Министерство образования Республики Беларусь

Частное учреждение образования «Белорусский Институт правоведения»

Кафедра иностранных языков

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

по дисциплине «Английский язык»

Студента 2 курса

Заочного отделения

Факультета МП и ЮП

Специальности «Международное право»

Test 3 (Variant 2) pronouns

1. Fill in the blanks with ‘either/ neither/ none/ both/ of/ nor/ or/ and’.

1) Either you attend school or you will be expelled.

2) Neither of his opponents spoke at the meeting.

3) Neither now nor in a hundred years they will find out the truth.

4) Either someone deceived her or she has made up the story.

5) Neither student is studying hard. They will fail.

6) I am looking for opportunities both in this country and abroad.

7) Both of us are a little bit overtired.

8) I think they are both impolite. Neither Bob nor Jenny replied to my invitation.

9) Neither the train nor the bus stops at Winsford, so it’s best to come either by car or by underground.

10) None of my friends are rich.

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences below.

1) I took the other book back to tke library.

2) I go there every other day.

3) There’s no other way to do it.

4) They love one another – they’re such a happy family.

5) Many others have said the same.

6) Please give me another chance.

7) Some of the speakers went straight to the conference room. The other speakers are still hanging around.

8) This cake is delicious! Can I have another slice, please?

9) Where are the other boys?

10) He was a wonderful teacher. Everyone agreed it would be hard to find another like him.

11) The supermarket is on the other side of the street.

12) They are arguing all the time!

13) The book is all about the royal family.

14) He is wholly responsible.

15) All in all, it was a success.

16) It’s all in the mind.

Adjectives and adverbs

1. Choose the correct variant.

1) The plane landed safely on the runway.

2) The list of names appears completely.

3) The contract offer sounded fair to me, so I accepted the job.

4) Tina is always patient and speaks sensitively when helping her friends with their problems.

5) Kate is a hard worker.

6) She used to be a great musician, but she hardly plays at all now.

7) The hill rose high above the landscape.

8) I always feel full whenever I eat a curry.

9) The band played terrifically.

10) Dogs make loving, trainable and gentle pets.

2. Use the correct comparative levels of the adjectives in the brackets. Insert ‘the’ where necessary.

1) The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be more expensive.

2) It’s the funniest story I’ve ever heard.

3) I’m much lazier than you!

4) I am not nearly as patient as her.

5) My salary isn’t so high as yours.

6) He is sixty now and he is much more sporty than he used to be.

7) I’m looking forward to his next letter.

8) Are there any further questions?

9) He is twice as old as his wife.

10) Hitchhiking is far cheaper than any other means of traveling.

3. Match the parts.

1 This route is as quick as that one.

2 Sandra is not as kind as Jane.

3 My house is closer than yours.

4 He is far more into watching sports than his girlfriend.

5 She is slightly more interesting to talk to than him.

6 My shoes are as wet as my hair.

7 I like reading much more than playing computer games.

4. Combine the ideas in the brackets into a DOUBLE COMPARATIVE. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.

1) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven. By seven-thirty she still hasn't come. The longer I waited, the more angry I got.

2) There are many advantages to being young, but the more you are old, the more you understand.

3) Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The more he thought about his family, the more homesick he became.