Английский язык. Сборник тестовых заданий по дисциплине «Иностранный язык» (английский) для студентов 1-го курса

B. Выберите правильную форму глаголов в предложениях.

Example:

She wants to have / having lots of children.

9.I’m really looking forward to seeing / see our old English teacher again.

10.I’ve got two tickets for the music festival. Would you like to come / coming?

11.We’re planning to go / going round the world in a boat when we’re older.

12.I’m hoping to being / be a teacher when I leave college.

13.She’s going to leaving / leave school when she’s eighteen.

14.I don’t want to get / getting married.

C. Поместите данные слова в нужную категорию, в каждой из которых должно быть 4 слова (4 из данных слов – лишние):

Lake, pollution, ice, desert, homelessness, flood, fire, storm, disease, ocean, poverty, forest.

D. Дополните диалоги, выбрав правильную форму слова.

Example:

a)Are you worrying about the exam?

b)No, not really, I’m feeling quite relaxing / relaxed about it.

17.a) Have you read A Handmaid’s Tale?

b)Yes, I thought it was fascinating / fascinated.

18.a) What did you think of the Natural Disasters exhibition at the museum?

b)I was horrifying / horrified when I saw the photos of the famine.

19.a) Was the play good?

b)Well, it got quite interesting / interested towards the end.

20.a) Did you see the news report of the forest fires in Australia?

b)Yes, it looked terrifying / terrified, didn’t it?

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E. Заполните пропуски данными словами:

up, back, around, away, together.

Example:

She wants to get together with her family this weekend.

21.When did you get ... from your holiday?

22.I usually get ... town on a bicycle – it’s better for the environment than a

car.

23.I’m hoping to get ... for a short holiday next month.

24.You’re very late! What time did you get ... this morning?

F. Выберите слово, которое не подходит по контексту диалога.

Example:

a)She always wears designer clothes.

b)Yes, she’s very well-off / healthy / rich.

Pablo: Hi Jorge. You look (25) terrible / awful / excellent. Jorge: Thanks! I just got up.

Pablo: But it’s two o’clock!

Jorge: Look, Pablo, I got back late last night. Well, this morning actually. It was a / an (26) smart / wonderful / excellent evening!

Pablo: Well, as I said, you look very (27) handsome / good-looking / wealthy today.

Jorge: And I expect I also look very (28) clever / wonderful / intelligent, too!

Part B

Reading, listening and pronunciation

H. Reading

Прочитайте статью о природном катаклизме. Определите, соответствуют ли предложения содержанию текста, обозначив их как True (T), False (F) или Doesn’t say (D). Выберите вариант Doesn’t say, если в тексте недостаточно информации для того, чтобы ответить на данный вопрос.

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Pandas disturbed by earthquake

Last month there was a large earthquake in the Sichuan area in China. The earthquake upset the pandas at the famous Wolong reserve, which was right at the centre of the earthquake and is badly damaged.

Eight of the young animals have now arrived at Beijing zoo, and the zoo keepers there are giving them lots of attention to help them recover. Conservationists hope their arrival at the zoo will make people more aware of the damage to their habitat and encourage people to give donations to the reserve. It could take 10 or 20 years for the reserve to recover. The earthquake destroyed many buildings and large areas of bamboo, and a new road is now unusable. The earthquake also killed four staff members and left a fifth person seriously ill in hospital.

The keepers at the reserve were really worried when they saw the pandas after the earthquake. They were very frightened and they didn’t want to eat. It has taken a while, but now their appetite is back to normal – 10–18 kg of bamboo a day, plus milk, carrots, apples and steamed buns.

Six pandas escaped during the earthquake, and sadly, two of them are still missing. They may now be dead, but keepers hope they have escaped into the wild and that they will return to the reserve, because they are very close to their keepers.

Example:

The eight pandas at Beijing zoo are two years old. D

29.The earthquake damaged Beijing zoo.

30.The earthquake damaged the panda reserve.

31.People hope the pandas at the zoo will attract publicity.

32.The eight young pandas will remain at Beijing zoo for at least ten years while Wolong reserve recovers from the earthquake.

33.The earthquake destroyed many buildings, but the road is still in use.

34.Five people died in the earthquake.

35.After the earthquake the pandas refused to eat.

36.Pandas only eat fruit and vegetables.

37.Pandas eat more bamboo than carrots

38.The two lost pandas may return from the wild because they love their keepers.

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H. Listening

Прослушайте репортаж о новостях из Греции. Закончите предложения, выбрав вариант ответа: a, b или c.

Example:

The fire-fighters…

a)are no longer working;

b)worked all night;

c)are still trying to control the fire.

39.The fire…

a)reached the centre of Athens;

b)destroyed large parts of Athens;

c)only reached the edge of Athens.

40.The fire didn’t destroy Athens because …

a)the wind changed direction;

b)the fire-fighters worked all night;

c)the wind dropped.

41.There are still fire-fighters on duty because …

a)the danger of fire isn’t over;

b)the fires are still burning;

c)the fire destroyed a lot of land.

42.The fire destroyed …

a)only trees and farmland;

b)a lot of forest, farmland and homes;

c)only a few homes.

43. ... people had nowhere to sleep.

a)450;

b)415;

c)150.

44. ... of the forests will grow again.

a)Most;

b)Some;

c)None.

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Progress Test 1

Units 1–4

Part A

Grammar and vocabulary

A. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужную форму.

Climate change is the biggest threat to the future. It (0) affects (affect) every person in every country. Like all parents I want (1) ... (leave) a better world for my children. My wife and I (2) ... (try) to do things to help. For example, we (3) ... (use) ordinary light-bulbs, but last year we (4) ... (buy) energy-saving bulbs for the whole flat. We also (5) ... (recycle) tins, plastic and clothes. I hope that when the world leaders (6) ... (meet) in Copenhagen next month they (7) ... (come up with) new ways (8) ... (fight) climate change, because it’s the most important problem the world (9) ... (face) today.

