Контрольная работа №1.
Задание 1. Прочитать и перевести текст.
London is the capital of Great Britain. It is situated on the river Thames. The Thames is rather a deep river, so all kinds of ships can come into London port. Here you can see ships of different nations.
London is one of the biggest cities of the world. Its population is more than 11 million people. London is divided into three main parts: the City, The West End and the East End. The City is the heart of business and political life of the country. The West End is the part where rich people live. The main streets and squares, historical monuments and beautiful parks are in the West End. Theatres, clubs, museums, restaurants, shops and hotels are also situated there. The East End is the part of London where poor people, workers and workers live.
Whitehall is the political center. The Houses of Parliament – the seat of the British Government – are situated here. There one can see a famous Clock Tower Big Ben, the symbol of London. Big Ben is really the bell which strikes the hour. Besides Big Ben there are four little bells, which strike before Big Ben.
There are many other places of interest in London: the High gate Cemetery where many famous people were buried, Buckingham Palace – the Residence of the Queen, Trafalgar Square with a tall Nelson Column in it, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and of course, the British Museum.
Not far from the Houses of Parliament there is Westminster Abbey. It is a fine old building founded in 1409. Many great Englishmen such as Darwin and Dickens are buried there.
Задание 2. Ответить на вопросы по тексту.
1. What is the capital of Great Britain?
2. What is the population of London?
3. What is the political center?
4. Into witch parts London divided?
5. Do you know any places of interest in London?
6. When was the Westminster Abbey founded?
Задание 3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. This is ... book. It is my ... book.
2. Is this your ... pencil? — No, it isn't my ... pencil, it is my sister's ... pencil.
3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister's ... husband is ... doctor.
4. I have no ... handbag.
5. She has got ... headache.
6. Have they got ... car? — Yes, they have. Their ... car is not very expensive but reliable.
7. Have you got ... calculator? — No, I haven't.
8. Is this ... watch? — No, it isn't ... watch, it's ... pen.
Задание 4. Вставьте глагол to be.
1. What ... your name? — My name ... Shirley Frank.
2. What ... your address? — My address ... 175 Grand Central Parkway.
3. What... your phone number? — My phone number ... 718-1930.
Where ... you from? — I ... from New York.
5. I ... a pupil.
6. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist.
7. ... your aunt a doctor? — Yes, she ....
8. ... they at home? — No, they ... not at home, they ... at work.
9. My brother ... a worker. He ... at work.
10. ... you an engineer? — Yes, I ... .
Задание 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. Не (to work) in the centre of Chicago.
2. They (to read) many books.
3. The children (to eat) soup now.
4. Look! Kate (to dance).
5. My granny (to sleep) after dinner.
6. My friends from Switzerland (to speak) four languages.
7. She only (not to speak) Italian.
8. He (not to play) football every day.
9. I (to wear) a suit now.
10. My sister (to eat) sweets every day.
Задание 6. Заполни пропуски подходящей формой притяжательного местоимения.
1. Janet put … bag on the chair.
2. Jim writes a letter to … mother every week.
3. Julia likes … English classes very much.
4. They write new words in … notebooks.
5. Mr. Jones put on … coat.
6. Tim often loses … things.
7. Cliff gave me … book.
8. I’ll put on … best dress.
9. Grandfather took … pipe out of … mouth.
10. John put … left hand in … pocket.
Задание 7. Заполните пропуски неопределенными местоимениями some или any.
1. Is there … wine in the bottle?
2. There are … apples in the basket.
3. There are … lilacs in there garden.
4. I want … cakes.
5. I don’t want … juice.
6. She doesn’t have … butter.
7. He gave me … roses.
8. I ordered … soup for you.
9. There isn’t … milk in this glass.
10. Is there … milk left?
Задание 8. Измени предложения в вопросительные, а затем в отрицательные.
1. I know what to give my brother for his birthday.
2. They want to publish this book in July.
3. I want to see my father.
4. He has little time for it.
5. Andrew gets up very early.
6. I write a letter to my grandmother.