Проверочные работы по грамматике и чтению (английский язык). Учебное пособие

Test 3 – Perfect Tenses

Variant 4

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Gail has been abroad three times this year. has been – Present Perfect, Active Voice

1.New equipment had been installed in our shop when the designer returned to the plant.

2.Electronics has made a rapid progress.

3.By 8 o’clock the students will have conducted all the experiments.

4.The radar has been used for the automatic control of automobiles.

5.By the end of the year a large variety of semiconductor devices will have been produced.

6.At that time nobody had had any idea what cathode rays really were.

7.This metal has been used for rocket construction.

Task 2. Put the words into the correct order, making a question:

1.had / Who / the letter / finished / yesterday / by 7 p.m. ?

2.since the remotest times / Has / the idea / attracted / of space flights / the attention of people ?

3.he / have / will / When / at / for fifteen years / research institute / worked?

Task 3. Use the verb in brackets in Present Perfect or in Past Simple.

e.g. We already (translate) the technical text.

Answer: We have already translated the technical text. (Present Perfect) He (translate) the text yesterday.

Answer: He translated the text yesterday. (Past Simple)

1.I (talk) with Tom an hour ago.

2.Jane (recover) yet? No? she is still in the hospital.

3.We (run) out of sugar. Can you go and get some from the shop?

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Test 3 – Perfect Tenses

Variant 5

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Gail has been abroad three times this year. has been – Present Perfect, Active Voice

1.More than half a century chemists have used this method for producing synthetic leather.

2.They had applied this method before the radioactivity was discovered.

3.Greater accuracy of scientific observations had been achieved when the research workers began to use radio waves.

4.Much attention has been paid to the use of polymers.

5.When you return all mathematical calculations will have been performed by means of the electronic computing machine.

6.The letter has not been posted yet.

7.He had seen this film before he returned to Moscow.

Task 2. Put the words into the correct order, making a question:

1.been/ these chemical properties / Had / discovered/ by 1869 ?

2.increased / Who / the machine / has / the speed of ?

3.When / have / he / done / the job / will ?

Task 3. Use the verb in brackets in Present Perfect or in Past Simple.

e.g. We already (translate) the technical text.

Answer: We have already translated the technical text. (Present Perfect) He (translate) the text yesterday.

Answer: He translated the text yesterday. (Past Simple)

1.They (live) in that house since 1980.

2.She never (be) to Istanbul.

3.I (not/wake) at 7 o’clock yesterday.

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Test 4 – Tenses (Final tests)

Variant 1

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component. was used – Past Simple, Passive Voice

1.By 1960s transistors had ousted the valve because they were smaller and had a longer life.

2.One of the path that can be explored is the launching of publications and organization of technical meeting.

3.Radar was made possible by the invention of a high-power thermionic valve called the magnetron.

4.In schools, computer will replace teachers and many students will stay at home to complete their education.

5.This university has good facilities for study.

6.Snow has prevented communication with the outside world for three days.

7.Scientists are interested in strange psychological powers.

8.In the late 1920s researchers began developing stereo.

9.By that time the computers will have replaced the majority of typing machines.

10.The demand for Internet access is stimulating a wide range of facilities for this modern personal communication device.

Task 2. Change the following sentences into general questions:

e.g. He delivers the lecture two times a week. (Active Voice) Answer: Does he deliver the lecture two times a week?

The articles were written for the newspaper yesterday. (Passive Voice) Answer: Were the articles written for the newspaper yesterday?

1.He launched the electron campaign in the hope of winning.

2.She has already made a new software package.

3.Your plan sounds great.

4.A new equipment is being installed in the office.

5.This equipment has been designed to do a particular job.

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Test 4 – Tenses (Final tests)

Variant 2

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component. was used – Past Simple, Passive Voice

1.Digital cameras can capture images without the bright light.

2.The transistor is considered by many to be one of the greatest inventions in modern history.

3.I had been walking for about an hour when I realized I was completely lost.

4.We were discussing a very important question when he entered the room.

5.She graduated from the university two years ago.

6.Technology has made the dramatic advances in the past decade.

7.At that time nobody had an idea what cathode rays really were.

8.By the year 2026 the changes will have taken place.

9.In 1904 Sir John A. Fleming developed the first vacuum electron tube.

10.Civil and military HF voice services use shortwave radio to contact ships at sea, aircraft and isolated settlements.

Task 2. Change the following sentences into general questions:

e.g. He delivers the lecture two times a week. (Active Voice) Answer: Does he deliver the lecture two times a week?

The articles were written for the newspaper yesterday. (Passive Voice) Answer: Were the articles written for the newspaper yesterday?

1.I have read some of your poetry.

2.She seldom tells the truth.

3.They will open a new shop in two months.

4.He will have done his work by tomorrow.

5.Four high school computer hackers were arrested yesterday.

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Test 4 – Tenses (Final tests)

Variant 3

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component. was used – Past Simple, Passive Voice

1.A charge-coupled device allows to recover the image without processing film.

2.The digital revolution has transformed the capture and processing of still and moving pictures.

3.Electric current will flow through a wire which forms a circuit.

4.The discovery of the transistor effect was a scientific milestone.

5.The lifeboat was launched immediately.

6.By the end of August he will have worked at the research institute for fifteen years.

7.When the student entered the hall, the professor has already spoken for ten minutes.

