle.

6. (baby) The ... toys are in her crib.

7. (babies) The ... toys are in their cribs.

8. (wives) Tom and Bob are married. Their … names are Lisy and Jane.

9. (wife) That is my ... coat.

10. (Sally) ... last name is White.

11. (Phyllis) ... last name is Young.

12. (boss) That's my ... office.

13. (bosses) Those are my ... offices.

14. (woman) This is a ... purse.

15. (women) That store sells ... clothes.

16. (sister) Do you know my ... husband.?

17. (sisters) Do you know my ... husbands?

18. (yesterday) Did you read ... newspaper?

19. (today) There are many problems in ... world.

20. (month) It would cost me a ... salary to buy that TV set.

Test 8. There is / There are. Оборот «быть, находиться».

Choose the correct form of the verb to be (Выберите правильную форму глагола “to be”):

1. There _______no telephone in this office.

a) is b)are

2. There _______ twelve months in a year.

a) is b)are

3. There _______ two books on the table.

a) is b)are

4. There _______ seven days in a week.

a) is b)are

5. There _______ twenty-four hours in a day.

a) is b)are

6. There _______ a boy and a girl in the room.

a) is b)are

7. There _______ a picture on the wall.

a) is b)are

8. There _______ a park near our house.

a) is b)are

9. There _______ two children in the family.

a) is b)are

10. There _______ a man at the door.

a) is b)are

11. There _______ a table in the centre of the room.

a) is b)are

12. There _______ a pen and a pencil in my pencil-box.

a) is b)are

13. There _______ a window and a door in this room.

a) is b)are

14. There _______ no cat there.

a) is b)are

15. There _______ many people in the street.

a) is b)are

Test 9. Prepositions of Time. Предлоги времени.

Choose the right preposition to fill in the blank (Выберите правильный предлог вместо пробела):

1. I am going to visit my friend __________the weekend.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

2. It is so difficult to get up early _________________Monday mornings!

a) on b) in c)at d) –

3. I am going to do it ______________next Sunday.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

4. When will you be at home ________ the afternoon?

a) on b) in c)at d) –

5. Children like to get presents _________Christmas.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

6. We had lots of fun ________Christmas day.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

7. I was born ________17 December.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

8. He is out ________the moment.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

9. I Everybody should go to bed ________night.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

10. They are going to leave for Moscow _________Friday.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

11. I went to the Crimea __________summer.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

12. The clock stopped _______night.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

13. Не likes to go to the cinema or theatre days off.

a) at b)on

14. Mr. Black goes to bed __________11 o'clock __________the evening.

a) at, in b) at, of

15. He usually falls asleep __________five minutes

a) during b)in

Test 10. Prepositions of Place. Предлоги места.

Choose the right preposition to fill in the blank (Выберите правильный предлог вместо пробела):

1. My house is____the end of the street.

a) at b) in c) on

2. I arrived______ home very late.

a) at b) to c) –

3. The car stopped__________ the traffic lights.

a) on b) at c) –

4. What time do you usually go________bed?

a) in b) on c) to

5. They arrived ___St. Petersburg a few days ago.

a) in b) – c) to

6. Aberdeen is _______the north of Scotland.

a) on b) at c) in

7. We live______ the fourth floor.

a) – b) in c) on

8. I have to stay __________bed as I am not very well.

a) on b) at c) in

9. Look __________ the bottom of the page!

a) to b) at c) on

10. She must be waiting for us __________the bus-stop

a) on b)at c)in

11. There is a round table __________the middle of the room.

a) at b) on c) in

12. There are a lot of apples __________the tree.

a) on b)in c)at

13. The criminal spent three years __________prison.

a) to b)at c)in

14. Will you meet me __________the airport?

a) – b)at c)in

15.__________the picture you can see my cousin Henry.

a) in b) on c)at