Федеральное агентство по образованию

ИНСТИТУТ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВА

Заочная форма обучения

на базе _______________ образования

Контрольная работа № 1

по дисциплине: «Английский язык»

Выполнил: студент 1 курса, Г-12-М группы

по специальности 080504

(код)

«Государственное и муниципальное управление»

(наименование специальности)

__________________________/__________

(ФИО) (подпись)

Проверил: канд.филол.наук, доцент кафедры

Фадеева Ангелина Александровна

дата__________________подпись__________

Москва 2013

1. Выполните грамматические тесты.

Test l. "To be" in the Present Indefinite

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

1. Mary____ is ______my sister.

a) am b)is c) are

2. Sam and Bob ___ are ______ boys.

a) am b)is c) are

3. This_____ is _____ a pencil.

a) am b)is c) are

4. St. Petersburg__ is _______ a beautiful city.

a) am b)is c) are

5. Mary's granny __________ old.

a) am b)is c) are

6. We ____ are _____ the pupils of the fourth form.

a) am b)is c) are

7. I ___ am_______ all right.

a) am b)is c) are

8. My parents __ is ____ engineers.

a) am b)is c) are

9. Polly's brother _____ a student.

a) am b)is c) are

10. Mary's cousins __ are ___ students.

a) am b)is c) are

11. The sky ___ is ______ blue.

a) am b)is c) are

12. His dog ___ is ______ very big.

a) am b)is c) are

13. I ___ am _______ tall.

a) am b)is c) are

14. Mrs. Green __ is ____ 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 ____ has ______a big family.

a) have b)has

2. Do you __ have ________ five lessons every day?

a) have b)has

3. She __ has ________ no money.

a) has b)has not

4. They __ have ________a new flat.

a) have b)has

5. When does she ___ has _______her breakfast?

a) have b)has

6. Mike ___ has _______tea.

a) have b)has

7. He doesn't ___ has _______any problems with his car.

a) have b)has

8. We don't __ have ________enough money to buy a new car.

a) have b)has

9. Mike always __ has ________a lot of problems with his car.

a) have b)has

10. These women _ have _________no time.

a) have b)has

11. He ____ has ______no telephone in his flat.

a) have b)has

12. Who __ has _____a dog?

a) have b)has

13. How many friends does she _ have______?

a) have b)has

smalt house in the country.

l4. We __ do not have ______ 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.___ the _______coal is mined in many countries.

a) a b) the c) –

2. He is returning to ___ the _______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 _____ the _________ Ukraine.

a) a b)the c) –

6. _______________Volga is the longest river in Europe.

a) A b)The c) –

7. __ The ____chair on which you are sitting is not very comfortable.

a) A b)The c) –

8. We all had ___a_______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 the___room.

a) a b)the c) –

12. Paris is ___ the _______largest city in France.

a) a b)the c) –

13. You should have heard __ the ________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._____ A _____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 _ the __ Swiss Alps.

a) the b) –

5. Last year I visited _ the __ United States.

a) the b) –

6. _ The__ 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 _ the __ 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 ____ interestinger ______than that one.

a) more interesting

b) interestinger

c) the most interesting

2.1 believe this exercise is ___ easier _______of all.

a) the easiest

b) more easy

c) easier

3. Does she feel ____ weller _________today?

a) weller

b) better

c) more well

4. Bob is ___ tallest ________boy in our group.

a) tallest

h) the tallest

c) the most tall

5. She is __ the most pretty _________girl I have ever seen.

l) a pretty

b) the most pretty

c) the prettiest

6. The Volga is _ longer __________than the Dvina, isn't it?

a) longer

b) more long

c) the most long

7. There are things that are __ more important _________than others.

a) the most important

b) important

c) more important

8. Let's go __ further _________on!

a) the further

b) farther

c) further

9. Nick is __ oldest ________child in the family.

a) the oldest

b) oldest

c) the eldest

10. Things grew__ worse _________ day after day.

a) bad

b) worst

c) worse

11. Both cases are heavy, but still I will carry__ the heaviest ____ one.

a) heavier

b) the most heavy

c) the heaviest

12. The house we live in is __ the modernest _______than the one next to it.

a) more modern

b) moderner

c) the modernest

13. It's__ worst ________ picture I have ever taken.

a) worst

b) the worst

c) the wellest

14. Kate is two years __ younger ________than Val.

a) more young

b) youngest

c) younger

15. Russia is one of _ most influential _________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 ____ childrens ______were playing football.

