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

Part D

Speaking

Your classmate is going to your home town. Suggest that he / she meets your friend while he / she is there. Describe your friend and explain why you think they will get on.

Before you start, write down some information about your friend. In your conversation, include the following:

Suggest the meeting.

Say why they’ll like each other.

Describe your friend’s character.

Describe his/her appearance.

Give brief details of his/her work.

Answer your classmate’s questions.

Test 5

Work & Leisure

Part A

Grammar and vocabulary

A. Выберите правильный вариант глагола have. В некоторых предложениях возможны оба варианта.

Example:

We had / had to a great time at Disneyland.

1.We had / had to leave before the end of the film.

2.I haven’t got / don’t have much money.

3.I have / have got lived in Chenai all my life.

4.Christina didn’t have / hadn’t got a holiday this year.

B. Дэнни рассказывает о своем опыте работы в качестве ученика жокея. Поставьте данные модальные глаголы на нужные места в его рассказе. Используйте каждый глагол только один раз:

Must; mustn’t; can; can’t; have to; don’t have to.

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I (0) have to work in a team with five other trainees. We work very long hours. We (5) ... be there by 6.00 am, and if we’re late, we (6) ... join in the training – they make us clean out the stables all day. We (7) ... wear a uniform

C. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глаголов в скобках.

A: (0) Have you ever done (you / ever /do) much sport?

B: I go (10) ... (swim) twice a week, and (11) ... (cycle) is fun. (12) I ... (cycle) all my life. But (13) I ... (never / take) it seriously.

A: What about running?

B: I’m not very good at (14) ... (run), so I don’t really like it. What about you? What’s your favourite sport?

A: (15) ... (play) tennis is great – I play every weekend. I also like (16) ...

(play) football – and watching it! (17) I ... (be) to every match at my club this season!

D. Составьте слова из данного набора букв.

Example:

The factory near us is giihnr hiring at the moment – I might go and see what jobs they have.

18.The company provides nntrgaii ..., so you don’t need much experience for the job.

19.I had a really long iinverewt ..., so I hope I get the job.

20.I usually go on my hlcnu erbka ... at around one o’clock.

21.The starting aasylr ... isn’t very high, but it should go up quite quickly.

E. Сопоставьте начало и конец каждого предложения.

Example:

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28. A: OK, I think we all agreed that we are going to reduce the number of staff.

B: Excuse me …

A:Yes?

B:Could I ... ask a question about wages? Are we going to pay staff less money as well?

29.A: Right, what do you all think of the new proposal?

B:I think it’ll work well, but can I ... something here?

A:Of course.

30.A: So, how are we going to pay for the new building? Any ideas?

B:Well, I still don’t think we need a new building. The old one is fine.

A:Well, it isn’t really – we haven’t got enough space for all the new staff, which is ... we need a new building!

31.A: I’d like to thank Mr Davis for giving us such an interesting talk.

B:Yes, thank you very much. Can I ... that it’s been a great evening – and thanks to all the people who helped out.

Part B

Reading, listening and pronunciation

G. Reading

Прочитайте сообщения с интернет-сайта для жокеев и выберите правильный ответ: a, b или c.

I am writing to ask you an important question. How do I become a jockey? I’m 16, 1m 56 and 49 kg. I've stayed this height and weight for a few years

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now so I don’t think I’ll get much bigger, if at all. I have ridden horses all my life. I don't mind working my way up.

Tina Sander

I’m afraid I have to tell you that there is no real career path. This can be an advantage as it means you will succeed if you’re good, but it also means it’s difficult to find out what’s required. Here are some of the most obvious requirements to help you.

First, school! You don’t have to have any academic qualifications to be a jockey. However, you must have athletic ability and a lot of common sense. The next thing is your weight. Everybody knows that jockeys don’t weigh much, and ideally, you should weigh no more than 52.5 kg – that’s about 116 lbs. Some people find it very difficult to stay light, and you do have to watch what you eat. Jockeys often eat no more than a piece of toast and a few cups of tea during the day. That isn’t a lot of food when you work very hard all day – and it’s a very long day too.

Now, your height isn’t as important, although obviously if you’re taller, you may weigh more, and it can affect how you sit in the saddle. But there are some quite tall jockeys – one English rider is 1.7 m.

You’re 16, so you are legally allowed to race in competitions. You can also join an apprentice school or a trainer at 16. In some countries, like Spain, you can start racing as an amateur at the age of 14. You didn’t say where you lived, so check out what your local rules are.

Finally, and this is very important obviously, you must be a horse person.

Example

Tina …

a)has been the same weight for a while;

b)is still growing;

c)has stopped growing.

32.It is…

a)easy for jockeys to follow a set career path;

b)easy to find out information;

c)difficult to get into the business.

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33.You must…

a)get very good marks in school;

b)be fit and good at sports;

c)go to college.

34.Jockeys…

a)are very light;

b)are very heavy;

c)don’t mind what they weigh.

35.Jockeys … during the day.

a)eat a lot;

b)eat very little;

c)only drink

36.A jockey’s day…

a)is very long and physical;

b)finishes quite early;

c)isn’t very hard.

37.Your height…

a)isn’t a problem;

b)is very important;

c)can affect how you ride a horse.

