Контрольная работа № 5.

“Времена: Past Indefinite, Past Continuous, Present Perfect”

Упражнение 1.Выберите подходящий вариант из данных:

1. A: What was she doing this morning?     B: She interviewed/was interviewing candidates for the sales job. 2. A: How did Brenda spend her holiday?     B: Most days she went/was going to the bеаch. 3. A: What happened after you launched the product?     B: While we promoted/were promoting it, our main competitor dropped/was dropping their prices. 4. A: I didn’t see you in the office last week.     B: No, I worked/was working at home for a few days. 5. A: What did Pat do when she saw the artwork?     B: She called/was calling the designers and said/was saying it wasn’t suitable. 6. A: Why did Renata take so long to get here?     B: She said they mended/were mending the road and so the traffic moved/was moving very slowly.

Упражнение 2.Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous:

1. What ______ (eat) when you ______ (go) to Paris? 2. While I ______ (negotiate) the contract, my boss ______ (phone) me to say that he wanted completely different conditions. 3. The last time something like this ______ (happen), she ______ (call) a press conference immediately. 4. Anne ______ (explain) her proposal when Pedro ______ (interrupt) her. 5. We never got the chance to interview him. While we ______ (investigate) the incident, he ______ (resign). 6. When he ______ (finish) reading the article, he ______ (give) it to me. 7. Everyone ______ (wait) for the meeting to begin when he ______ (call) to say that he was stuck in a traffic jam. 8. When I ______ (clean) the piece I ______ (drop) it by mistake. 9. I ______ (find) the missing file while I ______ (look) for some other documents. 10. When Tim ______ (arrive), we ______ (tell) him what had happened.

Упражнение 3. Заполните пропуски глаголами в форме Past Indefinite: go, take, think, sell, like, have(2), make(2), be(4), buy.

Dale:	Hi, Jill. You (1) ______ to the Milan Fashion Show last week, didn’t you? (2) ______ you ______ a good trip?
Jill:	Yes, it was great.
Dale:	(3) ______ you ______ any useful contacts?
Jill:	Well, there (4) ______ loads of people at the show, and I (5) ______ a lot of good contacts but we (6) ______ nearly as many orders as last year.
Dale:	Oh, why was that? (7) ______ they ______ our new styles?
Jill:	No, no, that (8) ______ the problem. The shoes (9) ______ really well, but we (10) ______ so successful with some of our other products, like handbags, for example, and there (11) ______ much more competition this year.
Dale:	Who from?
Jill:	Well, the Paul Smith stand was really busy.
Dale:	Oh, but his clothes are expensive ______ Um, (12) ______ people at the show ______ our prices were too high?
Jill:	Possibly. But we (13) ______ the authority to lower them at the time.
Dale:	Oh, what a shame. So it was a waste of a trip then?
Jill:	Well, not exactly ______ I(14) ______ this great pair of Prada shoes and this Gucci handbag ______.

Упражнение 4. Заполните пропуски словами: already, yet, ever, never, just, for, since, always:

1. The goods will be with you soon. They’ve _______ left our warehouse. 2. I’ve _______ had a great idea. Why don’t we launch a new range of colours? 3. We’ve known each other _______ more than twenty years. 4. I’ve _______ used my credit card on the Internet. I don’t think it’s safe. 5. I haven’t had a chance to speak to Magda _______, but I’m sure she’ll agree. 6. I’ve _______ worked in insurance, ever since leaving university. 7. I’m sorry he hasn’t called you back. He’s been in a meeting _______ lunchtime. 8. Have you _______ been to Sao Paulo? It’scompletelydifferentfromRio.

5. Прочитайте и переведите текст на русский язык.

Текст 4. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR EXPORT (Part I)

Every walker wants waterproof boots. They are the key to comfort, progress and even survival. Nick Brown, the creator of Nickwax, realised this at 15, cooked up his own solutions in the kitchen and at 21 discovered he had a viable product. "I actually sold my first tin of Nickwax in 1977. I was going to Scotland and needed new boots. The guy at Alpine Sports in London sold me a pair and tried to sell me some wax too. I told him I made my own and why it was better. He took six dozen tins". Nick's company now sells a whole range of rub-in, spray-on and wash-in waterproofing products as well as waterproof clothing. Sales have increased at a steady 10 to 15 per cent a year and today the company employs five people, who all spend around 30 per cent of their time on research. "When we started, the biggest problem was getting customers to buy large enough quantities. So I offered them advertising by printing their logo on the lid in exchange for a minimum order. Two things happened. First, the shops bought more, and second, because people who were satisfied with the product knew where to buy it, the shops with logos outsold the others". NOTES: viable – жизнеспособный; logo – символ; lid – крышка.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:1. Why do you think every walker wants waterproof boots? 2. What type of goods does Nick's company sell? 3. What were the results of advertising?