1. “A Good Start”

2. “Fair of Face”

3. “Success Story”

4. “Caged”

5. “The Dinner Party”

26. Complete the following sentence: Mr. Shelby had a large plantation and many slaves … .

1. In Canada

2. in the East America

3. in the south of America

4. in the north of America

5. in the West America

27. Complete the following sentence: One of the truest friends of the former duke had been a brave knight … .

1. called Sir Rudolf

2. called Sir Rowland

3. called Sir Shelby

4. named Sir Orlando

5. name Sir Oliver

28. Complete the following sentence: At that moment Merry Ann …… of our window, just as Sladen came … towards our house probably … me to play a game of tennis, as usual .

1. to watch across invited

2. not to clear, I thick, but he seemed happy to hear it

3. looked for

4. watched, throw to suppose

5. looked out, across to invite

29. Complete the following sentence: He had never married and lived … …

1. with his brother

2. with his father

3. with his uncle

4. with his sister

5. quite alone

30. Complete the following sentence: (Mind the text “Return” by P.Abrahams: The action takes place … … .

1. in North Africa

2. in West Africa

3. in South America

4. in East Africa

5. in South America

ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ КОЛЛЕДЖ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ

«УТВЕРЖДАЮ» «СОГЛАСОВАННО»

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Директор ПКИЯ Шпикбаева Б.Ж. Зам дир УВР Менжулина Н.И.

Зам дир УМР Акитов М.К.

ТЕСТОВЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ ПО ДИСЦИПЛИНЕ

«Домашнее чтение»

КУРС – 3

Вариант 4

1. Complete the following sentence: For Richards and me it was mostly an easy … … .

1. joboffigures

2. workwithyoungpeople

3. job of inspections and routine paper work

4. jobwithtechniques

5. workwithchildren

2. Complete the following sentence: “The books said that he suddenly stopped painting … and lived in a villa in Rivera.

1. at 57

2. at 53

3. at 54

4. at 55

5. at 56

3. If anybody was smoking on watch or asleep on watch, it always was Zabinski. Discipline on board was hard to keep and Zabinski made it worse. Thesesentencesarefromthetext…

1. “Hunting for a Job” by S. S. Meclure

2. “Lost in the Post” by A. Philips

3. “Letter in the Mail” by E. Caldwell

4. “The Dinner Party” by N. Monsarrat

5. “A Foul Play” by R. Ruark

4. Complete the following sentences: Grace Brooks worked …

1. Asanofficeoperator

2. As a companyoperator

3. Asanoperator

4. As a telephoneoperator

5. As a nighttelephoneoperator

5. With the money he could afford to marry Leila, rent a studio and stop being a student. To complete his education he went to Italy but after 5 months all the money was spent and he had to return. Thesesentencesarefromthetext…

1. “SuccessStory”

2. “LautissePaintsAgain”

3. “TheninTriumph”

4. “A goodstart”

5. “The tv Blackout”

6. Complete the following sentence: The drunkard said he was … , wounded twice.

1. A realIndian

2. A realRussian

3. A realScottish

4. A realEnglishman

5. A realAmerican

7. Complete the following sentence: … later Aubrey discovered that a pair of Degas statuettes was missing from a stand opposite the Titian.

1. Aboutsixminutes

2. Abouttenminutes

3. Aboutfourminutes

4. Aboutthreeminutes

5. Aboutfivemitutes

8. Complete the following sentence: On the … Clifford reached his study, turned on the light over the table and dropped into the chair before it.

