Рекомендуемые учебники

1. Андрианова, Л.Н. Курс английского языка для вечерних и заочных технических вузов / Л.Н. Андрианова, Н.Ю. Багрова. – М. : "Высшая школа", 2000. – 463 с.

2. Бонк, Н.А. Учебник английского языка / Н.А. Бонк, Н.А. Лукьянова. "Де-Конт" – Рыбинский Дом печати", 1996, I ч. – 510 стр., II ч. – 639 с.

3. Гузеева, К.А. Справочник по грамматике английского языка / К.А. Гузеева. Санкт-Петербург : "Союз", 2001. – 286 с.

4. Блинова, С.И. Практика английского языка. Сборник упражнений по грамматике. / С.И. Блинова, Е.П. Чарекова. Санкт-Петербург : "Союз", 2000. – 384 с.

5. Raymond, M. Essential Grammar in Use / M. Raymond. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Для успешного выполнения контрольной работы № 4 необходимо изучить темы I, II, III, IV,V раздела "Грамматический материал".

TEST PAPER 4

Variant 1

I. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect или в Past Simple.

1. This is my house. I (live) here since 1970.

2. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

3. He (to move) to Edinburgh. – When he (go) there?

4. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. You (see) the Loch Ness monster?

5. We (miss) the bus. Now we’ll have to walk.

II. Прочитайте текст. Выпишите предложения, в которых употреблено время Present Perfect, переведите их, задайте вопросы к ним.

Emilio and Maximilian are brothers. They are both old men now. They grew together on a farm in Argentina, but since then they have led very different lives. When Emilio left school at the age of fourteen, he started work on their father’s farm. He really enjoyed the simple village life and when their father died, Emilio took over the farm. All his life Emilio has lived in the old farm- house where he was born. "I’ve never wanted to live anywhere else", he says. "This is my home. I feel that I’m part of it. It is a part of me."

III. Переведите следующие предложения, правильно употребив временные формы.

1. Они сказали, что приехали сюда на поезде.

2. В комнате было холодно, потому что всю ночь было открыто окно.

3. Когда я сделал домашнее задание, ко мне пришел друг.

4. К концу декабря Энн сдала все экзамены.

5. Все знали, что мы дружим с детства.

IV. Ответьте на вопросы письменно, употребив Future Perfect.

1. Has he spent the money his father left him? (he lives so extravagantly, by next year)

2. Have they already returned? (by the end of the month)

3. Has she ended her lecture-tour? (by the end of the week)

V. Составьте мини-диалоги, употребив Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

A.	– I (phone) home all day, but there’s no reply.
	– I expect your mother (go) shopping.
B.	– What’s the matter? You look really tired.
	– I am! I (study) all day, and I (not finish) yet.

VI. Раскройте скобки, употребляя Past Indefinite или Past Continuous, Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I never (lend) a friend a large amount of money, because I always (think) it would almost certainly be the end of the friendship. But one day I (have) a very good reason for borrowing money myself. I (need) an urgent operation.

2. Our team (play) really well. We (win) at half time, but in the end we (lose).

3. Long ago the people of Egypt (make) paper from the tall grass that (grow) on the banks of the river Nile.

VII. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на употребление перфектных времен в страдательном залоге.

1. The old fireplace has been replaced in this room recently.

2. I couldn’t find my car at the parking lot. It had been stolen.

3. By three o’clock my work will have been already finished.

VIII. Перефразируйте предложения, употребив Complex Object. Сделайте все необходимые изменения.

1. I know that she has an interest in the company.

2. People know that he is an honest man.

3. I felt that it was true this time.

IX. Выделите Complex Subject. Переведите предложения.

1. She is likely to have changed her opinion.

2. The power station was reported to have been reconstructed.

3. The device seemed to be in excellent condition.

X. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребив различные инфинитивные конструкции.

1. Вы знаете, что он квалифицированный инженер?

1. Мы предполагаем завершить эксперимент в пятницу.

2. Майкл, кажется, сердится на меня.

3. Студенты случайно услышали, как преподаватель рассказывал о своих планах.

4. Я хочу, чтобы Вы были более внимательны.

XI. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Переведите письменно 1-ый абзац текста.

The United Kingdom

1. The official name of the country we usually call "England" and occasionally "Great Britain" is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the group of islands lying just off the mainland of north-western Europe. The British Isles include Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. The total area of the British Isles is 325 000 square km.

2. Many ages ago the British Isles formed a part of the continent. The rocky highlands of Scotland, for example, resemble the Norwegian coast. Another evidence that the islands were the part of the continent is the shallowness of the water between them and the mainland.

3. Now Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel, the narrowest part of which is called the Strait of Dover. The British Isles are surrounded by the shallow waters of the Irish Sea and the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.