B. Исправьте ошибки в каждом вопросе.

Example:

She was reading in bed?

Was she reading in bed?

10.Who write the book?

11.How he spells his family name?

12.What sort of writer he is?

13.Does Wanda borrow the book from the library three weeks ago?

14.Why she won’t lend it to me?

C. Выберите правильный вариант из двух данных.

Example:

There are a lot of / a little CCTV cameras in our neighbourhood.

15.He was walking across a field when he was finding / found the treasure.

16.There are many / much songs about broken hearts.

17.There aren’t a few / enough books in our school library.

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18.She wore / was wearing a beautiful new coat when I saw her yesterday.

19.I’d like some / any water, please.

20.I don’t often eat meat / meats – but I do eat fish.

D. Выберите неподходящий по смыслу ответ.

Example:

Thank you very much.

a)You’re welcome.

b)Thanks.

c)No problem.

21.Anything to drink?

a)Small, medium or large?

b)Yes, I’ll have some water.

c)A coffee, please.

22.I think classical music’s a waste of time.

a)Absolutely.

b)I’m sorry, but I don’t agree.

c)That’s right.

23.Let me take that for you.

a)You’re welcome.

b)Thank you, but it’s not heavy.

c)That’s very kind.

24.I’ll drive you to the office.

a)OK, thank you.

b)I agree.

c)That would be great, thanks.

25.Did you enjoy your meal?

a)I’m fine, thanks.

b)It was lovely, thanks.

c)There was just a bit too much.

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E. Допишите пропущенные слова.

Example:

A colleague is someone you work with.

26.H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the problem of people living on the streets.

27.P_ _ _ _ _ _ is the state of being poor.

28.An a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone you know, but not very well.

29.A n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who lives in the house next to you.

30.A d_ _ _ _ _ _ is a serious illness.

F. Заполните пропуски данными словами:

eject; turn off; curtains; carpet; shelf; headphones.

Example:

Press the eject button to get the DVD out.

31.Please wear ... – your music is too loud.

32.We bought a beautiful new ... for the sitting room floor.

33.We haven’t got any ... for our windows yet.

34.Don’t forget to ... the computer when you’ve finished.

35.The book is on the ... above the sofa.

G. Напишите подходящие по контексту слова.

Example:

This is in the middle of your face. nose

36.You have this in your veins. ...

37.These make up your skeleton. ...

38.If you exercise more than usual, these ache. ...

39.The part in the middle of your arm, where it bends. ...

40.Each hand has five of these. ...

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Part B

Reading, listening and pronunciation

H. Reading

Прочитайте начало музыкального обзора. Определите, соответствуют ли предложения содержанию текста, обозначив их как True (T), False (F) или Doesn’t say (D)? Выберите вариант Doesn’t say, если в тексте недостаточно информации для того, чтобы ответить на данный вопрос.

Henry James is one of America's greatest novelists, and the author of The Turn of the Screw, a well-known short ghost story, published in 1898. It is a story that many people have made into films and operas. One of the best operas is one written by Benjamin Britten in the mid twentieth century.

The book is about a governess who looks after two children in a house which has no near neighbours. The story is both haunting and frightening. The children, Flora and Miles, are charming to their teacher, but when she starts to see the figures of a man and woman in the gardens, she begins to believe that supernatural forces possess them, and will lead to their destruction. The reader and the listener sometimes wonder if the governess is mad, because both author and composer cleverly leave a lot of room for the reader’s / listeners’ own terrible thoughts and ideas.

Ghost stories and music have a similar effect on us. The best ghost stories try to get into our minds, and music has the power to go past our conscious thought and appeal directly to our feelings and emotions. So the terrifying production that opened last night at Covent Garden Opera House is successful for two reasons: first because it has a great author and composer, and second because your imagination takes over from your sensible mind.

Example:

The story takes place in a haunted castle. F

41.Henry James and Benjamin Britten worked together on The Turn of the Screw.

42.Flora and Miles are brother and sister.

43.Miles and Flora die at the end of both the novel and the opera.

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44.The author doesn’t give all the details in the story, so the reader has to imagine some of them.

45.The best supernatural tales have something in common with music.

I. Listening

Прослушайте начало радиопрограммы и выберите правильный ответ: a, b или c.

Example:

Gulab jamun is an Indian…

a)butter;

b)savoury snack;

c)sweet.

46.Uttara Shahani decided to prepare gulab jamun because…

a)people give sweets at Diwali;

b)it’s simple to make;

c)it’s a typical dish.

47.Uttara makes the dish from just … basic ingredients.

a)5;

b)4;

c)3.

48.The butter should be…

a)hot;

b)cold;

c)warm.

49.Uttara makes the balls…

a)in a machine;

b)in the oven;

c)by hand.

50.The balls are ready when…

a)they are very dark;

b)they come to the surface of the oil;

c)the oil is hot.

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51.The syrup…

a)isn’t difficult to make;

b)is difficult to make;

c)takes a long time to make.

52.You serve the syrup…

a)in the same dish as the gulab jamun;

b)in a separate dish;

c)in a saucepan.

Part C

Writing

Write 150–200 words in answer to one of these questions.

Either:

Write a description of yourself for a social networking site. Include the following information:

name;

age;

birthplace and home town;

occupation;

your family;

your habits, likes and dislikes;

how you spend your leisure time;

your ambitions.

Or:

Write an article for a student newspaper on food in your country. Include the following information:

food;

drink;

attitude to food;

regional differences;

national dishes;

changing attitudes.

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