8.This university has good facilities for study.

9.The automatic communication systems had been set up by electronic technology by that time.

10.Speech is the fastest method of communication between people.

Task 2. Change the following sentences into general questions:

e.g. He delivers the lecture two times a week. (Active Voice) Answer: Does he deliver the lecture two times a week?

The articles were written for the newspaper yesterday. (Passive Voice) Answer: Were the articles written for the newspaper yesterday?

1.He launched the electron campaign in the hope of winning.

2.In the meantime, the film industry was struggling with optical sound tracks.

3.The signal is sent over the communication channel from the transmitter to the receiver.

4.Everyone nowadays has access to the Internet.

5.Scientists have been interested in strange psychological powers.

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Test 4 – Tenses (Final tests)

Variant 4

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component. was used – Past Simple, Passive Voice

1.By 1960s transistors had ousted the valve because they were smaller, more rugged, had a longer life and required less electrical power to work them.

2.Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component during the first generation of computers.

3.With the development of clean sources of power we will have taken the first steps towards stopping global warming.

4.Air pollution is blamed for a sharp rise in the Earth’s temperature.

5.She started SCI and was in profit from day one.

6.The development of new materials should lose their significance.

7.He could drive a car very well when he was fifteen.

8.The president has the power of veto over all new legislation.

9.The present regime has been in power for two years.

10.Television is an effective means of communication.

Task 2. Change the following sentences into general questions:

e.g. He delivers the lecture two times a week. (Active Voice) Answer: Does he deliver the lecture two times a week?

The articles were written for the newspaper yesterday. (Passive Voice) Answer: Were the articles written for the newspaper yesterday?

1.We can communicate with any country of the world by means of satellites.

2.In this case an n-type semiconductor is produced.

3.He started to work on the railway when he was twelve.

4.I had hardly got off the tram when it suddenly started moving.

5.She will be sixteen by the next August.

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Test 4 – Tenses (Final tests)

Variant 5

Task 1. Identify the predicate, define its tense and voice.

e.g. Vacuum tube was used as the primary computer component. was used – Past Simple, Passive Voice

1.I had been looking for this place for all my life.

2.They are opening an exhibition next year.

3.Five hundred people are employed at this factory.

4.Nuclear power could be extremely dangerous.

5.Our power stations have been connected by high voltage transmission.

6.To produce such high-frequency radio-like coherent signal was extremely important.

7.I have known Helen for ten years.

8.He bought his car two years ago in Paris.

9.He has been learning Spanish since last year.

10.Carol has already made ten phone calls and it’s only nine o’clock.

Task 2. Change the following sentences into general questions:

e.g. He delivers the lecture two times a week. (Active Voice) Answer: Does he deliver the lecture two times a week?

The articles were written for the newspaper yesterday. (Passive Voice) Answer: Were the articles written for the newspaper yesterday?

1.He has been living there all his life.

2.I am painting the walls at the moment.

3.She often takes my dictionary.

4.We did everything to help him.

5.The problem was discussed at the meeting yesterday.

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The Infinitive – инфинитив

Инфинитив – это неопределенная форма глагола, которая называет действие, но не указывает на число и лицо. Формальный признак инфинитива

– частица to.

We would like to join you – Мы бы хотели присоединиться к вам.

Формы инфинитива

В активном залоге инфинитив имеет четыре формы:

1.Simple Infinitive (простой инфинитив): to + начальная форма глагола.

His dream is to become a pilot. – Его мечта – стать летчиком.

2.Continuous Infinitive (длительный инфинитив): to be + глагол с окончанием -ing.

She always pretends to be sleeping when she doesn’t want to talk. – Она всегда притворяется спящей, когда не хочет разговаривать.

3.Perfect Infinitive (перфектный инфинитив): to have + третья форма глагола.

I hope to have finished the project by the end of this year. – Я надеюсь завершить проект к концу этого года.

4.Perfect Continuous Infinitive (перфектно-длительный инфинитив): to have + been + глагол с окончанием -ing.

I’m so happy to have been practicing yoga for years. – Я так счастлива, что занимаюсь йогой уже много лет.

В пассивном залоге у инфинитива две формы:

1.Simple Infinitive Passive (простой инфинитив пассивного залога): to be +

третья форма глагола.

To be repaired, this car needs a new engine. – Для ремонта этому автомобилю нужен новый двигатель.

2.Perfect Infinitive Passive (перфектный инфинитив пассивного залога): to have + been + третья форма глагола.

The project was supposed to have been finished by now. – Предполагали, что проект должен был быть завершен к настоящему времени.

Функции в предложении

Инфинитив может выполнять одну из следующих функций:

•подлежащее

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To take the first steps into the atmosphere was extremely difficult to the man. –

Предпринять первые шаги в атмосфере было невероятно сложно для человека.

•дополнение

I prefer to drink green or herbal tea. – Я предпочитаю пить зеленый или травяной чай.

•определение

Jane needs a person to rely on. – Джейн нужен человек, на которого можно положиться.

•обстоятельство

To explain this law of mechanics one should know the theory well. – Чтобы объяснить этот закон механики, необходимо хорошо знать теорию.

•часть сказуемого

The dictionary appears to have been published a long ago. – Словарь был издан очень давно.

I can solve this problem. – Я могу решить эту проблему.

The problem is to be solved. – Проблема должна быть решена.

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