a) childrens

b) children

2. The__ wolves _____were obviously hungry.

a) wolves

b) wolfes

3. The __ sheeps ________were grazing peacefully.

a) sheep

b) sheeps

4. The __ knives ________and forks were in the drawer.

a) knifes

b) knives

5. All the ___ geese _______ were safe and sound.

a) geese

b) goose

6. Three old ___ women _______were sitting on the bench.

a) woman

b) women

7.1 have never trusted his __ advice ______

a) advice

b) advices

8. Cats often catch __ mice ________.

a) mice

b) mouses

9. Mr. Green and Mr. Black are real ___ gentlemen _________.

a) gentlemen

b) gentlemans

10. I feel as if all my __ teeth ________ were aching.

a) tooth

b)teeth

11. There are seven __ bookshelves ________ in my room.

a) bookshelve

b) bookshelves

12. Many__ people ______ like ice-cream.

a) people

b) peoples

13. Their ____ wives __________are very good-looking ladies.

a) wifes

b) wives

14. They were perfect____ football players ___________.

a) football players

b) feetball players

15. There are many different ___ peoples _________ 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)Mrs.Smith's… husband often gives her flowers.

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

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

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

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

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

7. (babies) The children's... toys are in their cribs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. (sisters) Do you know my sister's... husbands?

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

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

20. (month) It would cost me a month's... 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 ___ is ____no telephone in this office.

a) is b)are

2. There __ are _____ twelve months in a year.

a) is b)are

3. There ___ are ____ two books on the table.

a) is b)are

4. There ____ are ___ seven days in a week.

a) is b)are

5. There __ are _____ twenty-four hours in a day.

a) is b)are

6. There __ is _____ a boy and a girl in the room.

a) is b)are

7. There __ is _____ a picture on the wall.

a) is b)are

8. There __ is _____ a park near our house.

a) is b)are

9. There ___ is ____ two children in the family.

a) is b)are

10. There __ is _____ a man at the door.

a) is b)are

11. There __ is _____ a table in the centre of the room.

a) is b)are

12. There __ is _____ 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 __ is _____ no cat there.

a) is b)are

15. There ___ are ____ 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 ___ at _______the weekend.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

2. It is so difficult to get up early ____ on _____________Monday mornings!

a) on b) in c)at d) –

3. I am going to do it ______ on ________next Sunday.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

4. When will you be at home ___ in _____ the afternoon?

a) on b) in c)at d) –

5. Children like to get presents ___ on ______Christmas.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

6. We had lots of fun __ on ______Christmas day.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

7. I was born ___ on _____17 December.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

8. He is out ___ at _____the moment.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

9. I Everybody should go to bed ___ at _____night.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

10. They are going to leave for Moscow ___ on______Friday.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

11. I went to the Crimea ___ in _______summer.

a) on b) in c)at d) –

12. The clock stopped __ at _____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 ____ at ______11 o'clock ____ in ______the evening.

a) at, in b) at, of

15. He usually falls asleep _____ in _____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 at the end of the street.

a) at b) in c) on

2. I arrived___ to ___ home very late.

a) at b) to c) –

3. The car stopped___ at _______ the traffic lights.

a) on b) at c) –

4. What time do you usually go___ to _____bed?

a) in b) on c) to

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

a) in b) – c) to

6. Aberdeen is ___ in ____the north of Scotland.

a) on b) at c) in

7. We live____ on __ the fourth floor.

a) – b) in c) on

8. I have to stay _____ in _____bed as I am not very well.

a) on b) at c) in

9. Look ____ at ______ the bottom of the page!

a) to b) at c) on

10. She must be waiting for us ___ at _______the bus-stop

a) on b)at c)in

11. There is a round table _____ in _____the middle of the room.

a) at b) on c) in

12. There are a lot of apples ___ on _______the tree.

a) on b)in c)at

13. The criminal spent three years ____ in ______prison.

a) to b)at c)in

14. Will you meet me ____ at ______the airport?

a) – b) at c)in

15.____ in ______the picture you can see my cousin Henry.

a) in b) on c)at