Сontrol work 1

Variant 6

1. Прочитайте и переведите текст на русский язык. Ответьте письменно на вопросы

Music in our life

I love music, I think people cannot live without it. The first thing I do in the morning I switch on my tape — recorder. We can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on TV, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. I think it’s really doesn’t matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. A lot of people are fond of music. They buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit Concert Halls and Opera Theatres.

I enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. Very often when I’m blue, I play my favourite merry songs and feel much better.

Sometimes I attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. I like watching music programs on TV. I like to know more and more about popular ta­lented groups and singers I like. One wall of my room is covered with posters of «Bon Jovi», «Scorpions», «Roxette», Russian singers Agutin, Sjutkin, Linda and others.

Some people go to music schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music.

Unfortunally there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad. To have a good producer doesn’t mean to have good ears and voice. I think that only talented people can claim to be singers.

2. Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола to be.

1. Ben … my friend. Where … he now? 2. I … in my room now. 3. … Tom and Sally your kids? Yes, they … . 4. My cousin … not at home the day before yesterday. 5. Our friends … in Moscow last week. 6. Who … present at tomorrow’s conference? 7. My father … fond of sports when he was younger. 8. … you interested in music? Yes, I …. 9. Mary and I … in the cinema long ago. 10. … it cold or hot last summer in your region?

3. Вставьте в пропуски необходимые артикли: определенный, неопределенный или нулевой.

1. Is Paris in ... United Kingdom? 2. He has got... camera. 3. We go to ...beach in summer. 4. Christopher Columbus crossed… Atlantic Ocean. 5. He plays ...tennis. 6. My father isn't at... home. 7. Paula comes from ... Canada. 8. It's ... glove Michael Jackson wore in the "Bad" video. 9. This is ... old pair of trousers. 10. He lives in ...Colorado.

4. Задайте по 3 вопроса к каждому предложению.

1. Angela went to London last year. 2. The students will be taught English next year. 3. Mike rarely does his morning exercises. 4. Nora has been to England recently. 5. She is having a rest now. 6. Helena had baked a cake before she saw her guests in.

5. Употребите прилагательные, данные в скобках, в нужной степени сравнения.

1. This sentence is (difficult) than the first one. 2. The cat is much (happy) in its new home. 3. This piece of homework is as (bad) as the previous one. 4. Winter in London is (foggy) than in Paris. 5. This was (large) power station I have ever seen. 6. He bought the toys at (near) shop. 7. Her illness was (serious) than we thought before. 8. It’s becoming (hard) and (hard) to find a job. 9. As the day went, the weather got (bad). 10. Everest is (high) mountain in the world.

6. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на конструкции типа the more …the less.

1. The warmer the weather, the better I feel. 2. The more I got to know him, the more I liked him. 3. The more goods you will sell, the more your profit will be. 4. The longer she waited, the more impatient she became. 5. The higher the prices, the better the goods. 6. The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate. 7. The sooner we leave, the sooner we will arrive. 8. The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.