II Grammar

1. This time tomorrow you ___ sitting in a deck chair on the beach.

are

were

will

will be

2. He ..... responsible for the accident.

is holding

was holding

was held

3. Everybody ..... by the terrible news yesterday.

shocked

was shocked

is shocking

4. Mr. Green ..... at the University since 1989.

is teaching

has been teaching

has been taught

5. I understand it very well. You ..… explain further.

shouldn’t

wouldn’t

mustn’t

needn’t

6. Leo drives a car well, but Collin does it ..... .

the best

better

as well

7. It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It ..... all day.

had been raining

rained

was raining

had rained

8. We have a large garden. Do you know where ..... garden is?

us

our

ours

9. Mariinsky Theater has gathered the most talented actors ..... art is admired all over the world.

who's

whose

its

their

10 We ... by a loud noise during the night.

woke up

are woken up

were woken up

were waking up

III Essay Writing

Describe your impression of the Crimea.

Signature of the examiner_______________

EXAM CARD XXII

I Reading

A FRESH SPIRIT IN LITERATURE

America's earliest literature flowed from the quill pens of European explorers, and the wonder and promise it told of proved a powerful lure to prospective settlers. The Puritans, whose representatives colonized Massachusetts and whose influence was felt in other Colonies, valued the written word primarily as a tool for religious instruction. Despite limitations they set on writing, the Puritans, as well as other colonists, placed a high value on education and laid an enduring foundation for literature.

By the time of the Revolution such native offerings as Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanack" had helped to establish a sense of national identity among the colonists. In the Revolutionary epoch, fiery pamphleteers proved that literature could be highly effective in moving men to action.

In the early and mid-1800s Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and a remarkable group of New Englanders gave voice to a fresh new culture that was no longer intellectually dependent on Europe.

After the Civil War Bret Harte's colourful naturalism and Mark Twain's native humour and delightful story-telling made indelible impressions on US letters. Henry James's novels were internationally recognized at the time the country was becoming a world power. Such post-World War I authors as Earnest Hemingway and T. S. Eliot gained world-wide recognition, as did William Faulkner and John Steinbeck in the 1930s. Eugene O'Neill's searching plays raised American drama to the level of literature and paved the way for the internationally known dramatists Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams.

No more vivid record of the sum of a people's experience can be found than in their national literature. America's writers have given the world living documents of all that has gone into the making of the greatest country in history, and the saga is still being written.

Write an annotation translation of the text

II GRAMMAR

1. I think you ..... very silly. Don't get out of bed. You’ll only make your temperature go up again.

are

are being

were

have been

2. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.

doesn’t use

isn’t using

hasn’t used

hasn’t been using

3. Be careful with paint. It ..... a certain amount of lead.

contains

is containing

has contained

contained

4. I gave her my address and she gave ..... hers.

my

mine

me

5. Don’t worry about us; we can look after ..... .

by ourselves

ourself

ourselves

6. Some students are ..... about their homework as others.

more serious

not serious

not as serious

7. I like this book, ..... optimistic ending has always inspired me.

its

it's

there

their

8 I'm sorry you can't come in at the moment because we ......... the house decorated right now.

have had

will have

had

are having

9. They are not interested _____ investing their money into our business.

on

at

in

of

10 Our teacher suggests _____ test next week.

writing

being written

having been written