1. Secondfloor

2. Fifthfloor

3. Thirdfloor

4. Fourthfloor

5. Sixthfloor

9. Insert a suitable words in the following sentence: One morning … said he wanted to talk to him.

1. Theheadmaster

2. Thebankdirector

3. Thebanksecretary

4. Theclerk

5. Thebankmanager

10. Complete the following sentence: I suppose every family has a black sheep. Inthisfamilyithadbeen …

1. Frank

2. Edward

3. Tom

4. Ray

5. John

11. Complete the following sentence: Suddenly I saw a letter pushed …

1. Throughthewindow

2. Underthedoor

3. Nearthedoor

4. Underthewindow

5. Overthedoor

12. He was everywhere and always. The main character of the text is …

1. Mr. Bronson

2. Mr. Smith

3. Mr. Ramsay

4. Mr. Brown

5. Mr. Kelada

14. Complete the following sentence: The … … I explored the entire island and choose a place on a hillside to be my home.

a) sunny day

b) all day

c) the day before

d) that day

e) second day

15. The stranger returned to his room about half passed five in the morning anf there be remains until near midday, the blinds down and the door shut. This sentence is from the text …

a) “The Explosion”

b) “The Shipwreck”

c) “Return”

d) “The Reading Public”

e) “The Invisible Man”

16. Complete the following sentence: General Miles was a nice man and we …

a) became honest friends

b) became great friends very quickly

c) didn’t became friends

d) became old friends

e) became friends

17. Complete the following sentence: “One … and … about eight o’clock, my mother, my sisters and myself were sitting in the dining-room awaiting the arrival of my brothers from Sydney. They attended school there, and rowed or sailed the six miles to and from everyday. Generally returning home by dusk”

a) warming/ brightly day

b) frosty/ windy evening

c) sunny/ freshly evening

d) nice/ lovely morning

e) cold/ windy evening

18. Complete the sentence: When they … and I … Mary Ann holding Sladen’s arm, my courage left me.

a) went/ had seen

b) gone/ saw

c) came/ saw

d) go/ to see

e) come into/ have seen

19. Complete the sentence: I returned home and did a little work on the scenario. It … very …; it was fine scenario.

a) was/ easy

b) were/ fine

c) was/ wonderful

d) be/ easy

e) was/ difficult

20. Complete the following sentence: Ray opened the box, took out the blue envelope and went to the corner of the room … .

a) to through away

b) to put it

c) to through it to the fire

d) to read it

e) to write it

21. Complete the following sentence: I decided to go to the dining – car … .

a) to have a good time

b) to call my aunt

c) to meet my friend

d) to find my hat

e) to have a meal

22. Complete the following sentence: After the traffic occurrence Mrs. Forestier found shelter in the villa of some people called Hardy, their …

1. colleagues

2. family

3. friends

4. relatives

5. neighbours

22. Complete the following sentence: I heard by accident that there was no English … .

1. Doctor

2. Lawyer

3. Farmer

4. Writer

5. Teacher

22. Ramsay was in the American Consular Service, and was stationed at Kobe. This sentence is fromthetext …

1. “The lion’s skin” by W.S. Maugham

2. “Success story” by J.G. Cozzens

3. “The Venger” by W.S. Maugham

4. “The Happy man” by W.S. Maugham

5. “Mr. Know-all” by W.S. Maugham

25. Complete the following sentence: Gavin was the only person on earth to whom I … …

a) could tell about happiness

b) could tell my feeling

c) could tell about accident

d) couldn’t tell about the truth

e) could tell the truth

26. Complete the following sentence: When the doctor came he took …

a) our temperature

b) their temperature

c) the boy’s temperature

d) my temperature

e) her temperature

27. Complete the following sentence: Cloude and Carl lived and worked together of over….

a) several times

b) live years – six years

c) many years

d) three years

e) two years

28. Complete the following sentence: “We ….., and …. the twisting coils of a huge carpet snake, which had wound its body round and the bell – wire on top of the wall plate.”

a) looked up/ saw

b) looked down/ see

c) watching/ look

d) looked through/ seen

e) looked at/ saw

29. Complete the following sentences: It was … all the morning, and Jerry decided not to…, when, at one o’clock, there came a knock at the door.

a) warm and sunny/ gone away

b) windy heavily/ go out

c) shining brightly/ had gone

d) foggy/ went

e) raining heavily/ go out