Контрольная работа №9.
Задание 1. Прочитать и перевести текст.
New York is one of the largest cities in the world and the biggest seaport. It's the financial capital of the country. It's the business centre of the United States. The city is situated in New York State, at the mouth of the Hudson River. Its population is over eight million. In early times the New York area was populated by Indians. It is here in Wall Street many business offices, banks and world famous New York stock exchange are situated.
New York is an industrial and cultural centre of the country. The most important branches of industry are those producing vehicles, glass, chemicals. New York is also a great cultural centre. It has many museums, art galleries, theatres. There are two world-famous streets in New York- Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Broadway is the centre of the theatres and night life. Fifth Avenue is the great shopping, hotel and Club Avenue.
The Empire State Building is at Fifth Avenue. It's a 102-storeyed building, was built in 1931. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is at Fifth Avenue. It includes hundreds of world famous masterpieces and attracts many visitors.
The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of American democracy. It stands on Liberty Island in New York port. Liberty carries the torch of freedom in her right hand. In her left hand she is holding a tablet with the inscription “July 4, 1776” - American Independence Day.
Today New York City is informally called “The Big Apple”. The origin of this name is unknown, but it is popular all over the world.
Задание 2. Ответить на вопросы по тексту.
l. Is New York a capital of the USA?
2. Where is New York situated?
3. Is New York an industrial centre?
4. What are the two worlds - famous streets in New York?
5. What is the nickname of New York?
6. Would you like to visit New York?
Задание 3. Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.
1. It's a nice cotton dress for my niece.
2. This man is an engineer.
3. That woman is my sister.
4. This child is my son.
5. That goose is big.
6. This mouse is white.
7. This man is a doctor.
8. That woman is my cousin. She is a teacher.
9. That girl is my niece. She is a pupil.
10. This girl has a blue sweater.
Задание 4. Вставьте предлоги on, in или into.
1. We went... the garden and sat down ... a bench.
2. The teacher hung a picture ... the blackboard.
3. I opened the door and went... the classroom.
4. The teacher was writing some words ... the blackboard.
5. The pupils were writing these words ... their exercise books.
Задание 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. When you (to listen) to the news on the radio?
2. Who (to make) breakfast for you now?
3. You (to read) a magazine and (to think) about your holiday at the moment?
4. They (to be) good dancers but they (not to go) to discos very often.
5. What she (to talk) about right now?
6. I (to sit) in the waiting room at the doctor's now.
7. I (not to work) in my office now.
8. My friend (to live) in St. Petersburg.
9. My cousin (not to live) in Moscow.
10. The children (not to sleep) now.
Задание 6. Переведите на русский язык.
1. Can you go to have lunch with me? — I'm sorry. I can't.
2. Mike can run very fast.
3. They can understand French.
4. Kate can speak English well.
5. My brother can come and help you in the garden.
Задание 7. Найдите и исправьте ошибки.
1. My working day begin at 7 o’clock.
2. I gets up at 6 o’clock.
3. At half past seven we has breakfast.
4. He take a bus to his factory.
5. My mother be a doctor.
Задание 8. Впиши в предложения соответствующие формы глагола be или глагола have
1. Helen … tall and smart.
2. She … dark hair.
3. Helen and Steve … married.
4. They … a nice home.
5. The house … quite big.
6. It … a large garden too.
7. Steve and Helen … interested in music and sports.