38.Jockeys …

a)are short;

b)are tall;

c)can be short or tall.

39.In the UK you can enter races when you’re…

a)16;

b)14;

c)15.

40.Many people …

a)are amateurs;

b)work for a horse trainer;

c)go to Spain.

41.You must … to be a jockey.

a)like horses;

b)find out about local laws;

c)say where you live.

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H. Listening

Прослушайте рассказы 5 человек о своей работе. Сопоставьте каждого говорящего с данными профессиями:

а) a security guard; b) a shop assistant; c) a musician; d) a DJ; e) a nurse; f) a journalist; g) a builder; h) a waiter.

Example:

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45.

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Test 6

Science & Technology

Part A

Grammar and vocabulary

A. Посмотрите на списки стран, жители которых являются самыми счастливыми и самыми несчастными в мире. Дополните предложения сравнительной или превосходной формой прилагательного в скобках

The happiest countries in the world:

Denmark;

Switzerland;

Austria;

Iceland;

The Bahamas.

The least happy countries in the world:

Democratic Republic of Congo;

Zimbabwe;

Burundi.

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Example:

Burundi is the most miserable nation. (miserable)

1.Denmark is ... ... nation. (happy)

2.Iceland has ... ... percentage of happy people than Austria. (low)

3.Burundi is ... ... nation. (sad)

4.Europe seems to be ... ... continent. (content)

5.Are people in The Bahamas ... ... than people in Switzerland? (cheerful)

6.Austrians are ... ... people in Zimbabwe. (happy)

B. Выберите правильное слово в каждом предложении.

Example:

Scientists work much harder / as hard than many other people.

7.The survey isn’t as interesting as / than I thought it would be.

8.I think the work is going to be a bit more / a bit difficult than I thought.

9.Scientists have discovered that the gas is less than / less dangerous than they thought.

10.I read the book more / much slower than he did.

C. Составьте предложения из данных слов.

Example:

it, forget, don’t, to, on, turn.

Don’t forget to turn it on.

11)computer; shut; she; her; down;

12)files; I; back; forgot; to; my; up;

13)forget; down; write; before; it ; you;

14)the; up; them; look; book; in.

D. Напишите составные существительные для данных предложений.

Example:

He was tired from looking at his computer screen all day.

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15.She put the files on a m_ _ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _.

16.My daughter sent me a t_ _ _ m_ _ _ _ _ _.

17.Please use your h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because we don’t want to hear your mu-

sic.

18.I bought a new l_ _ _ _ _ last week – it’ll be easier to carry than my old one.

E. Образуйте нужные слова от слов, данных в скобках.

(0) Happiness (happy) is very difficult to measure. An important part of happiness is having good (19) ... (relations). (20) ... (friend) is significant, and so is (21) ... (kind) to others. Some people think that (22) ... (silent) is the most important thing – so you have time and space to reflect on your life.

F. Вставьте данные слова в предложения.

Turn; log; print; plug; type.

Example:

Remember to log out when you’ve finished buying something on the internet.

23.Please ... the radio down. I’m trying to read!

24.Remember to ... in your computer – it’s amazing how often people forget!

25.You must ... in your password every time you visit the website.

26.Could you please ... out ten copies of this document?

G. Выберите правильные выражения из данных в каждом предложении.

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Part B

Reading, listening and pronunciation

H. Reading

Прочитайте текст о происхождении научной фантастики и выберите правильное окончание каждого предложения: a, b или c.

Many people think that science fiction really began as a style of literature with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which appeared in the early 19th century. Two other great writers helped to shape the genre later in the century. The French author Jules Verne was a very important figure, and wrote many novels, which many people still read today. Well-known titles include A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and From the Earth to the Moon. He wrote about things which didn’t exist in his time – space travel, submarines, and aeroplanes. They were all ‘future’ ideas. The same is true of the other great 19th century writer – Englishman H G Wells. Probably the most famous of his novels is The War of the Worlds, where aliens attack Earth with very sophisticated weapons – it’s still so popular and relevant today that lots of films are made about it – the latest in 2005.

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Alien encounters are a common theme in science fiction novels, with many books set on different planets, or in a different time. Some authors write only about ‘science fact’ – this is known as hard science fiction. The authors may write in detail about areas of physics and chemistry. Many of them have made very accurate predictions about future technology. Even something like Star Trek is well known for getting things right – when it started in the 1960s, doctors didn’t use scanners to diagnose illnesses, and mobile phones didn’t exist. And yet the characters used very similar objects – and at the time people thought they were just fiction – but now we use them all the time.

Example:

Science fiction…

a)first appeared in the 19th century;

b)didn’t exist until the end of the 19th century;

c)started in France.

31.Jules Verne ...

a)was writing at the same time as Mary Shelly;

b)came from England;

c)came from France.

32. ... people read Verne’s novels today.

a)Some;

b)Lots of;

c)Not many.

33.Space travel ... in the 19th century.

a)existed;

b)didn’t exist;

c)was a new idea.

34.In War of the Worlds, H G Wells wrote about ...

a)submarines;

b)aeroplanes;

c)aliens.

35.War of the Worlds ...

a)isn’t very relevant to our lives today;

b)is still very relevant;

c)isn’t very popular.

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