Exercises

1. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в Present Perfect, Past Perfect или Future Perfect

1. They often (remind) me about that event. 2. If you don’t call your friend now, you (forget) it by next week. 3. We were greatly surprised why he (not to keep) his promise to ring us up. 4. I was sure that I (see) the man before. 5. He (make) that same mistake several times. 6. It was clear that he (give) us the wrong address. 7. A year from now he (take) his medical examinations and (begin) to practise. 8. We (learn) many new words in this course.

2. Употребите модальный глагол can, may, must.

1. When … you come to your lessons? I …. Come to my lessons at eight o’clock. 2. You … not go away now, you … stay here till six o’clock. 3. … I take your pen? Yes, you … .4. Nick knows English well enough. He … translate these letters. 5. I … translate this text, it is too difficult. 6. … I come into the room? No, you … . 7. All the pupils … come to school in time. 8. … you read this word? Yes, I …, it is easy. 9. Who … bring me this book? I …. prepare a report on this book. 10. I … go to the library today, I have no time. 11. They … read this book themselves, it is easy. 12. Mary …. (not) get up very early this month.

3. Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на местоимения one (ones), that (those)

1. This dictionary is very large, show me a smaller one. 2. One should be very attentive when taking notes of the lecture. 3. I like the taste of apples much more than that of oranges. 4. One should be very careful when crossing the street. 5. The remark that he made was of no importance. 6. The properties of gold are different from those of iron. 7. The problems of water supply in this town are as important as those of lighting. 8. The climate in Great Britain is more like that in Central Europe. 9. He has given me one of his books. 10. Those texts are too long, we need shorter ones.

4. Определите место главного предложения и придаточного обстоятельственного предложения времени и условия в следующих сложноподчинённых предложениях. Укажите способ связи между главным и придаточным предложениями, подчеркните союзное слово. Устно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You won’t master your English unless you work hard. 2. While you are having dinner I’ll be reading the newspaper. 3. If I am free tomorrow I shall visit you. 4. If the eggs become too war, the chicks will not hatch. 5. I’ll have finished the letter by the time you come back. 6. Tommy lay until he did not feel the pain any longer. 7. When the cat is away, the mice will play. 8. If we start off now, we’ll reach the railway station in time. 9. When he has finished his work, he’ll go for a walk.

10. We can go camping with you provided we bring our own equipment. 11. Larry won’t go there unless Mark is invited. 12. When there is life, there is hope.

5. Переведите следующие словосочетания на русский язык:

land transport; traffic speed; railway bridge; London underground; household; wheel invention; analogue computers; the City Council; a watch pocket; a pocket watch; contract labour; volunteer army; trademark article; road crossing; Civil Rights Congress; a thirty-page booklet

6. Составьте словосочетания с суффиксом -’s, –s’ или с предлогом of.

1. the room/ the flat 2. the mother/Nick 3. the tail/the cat 4. the bottom/the page 5. the name/this town 6. the name/her husband 7. the article/today 8. the children/Pete and Mary 9. the meeting/tomorrow 10. the policy/the government 11. the house/Jim’s parents 12. the new cinema/the city 13. the results/ the examinations 14. the population/the world 15. the programme/ this evening

7. Измените неэмоциональную конструкцию на эмфатическую при помощи конструкции It is … that.

1. The women exchange news in the shop. 2. The men meet in the pubs. 3. The dance took place on Sunday evening. 4. They like him because his sermons are short. 5. The boys go to the stadiums. 6. My sister brought me the telegram. 7. Billy goes to that school. 8. I locked the front door. 9. He always arrives on time.

8. Определитe форму и функцию инфинитива, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. To understand all is to forgive all. 2. I had nothing to worry about. 3. We stopped to see what it was. 4. Love?! It’s a funny word to use. 5. The woman had nobody to talk to. 6. It was a mistake to deny it. 7. To find him still at home was a relief. 8. They continued to whisper. 9. There is always a question or two to be considered. 10. I came here to study English.

ТРЕТИЙ ВАРИАНТ КОНТРОЛЬНОГО ЗАДАНИЯ №2

Tasks

1. Прочитайте текст и письменно ответьте на вопросы, следующие за текстом.

Text

Covent Garden

In the middle of the great fruit, flower and vegetable market of Covent Garden — about the last situation in which one would expect to find it, in any other city but London — stands the Royal Opera House, one of the most celebrated and beautiful opera houses in Europe. Covent Garden used to be a fashionable prom­enade — it was, before then, a convent garden — but when it became overrun with flower-sellers, orange-vendors and vege­table-growers, the fashionables moved to more exclusive surround­ings farther west, such as St. James’ Square. But the theatre stood its ground.

For generations past greatest names in opera have sung at Covent Garden, and the Royal Opera House, with its grand staircase, its chandeliers and its exquisite red and gold audito­rium, remains a treasured architectural period-piece.

The graceful Opera House, as we see it today, was opened more than a hundred years ago — in 1858.

Yet two of its predecessors stood on the same site before.

The first Covent Garden theatre was built in 1732.

It was burnt down in 1808 and rebuilt exactly a year after, more beautiful than before. It opened in September 1809, with Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. Since the middle of the last century Covent Garden became exclusively devoted to opera.

In 1856 a fire broke out during a masked ball, and in a few hours the whole building was devastated. It was rebuilt by 1858.

And today, as we look at the graceful old Opera House, mem­ories of the past hundred years seem to come to life.

Adelina Patti who sang here in 1861, Gounod who came here to see “Faust”, the great Russian Shaliapin.

Covent Garden is the home not only of opera but of the world-renowned Royal Ballet.

Now Covent Garden is busier than ever, it is one of the few well-known opera houses open for 11 months of the year and it employs over 600 people both of the Opera company and the Royal Ballet.

Questions

1. Is Covent Garden one of the most celebrated and beautiful opera houses in Europe?

2. Why did the fashionables move to more exclusive surround­ings farther west, such as St. James’

Square?

3. But the theatre stood its ground, didn’t it?

4. Was the graceful Opera House opened in 1858 or in 1758?

5. What broke out during a masked ball in1856?

6. How many people do both of the Opera company and the Royal Ballet employ?