4. There are wild desolate mountains in the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Pennine Range in northern England and the Cambrian Mountains in Wales are much lower.

5. The rivers of the region are short and of no great importance as waterways. The longest of them is "the Father of London", the Thames, which is a little over 200 miles. Britain’s principal ports are London, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow.

XII. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What is the official name of the country we call Great Britain?

2. Is United Kingdom situated on the mainland?

3. What are the evidences that the Islands were part of the continent?

4. What is the Strait of Dover?

5. What are the British Isles surrounded by?

Variant 2

1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect или Past Simple.

   1. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? – Yes, my mother (insist) on it. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.

   2. When he (arrive)? – He (arrive) at 2.00.

   3. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work.

   4. The manager just (sign) the papers.

   5. Mary (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) at twelve.

II. Прочитайте текст. Выпишите предложения, в которых употреблен Present Perfect, переведите их, задайте вопросы к ним.

For 70 years Emilio’s life has changed very little. When he was 22, he married his childhood sweetheart, Pilar, from the next village, and they have been happily married ever since. Two years ago they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. It was a big celebration. Everybody from miles around was there, including Emilio and Pilar, six children and their fifteen grandchidren.

III. Переведите следующие предложения, правильно употребив временные формы.

1. Как только она сварила кофе, отключили электричество.

2. Джордж был взволнован, так как получил телеграмму из дому.

3. Когда я вернулся в купе, я понял, что мой сосед уже сошел.

4. Врач сказал, что ребенок простудился.

5. Когда путешественник нашел гостиницу, уже стемнело.

IV. Ответьте на вопросы письменно, употребив Future Perfect.

1. Have they finished their preliminary training? (by the end of the year)

2. Have you filled all the copies? (by the end of the working day, all of them)

3. Has your sister returned yet? (by the end of the month)

V. Составьте мини-диалоги, употребив Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

A.	– You (hear) the news?
	– What’s news?
	– Someone (rob) the bank at the end of the road.
B.	– You (hear) from your friend lately?
	– My friend (write) to me for years but he never (send) me a photo.

VI. Раскройте скобки, употребив Past Indefinite или Past Continuous, Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. We think of democracy as a modern invention, but in fact the world’s most perfect democracy probably (exist) in Ancient Athens in 500 B.C. – if you (be) not a woman or a slave.

2. Ann was worn out. The baby (cough) all night and she (not to get) any sleep.

3. She said she (try) to phone me since morning. But nobody was at home.

7. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на употребление перфектных времен в страдательном залоге.

1. You can’t go to the library at eight tomorrow. By that time it will have been closed.

2. Several mistakes have been made in his work.

3. When the taxi arrived, the things had been already packed.

VIII. Перефразируйте предложения, употребив Complex Object. Сделайте все необходимые изменения.

1. I believe that she isn’t right.

2. Her parents will not give her permission to go with him.

3. John found that the job was very interesting.

IX. Выделите Complex Subject. Переведите предложения.

1. The computer is supposed to be upgraded soon.

2. The girl turned out to have taken an overdose of sleeping tablets by mistake.

3. The article is sure to appear in the next issue of the journal.

X. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребив различные инфинитивные конструкции.

1. Мы ожидали, что делегация прибудет в конце недели.

2. Товары непременно будут доставлены вовремя.

3. Джейн случайно встретила Майкла в городе.

4. Не похоже, чтобы она была влюблена в него.

5. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы перевели эту статью.

XI. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Переведите письменно 1-ый и 3-ий абзацы текста.

England

1. England is the largest and the richest country of Great Britain. The capital of England is London but there are other large industrial cities, such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and other famous and interesting cities such as York, Chester, Oxford and Cambridge.

2. Stonehenge is one of the most prehistoric places in the world. This ancient circle of stones stands in Southwest England. It measures 80 metres across and made with massive blocks of stone up to four metres high. Why it was built is a mystery.

3. Not far from Stonehenge stands Salisbury Cathedral. It is a splendid example of an English Gothic Cathedral; inside there is one of four copies of Magna Charta and the oldest clock in England.

4. Chester is very important town in the north-west of England. In the past it used to be a Roman fort; its name comes from the Latin word castra, meaning "fortified camp". In Chester there is a famous museum which contains over 5000 ancient and modern toys.

5. Oxford is the home of the oldest university of England. The most famous college is Christ Church. It has a great hall which was built during the reign of Henry VIII and its chapel has become the Cathedral of Oxford. Cambridge is the home of Britain’s second oldest university.

6. York was the capital of Northern England. It is one of the best preserved medieval cities of Europe. It was built by Romans, conquered by Anglo-Saxons and ruled by the Vikings. Birmingham is often called the "City of 1500 trades" because of the great variety of its industries.