Контрольная работа № 1. Вариант 2.

Часть 2.

GRAMMAR

1. Образуйте множественное число следующих существительных.

Ear, brother, army, son, life, tooth, bus, horse, baby, day, country, pencil, woman, money, deer, piano, concerto, wife, safe, thesis, analysis, child, fish, locus, hero, mother-in-law, gas mask, sportswoman.

2. Выпишите существительные, которые употребляются только во множественном числе (25 существительных).

looks, countryside, traffic-lights, tongs, toothpaste, headphones, delays, binoculars, electronics, eyes, trousers, outskirts, premises, mechanics, spectacles, clothes, stairs, maths, shorts, tights, gymnastics, congratulations, crossroads, patience, scales, lodgings, foundations, equipment, research, authorities, soap, contents, athletics, cattle, scissors, taxes, pyjamas, economics, police, news, means, goods, pants, subjects, billiards, darts.

3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. I saw ___man in ___armchair at ___window. He was reading ___ newspaper.

2. They travelled by car around ___Europe last month.

3. He had a headache and didn't go to ___work yesterday.

4. Could you open ___door, please?

5. ___Mediterranean Sea washes___ Europe, ___Asia and ___northern coast of ___Africa.

6. I like to stay at ___home on cold evenings.

7. Mrs. Patsy is ___last person I'd like to meet.

8. We get coffee mostly from ___ Brazil and ___ Columbia.

9. Look at this man. Can you imagine that he was in ___prison five years ago?

10. Could you tell me ___time, please? - It's ___quarter past six.

4. Раскройте скобки, употребив сравнительную или превосходную степень прилагательного или наречия.

1. Moscow is (large) than Petersburg.

2. This is (beautiful) house in the city.

3. (tall) man among the guests is a basketball player.

4. 1 like both of them, but I think Kate is (easy) to talk to.

5. Yesterday our team played football very badly. I think it was their (bad) match.

6. Skiing is as (easy) as riding a bike.

7. Table tennis is _______ than tennis but badminton is the________ . (easy)

8. Why are you talking? Please be (quiet).

9. Who are (old) members of the club?

10. She had to give us (far) information though she didn't want to.

5. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную форму местоимения.

1. They rarely drive to (their/them/ theirs) office. They live near (it's/it/its).

2. Do you like (you/your/yours) new car? — Oh, (it's/it/its) has never let me down yet.

3. This tape recorder of (her/hers/she) is always out of order. — But so is (you/your/yours)!

4. (Their/Theirs/ Them) knowledge of French is not much more superior to (we/our/ours).

5. If these gloves are neither (she/her/hers) nor (you/your/yours), then they should be (me/my/mine).

6. Употребите глаголы to have или to be в нужной форме.

1. I want... a doctor, that is why I ... a student of the Medical Institute.

2. The U.S. A ... one of the richest countries in the world.

3. Does she … any brothers?

4. They ... a small cottage. It ... far away.

5. They … a pleasant voyage last summer.

6. Our city ... twenty libraries.

7. I … at school yesterday.

8. My friends and I … at work yesterday.

9. It was summer. I … a lot of free time.

10. Ann and Bess were at work yesterday. They … a lot of work.